@@ -415,6 +415,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tty_ldisc_flush);
* they are not on hot paths so a little discipline won't do
* any harm.
*
+ * The line discipline-related tty_struct fields are reset to
+ * prevent the ldisc driver from re-using stale information for
+ * the new ldisc instance.
+ *
* Locking: takes termios_rwsem
*/
@@ -423,6 +427,9 @@ static void tty_set_termios_ldisc(struct tty_struct *tty, int num)
down_write(&tty->termios_rwsem);
tty->termios.c_line = num;
up_write(&tty->termios_rwsem);
+
+ tty->disc_data = NULL;
+ tty->receive_room = 0;
}
/**