diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_port.c b/drivers/char/tty_port.c
index c63f3d33914a7def6b4e49d2f3d33a25dbf8fc0c..b22a61a4fbe58c0f32a6df3cbc429655c6f2a4d9 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_port.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_port.c
@@ -99,10 +99,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_port_tty_set);
 
 static void tty_port_shutdown(struct tty_port *port)
 {
+	mutex_lock(&port->mutex);
 	if (port->ops->shutdown &&
 		test_and_clear_bit(ASYNCB_INITIALIZED, &port->flags))
 			port->ops->shutdown(port);
-
+	mutex_unlock(&port->mutex);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -381,3 +382,36 @@ void tty_port_close(struct tty_port *port, struct tty_struct *tty,
 	tty_port_tty_set(port, NULL);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_port_close);
+
+int tty_port_open(struct tty_port *port, struct tty_struct *tty,
+                                                        struct file *filp)
+{
+	spin_lock_irq(&port->lock);
+	if (!tty_hung_up_p(filp))
+		++port->count;
+	spin_unlock_irq(&port->lock);
+	tty_port_tty_set(port, tty);
+
+	/*
+	 * Do the device-specific open only if the hardware isn't
+	 * already initialized. Serialize open and shutdown using the
+	 * port mutex.
+	 */
+
+	mutex_lock(&port->mutex);
+
+	if (!test_bit(ASYNCB_INITIALIZED, &port->flags)) {
+		if (port->ops->activate) {
+			int retval = port->ops->activate(port, tty);
+			if (retval) {
+        		        mutex_unlock(&port->mutex);
+        			return retval;
+        		}
+                }
+		set_bit(ASYNCB_INITIALIZED, &port->flags);
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&port->mutex);
+	return tty_port_block_til_ready(port, tty, filp);
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_port_open);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c b/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
index bd3fa7ff15b12166bf0cf2ad86f3214144f914c0..b0649d92251ff77baf8fcb4be7be1209b119b5cc 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
@@ -247,41 +247,31 @@ static int serial_install(struct tty_driver *driver, struct tty_struct *tty)
 	return retval;
 }
 
-static int serial_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
+static int serial_activate(struct tty_port *tport, struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
-	struct usb_serial_port *port = tty->driver_data;
+	struct usb_serial_port *port =
+		container_of(tport, struct usb_serial_port, port);
 	struct usb_serial *serial = port->serial;
 	int retval;
 
-	dbg("%s - port %d", __func__, port->number);
-
-	spin_lock_irq(&port->port.lock);
-	if (!tty_hung_up_p(filp))
-		++port->port.count;
-	spin_unlock_irq(&port->port.lock);
-	tty_port_tty_set(&port->port, tty);
+	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&port->mutex))
+		return -ERESTARTSYS;
+	mutex_lock(&serial->disc_mutex);
+	if (serial->disconnected)
+		retval = -ENODEV;
+	else
+		retval = port->serial->type->open(tty, port);
+	mutex_unlock(&serial->disc_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&port->mutex);
+	return retval;
+}
 
-	/* Do the device-specific open only if the hardware isn't
-	 * already initialized.
-	 */
-	if (!test_bit(ASYNCB_INITIALIZED, &port->port.flags)) {
-		if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&port->mutex))
-			return -ERESTARTSYS;
-		mutex_lock(&serial->disc_mutex);
-		if (serial->disconnected)
-			retval = -ENODEV;
-		else
-			retval = port->serial->type->open(tty, port);
-		mutex_unlock(&serial->disc_mutex);
-		mutex_unlock(&port->mutex);
-		if (retval)
-			return retval;
-		set_bit(ASYNCB_INITIALIZED, &port->port.flags);
-	}
+static int serial_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
+{
+	struct usb_serial_port *port = tty->driver_data;
 
-	/* Now do the correct tty layer semantics */
-	retval = tty_port_block_til_ready(&port->port, tty, filp);
-	return retval;
+	dbg("%s - port %d", __func__, port->number);
+	return tty_port_open(&port->port, tty, filp);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -725,6 +715,7 @@ static void serial_dtr_rts(struct tty_port *port, int on)
 static const struct tty_port_operations serial_port_ops = {
 	.carrier_raised = serial_carrier_raised,
 	.dtr_rts = serial_dtr_rts,
+	.activate = serial_activate,
 };
 
 int usb_serial_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
diff --git a/include/linux/tty.h b/include/linux/tty.h
index f0f43d08d8b8765911d51f681034841a73b1c239..6352ac257fcb78163adf8d8954b92c9ae5bbe4b0 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty.h
@@ -190,9 +190,15 @@ struct tty_port_operations {
 	/* Control the DTR line */
 	void (*dtr_rts)(struct tty_port *port, int raise);
 	/* Called when the last close completes or a hangup finishes
-	   IFF the port was initialized. Do not use to free resources */
+	   IFF the port was initialized. Do not use to free resources. Called
+	   under the port mutex to serialize against activate/shutdowns */
 	void (*shutdown)(struct tty_port *port);
 	void (*drop)(struct tty_port *port);
+	/* Called under the port mutex from tty_port_open, serialized using
+	   the port mutex */
+        /* FIXME: long term getting the tty argument *out* of this would be
+           good for consoles */
+	int (*activate)(struct tty_port *port, struct tty_struct *tty);
 };
 	
 struct tty_port {
@@ -467,6 +473,8 @@ extern int tty_port_close_start(struct tty_port *port,
 extern void tty_port_close_end(struct tty_port *port, struct tty_struct *tty);
 extern void tty_port_close(struct tty_port *port,
 				struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp);
+extern int tty_port_open(struct tty_port *port,
+				struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp);
 extern inline int tty_port_users(struct tty_port *port)
 {
 	return port->count + port->blocked_open;