@@ -933,6 +949,16 @@ struct hvc_struct *hvc_alloc(uint32_t vtermno, int data,
hp->outbuf_size = outbuf_size;
hp->outbuf = &((char *)hp)[ALIGN(sizeof(*hp), sizeof(long))];
+ /*
+ * hvc_con_outbuf is guaranteed to be aligned at least to the
+ * size(N_OUTBUF) by kmalloc().
+ */
+ hp->hvc_con_outbuf = kzalloc(N_OUTBUF, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!hp->hvc_con_outbuf)
+ return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+ spin_lock_init(&hp->hvc_con_lock);
+
tty_port_init(&hp->port);
hp->port.ops = &hvc_port_ops;