if (clear & TIOCM_DTR)
                ch->ch_mostat &= ~(UART_MCR_DTR);
 
-       ch->ch_bd->bd_ops->assert_modem_signals(ch);
+       bd->bd_ops->assert_modem_signals(ch);
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ch->ch_lock, flags);
 
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&ch->ch_lock, flags);
 
-       ch->ch_bd->bd_ops->send_break(ch, msec);
+       bd->bd_ops->send_break(ch, msec);
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ch->ch_lock, flags);
 
        if (ch->ch_digi.digi_offlen > DIGI_PLEN)
                ch->ch_digi.digi_offlen = DIGI_PLEN;
 
-       ch->ch_bd->bd_ops->param(tty);
+       bd->bd_ops->param(tty);
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ch->ch_lock, flags);
 
        ch->ch_startc = tty->termios.c_cc[VSTART];
        ch->ch_stopc  = tty->termios.c_cc[VSTOP];
 
-       ch->ch_bd->bd_ops->param(tty);
+       bd->bd_ops->param(tty);
        dgnc_carrier(ch);
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ch->ch_lock, flags);