.digi_term =    "ansi"          /* default terminal type */
 };
 
-/*
- * Define a local default termios struct. All ports will be created
- * with this termios initially.
- *
- * This defines a raw port at 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity,
- * 1 stop bit.
- */
-static const struct ktermios default_termios = {
-       .c_iflag =      (DEFAULT_IFLAGS),
-       .c_oflag =      (DEFAULT_OFLAGS),
-       .c_cflag =      (DEFAULT_CFLAGS),
-       .c_lflag =      (DEFAULT_LFLAGS),
-       .c_cc =         INIT_C_CC,
-       .c_line =       0,
-};
-
 static int dgnc_tty_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file);
 static void dgnc_tty_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file);
 static int dgnc_block_til_ready(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 
 /* TTY Initialization/Cleanup Functions */
 
+static struct tty_driver *dgnc_tty_create(char *serial_name, uint maxports,
+                                         int major, int minor)
+{
+       int rc;
+       struct tty_driver *drv;
+
+       drv = tty_alloc_driver(maxports,
+                              TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW |
+                              TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV |
+                              TTY_DRIVER_HARDWARE_BREAK);
+       if (IS_ERR(drv))
+               return drv;
+
+       drv->name = serial_name;
+       drv->name_base = 0;
+       drv->major = major;
+       drv->minor_start = minor;
+       drv->type = TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_SERIAL;
+       drv->subtype = SERIAL_TYPE_NORMAL;
+       drv->init_termios = tty_std_termios;
+       drv->init_termios.c_cflag = (B9600 | CS8 | CREAD | HUPCL | CLOCAL);
+       drv->init_termios.c_ispeed = 9600;
+       drv->init_termios.c_ospeed = 9600;
+       drv->driver_name = DRVSTR;
+       /*
+        * Entry points for driver.  Called by the kernel from
+        * tty_io.c and n_tty.c.
+        */
+       tty_set_operations(drv, &dgnc_tty_ops);
+       rc = tty_register_driver(drv);
+       if (rc < 0) {
+               put_tty_driver(drv);
+               return ERR_PTR(rc);
+       }
+       return drv;
+}
+
+static void dgnc_tty_free(struct tty_driver *drv)
+{
+       tty_unregister_driver(drv);
+       put_tty_driver(drv);
+}
+
 /**
  * dgnc_tty_register() - Init the tty subsystem for this board.
  */
 {
        int rc;
 
-       brd->serial_driver = tty_alloc_driver(brd->maxports,
-                                             TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW |
-                                             TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV |
-                                             TTY_DRIVER_HARDWARE_BREAK);
-       if (IS_ERR(brd->serial_driver))
-               return PTR_ERR(brd->serial_driver);
-
        snprintf(brd->serial_name, MAXTTYNAMELEN, "tty_dgnc_%d_",
                 brd->boardnum);
 
-       brd->serial_driver->name = brd->serial_name;
-       brd->serial_driver->name_base = 0;
-       brd->serial_driver->major = 0;
-       brd->serial_driver->minor_start = 0;
-       brd->serial_driver->type = TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_SERIAL;
-       brd->serial_driver->subtype = SERIAL_TYPE_NORMAL;
-       brd->serial_driver->init_termios = default_termios;
-       brd->serial_driver->driver_name = DRVSTR;
-
-       /*
-        * Entry points for driver.  Called by the kernel from
-        * tty_io.c and n_tty.c.
-        */
-       tty_set_operations(brd->serial_driver, &dgnc_tty_ops);
-
-       rc = tty_register_driver(brd->serial_driver);
-       if (rc < 0) {
-               dev_dbg(&brd->pdev->dev,
-                       "Can't register tty device (%d)\n", rc);
-               goto free_serial_driver;
+       brd->serial_driver = dgnc_tty_create(brd->serial_name,
+                                            brd->maxports, 0, 0);
+       if (IS_ERR(brd->serial_driver)) {
+               rc = PTR_ERR(brd->serial_driver);
+               dev_dbg(&brd->pdev->dev, "Can't register tty device (%d)\n",
+                       rc);
+               return rc;
        }
 
-       /*
-        * If we're doing transparent print, we have to do all of the above
-        * again, separately so we don't get the LD confused about what major
-        * we are when we get into the dgnc_tty_open() routine.
-        */
-       brd->print_driver = tty_alloc_driver(brd->maxports,
-                                            TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW |
-                                            TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV |
-                                            TTY_DRIVER_HARDWARE_BREAK);
+       snprintf(brd->print_name, MAXTTYNAMELEN, "pr_dgnc_%d_", brd->boardnum);
+       brd->print_driver = dgnc_tty_create(brd->print_name, brd->maxports,
+                                           0x80,
+                                           brd->serial_driver->major);
        if (IS_ERR(brd->print_driver)) {
                rc = PTR_ERR(brd->print_driver);
-               goto unregister_serial_driver;
-       }
-
-       snprintf(brd->print_name, MAXTTYNAMELEN, "pr_dgnc_%d_", brd->boardnum);
-
-       brd->print_driver->name = brd->print_name;
-       brd->print_driver->name_base = 0;
-       brd->print_driver->major = brd->serial_driver->major;
-       brd->print_driver->minor_start = 0x80;
-       brd->print_driver->type = TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_SERIAL;
-       brd->print_driver->subtype = SERIAL_TYPE_NORMAL;
-       brd->print_driver->init_termios = default_termios;
-       brd->print_driver->driver_name = DRVSTR;
-
-       /*
-        * Entry points for driver.  Called by the kernel from
-        * tty_io.c and n_tty.c.
-        */
-       tty_set_operations(brd->print_driver, &dgnc_tty_ops);
-
-       rc = tty_register_driver(brd->print_driver);
-       if (rc < 0) {
                dev_dbg(&brd->pdev->dev,
-                       "Can't register Transparent Print device(%d)\n",
-                       rc);
-               goto free_print_driver;
+                       "Can't register Transparent Print device(%d)\n", rc);
+               dgnc_tty_free(brd->serial_driver);
+               return rc;
        }
-
        return 0;
-
-free_print_driver:
-       put_tty_driver(brd->print_driver);
-unregister_serial_driver:
-       tty_unregister_driver(brd->serial_driver);
-free_serial_driver:
-       put_tty_driver(brd->serial_driver);
-
-       return rc;
 }
 
 void dgnc_tty_unregister(struct dgnc_board *brd)
 {
-       tty_unregister_driver(brd->print_driver);
-       tty_unregister_driver(brd->serial_driver);
-       put_tty_driver(brd->print_driver);
-       put_tty_driver(brd->serial_driver);
+       dgnc_tty_free(brd->print_driver);
+       dgnc_tty_free(brd->serial_driver);
 }
 
 /**