--- linux-2.6.17/drivers/serial/serial_core.c.orig	2006-07-13 11:17:49.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6.17/drivers/serial/serial_core.c	2006-07-13 11:23:05.000000000 -0500
@@ -786,6 +786,7 @@ static int uart_set_info(struct uart_sta
 			 * We failed anyway.
 			 */
 			retval = -EBUSY;
+			goto exit;  // Added to return the correct error -Ram Gupta
 		}
 	}