--- zzzz-none-000/linux-4.4.60/sound/core/seq/seq_ports.c	2017-04-08 07:53:53.000000000 +0000
+++ scorpion-7490-727/linux-4.4.60/sound/core/seq/seq_ports.c	2021-02-04 17:41:59.000000000 +0000
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@
 }
 
 
-/* create a port, port number is returned (-1 on failure) */
+/* create a port, port number is returned (-1 on failure);
+ * the caller needs to unref the port via snd_seq_port_unlock() appropriately
+ */
 struct snd_seq_client_port *snd_seq_create_port(struct snd_seq_client *client,
 						int port)
 {
@@ -151,6 +153,7 @@
 	snd_use_lock_init(&new_port->use_lock);
 	port_subs_info_init(&new_port->c_src);
 	port_subs_info_init(&new_port->c_dest);
+	snd_use_lock_use(&new_port->use_lock);
 
 	num = port >= 0 ? port : 0;
 	mutex_lock(&client->ports_mutex);
@@ -165,9 +168,9 @@
 	list_add_tail(&new_port->list, &p->list);
 	client->num_ports++;
 	new_port->addr.port = num;	/* store the port number in the port */
+	sprintf(new_port->name, "port-%d", num);
 	write_unlock_irqrestore(&client->ports_lock, flags);
 	mutex_unlock(&client->ports_mutex);
-	sprintf(new_port->name, "port-%d", num);
 
 	return new_port;
 }