diff --git a/drivers/block/elevator.c b/drivers/block/elevator.c
index c744d2a..4f69d22 100644
--- a/drivers/block/elevator.c
+++ b/drivers/block/elevator.c
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@
 	struct elevator_type *e = NULL;
 	struct list_head *entry;
 
-	spin_lock_irq(&elv_list_lock);
 	list_for_each(entry, &elv_list) {
 		struct elevator_type *__e;
 
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	spin_unlock_irq(&elv_list_lock);
 
 	return e;
 }
@@ -120,12 +118,15 @@
 
 static struct elevator_type *elevator_get(const char *name)
 {
-	struct elevator_type *e = elevator_find(name);
+	struct elevator_type *e;
 
-	if (!e)
-		return NULL;
-	if (!try_module_get(e->elevator_owner))
-		return NULL;
+	spin_lock_irq(&elv_list_lock);
+
+	e = elevator_find(name);
+	if (e && !try_module_get(e->elevator_owner))
+		e = NULL;
+
+	spin_unlock_irq(&elv_list_lock);
 
 	return e;
 }
@@ -153,11 +154,15 @@
 
 static void elevator_setup_default(void)
 {
+	struct elevator_type *e;
+
 	/*
 	 * check if default is set and exists
 	 */
-	if (chosen_elevator[0] && elevator_find(chosen_elevator))
+	if (chosen_elevator[0] && (e = elevator_get(chosen_elevator))) {
+		elevator_put(e);
 		return;
+	}
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_IOSCHED_AS)
 	strcpy(chosen_elevator, "anticipatory");
@@ -555,10 +560,9 @@
 
 int elv_register(struct elevator_type *e)
 {
+	spin_lock_irq(&elv_list_lock);
 	if (elevator_find(e->elevator_name))
 		BUG();
-
-	spin_lock_irq(&elv_list_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&e->list, &elv_list);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&elv_list_lock);
 
diff --git a/drivers/block/ll_rw_blk.c b/drivers/block/ll_rw_blk.c
index 0f64ee7..ac31ea1 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ll_rw_blk.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ll_rw_blk.c
@@ -2433,13 +2433,15 @@
 {
 	unsigned long now = jiffies;
 
-	__disk_stat_add(disk, time_in_queue,
-			disk->in_flight * (now - disk->stamp));
-	disk->stamp = now;
+	if (now == disk->stamp)
+		return;
 
-	if (disk->in_flight)
-		__disk_stat_add(disk, io_ticks, (now - disk->stamp_idle));
-	disk->stamp_idle = now;
+	if (disk->in_flight) {
+		__disk_stat_add(disk, time_in_queue,
+				disk->in_flight * (now - disk->stamp));
+		__disk_stat_add(disk, io_ticks, (now - disk->stamp));
+	}
+	disk->stamp = now;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/partitions/check.c b/fs/partitions/check.c
index 77e178f..1e84864 100644
--- a/fs/partitions/check.c
+++ b/fs/partitions/check.c
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@
 	disk->flags &= ~GENHD_FL_UP;
 	unlink_gendisk(disk);
 	disk_stat_set_all(disk, 0);
-	disk->stamp = disk->stamp_idle = 0;
+	disk->stamp = 0;
 
 	devfs_remove_disk(disk);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/genhd.h b/include/linux/genhd.h
index 01796c4..142e1c1 100644
--- a/include/linux/genhd.h
+++ b/include/linux/genhd.h
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 	int policy;
 
 	atomic_t sync_io;		/* RAID */
-	unsigned long stamp, stamp_idle;
+	unsigned long stamp;
 	int in_flight;
 #ifdef	CONFIG_SMP
 	struct disk_stats *dkstats;