diff --git a/drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot-i2c.c b/drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot-i2c.c
index a39e055..83adab6 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot-i2c.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * Driver for the Analog Devices digital potentiometers (I2C bus)
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2010 Michael Hennerich, Analog Devices Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2010-2011 Michael Hennerich, Analog Devices Inc.
  *
  * Licensed under the GPL-2 or later.
  */
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 
 #include "ad525x_dpot.h"
 
-/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* I2C bus functions */
 static int write_d8(void *client, u8 val)
 {
@@ -60,18 +59,13 @@
 		.bops = &bops,
 	};
 
-	struct ad_dpot_id dpot_id = {
-		.name = (char *) &id->name,
-		.devid = id->driver_data,
-	};
-
 	if (!i2c_check_functionality(client->adapter,
 				     I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_WORD_DATA)) {
 		dev_err(&client->dev, "SMBUS Word Data not Supported\n");
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	return ad_dpot_probe(&client->dev, &bdata, &dpot_id);
+	return ad_dpot_probe(&client->dev, &bdata, id->driver_data, id->name);
 }
 
 static int __devexit ad_dpot_i2c_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
diff --git a/drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot-spi.c b/drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot-spi.c
index 7f9a55a..822749e 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot-spi.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot-spi.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * Driver for the Analog Devices digital potentiometers (SPI bus)
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2010 Michael Hennerich, Analog Devices Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2010-2011 Michael Hennerich, Analog Devices Inc.
  *
  * Licensed under the GPL-2 or later.
  */
@@ -11,40 +11,6 @@
 
 #include "ad525x_dpot.h"
 
-static const struct ad_dpot_id ad_dpot_spi_devlist[] = {
-	{.name = "ad5160", .devid = AD5160_ID},
-	{.name = "ad5161", .devid = AD5161_ID},
-	{.name = "ad5162", .devid = AD5162_ID},
-	{.name = "ad5165", .devid = AD5165_ID},
-	{.name = "ad5200", .devid = AD5200_ID},
-	{.name = "ad5201", .devid = AD5201_ID},
-	{.name = "ad5203", .devid = AD5203_ID},
-	{.name = "ad5204", .devid = AD5204_ID},
-	{.name = "ad5206", .devid = AD5206_ID},
-	{.name = "ad5207", .devid = AD5207_ID},
-	{.name = "ad5231", .devid = AD5231_ID},
-	{.name = "ad5232", .devid = AD5232_ID},
-	{.name = "ad5233", .devid = AD5233_ID},
-	{.name = "ad5235", .devid = AD5235_ID},
-	{.name = "ad5260", .devid = AD5260_ID},
-	{.name = "ad5262", .devid = AD5262_ID},
-	{.name = "ad5263", .devid = AD5263_ID},
-	{.name = "ad5290", .devid = AD5290_ID},
-	{.name = "ad5291", .devid = AD5291_ID},
-	{.name = "ad5292", .devid = AD5292_ID},
-	{.name = "ad5293", .devid = AD5293_ID},
-	{.name = "ad7376", .devid = AD7376_ID},
-	{.name = "ad8400", .devid = AD8400_ID},
-	{.name = "ad8402", .devid = AD8402_ID},
-	{.name = "ad8403", .devid = AD8403_ID},
-	{.name = "adn2850", .devid = ADN2850_ID},
-	{.name = "ad5270", .devid = AD5270_ID},
-	{.name = "ad5271", .devid = AD5271_ID},
-	{}
-};
-
-/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
 /* SPI bus functions */
 static int write8(void *client, u8 val)
 {
@@ -109,36 +75,16 @@
 	.write_r8d8	= write16,
 	.write_r8d16	= write24,
 };
-
-static const struct ad_dpot_id *dpot_match_id(const struct ad_dpot_id *id,
-						char *name)
-{
-	while (id->name && id->name[0]) {
-		if (strcmp(name, id->name) == 0)
-			return id;
-		id++;
-	}
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 static int __devinit ad_dpot_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
-	char *name = spi->dev.platform_data;
-	const struct ad_dpot_id *dpot_id;
-
 	struct ad_dpot_bus_data bdata = {
 		.client = spi,
 		.bops = &bops,
 	};
 
-	dpot_id = dpot_match_id(ad_dpot_spi_devlist, name);
-
-	if (dpot_id == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&spi->dev, "%s not in supported device list", name);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
-	return ad_dpot_probe(&spi->dev, &bdata, dpot_id);
+	return ad_dpot_probe(&spi->dev, &bdata,
+			     spi_get_device_id(spi)->driver_data,
+			     spi_get_device_id(spi)->name);
 }
 
 static int __devexit ad_dpot_spi_remove(struct spi_device *spi)
@@ -146,14 +92,47 @@
 	return ad_dpot_remove(&spi->dev);
 }
 
+static const struct spi_device_id ad_dpot_spi_id[] = {
+	{"ad5160", AD5160_ID},
+	{"ad5161", AD5161_ID},
+	{"ad5162", AD5162_ID},
+	{"ad5165", AD5165_ID},
+	{"ad5200", AD5200_ID},
+	{"ad5201", AD5201_ID},
+	{"ad5203", AD5203_ID},
+	{"ad5204", AD5204_ID},
+	{"ad5206", AD5206_ID},
+	{"ad5207", AD5207_ID},
+	{"ad5231", AD5231_ID},
+	{"ad5232", AD5232_ID},
+	{"ad5233", AD5233_ID},
+	{"ad5235", AD5235_ID},
+	{"ad5260", AD5260_ID},
+	{"ad5262", AD5262_ID},
+	{"ad5263", AD5263_ID},
+	{"ad5290", AD5290_ID},
+	{"ad5291", AD5291_ID},
+	{"ad5292", AD5292_ID},
+	{"ad5293", AD5293_ID},
+	{"ad7376", AD7376_ID},
+	{"ad8400", AD8400_ID},
+	{"ad8402", AD8402_ID},
+	{"ad8403", AD8403_ID},
+	{"adn2850", ADN2850_ID},
+	{"ad5270", AD5270_ID},
+	{"ad5271", AD5271_ID},
+	{}
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(spi, ad_dpot_spi_id);
+
 static struct spi_driver ad_dpot_spi_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name	= "ad_dpot",
-		.bus	= &spi_bus_type,
 		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.probe		= ad_dpot_spi_probe,
 	.remove		= __devexit_p(ad_dpot_spi_remove),
+	.id_table	= ad_dpot_spi_id,
 };
 
 static int __init ad_dpot_spi_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot.c b/drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot.c
index 7cb9110..1d1d426 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
  * Author: Chris Verges <chrisv@cyberswitching.com>
  *
  * derived from ad5252.c
- * Copyright (c) 2006 Michael Hennerich <hennerich@blackfin.uclinux.org>
+ * Copyright (c) 2006-2011 Michael Hennerich <hennerich@blackfin.uclinux.org>
  *
  * Licensed under the GPL-2 or later.
  */
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 
-#define DRIVER_VERSION			"0.2"
-
 #include "ad525x_dpot.h"
 
 /*
@@ -687,8 +685,9 @@
 	}
 }
 
-__devinit int ad_dpot_probe(struct device *dev,
-		struct ad_dpot_bus_data *bdata, const struct ad_dpot_id *id)
+int __devinit ad_dpot_probe(struct device *dev,
+		struct ad_dpot_bus_data *bdata, unsigned long devid,
+			    const char *name)
 {
 
 	struct dpot_data *data;
@@ -704,13 +703,13 @@
 	mutex_init(&data->update_lock);
 
 	data->bdata = *bdata;
-	data->devid = id->devid;
+	data->devid = devid;
 
-	data->max_pos = 1 << DPOT_MAX_POS(data->devid);
+	data->max_pos = 1 << DPOT_MAX_POS(devid);
 	data->rdac_mask = data->max_pos - 1;
-	data->feat = DPOT_FEAT(data->devid);
-	data->uid = DPOT_UID(data->devid);
-	data->wipers = DPOT_WIPERS(data->devid);
+	data->feat = DPOT_FEAT(devid);
+	data->uid = DPOT_UID(devid);
+	data->wipers = DPOT_WIPERS(devid);
 
 	for (i = DPOT_RDAC0; i < MAX_RDACS; i++)
 		if (data->wipers & (1 << i)) {
@@ -731,7 +730,7 @@
 	}
 
 	dev_info(dev, "%s %d-Position Digital Potentiometer registered\n",
-		 id->name, data->max_pos);
+		 name, data->max_pos);
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -745,7 +744,7 @@
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
 exit:
 	dev_err(dev, "failed to create client for %s ID 0x%lX\n",
-			id->name, id->devid);
+		name, devid);
 	return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ad_dpot_probe);
@@ -770,4 +769,3 @@
 	      "Michael Hennerich <hennerich@blackfin.uclinux.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Digital potentiometer driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_VERSION(DRIVER_VERSION);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot.h b/drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot.h
index 82b2cb7..6bd1eba 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot.h
+++ b/drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot.h
@@ -208,12 +208,8 @@
 	const struct ad_dpot_bus_ops *bops;
 };
 
-struct ad_dpot_id {
-	char *name;
-	unsigned long devid;
-};
-
-int ad_dpot_probe(struct device *dev, struct ad_dpot_bus_data *bdata, const struct ad_dpot_id *id);
+int ad_dpot_probe(struct device *dev, struct ad_dpot_bus_data *bdata,
+		  unsigned long devid, const char *name);
 int ad_dpot_remove(struct device *dev);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/misc/bmp085.c b/drivers/misc/bmp085.c
index 5f898cb..b29a2be 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/bmp085.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/bmp085.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
 		*temperature = (x1+x2+8) >> 4;
 
 exit:
-	return status;;
+	return status;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/misc/isl29020.c b/drivers/misc/isl29020.c
index 307aada..3d6cce6 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/isl29020.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/isl29020.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 		dev_err(&client->dev, "default write failed.");
 		return retval;
 	}
-	return 0;;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int  isl29020_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
diff --git a/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_core.c b/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_core.c
index ba168a7..2b62232 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_core.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_core.c
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@
  * st_reg_complete -
  * to call registration complete callbacks
  * of all protocol stack drivers
+ * This function is being called with spin lock held, protocol drivers are
+ * only expected to complete their waits and do nothing more than that.
  */
 void st_reg_complete(struct st_data_s *st_gdata, char err)
 {
@@ -538,11 +540,12 @@
 		set_bit(ST_REG_IN_PROGRESS, &st_gdata->st_state);
 		st_recv = st_kim_recv;
 
+		/* enable the ST LL - to set default chip state */
+		st_ll_enable(st_gdata);
+
 		/* release lock previously held - re-locked below */
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&st_gdata->lock, flags);
 
-		/* enable the ST LL - to set default chip state */
-		st_ll_enable(st_gdata);
 		/* this may take a while to complete
 		 * since it involves BT fw download
 		 */
@@ -553,10 +556,13 @@
 			    (test_bit(ST_REG_PENDING, &st_gdata->st_state))) {
 				pr_err(" KIM failure complete callback ");
 				st_reg_complete(st_gdata, err);
+				clear_bit(ST_REG_PENDING, &st_gdata->st_state);
 			}
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&st_gdata->lock, flags);
+
 		clear_bit(ST_REG_IN_PROGRESS, &st_gdata->st_state);
 		st_recv = st_int_recv;
 
@@ -576,10 +582,10 @@
 		if (st_gdata->is_registered[new_proto->chnl_id] == true) {
 			pr_err(" proto %d already registered ",
 				   new_proto->chnl_id);
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&st_gdata->lock, flags);
 			return -EALREADY;
 		}
 
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&st_gdata->lock, flags);
 		add_channel_to_table(st_gdata, new_proto);
 		st_gdata->protos_registered++;
 		new_proto->write = st_write;
@@ -619,7 +625,7 @@
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&st_gdata->lock, flags);
 
-	if (st_gdata->list[proto->chnl_id] == NULL) {
+	if (st_gdata->is_registered[proto->chnl_id] == false) {
 		pr_err(" chnl_id %d not registered", proto->chnl_id);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&st_gdata->lock, flags);
 		return -EPROTONOSUPPORT;
@@ -629,6 +635,10 @@
 	remove_channel_from_table(st_gdata, proto);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&st_gdata->lock, flags);
 
+	/* paranoid check */
+	if (st_gdata->protos_registered < ST_EMPTY)
+		st_gdata->protos_registered = ST_EMPTY;
+
 	if ((st_gdata->protos_registered == ST_EMPTY) &&
 	    (!test_bit(ST_REG_PENDING, &st_gdata->st_state))) {
 		pr_info(" all chnl_ids unregistered ");
diff --git a/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c b/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c
index 43ef8d1..a7a861c 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c
@@ -469,37 +469,21 @@
 		/* wait for ldisc to be installed */
 		err = wait_for_completion_timeout(&kim_gdata->ldisc_installed,
 				msecs_to_jiffies(LDISC_TIME));
-		if (!err) {	/* timeout */
-			pr_err("line disc installation timed out ");
-			kim_gdata->ldisc_install = 0;
-			pr_info("ldisc_install = 0");
-			sysfs_notify(&kim_gdata->kim_pdev->dev.kobj,
-					NULL, "install");
-			/* the following wait is never going to be completed,
-			 * since the ldisc was never installed, hence serving
-			 * as a mdelay of LDISC_TIME msecs */
-			err = wait_for_completion_timeout
-				(&kim_gdata->ldisc_installed,
-				 msecs_to_jiffies(LDISC_TIME));
-			err = -ETIMEDOUT;
+		if (!err) {
+			/* ldisc installation timeout,
+			 * flush uart, power cycle BT_EN */
+			pr_err("ldisc installation timeout");
+			err = st_kim_stop(kim_gdata);
 			continue;
 		} else {
 			/* ldisc installed now */
-			pr_info(" line discipline installed ");
+			pr_info("line discipline installed");
 			err = download_firmware(kim_gdata);
 			if (err != 0) {
+				/* ldisc installed but fw download failed,
+				 * flush uart & power cycle BT_EN */
 				pr_err("download firmware failed");
-				kim_gdata->ldisc_install = 0;
-				pr_info("ldisc_install = 0");
-				sysfs_notify(&kim_gdata->kim_pdev->dev.kobj,
-						NULL, "install");
-				/* this wait might be completed, though in the
-				 * tty_close() since the ldisc is already
-				 * installed */
-				err = wait_for_completion_timeout
-					(&kim_gdata->ldisc_installed,
-					 msecs_to_jiffies(LDISC_TIME));
-				err = -EINVAL;
+				err = st_kim_stop(kim_gdata);
 				continue;
 			} else {	/* on success don't retry */
 				break;
@@ -510,8 +494,14 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * st_kim_stop - called from ST Core, on the last un-registration
- *	toggle low the chip enable gpio
+ * st_kim_stop - stop communication with chip.
+ *	This can be called from ST Core/KIM, on the-
+ *	(a) last un-register when chip need not be powered there-after,
+ *	(b) upon failure to either install ldisc or download firmware.
+ *	The function is responsible to (a) notify UIM about un-installation,
+ *	(b) flush UART if the ldisc was installed.
+ *	(c) reset BT_EN - pull down nshutdown at the end.
+ *	(d) invoke platform's chip disabling routine.
  */
 long st_kim_stop(void *kim_data)
 {
@@ -519,12 +509,16 @@
 	struct kim_data_s	*kim_gdata = (struct kim_data_s *)kim_data;
 	struct ti_st_plat_data	*pdata =
 		kim_gdata->kim_pdev->dev.platform_data;
+	struct tty_struct	*tty = kim_gdata->core_data->tty;
 
 	INIT_COMPLETION(kim_gdata->ldisc_installed);
 
-	/* Flush any pending characters in the driver and discipline. */
-	tty_ldisc_flush(kim_gdata->core_data->tty);
-	tty_driver_flush_buffer(kim_gdata->core_data->tty);
+	if (tty) {	/* can be called before ldisc is installed */
+		/* Flush any pending characters in the driver and discipline. */
+		tty_ldisc_flush(tty);
+		tty_driver_flush_buffer(tty);
+		tty->ops->flush_buffer(tty);
+	}
 
 	/* send uninstall notification to UIM */
 	pr_info("ldisc_install = 0");
@@ -579,6 +573,28 @@
 	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", kim_data->ldisc_install);
 }
 
+#ifdef DEBUG
+static ssize_t store_dev_name(struct device *dev,
+		struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	struct kim_data_s *kim_data = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	pr_debug("storing dev name >%s<", buf);
+	strncpy(kim_data->dev_name, buf, count);
+	pr_debug("stored dev name >%s<", kim_data->dev_name);
+	return count;
+}
+
+static ssize_t store_baud_rate(struct device *dev,
+		struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	struct kim_data_s *kim_data = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	pr_debug("storing baud rate >%s<", buf);
+	sscanf(buf, "%ld", &kim_data->baud_rate);
+	pr_debug("stored baud rate >%ld<", kim_data->baud_rate);
+	return count;
+}
+#endif	/* if DEBUG */
+
 static ssize_t show_dev_name(struct device *dev,
 		struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
@@ -605,10 +621,18 @@
 __ATTR(install, 0444, (void *)show_install, NULL);
 
 static struct kobj_attribute uart_dev_name =
+#ifdef DEBUG	/* TODO: move this to debug-fs if possible */
+__ATTR(dev_name, 0644, (void *)show_dev_name, (void *)store_dev_name);
+#else
 __ATTR(dev_name, 0444, (void *)show_dev_name, NULL);
+#endif
 
 static struct kobj_attribute uart_baud_rate =
+#ifdef DEBUG	/* TODO: move to debugfs */
+__ATTR(baud_rate, 0644, (void *)show_baud_rate, (void *)store_baud_rate);
+#else
 __ATTR(baud_rate, 0444, (void *)show_baud_rate, NULL);
+#endif
 
 static struct kobj_attribute uart_flow_cntrl =
 __ATTR(flow_cntrl, 0444, (void *)show_flow_cntrl, NULL);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/tape_class.h b/drivers/s390/char/tape_class.h
index 9e32780..ba2092f 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/tape_class.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/tape_class.h
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/major.h>
-#include <linux/kobj_map.h>
 #include <linux/cdev.h>
 
 #include <linux/device.h>
diff --git a/fs/char_dev.c b/fs/char_dev.c
index dca9e5e..3f152b9 100644
--- a/fs/char_dev.c
+++ b/fs/char_dev.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@
 	cd = __register_chrdev_region(major, baseminor, count, name);
 	if (IS_ERR(cd))
 		return PTR_ERR(cd);
-	
+
 	cdev = cdev_alloc();
 	if (!cdev)
 		goto out2;
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
 	cdev->owner = fops->owner;
 	cdev->ops = fops;
 	kobject_set_name(&cdev->kobj, "%s", name);
-		
+
 	err = cdev_add(cdev, MKDEV(cd->major, baseminor), count);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@
 		goto out_cdev_put;
 
 	if (filp->f_op->open) {
-		ret = filp->f_op->open(inode,filp);
+		ret = filp->f_op->open(inode, filp);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out_cdev_put;
 	}