diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index c97bdb7eb957..aedc06be1de8 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -446,11 +446,14 @@ static inline void __module_get(struct module *module)
 	__mod ? __mod->name : "kernel";		\
 })
 
-/* For kallsyms to ask for address resolution.  NULL means not found. */
-const char *module_address_lookup(unsigned long addr,
-				  unsigned long *symbolsize,
-				  unsigned long *offset,
-				  char **modname);
+/* For kallsyms to ask for address resolution.  namebuf should be at
+ * least KSYM_NAME_LEN long: a pointer to namebuf is returned if
+ * found, otherwise NULL. */
+char *module_address_lookup(unsigned long addr,
+			    unsigned long *symbolsize,
+			    unsigned long *offset,
+			    char **modname,
+			    char *namebuf);
 int lookup_module_symbol_name(unsigned long addr, char *symname);
 int lookup_module_symbol_attrs(unsigned long addr, unsigned long *size, unsigned long *offset, char *modname, char *name);
 
@@ -516,10 +519,11 @@ static inline void module_put(struct module *module)
 #define module_name(mod) "kernel"
 
 /* For kallsyms to ask for address resolution.  NULL means not found. */
-static inline const char *module_address_lookup(unsigned long addr,
-						unsigned long *symbolsize,
-						unsigned long *offset,
-						char **modname)
+static inline char *module_address_lookup(unsigned long addr,
+					  unsigned long *symbolsize,
+					  unsigned long *offset,
+					  char **modname,
+					  char *namebuf)
 {
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/kernel/extable.c b/kernel/extable.c
index 7fe262855317..a26cb2e17023 100644
--- a/kernel/extable.c
+++ b/kernel/extable.c
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ int core_kernel_text(unsigned long addr)
 	    addr <= (unsigned long)_etext)
 		return 1;
 
-	if (addr >= (unsigned long)_sinittext &&
+	if (system_state == SYSTEM_BOOTING &&
+	    addr >= (unsigned long)_sinittext &&
 	    addr <= (unsigned long)_einittext)
 		return 1;
 	return 0;
diff --git a/kernel/kallsyms.c b/kernel/kallsyms.c
index 2fc25810509e..7dadc71ce516 100644
--- a/kernel/kallsyms.c
+++ b/kernel/kallsyms.c
@@ -233,10 +233,11 @@ static unsigned long get_symbol_pos(unsigned long addr,
 int kallsyms_lookup_size_offset(unsigned long addr, unsigned long *symbolsize,
 				unsigned long *offset)
 {
+	char namebuf[KSYM_NAME_LEN];
 	if (is_ksym_addr(addr))
 		return !!get_symbol_pos(addr, symbolsize, offset);
 
-	return !!module_address_lookup(addr, symbolsize, offset, NULL);
+	return !!module_address_lookup(addr, symbolsize, offset, NULL, namebuf);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -251,8 +252,6 @@ const char *kallsyms_lookup(unsigned long addr,
 			    unsigned long *offset,
 			    char **modname, char *namebuf)
 {
-	const char *msym;
-
 	namebuf[KSYM_NAME_LEN - 1] = 0;
 	namebuf[0] = 0;
 
@@ -268,10 +267,8 @@ const char *kallsyms_lookup(unsigned long addr,
 	}
 
 	/* see if it's in a module */
-	msym = module_address_lookup(addr, symbolsize, offset, modname);
-	if (msym)
-		return strncpy(namebuf, msym, KSYM_NAME_LEN - 1);
-
+	return module_address_lookup(addr, symbolsize, offset, modname,
+				     namebuf);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 1bb4c5e0d56e..f6a4e721fd49 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(module_mutex);
 static LIST_HEAD(modules);
 
+/* Waiting for a module to finish initializing? */
+static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(module_wq);
+
 static BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD(module_notify_list);
 
 int register_module_notifier(struct notifier_block * nb)
@@ -84,8 +87,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_module_notifier);
 static inline int strong_try_module_get(struct module *mod)
 {
 	if (mod && mod->state == MODULE_STATE_COMING)
+		return -EBUSY;
+	if (try_module_get(mod))
 		return 0;
-	return try_module_get(mod);
+	else
+		return -ENOENT;
 }
 
 static inline void add_taint_module(struct module *mod, unsigned flag)
@@ -539,11 +545,21 @@ static int already_uses(struct module *a, struct module *b)
 static int use_module(struct module *a, struct module *b)
 {
 	struct module_use *use;
-	int no_warn;
+	int no_warn, err;
 
 	if (b == NULL || already_uses(a, b)) return 1;
 
-	if (!strong_try_module_get(b))
+	/* If we're interrupted or time out, we fail. */
+	if (wait_event_interruptible_timeout(
+		    module_wq, (err = strong_try_module_get(b)) != -EBUSY,
+		    30 * HZ) <= 0) {
+		printk("%s: gave up waiting for init of module %s.\n",
+		       a->name, b->name);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* If strong_try_module_get() returned a different error, we fail. */
+	if (err)
 		return 0;
 
 	DEBUGP("Allocating new usage for %s.\n", a->name);
@@ -722,7 +738,7 @@ sys_delete_module(const char __user *name_user, unsigned int flags)
 		mutex_lock(&module_mutex);
 	}
 	/* Store the name of the last unloaded module for diagnostic purposes */
-	sprintf(last_unloaded_module, mod->name);
+	strlcpy(last_unloaded_module, mod->name, sizeof(last_unloaded_module));
 	free_module(mod);
 
  out:
@@ -816,7 +832,7 @@ static inline void module_unload_free(struct module *mod)
 
 static inline int use_module(struct module *a, struct module *b)
 {
-	return strong_try_module_get(b);
+	return strong_try_module_get(b) == 0;
 }
 
 static inline void module_unload_init(struct module *mod)
@@ -1214,6 +1230,7 @@ void module_remove_modinfo_attrs(struct module *mod)
 int mod_sysfs_init(struct module *mod)
 {
 	int err;
+	struct kobject *kobj;
 
 	if (!module_sysfs_initialized) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: module sysfs not initialized\n",
@@ -1221,6 +1238,15 @@ int mod_sysfs_init(struct module *mod)
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
+
+	kobj = kset_find_obj(module_kset, mod->name);
+	if (kobj) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: module is already loaded\n", mod->name);
+		kobject_put(kobj);
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	mod->mkobj.mod = mod;
 
 	memset(&mod->mkobj.kobj, 0, sizeof(mod->mkobj.kobj));
@@ -1277,6 +1303,17 @@ static void mod_kobject_remove(struct module *mod)
 	kobject_put(&mod->mkobj.kobj);
 }
 
+/*
+ * link the module with the whole machine is stopped with interrupts off
+ * - this defends against kallsyms not taking locks
+ */
+static int __link_module(void *_mod)
+{
+	struct module *mod = _mod;
+	list_add(&mod->list, &modules);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * unlink the module with the whole machine is stopped with interrupts off
  * - this defends against kallsyms not taking locks
@@ -1326,7 +1363,7 @@ void *__symbol_get(const char *symbol)
 
 	preempt_disable();
 	value = __find_symbol(symbol, &owner, &crc, 1);
-	if (value && !strong_try_module_get(owner))
+	if (value && strong_try_module_get(owner) != 0)
 		value = 0;
 	preempt_enable();
 
@@ -1889,7 +1926,7 @@ static struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
 	set_license(mod, get_modinfo(sechdrs, infoindex, "license"));
 
 	if (strcmp(mod->name, "ndiswrapper") == 0)
-		add_taint(TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE);
+		add_taint_module(mod, TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE);
 	if (strcmp(mod->name, "driverloader") == 0)
 		add_taint_module(mod, TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE);
 
@@ -2019,6 +2056,11 @@ static struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Ignoring obsolete parameters\n",
 		       mod->name);
 
+	/* Now sew it into the lists so we can get lockdep and oops
+         * info during argument parsing.  Noone should access us, since
+         * strong_try_module_get() will fail. */
+	stop_machine_run(__link_module, mod, NR_CPUS);
+
 	/* Size of section 0 is 0, so this works well if no params */
 	err = parse_args(mod->name, mod->args,
 			 (struct kernel_param *)
@@ -2027,7 +2069,7 @@ static struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
 			 / sizeof(struct kernel_param),
 			 NULL);
 	if (err < 0)
-		goto arch_cleanup;
+		goto unlink;
 
 	err = mod_sysfs_setup(mod,
 			      (struct kernel_param *)
@@ -2035,7 +2077,7 @@ static struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
 			      sechdrs[setupindex].sh_size
 			      / sizeof(struct kernel_param));
 	if (err < 0)
-		goto arch_cleanup;
+		goto unlink;
 	add_sect_attrs(mod, hdr->e_shnum, secstrings, sechdrs);
 	add_notes_attrs(mod, hdr->e_shnum, secstrings, sechdrs);
 
@@ -2050,7 +2092,8 @@ static struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
 	/* Done! */
 	return mod;
 
- arch_cleanup:
+ unlink:
+	stop_machine_run(__unlink_module, mod, NR_CPUS);
 	module_arch_cleanup(mod);
  cleanup:
 	kobject_del(&mod->mkobj.kobj);
@@ -2075,17 +2118,6 @@ static struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
 	goto free_hdr;
 }
 
-/*
- * link the module with the whole machine is stopped with interrupts off
- * - this defends against kallsyms not taking locks
- */
-static int __link_module(void *_mod)
-{
-	struct module *mod = _mod;
-	list_add(&mod->list, &modules);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /* This is where the real work happens */
 asmlinkage long
 sys_init_module(void __user *umod,
@@ -2110,10 +2142,6 @@ sys_init_module(void __user *umod,
 		return PTR_ERR(mod);
 	}
 
-	/* Now sew it into the lists.  They won't access us, since
-           strong_try_module_get() will fail. */
-	stop_machine_run(__link_module, mod, NR_CPUS);
-
 	/* Drop lock so they can recurse */
 	mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
 
@@ -2132,6 +2160,7 @@ sys_init_module(void __user *umod,
 		mutex_lock(&module_mutex);
 		free_module(mod);
 		mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
+		wake_up(&module_wq);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -2146,6 +2175,7 @@ sys_init_module(void __user *umod,
 	mod->init_size = 0;
 	mod->init_text_size = 0;
 	mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
+	wake_up(&module_wq);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2210,14 +2240,13 @@ static const char *get_ksymbol(struct module *mod,
 	return mod->strtab + mod->symtab[best].st_name;
 }
 
-/* For kallsyms to ask for address resolution.  NULL means not found.
-   We don't lock, as this is used for oops resolution and races are a
-   lesser concern. */
-/* FIXME: Risky: returns a pointer into a module w/o lock */
-const char *module_address_lookup(unsigned long addr,
-				  unsigned long *size,
-				  unsigned long *offset,
-				  char **modname)
+/* For kallsyms to ask for address resolution.  NULL means not found.  Careful
+ * not to lock to avoid deadlock on oopses, simply disable preemption. */
+char *module_address_lookup(unsigned long addr,
+			    unsigned long *size,
+			    unsigned long *offset,
+			    char **modname,
+			    char *namebuf)
 {
 	struct module *mod;
 	const char *ret = NULL;
@@ -2232,8 +2261,13 @@ const char *module_address_lookup(unsigned long addr,
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+	/* Make a copy in here where it's safe */
+	if (ret) {
+		strncpy(namebuf, ret, KSYM_NAME_LEN - 1);
+		ret = namebuf;
+	}
 	preempt_enable();
-	return ret;
+	return (char *)ret;
 }
 
 int lookup_module_symbol_name(unsigned long addr, char *symname)
diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index 67f65ee7211d..42fe5e6126c0 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -376,8 +376,6 @@ int param_get_string(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
 
 extern struct kernel_param __start___param[], __stop___param[];
 
-#define MAX_KBUILD_MODNAME KOBJ_NAME_LEN
-
 struct param_attribute
 {
 	struct module_attribute mattr;
@@ -587,7 +585,7 @@ static void __init param_sysfs_builtin(void)
 {
 	struct kernel_param *kp, *kp_begin = NULL;
 	unsigned int i, name_len, count = 0;
-	char modname[MAX_KBUILD_MODNAME + 1] = "";
+	char modname[MODULE_NAME_LEN + 1] = "";
 
 	for (i=0; i < __stop___param - __start___param; i++) {
 		char *dot;
@@ -595,12 +593,12 @@ static void __init param_sysfs_builtin(void)
 
 		kp = &__start___param[i];
 		max_name_len =
-			min_t(size_t, MAX_KBUILD_MODNAME, strlen(kp->name));
+			min_t(size_t, MODULE_NAME_LEN, strlen(kp->name));
 
 		dot = memchr(kp->name, '.', max_name_len);
 		if (!dot) {
 			DEBUGP("couldn't find period in first %d characters "
-			       "of %s\n", MAX_KBUILD_MODNAME, kp->name);
+			       "of %s\n", MODULE_NAME_LEN, kp->name);
 			continue;
 		}
 		name_len = dot - kp->name;