diff --git a/Documentation/driver-model/driver.txt b/Documentation/driver-model/driver.txt
index 60120fb3b961..d2cd6fb8ba9e 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-model/driver.txt
+++ b/Documentation/driver-model/driver.txt
@@ -226,5 +226,5 @@ struct driver_attribute driver_attr_debug;
 This can then be used to add and remove the attribute from the
 driver's directory using:
 
-int driver_create_file(struct device_driver *, struct driver_attribute *);
-void driver_remove_file(struct device_driver *, struct driver_attribute *);
+int driver_create_file(struct device_driver *, const struct driver_attribute *);
+void driver_remove_file(struct device_driver *, const struct driver_attribute *);
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/sysfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/sysfs.txt
index b245d524d568..931c806642c5 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/sysfs.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/sysfs.txt
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ struct device_attribute {
 			 const char *buf, size_t count);
 };
 
-int device_create_file(struct device *, struct device_attribute *);
-void device_remove_file(struct device *, struct device_attribute *);
+int device_create_file(struct device *, const struct device_attribute *);
+void device_remove_file(struct device *, const struct device_attribute *);
 
 It also defines this helper for defining device attributes: 
 
@@ -316,8 +316,8 @@ DEVICE_ATTR(_name, _mode, _show, _store);
 
 Creation/Removal:
 
-int device_create_file(struct device *device, struct device_attribute * attr);
-void device_remove_file(struct device * dev, struct device_attribute * attr);
+int device_create_file(struct device *dev, const struct device_attribute * attr);
+void device_remove_file(struct device *dev, const struct device_attribute * attr);
 
 
 - bus drivers (include/linux/device.h)
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ DRIVER_ATTR(_name, _mode, _show, _store)
 
 Creation/Removal:
 
-int driver_create_file(struct device_driver *, struct driver_attribute *);
-void driver_remove_file(struct device_driver *, struct driver_attribute *);
+int driver_create_file(struct device_driver *, const struct driver_attribute *);
+void driver_remove_file(struct device_driver *, const struct driver_attribute *);
 
 
diff --git a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
index a452227361b1..5effa5bd993b 100644
--- a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
+++ b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
@@ -26,13 +26,33 @@ Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree:
 
  - Send the patch, after verifying that it follows the above rules, to
    stable@kernel.org.
+ - To have the patch automatically included in the stable tree, add the
+   the tag
+     Cc: stable@kernel.org
+   in the sign-off area. Once the patch is merged it will be applied to
+   the stable tree without anything else needing to be done by the author
+   or subsystem maintainer.
+ - If the patch requires other patches as prerequisites which can be
+   cherry-picked than this can be specified in the following format in
+   the sign-off area:
+
+     Cc: <stable@kernel.org> # .32.x: a1f84a3: sched: Check for idle
+     Cc: <stable@kernel.org> # .32.x: 1b9508f: sched: Rate-limit newidle
+     Cc: <stable@kernel.org> # .32.x: fd21073: sched: Fix affinity logic
+     Cc: <stable@kernel.org> # .32.x
+    Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
+
+   The tag sequence has the meaning of:
+     git cherry-pick a1f84a3
+     git cherry-pick 1b9508f
+     git cherry-pick fd21073
+     git cherry-pick <this commit>
+
  - The sender will receive an ACK when the patch has been accepted into the
    queue, or a NAK if the patch is rejected.  This response might take a few
    days, according to the developer's schedules.
  - If accepted, the patch will be added to the -stable queue, for review by
    other developers and by the relevant subsystem maintainer.
- - If the stable@kernel.org address is added to a patch, when it goes into
-   Linus's tree it will automatically be emailed to the stable team.
  - Security patches should not be sent to this alias, but instead to the
    documented security@kernel.org address.
 
diff --git a/drivers/base/bus.c b/drivers/base/bus.c
index 63c143e54a57..c0c5a43d9fb3 100644
--- a/drivers/base/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/base/bus.c
@@ -703,9 +703,9 @@ int bus_add_driver(struct device_driver *drv)
 	return 0;
 
 out_unregister:
+	kobject_put(&priv->kobj);
 	kfree(drv->p);
 	drv->p = NULL;
-	kobject_put(&priv->kobj);
 out_put_bus:
 	bus_put(bus);
 	return error;
diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index f1290cbd1350..282025770429 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -446,7 +446,8 @@ struct kset *devices_kset;
  * @dev: device.
  * @attr: device attribute descriptor.
  */
-int device_create_file(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr)
+int device_create_file(struct device *dev,
+		       const struct device_attribute *attr)
 {
 	int error = 0;
 	if (dev)
@@ -459,7 +460,8 @@ int device_create_file(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr)
  * @dev: device.
  * @attr: device attribute descriptor.
  */
-void device_remove_file(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr)
+void device_remove_file(struct device *dev,
+			const struct device_attribute *attr)
 {
 	if (dev)
 		sysfs_remove_file(&dev->kobj, &attr->attr);
@@ -470,7 +472,8 @@ void device_remove_file(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr)
  * @dev: device.
  * @attr: device binary attribute descriptor.
  */
-int device_create_bin_file(struct device *dev, struct bin_attribute *attr)
+int device_create_bin_file(struct device *dev,
+			   const struct bin_attribute *attr)
 {
 	int error = -EINVAL;
 	if (dev)
@@ -484,7 +487,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_create_bin_file);
  * @dev: device.
  * @attr: device binary attribute descriptor.
  */
-void device_remove_bin_file(struct device *dev, struct bin_attribute *attr)
+void device_remove_bin_file(struct device *dev,
+			    const struct bin_attribute *attr)
 {
 	if (dev)
 		sysfs_remove_bin_file(&dev->kobj, attr);
@@ -905,8 +909,10 @@ int device_add(struct device *dev)
 		dev->init_name = NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (!dev_name(dev))
+	if (!dev_name(dev)) {
+		error = -EINVAL;
 		goto name_error;
+	}
 
 	pr_debug("device: '%s': %s\n", dev_name(dev), __func__);
 
diff --git a/drivers/base/devtmpfs.c b/drivers/base/devtmpfs.c
index 50375bb8e51d..090dd4851301 100644
--- a/drivers/base/devtmpfs.c
+++ b/drivers/base/devtmpfs.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static int dev_mount = 1;
 static int dev_mount;
 #endif
 
-static rwlock_t dirlock;
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(dirlock);
 
 static int __init mount_param(char *str)
 {
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static int create_path(const char *nodepath)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	read_lock(&dirlock);
+	mutex_lock(&dirlock);
 	err = dev_mkdir(nodepath, 0755);
 	if (err == -ENOENT) {
 		char *path;
@@ -101,8 +101,10 @@ static int create_path(const char *nodepath)
 
 		/* parent directories do not exist, create them */
 		path = kstrdup(nodepath, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!path)
-			return -ENOMEM;
+		if (!path) {
+			err = -ENOMEM;
+			goto out;
+		}
 		s = path;
 		for (;;) {
 			s = strchr(s, '/');
@@ -117,7 +119,8 @@ static int create_path(const char *nodepath)
 		}
 		kfree(path);
 	}
-	read_unlock(&dirlock);
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&dirlock);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -229,7 +232,7 @@ static int delete_path(const char *nodepath)
 	if (!path)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	write_lock(&dirlock);
+	mutex_lock(&dirlock);
 	for (;;) {
 		char *base;
 
@@ -241,7 +244,7 @@ static int delete_path(const char *nodepath)
 		if (err)
 			break;
 	}
-	write_unlock(&dirlock);
+	mutex_unlock(&dirlock);
 
 	kfree(path);
 	return err;
@@ -352,8 +355,6 @@ int __init devtmpfs_init(void)
 	int err;
 	struct vfsmount *mnt;
 
-	rwlock_init(&dirlock);
-
 	err = register_filesystem(&dev_fs_type);
 	if (err) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "devtmpfs: unable to register devtmpfs "
diff --git a/drivers/base/driver.c b/drivers/base/driver.c
index f367885a7646..90c9fff09ead 100644
--- a/drivers/base/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/base/driver.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(driver_find_device);
  * @attr: driver attribute descriptor.
  */
 int driver_create_file(struct device_driver *drv,
-		       struct driver_attribute *attr)
+		       const struct driver_attribute *attr)
 {
 	int error;
 	if (drv)
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(driver_create_file);
  * @attr: driver attribute descriptor.
  */
 void driver_remove_file(struct device_driver *drv,
-			struct driver_attribute *attr)
+			const struct driver_attribute *attr)
 {
 	if (drv)
 		sysfs_remove_file(&drv->p->kobj, &attr->attr);
diff --git a/drivers/base/platform.c b/drivers/base/platform.c
index 9d2ee25deaf5..58efaf2f1259 100644
--- a/drivers/base/platform.c
+++ b/drivers/base/platform.c
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ error:
 	platform_device_put(pdev);
 	return ERR_PTR(retval);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(platform_device_register_data);
 
 static int platform_drv_probe(struct device *_dev)
 {
diff --git a/fs/super.c b/fs/super.c
index 19eb70b374bc..aff046b0fe78 100644
--- a/fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/super.c
@@ -901,8 +901,9 @@ int get_sb_single(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 			return error;
 		}
 		s->s_flags |= MS_ACTIVE;
+	} else {
+		do_remount_sb(s, flags, data, 0);
 	}
-	do_remount_sb(s, flags, data, 0);
 	simple_set_mnt(mnt, s);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/bin.c b/fs/sysfs/bin.c
index 60c702bc10ae..a0a500af24a1 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/bin.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/bin.c
@@ -483,7 +483,8 @@ void unmap_bin_file(struct sysfs_dirent *attr_sd)
  *	@attr:	attribute descriptor.
  */
 
-int sysfs_create_bin_file(struct kobject * kobj, struct bin_attribute * attr)
+int sysfs_create_bin_file(struct kobject *kobj,
+			  const struct bin_attribute *attr)
 {
 	BUG_ON(!kobj || !kobj->sd || !attr);
 
@@ -497,7 +498,8 @@ int sysfs_create_bin_file(struct kobject * kobj, struct bin_attribute * attr)
  *	@attr:	attribute descriptor.
  */
 
-void sysfs_remove_bin_file(struct kobject * kobj, struct bin_attribute * attr)
+void sysfs_remove_bin_file(struct kobject *kobj,
+			   const struct bin_attribute *attr)
 {
 	sysfs_hash_and_remove(kobj->sd, attr->attr.name);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index 2a73d9bcbc9c..a62799f2ab00 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -166,9 +166,9 @@ struct driver_attribute driver_attr_##_name =		\
 	__ATTR(_name, _mode, _show, _store)
 
 extern int __must_check driver_create_file(struct device_driver *driver,
-					   struct driver_attribute *attr);
+					const struct driver_attribute *attr);
 extern void driver_remove_file(struct device_driver *driver,
-			       struct driver_attribute *attr);
+			       const struct driver_attribute *attr);
 
 extern int __must_check driver_add_kobj(struct device_driver *drv,
 					struct kobject *kobj,
@@ -319,13 +319,13 @@ struct device_attribute {
 struct device_attribute dev_attr_##_name = __ATTR(_name, _mode, _show, _store)
 
 extern int __must_check device_create_file(struct device *device,
-					   struct device_attribute *entry);
+					const struct device_attribute *entry);
 extern void device_remove_file(struct device *dev,
-			       struct device_attribute *attr);
+			       const struct device_attribute *attr);
 extern int __must_check device_create_bin_file(struct device *dev,
-					       struct bin_attribute *attr);
+					const struct bin_attribute *attr);
 extern void device_remove_bin_file(struct device *dev,
-				   struct bin_attribute *attr);
+				   const struct bin_attribute *attr);
 extern int device_schedule_callback_owner(struct device *dev,
 		void (*func)(struct device *dev), struct module *owner);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/sysfs.h b/include/linux/sysfs.h
index 9d68fed50f11..cfa83083a2d4 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysfs.h
@@ -99,8 +99,9 @@ int __must_check sysfs_chmod_file(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
 void sysfs_remove_file(struct kobject *kobj, const struct attribute *attr);
 
 int __must_check sysfs_create_bin_file(struct kobject *kobj,
-				       struct bin_attribute *attr);
-void sysfs_remove_bin_file(struct kobject *kobj, struct bin_attribute *attr);
+				       const struct bin_attribute *attr);
+void sysfs_remove_bin_file(struct kobject *kobj,
+			   const struct bin_attribute *attr);
 
 int __must_check sysfs_create_link(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *target,
 				   const char *name);
@@ -175,13 +176,13 @@ static inline void sysfs_remove_file(struct kobject *kobj,
 }
 
 static inline int sysfs_create_bin_file(struct kobject *kobj,
-					struct bin_attribute *attr)
+					const struct bin_attribute *attr)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline void sysfs_remove_bin_file(struct kobject *kobj,
-					 struct bin_attribute *attr)
+					 const struct bin_attribute *attr)
 {
 }