Merge branch 'master' of /home/aia21/ntfs-2.6/

23 files changed, 187 insertions, 80 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig
index 05ba410682a3..b524f5ba78a9 100644
--- a/drivers/char/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ config NVRAM
 
 config RTC
         tristate "Enhanced Real Time Clock Support"
-        depends on !PPC32 && !PARISC && !IA64 && !M68K && (!SPARC || PCI) && !FRV
+        depends on !PPC && !PARISC && !IA64 && !M68K && (!SPARC || PCI) && !FRV
         ---help---
           If you say Y here and create a character special file /dev/rtc with
           major number 10 and minor number 135 using mknod ("man mknod"), you
diff --git a/drivers/char/Makefile b/drivers/char/Makefile
index 503dd901d406..090d154098bb 100644
--- a/drivers/char/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/char/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_MOXA_INTELLIO)	+= moxa.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_A2232)             += ser_a2232.o generic_serial.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ATARI_DSP56K)      += dsp56k.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MOXA_SMARTIO)      += mxser.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_COMPUTONE)         += ip2.o ip2main.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_COMPUTONE)         += ip2/
 obj-$(CONFIG_RISCOM8)           += riscom8.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ISI)               += isicom.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SYNCLINK)          += synclink.o
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/Kconfig b/drivers/char/drm/Kconfig
index 56ace9d5e2ae..5278c388d3e7 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/Kconfig
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ config DRM_RADEON
         help
           Choose this option if you have an ATI Radeon graphics card.  There
           are both PCI and AGP versions.  You don't need to choose this to
-          run the Radeon in plain VGA mode.  There is a product page at
-          <http://www.ati.com/na/pages/products/pc/radeon32/index.html>.
+          run the Radeon in plain VGA mode.
+          
           If M is selected, the module will be called radeon.
 
 config DRM_I810
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/drm_vm.c b/drivers/char/drm/drm_vm.c
index 0291cd62c69f..ffd0800ed601 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/drm_vm.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/drm_vm.c
@@ -619,6 +619,7 @@ int drm_mmap(struct file *filp, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 #endif
                 offset = dev->driver->get_reg_ofs(dev);
 #ifdef __sparc__
+                vma->vm_page_prot = pgprot_noncached(vma->vm_page_prot);
                 if (io_remap_pfn_range(DRM_RPR_ARG(vma) vma->vm_start,
                                        (map->offset + offset) >> PAGE_SHIFT,
                                        vma->vm_end - vma->vm_start,
diff --git a/drivers/char/hvcs.c b/drivers/char/hvcs.c
index 831eb4e8d9d3..f7ac31856572 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hvcs.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hvcs.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
  * the hvcs_final_close() function in order to get it out of the spinlock.
  * Rearranged hvcs_close().  Cleaned up some printks and did some housekeeping
  * on the changelog.  Removed local CLC_LENGTH and used HVCS_CLC_LENGTH from
- * arch/ppc64/hvcserver.h.
+ * include/asm-powerpc/hvcserver.h 
  *
  * 1.3.2 -> 1.3.3 Replaced yield() in hvcs_close() with tty_wait_until_sent() to
  * prevent possible lockup with realtime scheduling as similarily pointed out by
@@ -168,9 +168,10 @@ MODULE_VERSION(HVCS_DRIVER_VERSION);
 
 /*
  * The hcall interface involves putting 8 chars into each of two registers.
- * We load up those 2 registers (in arch/ppc64/hvconsole.c) by casting char[16]
- * to long[2].  It would work without __ALIGNED__, but a little (tiny) bit
- * slower because an unaligned load is slower than aligned load.
+ * We load up those 2 registers (in arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hvconsole.c)
+ * by casting char[16] to long[2].  It would work without __ALIGNED__, but a 
+ * little (tiny) bit slower because an unaligned load is slower than aligned 
+ * load.
  */
 #define __ALIGNED__     __attribute__((__aligned__(8)))
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random.c b/drivers/char/hw_random.c
index b3bc2e37e616..29dc87e59020 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random.c
@@ -131,7 +131,9 @@ enum {
         rng_hw_none,
         rng_hw_intel,
         rng_hw_amd,
+#ifdef __i386__
         rng_hw_via,
+#endif
         rng_hw_geode,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/ip2/Makefile b/drivers/char/ip2/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6bfe2543ddc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/char/ip2/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#
+# Makefile for the Computone IntelliPort Plus Driver
+#
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_COMPUTONE)         += ip2.o ip2main.o
+
+ip2-objs                        := ip2base.o
+
diff --git a/drivers/char/ip2.c b/drivers/char/ip2/ip2base.c
index 7cadfc6ef352..435ccfc74958 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ip2.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ip2/ip2base.c
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@
 #define __initdata
 #endif
 
-#include "./ip2/ip2types.h"             
-#include "./ip2/fip_firm.h"             // the meat
+#include "ip2types.h"           
+#include "fip_firm.h"           // the meat
 
 int
 ip2_loadmain(int *, int  *, unsigned char *, int ); // ref into ip2main.c
 
 /* Note: Add compiled in defaults to these arrays, not to the structure
-        in ip2/ip2.h any longer.  That structure WILL get overridden
+        in ip2.h any longer.  That structure WILL get overridden
         by these values, or command line values, or insmod values!!!  =mhw=
 */
 static int io[IP2_MAX_BOARDS]= { 0, 0, 0, 0 };
diff --git a/drivers/char/ip2main.c b/drivers/char/ip2/ip2main.c
index 48fcfba37bfa..03db1cb3fa95 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ip2main.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ip2/ip2main.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 // Clean up potential NULL pointer dereferences
 // Clean up devfs registration
 // Add kernel command line parsing for io and irq
-//      Compile defaults for io and irq are now set in ip2.c not ip2/ip2.h!
+//      Compile defaults for io and irq are now set in ip2.c not ip2.h!
 // Reworked poll_only hack for explicit parameter setting
 //      You must now EXPLICITLY set poll_only = 1 or set all irqs to 0
 // Merged ip2_loadmain and old_ip2_init
@@ -123,12 +123,12 @@
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
-#include "./ip2/ip2types.h"
-#include "./ip2/ip2trace.h"
-#include "./ip2/ip2ioctl.h"
-#include "./ip2/ip2.h"
-#include "./ip2/i2ellis.h"
-#include "./ip2/i2lib.h"
+#include "ip2types.h"
+#include "ip2trace.h"
+#include "ip2ioctl.h"
+#include "ip2.h"
+#include "i2ellis.h"
+#include "i2lib.h"
 
 /*****************
  * /proc/ip2mem  *
@@ -282,9 +282,9 @@ static int tracewrap;
 /* Code */
 /********/
 
-#include "./ip2/i2ellis.c"    /* Extremely low-level interface services */
-#include "./ip2/i2cmd.c"      /* Standard loadware command definitions */
-#include "./ip2/i2lib.c"      /* High level interface services */
+#include "i2ellis.c"    /* Extremely low-level interface services */
+#include "i2cmd.c"      /* Standard loadware command definitions */
+#include "i2lib.c"      /* High level interface services */
 
 /* Configuration area for modprobe */
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/mmtimer.c b/drivers/char/mmtimer.c
index c92378121b4c..1b05fa688996 100644
--- a/drivers/char/mmtimer.c
+++ b/drivers/char/mmtimer.c
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ static int __init mmtimer_init(void)
         cnodeid_t node, maxn = -1;
 
         if (!ia64_platform_is("sn2"))
-                return -1;
+                return 0;
 
         /*
          * Sanity check the cycles/sec variable
diff --git a/drivers/char/pcmcia/cm4000_cs.c b/drivers/char/pcmcia/cm4000_cs.c
index 649677b5dc36..5fdf18515433 100644
--- a/drivers/char/pcmcia/cm4000_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/char/pcmcia/cm4000_cs.c
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@
   *
   * (C) 2000,2001,2002,2003,2004 Omnikey AG
   *
-  * (C) 2005 Harald Welte <laforge@gnumonks.org>
+  * (C) 2005-2006 Harald Welte <laforge@gnumonks.org>
   *     - Adhere to Kernel CodingStyle
   *     - Port to 2.6.13 "new" style PCMCIA
   *     - Check for copy_{from,to}_user return values
   *     - Use nonseekable_open()
+  *     - add class interface for udev device creation
   *
   * All rights reserved. Licensed under dual BSD/GPL license.
   */
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ module_param(pc_debug, int, 0600);
 #else
 #define DEBUGP(n, rdr, x, args...)
 #endif
-static char *version = "cm4000_cs.c v2.4.0gm5 - All bugs added by Harald Welte";
+static char *version = "cm4000_cs.c v2.4.0gm6 - All bugs added by Harald Welte";
 
 #define T_1SEC          (HZ)
 #define T_10MSEC        msecs_to_jiffies(10)
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ struct cm4000_dev {
                 /*queue*/ 4*sizeof(wait_queue_head_t))
 
 static dev_link_t *dev_table[CM4000_MAX_DEV];
+static struct class *cmm_class;
 
 /* This table doesn't use spaces after the comma between fields and thus
  * violates CodingStyle.  However, I don't really think wrapping it around will
@@ -1937,6 +1939,9 @@ static int cm4000_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
         link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
         cm4000_config(link, i);
 
+        class_device_create(cmm_class, NULL, MKDEV(major, i), NULL,
+                            "cmm%d", i);
+
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1962,6 +1967,8 @@ static void cm4000_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
         dev_table[devno] = NULL;
         kfree(dev);
 
+        class_device_destroy(cmm_class, MKDEV(major, devno));
+
         return;
 }
 
@@ -1995,8 +2002,18 @@ static struct pcmcia_driver cm4000_driver = {
 
 static int __init cmm_init(void)
 {
+        int rc;
+
         printk(KERN_INFO "%s\n", version);
-        pcmcia_register_driver(&cm4000_driver);
+
+        cmm_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "cardman_4000");
+        if (!cmm_class)
+                return -1;
+
+        rc = pcmcia_register_driver(&cm4000_driver);
+        if (rc < 0)
+                return rc;
+
         major = register_chrdev(0, DEVICE_NAME, &cm4000_fops);
         if (major < 0) {
                 printk(KERN_WARNING MODULE_NAME
@@ -2012,6 +2029,7 @@ static void __exit cmm_exit(void)
         printk(KERN_INFO MODULE_NAME ": unloading\n");
         pcmcia_unregister_driver(&cm4000_driver);
         unregister_chrdev(major, DEVICE_NAME);
+        class_destroy(cmm_class);
 };
 
 module_init(cmm_init);
diff --git a/drivers/char/pcmcia/cm4040_cs.c b/drivers/char/pcmcia/cm4040_cs.c
index 46eb371bf17e..466e33bab029 100644
--- a/drivers/char/pcmcia/cm4040_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/char/pcmcia/cm4040_cs.c
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
  *
  * (c) 2000-2004 Omnikey AG (http://www.omnikey.com/)
  *
- * (C) 2005 Harald Welte <laforge@gnumonks.org>
+ * (C) 2005-2006 Harald Welte <laforge@gnumonks.org>
  *      - add support for poll()
  *      - driver cleanup
  *      - add waitqueues
  *      - adhere to linux kernel coding style and policies
  *      - support 2.6.13 "new style" pcmcia interface
+ *      - add class interface for udev device creation
  *
  * The device basically is a USB CCID compliant device that has been
  * attached to an I/O-Mapped FIFO.
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ module_param(pc_debug, int, 0600);
 #endif
 
 static char *version =
-"OMNIKEY CardMan 4040 v1.1.0gm4 - All bugs added by Harald Welte";
+"OMNIKEY CardMan 4040 v1.1.0gm5 - All bugs added by Harald Welte";
 
 #define CCID_DRIVER_BULK_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT        (150*HZ)
 #define CCID_DRIVER_ASYNC_POWERUP_TIMEOUT       (35*HZ)
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ static char *version =
 static void reader_release(dev_link_t *link);
 
 static int major;
+static struct class *cmx_class;
 
 #define         BS_READABLE     0x01
 #define         BS_WRITABLE     0x02
@@ -696,6 +698,9 @@ static int reader_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
         link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
         reader_config(link, i);
 
+        class_device_create(cmx_class, NULL, MKDEV(major, i), NULL,
+                            "cmx%d", i);
+
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -721,6 +726,8 @@ static void reader_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
         dev_table[devno] = NULL;
         kfree(dev);
 
+        class_device_destroy(cmx_class, MKDEV(major, devno));
+
         return;
 }
 
@@ -755,8 +762,17 @@ static struct pcmcia_driver reader_driver = {
 
 static int __init cm4040_init(void)
 {
+        int rc;
+
         printk(KERN_INFO "%s\n", version);
-        pcmcia_register_driver(&reader_driver);
+        cmx_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "cardman_4040");
+        if (!cmx_class)
+                return -1;
+
+        rc = pcmcia_register_driver(&reader_driver);
+        if (rc < 0)
+                return rc;
+
         major = register_chrdev(0, DEVICE_NAME, &reader_fops);
         if (major < 0) {
                 printk(KERN_WARNING MODULE_NAME
@@ -771,6 +787,7 @@ static void __exit cm4040_exit(void)
         printk(KERN_INFO MODULE_NAME ": unloading\n");
         pcmcia_unregister_driver(&reader_driver);
         unregister_chrdev(major, DEVICE_NAME);
+        class_destroy(cmx_class);
 }
 
 module_init(cm4040_init);
diff --git a/drivers/char/s3c2410-rtc.c b/drivers/char/s3c2410-rtc.c
index 2e308657f6f6..b0038b19b505 100644
--- a/drivers/char/s3c2410-rtc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/s3c2410-rtc.c
@@ -448,13 +448,13 @@ static int s3c2410_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
         /* find the IRQs */
 
         s3c2410_rtc_tickno = platform_get_irq(pdev, 1);
-        if (s3c2410_rtc_tickno <= 0) {
+        if (s3c2410_rtc_tickno < 0) {
                 dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no irq for rtc tick\n");
                 return -ENOENT;
         }
 
         s3c2410_rtc_alarmno = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
-        if (s3c2410_rtc_alarmno <= 0) {
+        if (s3c2410_rtc_alarmno < 0) {
                 dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no irq for alarm\n");
                 return -ENOENT;
         }
diff --git a/drivers/char/snsc.h b/drivers/char/snsc.h
index a9efc13cc858..8a98169b60c1 100644
--- a/drivers/char/snsc.h
+++ b/drivers/char/snsc.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
  * for more details.
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2004 Silicon Graphics, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2004-2006 Silicon Graphics, Inc. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 /*
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ struct sysctl_data_s {
 #define EV_CLASS_TEST_WARNING   0x6000ul
 #define EV_CLASS_PWRD_NOTIFY    0x8000ul
 
+/* ENV class codes */
+#define ENV_PWRDN_PEND          0x4101ul
+
 #define EV_SEVERITY_POWER_STABLE        0x0000ul
 #define EV_SEVERITY_POWER_LOW_WARNING   0x0100ul
 #define EV_SEVERITY_POWER_HIGH_WARNING  0x0200ul
diff --git a/drivers/char/snsc_event.c b/drivers/char/snsc_event.c
index baaa365285fa..a4fa507eed9e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/snsc_event.c
+++ b/drivers/char/snsc_event.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
  * for more details.
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2004 Silicon Graphics, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2004-2006 Silicon Graphics, Inc. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 /*
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ scdrv_event_severity(int code)
 static void
 scdrv_dispatch_event(char *event, int len)
 {
-        int code, esp_code, src;
+        static int snsc_shutting_down = 0;
+        int code, esp_code, src, class;
         char desc[CHUNKSIZE];
         char *severity;
 
@@ -199,9 +200,25 @@ scdrv_dispatch_event(char *event, int len)
         /* how urgent is the message? */
         severity = scdrv_event_severity(code);
 
-        if ((code & EV_CLASS_MASK) == EV_CLASS_PWRD_NOTIFY) {
+        class = (code & EV_CLASS_MASK);
+
+        if (class == EV_CLASS_PWRD_NOTIFY || code == ENV_PWRDN_PEND) {
                 struct task_struct *p;
 
+                if (snsc_shutting_down)
+                        return;
+
+                snsc_shutting_down = 1;
+
+                /* give a message for each type of event */
+                if (class == EV_CLASS_PWRD_NOTIFY)
+                        printk(KERN_NOTICE "Power off indication received."
+                               " Sending SIGPWR to init...\n");
+                else if (code == ENV_PWRDN_PEND)
+                        printk(KERN_CRIT "WARNING: Shutting down the system"
+                               " due to a critical environmental condition."
+                               " Sending SIGPWR to init...\n");
+
                 /* give a SIGPWR signal to init proc */
 
                 /* first find init's task */
@@ -210,12 +227,11 @@ scdrv_dispatch_event(char *event, int len)
                         if (p->pid == 1)
                                 break;
                 }
-                if (p) { /* we found init's task */
-                        printk(KERN_EMERG "Power off indication received. Initiating power fail sequence...\n");
+                if (p) {
                         force_sig(SIGPWR, p);
-                } else { /* failed to find init's task - just give message(s) */
-                        printk(KERN_WARNING "Failed to find init proc to handle power off!\n");
-                        printk("%s|$(0x%x)%s\n", severity, esp_code, desc);
+                } else {
+                        printk(KERN_ERR "Failed to signal init!\n");
+                        snsc_shutting_down = 0; /* so can try again (?) */
                 }
                 read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
         } else {
diff --git a/drivers/char/sx.c b/drivers/char/sx.c
index c2490e270f1f..a6b4f02bdceb 100644
--- a/drivers/char/sx.c
+++ b/drivers/char/sx.c
@@ -1095,17 +1095,17 @@ static inline void sx_receive_chars (struct sx_port *port)
 
                 sx_dprintk (SX_DEBUG_RECEIVE, "rxop=%d, c = %d.\n", rx_op, c); 
 
+                /* Don't copy past the end of the hardware receive buffer */
+                if (rx_op + c > 0x100) c = 0x100 - rx_op;
+
+                sx_dprintk (SX_DEBUG_RECEIVE, "c = %d.\n", c);
+
                 /* Don't copy more bytes than there is room for in the buffer */
 
                 c = tty_prepare_flip_string(tty, &rp, c);
 
                 sx_dprintk (SX_DEBUG_RECEIVE, "c = %d.\n", c); 
 
-                /* Don't copy past the end of the hardware receive buffer */
-                if (rx_op + c > 0x100) c = 0x100 - rx_op;
-
-                sx_dprintk (SX_DEBUG_RECEIVE, "c = %d.\n", c);
-
                 /* If for one reason or another, we can't copy more data, we're done! */
                 if (c == 0) break;
 
@@ -2173,15 +2173,17 @@ static int probe_si (struct sx_board *board)
         if ( IS_SI1_BOARD(board)) {
                 /* This should be an SI1 board, which has this
                    location writable... */
-                if (read_sx_byte (board, SI2_ISA_ID_BASE) != 0x10)
+                if (read_sx_byte (board, SI2_ISA_ID_BASE) != 0x10) {
                         func_exit ();
                         return 0; 
+                }
         } else {
                 /* This should be an SI2 board, which has the bottom
                    3 bits non-writable... */
-                if (read_sx_byte (board, SI2_ISA_ID_BASE) == 0x10)
+                if (read_sx_byte (board, SI2_ISA_ID_BASE) == 0x10) {
                         func_exit ();
                         return 0; 
+                }
         }
 
         /* Now we're pretty much convinced that there is an SI board here, 
@@ -2192,15 +2194,17 @@ static int probe_si (struct sx_board *board)
         if ( IS_SI1_BOARD(board)) {
                 /* This should be an SI1 board, which has this
                    location writable... */
-                if (read_sx_byte (board, SI2_ISA_ID_BASE) != 0x10)
+                if (read_sx_byte (board, SI2_ISA_ID_BASE) != 0x10) {
                         func_exit();
                         return 0; 
+                }
         } else {
                 /* This should be an SI2 board, which has the bottom
                    3 bits non-writable... */
-                if (read_sx_byte (board, SI2_ISA_ID_BASE) == 0x10)
+                if (read_sx_byte (board, SI2_ISA_ID_BASE) == 0x10) {
                         func_exit ();
                         return 0; 
+                }
         }
 
         printheader ();
diff --git a/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c b/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c
index a85a60a93deb..b046390cd256 100644
--- a/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ struct slgt_info {
         int tx_active;
 
         unsigned char signals;    /* serial signal states */
-        unsigned int init_error;  /* initialization error */
+        int init_error;  /* initialization error */
 
         unsigned char *tx_buf;
         int tx_count;
diff --git a/drivers/char/tb0219.c b/drivers/char/tb0219.c
index ac2a297ce37c..a80c83210872 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tb0219.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tb0219.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ static void tb0219_pci_irq_init(void)
         vr41xx_set_irq_level(TB0219_PCI_SLOT3_PIN, IRQ_LEVEL_LOW);
 }
 
-static int tb0219_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
+static int __devinit tb0219_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 {
         int retval;
 
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ static int tb0219_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
         return 0;
 }
 
-static int tb0219_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
+static int __devexit tb0219_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 {
         _machine_restart = old_machine_restart;
 
@@ -335,19 +335,26 @@ static struct platform_device *tb0219_platform_device;
 
 static struct platform_driver tb0219_device_driver = {
         .probe          = tb0219_probe,
-        .remove         = tb0219_remove,
+        .remove         = __devexit_p(tb0219_remove),
         .driver         = {
                 .name   = "TB0219",
+                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
         },
 };
 
-static int __devinit tanbac_tb0219_init(void)
+static int __init tanbac_tb0219_init(void)
 {
         int retval;
 
-        tb0219_platform_device = platform_device_register_simple("TB0219", -1, NULL, 0);
-        if (IS_ERR(tb0219_platform_device))
-                return PTR_ERR(tb0219_platform_device);
+        tb0219_platform_device = platform_device_alloc("TB0219", -1);
+        if (!tb0219_platform_device)
+                return -ENOMEM;
+
+        retval = platform_device_add(tb0219_platform_device);
+        if (retval < 0) {
+                platform_device_put(tb0219_platform_device);
+                return retval;
+        }
 
         retval = platform_driver_register(&tb0219_device_driver);
         if (retval < 0)
@@ -356,10 +363,9 @@ static int __devinit tanbac_tb0219_init(void)
         return retval;
 }
 
-static void __devexit tanbac_tb0219_exit(void)
+static void __exit tanbac_tb0219_exit(void)
 {
         platform_driver_unregister(&tb0219_device_driver);
-
         platform_device_unregister(tb0219_platform_device);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_io.c b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
index e9bba94fc898..53d3d066554e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ static struct tty_buffer *tty_buffer_find(struct tty_struct *tty, size_t size)
                         t->commit = 0;
                         t->read = 0;
                         /* DEBUG ONLY */
-                        memset(t->data, '*', size);
+/*                      memset(t->data, '*', size); */
 /*                      printk("Flip recycle %p\n", t); */
                         return t;
                 }
diff --git a/drivers/char/vr41xx_giu.c b/drivers/char/vr41xx_giu.c
index 2267c7b81799..05e6e814d86f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vr41xx_giu.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vr41xx_giu.c
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ static struct file_operations gpio_fops = {
         .release        = gpio_release,
 };
 
-static int giu_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
+static int __devinit giu_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 {
         unsigned long start, size, flags = 0;
         unsigned int nr_pins = 0;
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ static int giu_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
         return cascade_irq(GIUINT_IRQ, giu_get_irq);
 }
 
-static int giu_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
+static int __devexit giu_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 {
         iounmap(giu_base);
 
@@ -712,9 +712,10 @@ static struct platform_device *giu_platform_device;
 
 static struct platform_driver giu_device_driver = {
         .probe          = giu_probe,
-        .remove         = giu_remove,
+        .remove         = __devexit_p(giu_remove),
         .driver         = {
                 .name   = "GIU",
+                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
         },
 };
 
@@ -722,9 +723,15 @@ static int __init vr41xx_giu_init(void)
 {
         int retval;
 
-        giu_platform_device = platform_device_register_simple("GIU", -1, NULL, 0);
-        if (IS_ERR(giu_platform_device))
-                return PTR_ERR(giu_platform_device);
+        giu_platform_device = platform_device_alloc("GIU", -1);
+        if (!giu_platform_device)
+                return -ENOMEM;
+
+        retval = platform_device_add(giu_platform_device);
+        if (retval < 0) {
+                platform_device_put(giu_platform_device);
+                return retval;
+        }
 
         retval = platform_driver_register(&giu_device_driver);
         if (retval < 0)
diff --git a/drivers/char/vr41xx_rtc.c b/drivers/char/vr41xx_rtc.c
index bc1b4a15212c..b109d9a502d6 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vr41xx_rtc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vr41xx_rtc.c
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ static struct miscdevice rtc_miscdevice = {
         .fops   = &rtc_fops,
 };
 
-static int rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static int __devinit rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
         unsigned int irq;
         int retval;
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ static int rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
         return 0;
 }
 
-static int rtc_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
+static int __devexit rtc_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 {
         int retval;
 
@@ -653,13 +653,14 @@ static struct platform_device *rtc_platform_device;
 
 static struct platform_driver rtc_device_driver = {
         .probe          = rtc_probe,
-        .remove         = rtc_remove,
+        .remove         = __devexit_p(rtc_remove),
         .driver         = {
                 .name   = rtc_name,
+                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
         },
 };
 
-static int __devinit vr41xx_rtc_init(void)
+static int __init vr41xx_rtc_init(void)
 {
         int retval;
 
@@ -684,10 +685,20 @@ static int __devinit vr41xx_rtc_init(void)
                 break;
         }
 
-        rtc_platform_device = platform_device_register_simple("RTC", -1,
-                              rtc_resource, ARRAY_SIZE(rtc_resource));
-        if (IS_ERR(rtc_platform_device))
-                return PTR_ERR(rtc_platform_device);
+        rtc_platform_device = platform_device_alloc("RTC", -1);
+        if (!rtc_platform_device)
+                return -ENOMEM;
+
+        retval = platform_device_add_resources(rtc_platform_device,
+                                rtc_resource, ARRAY_SIZE(rtc_resource));
+
+        if (retval == 0)
+                retval = platform_device_add(rtc_platform_device);
+
+        if (retval < 0) {
+                platform_device_put(rtc_platform_device);
+                return retval;
+        }
 
         retval = platform_driver_register(&rtc_device_driver);
         if (retval < 0)
@@ -696,10 +707,9 @@ static int __devinit vr41xx_rtc_init(void)
         return retval;
 }
 
-static void __devexit vr41xx_rtc_exit(void)
+static void __exit vr41xx_rtc_exit(void)
 {
         platform_driver_unregister(&rtc_device_driver);
-
         platform_device_unregister(rtc_platform_device);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/mpcore_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/mpcore_wdt.c
index b4d843489881..2c2c51773200 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/mpcore_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/mpcore_wdt.c
@@ -338,6 +338,10 @@ static int __devinit mpcore_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 
         wdt->dev = &dev->dev;
         wdt->irq = platform_get_irq(dev, 0);
+        if (wdt->irq < 0) {
+                ret = -ENXIO;
+                goto err_free;
+        }
         wdt->base = ioremap(res->start, res->end - res->start + 1);
         if (!wdt->base) {
                 ret = -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/mv64x60_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/mv64x60_wdt.c
index 00d9ef04a369..f1b9cf89f153 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/mv64x60_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/mv64x60_wdt.c
@@ -228,15 +228,25 @@ static int __init mv64x60_wdt_init(void)
 
         printk(KERN_INFO "MV64x60 watchdog driver\n");
 
-        mv64x60_wdt_dev = platform_device_register_simple(MV64x60_WDT_NAME,
-                                                          -1, NULL, 0);
-        if (IS_ERR(mv64x60_wdt_dev)) {
-                ret = PTR_ERR(mv64x60_wdt_dev);
+        mv64x60_wdt_dev = platform_device_alloc(MV64x60_WDT_NAME, -1);
+        if (!mv64x60_wdt_dev) {
+                ret = -ENOMEM;
+                goto out;
+        }
+
+        ret = platform_device_add(mv64x60_wdt_dev);
+        if (ret) {
+                platform_device_put(mv64x60_wdt_dev);
                 goto out;
         }
 
         ret = platform_driver_register(&mv64x60_wdt_driver);
-      out:
+        if (ret) {
+                platform_device_unregister(mv64x60_wdt_dev);
+                goto out;
+        }
+
+ out:
         return ret;
 }