Merge branch 'params' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rusty/linux-2.6-for-linus

* 'params' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rusty/linux-2.6-for-linus: (22 commits)
  param: don't deref arg in __same_type() checks
  param: update drivers/acpi/debug.c to new scheme
  param: use module_param in drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
  ide: use module_param_named rather than module_param_call
  param: update drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c to new scheme
  param: lock if_sdio's lbs_helper_name and lbs_fw_name against sysfs changes.
  param: lock myri10ge_fw_name against sysfs changes.
  param: simple locking for sysfs-writable charp parameters
  param: remove unnecessary writable charp
  param: add kerneldoc to moduleparam.h
  param: locking for kernel parameters
  param: make param sections const.
  param: use free hook for charp (fix leak of charp parameters)
  param: add a free hook to kernel_param_ops.
  param: silence .init.text references from param ops
  Add param ops struct for hvc_iucv driver.
  nfs: update for module_param_named API change
  AppArmor: update for module_param_named API change
  param: use ops in struct kernel_param, rather than get and set fns directly
  param: move the EXPORT_SYMBOL to after the definitions.
  ...

19 files changed, 195 insertions, 78 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/debug.c b/drivers/acpi/debug.c
index 146135e7a6a1..295dbfa2db9c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/debug.c
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ static const struct acpi_dlevel acpi_debug_levels[] = {
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               FS Interface (/sys)
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-static int param_get_debug_layer(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp) {
+static int param_get_debug_layer(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
+{
         int result = 0;
         int i;
 
@@ -118,7 +119,8 @@ static int param_get_debug_layer(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp) {
         return result;
 }
 
-static int param_get_debug_level(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp) {
+static int param_get_debug_level(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
+{
         int result = 0;
         int i;
 
@@ -137,8 +139,18 @@ static int param_get_debug_level(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp) {
         return result;
 }
 
-module_param_call(debug_layer, param_set_uint, param_get_debug_layer, &acpi_dbg_layer, 0644);
-module_param_call(debug_level, param_set_uint, param_get_debug_level, &acpi_dbg_level, 0644);
+static struct kernel_param_ops acpi_debug_layer_ops = {
+        .set = param_set_uint,
+        .get = param_get_debug_layer,
+};
+
+static struct kernel_param_ops acpi_debug_level_ops = {
+        .set = param_set_uint,
+        .get = param_get_debug_level,
+};
+
+module_param_cb(debug_layer, &acpi_debug_layer_ops, &acpi_dbg_layer, 0644);
+module_param_cb(debug_level, &acpi_debug_level_ops, &acpi_dbg_level, 0644);
 
 static char trace_method_name[6];
 module_param_string(trace_method_name, trace_method_name, 6, 0644);
@@ -147,7 +159,7 @@ module_param(trace_debug_layer, uint, 0644);
 static unsigned int trace_debug_level;
 module_param(trace_debug_level, uint, 0644);
 
-static int param_set_trace_state(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int param_set_trace_state(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
         int result = 0;
 
@@ -181,7 +193,7 @@ exit:
         return result;
 }
 
-static int param_get_trace_state(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int param_get_trace_state(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
         if (!acpi_gbl_trace_method_name)
                 return sprintf(buffer, "disable");
@@ -194,8 +206,12 @@ static int param_get_trace_state(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
         return 0;
 }
 
-module_param_call(trace_state, param_set_trace_state, param_get_trace_state,
-                  NULL, 0644);
+static struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_trace_state = {
+        .set = param_set_trace_state,
+        .get = param_get_trace_state,
+};
+
+module_param_cb(trace_state, &param_ops_trace_state, NULL, 0644);
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 DebugFS Interface
diff --git a/drivers/char/hvc_iucv.c b/drivers/char/hvc_iucv.c
index 5a80ad68ef22..7b01bc609de3 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hvc_iucv.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hvc_iucv.c
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ out_err:
  * Note: If it is called early in the boot process, @val is stored and
  *       parsed later in hvc_iucv_init().
  */
-static int param_set_vmidfilter(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int param_set_vmidfilter(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
         int rc;
 
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ static int param_set_vmidfilter(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
  * The function stores the filter as a comma-separated list of z/VM user IDs
  * in @buffer. Typically, sysfs routines call this function for attr show.
  */
-static int param_get_vmidfilter(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int param_get_vmidfilter(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
         int rc;
         size_t index, len;
@@ -1203,6 +1203,11 @@ static int param_get_vmidfilter(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
 
 #define param_check_vmidfilter(name, p) __param_check(name, p, void)
 
+static struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_vmidfilter = {
+        .set = param_set_vmidfilter,
+        .get = param_get_vmidfilter,
+};
+
 /**
  * hvc_iucv_init() - z/VM IUCV HVC device driver initialization
  */
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c
index 82bcdb262a3a..654d566ca57c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static void ipmi_unregister_watchdog(int ipmi_intf);
  */
 static int start_now;
 
-static int set_param_int(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int set_param_timeout(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
         char *endp;
         int  l;
@@ -215,10 +215,11 @@ static int set_param_int(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
         return rv;
 }
 
-static int get_param_int(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
-{
-        return sprintf(buffer, "%i", *((int *)kp->arg));
-}
+static struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_timeout = {
+        .set = set_param_timeout,
+        .get = param_get_int,
+};
+#define param_check_timeout param_check_int
 
 typedef int (*action_fn)(const char *intval, char *outval);
 
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ static int preaction_op(const char *inval, char *outval);
 static int preop_op(const char *inval, char *outval);
 static void check_parms(void);
 
-static int set_param_str(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int set_param_str(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
         action_fn  fn = (action_fn) kp->arg;
         int        rv = 0;
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@ static int set_param_str(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
         return rv;
 }
 
-static int get_param_str(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int get_param_str(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
         action_fn fn = (action_fn) kp->arg;
         int       rv;
@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ static int get_param_str(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
 }
 
 
-static int set_param_wdog_ifnum(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int set_param_wdog_ifnum(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
         int rv = param_set_int(val, kp);
         if (rv)
@@ -276,27 +277,38 @@ static int set_param_wdog_ifnum(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
         return 0;
 }
 
-module_param_call(ifnum_to_use, set_param_wdog_ifnum, get_param_int,
-                  &ifnum_to_use, 0644);
+static struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_wdog_ifnum = {
+        .set = set_param_wdog_ifnum,
+        .get = param_get_int,
+};
+
+#define param_check_wdog_ifnum param_check_int
+
+static struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_str = {
+        .set = set_param_str,
+        .get = get_param_str,
+};
+
+module_param(ifnum_to_use, wdog_ifnum, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ifnum_to_use, "The interface number to use for the watchdog "
                  "timer.  Setting to -1 defaults to the first registered "
                  "interface");
 
-module_param_call(timeout, set_param_int, get_param_int, &timeout, 0644);
+module_param(timeout, timeout, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "Timeout value in seconds.");
 
-module_param_call(pretimeout, set_param_int, get_param_int, &pretimeout, 0644);
+module_param(pretimeout, timeout, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(pretimeout, "Pretimeout value in seconds.");
 
-module_param_call(action, set_param_str, get_param_str, action_op, 0644);
+module_param_cb(action, &param_ops_str, action_op, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(action, "Timeout action. One of: "
                  "reset, none, power_cycle, power_off.");
 
-module_param_call(preaction, set_param_str, get_param_str, preaction_op, 0644);
+module_param_cb(preaction, &param_ops_str, preaction_op, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(preaction, "Pretimeout action.  One of: "
                  "pre_none, pre_smi, pre_nmi, pre_int.");
 
-module_param_call(preop, set_param_str, get_param_str, preop_op, 0644);
+module_param_cb(preop, &param_ops_str, preop_op, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(preop, "Pretimeout driver operation.  One of: "
                  "preop_none, preop_panic, preop_give_data.");
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide.c b/drivers/ide/ide.c
index 3cb9c4e056ff..fa896210ed7b 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_pci_clk);
 module_param_named(pci_clock, ide_pci_clk, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(pci_clock, "PCI bus clock frequency (in MHz)");
 
-static int ide_set_dev_param_mask(const char *s, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int ide_set_dev_param_mask(const char *s, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
         int a, b, i, j = 1;
         unsigned int *dev_param_mask = (unsigned int *)kp->arg;
@@ -200,34 +200,40 @@ static int ide_set_dev_param_mask(const char *s, struct kernel_param *kp)
         return 0;
 }
 
+static struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_ide_dev_mask = {
+        .set = ide_set_dev_param_mask
+};
+
+#define param_check_ide_dev_mask(name, p) param_check_uint(name, p)
+
 static unsigned int ide_nodma;
 
-module_param_call(nodma, ide_set_dev_param_mask, NULL, &ide_nodma, 0);
+module_param_named(nodma, ide_nodma, ide_dev_mask, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nodma, "disallow DMA for a device");
 
 static unsigned int ide_noflush;
 
-module_param_call(noflush, ide_set_dev_param_mask, NULL, &ide_noflush, 0);
+module_param_named(noflush, ide_noflush, ide_dev_mask, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(noflush, "disable flush requests for a device");
 
 static unsigned int ide_nohpa;
 
-module_param_call(nohpa, ide_set_dev_param_mask, NULL, &ide_nohpa, 0);
+module_param_named(nohpa, ide_nohpa, ide_dev_mask, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nohpa, "disable Host Protected Area for a device");
 
 static unsigned int ide_noprobe;
 
-module_param_call(noprobe, ide_set_dev_param_mask, NULL, &ide_noprobe, 0);
+module_param_named(noprobe, ide_noprobe, ide_dev_mask, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(noprobe, "skip probing for a device");
 
 static unsigned int ide_nowerr;
 
-module_param_call(nowerr, ide_set_dev_param_mask, NULL, &ide_nowerr, 0);
+module_param_named(nowerr, ide_nowerr, ide_dev_mask, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowerr, "ignore the ATA_DF bit for a device");
 
 static unsigned int ide_cdroms;
 
-module_param_call(cdrom, ide_set_dev_param_mask, NULL, &ide_cdroms, 0);
+module_param_named(cdrom, ide_cdroms, ide_dev_mask, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(cdrom, "force device as a CD-ROM");
 
 struct chs_geom {
diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/ati_remote2.c b/drivers/input/misc/ati_remote2.c
index e148749b5851..23257652b8e8 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/ati_remote2.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/ati_remote2.c
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ enum {
 };
 
 static int ati_remote2_set_mask(const char *val,
-                                struct kernel_param *kp, unsigned int max)
+                                const struct kernel_param *kp,
+                                unsigned int max)
 {
         unsigned long mask;
         int ret;
@@ -59,28 +60,31 @@ static int ati_remote2_set_mask(const char *val,
 }
 
 static int ati_remote2_set_channel_mask(const char *val,
-                                        struct kernel_param *kp)
+                                        const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
         pr_debug("%s()\n", __func__);
 
         return ati_remote2_set_mask(val, kp, ATI_REMOTE2_MAX_CHANNEL_MASK);
 }
 
-static int ati_remote2_get_channel_mask(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int ati_remote2_get_channel_mask(char *buffer,
+                                        const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
         pr_debug("%s()\n", __func__);
 
         return sprintf(buffer, "0x%04x", *(unsigned int *)kp->arg);
 }
 
-static int ati_remote2_set_mode_mask(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int ati_remote2_set_mode_mask(const char *val,
+                                     const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
         pr_debug("%s()\n", __func__);
 
         return ati_remote2_set_mask(val, kp, ATI_REMOTE2_MAX_MODE_MASK);
 }
 
-static int ati_remote2_get_mode_mask(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int ati_remote2_get_mode_mask(char *buffer,
+                                     const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
         pr_debug("%s()\n", __func__);
 
@@ -89,15 +93,19 @@ static int ati_remote2_get_mode_mask(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
 
 static unsigned int channel_mask = ATI_REMOTE2_MAX_CHANNEL_MASK;
 #define param_check_channel_mask(name, p) __param_check(name, p, unsigned int)
-#define param_set_channel_mask ati_remote2_set_channel_mask
-#define param_get_channel_mask ati_remote2_get_channel_mask
+static struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_channel_mask = {
+        .set = ati_remote2_set_channel_mask,
+        .get = ati_remote2_get_channel_mask,
+};
 module_param(channel_mask, channel_mask, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(channel_mask, "Bitmask of channels to accept <15:Channel16>...<1:Channel2><0:Channel1>");
 
 static unsigned int mode_mask = ATI_REMOTE2_MAX_MODE_MASK;
 #define param_check_mode_mask(name, p) __param_check(name, p, unsigned int)
-#define param_set_mode_mask ati_remote2_set_mode_mask
-#define param_get_mode_mask ati_remote2_get_mode_mask
+static struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_mode_mask = {
+        .set = ati_remote2_set_mode_mask,
+        .get = ati_remote2_get_mode_mask,
+};
 module_param(mode_mask, mode_mask, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(mode_mask, "Bitmask of modes to accept <4:PC><3:AUX4><2:AUX3><1:AUX2><0:AUX1>");
 
diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c b/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c
index 979c50215282..73a7af2542a8 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c
@@ -39,11 +39,13 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION(DRIVER_DESC);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
 static unsigned int psmouse_max_proto = PSMOUSE_AUTO;
-static int psmouse_set_maxproto(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp);
-static int psmouse_get_maxproto(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp);
+static int psmouse_set_maxproto(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *);
+static int psmouse_get_maxproto(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp);
+static struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_proto_abbrev = {
+        .set = psmouse_set_maxproto,
+        .get = psmouse_get_maxproto,
+};
 #define param_check_proto_abbrev(name, p)       __param_check(name, p, unsigned int)
-#define param_set_proto_abbrev                  psmouse_set_maxproto
-#define param_get_proto_abbrev                  psmouse_get_maxproto
 module_param_named(proto, psmouse_max_proto, proto_abbrev, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(proto, "Highest protocol extension to probe (bare, imps, exps, any). Useful for KVM switches.");
 
@@ -1679,7 +1681,7 @@ static ssize_t psmouse_attr_set_resolution(struct psmouse *psmouse, void *data,
 }
 
 
-static int psmouse_set_maxproto(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int psmouse_set_maxproto(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
         const struct psmouse_protocol *proto;
 
@@ -1696,7 +1698,7 @@ static int psmouse_set_maxproto(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
         return 0;
 }
 
-static int psmouse_get_maxproto(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int psmouse_get_maxproto(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
         int type = *((unsigned int *)kp->arg);
 
diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c b/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
index c54674c482c7..b8f1719d7c02 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
@@ -110,8 +110,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(mpt_debug_level, " debug level - refer to mptdebug.h \
 
 int mpt_fwfault_debug;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mpt_fwfault_debug);
-module_param_call(mpt_fwfault_debug, param_set_int, param_get_int,
-          &mpt_fwfault_debug, 0600);
+module_param(mpt_fwfault_debug, int, 0600);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(mpt_fwfault_debug, "Enable detection of Firmware fault"
         " and halt Firmware on fault - (default=0)");
 
diff --git a/drivers/misc/lkdtm.c b/drivers/misc/lkdtm.c
index 5bfb2a2041b8..ef34de7a8026 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/lkdtm.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/lkdtm.c
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ static int count = DEFAULT_COUNT;
 module_param(recur_count, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(recur_count, " Recursion level for the stack overflow test, "\
                                  "default is 10");
-module_param(cpoint_name, charp, 0644);
+module_param(cpoint_name, charp, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(cpoint_name, " Crash Point, where kernel is to be crashed");
-module_param(cpoint_type, charp, 0644);
+module_param(cpoint_type, charp, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(cpoint_type, " Crash Point Type, action to be taken on "\
                                 "hitting the crash point");
 module_param(cpoint_count, int, 0644);
diff --git a/drivers/net/myri10ge/myri10ge.c b/drivers/net/myri10ge/myri10ge.c
index d771d1650d60..fb2c0927d3cc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/myri10ge/myri10ge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/myri10ge/myri10ge.c
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ struct myri10ge_priv {
         int watchdog_resets;
         int watchdog_pause;
         int pause;
+        bool fw_name_allocated;
         char *fw_name;
         char eeprom_strings[MYRI10GE_EEPROM_STRINGS_SIZE];
         char *product_code_string;
@@ -271,6 +272,7 @@ MODULE_FIRMWARE("myri10ge_eth_z8e.dat");
 MODULE_FIRMWARE("myri10ge_rss_ethp_z8e.dat");
 MODULE_FIRMWARE("myri10ge_rss_eth_z8e.dat");
 
+/* Careful: must be accessed under kparam_block_sysfs_write */
 static char *myri10ge_fw_name = NULL;
 module_param(myri10ge_fw_name, charp, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(myri10ge_fw_name, "Firmware image name");
@@ -376,6 +378,14 @@ static inline void put_be32(__be32 val, __be32 __iomem * p)
 
 static struct net_device_stats *myri10ge_get_stats(struct net_device *dev);
 
+static void set_fw_name(struct myri10ge_priv *mgp, char *name, bool allocated)
+{
+        if (mgp->fw_name_allocated)
+                kfree(mgp->fw_name);
+        mgp->fw_name = name;
+        mgp->fw_name_allocated = allocated;
+}
+
 static int
 myri10ge_send_cmd(struct myri10ge_priv *mgp, u32 cmd,
                   struct myri10ge_cmd *data, int atomic)
@@ -747,7 +757,7 @@ static int myri10ge_load_firmware(struct myri10ge_priv *mgp, int adopt)
                         dev_warn(&mgp->pdev->dev, "via hotplug\n");
                 }
 
-                mgp->fw_name = "adopted";
+                set_fw_name(mgp, "adopted", false);
                 mgp->tx_boundary = 2048;
                 myri10ge_dummy_rdma(mgp, 1);
                 status = myri10ge_get_firmware_capabilities(mgp);
@@ -3233,7 +3243,7 @@ static void myri10ge_firmware_probe(struct myri10ge_priv *mgp)
          * load the optimized firmware (which assumes aligned PCIe
          * completions) in order to see if it works on this host.
          */
-        mgp->fw_name = myri10ge_fw_aligned;
+        set_fw_name(mgp, myri10ge_fw_aligned, false);
         status = myri10ge_load_firmware(mgp, 1);
         if (status != 0) {
                 goto abort;
@@ -3261,7 +3271,7 @@ static void myri10ge_firmware_probe(struct myri10ge_priv *mgp)
 abort:
         /* fall back to using the unaligned firmware */
         mgp->tx_boundary = 2048;
-        mgp->fw_name = myri10ge_fw_unaligned;
+        set_fw_name(mgp, myri10ge_fw_unaligned, false);
 
 }
 
@@ -3284,7 +3294,7 @@ static void myri10ge_select_firmware(struct myri10ge_priv *mgp)
                         dev_info(&mgp->pdev->dev, "PCIE x%d Link\n",
                                  link_width);
                         mgp->tx_boundary = 4096;
-                        mgp->fw_name = myri10ge_fw_aligned;
+                        set_fw_name(mgp, myri10ge_fw_aligned, false);
                 } else {
                         myri10ge_firmware_probe(mgp);
                 }
@@ -3293,22 +3303,29 @@ static void myri10ge_select_firmware(struct myri10ge_priv *mgp)
                         dev_info(&mgp->pdev->dev,
                                  "Assuming aligned completions (forced)\n");
                         mgp->tx_boundary = 4096;
-                        mgp->fw_name = myri10ge_fw_aligned;
+                        set_fw_name(mgp, myri10ge_fw_aligned, false);
                 } else {
                         dev_info(&mgp->pdev->dev,
                                  "Assuming unaligned completions (forced)\n");
                         mgp->tx_boundary = 2048;
-                        mgp->fw_name = myri10ge_fw_unaligned;
+                        set_fw_name(mgp, myri10ge_fw_unaligned, false);
                 }
         }
+
+        kparam_block_sysfs_write(myri10ge_fw_name);
         if (myri10ge_fw_name != NULL) {
-                overridden = 1;
-                mgp->fw_name = myri10ge_fw_name;
+                char *fw_name = kstrdup(myri10ge_fw_name, GFP_KERNEL);
+                if (fw_name) {
+                        overridden = 1;
+                        set_fw_name(mgp, fw_name, true);
+                }
         }
+        kparam_unblock_sysfs_write(myri10ge_fw_name);
+
         if (mgp->board_number < MYRI10GE_MAX_BOARDS &&
             myri10ge_fw_names[mgp->board_number] != NULL &&
             strlen(myri10ge_fw_names[mgp->board_number])) {
-                mgp->fw_name = myri10ge_fw_names[mgp->board_number];
+                set_fw_name(mgp, myri10ge_fw_names[mgp->board_number], false);
                 overridden = 1;
         }
         if (overridden)
@@ -3660,6 +3677,7 @@ static void myri10ge_probe_slices(struct myri10ge_priv *mgp)
         struct myri10ge_cmd cmd;
         struct pci_dev *pdev = mgp->pdev;
         char *old_fw;
+        bool old_allocated;
         int i, status, ncpus, msix_cap;
 
         mgp->num_slices = 1;
@@ -3672,17 +3690,23 @@ static void myri10ge_probe_slices(struct myri10ge_priv *mgp)
 
         /* try to load the slice aware rss firmware */
         old_fw = mgp->fw_name;
+        old_allocated = mgp->fw_name_allocated;
+        /* don't free old_fw if we override it. */
+        mgp->fw_name_allocated = false;
+
         if (myri10ge_fw_name != NULL) {
                 dev_info(&mgp->pdev->dev, "overriding rss firmware to %s\n",
                          myri10ge_fw_name);
-                mgp->fw_name = myri10ge_fw_name;
+                set_fw_name(mgp, myri10ge_fw_name, false);
         } else if (old_fw == myri10ge_fw_aligned)
-                mgp->fw_name = myri10ge_fw_rss_aligned;
+                set_fw_name(mgp, myri10ge_fw_rss_aligned, false);
         else
-                mgp->fw_name = myri10ge_fw_rss_unaligned;
+                set_fw_name(mgp, myri10ge_fw_rss_unaligned, false);
         status = myri10ge_load_firmware(mgp, 0);
         if (status != 0) {
                 dev_info(&pdev->dev, "Rss firmware not found\n");
+                if (old_allocated)
+                        kfree(old_fw);
                 return;
         }
 
@@ -3747,6 +3771,8 @@ static void myri10ge_probe_slices(struct myri10ge_priv *mgp)
                                          mgp->num_slices);
                 if (status == 0) {
                         pci_disable_msix(pdev);
+                        if (old_allocated)
+                                kfree(old_fw);
                         return;
                 }
                 if (status > 0)
@@ -3763,7 +3789,7 @@ disable_msix:
 
 abort_with_fw:
         mgp->num_slices = 1;
-        mgp->fw_name = old_fw;
+        set_fw_name(mgp, old_fw, old_allocated);
         myri10ge_load_firmware(mgp, 0);
 }
 
@@ -3993,6 +4019,7 @@ abort_with_enabled:
         pci_disable_device(pdev);
 
 abort_with_netdev:
+        set_fw_name(mgp, NULL, false);
         free_netdev(netdev);
         return status;
 }
@@ -4037,6 +4064,7 @@ static void myri10ge_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
         dma_free_coherent(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*mgp->cmd),
                           mgp->cmd, mgp->cmd_bus);
 
+        set_fw_name(mgp, NULL, false);
         free_netdev(netdev);
         pci_disable_device(pdev);
         pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_sdio.c
index 6e71346a7550..ba854c70ab94 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_sdio.c
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ struct if_sdio_card {
 
         const char              *helper;
         const char              *firmware;
+        bool                    helper_allocated;
+        bool                    firmware_allocated;
 
         u8                      buffer[65536];
 
@@ -984,16 +986,34 @@ static int if_sdio_probe(struct sdio_func *func,
         card->helper = if_sdio_models[i].helper;
         card->firmware = if_sdio_models[i].firmware;
 
+        kparam_block_sysfs_write(helper_name);
         if (lbs_helper_name) {
+                char *helper = kstrdup(lbs_helper_name, GFP_KERNEL);
+                if (!helper) {
+                        kparam_unblock_sysfs_write(helper_name);
+                        ret = -ENOMEM;
+                        goto free;
+                }
                 lbs_deb_sdio("overriding helper firmware: %s\n",
                         lbs_helper_name);
-                card->helper = lbs_helper_name;
+                card->helper = helper;
+                card->helper_allocated = true;
         }
+        kparam_unblock_sysfs_write(helper_name);
 
+        kparam_block_sysfs_write(fw_name);
         if (lbs_fw_name) {
+                char *fw_name = kstrdup(lbs_fw_name, GFP_KERNEL);
+                if (!fw_name) {
+                        kparam_unblock_sysfs_write(fw_name);
+                        ret = -ENOMEM;
+                        goto free;
+                }
                 lbs_deb_sdio("overriding firmware: %s\n", lbs_fw_name);
-                card->firmware = lbs_fw_name;
+                card->firmware = fw_name;
+                card->firmware_allocated = true;
         }
+        kparam_unblock_sysfs_write(fw_name);
 
         sdio_claim_host(func);
 
@@ -1127,6 +1147,10 @@ free:
                 kfree(packet);
         }
 
+        if (card->helper_allocated)
+                kfree(card->helper);
+        if (card->firmware_allocated)
+                kfree(card->firmware);
         kfree(card);
 
         goto out;
@@ -1177,6 +1201,10 @@ static void if_sdio_remove(struct sdio_func *func)
                 kfree(packet);
         }
 
+        if (card->helper_allocated)
+                kfree(card->helper);
+        if (card->firmware_allocated)
+                kfree(card->firmware);
         kfree(card);
 
         lbs_deb_leave(LBS_DEB_SDIO);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_usb.c
index 07ece9d26c63..3ff61063671a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_usb.c
@@ -289,10 +289,13 @@ static int if_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
         }
 
         /* Upload firmware */
+        kparam_block_sysfs_write(fw_name);
         if (__if_usb_prog_firmware(cardp, lbs_fw_name, BOOT_CMD_FW_BY_USB)) {
+                kparam_unblock_sysfs_write(fw_name);
                 lbs_deb_usbd(&udev->dev, "FW upload failed\n");
                 goto err_prog_firmware;
         }
+        kparam_unblock_sysfs_write(fw_name);
 
         if (!(priv = lbs_add_card(cardp, &udev->dev)))
                 goto err_prog_firmware;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas_tf/if_usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas_tf/if_usb.c
index b172f5d87a3b..41a4f214ade1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas_tf/if_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas_tf/if_usb.c
@@ -811,12 +811,15 @@ static int if_usb_prog_firmware(struct if_usb_card *cardp)
 
         lbtf_deb_enter(LBTF_DEB_USB);
 
+        kparam_block_sysfs_write(fw_name);
         ret = request_firmware(&cardp->fw, lbtf_fw_name, &cardp->udev->dev);
         if (ret < 0) {
                 pr_err("request_firmware() failed with %#x\n", ret);
                 pr_err("firmware %s not found\n", lbtf_fw_name);
+                kparam_unblock_sysfs_write(fw_name);
                 goto done;
         }
+        kparam_unblock_sysfs_write(fw_name);
 
         if (check_fwfile_format(cardp->fw->data, cardp->fw->size))
                 goto release_fw;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad.c b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad.c
index 915a29d6c7ad..ca04cc9d332f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad.c
@@ -788,6 +788,7 @@ bfad_drv_init(struct bfad_s *bfad)
         memset(&driver_info, 0, sizeof(driver_info));
         strncpy(driver_info.version, BFAD_DRIVER_VERSION,
                 sizeof(driver_info.version) - 1);
+        __kernel_param_lock();
         if (host_name)
                 strncpy(driver_info.host_machine_name, host_name,
                         sizeof(driver_info.host_machine_name) - 1);
@@ -797,6 +798,7 @@ bfad_drv_init(struct bfad_s *bfad)
         if (os_patch)
                 strncpy(driver_info.host_os_patch, os_patch,
                         sizeof(driver_info.host_os_patch) - 1);
+        __kernel_param_unlock();
 
         strncpy(driver_info.os_device_name, bfad->pci_name,
                 sizeof(driver_info.os_device_name - 1));
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_core.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_core.c
index 49ab9fa9ffa7..ed7457bc24ea 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_core.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static struct pci_device_id rtl8180_pci_id_tbl[] __devinitdata = {
 };
 
 
-static char *ifname = "wlan%d";
+static char ifname[IFNAMSIZ] = "wlan%d";
 static int hwseqnum = 0;
 static int hwwep = 0;
 static int channels = 0x3fff;
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Andrea Merello <andreamrl@tiscali.it>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Linux driver for Realtek RTL8180 / RTL8185 WiFi cards");
 
 
-module_param(ifname, charp, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
+module_param_string(ifname, ifname, sizeof(ifname), S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
 module_param(hwseqnum, int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
 module_param(hwwep, int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
 module_param(channels, int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
@@ -3609,7 +3609,7 @@ static int __devinit rtl8180_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
         if (dev_alloc_name(dev, ifname) < 0) {
                 DMESG("Oops: devname already taken! Trying wlan%%d...\n");
-                ifname = "wlan%d";
+                strcpy(ifname, "wlan%d");
                 dev_alloc_name(dev, ifname);
         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/r8192E_core.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/r8192E_core.c
index 4cd071adf84b..17a806f9ee77 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/r8192E_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/r8192E_core.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static const struct pci_device_id rtl8192_pci_id_tbl[] __devinitdata = {
         {}
 };
 
-static char* ifname = "wlan%d";
+static char ifname[IFNAMSIZ] = "wlan%d";
 static int hwwep = 1; //default use hw. set 0 to use software security
 static int channels = 0x3fff;
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, rtl8192_pci_id_tbl);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Linux driver for Realtek RTL819x WiFi cards");
 
 
-module_param(ifname, charp, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR );
+module_param_string(ifname, ifname, sizeof(ifname), S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
 //module_param(hwseqnum,int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
 module_param(hwwep,int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
 module_param(channels,int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
@@ -6446,7 +6446,7 @@ static int __devinit rtl8192_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
         if (dev_alloc_name(dev, ifname) < 0){
                 RT_TRACE(COMP_INIT, "Oops: devname already taken! Trying wlan%%d...\n");
-                ifname = "wlan%d";
+                strcpy(ifname, "wlan%d");
                 dev_alloc_name(dev, ifname);
         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192su/r8192U_core.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192su/r8192U_core.c
index 6970c97713d8..df5b52baf893 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192su/r8192U_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192su/r8192U_core.c
@@ -144,13 +144,13 @@ MODULE_VERSION("V 1.1");
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(usb, rtl8192_usb_id_tbl);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Linux driver for Realtek RTL8192 USB WiFi cards");
 
-static char* ifname = "wlan%d";
+static char ifname[IFNAMSIZ] = "wlan%d";
 static int hwwep = 1;  //default use hw. set 0 to use software security
 static int channels = 0x3fff;
 
 
 
-module_param(ifname, charp, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR );
+module_param_string(ifname, ifname, sizeof(ifname), S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
 //module_param(hwseqnum,int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
 module_param(hwwep,int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
 module_param(channels,int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
@@ -7406,7 +7406,7 @@ static int __devinit rtl8192_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 
         if (dev_alloc_name(dev, ifname) < 0){
                 RT_TRACE(COMP_INIT, "Oops: devname already taken! Trying wlan%%d...\n");
-                ifname = "wlan%d";
+                strcpy(ifname, "wlan%d");
                 dev_alloc_name(dev, ifname);
         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c b/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
index 5b3f555e01c9..ea071a5b6eee 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
@@ -1577,6 +1577,7 @@ static void cmvs_file_name(struct uea_softc *sc, char *const cmv_name, int ver)
         char file_arr[] = "CMVxy.bin";
         char *file;
 
+        kparam_block_sysfs_write(cmv_file);
         /* set proper name corresponding modem version and line type */
         if (cmv_file[sc->modem_index] == NULL) {
                 if (UEA_CHIP_VERSION(sc) == ADI930)
@@ -1595,6 +1596,7 @@ static void cmvs_file_name(struct uea_softc *sc, char *const cmv_name, int ver)
         strlcat(cmv_name, file, UEA_FW_NAME_MAX);
         if (ver == 2)
                 strlcat(cmv_name, ".v2", UEA_FW_NAME_MAX);
+        kparam_unblock_sysfs_write(cmv_file);
 }
 
 static int request_cmvs_old(struct uea_softc *sc,
diff --git a/drivers/video/uvesafb.c b/drivers/video/uvesafb.c
index 7b8839ebf3c4..52ec0959d462 100644
--- a/drivers/video/uvesafb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/uvesafb.c
@@ -1977,8 +1977,7 @@ static void __devexit uvesafb_exit(void)
 
 module_exit(uvesafb_exit);
 
-#define param_get_scroll NULL
-static int param_set_scroll(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int param_set_scroll(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
         ypan = 0;
 
@@ -1993,7 +1992,9 @@ static int param_set_scroll(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 
         return 0;
 }
-
+static struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_scroll = {
+        .set = param_set_scroll,
+};
 #define param_check_scroll(name, p) __param_check(name, p, void)
 
 module_param_named(scroll, ypan, scroll, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/video/vt8623fb.c b/drivers/video/vt8623fb.c
index d31dc96f838a..85d76ec4c63e 100644
--- a/drivers/video/vt8623fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/vt8623fb.c
@@ -726,7 +726,9 @@ static int __devinit vt8623_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_devi
 
         /* Prepare startup mode */
 
+        kparam_block_sysfs_write(mode_option);
         rc = fb_find_mode(&(info->var), info, mode_option, NULL, 0, NULL, 8);
+        kparam_unblock_sysfs_write(mode_option);
         if (! ((rc == 1) || (rc == 2))) {
                 rc = -EINVAL;
                 dev_err(info->device, "mode %s not found\n", mode_option);