67 files changed, 252 insertions, 229 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/Locking b/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
index bbcc15651a21..2db4283efa8d 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
@@ -374,8 +374,6 @@ prototypes:
         ssize_t (*aio_write) (struct kiocb *, const struct iovec *, unsigned long, loff_t);
         int (*readdir) (struct file *, void *, filldir_t);
         unsigned int (*poll) (struct file *, struct poll_table_struct *);
-        int (*ioctl) (struct inode *, struct file *, unsigned int,
-                        unsigned long);
         long (*unlocked_ioctl) (struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
         long (*compat_ioctl) (struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
         int (*mmap) (struct file *, struct vm_area_struct *);
@@ -409,8 +407,7 @@ write:			no
 aio_write:              no
 readdir:                no
 poll:                   no
-ioctl:                  yes     (see below)
-unlocked_ioctl:         no      (see below)
+unlocked_ioctl:         no
 compat_ioctl:           no
 mmap:                   no
 open:                   no
@@ -453,9 +450,6 @@ move ->readdir() to inode_operations and use a separate method for directory
 anything that resembles union-mount we won't have a struct file for all
 components. And there are other reasons why the current interface is a mess...
 
-->ioctl() on regular files is superceded by the ->unlocked_ioctl() that
-doesn't take the BKL.
-
 ->read on directories probably must go away - we should just enforce -EISDIR
 in sys_read() and friends.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt
index 94677e7dcb13..ed7e5efc06d8 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt
@@ -727,7 +727,6 @@ struct file_operations {
         ssize_t (*aio_write) (struct kiocb *, const struct iovec *, unsigned long, loff_t);
         int (*readdir) (struct file *, void *, filldir_t);
         unsigned int (*poll) (struct file *, struct poll_table_struct *);
-        int (*ioctl) (struct inode *, struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
         long (*unlocked_ioctl) (struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
         long (*compat_ioctl) (struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
         int (*mmap) (struct file *, struct vm_area_struct *);
@@ -768,10 +767,7 @@ otherwise noted.
         activity on this file and (optionally) go to sleep until there
         is activity. Called by the select(2) and poll(2) system calls
 
-  ioctl: called by the ioctl(2) system call
-
-  unlocked_ioctl: called by the ioctl(2) system call. Filesystems that do not
-        require the BKL should use this method instead of the ioctl() above.
+  unlocked_ioctl: called by the ioctl(2) system call.
 
   compat_ioctl: called by the ioctl(2) system call when 32 bit system calls
          are used on 64 bit kernels.
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7431c283f15b..788111d21559 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ SUBARCH := $(shell uname -m | sed -e s/i.86/i386/ -e s/sun4u/sparc64/ \
 # Note: Some architectures assign CROSS_COMPILE in their arch/*/Makefile
 export KBUILD_BUILDHOST := $(SUBARCH)
 ARCH            ?= $(SUBARCH)
-CROSS_COMPILE   ?=
 CROSS_COMPILE   ?= $(CONFIG_CROSS_COMPILE:"%"=%)
 
 # Architecture as present in compile.h
diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
index 88131c6e42e3..fb58150a7e8f 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ do_osf_statfs(struct path *path, struct osf_statfs __user *buffer,
         return error;   
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE3(osf_statfs, char __user *, pathname,
+SYSCALL_DEFINE3(osf_statfs, const char __user *, pathname,
                 struct osf_statfs __user *, buffer, unsigned long, bufsiz)
 {
         struct path path;
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ osf_procfs_mount(char *dirname, struct procfs_args __user *args, int flags)
         return do_mount("", dirname, "proc", flags, NULL);
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE4(osf_mount, unsigned long, typenr, char __user *, path,
+SYSCALL_DEFINE4(osf_mount, unsigned long, typenr, const char __user *, path,
                 int, flag, void __user *, data)
 {
         int retval;
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(osf_setitimer, int, which, struct itimerval32 __user *, in,
 
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE2(osf_utimes, char __user *, filename,
+SYSCALL_DEFINE2(osf_utimes, const char __user *, filename,
                 struct timeval32 __user *, tvs)
 {
         struct timespec tv[2];
diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c
index 395a464353b8..88e608aebc8c 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dump_elf_task_fp);
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
 asmlinkage int
-do_sys_execve(char __user *ufilename, char __user * __user *argv,
+do_sys_execve(const char __user *ufilename, char __user * __user *argv,
               char __user * __user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
         int error;
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/sys_arm.c b/arch/arm/kernel/sys_arm.c
index c23501842b98..5b7c541a4c63 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/sys_arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/sys_arm.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ asmlinkage int sys_vfork(struct pt_regs *regs)
 /* sys_execve() executes a new program.
  * This is called indirectly via a small wrapper
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(char __user *filenamei, char __user * __user *argv,
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *filenamei, char __user * __user *argv,
                           char __user * __user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
         int error;
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
         int ret;
 
         memset(&regs, 0, sizeof(struct pt_regs));
-        ret = do_execve((char *)filename, (char __user * __user *)argv,
+        ret = do_execve(filename, (char __user * __user *)argv,
                         (char __user * __user *)envp, &regs);
         if (ret < 0)
                 goto out;
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/sys_oabi-compat.c b/arch/arm/kernel/sys_oabi-compat.c
index 33ff678e32f2..4ad8da15ef2b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/sys_oabi-compat.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/sys_oabi-compat.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ static long cp_oldabi_stat64(struct kstat *stat,
         return copy_to_user(statbuf,&tmp,sizeof(tmp)) ? -EFAULT : 0;
 }
 
-asmlinkage long sys_oabi_stat64(char __user * filename,
+asmlinkage long sys_oabi_stat64(const char __user * filename,
                                 struct oldabi_stat64 __user * statbuf)
 {
         struct kstat stat;
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_oabi_stat64(char __user * filename,
         return error;
 }
 
-asmlinkage long sys_oabi_lstat64(char __user * filename,
+asmlinkage long sys_oabi_lstat64(const char __user * filename,
                                  struct oldabi_stat64 __user * statbuf)
 {
         struct kstat stat;
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_oabi_fstat64(unsigned long fd,
 }
 
 asmlinkage long sys_oabi_fstatat64(int dfd,
-                                   char __user *filename,
+                                   const char __user *filename,
                                    struct oldabi_stat64  __user *statbuf,
                                    int flag)
 {
diff --git a/arch/avr32/include/asm/syscalls.h b/arch/avr32/include/asm/syscalls.h
index 66a197266637..ab608b70b24d 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/include/asm/syscalls.h
+++ b/arch/avr32/include/asm/syscalls.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ asmlinkage int sys_clone(unsigned long, unsigned long,
                          unsigned long, unsigned long,
                          struct pt_regs *);
 asmlinkage int sys_vfork(struct pt_regs *);
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(char __user *, char __user *__user *,
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *, char __user *__user *,
                           char __user *__user *, struct pt_regs *);
 
 /* kernel/signal.c */
diff --git a/arch/avr32/kernel/process.c b/arch/avr32/kernel/process.c
index 2d76515745a4..e5daddff397d 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/kernel/process.c
@@ -383,7 +383,8 @@ asmlinkage int sys_vfork(struct pt_regs *regs)
                        0, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(char __user *ufilename, char __user *__user *uargv,
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *ufilename,
+                          char __user *__user *uargv,
                           char __user *__user *uenvp, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
         int error;
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
index 93ec07da2e51..a566f61c002a 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags,
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv, char __user * __user *envp)
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv, char __user * __user *envp)
 {
         int error;
         char *filename;
diff --git a/arch/frv/kernel/process.c b/arch/frv/kernel/process.c
index 21d0fd19276d..428931cf2f0c 100644
--- a/arch/frv/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/frv/kernel/process.c
@@ -250,7 +250,8 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags,
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv, char __user * __user *envp)
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv,
+                          char __user * __user *envp)
 {
         int error;
         char * filename;
diff --git a/arch/h8300/kernel/process.c b/arch/h8300/kernel/process.c
index 8c8b0ffa6ad7..8b7b78d77d5c 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/h8300/kernel/process.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags,
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(char *name, char **argv, char **envp,int dummy,...)
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char *name, char **argv, char **envp,int dummy,...)
 {
         int error;
         char * filename;
diff --git a/arch/ia64/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/ia64/include/asm/unistd.h
index bb8b0fff32b3..46f36fc5125f 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/include/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/include/asm/unistd.h
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ asmlinkage unsigned long sys_mmap2(
                                 int fd, long pgoff);
 struct pt_regs;
 struct sigaction;
-long sys_execve(char __user *filename, char __user * __user *argv,
+long sys_execve(const char __user *filename, char __user * __user *argv,
                            char __user * __user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs);
 asmlinkage long sys_ia64_pipe(void);
 asmlinkage long sys_rt_sigaction(int sig,
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
index 53f1648c8b81..a879c03b7f1c 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ dump_fpu (struct pt_regs *pt, elf_fpregset_t dst)
 }
 
 long
-sys_execve (char __user *filename, char __user * __user *argv, char __user * __user *envp,
+sys_execve (const char __user *filename, char __user * __user *argv, char __user * __user *envp,
             struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
         char *fname;
diff --git a/arch/m32r/kernel/process.c b/arch/m32r/kernel/process.c
index bc8c8c1511b2..8665a4d868ec 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/m32r/kernel/process.c
@@ -288,7 +288,8 @@ asmlinkage int sys_vfork(unsigned long r0, unsigned long r1, unsigned long r2,
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(char __user *ufilename, char __user * __user *uargv,
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *ufilename,
+                          char __user * __user *uargv,
                           char __user * __user *uenvp,
                           unsigned long r3, unsigned long r4, unsigned long r5,
                           unsigned long r6, struct pt_regs regs)
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c b/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c
index 1a6be27cf165..221d0b71ce39 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dump_fpu);
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv, char __user * __user *envp)
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv, char __user * __user *envp)
 {
         int error;
         char * filename;
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/process.c b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/process.c
index 6aa66134b433..6350f68cd026 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/process.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ void dump(struct pt_regs *fp)
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(char *name, char **argv, char **envp)
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char *name, char **argv, char **envp)
 {
         int error;
         char * filename;
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/sys_microblaze.c b/arch/microblaze/kernel/sys_microblaze.c
index f4e00b7f1259..6abab6ebedbe 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/sys_microblaze.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/sys_microblaze.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ asmlinkage long microblaze_clone(int flags, unsigned long stack, struct pt_regs
         return do_fork(flags, stack, regs, 0, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
-asmlinkage long microblaze_execve(char __user *filenamei, char __user *__user *argv,
+asmlinkage long microblaze_execve(const char __user *filenamei, char __user *__user *argv,
                         char __user *__user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
         int error;
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c b/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c
index 58bab2ef257f..bddce0bca195 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ asmlinkage int sys_execve(nabi_no_regargs struct pt_regs regs)
         int error;
         char * filename;
 
-        filename = getname((char __user *) (long)regs.regs[4]);
+        filename = getname((const char __user *) (long)regs.regs[4]);
         error = PTR_ERR(filename);
         if (IS_ERR(filename))
                 goto out;
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c b/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c
index 82b817c7f7b6..762eb325b949 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_vfork(void)
                        0, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
-asmlinkage long sys_execve(char __user *name,
+asmlinkage long sys_execve(const char __user *name,
                            char __user * __user *argv,
                            char __user * __user *envp)
 {
diff --git a/arch/parisc/hpux/fs.c b/arch/parisc/hpux/fs.c
index 6935123178eb..1444875a7611 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/hpux/fs.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/hpux/fs.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ int hpux_execve(struct pt_regs *regs)
         int error;
         char *filename;
 
-        filename = getname((char __user *) regs->gr[26]);
+        filename = getname((const char __user *) regs->gr[26]);
         error = PTR_ERR(filename);
         if (IS_ERR(filename))
                 goto out;
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static int cp_hpux_stat(struct kstat *stat, struct hpux_stat64 __user *statbuf)
         return copy_to_user(statbuf,&tmp,sizeof(tmp)) ? -EFAULT : 0;
 }
 
-long hpux_stat64(char __user *filename, struct hpux_stat64 __user *statbuf)
+long hpux_stat64(const char __user *filename, struct hpux_stat64 __user *statbuf)
 {
         struct kstat stat;
         int error = vfs_stat(filename, &stat);
@@ -191,7 +191,8 @@ long hpux_fstat64(unsigned int fd, struct hpux_stat64 __user *statbuf)
         return error;
 }
 
-long hpux_lstat64(char __user *filename, struct hpux_stat64 __user *statbuf)
+long hpux_lstat64(const char __user *filename,
+                  struct hpux_stat64 __user *statbuf)
 {
         struct kstat stat;
         int error = vfs_lstat(filename, &stat);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
index e78a5add7f15..feacfb789686 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ int sys_execve(unsigned long a0, unsigned long a1, unsigned long a2,
         int error;
         char *filename;
 
-        filename = getname((char __user *) a0);
+        filename = getname((const char __user *) a0);
         error = PTR_ERR(filename);
         if (IS_ERR(filename))
                 goto out;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/sys_ppc32.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/sys_ppc32.c
index 19471a1cef1a..20fd701a686a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/sys_ppc32.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/sys_ppc32.c
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ compat_ssize_t compat_sys_pread64(unsigned int fd, char __user *ubuf, compat_siz
         return sys_pread64(fd, ubuf, count, ((loff_t)poshi << 32) | poslo);
 }
 
-compat_ssize_t compat_sys_pwrite64(unsigned int fd, char __user *ubuf, compat_size_t count,
+compat_ssize_t compat_sys_pwrite64(unsigned int fd, const char __user *ubuf, compat_size_t count,
                               u32 reg6, u32 poshi, u32 poslo)
 {
         return sys_pwrite64(fd, ubuf, count, ((loff_t)poshi << 32) | poslo);
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/compat_linux.c b/arch/s390/kernel/compat_linux.c
index 73b624ed9cd8..1e6449c79ab6 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/compat_linux.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/compat_linux.c
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ sys32_rt_sigqueueinfo(int pid, int sig, compat_siginfo_t __user *uinfo)
  * sys32_execve() executes a new program after the asm stub has set
  * things up for us.  This should basically do what I want it to.
  */
-asmlinkage long sys32_execve(char __user *name, compat_uptr_t __user *argv,
+asmlinkage long sys32_execve(const char __user *name, compat_uptr_t __user *argv,
                              compat_uptr_t __user *envp)
 {
         struct pt_regs *regs = task_pt_regs(current);
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ static int cp_stat64(struct stat64_emu31 __user *ubuf, struct kstat *stat)
         return copy_to_user(ubuf,&tmp,sizeof(tmp)) ? -EFAULT : 0; 
 }
 
-asmlinkage long sys32_stat64(char __user * filename, struct stat64_emu31 __user * statbuf)
+asmlinkage long sys32_stat64(const char __user * filename, struct stat64_emu31 __user * statbuf)
 {
         struct kstat stat;
         int ret = vfs_stat(filename, &stat);
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys32_stat64(char __user * filename, struct stat64_emu31 __user
         return ret;
 }
 
-asmlinkage long sys32_lstat64(char __user * filename, struct stat64_emu31 __user * statbuf)
+asmlinkage long sys32_lstat64(const char __user * filename, struct stat64_emu31 __user * statbuf)
 {
         struct kstat stat;
         int ret = vfs_lstat(filename, &stat);
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys32_fstat64(unsigned long fd, struct stat64_emu31 __user * sta
         return ret;
 }
 
-asmlinkage long sys32_fstatat64(unsigned int dfd, char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long sys32_fstatat64(unsigned int dfd, const char __user *filename,
                                 struct stat64_emu31 __user* statbuf, int flag)
 {
         struct kstat stat;
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys32_read(unsigned int fd, char __user * buf, size_t count)
         return sys_read(fd, buf, count);
 }
 
-asmlinkage long sys32_write(unsigned int fd, char __user * buf, size_t count)
+asmlinkage long sys32_write(unsigned int fd, const char __user * buf, size_t count)
 {
         if ((compat_ssize_t) count < 0)
                 return -EINVAL; 
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/compat_linux.h b/arch/s390/kernel/compat_linux.h
index cb97afc85c94..9635d759c2b9 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/compat_linux.h
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/compat_linux.h
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ long sys32_rt_sigprocmask(int how, compat_sigset_t __user *set,
                           compat_sigset_t __user *oset, size_t sigsetsize);
 long sys32_rt_sigpending(compat_sigset_t __user *set, size_t sigsetsize);
 long sys32_rt_sigqueueinfo(int pid, int sig, compat_siginfo_t __user *uinfo);
-long sys32_execve(char __user *name, compat_uptr_t __user *argv,
+long sys32_execve(const char __user *name, compat_uptr_t __user *argv,
                   compat_uptr_t __user *envp);
 long sys32_init_module(void __user *umod, unsigned long len,
                        const char __user *uargs);
@@ -207,16 +207,16 @@ long sys32_sendfile(int out_fd, int in_fd, compat_off_t __user *offset,
                     size_t count);
 long sys32_sendfile64(int out_fd, int in_fd, compat_loff_t __user *offset,
                       s32 count);
-long sys32_stat64(char __user * filename, struct stat64_emu31 __user * statbuf);
-long sys32_lstat64(char __user * filename,
+long sys32_stat64(const char __user * filename, struct stat64_emu31 __user * statbuf);
+long sys32_lstat64(const char __user * filename,
                    struct stat64_emu31 __user * statbuf);
 long sys32_fstat64(unsigned long fd, struct stat64_emu31 __user * statbuf);
-long sys32_fstatat64(unsigned int dfd, char __user *filename,
+long sys32_fstatat64(unsigned int dfd, const char __user *filename,
                      struct stat64_emu31 __user* statbuf, int flag);
 unsigned long old32_mmap(struct mmap_arg_struct_emu31 __user *arg);
 long sys32_mmap2(struct mmap_arg_struct_emu31 __user *arg);
 long sys32_read(unsigned int fd, char __user * buf, size_t count);
-long sys32_write(unsigned int fd, char __user * buf, size_t count);
+long sys32_write(unsigned int fd, const char __user * buf, size_t count);
 long sys32_fadvise64(int fd, loff_t offset, size_t len, int advise);
 long sys32_fadvise64_64(struct fadvise64_64_args __user *args);
 long sys32_sigaction(int sig, const struct old_sigaction32 __user *act,
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/entry.h b/arch/s390/kernel/entry.h
index 5bb1e6b5db26..403fb430a896 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/entry.h
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/entry.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ long sys_clone(unsigned long newsp, unsigned long clone_flags,
                int __user *parent_tidptr, int __user *child_tidptr);
 long sys_vfork(void);
 void execve_tail(void);
-long sys_execve(char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv,
+long sys_execve(const char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv,
                 char __user * __user *envp);
 long sys_sigsuspend(int history0, int history1, old_sigset_t mask);
 long sys_sigaction(int sig, const struct old_sigaction __user *act,
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/process.c b/arch/s390/kernel/process.c
index 1039fdea15b5..7eafaf2662b9 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/process.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ asmlinkage void execve_tail(void)
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-SYSCALL_DEFINE3(execve, char __user *, name, char __user * __user *, argv,
+SYSCALL_DEFINE3(execve, const char __user *, name, char __user * __user *, argv,
                 char __user * __user *, envp)
 {
         struct pt_regs *regs = task_pt_regs(current);
diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/syscalls_32.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/syscalls_32.h
index 8b30200305c3..be201fdc97aa 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/syscalls_32.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/syscalls_32.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ asmlinkage int sys_clone(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long newsp,
 asmlinkage int sys_vfork(unsigned long r4, unsigned long r5,
                          unsigned long r6, unsigned long r7,
                          struct pt_regs __regs);
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(char __user *ufilename, char __user * __user *uargv,
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *ufilename, char __user * __user *uargv,
                           char __user * __user *uenvp, unsigned long r7,
                           struct pt_regs __regs);
 asmlinkage int sys_sigsuspend(old_sigset_t mask, unsigned long r5,
diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/syscalls_64.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/syscalls_64.h
index 751fd8811364..ee519f41d950 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/syscalls_64.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/syscalls_64.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ asmlinkage int sys_vfork(unsigned long r2, unsigned long r3,
                          unsigned long r4, unsigned long r5,
                          unsigned long r6, unsigned long r7,
                          struct pt_regs *pregs);
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(char *ufilename, char **uargv,
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char *ufilename, char **uargv,
                           char **uenvp, unsigned long r5,
                           unsigned long r6, unsigned long r7,
                           struct pt_regs *pregs);
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c
index d4ca6480e355..68d128d651b3 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ asmlinkage int sys_vfork(unsigned long r2, unsigned long r3,
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(char *ufilename, char **uargv,
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char *ufilename, char **uargv,
                           char **uenvp, unsigned long r5,
                           unsigned long r6, unsigned long r7,
                           struct pt_regs *pregs)
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc32.c
index c0ca87553e1c..e6375a750d9a 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc32.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static int cp_compat_stat64(struct kstat *stat,
         return err;
 }
 
-asmlinkage long compat_sys_stat64(char __user * filename,
+asmlinkage long compat_sys_stat64(const char __user * filename,
                 struct compat_stat64 __user *statbuf)
 {
         struct kstat stat;
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_stat64(char __user * filename,
         return error;
 }
 
-asmlinkage long compat_sys_lstat64(char __user * filename,
+asmlinkage long compat_sys_lstat64(const char __user * filename,
                 struct compat_stat64 __user *statbuf)
 {
         struct kstat stat;
@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_fstat64(unsigned int fd,
         return error;
 }
 
-asmlinkage long compat_sys_fstatat64(unsigned int dfd, char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long compat_sys_fstatat64(unsigned int dfd,
+                const char __user *filename,
                 struct compat_stat64 __user * statbuf, int flag)
 {
         struct kstat stat;
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/exec.c b/arch/um/kernel/exec.c
index 97974c1bdd12..59b20d93b6d4 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/exec.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/exec.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ void start_thread(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long eip, unsigned long esp)
         PT_REGS_SP(regs) = esp;
 }
 
-static long execve1(char *file, char __user * __user *argv,
+static long execve1(const char *file, char __user * __user *argv,
                     char __user *__user *env)
 {
         long error;
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static long execve1(char *file, char __user * __user *argv,
         return error;
 }
 
-long um_execve(char *file, char __user *__user *argv, char __user *__user *env)
+long um_execve(const char *file, char __user *__user *argv, char __user *__user *env)
 {
         long err;
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ long um_execve(char *file, char __user *__user *argv, char __user *__user *env)
         return err;
 }
 
-long sys_execve(char __user *file, char __user *__user *argv,
+long sys_execve(const char __user *file, char __user *__user *argv,
                 char __user *__user *env)
 {
         long error;
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/internal.h b/arch/um/kernel/internal.h
index 3bda43c7a786..1303a105fe91 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/internal.h
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/internal.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-extern long um_execve(char *file, char __user *__user *argv, char __user *__user *env);
+extern long um_execve(const char *file, char __user *__user *argv, char __user *__user *env);
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/syscall.c b/arch/um/kernel/syscall.c
index 4393173923f5..7427c0b1930c 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/syscall.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/syscall.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
 
         fs = get_fs();
         set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
-        ret = um_execve((char *)filename, (char __user *__user *)argv,
+        ret = um_execve(filename, (char __user *__user *)argv,
                         (char __user *__user *) envp);
         set_fs(fs);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/ia32/sys_ia32.c b/arch/x86/ia32/sys_ia32.c
index 3d093311d5e2..849813f398e7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/ia32/sys_ia32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/ia32/sys_ia32.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 #define AA(__x)         ((unsigned long)(__x))
 
 
-asmlinkage long sys32_truncate64(char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long sys32_truncate64(const char __user *filename,
                                  unsigned long offset_low,
                                  unsigned long offset_high)
 {
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static int cp_stat64(struct stat64 __user *ubuf, struct kstat *stat)
         return 0;
 }
 
-asmlinkage long sys32_stat64(char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long sys32_stat64(const char __user *filename,
                              struct stat64 __user *statbuf)
 {
         struct kstat stat;
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys32_stat64(char __user *filename,
         return ret;
 }
 
-asmlinkage long sys32_lstat64(char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long sys32_lstat64(const char __user *filename,
                               struct stat64 __user *statbuf)
 {
         struct kstat stat;
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys32_fstat64(unsigned int fd, struct stat64 __user *statbuf)
         return ret;
 }
 
-asmlinkage long sys32_fstatat(unsigned int dfd, char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long sys32_fstatat(unsigned int dfd, const char __user *filename,
                               struct stat64 __user *statbuf, int flag)
 {
         struct kstat stat;
@@ -408,8 +408,8 @@ asmlinkage long sys32_pread(unsigned int fd, char __user *ubuf, u32 count,
                          ((loff_t)AA(poshi) << 32) | AA(poslo));
 }
 
-asmlinkage long sys32_pwrite(unsigned int fd, char __user *ubuf, u32 count,
-                             u32 poslo, u32 poshi)
+asmlinkage long sys32_pwrite(unsigned int fd, const char __user *ubuf,
+                             u32 count, u32 poslo, u32 poshi)
 {
         return sys_pwrite64(fd, ubuf, count,
                           ((loff_t)AA(poshi) << 32) | AA(poslo));
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys32_sendfile(int out_fd, int in_fd,
         return ret;
 }
 
-asmlinkage long sys32_execve(char __user *name, compat_uptr_t __user *argv,
+asmlinkage long sys32_execve(const char __user *name, compat_uptr_t __user *argv,
                              compat_uptr_t __user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
         long error;
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/sys_ia32.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/sys_ia32.h
index cf4e2e381cba..cb238526a9f1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/sys_ia32.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/sys_ia32.h
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
 #include <asm/ia32.h>
 
 /* ia32/sys_ia32.c */
-asmlinkage long sys32_truncate64(char __user *, unsigned long, unsigned long);
+asmlinkage long sys32_truncate64(const char __user *, unsigned long, unsigned long);
 asmlinkage long sys32_ftruncate64(unsigned int, unsigned long, unsigned long);
 
-asmlinkage long sys32_stat64(char __user *, struct stat64 __user *);
-asmlinkage long sys32_lstat64(char __user *, struct stat64 __user *);
+asmlinkage long sys32_stat64(const char __user *, struct stat64 __user *);
+asmlinkage long sys32_lstat64(const char __user *, struct stat64 __user *);
 asmlinkage long sys32_fstat64(unsigned int, struct stat64 __user *);
-asmlinkage long sys32_fstatat(unsigned int, char __user *,
+asmlinkage long sys32_fstatat(unsigned int, const char __user *,
                               struct stat64 __user *, int);
 struct mmap_arg_struct32;
 asmlinkage long sys32_mmap(struct mmap_arg_struct32 __user *);
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ asmlinkage long sys32_rt_sigpending(compat_sigset_t __user *, compat_size_t);
 asmlinkage long sys32_rt_sigqueueinfo(int, int, compat_siginfo_t __user *);
 
 asmlinkage long sys32_pread(unsigned int, char __user *, u32, u32, u32);
-asmlinkage long sys32_pwrite(unsigned int, char __user *, u32, u32, u32);
+asmlinkage long sys32_pwrite(unsigned int, const char __user *, u32, u32, u32);
 
 asmlinkage long sys32_personality(unsigned long);
 asmlinkage long sys32_sendfile(int, int, compat_off_t __user *, s32);
 
-asmlinkage long sys32_execve(char __user *, compat_uptr_t __user *,
+asmlinkage long sys32_execve(const char __user *, compat_uptr_t __user *,
                              compat_uptr_t __user *, struct pt_regs *);
 asmlinkage long sys32_clone(unsigned int, unsigned int, struct pt_regs *);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/syscalls.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/syscalls.h
index 5c044b43e9a7..feb2ff9bfc2d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/syscalls.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/syscalls.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ long sys_iopl(unsigned int, struct pt_regs *);
 /* kernel/process.c */
 int sys_fork(struct pt_regs *);
 int sys_vfork(struct pt_regs *);
-long sys_execve(char __user *, char __user * __user *,
+long sys_execve(const char __user *, char __user * __user *,
                 char __user * __user *, struct pt_regs *);
 long sys_clone(unsigned long, unsigned long, void __user *,
                void __user *, struct pt_regs *);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
index c5ea5cdbe7b3..17be5ec7cbba 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
@@ -1185,13 +1185,13 @@ END(kernel_thread_helper)
  * execve(). This function needs to use IRET, not SYSRET, to set up all state properly.
  *
  * C extern interface:
- *       extern long execve(char *name, char **argv, char **envp)
+ *       extern long execve(const char *name, char **argv, char **envp)
  *
  * asm input arguments:
  *      rdi: name, rsi: argv, rdx: envp
  *
  * We want to fallback into:
- *      extern long sys_execve(char *name, char **argv,char **envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
+ *      extern long sys_execve(const char *name, char **argv,char **envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
  *
  * do_sys_execve asm fallback arguments:
  *      rdi: name, rsi: argv, rdx: envp, rcx: fake frame on the stack
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index d401f1d2d06e..64ecaf0af9af 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_thread);
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-long sys_execve(char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv,
+long sys_execve(const char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv,
                 char __user * __user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
         long error;
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c
index f167e0f5e05e..7c2f38f68ebb 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ long xtensa_clone(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long newsp,
  */
 
 asmlinkage
-long xtensa_execve(char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv,
+long xtensa_execve(const char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv,
                    char __user * __user *envp,
                    long a3, long a4, long a5,
                    struct pt_regs *regs)
diff --git a/drivers/input/joystick/amijoy.c b/drivers/input/joystick/amijoy.c
index e90694fe0d5c..0bc86204213e 100644
--- a/drivers/input/joystick/amijoy.c
+++ b/drivers/input/joystick/amijoy.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ static int __init amijoy_init(void)
                 amijoy_dev[i]->keybit[BIT_WORD(BTN_LEFT)] = BIT_MASK(BTN_LEFT) |
                         BIT_MASK(BTN_MIDDLE) | BIT_MASK(BTN_RIGHT);
                 for (j = 0; j < 2; j++) {
-                        XXinput_set_abs_params(amijoy_dev[i], ABS_X + j,
+                        input_set_abs_params(amijoy_dev[i], ABS_X + j,
                                              -1, 1, 0, 0);
                 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/hil_kbd.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/hil_kbd.c
index ddd5afd301d4..dcc86b97a153 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/hil_kbd.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/hil_kbd.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static void hil_dev_handle_ptr_events(struct hil_dev *ptr)
                         if (val < input_abs_min(dev, ABS_X + i))
                                 input_abs_set_min(dev, ABS_X + i, val);
                         if (val > input_abs_max(dev, ABS_X + i))
-                                XXinput_abs_set_max(dev, ABS_X + i, val);
+                                input_abs_set_max(dev, ABS_X + i, val);
 #endif
                         if (i % 3)
                                 val = input_abs_max(dev, ABS_X + i) - val;
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ static void hil_dev_pointer_setup(struct hil_dev *ptr)
                         int diff = input_abs_max(input_dev, ABS_X + i) / 10;
                         input_abs_set_min(input_dev, ABS_X + i,
                                 input_abs_min(input_dev, ABS_X + i) + diff)
-                        XXinput_abs_set_max(input_dev, ABS_X + i,
+                        input_abs_set_max(input_dev, ABS_X + i,
                                 input_abs_max(input_dev, ABS_X + i) - diff)
                 }
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-compat-ioctl32.c b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-compat-ioctl32.c
index d2f20c2acae2..073f01390cdd 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-compat-ioctl32.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-compat-ioctl32.c
@@ -228,11 +228,6 @@ static long native_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 
         if (file->f_op->unlocked_ioctl)
                 ret = file->f_op->unlocked_ioctl(file, cmd, arg);
-        else if (file->f_op->ioctl) {
-                lock_kernel();
-                ret = file->f_op->ioctl(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode, file, cmd, arg);
-                unlock_kernel();
-        }
 
         return ret;
 }
@@ -973,7 +968,7 @@ long v4l2_compat_ioctl32(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
         long ret = -ENOIOCTLCMD;
 
-        if (!file->f_op->ioctl && !file->f_op->unlocked_ioctl)
+        if (!file->f_op->unlocked_ioctl)
                 return ret;
 
         switch (cmd) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcmcia/xirc2ps_cs.c b/drivers/net/pcmcia/xirc2ps_cs.c
index 4eb6f986703b..f5819526b5ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcmcia/xirc2ps_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcmcia/xirc2ps_cs.c
@@ -808,6 +808,7 @@ xirc2ps_config(struct pcmcia_device * link)
     }
 
     link->resource[0]->flags |= IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_16;
+    link->io_lines = 10;
     if (local->modem) {
         int pass;
 
@@ -839,7 +840,6 @@ xirc2ps_config(struct pcmcia_device * link)
         }
         printk(KNOT_XIRC "no ports available\n");
     } else {
-        link->io_lines = 10;
         link->resource[0]->end = 16;
         for (ioaddr = 0x300; ioaddr < 0x400; ioaddr += 0x10) {
             link->resource[0]->start = ioaddr;
diff --git a/fs/bad_inode.c b/fs/bad_inode.c
index 52e59bf4aa5f..f024d8aaddef 100644
--- a/fs/bad_inode.c
+++ b/fs/bad_inode.c
@@ -55,12 +55,6 @@ static unsigned int bad_file_poll(struct file *filp, poll_table *wait)
         return POLLERR;
 }
 
-static int bad_file_ioctl (struct inode *inode, struct file *filp,
-                        unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
-{
-        return -EIO;
-}
-
 static long bad_file_unlocked_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned cmd,
                         unsigned long arg)
 {
@@ -159,7 +153,6 @@ static const struct file_operations bad_file_ops =
         .aio_write      = bad_file_aio_write,
         .readdir        = bad_file_readdir,
         .poll           = bad_file_poll,
-        .ioctl          = bad_file_ioctl,
         .unlocked_ioctl = bad_file_unlocked_ioctl,
         .compat_ioctl   = bad_file_compat_ioctl,
         .mmap           = bad_file_mmap,
diff --git a/fs/compat.c b/fs/compat.c
index e6d5d70cf3cf..718c7062aec1 100644
--- a/fs/compat.c
+++ b/fs/compat.c
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ int compat_printk(const char *fmt, ...)
  * Not all architectures have sys_utime, so implement this in terms
  * of sys_utimes.
  */
-asmlinkage long compat_sys_utime(char __user *filename, struct compat_utimbuf __user *t)
+asmlinkage long compat_sys_utime(const char __user *filename,
+                                 struct compat_utimbuf __user *t)
 {
         struct timespec tv[2];
 
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_utime(char __user *filename, struct compat_utimbuf __
         return do_utimes(AT_FDCWD, filename, t ? tv : NULL, 0);
 }
 
-asmlinkage long compat_sys_utimensat(unsigned int dfd, char __user *filename, struct compat_timespec __user *t, int flags)
+asmlinkage long compat_sys_utimensat(unsigned int dfd, const char __user *filename, struct compat_timespec __user *t, int flags)
 {
         struct timespec tv[2];
 
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_utimensat(unsigned int dfd, char __user *filename, st
         return do_utimes(dfd, filename, t ? tv : NULL, flags);
 }
 
-asmlinkage long compat_sys_futimesat(unsigned int dfd, char __user *filename, struct compat_timeval __user *t)
+asmlinkage long compat_sys_futimesat(unsigned int dfd, const char __user *filename, struct compat_timeval __user *t)
 {
         struct timespec tv[2];
 
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_futimesat(unsigned int dfd, char __user *filename, st
         return do_utimes(dfd, filename, t ? tv : NULL, 0);
 }
 
-asmlinkage long compat_sys_utimes(char __user *filename, struct compat_timeval __user *t)
+asmlinkage long compat_sys_utimes(const char __user *filename, struct compat_timeval __user *t)
 {
         return compat_sys_futimesat(AT_FDCWD, filename, t);
 }
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ static int cp_compat_stat(struct kstat *stat, struct compat_stat __user *ubuf)
         return err;
 }
 
-asmlinkage long compat_sys_newstat(char __user * filename,
+asmlinkage long compat_sys_newstat(const char __user * filename,
                 struct compat_stat __user *statbuf)
 {
         struct kstat stat;
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_newstat(char __user * filename,
         return cp_compat_stat(&stat, statbuf);
 }
 
-asmlinkage long compat_sys_newlstat(char __user * filename,
+asmlinkage long compat_sys_newlstat(const char __user * filename,
                 struct compat_stat __user *statbuf)
 {
         struct kstat stat;
@@ -194,7 +195,8 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_newlstat(char __user * filename,
 }
 
 #ifndef __ARCH_WANT_STAT64
-asmlinkage long compat_sys_newfstatat(unsigned int dfd, char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long compat_sys_newfstatat(unsigned int dfd,
+                const char __user *filename,
                 struct compat_stat __user *statbuf, int flag)
 {
         struct kstat stat;
@@ -837,9 +839,10 @@ static int do_nfs4_super_data_conv(void *raw_data)
 #define NCPFS_NAME      "ncpfs"
 #define NFS4_NAME       "nfs4"
 
-asmlinkage long compat_sys_mount(char __user * dev_name, char __user * dir_name,
-                                 char __user * type, unsigned long flags,
-                                 void __user * data)
+asmlinkage long compat_sys_mount(const char __user * dev_name,
+                                 const char __user * dir_name,
+                                 const char __user * type, unsigned long flags,
+                                 const void __user * data)
 {
         char *kernel_type;
         unsigned long data_page;
diff --git a/fs/compat_ioctl.c b/fs/compat_ioctl.c
index 70227e0dc01d..03e59aa318eb 100644
--- a/fs/compat_ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/compat_ioctl.c
@@ -1699,8 +1699,7 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_ioctl(unsigned int fd, unsigned int cmd,
                                 goto out_fput;
                 }
 
-                if (!filp->f_op ||
-                    (!filp->f_op->ioctl && !filp->f_op->unlocked_ioctl))
+                if (!filp->f_op || !filp->f_op->unlocked_ioctl)
                         goto do_ioctl;
                 break;
         }
diff --git a/fs/ioctl.c b/fs/ioctl.c
index 2d140a713861..f855ea4fc888 100644
--- a/fs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/ioctl.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
  * @arg:        command-specific argument for ioctl
  *
  * Invokes filesystem specific ->unlocked_ioctl, if one exists; otherwise
- * invokes filesystem specific ->ioctl method.  If neither method exists,
  * returns -ENOTTY.
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, -errno on error.
@@ -39,21 +38,12 @@ static long vfs_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
 {
         int error = -ENOTTY;
 
-        if (!filp->f_op)
+        if (!filp->f_op || !filp->f_op->unlocked_ioctl)
                 goto out;
 
-        if (filp->f_op->unlocked_ioctl) {
-                error = filp->f_op->unlocked_ioctl(filp, cmd, arg);
-                if (error == -ENOIOCTLCMD)
-                        error = -EINVAL;
-                goto out;
-        } else if (filp->f_op->ioctl) {
-                lock_kernel();
-                error = filp->f_op->ioctl(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode,
-                                          filp, cmd, arg);
-                unlock_kernel();
-        }
-
+        error = filp->f_op->unlocked_ioctl(filp, cmd, arg);
+        if (error == -ENOIOCTLCMD)
+                error = -EINVAL;
  out:
         return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/logfs/dir.c b/fs/logfs/dir.c
index 675cc49197fe..9777eb5b5522 100644
--- a/fs/logfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/logfs/dir.c
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ const struct inode_operations logfs_dir_iops = {
 };
 const struct file_operations logfs_dir_fops = {
         .fsync          = logfs_fsync,
-        .ioctl          = logfs_ioctl,
+        .unlocked_ioctl = logfs_ioctl,
         .readdir        = logfs_readdir,
         .read           = generic_read_dir,
 };
diff --git a/fs/logfs/file.c b/fs/logfs/file.c
index 4dd0f7c06e39..e86376b87af1 100644
--- a/fs/logfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/logfs/file.c
@@ -181,9 +181,9 @@ static int logfs_releasepage(struct page *page, gfp_t only_xfs_uses_this)
 }
 
 
-int logfs_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
-                unsigned long arg)
+long logfs_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
+        struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
         struct logfs_inode *li = logfs_inode(inode);
         unsigned int oldflags, flags;
         int err;
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ const struct file_operations logfs_reg_fops = {
         .aio_read       = generic_file_aio_read,
         .aio_write      = generic_file_aio_write,
         .fsync          = logfs_fsync,
-        .ioctl          = logfs_ioctl,
+        .unlocked_ioctl = logfs_ioctl,
         .llseek         = generic_file_llseek,
         .mmap           = generic_file_readonly_mmap,
         .open           = generic_file_open,
diff --git a/fs/logfs/logfs.h b/fs/logfs/logfs.h
index 5e3b72077951..b8786264d243 100644
--- a/fs/logfs/logfs.h
+++ b/fs/logfs/logfs.h
@@ -504,8 +504,7 @@ extern const struct inode_operations logfs_reg_iops;
 extern const struct file_operations logfs_reg_fops;
 extern const struct address_space_operations logfs_reg_aops;
 int logfs_readpage(struct file *file, struct page *page);
-int logfs_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
-                unsigned long arg);
+long logfs_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
 int logfs_fsync(struct file *file, int datasync);
 
 /* gc.c */
diff --git a/fs/proc/inode.c b/fs/proc/inode.c
index 23561cda7245..9c2b5f484879 100644
--- a/fs/proc/inode.c
+++ b/fs/proc/inode.c
@@ -214,8 +214,7 @@ static long proc_reg_unlocked_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigne
 {
         struct proc_dir_entry *pde = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
         long rv = -ENOTTY;
-        long (*unlocked_ioctl)(struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
-        int (*ioctl)(struct inode *, struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
+        long (*ioctl)(struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
 
         spin_lock(&pde->pde_unload_lock);
         if (!pde->proc_fops) {
@@ -223,19 +222,11 @@ static long proc_reg_unlocked_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigne
                 return rv;
         }
         pde->pde_users++;
-        unlocked_ioctl = pde->proc_fops->unlocked_ioctl;
-        ioctl = pde->proc_fops->ioctl;
+        ioctl = pde->proc_fops->unlocked_ioctl;
         spin_unlock(&pde->pde_unload_lock);
 
-        if (unlocked_ioctl) {
-                rv = unlocked_ioctl(file, cmd, arg);
-                if (rv == -ENOIOCTLCMD)
-                        rv = -EINVAL;
-        } else if (ioctl) {
-                WARN_ONCE(1, "Procfs ioctl handlers must use unlocked_ioctl, "
-                          "%pf will be called without the Bkl held\n", ioctl);
-                rv = ioctl(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode, file, cmd, arg);
-        }
+        if (ioctl)
+                rv = ioctl(file, cmd, arg);
 
         pde_users_dec(pde);
         return rv;
diff --git a/fs/stat.c b/fs/stat.c
index c4ecd52c5737..12e90e213900 100644
--- a/fs/stat.c
+++ b/fs/stat.c
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ int vfs_fstat(unsigned int fd, struct kstat *stat)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_fstat);
 
-int vfs_fstatat(int dfd, char __user *filename, struct kstat *stat, int flag)
+int vfs_fstatat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, struct kstat *stat,
+                int flag)
 {
         struct path path;
         int error = -EINVAL;
@@ -91,13 +92,13 @@ out:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_fstatat);
 
-int vfs_stat(char __user *name, struct kstat *stat)
+int vfs_stat(const char __user *name, struct kstat *stat)
 {
         return vfs_fstatat(AT_FDCWD, name, stat, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_stat);
 
-int vfs_lstat(char __user *name, struct kstat *stat)
+int vfs_lstat(const char __user *name, struct kstat *stat)
 {
         return vfs_fstatat(AT_FDCWD, name, stat, AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW);
 }
@@ -147,7 +148,8 @@ static int cp_old_stat(struct kstat *stat, struct __old_kernel_stat __user * sta
         return copy_to_user(statbuf,&tmp,sizeof(tmp)) ? -EFAULT : 0;
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE2(stat, char __user *, filename, struct __old_kernel_stat __user *, statbuf)
+SYSCALL_DEFINE2(stat, const char __user *, filename,
+                struct __old_kernel_stat __user *, statbuf)
 {
         struct kstat stat;
         int error;
@@ -159,7 +161,8 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(stat, char __user *, filename, struct __old_kernel_stat __user *
         return cp_old_stat(&stat, statbuf);
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE2(lstat, char __user *, filename, struct __old_kernel_stat __user *, statbuf)
+SYSCALL_DEFINE2(lstat, const char __user *, filename,
+                struct __old_kernel_stat __user *, statbuf)
 {
         struct kstat stat;
         int error;
@@ -234,7 +237,8 @@ static int cp_new_stat(struct kstat *stat, struct stat __user *statbuf)
         return copy_to_user(statbuf,&tmp,sizeof(tmp)) ? -EFAULT : 0;
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE2(newstat, char __user *, filename, struct stat __user *, statbuf)
+SYSCALL_DEFINE2(newstat, const char __user *, filename,
+                struct stat __user *, statbuf)
 {
         struct kstat stat;
         int error = vfs_stat(filename, &stat);
@@ -244,7 +248,8 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(newstat, char __user *, filename, struct stat __user *, statbuf)
         return cp_new_stat(&stat, statbuf);
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE2(newlstat, char __user *, filename, struct stat __user *, statbuf)
+SYSCALL_DEFINE2(newlstat, const char __user *, filename,
+                struct stat __user *, statbuf)
 {
         struct kstat stat;
         int error;
@@ -257,7 +262,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(newlstat, char __user *, filename, struct stat __user *, statbuf
 }
 
 #if !defined(__ARCH_WANT_STAT64) || defined(__ARCH_WANT_SYS_NEWFSTATAT)
-SYSCALL_DEFINE4(newfstatat, int, dfd, char __user *, filename,
+SYSCALL_DEFINE4(newfstatat, int, dfd, const char __user *, filename,
                 struct stat __user *, statbuf, int, flag)
 {
         struct kstat stat;
@@ -355,7 +360,8 @@ static long cp_new_stat64(struct kstat *stat, struct stat64 __user *statbuf)
         return copy_to_user(statbuf,&tmp,sizeof(tmp)) ? -EFAULT : 0;
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE2(stat64, char __user *, filename, struct stat64 __user *, statbuf)
+SYSCALL_DEFINE2(stat64, const char __user *, filename,
+                struct stat64 __user *, statbuf)
 {
         struct kstat stat;
         int error = vfs_stat(filename, &stat);
@@ -366,7 +372,8 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(stat64, char __user *, filename, struct stat64 __user *, statbuf
         return error;
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE2(lstat64, char __user *, filename, struct stat64 __user *, statbuf)
+SYSCALL_DEFINE2(lstat64, const char __user *, filename,
+                struct stat64 __user *, statbuf)
 {
         struct kstat stat;
         int error = vfs_lstat(filename, &stat);
@@ -388,7 +395,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(fstat64, unsigned long, fd, struct stat64 __user *, statbuf)
         return error;
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE4(fstatat64, int, dfd, char __user *, filename,
+SYSCALL_DEFINE4(fstatat64, int, dfd, const char __user *, filename,
                 struct stat64 __user *, statbuf, int, flag)
 {
         struct kstat stat;
diff --git a/fs/utimes.c b/fs/utimes.c
index e4c75db5d373..179b58690657 100644
--- a/fs/utimes.c
+++ b/fs/utimes.c
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ out:
  * must be owner or have write permission.
  * Else, update from *times, must be owner or super user.
  */
-long do_utimes(int dfd, char __user *filename, struct timespec *times, int flags)
+long do_utimes(int dfd, const char __user *filename, struct timespec *times,
+               int flags)
 {
         int error = -EINVAL;
 
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ out:
         return error;
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE4(utimensat, int, dfd, char __user *, filename,
+SYSCALL_DEFINE4(utimensat, int, dfd, const char __user *, filename,
                 struct timespec __user *, utimes, int, flags)
 {
         struct timespec tstimes[2];
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(utimensat, int, dfd, char __user *, filename,
         return do_utimes(dfd, filename, utimes ? tstimes : NULL, flags);
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE3(futimesat, int, dfd, char __user *, filename,
+SYSCALL_DEFINE3(futimesat, int, dfd, const char __user *, filename,
                 struct timeval __user *, utimes)
 {
         struct timeval times[2];
diff --git a/include/linux/compat.h b/include/linux/compat.h
index 168f7daa7bde..9ddc8780e8db 100644
--- a/include/linux/compat.h
+++ b/include/linux/compat.h
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_epoll_pwait(int epfd,
                         const compat_sigset_t __user *sigmask,
                         compat_size_t sigsetsize);
 
-asmlinkage long compat_sys_utimensat(unsigned int dfd, char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long compat_sys_utimensat(unsigned int dfd, const char __user *filename,
                                 struct compat_timespec __user *t, int flags);
 
 asmlinkage long compat_sys_signalfd(int ufd,
@@ -348,9 +348,9 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_move_pages(pid_t pid, unsigned long nr_page,
                                       const int __user *nodes,
                                       int __user *status,
                                       int flags);
-asmlinkage long compat_sys_futimesat(unsigned int dfd, char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long compat_sys_futimesat(unsigned int dfd, const char __user *filename,
                                      struct compat_timeval __user *t);
-asmlinkage long compat_sys_newfstatat(unsigned int dfd, char __user * filename,
+asmlinkage long compat_sys_newfstatat(unsigned int dfd, const char __user * filename,
                                       struct compat_stat __user *statbuf,
                                       int flag);
 asmlinkage long compat_sys_openat(unsigned int dfd, const char __user *filename,
diff --git a/include/linux/dma-mapping.h b/include/linux/dma-mapping.h
index e0670a512056..ce29b8151198 100644
--- a/include/linux/dma-mapping.h
+++ b/include/linux/dma-mapping.h
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ static inline int dma_set_seg_boundary(struct device *dev, unsigned long mask)
                 return -EIO;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_HAS_DMA
 static inline int dma_get_cache_alignment(void)
 {
 #ifdef ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ static inline int dma_get_cache_alignment(void)
 #endif
         return 1;
 }
+#endif
 
 /* flags for the coherent memory api */
 #define DMA_MEMORY_MAP                  0x01
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 7a0625e26a39..9a96b4d83fc1 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1483,8 +1483,8 @@ struct block_device_operations;
 
 /*
  * NOTE:
- * read, write, poll, fsync, readv, writev, unlocked_ioctl and compat_ioctl
- * can be called without the big kernel lock held in all filesystems.
+ * all file operations except setlease can be called without
+ * the big kernel lock held in all filesystems.
  */
 struct file_operations {
         struct module *owner;
@@ -1495,7 +1495,6 @@ struct file_operations {
         ssize_t (*aio_write) (struct kiocb *, const struct iovec *, unsigned long, loff_t);
         int (*readdir) (struct file *, void *, filldir_t);
         unsigned int (*poll) (struct file *, struct poll_table_struct *);
-        int (*ioctl) (struct inode *, struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
         long (*unlocked_ioctl) (struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
         long (*compat_ioctl) (struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
         int (*mmap) (struct file *, struct vm_area_struct *);
@@ -2320,10 +2319,10 @@ void inode_set_bytes(struct inode *inode, loff_t bytes);
 
 extern int vfs_readdir(struct file *, filldir_t, void *);
 
-extern int vfs_stat(char __user *, struct kstat *);
-extern int vfs_lstat(char __user *, struct kstat *);
+extern int vfs_stat(const char __user *, struct kstat *);
+extern int vfs_lstat(const char __user *, struct kstat *);
 extern int vfs_fstat(unsigned int, struct kstat *);
-extern int vfs_fstatat(int , char __user *, struct kstat *, int);
+extern int vfs_fstatat(int , const char __user *, struct kstat *, int);
 
 extern int do_vfs_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int fd, unsigned int cmd,
                     unsigned long arg);
diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index 1b67bd333b5e..6e5d19788634 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_umount(char __user *name, int flags);
 asmlinkage long sys_oldumount(char __user *name);
 asmlinkage long sys_truncate(const char __user *path, long length);
 asmlinkage long sys_ftruncate(unsigned int fd, unsigned long length);
-asmlinkage long sys_stat(char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long sys_stat(const char __user *filename,
                         struct __old_kernel_stat __user *statbuf);
 asmlinkage long sys_statfs(const char __user * path,
                                 struct statfs __user *buf);
@@ -403,21 +403,21 @@ asmlinkage long sys_statfs64(const char __user *path, size_t sz,
 asmlinkage long sys_fstatfs(unsigned int fd, struct statfs __user *buf);
 asmlinkage long sys_fstatfs64(unsigned int fd, size_t sz,
                                 struct statfs64 __user *buf);
-asmlinkage long sys_lstat(char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long sys_lstat(const char __user *filename,
                         struct __old_kernel_stat __user *statbuf);
 asmlinkage long sys_fstat(unsigned int fd,
                         struct __old_kernel_stat __user *statbuf);
-asmlinkage long sys_newstat(char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long sys_newstat(const char __user *filename,
                                 struct stat __user *statbuf);
-asmlinkage long sys_newlstat(char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long sys_newlstat(const char __user *filename,
                                 struct stat __user *statbuf);
 asmlinkage long sys_newfstat(unsigned int fd, struct stat __user *statbuf);
 asmlinkage long sys_ustat(unsigned dev, struct ustat __user *ubuf);
 #if BITS_PER_LONG == 32
-asmlinkage long sys_stat64(char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long sys_stat64(const char __user *filename,
                                 struct stat64 __user *statbuf);
 asmlinkage long sys_fstat64(unsigned long fd, struct stat64 __user *statbuf);
-asmlinkage long sys_lstat64(char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long sys_lstat64(const char __user *filename,
                                 struct stat64 __user *statbuf);
 asmlinkage long sys_truncate64(const char __user *path, loff_t length);
 asmlinkage long sys_ftruncate64(unsigned int fd, loff_t length);
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_linkat(int olddfd, const char __user *oldname,
                            int newdfd, const char __user *newname, int flags);
 asmlinkage long sys_renameat(int olddfd, const char __user * oldname,
                              int newdfd, const char __user * newname);
-asmlinkage long sys_futimesat(int dfd, char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long sys_futimesat(int dfd, const char __user *filename,
                               struct timeval __user *utimes);
 asmlinkage long sys_faccessat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int mode);
 asmlinkage long sys_fchmodat(int dfd, const char __user * filename,
@@ -769,13 +769,13 @@ asmlinkage long sys_fchownat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, uid_t user,
                              gid_t group, int flag);
 asmlinkage long sys_openat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int flags,
                            int mode);
-asmlinkage long sys_newfstatat(int dfd, char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long sys_newfstatat(int dfd, const char __user *filename,
                                struct stat __user *statbuf, int flag);
-asmlinkage long sys_fstatat64(int dfd, char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long sys_fstatat64(int dfd, const char __user *filename,
                                struct stat64 __user *statbuf, int flag);
 asmlinkage long sys_readlinkat(int dfd, const char __user *path, char __user *buf,
                                int bufsiz);
-asmlinkage long sys_utimensat(int dfd, char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long sys_utimensat(int dfd, const char __user *filename,
                                 struct timespec __user *utimes, int flags);
 asmlinkage long sys_unshare(unsigned long unshare_flags);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/time.h b/include/linux/time.h
index 12612701b1ae..9f15ac7ab92a 100644
--- a/include/linux/time.h
+++ b/include/linux/time.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ extern void do_gettimeofday(struct timeval *tv);
 extern int do_settimeofday(struct timespec *tv);
 extern int do_sys_settimeofday(struct timespec *tv, struct timezone *tz);
 #define do_posix_clock_monotonic_gettime(ts) ktime_get_ts(ts)
-extern long do_utimes(int dfd, char __user *filename, struct timespec *times, int flags);
+extern long do_utimes(int dfd, const char __user *filename, struct timespec *times, int flags);
 struct itimerval;
 extern int do_setitimer(int which, struct itimerval *value,
                         struct itimerval *ovalue);
diff --git a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
index e960d824263f..49010d822f72 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
@@ -710,9 +710,10 @@ static cycle_t logarithmic_accumulation(cycle_t offset, int shift)
         /* Accumulate raw time */
         raw_nsecs = timekeeper.raw_interval << shift;
         raw_nsecs += raw_time.tv_nsec;
-        while (raw_nsecs >= NSEC_PER_SEC) {
-                raw_nsecs -= NSEC_PER_SEC;
-                raw_time.tv_sec++;
+        if (raw_nsecs >= NSEC_PER_SEC) {
+                u64 raw_secs = raw_nsecs;
+                raw_nsecs = do_div(raw_secs, NSEC_PER_SEC);
+                raw_time.tv_sec += raw_secs;
         }
         raw_time.tv_nsec = raw_nsecs;
 
diff --git a/mm/nommu.c b/mm/nommu.c
index b76f3ee0abe0..efa9a380335e 100644
--- a/mm/nommu.c
+++ b/mm/nommu.c
@@ -36,11 +36,6 @@
 #include <asm/mmu_context.h>
 #include "internal.h"
 
-static inline __attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2)))
-void no_printk(const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-}
-
 #if 0
 #define kenter(FMT, ...) \
         printk(KERN_DEBUG "==> %s("FMT")\n", __func__, ##__VA_ARGS__)
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
index 274f2716b03e..5b7c86ea43a1 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static int conf_askvalue(struct symbol *sym, const char *def)
                 check_stdin();
         case oldaskconfig:
                 fflush(stdout);
-                fgets(line, 128, stdin);
+                xfgets(line, 128, stdin);
                 return 1;
         default:
                 break;
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static int conf_choice(struct menu *menu)
                         check_stdin();
                 case oldaskconfig:
                         fflush(stdout);
-                        fgets(line, 128, stdin);
+                        xfgets(line, 128, stdin);
                         strip(line);
                         if (line[0] == '?') {
                                 print_help(menu);
@@ -644,3 +644,14 @@ int main(int ac, char **av)
         }
         return 0;
 }
+/*
+ * Helper function to facilitate fgets() by Jean Sacren.
+ */
+void xfgets(str, size, in)
+        char *str;
+        int size;
+        FILE *in;
+{
+        if (fgets(str, size, in) == NULL)
+                fprintf(stderr, "\nError in reading or end of file.\n");
+}
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
index f81f263b64f2..c39327e60ea4 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ static void conf_write_string(bool headerfile, const char *name,
         while (1) {
                 l = strcspn(str, "\"\\");
                 if (l) {
-                        fwrite(str, l, 1, out);
+                        xfwrite(str, l, 1, out);
                         str += l;
                 }
                 if (!*str)
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ int conf_write_defconfig(const char *filename)
                         /*
                          * If symbol is a choice value and equals to the
                          * default for a choice - skip.
-                         * But only if value equal to "y".
+                         * But only if value is bool and equal to "y" .
                          */
                         if (sym_is_choice_value(sym)) {
                                 struct symbol *cs;
@@ -506,9 +506,8 @@ int conf_write_defconfig(const char *filename)
                                 cs = prop_get_symbol(sym_get_choice_prop(sym));
                                 ds = sym_choice_default(cs);
                                 if (sym == ds) {
-                                        if ((sym->type == S_BOOLEAN ||
-                                        sym->type == S_TRISTATE) &&
-                                        sym_get_tristate_value(sym) == yes)
+                                        if ((sym->type == S_BOOLEAN) &&
+                                            sym_get_tristate_value(sym) == yes)
                                                 goto next_menu;
                                 }
                         }
@@ -919,13 +918,73 @@ void conf_set_changed_callback(void (*fn)(void))
         conf_changed_callback = fn;
 }
 
+static void randomize_choice_values(struct symbol *csym)
+{
+        struct property *prop;
+        struct symbol *sym;
+        struct expr *e;
+        int cnt, def;
 
-void conf_set_all_new_symbols(enum conf_def_mode mode)
+        /*
+         * If choice is mod then we may have more items slected
+         * and if no then no-one.
+         * In both cases stop.
+         */
+        if (csym->curr.tri != yes)
+                return;
+
+        prop = sym_get_choice_prop(csym);
+
+        /* count entries in choice block */
+        cnt = 0;
+        expr_list_for_each_sym(prop->expr, e, sym)
+                cnt++;
+
+        /*
+         * find a random value and set it to yes,
+         * set the rest to no so we have only one set
+         */
+        def = (rand() % cnt);
+
+        cnt = 0;
+        expr_list_for_each_sym(prop->expr, e, sym) {
+                if (def == cnt++) {
+                        sym->def[S_DEF_USER].tri = yes;
+                        csym->def[S_DEF_USER].val = sym;
+                }
+                else {
+                        sym->def[S_DEF_USER].tri = no;
+                }
+        }
+        csym->flags |= SYMBOL_DEF_USER;
+        /* clear VALID to get value calculated */
+        csym->flags &= ~(SYMBOL_VALID);
+}
+
+static void set_all_choice_values(struct symbol *csym)
 {
-        struct symbol *sym, *csym;
         struct property *prop;
+        struct symbol *sym;
         struct expr *e;
-        int i, cnt, def;
+
+        prop = sym_get_choice_prop(csym);
+
+        /*
+         * Set all non-assinged choice values to no
+         */
+        expr_list_for_each_sym(prop->expr, e, sym) {
+                if (!sym_has_value(sym))
+                        sym->def[S_DEF_USER].tri = no;
+        }
+        csym->flags |= SYMBOL_DEF_USER;
+        /* clear VALID to get value calculated */
+        csym->flags &= ~(SYMBOL_VALID);
+}
+
+void conf_set_all_new_symbols(enum conf_def_mode mode)
+{
+        struct symbol *sym, *csym;
+        int i, cnt;
 
         for_all_symbols(i, sym) {
                 if (sym_has_value(sym))
@@ -961,8 +1020,6 @@ void conf_set_all_new_symbols(enum conf_def_mode mode)
 
         sym_clear_all_valid();
 
-        if (mode != def_random)
-                return;
         /*
          * We have different type of choice blocks.
          * If curr.tri equal to mod then we can select several
@@ -977,35 +1034,9 @@ void conf_set_all_new_symbols(enum conf_def_mode mode)
                         continue;
 
                 sym_calc_value(csym);
-
-                if (csym->curr.tri != yes)
-                        continue;
-
-                prop = sym_get_choice_prop(csym);
-
-                /* count entries in choice block */
-                cnt = 0;
-                expr_list_for_each_sym(prop->expr, e, sym)
-                        cnt++;
-
-                /*
-                 * find a random value and set it to yes,
-                 * set the rest to no so we have only one set
-                 */
-                def = (rand() % cnt);
-
-                cnt = 0;
-                expr_list_for_each_sym(prop->expr, e, sym) {
-                        if (def == cnt++) {
-                                sym->def[S_DEF_USER].tri = yes;
-                                csym->def[S_DEF_USER].val = sym;
-                        }
-                        else {
-                                sym->def[S_DEF_USER].tri = no;
-                        }
-                }
-                csym->flags |= SYMBOL_DEF_USER;
-                /* clear VALID to get value calculated */
-                csym->flags &= ~(SYMBOL_VALID);
+                if (mode == def_random)
+                        randomize_choice_values(csym);
+                else
+                        set_all_choice_values(csym);
         }
 }
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/expr.c b/scripts/kconfig/expr.c
index 8f18e37892cb..330e7c0048a8 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/expr.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/expr.c
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ void expr_print(struct expr *e, void (*fn)(void *, struct symbol *, const char *
 
 static void expr_print_file_helper(void *data, struct symbol *sym, const char *str)
 {
-        fwrite(str, strlen(str), 1, data);
+        xfwrite(str, strlen(str), 1, data);
 }
 
 void expr_fprint(struct expr *e, FILE *out)
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h b/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h
index 76db065ed72c..bdf71bd31412 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ void zconf_nextfile(const char *name);
 int zconf_lineno(void);
 char *zconf_curname(void);
 
+/* conf.c */
+void xfgets(char *str, int size, FILE *in);
+
 /* confdata.c */
 const char *conf_get_configname(void);
 const char *conf_get_autoconfig_name(void);
@@ -80,6 +83,13 @@ void sym_set_change_count(int count);
 void sym_add_change_count(int count);
 void conf_set_all_new_symbols(enum conf_def_mode mode);
 
+/* confdata.c and expr.c */
+static inline void xfwrite(const void *str, size_t len, size_t count, FILE *out)
+{
+        if (fwrite(str, len, count, out) < count)
+                fprintf(stderr, "\nError in writing or end of file.\n");
+}
+
 /* kconfig_load.c */
 void kconfig_load(void);
 
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c b/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c
index 762caf80ce37..2ba71bcd38e6 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c
@@ -676,6 +676,8 @@ static void *item_data(void)
         struct mitem *mcur;
 
         cur = current_item(curses_menu);
+        if (!cur)
+                return NULL;
         mcur = (struct mitem *) item_userptr(cur);
         return mcur->usrptr;
 
diff --git a/scripts/setlocalversion b/scripts/setlocalversion
index 64a9cb5556cd..e90a91cc5185 100755
--- a/scripts/setlocalversion
+++ b/scripts/setlocalversion
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ scm_version()
 
         # Check for mercurial and a mercurial repo.
         if hgid=`hg id 2>/dev/null`; then
-                tag=`printf '%s' "$hgid" | cut -d' ' -f2`
+                tag=`printf '%s' "$hgid" | cut -s -d' ' -f2`
 
                 # Do we have an untagged version?
                 if [ -z "$tag" -o "$tag" = tip ]; then