diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ef1c9929cdcc..27d684b0e1da 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 4
 PATCHLEVEL = 9
-SUBLEVEL = 249
-EXTRAVERSION =
+SUBLEVEL = 250
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc1
 NAME = Roaring Lionus
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic_msgr.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic_msgr.c
index 47fb336741d4..e26552708a28 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic_msgr.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic_msgr.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static int mpic_msgr_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 
 	/* IO map the message register block. */
 	of_address_to_resource(np, 0, &rsrc);
-	msgr_block_addr = ioremap(rsrc.start, resource_size(&rsrc));
+	msgr_block_addr = devm_ioremap(&dev->dev, rsrc.start, resource_size(&rsrc));
 	if (!msgr_block_addr) {
 		dev_err(&dev->dev, "Failed to iomap MPIC message registers");
 		return -EFAULT;
diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
index 10ecfba43dff..c864245fa119 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ ENDPROC(native_usergs_sysret64)
 
 .macro TRACE_IRQS_IRETQ
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
-	bt	$9, EFLAGS(%rsp)		/* interrupts off? */
+	btl	$9, EFLAGS(%rsp)		/* interrupts off? */
 	jnc	1f
 	TRACE_IRQS_ON
 1:
diff --git a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/xenbus.c b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/xenbus.c
index 9a4ac6fd262a..27c9d7a5b4de 100644
--- a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/xenbus.c
+++ b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/xenbus.c
@@ -646,7 +646,8 @@ static int xen_blkbk_probe(struct xenbus_device *dev,
 	/* setup back pointer */
 	be->blkif->be = be;
 
-	err = xenbus_watch_pathfmt(dev, &be->backend_watch, backend_changed,
+	err = xenbus_watch_pathfmt(dev, &be->backend_watch, NULL,
+				   backend_changed,
 				   "%s/%s", dev->nodename, "physical-device");
 	if (err)
 		goto fail;
diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/bmi160/bmi160_core.c b/drivers/iio/imu/bmi160/bmi160_core.c
index 5fb571d03153..93c5040c6454 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/bmi160/bmi160_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/bmi160/bmi160_core.c
@@ -110,6 +110,13 @@ enum bmi160_sensor_type {
 
 struct bmi160_data {
 	struct regmap *regmap;
+	/*
+	 * Ensure natural alignment for timestamp if present.
+	 * Max length needed: 2 * 3 channels + 4 bytes padding + 8 byte ts.
+	 * If fewer channels are enabled, less space may be needed, as
+	 * long as the timestamp is still aligned to 8 bytes.
+	 */
+	__le16 buf[12] __aligned(8);
 };
 
 const struct regmap_config bmi160_regmap_config = {
@@ -385,7 +392,6 @@ static irqreturn_t bmi160_trigger_handler(int irq, void *p)
 	struct iio_poll_func *pf = p;
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = pf->indio_dev;
 	struct bmi160_data *data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-	s16 buf[16]; /* 3 sens x 3 axis x s16 + 3 x s16 pad + 4 x s16 tstamp */
 	int i, ret, j = 0, base = BMI160_REG_DATA_MAGN_XOUT_L;
 	__le16 sample;
 
@@ -395,10 +401,10 @@ static irqreturn_t bmi160_trigger_handler(int irq, void *p)
 				       &sample, sizeof(__le16));
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto done;
-		buf[j++] = sample;
+		data->buf[j++] = sample;
 	}
 
-	iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp(indio_dev, buf,
+	iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp(indio_dev, data->buf,
 					   iio_get_time_ns(indio_dev));
 done:
 	iio_trigger_notify_done(indio_dev->trig);
diff --git a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/mag3110.c b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/mag3110.c
index b4f643fb3b1e..d523bc51ff26 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/mag3110.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/mag3110.c
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ struct mag3110_data {
 	struct i2c_client *client;
 	struct mutex lock;
 	u8 ctrl_reg1;
+	/* Ensure natural alignment of timestamp */
+	struct {
+		__be16 channels[3];
+		u8 temperature;
+		s64 ts __aligned(8);
+	} scan;
 };
 
 static int mag3110_request(struct mag3110_data *data)
@@ -262,10 +268,9 @@ static irqreturn_t mag3110_trigger_handler(int irq, void *p)
 	struct iio_poll_func *pf = p;
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = pf->indio_dev;
 	struct mag3110_data *data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-	u8 buffer[16]; /* 3 16-bit channels + 1 byte temp + padding + ts */
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = mag3110_read(data, (__be16 *) buffer);
+	ret = mag3110_read(data, data->scan.channels);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto done;
 
@@ -274,10 +279,10 @@ static irqreturn_t mag3110_trigger_handler(int irq, void *p)
 			MAG3110_DIE_TEMP);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto done;
-		buffer[6] = ret;
+		data->scan.temperature = ret;
 	}
 
-	iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp(indio_dev, buffer,
+	iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp(indio_dev, &data->scan,
 		iio_get_time_ns(indio_dev));
 
 done:
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/gp8psk.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/gp8psk.c
index 993bb7a72985..170a177653c9 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/gp8psk.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/gp8psk.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static int gp8psk_load_bcm4500fw(struct dvb_usb_device *d)
 
 static int gp8psk_power_ctrl(struct dvb_usb_device *d, int onoff)
 {
-	u8 status, buf;
+	u8 status = 0, buf;
 	int gp_product_id = le16_to_cpu(d->udev->descriptor.idProduct);
 
 	if (onoff) {
diff --git a/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_context.c b/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_context.c
index b9da2c6cc981..0bdfa90ea6cd 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_context.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_context.c
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ static int vmci_ctx_get_chkpt_doorbells(struct vmci_ctx *context,
 			return VMCI_ERROR_MORE_DATA;
 		}
 
-		dbells = kmalloc(data_size, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		dbells = kzalloc(data_size, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (!dbells)
 			return VMCI_ERROR_NO_MEM;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/xenbus.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/xenbus.c
index b44f37fff890..78788402edd8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/xenbus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/xenbus.c
@@ -770,12 +770,14 @@ static int xen_register_credit_watch(struct xenbus_device *dev,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	snprintf(node, maxlen, "%s/rate", dev->nodename);
 	vif->credit_watch.node = node;
+	vif->credit_watch.will_handle = NULL;
 	vif->credit_watch.callback = xen_net_rate_changed;
 	err = register_xenbus_watch(&vif->credit_watch);
 	if (err) {
 		pr_err("Failed to set watcher %s\n", vif->credit_watch.node);
 		kfree(node);
 		vif->credit_watch.node = NULL;
+		vif->credit_watch.will_handle = NULL;
 		vif->credit_watch.callback = NULL;
 	}
 	return err;
@@ -1038,7 +1040,7 @@ static void connect(struct backend_info *be)
 	xenvif_carrier_on(be->vif);
 
 	unregister_hotplug_status_watch(be);
-	err = xenbus_watch_pathfmt(dev, &be->hotplug_status_watch,
+	err = xenbus_watch_pathfmt(dev, &be->hotplug_status_watch, NULL,
 				   hotplug_status_changed,
 				   "%s/%s", dev->nodename, "hotplug-status");
 	if (!err)
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_alias.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_alias.c
index 0569c15fddfe..2002684a68b3 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_alias.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_alias.c
@@ -461,11 +461,19 @@ static int read_unit_address_configuration(struct dasd_device *device,
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lcu->lock, flags);
 
 	rc = dasd_sleep_on(cqr);
-	if (rc && !suborder_not_supported(cqr)) {
+	if (!rc)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (suborder_not_supported(cqr)) {
+		/* suborder not supported or device unusable for IO */
+		rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	} else {
+		/* IO failed but should be retried */
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&lcu->lock, flags);
 		lcu->flags |= NEED_UAC_UPDATE;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lcu->lock, flags);
 	}
+out:
 	dasd_kfree_request(cqr, cqr->memdev);
 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/digi_acceleport.c b/drivers/usb/serial/digi_acceleport.c
index 7ab3235febfc..4aa6fe834091 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/digi_acceleport.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/digi_acceleport.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <linux/tty_flip.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
-#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/usb.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
@@ -201,14 +200,12 @@ struct digi_port {
 	int dp_throttle_restart;
 	wait_queue_head_t dp_flush_wait;
 	wait_queue_head_t dp_close_wait;	/* wait queue for close */
-	struct work_struct dp_wakeup_work;
 	struct usb_serial_port *dp_port;
 };
 
 
 /* Local Function Declarations */
 
-static void digi_wakeup_write_lock(struct work_struct *work);
 static int digi_write_oob_command(struct usb_serial_port *port,
 	unsigned char *buf, int count, int interruptible);
 static int digi_write_inb_command(struct usb_serial_port *port,
@@ -355,26 +352,6 @@ __releases(lock)
 	return timeout;
 }
 
-
-/*
- *  Digi Wakeup Write
- *
- *  Wake up port, line discipline, and tty processes sleeping
- *  on writes.
- */
-
-static void digi_wakeup_write_lock(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct digi_port *priv =
-			container_of(work, struct digi_port, dp_wakeup_work);
-	struct usb_serial_port *port = priv->dp_port;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->dp_port_lock, flags);
-	tty_port_tty_wakeup(&port->port);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->dp_port_lock, flags);
-}
-
 /*
  *  Digi Write OOB Command
  *
@@ -985,6 +962,7 @@ static void digi_write_bulk_callback(struct urb *urb)
 	struct digi_serial *serial_priv;
 	int ret = 0;
 	int status = urb->status;
+	bool wakeup;
 
 	/* port and serial sanity check */
 	if (port == NULL || (priv = usb_get_serial_port_data(port)) == NULL) {
@@ -1011,6 +989,7 @@ static void digi_write_bulk_callback(struct urb *urb)
 	}
 
 	/* try to send any buffered data on this port */
+	wakeup = true;
 	spin_lock(&priv->dp_port_lock);
 	priv->dp_write_urb_in_use = 0;
 	if (priv->dp_out_buf_len > 0) {
@@ -1026,19 +1005,18 @@ static void digi_write_bulk_callback(struct urb *urb)
 		if (ret == 0) {
 			priv->dp_write_urb_in_use = 1;
 			priv->dp_out_buf_len = 0;
+			wakeup = false;
 		}
 	}
-	/* wake up processes sleeping on writes immediately */
-	tty_port_tty_wakeup(&port->port);
-	/* also queue up a wakeup at scheduler time, in case we */
-	/* lost the race in write_chan(). */
-	schedule_work(&priv->dp_wakeup_work);
-
 	spin_unlock(&priv->dp_port_lock);
+
 	if (ret && ret != -EPERM)
 		dev_err_console(port,
 			"%s: usb_submit_urb failed, ret=%d, port=%d\n",
 			__func__, ret, priv->dp_port_num);
+
+	if (wakeup)
+		tty_port_tty_wakeup(&port->port);
 }
 
 static int digi_write_room(struct tty_struct *tty)
@@ -1238,7 +1216,6 @@ static int digi_port_init(struct usb_serial_port *port, unsigned port_num)
 	init_waitqueue_head(&priv->dp_transmit_idle_wait);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&priv->dp_flush_wait);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&priv->dp_close_wait);
-	INIT_WORK(&priv->dp_wakeup_work, digi_wakeup_write_lock);
 	priv->dp_port = port;
 
 	init_waitqueue_head(&port->write_wait);
@@ -1524,13 +1501,14 @@ static int digi_read_oob_callback(struct urb *urb)
 			rts = C_CRTSCTS(tty);
 
 		if (tty && opcode == DIGI_CMD_READ_INPUT_SIGNALS) {
+			bool wakeup = false;
+
 			spin_lock(&priv->dp_port_lock);
 			/* convert from digi flags to termiox flags */
 			if (val & DIGI_READ_INPUT_SIGNALS_CTS) {
 				priv->dp_modem_signals |= TIOCM_CTS;
-				/* port must be open to use tty struct */
 				if (rts)
-					tty_port_tty_wakeup(&port->port);
+					wakeup = true;
 			} else {
 				priv->dp_modem_signals &= ~TIOCM_CTS;
 				/* port must be open to use tty struct */
@@ -1549,6 +1527,9 @@ static int digi_read_oob_callback(struct urb *urb)
 				priv->dp_modem_signals &= ~TIOCM_CD;
 
 			spin_unlock(&priv->dp_port_lock);
+
+			if (wakeup)
+				tty_port_tty_wakeup(&port->port);
 		} else if (opcode == DIGI_CMD_TRANSMIT_IDLE) {
 			spin_lock(&priv->dp_port_lock);
 			priv->dp_transmit_idle = 1;
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
index f9a3da02c631..62fa5340c965 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
@@ -118,8 +118,6 @@ static void vfio_pci_probe_mmaps(struct vfio_pci_device *vdev)
 	int bar;
 	struct vfio_pci_dummy_resource *dummy_res;
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vdev->dummy_resources_list);
-
 	for (bar = PCI_STD_RESOURCES; bar <= PCI_STD_RESOURCE_END; bar++) {
 		res = vdev->pdev->resource + bar;
 
@@ -1547,7 +1545,7 @@ static int vfio_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	vdev->irq_type = VFIO_PCI_NUM_IRQS;
 	mutex_init(&vdev->igate);
 	spin_lock_init(&vdev->irqlock);
-
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vdev->dummy_resources_list);
 	mutex_init(&vdev->vma_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vdev->vma_list);
 	init_rwsem(&vdev->memory_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/xen/xen-pciback/xenbus.c b/drivers/xen/xen-pciback/xenbus.c
index f33eb40cb414..36ec99cff507 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/xen-pciback/xenbus.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/xen-pciback/xenbus.c
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ static int xen_pcibk_xenbus_probe(struct xenbus_device *dev,
 
 	/* watch the backend node for backend configuration information */
 	err = xenbus_watch_path(dev, dev->nodename, &pdev->be_watch,
-				xen_pcibk_be_watch);
+				NULL, xen_pcibk_be_watch);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_client.c b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_client.c
index 266f446ba331..8bbd887ca422 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_client.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_client.c
@@ -114,18 +114,22 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xenbus_strstate);
  */
 int xenbus_watch_path(struct xenbus_device *dev, const char *path,
 		      struct xenbus_watch *watch,
+		      bool (*will_handle)(struct xenbus_watch *,
+					  const char **, unsigned int),
 		      void (*callback)(struct xenbus_watch *,
 				       const char **, unsigned int))
 {
 	int err;
 
 	watch->node = path;
+	watch->will_handle = will_handle;
 	watch->callback = callback;
 
 	err = register_xenbus_watch(watch);
 
 	if (err) {
 		watch->node = NULL;
+		watch->will_handle = NULL;
 		watch->callback = NULL;
 		xenbus_dev_fatal(dev, err, "adding watch on %s", path);
 	}
@@ -152,6 +156,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xenbus_watch_path);
  */
 int xenbus_watch_pathfmt(struct xenbus_device *dev,
 			 struct xenbus_watch *watch,
+			 bool (*will_handle)(struct xenbus_watch *,
+					     const char **, unsigned int),
 			 void (*callback)(struct xenbus_watch *,
 					const char **, unsigned int),
 			 const char *pathfmt, ...)
@@ -168,7 +174,7 @@ int xenbus_watch_pathfmt(struct xenbus_device *dev,
 		xenbus_dev_fatal(dev, -ENOMEM, "allocating path for watch");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	err = xenbus_watch_path(dev, path, watch, callback);
+	err = xenbus_watch_path(dev, path, watch, will_handle, callback);
 
 	if (err)
 		kfree(path);
diff --git a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_probe.c b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_probe.c
index c2d447687e33..ba7590d75985 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_probe.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_probe.c
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ static int watch_otherend(struct xenbus_device *dev)
 		container_of(dev->dev.bus, struct xen_bus_type, bus);
 
 	return xenbus_watch_pathfmt(dev, &dev->otherend_watch,
+				    bus->otherend_will_handle,
 				    bus->otherend_changed,
 				    "%s/%s", dev->otherend, "state");
 }
diff --git a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_probe.h b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_probe.h
index c9ec7ca1f7ab..2c394c6ba605 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_probe.h
+++ b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_probe.h
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ struct xen_bus_type {
 	int (*get_bus_id)(char bus_id[XEN_BUS_ID_SIZE], const char *nodename);
 	int (*probe)(struct xen_bus_type *bus, const char *type,
 		     const char *dir);
+	bool (*otherend_will_handle)(struct xenbus_watch *watch,
+				     const char **vec, unsigned int len);
 	void (*otherend_changed)(struct xenbus_watch *watch, const char **vec,
 				 unsigned int len);
 	struct bus_type bus;
diff --git a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_probe_backend.c b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_probe_backend.c
index 04f7f85a5edf..597c0b038454 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_probe_backend.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_probe_backend.c
@@ -181,6 +181,12 @@ static int xenbus_probe_backend(struct xen_bus_type *bus, const char *type,
 	return err;
 }
 
+static bool frontend_will_handle(struct xenbus_watch *watch,
+				 const char **vec, unsigned int len)
+{
+	return watch->nr_pending == 0;
+}
+
 static void frontend_changed(struct xenbus_watch *watch,
 			    const char **vec, unsigned int len)
 {
@@ -192,6 +198,7 @@ static struct xen_bus_type xenbus_backend = {
 	.levels = 3,		/* backend/type/<frontend>/<id> */
 	.get_bus_id = backend_bus_id,
 	.probe = xenbus_probe_backend,
+	.otherend_will_handle = frontend_will_handle,
 	.otherend_changed = frontend_changed,
 	.bus = {
 		.name		= "xen-backend",
diff --git a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c
index 22f7cd711c57..88b443637106 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c
@@ -699,6 +699,8 @@ int register_xenbus_watch(struct xenbus_watch *watch)
 
 	sprintf(token, "%lX", (long)watch);
 
+	watch->nr_pending = 0;
+
 	down_read(&xs_state.watch_mutex);
 
 	spin_lock(&watches_lock);
@@ -748,12 +750,15 @@ void unregister_xenbus_watch(struct xenbus_watch *watch)
 
 	/* Cancel pending watch events. */
 	spin_lock(&watch_events_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(msg, tmp, &watch_events, list) {
-		if (msg->u.watch.handle != watch)
-			continue;
-		list_del(&msg->list);
-		kfree(msg->u.watch.vec);
-		kfree(msg);
+	if (watch->nr_pending) {
+		list_for_each_entry_safe(msg, tmp, &watch_events, list) {
+			if (msg->u.watch.handle != watch)
+				continue;
+			list_del(&msg->list);
+			kfree(msg->u.watch.vec);
+			kfree(msg);
+		}
+		watch->nr_pending = 0;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&watch_events_lock);
 
@@ -800,7 +805,6 @@ void xs_suspend_cancel(void)
 
 static int xenwatch_thread(void *unused)
 {
-	struct list_head *ent;
 	struct xs_stored_msg *msg;
 
 	for (;;) {
@@ -813,13 +817,15 @@ static int xenwatch_thread(void *unused)
 		mutex_lock(&xenwatch_mutex);
 
 		spin_lock(&watch_events_lock);
-		ent = watch_events.next;
-		if (ent != &watch_events)
-			list_del(ent);
+		msg = list_first_entry_or_null(&watch_events,
+				struct xs_stored_msg, list);
+		if (msg) {
+			list_del(&msg->list);
+			msg->u.watch.handle->nr_pending--;
+		}
 		spin_unlock(&watch_events_lock);
 
-		if (ent != &watch_events) {
-			msg = list_entry(ent, struct xs_stored_msg, list);
+		if (msg) {
 			msg->u.watch.handle->callback(
 				msg->u.watch.handle,
 				(const char **)msg->u.watch.vec,
@@ -901,9 +907,15 @@ static int process_msg(void)
 		spin_lock(&watches_lock);
 		msg->u.watch.handle = find_watch(
 			msg->u.watch.vec[XS_WATCH_TOKEN]);
-		if (msg->u.watch.handle != NULL) {
+		if (msg->u.watch.handle != NULL &&
+				(!msg->u.watch.handle->will_handle ||
+				 msg->u.watch.handle->will_handle(
+					 msg->u.watch.handle,
+					 (const char **)msg->u.watch.vec,
+					 msg->u.watch.vec_size))) {
 			spin_lock(&watch_events_lock);
 			list_add_tail(&msg->list, &watch_events);
+			msg->u.watch.handle->nr_pending++;
 			wake_up(&watch_events_waitq);
 			spin_unlock(&watch_events_lock);
 		} else {
diff --git a/fs/quota/quota_tree.c b/fs/quota/quota_tree.c
index 0738972e8d3f..ecd9887b0d1f 100644
--- a/fs/quota/quota_tree.c
+++ b/fs/quota/quota_tree.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static ssize_t read_blk(struct qtree_mem_dqinfo *info, uint blk, char *buf)
 
 	memset(buf, 0, info->dqi_usable_bs);
 	return sb->s_op->quota_read(sb, info->dqi_type, buf,
-	       info->dqi_usable_bs, blk << info->dqi_blocksize_bits);
+	       info->dqi_usable_bs, (loff_t)blk << info->dqi_blocksize_bits);
 }
 
 static ssize_t write_blk(struct qtree_mem_dqinfo *info, uint blk, char *buf)
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static ssize_t write_blk(struct qtree_mem_dqinfo *info, uint blk, char *buf)
 	ssize_t ret;
 
 	ret = sb->s_op->quota_write(sb, info->dqi_type, buf,
-	       info->dqi_usable_bs, blk << info->dqi_blocksize_bits);
+	       info->dqi_usable_bs, (loff_t)blk << info->dqi_blocksize_bits);
 	if (ret != info->dqi_usable_bs) {
 		quota_error(sb, "dquota write failed");
 		if (ret >= 0)
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ static uint find_free_dqentry(struct qtree_mem_dqinfo *info,
 			    blk);
 		goto out_buf;
 	}
-	dquot->dq_off = (blk << info->dqi_blocksize_bits) +
+	dquot->dq_off = ((loff_t)blk << info->dqi_blocksize_bits) +
 			sizeof(struct qt_disk_dqdbheader) +
 			i * info->dqi_entry_size;
 	kfree(buf);
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ static loff_t find_block_dqentry(struct qtree_mem_dqinfo *info,
 		ret = -EIO;
 		goto out_buf;
 	} else {
-		ret = (blk << info->dqi_blocksize_bits) + sizeof(struct
+		ret = ((loff_t)blk << info->dqi_blocksize_bits) + sizeof(struct
 		  qt_disk_dqdbheader) + i * info->dqi_entry_size;
 	}
 out_buf:
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/stree.c b/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
index 5f5fff068877..25b2aed9af0b 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
@@ -453,6 +453,12 @@ static int is_leaf(char *buf, int blocksize, struct buffer_head *bh)
 					 "(second one): %h", ih);
 			return 0;
 		}
+		if (is_direntry_le_ih(ih) && (ih_item_len(ih) < (ih_entry_count(ih) * IH_SIZE))) {
+			reiserfs_warning(NULL, "reiserfs-5093",
+					 "item entry count seems wrong %h",
+					 ih);
+			return 0;
+		}
 		prev_location = ih_location(ih);
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/linux/kdev_t.h b/include/linux/kdev_t.h
index 8e9e288b08c1..05d86addeaf1 100644
--- a/include/linux/kdev_t.h
+++ b/include/linux/kdev_t.h
@@ -20,61 +20,61 @@
 	})
 
 /* acceptable for old filesystems */
-static inline bool old_valid_dev(dev_t dev)
+static __always_inline bool old_valid_dev(dev_t dev)
 {
 	return MAJOR(dev) < 256 && MINOR(dev) < 256;
 }
 
-static inline u16 old_encode_dev(dev_t dev)
+static __always_inline u16 old_encode_dev(dev_t dev)
 {
 	return (MAJOR(dev) << 8) | MINOR(dev);
 }
 
-static inline dev_t old_decode_dev(u16 val)
+static __always_inline dev_t old_decode_dev(u16 val)
 {
 	return MKDEV((val >> 8) & 255, val & 255);
 }
 
-static inline u32 new_encode_dev(dev_t dev)
+static __always_inline u32 new_encode_dev(dev_t dev)
 {
 	unsigned major = MAJOR(dev);
 	unsigned minor = MINOR(dev);
 	return (minor & 0xff) | (major << 8) | ((minor & ~0xff) << 12);
 }
 
-static inline dev_t new_decode_dev(u32 dev)
+static __always_inline dev_t new_decode_dev(u32 dev)
 {
 	unsigned major = (dev & 0xfff00) >> 8;
 	unsigned minor = (dev & 0xff) | ((dev >> 12) & 0xfff00);
 	return MKDEV(major, minor);
 }
 
-static inline u64 huge_encode_dev(dev_t dev)
+static __always_inline u64 huge_encode_dev(dev_t dev)
 {
 	return new_encode_dev(dev);
 }
 
-static inline dev_t huge_decode_dev(u64 dev)
+static __always_inline dev_t huge_decode_dev(u64 dev)
 {
 	return new_decode_dev(dev);
 }
 
-static inline int sysv_valid_dev(dev_t dev)
+static __always_inline int sysv_valid_dev(dev_t dev)
 {
 	return MAJOR(dev) < (1<<14) && MINOR(dev) < (1<<18);
 }
 
-static inline u32 sysv_encode_dev(dev_t dev)
+static __always_inline u32 sysv_encode_dev(dev_t dev)
 {
 	return MINOR(dev) | (MAJOR(dev) << 18);
 }
 
-static inline unsigned sysv_major(u32 dev)
+static __always_inline unsigned sysv_major(u32 dev)
 {
 	return (dev >> 18) & 0x3fff;
 }
 
-static inline unsigned sysv_minor(u32 dev)
+static __always_inline unsigned sysv_minor(u32 dev)
 {
 	return dev & 0x3ffff;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/of.h b/include/linux/of.h
index 56d83c2a6bbb..b5cb6024d590 100644
--- a/include/linux/of.h
+++ b/include/linux/of.h
@@ -1132,6 +1132,7 @@ static inline int of_get_available_child_count(const struct device_node *np)
 #define _OF_DECLARE(table, name, compat, fn, fn_type)			\
 	static const struct of_device_id __of_table_##name		\
 		__used __section(__##table##_of_table)			\
+		__aligned(__alignof__(struct of_device_id))		\
 		 = { .compatible = compat,				\
 		     .data = (fn == (fn_type)NULL) ? fn : fn  }
 #else
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/const.h b/include/uapi/linux/const.h
index c872bfd25e13..03c3e1869be7 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/const.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/const.h
@@ -24,4 +24,9 @@
 #define _BITUL(x)	(_AC(1,UL) << (x))
 #define _BITULL(x)	(_AC(1,ULL) << (x))
 
+#define __ALIGN_KERNEL(x, a)		__ALIGN_KERNEL_MASK(x, (typeof(x))(a) - 1)
+#define __ALIGN_KERNEL_MASK(x, mask)	(((x) + (mask)) & ~(mask))
+
+#define __KERNEL_DIV_ROUND_UP(n, d) (((n) + (d) - 1) / (d))
+
 #endif /* !(_LINUX_CONST_H) */
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h b/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
index 5dd3332ebc66..e7e4e672d9a8 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #ifndef _UAPI_LINUX_ETHTOOL_H
 #define _UAPI_LINUX_ETHTOOL_H
 
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/const.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/if_ether.h>
 
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/kernel.h b/include/uapi/linux/kernel.h
index 466073f0ce46..6e8db547fbd0 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/kernel.h
@@ -2,13 +2,6 @@
 #define _UAPI_LINUX_KERNEL_H
 
 #include <linux/sysinfo.h>
-
-/*
- * 'kernel.h' contains some often-used function prototypes etc
- */
-#define __ALIGN_KERNEL(x, a)		__ALIGN_KERNEL_MASK(x, (typeof(x))(a) - 1)
-#define __ALIGN_KERNEL_MASK(x, mask)	(((x) + (mask)) & ~(mask))
-
-#define __KERNEL_DIV_ROUND_UP(n, d) (((n) + (d) - 1) / (d))
+#include <linux/const.h>
 
 #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_KERNEL_H */
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/lightnvm.h b/include/uapi/linux/lightnvm.h
index 774a43128a7a..fd18dcf76ec6 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/lightnvm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/lightnvm.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #define _UAPI_LINUX_LIGHTNVM_H
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/const.h>
 #include <linux/ioctl.h>
 #else /* __KERNEL__ */
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/mroute6.h b/include/uapi/linux/mroute6.h
index ed5721148768..54543bca1b79 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/mroute6.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/mroute6.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef _UAPI__LINUX_MROUTE6_H
 #define _UAPI__LINUX_MROUTE6_H
 
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/const.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/sockios.h>
 #include <linux/in6.h>		/* For struct sockaddr_in6. */
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h b/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
index c36969b91533..8f40c2fe0ed4 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef _UAPI_X_TABLES_H
 #define _UAPI_X_TABLES_H
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/const.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 #define XT_FUNCTION_MAXNAMELEN 30
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/netlink.h b/include/uapi/linux/netlink.h
index 0dba4e4ed2be..b5b4fd791fc8 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/netlink.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/netlink.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef _UAPI__LINUX_NETLINK_H
 #define _UAPI__LINUX_NETLINK_H
 
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/const.h>
 #include <linux/socket.h> /* for __kernel_sa_family_t */
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/sysctl.h b/include/uapi/linux/sysctl.h
index d2b12152e358..954bd77326df 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #ifndef _UAPI_LINUX_SYSCTL_H
 #define _UAPI_LINUX_SYSCTL_H
 
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/const.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 
diff --git a/include/xen/xenbus.h b/include/xen/xenbus.h
index 32b944b7cebd..ed9e7e3307b7 100644
--- a/include/xen/xenbus.h
+++ b/include/xen/xenbus.h
@@ -58,6 +58,15 @@ struct xenbus_watch
 	/* Path being watched. */
 	const char *node;
 
+	unsigned int nr_pending;
+
+	/*
+	 * Called just before enqueing new event while a spinlock is held.
+	 * The event will be discarded if this callback returns false.
+	 */
+	bool (*will_handle)(struct xenbus_watch *,
+			    const char **vec, unsigned int len);
+
 	/* Callback (executed in a process context with no locks held). */
 	void (*callback)(struct xenbus_watch *,
 			 const char **vec, unsigned int len);
@@ -194,10 +203,14 @@ void xenbus_suspend_cancel(void);
 
 int xenbus_watch_path(struct xenbus_device *dev, const char *path,
 		      struct xenbus_watch *watch,
+		      bool (*will_handle)(struct xenbus_watch *,
+					  const char **, unsigned int),
 		      void (*callback)(struct xenbus_watch *,
 				       const char **, unsigned int));
-__printf(4, 5)
+__printf(5, 6)
 int xenbus_watch_pathfmt(struct xenbus_device *dev, struct xenbus_watch *watch,
+			 bool (*will_handle)(struct xenbus_watch *,
+					     const char **, unsigned int),
 			 void (*callback)(struct xenbus_watch *,
 					  const char **, unsigned int),
 			 const char *pathfmt, ...);
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 9cb1437151ae..0219301b6109 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,6 @@ static int mod_sysfs_init(struct module *mod)
 	if (err)
 		mod_kobject_put(mod);
 
-	/* delay uevent until full sysfs population */
 out:
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1796,7 +1795,6 @@ static int mod_sysfs_setup(struct module *mod,
 	add_sect_attrs(mod, info);
 	add_notes_attrs(mod, info);
 
-	kobject_uevent(&mod->mkobj.kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 	return 0;
 
 out_unreg_param:
@@ -3427,6 +3425,9 @@ static noinline int do_init_module(struct module *mod)
 	blocking_notifier_call_chain(&module_notify_list,
 				     MODULE_STATE_LIVE, mod);
 
+	/* Delay uevent until module has finished its init routine */
+	kobject_uevent(&mod->mkobj.kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to finish all async code before the module init sequence
 	 * is done.  This has potential to deadlock.  For example, a newly
@@ -3738,6 +3739,7 @@ static int load_module(struct load_info *info, const char __user *uargs,
 				     MODULE_STATE_GOING, mod);
 	klp_module_going(mod);
  bug_cleanup:
+	mod->state = MODULE_STATE_GOING;
 	/* module_bug_cleanup needs module_mutex protection */
 	mutex_lock(&module_mutex);
 	module_bug_cleanup(mod);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/datagram.c b/net/ipv6/datagram.c
index 58929622de0e..fa4987827cda 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/datagram.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/datagram.c
@@ -145,10 +145,12 @@ int __ip6_datagram_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
 	struct sockaddr_in6	*usin = (struct sockaddr_in6 *) uaddr;
 	struct inet_sock	*inet = inet_sk(sk);
 	struct ipv6_pinfo	*np = inet6_sk(sk);
-	struct in6_addr		*daddr;
+	struct in6_addr		*daddr, old_daddr;
+	__be32			fl6_flowlabel = 0;
+	__be32			old_fl6_flowlabel;
+	__be32			old_dport;
 	int			addr_type;
 	int			err;
-	__be32			fl6_flowlabel = 0;
 
 	if (usin->sin6_family == AF_INET) {
 		if (__ipv6_only_sock(sk))
@@ -238,9 +240,13 @@ int __ip6_datagram_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* save the current peer information before updating it */
+	old_daddr = sk->sk_v6_daddr;
+	old_fl6_flowlabel = np->flow_label;
+	old_dport = inet->inet_dport;
+
 	sk->sk_v6_daddr = *daddr;
 	np->flow_label = fl6_flowlabel;
-
 	inet->inet_dport = usin->sin6_port;
 
 	/*
@@ -249,8 +255,15 @@ int __ip6_datagram_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
 	 */
 
 	err = ip6_datagram_dst_update(sk, true);
-	if (err)
+	if (err) {
+		/* Restore the socket peer info, to keep it consistent with
+		 * the old socket state
+		 */
+		sk->sk_v6_daddr = old_daddr;
+		np->flow_label = old_fl6_flowlabel;
+		inet->inet_dport = old_dport;
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	sk->sk_state = TCP_ESTABLISHED;
 	sk_set_txhash(sk);
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c
index a8f575bf9b7c..15f8bd0364c2 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c
@@ -112,6 +112,13 @@ struct l2tp_net {
 	spinlock_t l2tp_session_hlist_lock;
 };
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
+static bool l2tp_sk_is_v6(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	return sk->sk_family == PF_INET6 &&
+	       !ipv6_addr_v4mapped(&sk->sk_v6_daddr);
+}
+#endif
 
 static inline struct l2tp_tunnel *l2tp_tunnel(struct sock *sk)
 {
@@ -1136,7 +1143,7 @@ static int l2tp_xmit_core(struct l2tp_session *session, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	skb->ignore_df = 1;
 	skb_dst_drop(skb);
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
-	if (tunnel->sock->sk_family == PF_INET6 && !tunnel->v4mapped)
+	if (l2tp_sk_is_v6(tunnel->sock))
 		error = inet6_csk_xmit(tunnel->sock, skb, NULL);
 	else
 #endif
@@ -1199,6 +1206,15 @@ int l2tp_xmit_skb(struct l2tp_session *session, struct sk_buff *skb, int hdr_len
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
+	/* The user-space may change the connection status for the user-space
+	 * provided socket at run time: we must check it under the socket lock
+	 */
+	if (tunnel->fd >= 0 && sk->sk_state != TCP_ESTABLISHED) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		ret = NET_XMIT_DROP;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
 	inet = inet_sk(sk);
 	fl = &inet->cork.fl;
 	switch (tunnel->encap) {
@@ -1214,7 +1230,7 @@ int l2tp_xmit_skb(struct l2tp_session *session, struct sk_buff *skb, int hdr_len
 
 		/* Calculate UDP checksum if configured to do so */
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
-		if (sk->sk_family == PF_INET6 && !tunnel->v4mapped)
+		if (l2tp_sk_is_v6(sk))
 			udp6_set_csum(udp_get_no_check6_tx(sk),
 				      skb, &inet6_sk(sk)->saddr,
 				      &sk->sk_v6_daddr, udp_len);
@@ -1620,24 +1636,6 @@ int l2tp_tunnel_create(struct net *net, int fd, int version, u32 tunnel_id, u32
 	if (cfg != NULL)
 		tunnel->debug = cfg->debug;
 
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
-	if (sk->sk_family == PF_INET6) {
-		struct ipv6_pinfo *np = inet6_sk(sk);
-
-		if (ipv6_addr_v4mapped(&np->saddr) &&
-		    ipv6_addr_v4mapped(&sk->sk_v6_daddr)) {
-			struct inet_sock *inet = inet_sk(sk);
-
-			tunnel->v4mapped = true;
-			inet->inet_saddr = np->saddr.s6_addr32[3];
-			inet->inet_rcv_saddr = sk->sk_v6_rcv_saddr.s6_addr32[3];
-			inet->inet_daddr = sk->sk_v6_daddr.s6_addr32[3];
-		} else {
-			tunnel->v4mapped = false;
-		}
-	}
-#endif
-
 	/* Mark socket as an encapsulation socket. See net/ipv4/udp.c */
 	tunnel->encap = encap;
 	if (encap == L2TP_ENCAPTYPE_UDP) {
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.h b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.h
index 2b9b6fb67ae9..57c1810f1a32 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.h
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.h
@@ -191,9 +191,6 @@ struct l2tp_tunnel {
 	struct sock		*sock;		/* Parent socket */
 	int			fd;		/* Parent fd, if tunnel socket
 						 * was created by userspace */
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
-	bool			v4mapped;
-#endif
 
 	struct work_struct	del_work;
 
diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_queue.h b/sound/core/seq/seq_queue.h
index 719093489a2c..7909cf6040e3 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_queue.h
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_queue.h
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ struct snd_seq_queue {
 	
 	struct snd_seq_timer *timer;	/* time keeper for this queue */
 	int	owner;		/* client that 'owns' the timer */
-	unsigned int	locked:1,	/* timer is only accesibble by owner if set */
-		klocked:1,	/* kernel lock (after START) */	
-		check_again:1,
-		check_blocked:1;
+	bool	locked;		/* timer is only accesibble by owner if set */
+	bool	klocked;	/* kernel lock (after START) */
+	bool	check_again;	/* concurrent access happened during check */
+	bool	check_blocked;	/* queue being checked */
 
 	unsigned int flags;		/* status flags */
 	unsigned int info_flags;	/* info for sync */
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_ca0132.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_ca0132.c
index bf7593f234f6..c599730c7a3f 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_ca0132.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_ca0132.c
@@ -4443,11 +4443,10 @@ static void hp_callback(struct hda_codec *codec, struct hda_jack_callback *cb)
 	/* Delay enabling the HP amp, to let the mic-detection
 	 * state machine run.
 	 */
-	cancel_delayed_work(&spec->unsol_hp_work);
-	schedule_delayed_work(&spec->unsol_hp_work, msecs_to_jiffies(500));
 	tbl = snd_hda_jack_tbl_get(codec, cb->nid);
 	if (tbl)
 		tbl->block_report = 1;
+	schedule_delayed_work(&spec->unsol_hp_work, msecs_to_jiffies(500));
 }
 
 static void amic_callback(struct hda_codec *codec, struct hda_jack_callback *cb)
@@ -4625,12 +4624,25 @@ static void ca0132_free(struct hda_codec *codec)
 	kfree(codec->spec);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM
+static int ca0132_suspend(struct hda_codec *codec)
+{
+	struct ca0132_spec *spec = codec->spec;
+
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&spec->unsol_hp_work);
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
 static const struct hda_codec_ops ca0132_patch_ops = {
 	.build_controls = ca0132_build_controls,
 	.build_pcms = ca0132_build_pcms,
 	.init = ca0132_init,
 	.free = ca0132_free,
 	.unsol_event = snd_hda_jack_unsol_event,
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM
+	.suspend = ca0132_suspend,
+#endif
 };
 
 static void ca0132_config(struct hda_codec *codec)
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
index 73acdd43bdc9..720de648510d 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
@@ -330,9 +330,7 @@ static void alc_fill_eapd_coef(struct hda_codec *codec)
 	case 0x10ec0225:
 	case 0x10ec0233:
 	case 0x10ec0235:
-	case 0x10ec0236:
 	case 0x10ec0255:
-	case 0x10ec0256:
 	case 0x10ec0257:
 	case 0x10ec0282:
 	case 0x10ec0283:
@@ -343,6 +341,11 @@ static void alc_fill_eapd_coef(struct hda_codec *codec)
 	case 0x10ec0299:
 		alc_update_coef_idx(codec, 0x10, 1<<9, 0);
 		break;
+	case 0x10ec0236:
+	case 0x10ec0256:
+		alc_write_coef_idx(codec, 0x36, 0x5757);
+		alc_update_coef_idx(codec, 0x10, 1<<9, 0);
+		break;
 	case 0x10ec0285:
 	case 0x10ec0293:
 		alc_update_coef_idx(codec, 0xa, 1<<13, 0);
@@ -4896,6 +4899,7 @@ enum {
 	ALC269_FIXUP_DELL1_MIC_NO_PRESENCE,
 	ALC269_FIXUP_DELL2_MIC_NO_PRESENCE,
 	ALC269_FIXUP_DELL3_MIC_NO_PRESENCE,
+	ALC269_FIXUP_DELL4_MIC_NO_PRESENCE,
 	ALC269_FIXUP_HEADSET_MODE,
 	ALC269_FIXUP_HEADSET_MODE_NO_HP_MIC,
 	ALC269_FIXUP_ASPIRE_HEADSET_MIC,
@@ -5199,6 +5203,16 @@ static const struct hda_fixup alc269_fixups[] = {
 		.chained = true,
 		.chain_id = ALC269_FIXUP_HEADSET_MODE_NO_HP_MIC
 	},
+	[ALC269_FIXUP_DELL4_MIC_NO_PRESENCE] = {
+		.type = HDA_FIXUP_PINS,
+		.v.pins = (const struct hda_pintbl[]) {
+			{ 0x19, 0x01a1913c }, /* use as headset mic, without its own jack detect */
+			{ 0x1b, 0x01a1913d }, /* use as headphone mic, without its own jack detect */
+			{ }
+		},
+		.chained = true,
+		.chain_id = ALC269_FIXUP_HEADSET_MODE
+	},
 	[ALC269_FIXUP_HEADSET_MODE] = {
 		.type = HDA_FIXUP_FUNC,
 		.v.func = alc_fixup_headset_mode,
@@ -6183,7 +6197,7 @@ static const struct snd_hda_pin_quirk alc269_pin_fixup_tbl[] = {
 		{0x12, 0x90a60120},
 		{0x14, 0x90170110},
 		{0x21, 0x0321101f}),
-	SND_HDA_PIN_QUIRK(0x10ec0289, 0x1028, "Dell", ALC225_FIXUP_DELL1_MIC_NO_PRESENCE,
+	SND_HDA_PIN_QUIRK(0x10ec0289, 0x1028, "Dell", ALC269_FIXUP_DELL4_MIC_NO_PRESENCE,
 		{0x12, 0xb7a60130},
 		{0x14, 0x90170110},
 		{0x21, 0x04211020}),
@@ -6267,6 +6281,11 @@ static const struct snd_hda_pin_quirk alc269_pin_fixup_tbl[] = {
 		{0x17, 0x90170110},
 		{0x1a, 0x03011020},
 		{0x21, 0x03211030}),
+	SND_HDA_PIN_QUIRK(0x10ec0299, 0x1028, "Dell", ALC269_FIXUP_DELL4_MIC_NO_PRESENCE,
+		ALC225_STANDARD_PINS,
+		{0x12, 0xb7a60130},
+		{0x13, 0xb8a60140},
+		{0x17, 0x90170110}),
 	{}
 };
 
diff --git a/sound/usb/pcm.c b/sound/usb/pcm.c
index 95d02e25a313..35594b3cd7c4 100644
--- a/sound/usb/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/usb/pcm.c
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ static int set_sync_ep_implicit_fb_quirk(struct snd_usb_substream *subs,
 	struct usb_host_interface *alts;
 	struct usb_interface *iface;
 	unsigned int ep;
+	unsigned int ifnum;
 
 	/* Implicit feedback sync EPs consumers are always playback EPs */
 	if (subs->direction != SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK)
@@ -334,44 +335,23 @@ static int set_sync_ep_implicit_fb_quirk(struct snd_usb_substream *subs,
 	case USB_ID(0x0763, 0x2031): /* M-Audio Fast Track C600 */
 	case USB_ID(0x22f0, 0x0006): /* Allen&Heath Qu-16 */
 		ep = 0x81;
-		iface = usb_ifnum_to_if(dev, 3);
-
-		if (!iface || iface->num_altsetting == 0)
-			return -EINVAL;
-
-		alts = &iface->altsetting[1];
-		goto add_sync_ep;
-		break;
+		ifnum = 3;
+		goto add_sync_ep_from_ifnum;
 	case USB_ID(0x0763, 0x2080): /* M-Audio FastTrack Ultra */
 	case USB_ID(0x0763, 0x2081):
 		ep = 0x81;
-		iface = usb_ifnum_to_if(dev, 2);
-
-		if (!iface || iface->num_altsetting == 0)
-			return -EINVAL;
-
-		alts = &iface->altsetting[1];
-		goto add_sync_ep;
-	case USB_ID(0x2466, 0x8003):
+		ifnum = 2;
+		goto add_sync_ep_from_ifnum;
+	case USB_ID(0x2466, 0x8003): /* Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II */
 		ep = 0x86;
-		iface = usb_ifnum_to_if(dev, 2);
-
-		if (!iface || iface->num_altsetting == 0)
-			return -EINVAL;
-
-		alts = &iface->altsetting[1];
-		goto add_sync_ep;
-	case USB_ID(0x1397, 0x0002):
+		ifnum = 2;
+		goto add_sync_ep_from_ifnum;
+	case USB_ID(0x1397, 0x0002): /* Behringer UFX1204 */
 		ep = 0x81;
-		iface = usb_ifnum_to_if(dev, 1);
-
-		if (!iface || iface->num_altsetting == 0)
-			return -EINVAL;
-
-		alts = &iface->altsetting[1];
-		goto add_sync_ep;
-
+		ifnum = 1;
+		goto add_sync_ep_from_ifnum;
 	}
+
 	if (attr == USB_ENDPOINT_SYNC_ASYNC &&
 	    altsd->bInterfaceClass == USB_CLASS_VENDOR_SPEC &&
 	    altsd->bInterfaceProtocol == 2 &&
@@ -386,6 +366,14 @@ static int set_sync_ep_implicit_fb_quirk(struct snd_usb_substream *subs,
 	/* No quirk */
 	return 0;
 
+add_sync_ep_from_ifnum:
+	iface = usb_ifnum_to_if(dev, ifnum);
+
+	if (!iface || iface->num_altsetting < 2)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	alts = &iface->altsetting[1];
+
 add_sync_ep:
 	subs->sync_endpoint = snd_usb_add_endpoint(subs->stream->chip,
 						   alts, ep, !subs->direction,
