diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1fa7e53..5d47dc5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 14
-EXTRAVERSION =
+EXTRAVERSION = .2
 NAME=Affluent Albatross
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*
diff --git a/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c b/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c
index c9f2f60..dee6ab5 100644
--- a/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c
+++ b/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c
@@ -592,12 +592,15 @@ int appldata_register_ops(struct appldat
  */
 void appldata_unregister_ops(struct appldata_ops *ops)
 {
+	void *table;
 	spin_lock(&appldata_ops_lock);
-	unregister_sysctl_table(ops->sysctl_header);
 	list_del(&ops->list);
-	kfree(ops->ctl_table);
+	/* at that point any incoming access will fail */
+	table = ops->ctl_table;
 	ops->ctl_table = NULL;
 	spin_unlock(&appldata_ops_lock);
+	unregister_sysctl_table(ops->sysctl_header);
+	kfree(table);
 	P_INFO("%s-ops unregistered!\n", ops->name);
 }
 /********************** module-ops management <END> **************************/
diff --git a/drivers/block/cfq-iosched.c b/drivers/block/cfq-iosched.c
index cd056e7..23df2d2 100644
--- a/drivers/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/drivers/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -2260,10 +2260,8 @@ static void cfq_put_cfqd(struct cfq_data
 	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&cfqd->ref))
 		return;
 
-	blk_put_queue(q);
-
 	cfq_shutdown_timer_wq(cfqd);
-	q->elevator->elevator_data = NULL;
+	blk_put_queue(q);
 
 	mempool_destroy(cfqd->crq_pool);
 	kfree(cfqd->crq_hash);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c b/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
index 06998c2..e3914a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
+#include "airo.h"
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI
 static struct pci_device_id card_ids[] = {
 	{ 0x14b9, 1, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, },
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/airo.h b/drivers/net/wireless/airo.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e480adf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/airo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#ifndef _AIRO_H_
+#define _AIRO_H_
+
+struct net_device *init_airo_card(unsigned short irq, int port, int is_pcmcia,
+				  struct device *dmdev);
+int reset_airo_card(struct net_device *dev);
+void stop_airo_card(struct net_device *dev, int freeres);
+
+#endif  /*  _AIRO_H_  */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/airo_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/airo_cs.c
index bf25584..a172ede 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/airo_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/airo_cs.c
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 
+#include "airo.h"
+
 /*
    All the PCMCIA modules use PCMCIA_DEBUG to control debugging.  If
    you do not define PCMCIA_DEBUG at all, all the debug code will be
@@ -78,10 +80,6 @@ MODULE_SUPPORTED_DEVICE("Aironet 4500, 4
    event handler. 
 */
 
-struct net_device *init_airo_card( int, int, int, struct device * );
-void stop_airo_card( struct net_device *, int );
-int reset_airo_card( struct net_device * );
-
 static void airo_config(dev_link_t *link);
 static void airo_release(dev_link_t *link);
 static int airo_event(event_t event, int priority,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/islpci_eth.c b/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/islpci_eth.c
index 5952e99..0975dd4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/islpci_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/islpci_eth.c
@@ -97,12 +97,6 @@ islpci_eth_transmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	/* lock the driver code */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->slock, flags);
 
-	/* determine the amount of fragments needed to store the frame */
-
-	frame_size = skb->len < ETH_ZLEN ? ETH_ZLEN : skb->len;
-	if (init_wds)
-		frame_size += 6;
-
 	/* check whether the destination queue has enough fragments for the frame */
 	curr_frag = le32_to_cpu(cb->driver_curr_frag[ISL38XX_CB_TX_DATA_LQ]);
 	if (unlikely(curr_frag - priv->free_data_tx >= ISL38XX_CB_TX_QSIZE)) {
@@ -213,6 +207,7 @@ islpci_eth_transmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	/* store the skb address for future freeing  */
 	priv->data_low_tx[index] = skb;
 	/* set the proper fragment start address and size information */
+	frame_size = skb->len;
 	fragment->size = cpu_to_le16(frame_size);
 	fragment->flags = cpu_to_le16(0);	/* set to 1 if more fragments */
 	fragment->address = cpu_to_le32(pci_map_address);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c b/drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c
index 00297f1..1e49423 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c
@@ -292,30 +292,23 @@ static ssize_t show_modalias(struct devi
 {
 	struct usb_interface *intf;
 	struct usb_device *udev;
-	int len;
+	struct usb_host_interface *alt;
 
 	intf = to_usb_interface(dev);
 	udev = interface_to_usbdev(intf);
+	alt = intf->cur_altsetting;
 
-	len = sprintf(buf, "usb:v%04Xp%04Xd%04Xdc%02Xdsc%02Xdp%02Xic",
-			       le16_to_cpu(udev->descriptor.idVendor),
-			       le16_to_cpu(udev->descriptor.idProduct),
-			       le16_to_cpu(udev->descriptor.bcdDevice),
-			       udev->descriptor.bDeviceClass,
-			       udev->descriptor.bDeviceSubClass,
-			       udev->descriptor.bDeviceProtocol);
-	buf += len;
-
-	if (udev->descriptor.bDeviceClass == 0) {
-		struct usb_host_interface *alt = intf->cur_altsetting;
-
-		return len + sprintf(buf, "%02Xisc%02Xip%02X\n",
-			       alt->desc.bInterfaceClass,
-			       alt->desc.bInterfaceSubClass,
-			       alt->desc.bInterfaceProtocol);
- 	} else {
-		return len + sprintf(buf, "*isc*ip*\n");
-	}
+	return sprintf(buf, "usb:v%04Xp%04Xd%04Xdc%02Xdsc%02Xdp%02X"
+			"ic%02Xisc%02Xip%02X\n",
+			le16_to_cpu(udev->descriptor.idVendor),
+			le16_to_cpu(udev->descriptor.idProduct),
+			le16_to_cpu(udev->descriptor.bcdDevice),
+			udev->descriptor.bDeviceClass,
+			udev->descriptor.bDeviceSubClass,
+			udev->descriptor.bDeviceProtocol,
+			alt->desc.bInterfaceClass,
+			alt->desc.bInterfaceSubClass,
+			alt->desc.bInterfaceProtocol);
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR(modalias, S_IRUGO, show_modalias, NULL);
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
index 7d13150..ff8b9fd 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ static int usb_hotplug (struct device *d
 {
 	struct usb_interface *intf;
 	struct usb_device *usb_dev;
+	struct usb_host_interface *alt;
 	int i = 0;
 	int length = 0;
 
@@ -573,7 +574,8 @@ static int usb_hotplug (struct device *d
 
 	intf = to_usb_interface(dev);
 	usb_dev = interface_to_usbdev (intf);
-	
+	alt = intf->cur_altsetting;
+
 	if (usb_dev->devnum < 0) {
 		pr_debug ("usb %s: already deleted?\n", dev->bus_id);
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -615,46 +617,27 @@ static int usb_hotplug (struct device *d
 				usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceProtocol))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceClass == 0) {
-		struct usb_host_interface *alt = intf->cur_altsetting;
+	if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+				buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+				"INTERFACE=%d/%d/%d",
+				alt->desc.bInterfaceClass,
+				alt->desc.bInterfaceSubClass,
+				alt->desc.bInterfaceProtocol))
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
-		/* 2.4 only exposed interface zero.  in 2.5, hotplug
-		 * agents are called for all interfaces, and can use
-		 * $DEVPATH/bInterfaceNumber if necessary.
-		 */
-		if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-					buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-					"INTERFACE=%d/%d/%d",
-					alt->desc.bInterfaceClass,
-					alt->desc.bInterfaceSubClass,
-					alt->desc.bInterfaceProtocol))
-			return -ENOMEM;
-
-		if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-					buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-					"MODALIAS=usb:v%04Xp%04Xd%04Xdc%02Xdsc%02Xdp%02Xic%02Xisc%02Xip%02X",
-					le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.idVendor),
-					le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.idProduct),
-					le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.bcdDevice),
-					usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceClass,
-					usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceSubClass,
-					usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceProtocol,
-					alt->desc.bInterfaceClass,
-					alt->desc.bInterfaceSubClass,
-					alt->desc.bInterfaceProtocol))
-			return -ENOMEM;
- 	} else {
-		if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-					buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-					"MODALIAS=usb:v%04Xp%04Xd%04Xdc%02Xdsc%02Xdp%02Xic*isc*ip*",
-					le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.idVendor),
-					le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.idProduct),
-					le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.bcdDevice),
-					usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceClass,
-					usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceSubClass,
-					usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceProtocol))
-			return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+	if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+				buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+				"MODALIAS=usb:v%04Xp%04Xd%04Xdc%02Xdsc%02Xdp%02Xic%02Xisc%02Xip%02X",
+				le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.idVendor),
+				le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.idProduct),
+				le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.bcdDevice),
+				usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceClass,
+				usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceSubClass,
+				usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceProtocol,
+				alt->desc.bInterfaceClass,
+				alt->desc.bInterfaceSubClass,
+				alt->desc.bInterfaceProtocol))
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	envp[i] = NULL;
 
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index a04a575..78bcb0b 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -593,6 +593,7 @@ static inline int de_thread(struct task_
 	struct signal_struct *sig = tsk->signal;
 	struct sighand_struct *newsighand, *oldsighand = tsk->sighand;
 	spinlock_t *lock = &oldsighand->siglock;
+	struct task_struct *leader = NULL;
 	int count;
 
 	/*
@@ -668,7 +669,7 @@ static inline int de_thread(struct task_
 	 * and to assume its PID:
 	 */
 	if (!thread_group_leader(current)) {
-		struct task_struct *leader = current->group_leader, *parent;
+		struct task_struct *parent;
 		struct dentry *proc_dentry1, *proc_dentry2;
 		unsigned long exit_state, ptrace;
 
@@ -677,6 +678,7 @@ static inline int de_thread(struct task_
 		 * It should already be zombie at this point, most
 		 * of the time.
 		 */
+		leader = current->group_leader;
 		while (leader->exit_state != EXIT_ZOMBIE)
 			yield();
 
@@ -736,7 +738,6 @@ static inline int de_thread(struct task_
 		proc_pid_flush(proc_dentry2);
 
 		BUG_ON(exit_state != EXIT_ZOMBIE);
-		release_task(leader);
         }
 
 	/*
@@ -746,8 +747,11 @@ static inline int de_thread(struct task_
 	sig->flags = 0;
 
 no_thread_group:
-	BUG_ON(atomic_read(&sig->count) != 1);
 	exit_itimers(sig);
+	if (leader)
+		release_task(leader);
+
+	BUG_ON(atomic_read(&sig->count) != 1);
 
 	if (atomic_read(&oldsighand->count) == 1) {
 		/*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/Kconfig b/fs/xfs/Kconfig
index 8e8f32d..bac27d6 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/xfs/Kconfig
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ config XFS_EXPORT
 	default y
 
 config XFS_QUOTA
-	tristate "XFS Quota support"
+	bool "XFS Quota support"
 	depends on XFS_FS
 	help
 	  If you say Y here, you will be able to set limits for disk usage on
diff --git a/include/asm-alpha/barrier.h b/include/asm-alpha/barrier.h
index 229c83f..681ff58 100644
--- a/include/asm-alpha/barrier.h
+++ b/include/asm-alpha/barrier.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef __BARRIER_H
 #define __BARRIER_H
 
+#include <asm/compiler.h>
+
 #define mb() \
 __asm__ __volatile__("mb": : :"memory")
 
diff --git a/include/linux/proc_fs.h b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
index 0563581..a7b0329 100644
--- a/include/linux/proc_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ struct proc_dir_entry {
 	write_proc_t *write_proc;
 	atomic_t count;		/* use count */
 	int deleted;		/* delete flag */
+	void *set;
 };
 
 struct kcore_list {
diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h
index fc8e367..fc131d6 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 
 struct file;
+struct completion;
 
 #define CTL_MAXNAME 10		/* how many path components do we allow in a
 				   call to sysctl?   In other words, what is
@@ -925,6 +926,8 @@ struct ctl_table_header
 {
 	ctl_table *ctl_table;
 	struct list_head ctl_entry;
+	int used;
+	struct completion *unregistering;
 };
 
 struct ctl_table_header * register_sysctl_table(ctl_table * table, 
diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c
index 019e04e..fcfc456 100644
--- a/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ int ptrace_attach(struct task_struct *ta
 	retval = -EPERM;
 	if (task->pid <= 1)
 		goto bad;
-	if (task == current)
+	if (task->tgid == current->tgid)
 		goto bad;
 	/* the same process cannot be attached many times */
 	if (task->ptrace & PT_PTRACED)
diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index f2b96b0..6904bbb 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -406,6 +406,8 @@ void __exit_signal(struct task_struct *t
 
 void exit_signal(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
+	atomic_dec(&tsk->signal->live);
+
 	write_lock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
 	__exit_signal(tsk);
 	write_unlock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 8e56e24..b90dba7 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ struct file_operations proc_sys_file_ope
 
 extern struct proc_dir_entry *proc_sys_root;
 
-static void register_proc_table(ctl_table *, struct proc_dir_entry *);
+static void register_proc_table(ctl_table *, struct proc_dir_entry *, void *);
 static void unregister_proc_table(ctl_table *, struct proc_dir_entry *);
 #endif
 
@@ -992,10 +992,51 @@ static ctl_table dev_table[] = {
 
 extern void init_irq_proc (void);
 
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(sysctl_lock);
+
+/* called under sysctl_lock */
+static int use_table(struct ctl_table_header *p)
+{
+	if (unlikely(p->unregistering))
+		return 0;
+	p->used++;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+/* called under sysctl_lock */
+static void unuse_table(struct ctl_table_header *p)
+{
+	if (!--p->used)
+		if (unlikely(p->unregistering))
+			complete(p->unregistering);
+}
+
+/* called under sysctl_lock, will reacquire if has to wait */
+static void start_unregistering(struct ctl_table_header *p)
+{
+	/*
+	 * if p->used is 0, nobody will ever touch that entry again;
+	 * we'll eliminate all paths to it before dropping sysctl_lock
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(p->used)) {
+		struct completion wait;
+		init_completion(&wait);
+		p->unregistering = &wait;
+		spin_unlock(&sysctl_lock);
+		wait_for_completion(&wait);
+		spin_lock(&sysctl_lock);
+	}
+	/*
+	 * do not remove from the list until nobody holds it; walking the
+	 * list in do_sysctl() relies on that.
+	 */
+	list_del_init(&p->ctl_entry);
+}
+
 void __init sysctl_init(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
-	register_proc_table(root_table, proc_sys_root);
+	register_proc_table(root_table, proc_sys_root, &root_table_header);
 	init_irq_proc();
 #endif
 }
@@ -1004,6 +1045,7 @@ int do_sysctl(int __user *name, int nlen
 	       void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
 {
 	struct list_head *tmp;
+	int error = -ENOTDIR;
 
 	if (nlen <= 0 || nlen >= CTL_MAXNAME)
 		return -ENOTDIR;
@@ -1012,20 +1054,30 @@ int do_sysctl(int __user *name, int nlen
 		if (!oldlenp || get_user(old_len, oldlenp))
 			return -EFAULT;
 	}
+	spin_lock(&sysctl_lock);
 	tmp = &root_table_header.ctl_entry;
 	do {
 		struct ctl_table_header *head =
 			list_entry(tmp, struct ctl_table_header, ctl_entry);
 		void *context = NULL;
-		int error = parse_table(name, nlen, oldval, oldlenp, 
+
+		if (!use_table(head))
+			continue;
+
+		spin_unlock(&sysctl_lock);
+
+		error = parse_table(name, nlen, oldval, oldlenp, 
 					newval, newlen, head->ctl_table,
 					&context);
 		kfree(context);
+
+		spin_lock(&sysctl_lock);
+		unuse_table(head);
 		if (error != -ENOTDIR)
-			return error;
-		tmp = tmp->next;
-	} while (tmp != &root_table_header.ctl_entry);
-	return -ENOTDIR;
+			break;
+	} while ((tmp = tmp->next) != &root_table_header.ctl_entry);
+	spin_unlock(&sysctl_lock);
+	return error;
 }
 
 asmlinkage long sys_sysctl(struct __sysctl_args __user *args)
@@ -1236,12 +1288,16 @@ struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl
 		return NULL;
 	tmp->ctl_table = table;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tmp->ctl_entry);
+	tmp->used = 0;
+	tmp->unregistering = NULL;
+	spin_lock(&sysctl_lock);
 	if (insert_at_head)
 		list_add(&tmp->ctl_entry, &root_table_header.ctl_entry);
 	else
 		list_add_tail(&tmp->ctl_entry, &root_table_header.ctl_entry);
+	spin_unlock(&sysctl_lock);
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
-	register_proc_table(table, proc_sys_root);
+	register_proc_table(table, proc_sys_root, tmp);
 #endif
 	return tmp;
 }
@@ -1255,10 +1311,13 @@ struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl
  */
 void unregister_sysctl_table(struct ctl_table_header * header)
 {
-	list_del(&header->ctl_entry);
+	might_sleep();
+	spin_lock(&sysctl_lock);
+	start_unregistering(header);
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 	unregister_proc_table(header->ctl_table, proc_sys_root);
 #endif
+	spin_unlock(&sysctl_lock);
 	kfree(header);
 }
 
@@ -1269,7 +1328,7 @@ void unregister_sysctl_table(struct ctl_
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 
 /* Scan the sysctl entries in table and add them all into /proc */
-static void register_proc_table(ctl_table * table, struct proc_dir_entry *root)
+static void register_proc_table(ctl_table * table, struct proc_dir_entry *root, void *set)
 {
 	struct proc_dir_entry *de;
 	int len;
@@ -1305,13 +1364,14 @@ static void register_proc_table(ctl_tabl
 			de = create_proc_entry(table->procname, mode, root);
 			if (!de)
 				continue;
+			de->set = set;
 			de->data = (void *) table;
 			if (table->proc_handler)
 				de->proc_fops = &proc_sys_file_operations;
 		}
 		table->de = de;
 		if (de->mode & S_IFDIR)
-			register_proc_table(table->child, de);
+			register_proc_table(table->child, de, set);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1336,6 +1396,13 @@ static void unregister_proc_table(ctl_ta
 				continue;
 		}
 
+		/*
+		 * In any case, mark the entry as goner; we'll keep it
+		 * around if it's busy, but we'll know to do nothing with
+		 * its fields.  We are under sysctl_lock here.
+		 */
+		de->data = NULL;
+
 		/* Don't unregister proc entries that are still being used.. */
 		if (atomic_read(&de->count))
 			continue;
@@ -1349,27 +1416,38 @@ static ssize_t do_rw_proc(int write, str
 			  size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	int op;
-	struct proc_dir_entry *de;
+	struct proc_dir_entry *de = PDE(file->f_dentry->d_inode);
 	struct ctl_table *table;
 	size_t res;
-	ssize_t error;
-	
-	de = PDE(file->f_dentry->d_inode);
-	if (!de || !de->data)
-		return -ENOTDIR;
-	table = (struct ctl_table *) de->data;
-	if (!table || !table->proc_handler)
-		return -ENOTDIR;
-	op = (write ? 002 : 004);
-	if (ctl_perm(table, op))
-		return -EPERM;
+	ssize_t error = -ENOTDIR;
 	
-	res = count;
-
-	error = (*table->proc_handler) (table, write, file, buf, &res, ppos);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
-	return res;
+	spin_lock(&sysctl_lock);
+	if (de && de->data && use_table(de->set)) {
+		/*
+		 * at that point we know that sysctl was not unregistered
+		 * and won't be until we finish
+		 */
+		spin_unlock(&sysctl_lock);
+		table = (struct ctl_table *) de->data;
+		if (!table || !table->proc_handler)
+			goto out;
+		error = -EPERM;
+		op = (write ? 002 : 004);
+		if (ctl_perm(table, op))
+			goto out;
+		
+		/* careful: calling conventions are nasty here */
+		res = count;
+		error = (*table->proc_handler)(table, write, file,
+						buf, &res, ppos);
+		if (!error)
+			error = res;
+	out:
+		spin_lock(&sysctl_lock);
+		unuse_table(de->set);
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&sysctl_lock);
+	return error;
 }
 
 static int proc_opensys(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
diff --git a/net/core/datagram.c b/net/core/datagram.c
index 81987df..d219435 100644
--- a/net/core/datagram.c
+++ b/net/core/datagram.c
@@ -213,6 +213,10 @@ int skb_copy_datagram_iovec(const struct
 {
 	int i, err, fraglen, end = 0;
 	struct sk_buff *next = skb_shinfo(skb)->frag_list;
+
+	if (!len)
+		return 0;
+
 next_skb:
 	fraglen = skb_headlen(skb);
 	i = -1;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c b/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
index 981cc32..1a0843c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
@@ -1009,11 +1009,10 @@ ip_vs_in(unsigned int hooknum, struct sk
 		if (sysctl_ip_vs_expire_nodest_conn) {
 			/* try to expire the connection immediately */
 			ip_vs_conn_expire_now(cp);
-		} else {
-			/* don't restart its timer, and silently
-			   drop the packet. */
-			__ip_vs_conn_put(cp);
 		}
+		/* don't restart its timer, and silently
+		   drop the packet. */
+		__ip_vs_conn_put(cp);
 		return NF_DROP;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_bic.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_bic.c
index 6d80e06..ae35e06 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_bic.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_bic.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 					  */
 
 static int fast_convergence = 1;
-static int max_increment = 32;
+static int max_increment = 16;
 static int low_window = 14;
 static int beta = 819;		/* = 819/1024 (BICTCP_BETA_SCALE) */
 static int low_utilization_threshold = 153;