Merge branch 'quilt/rr'

Conflicts:
	arch/um/drivers/hostaudio_kern.c

31 files changed, 1273 insertions, 759 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt b/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt
index a99d7031cdf9..45d5a217484f 100644
--- a/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 		Maintainers:
 		CPU Hotplug Core:
-			Rusty Russell <rusty@rustycorp.com.au>
+			Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
 			Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@in.ibm.com>
 		i386:
 			Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@arm.linux.org.uk>
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/hostaudio_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/hostaudio_kern.c
index 68142df76608..665d21fb5dd1 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/hostaudio_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/hostaudio_kern.c
@@ -187,7 +187,9 @@ static int hostaudio_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	int ret;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
+	kparam_block_sysfs_write(dsp);
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "hostaudio: open called (host: %s)\n", dsp);
+	kparam_unblock_sysfs_write(dsp);
 #endif
 
 	state = kmalloc(sizeof(struct hostaudio_state), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -200,7 +202,9 @@ static int hostaudio_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		w = 1;
 
 	lock_kernel();
+	kparam_block_sysfs_write(dsp);
 	ret = os_open_file(dsp, of_set_rw(OPENFLAGS(), r, w), 0);
+	kparam_unblock_sysfs_write(dsp);
 	unlock_kernel();
 
 	if (ret < 0) {
@@ -259,12 +263,16 @@ static int hostmixer_open_mixdev(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		w = 1;
 
 	lock_kernel();
+	kparam_block_sysfs_write(mixer);
 	ret = os_open_file(mixer, of_set_rw(OPENFLAGS(), r, w), 0);
+	kparam_unblock_sysfs_write(mixer);
 	unlock_kernel();
 
 	if (ret < 0) {
+		kparam_block_sysfs_write(dsp);
 		printk(KERN_ERR "hostaudio_open_mixdev failed to open '%s', "
 		       "err = %d\n", dsp, -ret);
+		kparam_unblock_sysfs_write(dsp);
 		kfree(state);
 		return ret;
 	}
@@ -320,8 +328,10 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
 static int __init hostaudio_init_module(void)
 {
+	__kernel_param_lock();
 	printk(KERN_INFO "UML Audio Relay (host dsp = %s, host mixer = %s)\n",
 	       dsp, mixer);
+	__kernel_param_unlock();
 
 	module_data.dev_audio = register_sound_dsp(&hostaudio_fops, -1);
 	if (module_data.dev_audio < 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/debug.c b/drivers/acpi/debug.c
index 146135e7a6a1..295dbfa2db9c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/debug.c
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ static const struct acpi_dlevel acpi_debug_levels[] = {
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               FS Interface (/sys)
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-static int param_get_debug_layer(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp) {
+static int param_get_debug_layer(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
+{
 	int result = 0;
 	int i;
 
@@ -118,7 +119,8 @@ static int param_get_debug_layer(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp) {
 	return result;
 }
 
-static int param_get_debug_level(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp) {
+static int param_get_debug_level(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
+{
 	int result = 0;
 	int i;
 
@@ -137,8 +139,18 @@ static int param_get_debug_level(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp) {
 	return result;
 }
 
-module_param_call(debug_layer, param_set_uint, param_get_debug_layer, &acpi_dbg_layer, 0644);
-module_param_call(debug_level, param_set_uint, param_get_debug_level, &acpi_dbg_level, 0644);
+static struct kernel_param_ops acpi_debug_layer_ops = {
+	.set = param_set_uint,
+	.get = param_get_debug_layer,
+};
+
+static struct kernel_param_ops acpi_debug_level_ops = {
+	.set = param_set_uint,
+	.get = param_get_debug_level,
+};
+
+module_param_cb(debug_layer, &acpi_debug_layer_ops, &acpi_dbg_layer, 0644);
+module_param_cb(debug_level, &acpi_debug_level_ops, &acpi_dbg_level, 0644);
 
 static char trace_method_name[6];
 module_param_string(trace_method_name, trace_method_name, 6, 0644);
@@ -147,7 +159,7 @@ module_param(trace_debug_layer, uint, 0644);
 static unsigned int trace_debug_level;
 module_param(trace_debug_level, uint, 0644);
 
-static int param_set_trace_state(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int param_set_trace_state(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int result = 0;
 
@@ -181,7 +193,7 @@ exit:
 	return result;
 }
 
-static int param_get_trace_state(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int param_get_trace_state(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	if (!acpi_gbl_trace_method_name)
 		return sprintf(buffer, "disable");
@@ -194,8 +206,12 @@ static int param_get_trace_state(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-module_param_call(trace_state, param_set_trace_state, param_get_trace_state,
-		  NULL, 0644);
+static struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_trace_state = {
+	.set = param_set_trace_state,
+	.get = param_get_trace_state,
+};
+
+module_param_cb(trace_state, &param_ops_trace_state, NULL, 0644);
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 				DebugFS Interface
diff --git a/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c b/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
index 258bc2ae2885..23b7c48df843 100644
--- a/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
+++ b/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
@@ -225,16 +225,6 @@ static int virtblk_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
 	struct gendisk *disk = bdev->bd_disk;
 	struct virtio_blk *vblk = disk->private_data;
 
-	if (cmd == 0x56424944) { /* 'VBID' */
-		void __user *usr_data = (void __user *)data;
-		char id_str[VIRTIO_BLK_ID_BYTES];
-		int err;
-
-		err = virtblk_get_id(disk, id_str);
-		if (!err && copy_to_user(usr_data, id_str, VIRTIO_BLK_ID_BYTES))
-			err = -EFAULT;
-		return err;
-	}
 	/*
 	 * Only allow the generic SCSI ioctls if the host can support it.
 	 */
@@ -281,6 +271,27 @@ static int index_to_minor(int index)
 	return index << PART_BITS;
 }
 
+static ssize_t virtblk_serial_show(struct device *dev,
+				struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+	struct gendisk *disk = dev_to_disk(dev);
+	int err;
+
+	/* sysfs gives us a PAGE_SIZE buffer */
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(PAGE_SIZE < VIRTIO_BLK_ID_BYTES);
+
+	buf[VIRTIO_BLK_ID_BYTES] = '\0';
+	err = virtblk_get_id(disk, buf);
+	if (!err)
+		return strlen(buf);
+
+	if (err == -EIO) /* Unsupported? Make it empty. */
+		return 0;
+
+	return err;
+}
+DEVICE_ATTR(serial, S_IRUGO, virtblk_serial_show, NULL);
+
 static int __devinit virtblk_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 {
 	struct virtio_blk *vblk;
@@ -366,12 +377,32 @@ static int __devinit virtblk_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	vblk->disk->driverfs_dev = &vdev->dev;
 	index++;
 
-	/* If barriers are supported, tell block layer that queue is ordered */
-	if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_BLK_F_FLUSH))
+	if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_BLK_F_FLUSH)) {
+		/*
+		 * If the FLUSH feature is supported we do have support for
+		 * flushing a volatile write cache on the host.  Use that
+		 * to implement write barrier support.
+		 */
 		blk_queue_ordered(q, QUEUE_ORDERED_DRAIN_FLUSH,
 				  virtblk_prepare_flush);
-	else if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_BLK_F_BARRIER))
+	} else if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_BLK_F_BARRIER)) {
+		/*
+		 * If the BARRIER feature is supported the host expects us
+		 * to order request by tags.  This implies there is not
+		 * volatile write cache on the host, and that the host
+		 * never re-orders outstanding I/O.  This feature is not
+		 * useful for real life scenarious and deprecated.
+		 */
 		blk_queue_ordered(q, QUEUE_ORDERED_TAG, NULL);
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * If the FLUSH feature is not supported we must assume that
+		 * the host does not perform any kind of volatile write
+		 * caching. We still need to drain the queue to provider
+		 * proper barrier semantics.
+		 */
+		blk_queue_ordered(q, QUEUE_ORDERED_DRAIN, NULL);
+	}
 
 	/* If disk is read-only in the host, the guest should obey */
 	if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_BLK_F_RO))
@@ -445,8 +476,15 @@ static int __devinit virtblk_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 
 
 	add_disk(vblk->disk);
+	err = device_create_file(disk_to_dev(vblk->disk), &dev_attr_serial);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_del_disk;
+
 	return 0;
 
+out_del_disk:
+	del_gendisk(vblk->disk);
+	blk_cleanup_queue(vblk->disk->queue);
 out_put_disk:
 	put_disk(vblk->disk);
 out_mempool:
diff --git a/drivers/char/hvc_iucv.c b/drivers/char/hvc_iucv.c
index 5a80ad68ef22..7b01bc609de3 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hvc_iucv.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hvc_iucv.c
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ out_err:
  * Note: If it is called early in the boot process, @val is stored and
  *	 parsed later in hvc_iucv_init().
  */
-static int param_set_vmidfilter(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int param_set_vmidfilter(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int rc;
 
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ static int param_set_vmidfilter(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
  * The function stores the filter as a comma-separated list of z/VM user IDs
  * in @buffer. Typically, sysfs routines call this function for attr show.
  */
-static int param_get_vmidfilter(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int param_get_vmidfilter(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int rc;
 	size_t index, len;
@@ -1203,6 +1203,11 @@ static int param_get_vmidfilter(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
 
 #define param_check_vmidfilter(name, p) __param_check(name, p, void)
 
+static struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_vmidfilter = {
+	.set = param_set_vmidfilter,
+	.get = param_get_vmidfilter,
+};
+
 /**
  * hvc_iucv_init() - z/VM IUCV HVC device driver initialization
  */
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c
index 82bcdb262a3a..654d566ca57c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static void ipmi_unregister_watchdog(int ipmi_intf);
  */
 static int start_now;
 
-static int set_param_int(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int set_param_timeout(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	char *endp;
 	int  l;
@@ -215,10 +215,11 @@ static int set_param_int(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 	return rv;
 }
 
-static int get_param_int(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
-{
-	return sprintf(buffer, "%i", *((int *)kp->arg));
-}
+static struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_timeout = {
+	.set = set_param_timeout,
+	.get = param_get_int,
+};
+#define param_check_timeout param_check_int
 
 typedef int (*action_fn)(const char *intval, char *outval);
 
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ static int preaction_op(const char *inval, char *outval);
 static int preop_op(const char *inval, char *outval);
 static void check_parms(void);
 
-static int set_param_str(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int set_param_str(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	action_fn  fn = (action_fn) kp->arg;
 	int        rv = 0;
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@ static int set_param_str(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 	return rv;
 }
 
-static int get_param_str(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int get_param_str(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	action_fn fn = (action_fn) kp->arg;
 	int       rv;
@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ static int get_param_str(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
 }
 
 
-static int set_param_wdog_ifnum(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int set_param_wdog_ifnum(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int rv = param_set_int(val, kp);
 	if (rv)
@@ -276,27 +277,38 @@ static int set_param_wdog_ifnum(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-module_param_call(ifnum_to_use, set_param_wdog_ifnum, get_param_int,
-		  &ifnum_to_use, 0644);
+static struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_wdog_ifnum = {
+	.set = set_param_wdog_ifnum,
+	.get = param_get_int,
+};
+
+#define param_check_wdog_ifnum param_check_int
+
+static struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_str = {
+	.set = set_param_str,
+	.get = get_param_str,
+};
+
+module_param(ifnum_to_use, wdog_ifnum, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ifnum_to_use, "The interface number to use for the watchdog "
 		 "timer.  Setting to -1 defaults to the first registered "
 		 "interface");
 
-module_param_call(timeout, set_param_int, get_param_int, &timeout, 0644);
+module_param(timeout, timeout, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "Timeout value in seconds.");
 
-module_param_call(pretimeout, set_param_int, get_param_int, &pretimeout, 0644);
+module_param(pretimeout, timeout, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(pretimeout, "Pretimeout value in seconds.");
 
-module_param_call(action, set_param_str, get_param_str, action_op, 0644);
+module_param_cb(action, &param_ops_str, action_op, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(action, "Timeout action. One of: "
 		 "reset, none, power_cycle, power_off.");
 
-module_param_call(preaction, set_param_str, get_param_str, preaction_op, 0644);
+module_param_cb(preaction, &param_ops_str, preaction_op, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(preaction, "Pretimeout action.  One of: "
 		 "pre_none, pre_smi, pre_nmi, pre_int.");
 
-module_param_call(preop, set_param_str, get_param_str, preop_op, 0644);
+module_param_cb(preop, &param_ops_str, preop_op, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(preop, "Pretimeout driver operation.  One of: "
 		 "preop_none, preop_panic, preop_give_data.");
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide.c b/drivers/ide/ide.c
index 3cb9c4e056ff..fa896210ed7b 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_pci_clk);
 module_param_named(pci_clock, ide_pci_clk, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(pci_clock, "PCI bus clock frequency (in MHz)");
 
-static int ide_set_dev_param_mask(const char *s, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int ide_set_dev_param_mask(const char *s, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int a, b, i, j = 1;
 	unsigned int *dev_param_mask = (unsigned int *)kp->arg;
@@ -200,34 +200,40 @@ static int ide_set_dev_param_mask(const char *s, struct kernel_param *kp)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_ide_dev_mask = {
+	.set = ide_set_dev_param_mask
+};
+
+#define param_check_ide_dev_mask(name, p) param_check_uint(name, p)
+
 static unsigned int ide_nodma;
 
-module_param_call(nodma, ide_set_dev_param_mask, NULL, &ide_nodma, 0);
+module_param_named(nodma, ide_nodma, ide_dev_mask, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nodma, "disallow DMA for a device");
 
 static unsigned int ide_noflush;
 
-module_param_call(noflush, ide_set_dev_param_mask, NULL, &ide_noflush, 0);
+module_param_named(noflush, ide_noflush, ide_dev_mask, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(noflush, "disable flush requests for a device");
 
 static unsigned int ide_nohpa;
 
-module_param_call(nohpa, ide_set_dev_param_mask, NULL, &ide_nohpa, 0);
+module_param_named(nohpa, ide_nohpa, ide_dev_mask, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nohpa, "disable Host Protected Area for a device");
 
 static unsigned int ide_noprobe;
 
-module_param_call(noprobe, ide_set_dev_param_mask, NULL, &ide_noprobe, 0);
+module_param_named(noprobe, ide_noprobe, ide_dev_mask, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(noprobe, "skip probing for a device");
 
 static unsigned int ide_nowerr;
 
-module_param_call(nowerr, ide_set_dev_param_mask, NULL, &ide_nowerr, 0);
+module_param_named(nowerr, ide_nowerr, ide_dev_mask, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowerr, "ignore the ATA_DF bit for a device");
 
 static unsigned int ide_cdroms;
 
-module_param_call(cdrom, ide_set_dev_param_mask, NULL, &ide_cdroms, 0);
+module_param_named(cdrom, ide_cdroms, ide_dev_mask, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(cdrom, "force device as a CD-ROM");
 
 struct chs_geom {
diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/ati_remote2.c b/drivers/input/misc/ati_remote2.c
index e148749b5851..23257652b8e8 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/ati_remote2.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/ati_remote2.c
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ enum {
 };
 
 static int ati_remote2_set_mask(const char *val,
-				struct kernel_param *kp, unsigned int max)
+				const struct kernel_param *kp,
+				unsigned int max)
 {
 	unsigned long mask;
 	int ret;
@@ -59,28 +60,31 @@ static int ati_remote2_set_mask(const char *val,
 }
 
 static int ati_remote2_set_channel_mask(const char *val,
-					struct kernel_param *kp)
+					const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	pr_debug("%s()\n", __func__);
 
 	return ati_remote2_set_mask(val, kp, ATI_REMOTE2_MAX_CHANNEL_MASK);
 }
 
-static int ati_remote2_get_channel_mask(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int ati_remote2_get_channel_mask(char *buffer,
+					const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	pr_debug("%s()\n", __func__);
 
 	return sprintf(buffer, "0x%04x", *(unsigned int *)kp->arg);
 }
 
-static int ati_remote2_set_mode_mask(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int ati_remote2_set_mode_mask(const char *val,
+				     const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	pr_debug("%s()\n", __func__);
 
 	return ati_remote2_set_mask(val, kp, ATI_REMOTE2_MAX_MODE_MASK);
 }
 
-static int ati_remote2_get_mode_mask(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int ati_remote2_get_mode_mask(char *buffer,
+				     const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	pr_debug("%s()\n", __func__);
 
@@ -89,15 +93,19 @@ static int ati_remote2_get_mode_mask(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
 
 static unsigned int channel_mask = ATI_REMOTE2_MAX_CHANNEL_MASK;
 #define param_check_channel_mask(name, p) __param_check(name, p, unsigned int)
-#define param_set_channel_mask ati_remote2_set_channel_mask
-#define param_get_channel_mask ati_remote2_get_channel_mask
+static struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_channel_mask = {
+	.set = ati_remote2_set_channel_mask,
+	.get = ati_remote2_get_channel_mask,
+};
 module_param(channel_mask, channel_mask, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(channel_mask, "Bitmask of channels to accept <15:Channel16>...<1:Channel2><0:Channel1>");
 
 static unsigned int mode_mask = ATI_REMOTE2_MAX_MODE_MASK;
 #define param_check_mode_mask(name, p) __param_check(name, p, unsigned int)
-#define param_set_mode_mask ati_remote2_set_mode_mask
-#define param_get_mode_mask ati_remote2_get_mode_mask
+static struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_mode_mask = {
+	.set = ati_remote2_set_mode_mask,
+	.get = ati_remote2_get_mode_mask,
+};
 module_param(mode_mask, mode_mask, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(mode_mask, "Bitmask of modes to accept <4:PC><3:AUX4><2:AUX3><1:AUX2><0:AUX1>");
 
diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c b/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c
index 979c50215282..73a7af2542a8 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c
@@ -39,11 +39,13 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION(DRIVER_DESC);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
 static unsigned int psmouse_max_proto = PSMOUSE_AUTO;
-static int psmouse_set_maxproto(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp);
-static int psmouse_get_maxproto(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp);
+static int psmouse_set_maxproto(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *);
+static int psmouse_get_maxproto(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp);
+static struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_proto_abbrev = {
+	.set = psmouse_set_maxproto,
+	.get = psmouse_get_maxproto,
+};
 #define param_check_proto_abbrev(name, p)	__param_check(name, p, unsigned int)
-#define param_set_proto_abbrev			psmouse_set_maxproto
-#define param_get_proto_abbrev			psmouse_get_maxproto
 module_param_named(proto, psmouse_max_proto, proto_abbrev, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(proto, "Highest protocol extension to probe (bare, imps, exps, any). Useful for KVM switches.");
 
@@ -1679,7 +1681,7 @@ static ssize_t psmouse_attr_set_resolution(struct psmouse *psmouse, void *data,
 }
 
 
-static int psmouse_set_maxproto(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int psmouse_set_maxproto(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	const struct psmouse_protocol *proto;
 
@@ -1696,7 +1698,7 @@ static int psmouse_set_maxproto(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int psmouse_get_maxproto(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int psmouse_get_maxproto(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int type = *((unsigned int *)kp->arg);
 
diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c b/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
index 2a52559058a9..a94ad69b64bb 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(mpt_debug_level, " debug level - refer to mptdebug.h \
 
 int mpt_fwfault_debug;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mpt_fwfault_debug);
-module_param_call(mpt_fwfault_debug, param_set_int, param_get_int,
-	  &mpt_fwfault_debug, 0600);
+module_param(mpt_fwfault_debug, int, 0600);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(mpt_fwfault_debug, "Enable detection of Firmware fault"
 	" and halt Firmware on fault - (default=0)");
 
diff --git a/drivers/misc/lkdtm.c b/drivers/misc/lkdtm.c
index 5bfb2a2041b8..ef34de7a8026 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/lkdtm.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/lkdtm.c
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ static int count = DEFAULT_COUNT;
 module_param(recur_count, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(recur_count, " Recursion level for the stack overflow test, "\
 				 "default is 10");
-module_param(cpoint_name, charp, 0644);
+module_param(cpoint_name, charp, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(cpoint_name, " Crash Point, where kernel is to be crashed");
-module_param(cpoint_type, charp, 0644);
+module_param(cpoint_type, charp, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(cpoint_type, " Crash Point Type, action to be taken on "\
 				"hitting the crash point");
 module_param(cpoint_count, int, 0644);
diff --git a/drivers/net/myri10ge/myri10ge.c b/drivers/net/myri10ge/myri10ge.c
index d771d1650d60..fb2c0927d3cc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/myri10ge/myri10ge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/myri10ge/myri10ge.c
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ struct myri10ge_priv {
 	int watchdog_resets;
 	int watchdog_pause;
 	int pause;
+	bool fw_name_allocated;
 	char *fw_name;
 	char eeprom_strings[MYRI10GE_EEPROM_STRINGS_SIZE];
 	char *product_code_string;
@@ -271,6 +272,7 @@ MODULE_FIRMWARE("myri10ge_eth_z8e.dat");
 MODULE_FIRMWARE("myri10ge_rss_ethp_z8e.dat");
 MODULE_FIRMWARE("myri10ge_rss_eth_z8e.dat");
 
+/* Careful: must be accessed under kparam_block_sysfs_write */
 static char *myri10ge_fw_name = NULL;
 module_param(myri10ge_fw_name, charp, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(myri10ge_fw_name, "Firmware image name");
@@ -376,6 +378,14 @@ static inline void put_be32(__be32 val, __be32 __iomem * p)
 
 static struct net_device_stats *myri10ge_get_stats(struct net_device *dev);
 
+static void set_fw_name(struct myri10ge_priv *mgp, char *name, bool allocated)
+{
+	if (mgp->fw_name_allocated)
+		kfree(mgp->fw_name);
+	mgp->fw_name = name;
+	mgp->fw_name_allocated = allocated;
+}
+
 static int
 myri10ge_send_cmd(struct myri10ge_priv *mgp, u32 cmd,
 		  struct myri10ge_cmd *data, int atomic)
@@ -747,7 +757,7 @@ static int myri10ge_load_firmware(struct myri10ge_priv *mgp, int adopt)
 			dev_warn(&mgp->pdev->dev, "via hotplug\n");
 		}
 
-		mgp->fw_name = "adopted";
+		set_fw_name(mgp, "adopted", false);
 		mgp->tx_boundary = 2048;
 		myri10ge_dummy_rdma(mgp, 1);
 		status = myri10ge_get_firmware_capabilities(mgp);
@@ -3233,7 +3243,7 @@ static void myri10ge_firmware_probe(struct myri10ge_priv *mgp)
 	 * load the optimized firmware (which assumes aligned PCIe
 	 * completions) in order to see if it works on this host.
 	 */
-	mgp->fw_name = myri10ge_fw_aligned;
+	set_fw_name(mgp, myri10ge_fw_aligned, false);
 	status = myri10ge_load_firmware(mgp, 1);
 	if (status != 0) {
 		goto abort;
@@ -3261,7 +3271,7 @@ static void myri10ge_firmware_probe(struct myri10ge_priv *mgp)
 abort:
 	/* fall back to using the unaligned firmware */
 	mgp->tx_boundary = 2048;
-	mgp->fw_name = myri10ge_fw_unaligned;
+	set_fw_name(mgp, myri10ge_fw_unaligned, false);
 
 }
 
@@ -3284,7 +3294,7 @@ static void myri10ge_select_firmware(struct myri10ge_priv *mgp)
 			dev_info(&mgp->pdev->dev, "PCIE x%d Link\n",
 				 link_width);
 			mgp->tx_boundary = 4096;
-			mgp->fw_name = myri10ge_fw_aligned;
+			set_fw_name(mgp, myri10ge_fw_aligned, false);
 		} else {
 			myri10ge_firmware_probe(mgp);
 		}
@@ -3293,22 +3303,29 @@ static void myri10ge_select_firmware(struct myri10ge_priv *mgp)
 			dev_info(&mgp->pdev->dev,
 				 "Assuming aligned completions (forced)\n");
 			mgp->tx_boundary = 4096;
-			mgp->fw_name = myri10ge_fw_aligned;
+			set_fw_name(mgp, myri10ge_fw_aligned, false);
 		} else {
 			dev_info(&mgp->pdev->dev,
 				 "Assuming unaligned completions (forced)\n");
 			mgp->tx_boundary = 2048;
-			mgp->fw_name = myri10ge_fw_unaligned;
+			set_fw_name(mgp, myri10ge_fw_unaligned, false);
 		}
 	}
+
+	kparam_block_sysfs_write(myri10ge_fw_name);
 	if (myri10ge_fw_name != NULL) {
-		overridden = 1;
-		mgp->fw_name = myri10ge_fw_name;
+		char *fw_name = kstrdup(myri10ge_fw_name, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (fw_name) {
+			overridden = 1;
+			set_fw_name(mgp, fw_name, true);
+		}
 	}
+	kparam_unblock_sysfs_write(myri10ge_fw_name);
+
 	if (mgp->board_number < MYRI10GE_MAX_BOARDS &&
 	    myri10ge_fw_names[mgp->board_number] != NULL &&
 	    strlen(myri10ge_fw_names[mgp->board_number])) {
-		mgp->fw_name = myri10ge_fw_names[mgp->board_number];
+		set_fw_name(mgp, myri10ge_fw_names[mgp->board_number], false);
 		overridden = 1;
 	}
 	if (overridden)
@@ -3660,6 +3677,7 @@ static void myri10ge_probe_slices(struct myri10ge_priv *mgp)
 	struct myri10ge_cmd cmd;
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = mgp->pdev;
 	char *old_fw;
+	bool old_allocated;
 	int i, status, ncpus, msix_cap;
 
 	mgp->num_slices = 1;
@@ -3672,17 +3690,23 @@ static void myri10ge_probe_slices(struct myri10ge_priv *mgp)
 
 	/* try to load the slice aware rss firmware */
 	old_fw = mgp->fw_name;
+	old_allocated = mgp->fw_name_allocated;
+	/* don't free old_fw if we override it. */
+	mgp->fw_name_allocated = false;
+
 	if (myri10ge_fw_name != NULL) {
 		dev_info(&mgp->pdev->dev, "overriding rss firmware to %s\n",
 			 myri10ge_fw_name);
-		mgp->fw_name = myri10ge_fw_name;
+		set_fw_name(mgp, myri10ge_fw_name, false);
 	} else if (old_fw == myri10ge_fw_aligned)
-		mgp->fw_name = myri10ge_fw_rss_aligned;
+		set_fw_name(mgp, myri10ge_fw_rss_aligned, false);
 	else
-		mgp->fw_name = myri10ge_fw_rss_unaligned;
+		set_fw_name(mgp, myri10ge_fw_rss_unaligned, false);
 	status = myri10ge_load_firmware(mgp, 0);
 	if (status != 0) {
 		dev_info(&pdev->dev, "Rss firmware not found\n");
+		if (old_allocated)
+			kfree(old_fw);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -3747,6 +3771,8 @@ static void myri10ge_probe_slices(struct myri10ge_priv *mgp)
 					 mgp->num_slices);
 		if (status == 0) {
 			pci_disable_msix(pdev);
+			if (old_allocated)
+				kfree(old_fw);
 			return;
 		}
 		if (status > 0)
@@ -3763,7 +3789,7 @@ disable_msix:
 
 abort_with_fw:
 	mgp->num_slices = 1;
-	mgp->fw_name = old_fw;
+	set_fw_name(mgp, old_fw, old_allocated);
 	myri10ge_load_firmware(mgp, 0);
 }
 
@@ -3993,6 +4019,7 @@ abort_with_enabled:
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);
 
 abort_with_netdev:
+	set_fw_name(mgp, NULL, false);
 	free_netdev(netdev);
 	return status;
 }
@@ -4037,6 +4064,7 @@ static void myri10ge_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	dma_free_coherent(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*mgp->cmd),
 			  mgp->cmd, mgp->cmd_bus);
 
+	set_fw_name(mgp, NULL, false);
 	free_netdev(netdev);
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index bb6b67f6b0cc..4598e9d2608f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -705,6 +705,19 @@ static int virtnet_close(struct net_device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void virtnet_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *dev,
+				struct ethtool_drvinfo *drvinfo)
+{
+	struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct virtio_device *vdev = vi->vdev;
+
+	strncpy(drvinfo->driver, KBUILD_MODNAME, ARRAY_SIZE(drvinfo->driver));
+	strncpy(drvinfo->version, "N/A", ARRAY_SIZE(drvinfo->version));
+	strncpy(drvinfo->fw_version, "N/A", ARRAY_SIZE(drvinfo->fw_version));
+	strncpy(drvinfo->bus_info, dev_name(&vdev->dev),
+		ARRAY_SIZE(drvinfo->bus_info));
+}
+
 static int virtnet_set_tx_csum(struct net_device *dev, u32 data)
 {
 	struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -817,6 +830,7 @@ static void virtnet_vlan_rx_kill_vid(struct net_device *dev, u16 vid)
 }
 
 static const struct ethtool_ops virtnet_ethtool_ops = {
+	.get_drvinfo = virtnet_get_drvinfo,
 	.set_tx_csum = virtnet_set_tx_csum,
 	.set_sg = ethtool_op_set_sg,
 	.set_tso = ethtool_op_set_tso,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_sdio.c
index 6e71346a7550..ba854c70ab94 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_sdio.c
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ struct if_sdio_card {
 
 	const char		*helper;
 	const char		*firmware;
+	bool			helper_allocated;
+	bool			firmware_allocated;
 
 	u8			buffer[65536];
 
@@ -984,16 +986,34 @@ static int if_sdio_probe(struct sdio_func *func,
 	card->helper = if_sdio_models[i].helper;
 	card->firmware = if_sdio_models[i].firmware;
 
+	kparam_block_sysfs_write(helper_name);
 	if (lbs_helper_name) {
+		char *helper = kstrdup(lbs_helper_name, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!helper) {
+			kparam_unblock_sysfs_write(helper_name);
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			goto free;
+		}
 		lbs_deb_sdio("overriding helper firmware: %s\n",
 			lbs_helper_name);
-		card->helper = lbs_helper_name;
+		card->helper = helper;
+		card->helper_allocated = true;
 	}
+	kparam_unblock_sysfs_write(helper_name);
 
+	kparam_block_sysfs_write(fw_name);
 	if (lbs_fw_name) {
+		char *fw_name = kstrdup(lbs_fw_name, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!fw_name) {
+			kparam_unblock_sysfs_write(fw_name);
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			goto free;
+		}
 		lbs_deb_sdio("overriding firmware: %s\n", lbs_fw_name);
-		card->firmware = lbs_fw_name;
+		card->firmware = fw_name;
+		card->firmware_allocated = true;
 	}
+	kparam_unblock_sysfs_write(fw_name);
 
 	sdio_claim_host(func);
 
@@ -1127,6 +1147,10 @@ free:
 		kfree(packet);
 	}
 
+	if (card->helper_allocated)
+		kfree(card->helper);
+	if (card->firmware_allocated)
+		kfree(card->firmware);
 	kfree(card);
 
 	goto out;
@@ -1177,6 +1201,10 @@ static void if_sdio_remove(struct sdio_func *func)
 		kfree(packet);
 	}
 
+	if (card->helper_allocated)
+		kfree(card->helper);
+	if (card->firmware_allocated)
+		kfree(card->firmware);
 	kfree(card);
 
 	lbs_deb_leave(LBS_DEB_SDIO);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_usb.c
index 07ece9d26c63..3ff61063671a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_usb.c
@@ -289,10 +289,13 @@ static int if_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	}
 
 	/* Upload firmware */
+	kparam_block_sysfs_write(fw_name);
 	if (__if_usb_prog_firmware(cardp, lbs_fw_name, BOOT_CMD_FW_BY_USB)) {
+		kparam_unblock_sysfs_write(fw_name);
 		lbs_deb_usbd(&udev->dev, "FW upload failed\n");
 		goto err_prog_firmware;
 	}
+	kparam_unblock_sysfs_write(fw_name);
 
 	if (!(priv = lbs_add_card(cardp, &udev->dev)))
 		goto err_prog_firmware;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas_tf/if_usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas_tf/if_usb.c
index b172f5d87a3b..41a4f214ade1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas_tf/if_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas_tf/if_usb.c
@@ -811,12 +811,15 @@ static int if_usb_prog_firmware(struct if_usb_card *cardp)
 
 	lbtf_deb_enter(LBTF_DEB_USB);
 
+	kparam_block_sysfs_write(fw_name);
 	ret = request_firmware(&cardp->fw, lbtf_fw_name, &cardp->udev->dev);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		pr_err("request_firmware() failed with %#x\n", ret);
 		pr_err("firmware %s not found\n", lbtf_fw_name);
+		kparam_unblock_sysfs_write(fw_name);
 		goto done;
 	}
+	kparam_unblock_sysfs_write(fw_name);
 
 	if (check_fwfile_format(cardp->fw->data, cardp->fw->size))
 		goto release_fw;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad.c b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad.c
index 915a29d6c7ad..ca04cc9d332f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad.c
@@ -788,6 +788,7 @@ bfad_drv_init(struct bfad_s *bfad)
 	memset(&driver_info, 0, sizeof(driver_info));
 	strncpy(driver_info.version, BFAD_DRIVER_VERSION,
 		sizeof(driver_info.version) - 1);
+	__kernel_param_lock();
 	if (host_name)
 		strncpy(driver_info.host_machine_name, host_name,
 			sizeof(driver_info.host_machine_name) - 1);
@@ -797,6 +798,7 @@ bfad_drv_init(struct bfad_s *bfad)
 	if (os_patch)
 		strncpy(driver_info.host_os_patch, os_patch,
 			sizeof(driver_info.host_os_patch) - 1);
+	__kernel_param_unlock();
 
 	strncpy(driver_info.os_device_name, bfad->pci_name,
 		sizeof(driver_info.os_device_name - 1));
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_core.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_core.c
index 49ab9fa9ffa7..ed7457bc24ea 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_core.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static struct pci_device_id rtl8180_pci_id_tbl[] __devinitdata = {
 };
 
 
-static char *ifname = "wlan%d";
+static char ifname[IFNAMSIZ] = "wlan%d";
 static int hwseqnum = 0;
 static int hwwep = 0;
 static int channels = 0x3fff;
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Andrea Merello <andreamrl@tiscali.it>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Linux driver for Realtek RTL8180 / RTL8185 WiFi cards");
 
 
-module_param(ifname, charp, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
+module_param_string(ifname, ifname, sizeof(ifname), S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
 module_param(hwseqnum, int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
 module_param(hwwep, int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
 module_param(channels, int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
@@ -3609,7 +3609,7 @@ static int __devinit rtl8180_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	if (dev_alloc_name(dev, ifname) < 0) {
 		DMESG("Oops: devname already taken! Trying wlan%%d...\n");
-		ifname = "wlan%d";
+		strcpy(ifname, "wlan%d");
 		dev_alloc_name(dev, ifname);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/r8192E_core.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/r8192E_core.c
index eb41402d1d37..e311eedf48df 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/r8192E_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/r8192E_core.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static struct pci_device_id rtl8192_pci_id_tbl[] __devinitdata = {
 	{}
 };
 
-static char* ifname = "wlan%d";
+static char ifname[IFNAMSIZ] = "wlan%d";
 static int hwwep = 1; //default use hw. set 0 to use software security
 static int channels = 0x3fff;
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, rtl8192_pci_id_tbl);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Linux driver for Realtek RTL819x WiFi cards");
 
 
-module_param(ifname, charp, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR );
+module_param_string(ifname, ifname, sizeof(ifname), S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
 //module_param(hwseqnum,int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
 module_param(hwwep,int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
 module_param(channels,int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
@@ -6455,7 +6455,7 @@ static int __devinit rtl8192_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	if (dev_alloc_name(dev, ifname) < 0){
                 RT_TRACE(COMP_INIT, "Oops: devname already taken! Trying wlan%%d...\n");
-		ifname = "wlan%d";
+		strcpy(ifname, "wlan%d");
 		dev_alloc_name(dev, ifname);
         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192su/r8192U_core.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192su/r8192U_core.c
index 1b6890611fb6..44636b584aee 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192su/r8192U_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192su/r8192U_core.c
@@ -143,13 +143,13 @@ MODULE_VERSION("V 1.1");
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(usb, rtl8192_usb_id_tbl);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Linux driver for Realtek RTL8192 USB WiFi cards");
 
-static char* ifname = "wlan%d";
+static char ifname[IFNAMSIZ] = "wlan%d";
 static int hwwep = 1;  //default use hw. set 0 to use software security
 static int channels = 0x3fff;
 
 
 
-module_param(ifname, charp, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR );
+module_param_string(ifname, ifname, sizeof(ifname), S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
 //module_param(hwseqnum,int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
 module_param(hwwep,int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
 module_param(channels,int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
@@ -7378,7 +7378,7 @@ static int __devinit rtl8192_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 
 	if (dev_alloc_name(dev, ifname) < 0){
                 RT_TRACE(COMP_INIT, "Oops: devname already taken! Trying wlan%%d...\n");
-		ifname = "wlan%d";
+		strcpy(ifname, "wlan%d");
 		dev_alloc_name(dev, ifname);
         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c b/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
index ebae94480140..0d6b5209747a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
@@ -1576,6 +1576,7 @@ static void cmvs_file_name(struct uea_softc *sc, char *const cmv_name, int ver)
 	char file_arr[] = "CMVxy.bin";
 	char *file;
 
+	kparam_block_sysfs_write(cmv_file);
 	/* set proper name corresponding modem version and line type */
 	if (cmv_file[sc->modem_index] == NULL) {
 		if (UEA_CHIP_VERSION(sc) == ADI930)
@@ -1594,6 +1595,7 @@ static void cmvs_file_name(struct uea_softc *sc, char *const cmv_name, int ver)
 	strlcat(cmv_name, file, UEA_FW_NAME_MAX);
 	if (ver == 2)
 		strlcat(cmv_name, ".v2", UEA_FW_NAME_MAX);
+	kparam_unblock_sysfs_write(cmv_file);
 }
 
 static int request_cmvs_old(struct uea_softc *sc,
diff --git a/drivers/video/uvesafb.c b/drivers/video/uvesafb.c
index 7b8839ebf3c4..52ec0959d462 100644
--- a/drivers/video/uvesafb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/uvesafb.c
@@ -1977,8 +1977,7 @@ static void __devexit uvesafb_exit(void)
 
 module_exit(uvesafb_exit);
 
-#define param_get_scroll NULL
-static int param_set_scroll(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int param_set_scroll(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	ypan = 0;
 
@@ -1993,7 +1992,9 @@ static int param_set_scroll(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-
+static struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_scroll = {
+	.set = param_set_scroll,
+};
 #define param_check_scroll(name, p) __param_check(name, p, void)
 
 module_param_named(scroll, ypan, scroll, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/video/vt8623fb.c b/drivers/video/vt8623fb.c
index d31dc96f838a..85d76ec4c63e 100644
--- a/drivers/video/vt8623fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/vt8623fb.c
@@ -726,7 +726,9 @@ static int __devinit vt8623_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_devi
 
 	/* Prepare startup mode */
 
+	kparam_block_sysfs_write(mode_option);
 	rc = fb_find_mode(&(info->var), info, mode_option, NULL, 0, NULL, 8);
+	kparam_unblock_sysfs_write(mode_option);
 	if (! ((rc == 1) || (rc == 2))) {
 		rc = -EINVAL;
 		dev_err(info->device, "mode %s not found\n", mode_option);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/callback.c b/fs/nfs/callback.c
index 36dfdae95123..e17b49e2eabd 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/callback.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/callback.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ unsigned short nfs_callback_tcpport;
 unsigned short nfs_callback_tcpport6;
 #define NFS_CALLBACK_MAXPORTNR (65535U)
 
-static int param_set_portnr(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int param_set_portnr(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	unsigned long num;
 	int ret;
@@ -58,11 +58,10 @@ static int param_set_portnr(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 	*((unsigned int *)kp->arg) = num;
 	return 0;
 }
-
-static int param_get_portnr(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
-{
-	return param_get_uint(buffer, kp);
-}
+static struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_portnr = {
+	.set = param_set_portnr,
+	.get = param_get_uint,
+};
 #define param_check_portnr(name, p) __param_check(name, p, unsigned int);
 
 module_param_named(callback_tcpport, nfs_callback_set_tcpport, portnr, 0644);
diff --git a/include/linux/moduleparam.h b/include/linux/moduleparam.h
index 82a9124f7d75..9d2f1837b3d8 100644
--- a/include/linux/moduleparam.h
+++ b/include/linux/moduleparam.h
@@ -31,20 +31,23 @@ static const char __module_cat(name,__LINE__)[]				  \
 
 struct kernel_param;
 
-/* Returns 0, or -errno.  arg is in kp->arg. */
-typedef int (*param_set_fn)(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp);
-/* Returns length written or -errno.  Buffer is 4k (ie. be short!) */
-typedef int (*param_get_fn)(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp);
+struct kernel_param_ops {
+	/* Returns 0, or -errno.  arg is in kp->arg. */
+	int (*set)(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp);
+	/* Returns length written or -errno.  Buffer is 4k (ie. be short!) */
+	int (*get)(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp);
+	/* Optional function to free kp->arg when module unloaded. */
+	void (*free)(void *arg);
+};
 
 /* Flag bits for kernel_param.flags */
 #define KPARAM_ISBOOL		2
 
 struct kernel_param {
 	const char *name;
+	const struct kernel_param_ops *ops;
 	u16 perm;
 	u16 flags;
-	param_set_fn set;
-	param_get_fn get;
 	union {
 		void *arg;
 		const struct kparam_string *str;
@@ -63,12 +66,67 @@ struct kparam_array
 {
 	unsigned int max;
 	unsigned int *num;
-	param_set_fn set;
-	param_get_fn get;
+	const struct kernel_param_ops *ops;
 	unsigned int elemsize;
 	void *elem;
 };
 
+/**
+ * module_param - typesafe helper for a module/cmdline parameter
+ * @value: the variable to alter, and exposed parameter name.
+ * @type: the type of the parameter
+ * @perm: visibility in sysfs.
+ *
+ * @value becomes the module parameter, or (prefixed by KBUILD_MODNAME and a
+ * ".") the kernel commandline parameter.  Note that - is changed to _, so
+ * the user can use "foo-bar=1" even for variable "foo_bar".
+ *
+ * @perm is 0 if the the variable is not to appear in sysfs, or 0444
+ * for world-readable, 0644 for root-writable, etc.  Note that if it
+ * is writable, you may need to use kparam_block_sysfs_write() around
+ * accesses (esp. charp, which can be kfreed when it changes).
+ *
+ * The @type is simply pasted to refer to a param_ops_##type and a
+ * param_check_##type: for convenience many standard types are provided but
+ * you can create your own by defining those variables.
+ *
+ * Standard types are:
+ *	byte, short, ushort, int, uint, long, ulong
+ *	charp: a character pointer
+ *	bool: a bool, values 0/1, y/n, Y/N.
+ *	invbool: the above, only sense-reversed (N = true).
+ */
+#define module_param(name, type, perm)				\
+	module_param_named(name, name, type, perm)
+
+/**
+ * module_param_named - typesafe helper for a renamed module/cmdline parameter
+ * @name: a valid C identifier which is the parameter name.
+ * @value: the actual lvalue to alter.
+ * @type: the type of the parameter
+ * @perm: visibility in sysfs.
+ *
+ * Usually it's a good idea to have variable names and user-exposed names the
+ * same, but that's harder if the variable must be non-static or is inside a
+ * structure.  This allows exposure under a different name.
+ */
+#define module_param_named(name, value, type, perm)			   \
+	param_check_##type(name, &(value));				   \
+	module_param_cb(name, &param_ops_##type, &value, perm);		   \
+	__MODULE_PARM_TYPE(name, #type)
+
+/**
+ * module_param_cb - general callback for a module/cmdline parameter
+ * @name: a valid C identifier which is the parameter name.
+ * @ops: the set & get operations for this parameter.
+ * @perm: visibility in sysfs.
+ *
+ * The ops can have NULL set or get functions.
+ */
+#define module_param_cb(name, ops, arg, perm)				      \
+	__module_param_call(MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX,			      \
+			    name, ops, arg, __same_type((arg), bool *), perm)
+
 /* On alpha, ia64 and ppc64 relocations to global data cannot go into
    read-only sections (which is part of respective UNIX ABI on these
    platforms). So 'const' makes no sense and even causes compile failures
@@ -80,10 +138,8 @@ struct kparam_array
 #endif
 
 /* This is the fundamental function for registering boot/module
-   parameters.  perm sets the visibility in sysfs: 000 means it's
-   not there, read bits mean it's readable, write bits mean it's
-   writable. */
-#define __module_param_call(prefix, name, set, get, arg, isbool, perm)	\
+   parameters. */
+#define __module_param_call(prefix, name, ops, arg, isbool, perm)	\
 	/* Default value instead of permissions? */			\
 	static int __param_perm_check_##name __attribute__((unused)) =	\
 	BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO((perm) < 0 || (perm) > 0777 || ((perm) & 2))	\
@@ -92,31 +148,87 @@ struct kparam_array
 	static struct kernel_param __moduleparam_const __param_##name	\
 	__used								\
     __attribute__ ((unused,__section__ ("__param"),aligned(sizeof(void *)))) \
-	= { __param_str_##name, perm, isbool ? KPARAM_ISBOOL : 0,	\
-	    set, get, { arg } }
+	= { __param_str_##name, ops, perm, isbool ? KPARAM_ISBOOL : 0,	\
+	    { arg } }
+
+/* Obsolete - use module_param_cb() */
+#define module_param_call(name, set, get, arg, perm)			\
+	static struct kernel_param_ops __param_ops_##name =		\
+		 { (void *)set, (void *)get };				\
+	__module_param_call(MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX,			\
+			    name, &__param_ops_##name, arg,		\
+			    __same_type(arg, bool *),			\
+			    (perm) + sizeof(__check_old_set_param(set))*0)
+
+/* We don't get oldget: it's often a new-style param_get_uint, etc. */
+static inline int
+__check_old_set_param(int (*oldset)(const char *, struct kernel_param *))
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 
-#define module_param_call(name, set, get, arg, perm)			      \
-	__module_param_call(MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX,			      \
-			    name, set, get, arg,			      \
-			    __same_type(*(arg), bool), perm)
+/**
+ * kparam_block_sysfs_write - make sure a parameter isn't written via sysfs.
+ * @name: the name of the parameter
+ *
+ * There's no point blocking write on a paramter that isn't writable via sysfs!
+ */
+#define kparam_block_sysfs_write(name)			\
+	do {						\
+		BUG_ON(!(__param_##name.perm & 0222));	\
+		__kernel_param_lock();			\
+	} while (0)
 
-/* Helper functions: type is byte, short, ushort, int, uint, long,
-   ulong, charp, bool or invbool, or XXX if you define param_get_XXX,
-   param_set_XXX and param_check_XXX. */
-#define module_param_named(name, value, type, perm)			   \
-	param_check_##type(name, &(value));				   \
-	module_param_call(name, param_set_##type, param_get_##type, &value, perm); \
-	__MODULE_PARM_TYPE(name, #type)
+/**
+ * kparam_unblock_sysfs_write - allows sysfs to write to a parameter again.
+ * @name: the name of the parameter
+ */
+#define kparam_unblock_sysfs_write(name)		\
+	do {						\
+		BUG_ON(!(__param_##name.perm & 0222));	\
+		__kernel_param_unlock();		\
+	} while (0)
 
-#define module_param(name, type, perm)				\
-	module_param_named(name, name, type, perm)
+/**
+ * kparam_block_sysfs_read - make sure a parameter isn't read via sysfs.
+ * @name: the name of the parameter
+ *
+ * This also blocks sysfs writes.
+ */
+#define kparam_block_sysfs_read(name)			\
+	do {						\
+		BUG_ON(!(__param_##name.perm & 0444));	\
+		__kernel_param_lock();			\
+	} while (0)
+
+/**
+ * kparam_unblock_sysfs_read - allows sysfs to read a parameter again.
+ * @name: the name of the parameter
+ */
+#define kparam_unblock_sysfs_read(name)			\
+	do {						\
+		BUG_ON(!(__param_##name.perm & 0444));	\
+		__kernel_param_unlock();		\
+	} while (0)
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
+extern void __kernel_param_lock(void);
+extern void __kernel_param_unlock(void);
+#else
+static inline void __kernel_param_lock(void)
+{
+}
+static inline void __kernel_param_unlock(void)
+{
+}
+#endif
 
 #ifndef MODULE
 /**
  * core_param - define a historical core kernel parameter.
  * @name: the name of the cmdline and sysfs parameter (often the same as var)
  * @var: the variable
- * @type: the type (for param_set_##type and param_get_##type)
+ * @type: the type of the parameter
  * @perm: visibility in sysfs
  *
  * core_param is just like module_param(), but cannot be modular and
@@ -126,23 +238,32 @@ struct kparam_array
  */
 #define core_param(name, var, type, perm)				\
 	param_check_##type(name, &(var));				\
-	__module_param_call("", name, param_set_##type, param_get_##type, \
+	__module_param_call("", name, &param_ops_##type,		\
 			    &var, __same_type(var, bool), perm)
 #endif /* !MODULE */
 
-/* Actually copy string: maxlen param is usually sizeof(string). */
+/**
+ * module_param_string - a char array parameter
+ * @name: the name of the parameter
+ * @string: the string variable
+ * @len: the maximum length of the string, incl. terminator
+ * @perm: visibility in sysfs.
+ *
+ * This actually copies the string when it's set (unlike type charp).
+ * @len is usually just sizeof(string).
+ */
 #define module_param_string(name, string, len, perm)			\
 	static const struct kparam_string __param_string_##name		\
 		= { len, string };					\
 	__module_param_call(MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX, name,			\
-			    param_set_copystring, param_get_string,	\
+			    &param_ops_string,				\
 			    .str = &__param_string_##name, 0, perm);	\
 	__MODULE_PARM_TYPE(name, "string")
 
 /* Called on module insert or kernel boot */
 extern int parse_args(const char *name,
 		      char *args,
-		      struct kernel_param *params,
+		      const struct kernel_param *params,
 		      unsigned num,
 		      int (*unknown)(char *param, char *val));
 
@@ -162,72 +283,105 @@ static inline void destroy_params(const struct kernel_param *params,
 #define __param_check(name, p, type) \
 	static inline type *__check_##name(void) { return(p); }
 
-extern int param_set_byte(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp);
-extern int param_get_byte(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp);
+extern struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_byte;
+extern int param_set_byte(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp);
+extern int param_get_byte(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp);
 #define param_check_byte(name, p) __param_check(name, p, unsigned char)
 
-extern int param_set_short(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp);
-extern int param_get_short(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp);
+extern struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_short;
+extern int param_set_short(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp);
+extern int param_get_short(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp);
 #define param_check_short(name, p) __param_check(name, p, short)
 
-extern int param_set_ushort(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp);
-extern int param_get_ushort(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp);
+extern struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_ushort;
+extern int param_set_ushort(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp);
+extern int param_get_ushort(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp);
 #define param_check_ushort(name, p) __param_check(name, p, unsigned short)
 
-extern int param_set_int(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp);
-extern int param_get_int(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp);
+extern struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_int;
+extern int param_set_int(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp);
+extern int param_get_int(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp);
 #define param_check_int(name, p) __param_check(name, p, int)
 
-extern int param_set_uint(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp);
-extern int param_get_uint(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp);
+extern struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_uint;
+extern int param_set_uint(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp);
+extern int param_get_uint(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp);
 #define param_check_uint(name, p) __param_check(name, p, unsigned int)
 
-extern int param_set_long(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp);
-extern int param_get_long(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp);
+extern struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_long;
+extern int param_set_long(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp);
+extern int param_get_long(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp);
 #define param_check_long(name, p) __param_check(name, p, long)
 
-extern int param_set_ulong(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp);
-extern int param_get_ulong(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp);
+extern struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_ulong;
+extern int param_set_ulong(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp);
+extern int param_get_ulong(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp);
 #define param_check_ulong(name, p) __param_check(name, p, unsigned long)
 
-extern int param_set_charp(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp);
-extern int param_get_charp(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp);
+extern struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_charp;
+extern int param_set_charp(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp);
+extern int param_get_charp(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp);
 #define param_check_charp(name, p) __param_check(name, p, char *)
 
 /* For historical reasons "bool" parameters can be (unsigned) "int". */
-extern int param_set_bool(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp);
-extern int param_get_bool(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp);
+extern struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_bool;
+extern int param_set_bool(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp);
+extern int param_get_bool(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp);
 #define param_check_bool(name, p)					\
 	static inline void __check_##name(void)				\
 	{								\
-		BUILD_BUG_ON(!__same_type(*(p), bool) &&		\
-			     !__same_type(*(p), unsigned int) &&	\
-			     !__same_type(*(p), int));			\
+		BUILD_BUG_ON(!__same_type((p), bool *) &&		\
+			     !__same_type((p), unsigned int *) &&	\
+			     !__same_type((p), int *));			\
 	}
 
-extern int param_set_invbool(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp);
-extern int param_get_invbool(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp);
+extern struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_invbool;
+extern int param_set_invbool(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp);
+extern int param_get_invbool(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp);
 #define param_check_invbool(name, p) __param_check(name, p, bool)
 
-/* Comma-separated array: *nump is set to number they actually specified. */
+/**
+ * module_param_array - a parameter which is an array of some type
+ * @name: the name of the array variable
+ * @type: the type, as per module_param()
+ * @nump: optional pointer filled in with the number written
+ * @perm: visibility in sysfs
+ *
+ * Input and output are as comma-separated values.  Commas inside values
+ * don't work properly (eg. an array of charp).
+ *
+ * ARRAY_SIZE(@name) is used to determine the number of elements in the
+ * array, so the definition must be visible.
+ */
+#define module_param_array(name, type, nump, perm)		\
+	module_param_array_named(name, name, type, nump, perm)
+
+/**
+ * module_param_array_named - renamed parameter which is an array of some type
+ * @name: a valid C identifier which is the parameter name
+ * @array: the name of the array variable
+ * @type: the type, as per module_param()
+ * @nump: optional pointer filled in with the number written
+ * @perm: visibility in sysfs
+ *
+ * This exposes a different name than the actual variable name.  See
+ * module_param_named() for why this might be necessary.
+ */
 #define module_param_array_named(name, array, type, nump, perm)		\
 	static const struct kparam_array __param_arr_##name		\
-	= { ARRAY_SIZE(array), nump, param_set_##type, param_get_##type,\
+	= { ARRAY_SIZE(array), nump, &param_ops_##type,			\
 	    sizeof(array[0]), array };					\
 	__module_param_call(MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX, name,			\
-			    param_array_set, param_array_get,		\
+			    &param_array_ops,				\
 			    .arr = &__param_arr_##name,			\
 			    __same_type(array[0], bool), perm);		\
 	__MODULE_PARM_TYPE(name, "array of " #type)
 
-#define module_param_array(name, type, nump, perm)		\
-	module_param_array_named(name, name, type, nump, perm)
-
-extern int param_array_set(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp);
-extern int param_array_get(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp);
+extern struct kernel_param_ops param_array_ops;
 
-extern int param_set_copystring(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp);
-extern int param_get_string(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp);
+extern struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_string;
+extern int param_set_copystring(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *);
+extern int param_get_string(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp);
 
 /* for exporting parameters in /sys/parameters */
 
@@ -235,13 +389,13 @@ struct module;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SYSFS) && defined(CONFIG_MODULES)
 extern int module_param_sysfs_setup(struct module *mod,
-				    struct kernel_param *kparam,
+				    const struct kernel_param *kparam,
 				    unsigned int num_params);
 
 extern void module_param_sysfs_remove(struct module *mod);
 #else
 static inline int module_param_sysfs_setup(struct module *mod,
-			     struct kernel_param *kparam,
+			     const struct kernel_param *kparam,
 			     unsigned int num_params)
 {
 	return 0;
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index a42fdf4aeba9..221bfc1e572b 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -204,11 +204,11 @@ static char * argv_init[MAX_INIT_ARGS+2] = { "init", NULL, };
 char * envp_init[MAX_INIT_ENVS+2] = { "HOME=/", "TERM=linux", NULL, };
 static const char *panic_later, *panic_param;
 
-extern struct obs_kernel_param __setup_start[], __setup_end[];
+extern const struct obs_kernel_param __setup_start[], __setup_end[];
 
 static int __init obsolete_checksetup(char *line)
 {
-	struct obs_kernel_param *p;
+	const struct obs_kernel_param *p;
 	int had_early_param = 0;
 
 	p = __setup_start;
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ static noinline void __init_refok rest_init(void)
 /* Check for early params. */
 static int __init do_early_param(char *param, char *val)
 {
-	struct obs_kernel_param *p;
+	const struct obs_kernel_param *p;
 
 	for (p = __setup_start; p < __setup_end; p++) {
 		if ((p->early && strcmp(param, p->str) == 0) ||
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ static void __init mm_init(void)
 asmlinkage void __init start_kernel(void)
 {
 	char * command_line;
-	extern struct kernel_param __start___param[], __stop___param[];
+	extern const struct kernel_param __start___param[], __stop___param[];
 
 	smp_setup_processor_id();
 
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 6c562828c85c..d0b5f8db11b4 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
    Copyright (C) 2002 Richard Henderson
-   Copyright (C) 2001 Rusty Russell, 2002 Rusty Russell IBM.
+   Copyright (C) 2001 Rusty Russell, 2002, 2010 Rusty Russell IBM.
 
     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -110,6 +110,20 @@ int unregister_module_notifier(struct notifier_block * nb)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_module_notifier);
 
+struct load_info {
+	Elf_Ehdr *hdr;
+	unsigned long len;
+	Elf_Shdr *sechdrs;
+	char *secstrings, *strtab;
+	unsigned long *strmap;
+	unsigned long symoffs, stroffs;
+	struct _ddebug *debug;
+	unsigned int num_debug;
+	struct {
+		unsigned int sym, str, mod, vers, info, pcpu;
+	} index;
+};
+
 /* We require a truly strong try_module_get(): 0 means failure due to
    ongoing or failed initialization etc. */
 static inline int strong_try_module_get(struct module *mod)
@@ -140,42 +154,38 @@ void __module_put_and_exit(struct module *mod, long code)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__module_put_and_exit);
 
 /* Find a module section: 0 means not found. */
-static unsigned int find_sec(Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-			     Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-			     const char *secstrings,
-			     const char *name)
+static unsigned int find_sec(const struct load_info *info, const char *name)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 
-	for (i = 1; i < hdr->e_shnum; i++)
+	for (i = 1; i < info->hdr->e_shnum; i++) {
+		Elf_Shdr *shdr = &info->sechdrs[i];
 		/* Alloc bit cleared means "ignore it." */
-		if ((sechdrs[i].sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC)
-		    && strcmp(secstrings+sechdrs[i].sh_name, name) == 0)
+		if ((shdr->sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC)
+		    && strcmp(info->secstrings + shdr->sh_name, name) == 0)
 			return i;
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
 /* Find a module section, or NULL. */
-static void *section_addr(Elf_Ehdr *hdr, Elf_Shdr *shdrs,
-			  const char *secstrings, const char *name)
+static void *section_addr(const struct load_info *info, const char *name)
 {
 	/* Section 0 has sh_addr 0. */
-	return (void *)shdrs[find_sec(hdr, shdrs, secstrings, name)].sh_addr;
+	return (void *)info->sechdrs[find_sec(info, name)].sh_addr;
 }
 
 /* Find a module section, or NULL.  Fill in number of "objects" in section. */
-static void *section_objs(Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-			  Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-			  const char *secstrings,
+static void *section_objs(const struct load_info *info,
 			  const char *name,
 			  size_t object_size,
 			  unsigned int *num)
 {
-	unsigned int sec = find_sec(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings, name);
+	unsigned int sec = find_sec(info, name);
 
 	/* Section 0 has sh_addr 0 and sh_size 0. */
-	*num = sechdrs[sec].sh_size / object_size;
-	return (void *)sechdrs[sec].sh_addr;
+	*num = info->sechdrs[sec].sh_size / object_size;
+	return (void *)info->sechdrs[sec].sh_addr;
 }
 
 /* Provided by the linker */
@@ -227,7 +237,7 @@ bool each_symbol(bool (*fn)(const struct symsearch *arr, struct module *owner,
 			    unsigned int symnum, void *data), void *data)
 {
 	struct module *mod;
-	const struct symsearch arr[] = {
+	static const struct symsearch arr[] = {
 		{ __start___ksymtab, __stop___ksymtab, __start___kcrctab,
 		  NOT_GPL_ONLY, false },
 		{ __start___ksymtab_gpl, __stop___ksymtab_gpl,
@@ -392,7 +402,8 @@ static int percpu_modalloc(struct module *mod,
 	mod->percpu = __alloc_reserved_percpu(size, align);
 	if (!mod->percpu) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING
-		       "Could not allocate %lu bytes percpu data\n", size);
+		       "%s: Could not allocate %lu bytes percpu data\n",
+		       mod->name, size);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	mod->percpu_size = size;
@@ -404,11 +415,9 @@ static void percpu_modfree(struct module *mod)
 	free_percpu(mod->percpu);
 }
 
-static unsigned int find_pcpusec(Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-				 Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-				 const char *secstrings)
+static unsigned int find_pcpusec(struct load_info *info)
 {
-	return find_sec(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings, ".data..percpu");
+	return find_sec(info, ".data..percpu");
 }
 
 static void percpu_modcopy(struct module *mod,
@@ -468,9 +477,7 @@ static inline int percpu_modalloc(struct module *mod,
 static inline void percpu_modfree(struct module *mod)
 {
 }
-static inline unsigned int find_pcpusec(Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-					Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-					const char *secstrings)
+static unsigned int find_pcpusec(struct load_info *info)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -524,21 +531,21 @@ static char last_unloaded_module[MODULE_NAME_LEN+1];
 EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL(module_get);
 
 /* Init the unload section of the module. */
-static void module_unload_init(struct module *mod)
+static int module_unload_init(struct module *mod)
 {
-	int cpu;
+	mod->refptr = alloc_percpu(struct module_ref);
+	if (!mod->refptr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mod->source_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mod->target_list);
-	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
-		per_cpu_ptr(mod->refptr, cpu)->incs = 0;
-		per_cpu_ptr(mod->refptr, cpu)->decs = 0;
-	}
 
 	/* Hold reference count during initialization. */
 	__this_cpu_write(mod->refptr->incs, 1);
 	/* Backwards compatibility macros put refcount during init. */
 	mod->waiter = current;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* Does a already use b? */
@@ -618,6 +625,8 @@ static void module_unload_free(struct module *mod)
 		kfree(use);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
+
+	free_percpu(mod->refptr);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD
@@ -891,8 +900,9 @@ int ref_module(struct module *a, struct module *b)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ref_module);
 
-static inline void module_unload_init(struct module *mod)
+static inline int module_unload_init(struct module *mod)
 {
+	return 0;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD */
 
@@ -1051,10 +1061,9 @@ static inline int same_magic(const char *amagic, const char *bmagic,
 #endif /* CONFIG_MODVERSIONS */
 
 /* Resolve a symbol for this module.  I.e. if we find one, record usage. */
-static const struct kernel_symbol *resolve_symbol(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-						  unsigned int versindex,
+static const struct kernel_symbol *resolve_symbol(struct module *mod,
+						  const struct load_info *info,
 						  const char *name,
-						  struct module *mod,
 						  char ownername[])
 {
 	struct module *owner;
@@ -1068,7 +1077,8 @@ static const struct kernel_symbol *resolve_symbol(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
 	if (!sym)
 		goto unlock;
 
-	if (!check_version(sechdrs, versindex, name, mod, crc, owner)) {
+	if (!check_version(info->sechdrs, info->index.vers, name, mod, crc,
+			   owner)) {
 		sym = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 		goto getname;
 	}
@@ -1087,21 +1097,20 @@ unlock:
 	return sym;
 }
 
-static const struct kernel_symbol *resolve_symbol_wait(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-						       unsigned int versindex,
-						       const char *name,
-						       struct module *mod)
+static const struct kernel_symbol *
+resolve_symbol_wait(struct module *mod,
+		    const struct load_info *info,
+		    const char *name)
 {
 	const struct kernel_symbol *ksym;
-	char ownername[MODULE_NAME_LEN];
+	char owner[MODULE_NAME_LEN];
 
 	if (wait_event_interruptible_timeout(module_wq,
-			!IS_ERR(ksym = resolve_symbol(sechdrs, versindex, name,
-						      mod, ownername)) ||
-			PTR_ERR(ksym) != -EBUSY,
+			!IS_ERR(ksym = resolve_symbol(mod, info, name, owner))
+			|| PTR_ERR(ksym) != -EBUSY,
 					     30 * HZ) <= 0) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: gave up waiting for init of module %s.\n",
-		       mod->name, ownername);
+		       mod->name, owner);
 	}
 	return ksym;
 }
@@ -1110,8 +1119,9 @@ static const struct kernel_symbol *resolve_symbol_wait(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
  * /sys/module/foo/sections stuff
  * J. Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
  */
-#if defined(CONFIG_KALLSYMS) && defined(CONFIG_SYSFS)
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_KALLSYMS
 static inline bool sect_empty(const Elf_Shdr *sect)
 {
 	return !(sect->sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC) || sect->sh_size == 0;
@@ -1148,8 +1158,7 @@ static void free_sect_attrs(struct module_sect_attrs *sect_attrs)
 	kfree(sect_attrs);
 }
 
-static void add_sect_attrs(struct module *mod, unsigned int nsect,
-		char *secstrings, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs)
+static void add_sect_attrs(struct module *mod, const struct load_info *info)
 {
 	unsigned int nloaded = 0, i, size[2];
 	struct module_sect_attrs *sect_attrs;
@@ -1157,8 +1166,8 @@ static void add_sect_attrs(struct module *mod, unsigned int nsect,
 	struct attribute **gattr;
 
 	/* Count loaded sections and allocate structures */
-	for (i = 0; i < nsect; i++)
-		if (!sect_empty(&sechdrs[i]))
+	for (i = 0; i < info->hdr->e_shnum; i++)
+		if (!sect_empty(&info->sechdrs[i]))
 			nloaded++;
 	size[0] = ALIGN(sizeof(*sect_attrs)
 			+ nloaded * sizeof(sect_attrs->attrs[0]),
@@ -1175,11 +1184,12 @@ static void add_sect_attrs(struct module *mod, unsigned int nsect,
 	sect_attrs->nsections = 0;
 	sattr = &sect_attrs->attrs[0];
 	gattr = &sect_attrs->grp.attrs[0];
-	for (i = 0; i < nsect; i++) {
-		if (sect_empty(&sechdrs[i]))
+	for (i = 0; i < info->hdr->e_shnum; i++) {
+		Elf_Shdr *sec = &info->sechdrs[i];
+		if (sect_empty(sec))
 			continue;
-		sattr->address = sechdrs[i].sh_addr;
-		sattr->name = kstrdup(secstrings + sechdrs[i].sh_name,
+		sattr->address = sec->sh_addr;
+		sattr->name = kstrdup(info->secstrings + sec->sh_name,
 					GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (sattr->name == NULL)
 			goto out;
@@ -1247,8 +1257,7 @@ static void free_notes_attrs(struct module_notes_attrs *notes_attrs,
 	kfree(notes_attrs);
 }
 
-static void add_notes_attrs(struct module *mod, unsigned int nsect,
-			    char *secstrings, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs)
+static void add_notes_attrs(struct module *mod, const struct load_info *info)
 {
 	unsigned int notes, loaded, i;
 	struct module_notes_attrs *notes_attrs;
@@ -1260,9 +1269,9 @@ static void add_notes_attrs(struct module *mod, unsigned int nsect,
 
 	/* Count notes sections and allocate structures.  */
 	notes = 0;
-	for (i = 0; i < nsect; i++)
-		if (!sect_empty(&sechdrs[i]) &&
-		    (sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_NOTE))
+	for (i = 0; i < info->hdr->e_shnum; i++)
+		if (!sect_empty(&info->sechdrs[i]) &&
+		    (info->sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_NOTE))
 			++notes;
 
 	if (notes == 0)
@@ -1276,15 +1285,15 @@ static void add_notes_attrs(struct module *mod, unsigned int nsect,
 
 	notes_attrs->notes = notes;
 	nattr = &notes_attrs->attrs[0];
-	for (loaded = i = 0; i < nsect; ++i) {
-		if (sect_empty(&sechdrs[i]))
+	for (loaded = i = 0; i < info->hdr->e_shnum; ++i) {
+		if (sect_empty(&info->sechdrs[i]))
 			continue;
-		if (sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_NOTE) {
+		if (info->sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_NOTE) {
 			sysfs_bin_attr_init(nattr);
 			nattr->attr.name = mod->sect_attrs->attrs[loaded].name;
 			nattr->attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
-			nattr->size = sechdrs[i].sh_size;
-			nattr->private = (void *) sechdrs[i].sh_addr;
+			nattr->size = info->sechdrs[i].sh_size;
+			nattr->private = (void *) info->sechdrs[i].sh_addr;
 			nattr->read = module_notes_read;
 			++nattr;
 		}
@@ -1315,8 +1324,8 @@ static void remove_notes_attrs(struct module *mod)
 
 #else
 
-static inline void add_sect_attrs(struct module *mod, unsigned int nsect,
-		char *sectstrings, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs)
+static inline void add_sect_attrs(struct module *mod,
+				  const struct load_info *info)
 {
 }
 
@@ -1324,17 +1333,16 @@ static inline void remove_sect_attrs(struct module *mod)
 {
 }
 
-static inline void add_notes_attrs(struct module *mod, unsigned int nsect,
-				   char *sectstrings, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs)
+static inline void add_notes_attrs(struct module *mod,
+				   const struct load_info *info)
 {
 }
 
 static inline void remove_notes_attrs(struct module *mod)
 {
 }
-#endif
+#endif /* CONFIG_KALLSYMS */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
 static void add_usage_links(struct module *mod)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD
@@ -1439,6 +1447,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 static int mod_sysfs_setup(struct module *mod,
+			   const struct load_info *info,
 			   struct kernel_param *kparam,
 			   unsigned int num_params)
 {
@@ -1463,6 +1472,8 @@ static int mod_sysfs_setup(struct module *mod,
 		goto out_unreg_param;
 
 	add_usage_links(mod);
+	add_sect_attrs(mod, info);
+	add_notes_attrs(mod, info);
 
 	kobject_uevent(&mod->mkobj.kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 	return 0;
@@ -1479,33 +1490,26 @@ out:
 
 static void mod_sysfs_fini(struct module *mod)
 {
+	remove_notes_attrs(mod);
+	remove_sect_attrs(mod);
 	kobject_put(&mod->mkobj.kobj);
 }
 
-#else /* CONFIG_SYSFS */
-
-static inline int mod_sysfs_init(struct module *mod)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
+#else /* !CONFIG_SYSFS */
 
-static inline int mod_sysfs_setup(struct module *mod,
+static int mod_sysfs_setup(struct module *mod,
+			   const struct load_info *info,
 			   struct kernel_param *kparam,
 			   unsigned int num_params)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int module_add_modinfo_attrs(struct module *mod)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static inline void module_remove_modinfo_attrs(struct module *mod)
+static void mod_sysfs_fini(struct module *mod)
 {
 }
 
-static void mod_sysfs_fini(struct module *mod)
+static void module_remove_modinfo_attrs(struct module *mod)
 {
 }
 
@@ -1515,7 +1519,7 @@ static void del_usage_links(struct module *mod)
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_SYSFS */
 
-static void mod_kobject_remove(struct module *mod)
+static void mod_sysfs_teardown(struct module *mod)
 {
 	del_usage_links(mod);
 	module_remove_modinfo_attrs(mod);
@@ -1545,9 +1549,7 @@ static void free_module(struct module *mod)
 	mutex_lock(&module_mutex);
 	stop_machine(__unlink_module, mod, NULL);
 	mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
-	remove_notes_attrs(mod);
-	remove_sect_attrs(mod);
-	mod_kobject_remove(mod);
+	mod_sysfs_teardown(mod);
 
 	/* Remove dynamic debug info */
 	ddebug_remove_module(mod->name);
@@ -1565,10 +1567,7 @@ static void free_module(struct module *mod)
 	module_free(mod, mod->module_init);
 	kfree(mod->args);
 	percpu_modfree(mod);
-#if defined(CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD)
-	if (mod->refptr)
-		free_percpu(mod->refptr);
-#endif
+
 	/* Free lock-classes: */
 	lockdep_free_key_range(mod->module_core, mod->core_size);
 
@@ -1634,25 +1633,23 @@ static int verify_export_symbols(struct module *mod)
 }
 
 /* Change all symbols so that st_value encodes the pointer directly. */
-static int simplify_symbols(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-			    unsigned int symindex,
-			    const char *strtab,
-			    unsigned int versindex,
-			    unsigned int pcpuindex,
-			    struct module *mod)
-{
-	Elf_Sym *sym = (void *)sechdrs[symindex].sh_addr;
+static int simplify_symbols(struct module *mod, const struct load_info *info)
+{
+	Elf_Shdr *symsec = &info->sechdrs[info->index.sym];
+	Elf_Sym *sym = (void *)symsec->sh_addr;
 	unsigned long secbase;
-	unsigned int i, n = sechdrs[symindex].sh_size / sizeof(Elf_Sym);
+	unsigned int i;
 	int ret = 0;
 	const struct kernel_symbol *ksym;
 
-	for (i = 1; i < n; i++) {
+	for (i = 1; i < symsec->sh_size / sizeof(Elf_Sym); i++) {
+		const char *name = info->strtab + sym[i].st_name;
+
 		switch (sym[i].st_shndx) {
 		case SHN_COMMON:
 			/* We compiled with -fno-common.  These are not
 			   supposed to happen.  */
-			DEBUGP("Common symbol: %s\n", strtab + sym[i].st_name);
+			DEBUGP("Common symbol: %s\n", name);
 			printk("%s: please compile with -fno-common\n",
 			       mod->name);
 			ret = -ENOEXEC;
@@ -1665,9 +1662,7 @@ static int simplify_symbols(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
 			break;
 
 		case SHN_UNDEF:
-			ksym = resolve_symbol_wait(sechdrs, versindex,
-						   strtab + sym[i].st_name,
-						   mod);
+			ksym = resolve_symbol_wait(mod, info, name);
 			/* Ok if resolved.  */
 			if (ksym && !IS_ERR(ksym)) {
 				sym[i].st_value = ksym->value;
@@ -1679,17 +1674,16 @@ static int simplify_symbols(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
 				break;
 
 			printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Unknown symbol %s (err %li)\n",
-			       mod->name, strtab + sym[i].st_name,
-			       PTR_ERR(ksym));
+			       mod->name, name, PTR_ERR(ksym));
 			ret = PTR_ERR(ksym) ?: -ENOENT;
 			break;
 
 		default:
 			/* Divert to percpu allocation if a percpu var. */
-			if (sym[i].st_shndx == pcpuindex)
+			if (sym[i].st_shndx == info->index.pcpu)
 				secbase = (unsigned long)mod_percpu(mod);
 			else
-				secbase = sechdrs[sym[i].st_shndx].sh_addr;
+				secbase = info->sechdrs[sym[i].st_shndx].sh_addr;
 			sym[i].st_value += secbase;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -1698,6 +1692,35 @@ static int simplify_symbols(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int apply_relocations(struct module *mod, const struct load_info *info)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	/* Now do relocations. */
+	for (i = 1; i < info->hdr->e_shnum; i++) {
+		unsigned int infosec = info->sechdrs[i].sh_info;
+
+		/* Not a valid relocation section? */
+		if (infosec >= info->hdr->e_shnum)
+			continue;
+
+		/* Don't bother with non-allocated sections */
+		if (!(info->sechdrs[infosec].sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC))
+			continue;
+
+		if (info->sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_REL)
+			err = apply_relocate(info->sechdrs, info->strtab,
+					     info->index.sym, i, mod);
+		else if (info->sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_RELA)
+			err = apply_relocate_add(info->sechdrs, info->strtab,
+						 info->index.sym, i, mod);
+		if (err < 0)
+			break;
+	}
+	return err;
+}
+
 /* Additional bytes needed by arch in front of individual sections */
 unsigned int __weak arch_mod_section_prepend(struct module *mod,
 					     unsigned int section)
@@ -1722,10 +1745,7 @@ static long get_offset(struct module *mod, unsigned int *size,
    might -- code, read-only data, read-write data, small data.  Tally
    sizes, and place the offsets into sh_entsize fields: high bit means it
    belongs in init. */
-static void layout_sections(struct module *mod,
-			    const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-			    Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-			    const char *secstrings)
+static void layout_sections(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
 {
 	static unsigned long const masks[][2] = {
 		/* NOTE: all executable code must be the first section
@@ -1738,21 +1758,22 @@ static void layout_sections(struct module *mod,
 	};
 	unsigned int m, i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < hdr->e_shnum; i++)
-		sechdrs[i].sh_entsize = ~0UL;
+	for (i = 0; i < info->hdr->e_shnum; i++)
+		info->sechdrs[i].sh_entsize = ~0UL;
 
 	DEBUGP("Core section allocation order:\n");
 	for (m = 0; m < ARRAY_SIZE(masks); ++m) {
-		for (i = 0; i < hdr->e_shnum; ++i) {
-			Elf_Shdr *s = &sechdrs[i];
+		for (i = 0; i < info->hdr->e_shnum; ++i) {
+			Elf_Shdr *s = &info->sechdrs[i];
+			const char *sname = info->secstrings + s->sh_name;
 
 			if ((s->sh_flags & masks[m][0]) != masks[m][0]
 			    || (s->sh_flags & masks[m][1])
 			    || s->sh_entsize != ~0UL
-			    || strstarts(secstrings + s->sh_name, ".init"))
+			    || strstarts(sname, ".init"))
 				continue;
 			s->sh_entsize = get_offset(mod, &mod->core_size, s, i);
-			DEBUGP("\t%s\n", secstrings + s->sh_name);
+			DEBUGP("\t%s\n", name);
 		}
 		if (m == 0)
 			mod->core_text_size = mod->core_size;
@@ -1760,17 +1781,18 @@ static void layout_sections(struct module *mod,
 
 	DEBUGP("Init section allocation order:\n");
 	for (m = 0; m < ARRAY_SIZE(masks); ++m) {
-		for (i = 0; i < hdr->e_shnum; ++i) {
-			Elf_Shdr *s = &sechdrs[i];
+		for (i = 0; i < info->hdr->e_shnum; ++i) {
+			Elf_Shdr *s = &info->sechdrs[i];
+			const char *sname = info->secstrings + s->sh_name;
 
 			if ((s->sh_flags & masks[m][0]) != masks[m][0]
 			    || (s->sh_flags & masks[m][1])
 			    || s->sh_entsize != ~0UL
-			    || !strstarts(secstrings + s->sh_name, ".init"))
+			    || !strstarts(sname, ".init"))
 				continue;
 			s->sh_entsize = (get_offset(mod, &mod->init_size, s, i)
 					 | INIT_OFFSET_MASK);
-			DEBUGP("\t%s\n", secstrings + s->sh_name);
+			DEBUGP("\t%s\n", sname);
 		}
 		if (m == 0)
 			mod->init_text_size = mod->init_size;
@@ -1809,33 +1831,28 @@ static char *next_string(char *string, unsigned long *secsize)
 	return string;
 }
 
-static char *get_modinfo(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-			 unsigned int info,
-			 const char *tag)
+static char *get_modinfo(struct load_info *info, const char *tag)
 {
 	char *p;
 	unsigned int taglen = strlen(tag);
-	unsigned long size = sechdrs[info].sh_size;
+	Elf_Shdr *infosec = &info->sechdrs[info->index.info];
+	unsigned long size = infosec->sh_size;
 
-	for (p = (char *)sechdrs[info].sh_addr; p; p = next_string(p, &size)) {
+	for (p = (char *)infosec->sh_addr; p; p = next_string(p, &size)) {
 		if (strncmp(p, tag, taglen) == 0 && p[taglen] == '=')
 			return p + taglen + 1;
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static void setup_modinfo(struct module *mod, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-			  unsigned int infoindex)
+static void setup_modinfo(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
 {
 	struct module_attribute *attr;
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; (attr = modinfo_attrs[i]); i++) {
 		if (attr->setup)
-			attr->setup(mod,
-				    get_modinfo(sechdrs,
-						infoindex,
-						attr->attr.name));
+			attr->setup(mod, get_modinfo(info, attr->attr.name));
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1876,11 +1893,10 @@ static int is_exported(const char *name, unsigned long value,
 }
 
 /* As per nm */
-static char elf_type(const Elf_Sym *sym,
-		     Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-		     const char *secstrings,
-		     struct module *mod)
+static char elf_type(const Elf_Sym *sym, const struct load_info *info)
 {
+	const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs = info->sechdrs;
+
 	if (ELF_ST_BIND(sym->st_info) == STB_WEAK) {
 		if (ELF_ST_TYPE(sym->st_info) == STT_OBJECT)
 			return 'v';
@@ -1910,8 +1926,10 @@ static char elf_type(const Elf_Sym *sym,
 		else
 			return 'b';
 	}
-	if (strstarts(secstrings + sechdrs[sym->st_shndx].sh_name, ".debug"))
+	if (strstarts(info->secstrings + sechdrs[sym->st_shndx].sh_name,
+		      ".debug")) {
 		return 'n';
+	}
 	return '?';
 }
 
@@ -1936,127 +1954,96 @@ static bool is_core_symbol(const Elf_Sym *src, const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
 	return true;
 }
 
-static unsigned long layout_symtab(struct module *mod,
-				   Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-				   unsigned int symindex,
-				   unsigned int strindex,
-				   const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-				   const char *secstrings,
-				   unsigned long *pstroffs,
-				   unsigned long *strmap)
+static void layout_symtab(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
 {
-	unsigned long symoffs;
-	Elf_Shdr *symsect = sechdrs + symindex;
-	Elf_Shdr *strsect = sechdrs + strindex;
+	Elf_Shdr *symsect = info->sechdrs + info->index.sym;
+	Elf_Shdr *strsect = info->sechdrs + info->index.str;
 	const Elf_Sym *src;
-	const char *strtab;
 	unsigned int i, nsrc, ndst;
 
 	/* Put symbol section at end of init part of module. */
 	symsect->sh_flags |= SHF_ALLOC;
 	symsect->sh_entsize = get_offset(mod, &mod->init_size, symsect,
-					 symindex) | INIT_OFFSET_MASK;
-	DEBUGP("\t%s\n", secstrings + symsect->sh_name);
+					 info->index.sym) | INIT_OFFSET_MASK;
+	DEBUGP("\t%s\n", info->secstrings + symsect->sh_name);
 
-	src = (void *)hdr + symsect->sh_offset;
+	src = (void *)info->hdr + symsect->sh_offset;
 	nsrc = symsect->sh_size / sizeof(*src);
-	strtab = (void *)hdr + strsect->sh_offset;
 	for (ndst = i = 1; i < nsrc; ++i, ++src)
-		if (is_core_symbol(src, sechdrs, hdr->e_shnum)) {
+		if (is_core_symbol(src, info->sechdrs, info->hdr->e_shnum)) {
 			unsigned int j = src->st_name;
 
-			while(!__test_and_set_bit(j, strmap) && strtab[j])
+			while (!__test_and_set_bit(j, info->strmap)
+			       && info->strtab[j])
 				++j;
 			++ndst;
 		}
 
 	/* Append room for core symbols at end of core part. */
-	symoffs = ALIGN(mod->core_size, symsect->sh_addralign ?: 1);
-	mod->core_size = symoffs + ndst * sizeof(Elf_Sym);
+	info->symoffs = ALIGN(mod->core_size, symsect->sh_addralign ?: 1);
+	mod->core_size = info->symoffs + ndst * sizeof(Elf_Sym);
 
 	/* Put string table section at end of init part of module. */
 	strsect->sh_flags |= SHF_ALLOC;
 	strsect->sh_entsize = get_offset(mod, &mod->init_size, strsect,
-					 strindex) | INIT_OFFSET_MASK;
-	DEBUGP("\t%s\n", secstrings + strsect->sh_name);
+					 info->index.str) | INIT_OFFSET_MASK;
+	DEBUGP("\t%s\n", info->secstrings + strsect->sh_name);
 
 	/* Append room for core symbols' strings at end of core part. */
-	*pstroffs = mod->core_size;
-	__set_bit(0, strmap);
-	mod->core_size += bitmap_weight(strmap, strsect->sh_size);
-
-	return symoffs;
+	info->stroffs = mod->core_size;
+	__set_bit(0, info->strmap);
+	mod->core_size += bitmap_weight(info->strmap, strsect->sh_size);
 }
 
-static void add_kallsyms(struct module *mod,
-			 Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-			 unsigned int shnum,
-			 unsigned int symindex,
-			 unsigned int strindex,
-			 unsigned long symoffs,
-			 unsigned long stroffs,
-			 const char *secstrings,
-			 unsigned long *strmap)
+static void add_kallsyms(struct module *mod, const struct load_info *info)
 {
 	unsigned int i, ndst;
 	const Elf_Sym *src;
 	Elf_Sym *dst;
 	char *s;
+	Elf_Shdr *symsec = &info->sechdrs[info->index.sym];
 
-	mod->symtab = (void *)sechdrs[symindex].sh_addr;
-	mod->num_symtab = sechdrs[symindex].sh_size / sizeof(Elf_Sym);
-	mod->strtab = (void *)sechdrs[strindex].sh_addr;
+	mod->symtab = (void *)symsec->sh_addr;
+	mod->num_symtab = symsec->sh_size / sizeof(Elf_Sym);
+	/* Make sure we get permanent strtab: don't use info->strtab. */
+	mod->strtab = (void *)info->sechdrs[info->index.str].sh_addr;
 
 	/* Set types up while we still have access to sections. */
 	for (i = 0; i < mod->num_symtab; i++)
-		mod->symtab[i].st_info
-			= elf_type(&mod->symtab[i], sechdrs, secstrings, mod);
+		mod->symtab[i].st_info = elf_type(&mod->symtab[i], info);
 
-	mod->core_symtab = dst = mod->module_core + symoffs;
+	mod->core_symtab = dst = mod->module_core + info->symoffs;
 	src = mod->symtab;
 	*dst = *src;
 	for (ndst = i = 1; i < mod->num_symtab; ++i, ++src) {
-		if (!is_core_symbol(src, sechdrs, shnum))
+		if (!is_core_symbol(src, info->sechdrs, info->hdr->e_shnum))
 			continue;
 		dst[ndst] = *src;
-		dst[ndst].st_name = bitmap_weight(strmap, dst[ndst].st_name);
+		dst[ndst].st_name = bitmap_weight(info->strmap,
+						  dst[ndst].st_name);
 		++ndst;
 	}
 	mod->core_num_syms = ndst;
 
-	mod->core_strtab = s = mod->module_core + stroffs;
-	for (*s = 0, i = 1; i < sechdrs[strindex].sh_size; ++i)
-		if (test_bit(i, strmap))
+	mod->core_strtab = s = mod->module_core + info->stroffs;
+	for (*s = 0, i = 1; i < info->sechdrs[info->index.str].sh_size; ++i)
+		if (test_bit(i, info->strmap))
 			*++s = mod->strtab[i];
 }
 #else
-static inline unsigned long layout_symtab(struct module *mod,
-					  Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-					  unsigned int symindex,
-					  unsigned int strindex,
-					  const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-					  const char *secstrings,
-					  unsigned long *pstroffs,
-					  unsigned long *strmap)
+static inline void layout_symtab(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
 {
-	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline void add_kallsyms(struct module *mod,
-				Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-				unsigned int shnum,
-				unsigned int symindex,
-				unsigned int strindex,
-				unsigned long symoffs,
-				unsigned long stroffs,
-				const char *secstrings,
-				const unsigned long *strmap)
+static void add_kallsyms(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
 {
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_KALLSYMS */
 
 static void dynamic_debug_setup(struct _ddebug *debug, unsigned int num)
 {
+	if (!debug)
+		return;
 #ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG
 	if (ddebug_add_module(debug, num, debug->modname))
 		printk(KERN_ERR "dynamic debug error adding module: %s\n",
@@ -2087,65 +2074,47 @@ static void *module_alloc_update_bounds(unsigned long size)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_KMEMLEAK
-static void kmemleak_load_module(struct module *mod, Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-				 Elf_Shdr *sechdrs, char *secstrings)
+static void kmemleak_load_module(const struct module *mod,
+				 const struct load_info *info)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	/* only scan the sections containing data */
 	kmemleak_scan_area(mod, sizeof(struct module), GFP_KERNEL);
 
-	for (i = 1; i < hdr->e_shnum; i++) {
-		if (!(sechdrs[i].sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC))
+	for (i = 1; i < info->hdr->e_shnum; i++) {
+		const char *name = info->secstrings + info->sechdrs[i].sh_name;
+		if (!(info->sechdrs[i].sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC))
 			continue;
-		if (strncmp(secstrings + sechdrs[i].sh_name, ".data", 5) != 0
-		    && strncmp(secstrings + sechdrs[i].sh_name, ".bss", 4) != 0)
+		if (!strstarts(name, ".data") && !strstarts(name, ".bss"))
 			continue;
 
-		kmemleak_scan_area((void *)sechdrs[i].sh_addr,
-				   sechdrs[i].sh_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+		kmemleak_scan_area((void *)info->sechdrs[i].sh_addr,
+				   info->sechdrs[i].sh_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	}
 }
 #else
-static inline void kmemleak_load_module(struct module *mod, Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-					Elf_Shdr *sechdrs, char *secstrings)
+static inline void kmemleak_load_module(const struct module *mod,
+					const struct load_info *info)
 {
 }
 #endif
 
-/* Allocate and load the module: note that size of section 0 is always
-   zero, and we rely on this for optional sections. */
-static noinline struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
-				  unsigned long len,
-				  const char __user *uargs)
+/* Sets info->hdr and info->len. */
+static int copy_and_check(struct load_info *info,
+			  const void __user *umod, unsigned long len,
+			  const char __user *uargs)
 {
+	int err;
 	Elf_Ehdr *hdr;
-	Elf_Shdr *sechdrs;
-	char *secstrings, *args, *modmagic, *strtab = NULL;
-	char *staging;
-	unsigned int i;
-	unsigned int symindex = 0;
-	unsigned int strindex = 0;
-	unsigned int modindex, versindex, infoindex, pcpuindex;
-	struct module *mod;
-	long err = 0;
-	void *ptr = NULL; /* Stops spurious gcc warning */
-	unsigned long symoffs, stroffs, *strmap;
-	void __percpu *percpu;
-	struct _ddebug *debug = NULL;
-	unsigned int num_debug = 0;
 
-	mm_segment_t old_fs;
-
-	DEBUGP("load_module: umod=%p, len=%lu, uargs=%p\n",
-	       umod, len, uargs);
 	if (len < sizeof(*hdr))
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOEXEC);
+		return -ENOEXEC;
 
 	/* Suck in entire file: we'll want most of it. */
 	/* vmalloc barfs on "unusual" numbers.  Check here */
 	if (len > 64 * 1024 * 1024 || (hdr = vmalloc(len)) == NULL)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	if (copy_from_user(hdr, umod, len) != 0) {
 		err = -EFAULT;
@@ -2153,135 +2122,225 @@ static noinline struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
 	}
 
 	/* Sanity checks against insmoding binaries or wrong arch,
-           weird elf version */
+	   weird elf version */
 	if (memcmp(hdr->e_ident, ELFMAG, SELFMAG) != 0
 	    || hdr->e_type != ET_REL
 	    || !elf_check_arch(hdr)
-	    || hdr->e_shentsize != sizeof(*sechdrs)) {
+	    || hdr->e_shentsize != sizeof(Elf_Shdr)) {
 		err = -ENOEXEC;
 		goto free_hdr;
 	}
 
-	if (len < hdr->e_shoff + hdr->e_shnum * sizeof(Elf_Shdr))
-		goto truncated;
+	if (len < hdr->e_shoff + hdr->e_shnum * sizeof(Elf_Shdr)) {
+		err = -ENOEXEC;
+		goto free_hdr;
+	}
 
-	/* Convenience variables */
-	sechdrs = (void *)hdr + hdr->e_shoff;
-	secstrings = (void *)hdr + sechdrs[hdr->e_shstrndx].sh_offset;
-	sechdrs[0].sh_addr = 0;
+	info->hdr = hdr;
+	info->len = len;
+	return 0;
 
-	for (i = 1; i < hdr->e_shnum; i++) {
-		if (sechdrs[i].sh_type != SHT_NOBITS
-		    && len < sechdrs[i].sh_offset + sechdrs[i].sh_size)
-			goto truncated;
+free_hdr:
+	vfree(hdr);
+	return err;
+}
+
+static void free_copy(struct load_info *info)
+{
+	vfree(info->hdr);
+}
+
+static int rewrite_section_headers(struct load_info *info)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	/* This should always be true, but let's be sure. */
+	info->sechdrs[0].sh_addr = 0;
+
+	for (i = 1; i < info->hdr->e_shnum; i++) {
+		Elf_Shdr *shdr = &info->sechdrs[i];
+		if (shdr->sh_type != SHT_NOBITS
+		    && info->len < shdr->sh_offset + shdr->sh_size) {
+			printk(KERN_ERR "Module len %lu truncated\n",
+			       info->len);
+			return -ENOEXEC;
+		}
 
 		/* Mark all sections sh_addr with their address in the
 		   temporary image. */
-		sechdrs[i].sh_addr = (size_t)hdr + sechdrs[i].sh_offset;
+		shdr->sh_addr = (size_t)info->hdr + shdr->sh_offset;
 
-		/* Internal symbols and strings. */
-		if (sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_SYMTAB) {
-			symindex = i;
-			strindex = sechdrs[i].sh_link;
-			strtab = (char *)hdr + sechdrs[strindex].sh_offset;
-		}
 #ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD
 		/* Don't load .exit sections */
-		if (strstarts(secstrings+sechdrs[i].sh_name, ".exit"))
-			sechdrs[i].sh_flags &= ~(unsigned long)SHF_ALLOC;
+		if (strstarts(info->secstrings+shdr->sh_name, ".exit"))
+			shdr->sh_flags &= ~(unsigned long)SHF_ALLOC;
 #endif
 	}
 
-	modindex = find_sec(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings,
-			    ".gnu.linkonce.this_module");
-	if (!modindex) {
+	/* Track but don't keep modinfo and version sections. */
+	info->index.vers = find_sec(info, "__versions");
+	info->index.info = find_sec(info, ".modinfo");
+	info->sechdrs[info->index.info].sh_flags &= ~(unsigned long)SHF_ALLOC;
+	info->sechdrs[info->index.vers].sh_flags &= ~(unsigned long)SHF_ALLOC;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Set up our basic convenience variables (pointers to section headers,
+ * search for module section index etc), and do some basic section
+ * verification.
+ *
+ * Return the temporary module pointer (we'll replace it with the final
+ * one when we move the module sections around).
+ */
+static struct module *setup_load_info(struct load_info *info)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+	int err;
+	struct module *mod;
+
+	/* Set up the convenience variables */
+	info->sechdrs = (void *)info->hdr + info->hdr->e_shoff;
+	info->secstrings = (void *)info->hdr
+		+ info->sechdrs[info->hdr->e_shstrndx].sh_offset;
+
+	err = rewrite_section_headers(info);
+	if (err)
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
+
+	/* Find internal symbols and strings. */
+	for (i = 1; i < info->hdr->e_shnum; i++) {
+		if (info->sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_SYMTAB) {
+			info->index.sym = i;
+			info->index.str = info->sechdrs[i].sh_link;
+			info->strtab = (char *)info->hdr
+				+ info->sechdrs[info->index.str].sh_offset;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	info->index.mod = find_sec(info, ".gnu.linkonce.this_module");
+	if (!info->index.mod) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "No module found in object\n");
-		err = -ENOEXEC;
-		goto free_hdr;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOEXEC);
 	}
 	/* This is temporary: point mod into copy of data. */
-	mod = (void *)sechdrs[modindex].sh_addr;
+	mod = (void *)info->sechdrs[info->index.mod].sh_addr;
 
-	if (symindex == 0) {
+	if (info->index.sym == 0) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: module has no symbols (stripped?)\n",
 		       mod->name);
-		err = -ENOEXEC;
-		goto free_hdr;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOEXEC);
 	}
 
-	versindex = find_sec(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings, "__versions");
-	infoindex = find_sec(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings, ".modinfo");
-	pcpuindex = find_pcpusec(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings);
-
-	/* Don't keep modinfo and version sections. */
-	sechdrs[infoindex].sh_flags &= ~(unsigned long)SHF_ALLOC;
-	sechdrs[versindex].sh_flags &= ~(unsigned long)SHF_ALLOC;
+	info->index.pcpu = find_pcpusec(info);
 
 	/* Check module struct version now, before we try to use module. */
-	if (!check_modstruct_version(sechdrs, versindex, mod)) {
-		err = -ENOEXEC;
-		goto free_hdr;
-	}
+	if (!check_modstruct_version(info->sechdrs, info->index.vers, mod))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOEXEC);
+
+	return mod;
+}
+
+static int check_modinfo(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
+{
+	const char *modmagic = get_modinfo(info, "vermagic");
+	int err;
 
-	modmagic = get_modinfo(sechdrs, infoindex, "vermagic");
 	/* This is allowed: modprobe --force will invalidate it. */
 	if (!modmagic) {
 		err = try_to_force_load(mod, "bad vermagic");
 		if (err)
-			goto free_hdr;
-	} else if (!same_magic(modmagic, vermagic, versindex)) {
+			return err;
+	} else if (!same_magic(modmagic, vermagic, info->index.vers)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: version magic '%s' should be '%s'\n",
 		       mod->name, modmagic, vermagic);
-		err = -ENOEXEC;
-		goto free_hdr;
+		return -ENOEXEC;
 	}
 
-	staging = get_modinfo(sechdrs, infoindex, "staging");
-	if (staging) {
+	if (get_modinfo(info, "staging")) {
 		add_taint_module(mod, TAINT_CRAP);
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: module is from the staging directory,"
 		       " the quality is unknown, you have been warned.\n",
 		       mod->name);
 	}
 
-	/* Now copy in args */
-	args = strndup_user(uargs, ~0UL >> 1);
-	if (IS_ERR(args)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(args);
-		goto free_hdr;
-	}
+	/* Set up license info based on the info section */
+	set_license(mod, get_modinfo(info, "license"));
 
-	strmap = kzalloc(BITS_TO_LONGS(sechdrs[strindex].sh_size)
-			 * sizeof(long), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!strmap) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto free_mod;
-	}
+	return 0;
+}
 
-	mod->state = MODULE_STATE_COMING;
+static void find_module_sections(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
+{
+	mod->kp = section_objs(info, "__param",
+			       sizeof(*mod->kp), &mod->num_kp);
+	mod->syms = section_objs(info, "__ksymtab",
+				 sizeof(*mod->syms), &mod->num_syms);
+	mod->crcs = section_addr(info, "__kcrctab");
+	mod->gpl_syms = section_objs(info, "__ksymtab_gpl",
+				     sizeof(*mod->gpl_syms),
+				     &mod->num_gpl_syms);
+	mod->gpl_crcs = section_addr(info, "__kcrctab_gpl");
+	mod->gpl_future_syms = section_objs(info,
+					    "__ksymtab_gpl_future",
+					    sizeof(*mod->gpl_future_syms),
+					    &mod->num_gpl_future_syms);
+	mod->gpl_future_crcs = section_addr(info, "__kcrctab_gpl_future");
 
-	/* Allow arches to frob section contents and sizes.  */
-	err = module_frob_arch_sections(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings, mod);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto free_mod;
+#ifdef CONFIG_UNUSED_SYMBOLS
+	mod->unused_syms = section_objs(info, "__ksymtab_unused",
+					sizeof(*mod->unused_syms),
+					&mod->num_unused_syms);
+	mod->unused_crcs = section_addr(info, "__kcrctab_unused");
+	mod->unused_gpl_syms = section_objs(info, "__ksymtab_unused_gpl",
+					    sizeof(*mod->unused_gpl_syms),
+					    &mod->num_unused_gpl_syms);
+	mod->unused_gpl_crcs = section_addr(info, "__kcrctab_unused_gpl");
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_CONSTRUCTORS
+	mod->ctors = section_objs(info, ".ctors",
+				  sizeof(*mod->ctors), &mod->num_ctors);
+#endif
 
-	if (pcpuindex) {
-		/* We have a special allocation for this section. */
-		err = percpu_modalloc(mod, sechdrs[pcpuindex].sh_size,
-				      sechdrs[pcpuindex].sh_addralign);
-		if (err)
-			goto free_mod;
-		sechdrs[pcpuindex].sh_flags &= ~(unsigned long)SHF_ALLOC;
-	}
-	/* Keep this around for failure path. */
-	percpu = mod_percpu(mod);
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRACEPOINTS
+	mod->tracepoints = section_objs(info, "__tracepoints",
+					sizeof(*mod->tracepoints),
+					&mod->num_tracepoints);
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_EVENT_TRACING
+	mod->trace_events = section_objs(info, "_ftrace_events",
+					 sizeof(*mod->trace_events),
+					 &mod->num_trace_events);
+	/*
+	 * This section contains pointers to allocated objects in the trace
+	 * code and not scanning it leads to false positives.
+	 */
+	kmemleak_scan_area(mod->trace_events, sizeof(*mod->trace_events) *
+			   mod->num_trace_events, GFP_KERNEL);
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD
+	/* sechdrs[0].sh_size is always zero */
+	mod->ftrace_callsites = section_objs(info, "__mcount_loc",
+					     sizeof(*mod->ftrace_callsites),
+					     &mod->num_ftrace_callsites);
+#endif
 
-	/* Determine total sizes, and put offsets in sh_entsize.  For now
-	   this is done generically; there doesn't appear to be any
-	   special cases for the architectures. */
-	layout_sections(mod, hdr, sechdrs, secstrings);
-	symoffs = layout_symtab(mod, sechdrs, symindex, strindex, hdr,
-				secstrings, &stroffs, strmap);
+	mod->extable = section_objs(info, "__ex_table",
+				    sizeof(*mod->extable), &mod->num_exentries);
+
+	if (section_addr(info, "__obsparm"))
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Ignoring obsolete parameters\n",
+		       mod->name);
+
+	info->debug = section_objs(info, "__verbose",
+				   sizeof(*info->debug), &info->num_debug);
+}
+
+static int move_module(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
+{
+	int i;
+	void *ptr;
 
 	/* Do the allocs. */
 	ptr = module_alloc_update_bounds(mod->core_size);
@@ -2291,10 +2350,9 @@ static noinline struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
 	 * leak.
 	 */
 	kmemleak_not_leak(ptr);
-	if (!ptr) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto free_percpu;
-	}
+	if (!ptr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	memset(ptr, 0, mod->core_size);
 	mod->module_core = ptr;
 
@@ -2307,50 +2365,40 @@ static noinline struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
 	 */
 	kmemleak_ignore(ptr);
 	if (!ptr && mod->init_size) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto free_core;
+		module_free(mod, mod->module_core);
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	memset(ptr, 0, mod->init_size);
 	mod->module_init = ptr;
 
 	/* Transfer each section which specifies SHF_ALLOC */
 	DEBUGP("final section addresses:\n");
-	for (i = 0; i < hdr->e_shnum; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < info->hdr->e_shnum; i++) {
 		void *dest;
+		Elf_Shdr *shdr = &info->sechdrs[i];
 
-		if (!(sechdrs[i].sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC))
+		if (!(shdr->sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC))
 			continue;
 
-		if (sechdrs[i].sh_entsize & INIT_OFFSET_MASK)
+		if (shdr->sh_entsize & INIT_OFFSET_MASK)
 			dest = mod->module_init
-				+ (sechdrs[i].sh_entsize & ~INIT_OFFSET_MASK);
+				+ (shdr->sh_entsize & ~INIT_OFFSET_MASK);
 		else
-			dest = mod->module_core + sechdrs[i].sh_entsize;
+			dest = mod->module_core + shdr->sh_entsize;
 
-		if (sechdrs[i].sh_type != SHT_NOBITS)
-			memcpy(dest, (void *)sechdrs[i].sh_addr,
-			       sechdrs[i].sh_size);
+		if (shdr->sh_type != SHT_NOBITS)
+			memcpy(dest, (void *)shdr->sh_addr, shdr->sh_size);
 		/* Update sh_addr to point to copy in image. */
-		sechdrs[i].sh_addr = (unsigned long)dest;
-		DEBUGP("\t0x%lx %s\n", sechdrs[i].sh_addr, secstrings + sechdrs[i].sh_name);
-	}
-	/* Module has been moved. */
-	mod = (void *)sechdrs[modindex].sh_addr;
-	kmemleak_load_module(mod, hdr, sechdrs, secstrings);
-
-#if defined(CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD)
-	mod->refptr = alloc_percpu(struct module_ref);
-	if (!mod->refptr) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto free_init;
+		shdr->sh_addr = (unsigned long)dest;
+		DEBUGP("\t0x%lx %s\n",
+		       shdr->sh_addr, info->secstrings + shdr->sh_name);
 	}
-#endif
-	/* Now we've moved module, initialize linked lists, etc. */
-	module_unload_init(mod);
 
-	/* Set up license info based on the info section */
-	set_license(mod, get_modinfo(sechdrs, infoindex, "license"));
+	return 0;
+}
 
+static int check_module_license_and_versions(struct module *mod)
+{
 	/*
 	 * ndiswrapper is under GPL by itself, but loads proprietary modules.
 	 * Don't use add_taint_module(), as it would prevent ndiswrapper from
@@ -2363,77 +2411,6 @@ static noinline struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
 	if (strcmp(mod->name, "driverloader") == 0)
 		add_taint_module(mod, TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE);
 
-	/* Set up MODINFO_ATTR fields */
-	setup_modinfo(mod, sechdrs, infoindex);
-
-	/* Fix up syms, so that st_value is a pointer to location. */
-	err = simplify_symbols(sechdrs, symindex, strtab, versindex, pcpuindex,
-			       mod);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto cleanup;
-
-	/* Now we've got everything in the final locations, we can
-	 * find optional sections. */
-	mod->kp = section_objs(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings, "__param",
-			       sizeof(*mod->kp), &mod->num_kp);
-	mod->syms = section_objs(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings, "__ksymtab",
-				 sizeof(*mod->syms), &mod->num_syms);
-	mod->crcs = section_addr(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings, "__kcrctab");
-	mod->gpl_syms = section_objs(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings, "__ksymtab_gpl",
-				     sizeof(*mod->gpl_syms),
-				     &mod->num_gpl_syms);
-	mod->gpl_crcs = section_addr(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings, "__kcrctab_gpl");
-	mod->gpl_future_syms = section_objs(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings,
-					    "__ksymtab_gpl_future",
-					    sizeof(*mod->gpl_future_syms),
-					    &mod->num_gpl_future_syms);
-	mod->gpl_future_crcs = section_addr(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings,
-					    "__kcrctab_gpl_future");
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_UNUSED_SYMBOLS
-	mod->unused_syms = section_objs(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings,
-					"__ksymtab_unused",
-					sizeof(*mod->unused_syms),
-					&mod->num_unused_syms);
-	mod->unused_crcs = section_addr(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings,
-					"__kcrctab_unused");
-	mod->unused_gpl_syms = section_objs(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings,
-					    "__ksymtab_unused_gpl",
-					    sizeof(*mod->unused_gpl_syms),
-					    &mod->num_unused_gpl_syms);
-	mod->unused_gpl_crcs = section_addr(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings,
-					    "__kcrctab_unused_gpl");
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_CONSTRUCTORS
-	mod->ctors = section_objs(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings, ".ctors",
-				  sizeof(*mod->ctors), &mod->num_ctors);
-#endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_TRACEPOINTS
-	mod->tracepoints = section_objs(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings,
-					"__tracepoints",
-					sizeof(*mod->tracepoints),
-					&mod->num_tracepoints);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_EVENT_TRACING
-	mod->trace_events = section_objs(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings,
-					 "_ftrace_events",
-					 sizeof(*mod->trace_events),
-					 &mod->num_trace_events);
-	/*
-	 * This section contains pointers to allocated objects in the trace
-	 * code and not scanning it leads to false positives.
-	 */
-	kmemleak_scan_area(mod->trace_events, sizeof(*mod->trace_events) *
-			   mod->num_trace_events, GFP_KERNEL);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD
-	/* sechdrs[0].sh_size is always zero */
-	mod->ftrace_callsites = section_objs(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings,
-					     "__mcount_loc",
-					     sizeof(*mod->ftrace_callsites),
-					     &mod->num_ftrace_callsites);
-#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
 	if ((mod->num_syms && !mod->crcs)
 	    || (mod->num_gpl_syms && !mod->gpl_crcs)
@@ -2443,56 +2420,16 @@ static noinline struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
 	    || (mod->num_unused_gpl_syms && !mod->unused_gpl_crcs)
 #endif
 		) {
-		err = try_to_force_load(mod,
-					"no versions for exported symbols");
-		if (err)
-			goto cleanup;
+		return try_to_force_load(mod,
+					 "no versions for exported symbols");
 	}
 #endif
+	return 0;
+}
 
-	/* Now do relocations. */
-	for (i = 1; i < hdr->e_shnum; i++) {
-		const char *strtab = (char *)sechdrs[strindex].sh_addr;
-		unsigned int info = sechdrs[i].sh_info;
-
-		/* Not a valid relocation section? */
-		if (info >= hdr->e_shnum)
-			continue;
-
-		/* Don't bother with non-allocated sections */
-		if (!(sechdrs[info].sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC))
-			continue;
-
-		if (sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_REL)
-			err = apply_relocate(sechdrs, strtab, symindex, i,mod);
-		else if (sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_RELA)
-			err = apply_relocate_add(sechdrs, strtab, symindex, i,
-						 mod);
-		if (err < 0)
-			goto cleanup;
-	}
-
-  	/* Set up and sort exception table */
-	mod->extable = section_objs(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings, "__ex_table",
-				    sizeof(*mod->extable), &mod->num_exentries);
-	sort_extable(mod->extable, mod->extable + mod->num_exentries);
-
-	/* Finally, copy percpu area over. */
-	percpu_modcopy(mod, (void *)sechdrs[pcpuindex].sh_addr,
-		       sechdrs[pcpuindex].sh_size);
-
-	add_kallsyms(mod, sechdrs, hdr->e_shnum, symindex, strindex,
-		     symoffs, stroffs, secstrings, strmap);
-	kfree(strmap);
-	strmap = NULL;
-
-	if (!mod->taints)
-		debug = section_objs(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings, "__verbose",
-				     sizeof(*debug), &num_debug);
-
-	err = module_finalize(hdr, sechdrs, mod);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto cleanup;
+static void flush_module_icache(const struct module *mod)
+{
+	mm_segment_t old_fs;
 
 	/* flush the icache in correct context */
 	old_fs = get_fs();
@@ -2511,11 +2448,160 @@ static noinline struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
 			   (unsigned long)mod->module_core + mod->core_size);
 
 	set_fs(old_fs);
+}
 
-	mod->args = args;
-	if (section_addr(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings, "__obsparm"))
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Ignoring obsolete parameters\n",
-		       mod->name);
+static struct module *layout_and_allocate(struct load_info *info)
+{
+	/* Module within temporary copy. */
+	struct module *mod;
+	Elf_Shdr *pcpusec;
+	int err;
+
+	mod = setup_load_info(info);
+	if (IS_ERR(mod))
+		return mod;
+
+	err = check_modinfo(mod, info);
+	if (err)
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
+
+	/* Allow arches to frob section contents and sizes.  */
+	err = module_frob_arch_sections(info->hdr, info->sechdrs,
+					info->secstrings, mod);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	pcpusec = &info->sechdrs[info->index.pcpu];
+	if (pcpusec->sh_size) {
+		/* We have a special allocation for this section. */
+		err = percpu_modalloc(mod,
+				      pcpusec->sh_size, pcpusec->sh_addralign);
+		if (err)
+			goto out;
+		pcpusec->sh_flags &= ~(unsigned long)SHF_ALLOC;
+	}
+
+	/* Determine total sizes, and put offsets in sh_entsize.  For now
+	   this is done generically; there doesn't appear to be any
+	   special cases for the architectures. */
+	layout_sections(mod, info);
+
+	info->strmap = kzalloc(BITS_TO_LONGS(info->sechdrs[info->index.str].sh_size)
+			 * sizeof(long), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!info->strmap) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto free_percpu;
+	}
+	layout_symtab(mod, info);
+
+	/* Allocate and move to the final place */
+	err = move_module(mod, info);
+	if (err)
+		goto free_strmap;
+
+	/* Module has been copied to its final place now: return it. */
+	mod = (void *)info->sechdrs[info->index.mod].sh_addr;
+	kmemleak_load_module(mod, info);
+	return mod;
+
+free_strmap:
+	kfree(info->strmap);
+free_percpu:
+	percpu_modfree(mod);
+out:
+	return ERR_PTR(err);
+}
+
+/* mod is no longer valid after this! */
+static void module_deallocate(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
+{
+	kfree(info->strmap);
+	percpu_modfree(mod);
+	module_free(mod, mod->module_init);
+	module_free(mod, mod->module_core);
+}
+
+static int post_relocation(struct module *mod, const struct load_info *info)
+{
+	/* Sort exception table now relocations are done. */
+	sort_extable(mod->extable, mod->extable + mod->num_exentries);
+
+	/* Copy relocated percpu area over. */
+	percpu_modcopy(mod, (void *)info->sechdrs[info->index.pcpu].sh_addr,
+		       info->sechdrs[info->index.pcpu].sh_size);
+
+	/* Setup kallsyms-specific fields. */
+	add_kallsyms(mod, info);
+
+	/* Arch-specific module finalizing. */
+	return module_finalize(info->hdr, info->sechdrs, mod);
+}
+
+/* Allocate and load the module: note that size of section 0 is always
+   zero, and we rely on this for optional sections. */
+static struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
+				  unsigned long len,
+				  const char __user *uargs)
+{
+	struct load_info info = { NULL, };
+	struct module *mod;
+	long err;
+
+	DEBUGP("load_module: umod=%p, len=%lu, uargs=%p\n",
+	       umod, len, uargs);
+
+	/* Copy in the blobs from userspace, check they are vaguely sane. */
+	err = copy_and_check(&info, umod, len, uargs);
+	if (err)
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
+
+	/* Figure out module layout, and allocate all the memory. */
+	mod = layout_and_allocate(&info);
+	if (IS_ERR(mod)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(mod);
+		goto free_copy;
+	}
+
+	/* Now module is in final location, initialize linked lists, etc. */
+	err = module_unload_init(mod);
+	if (err)
+		goto free_module;
+
+	/* Now we've got everything in the final locations, we can
+	 * find optional sections. */
+	find_module_sections(mod, &info);
+
+	err = check_module_license_and_versions(mod);
+	if (err)
+		goto free_unload;
+
+	/* Set up MODINFO_ATTR fields */
+	setup_modinfo(mod, &info);
+
+	/* Fix up syms, so that st_value is a pointer to location. */
+	err = simplify_symbols(mod, &info);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto free_modinfo;
+
+	err = apply_relocations(mod, &info);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto free_modinfo;
+
+	err = post_relocation(mod, &info);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto free_modinfo;
+
+	flush_module_icache(mod);
+
+	/* Now copy in args */
+	mod->args = strndup_user(uargs, ~0UL >> 1);
+	if (IS_ERR(mod->args)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(mod->args);
+		goto free_arch_cleanup;
+	}
+
+	/* Mark state as coming so strong_try_module_get() ignores us. */
+	mod->state = MODULE_STATE_COMING;
 
 	/* Now sew it into the lists so we can get lockdep and oops
 	 * info during argument parsing.  Noone should access us, since
@@ -2530,8 +2616,9 @@ static noinline struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
-	if (debug)
-		dynamic_debug_setup(debug, num_debug);
+	/* This has to be done once we're sure module name is unique. */
+	if (!mod->taints)
+		dynamic_debug_setup(info.debug, info.num_debug);
 
 	/* Find duplicate symbols */
 	err = verify_export_symbols(mod);
@@ -2541,23 +2628,22 @@ static noinline struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
 	list_add_rcu(&mod->list, &modules);
 	mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
 
+	/* Module is ready to execute: parsing args may do that. */
 	err = parse_args(mod->name, mod->args, mod->kp, mod->num_kp, NULL);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto unlink;
 
-	err = mod_sysfs_setup(mod, mod->kp, mod->num_kp);
+	/* Link in to syfs. */
+	err = mod_sysfs_setup(mod, &info, mod->kp, mod->num_kp);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto unlink;
 
-	add_sect_attrs(mod, hdr->e_shnum, secstrings, sechdrs);
-	add_notes_attrs(mod, hdr->e_shnum, secstrings, sechdrs);
-
-	/* Get rid of temporary copy */
-	vfree(hdr);
-
-	trace_module_load(mod);
+	/* Get rid of temporary copy and strmap. */
+	kfree(info.strmap);
+	free_copy(&info);
 
 	/* Done! */
+	trace_module_load(mod);
 	return mod;
 
  unlink:
@@ -2565,35 +2651,23 @@ static noinline struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
 	/* Unlink carefully: kallsyms could be walking list. */
 	list_del_rcu(&mod->list);
  ddebug:
-	dynamic_debug_remove(debug);
+	if (!mod->taints)
+		dynamic_debug_remove(info.debug);
  unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
 	synchronize_sched();
+	kfree(mod->args);
+ free_arch_cleanup:
 	module_arch_cleanup(mod);
- cleanup:
+ free_modinfo:
 	free_modinfo(mod);
+ free_unload:
 	module_unload_free(mod);
-#if defined(CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD)
-	free_percpu(mod->refptr);
- free_init:
-#endif
-	module_free(mod, mod->module_init);
- free_core:
-	module_free(mod, mod->module_core);
-	/* mod will be freed with core. Don't access it beyond this line! */
- free_percpu:
-	free_percpu(percpu);
- free_mod:
-	kfree(args);
-	kfree(strmap);
- free_hdr:
-	vfree(hdr);
+ free_module:
+	module_deallocate(mod, &info);
+ free_copy:
+	free_copy(&info);
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
-
- truncated:
-	printk(KERN_ERR "Module len %lu truncated\n", len);
-	err = -ENOEXEC;
-	goto free_hdr;
 }
 
 /* Call module constructors. */
diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index 0b30ecd53a52..08107d181758 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -31,6 +31,42 @@
 #define DEBUGP(fmt, a...)
 #endif
 
+/* Protects all parameters, and incidentally kmalloced_param list. */
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(param_lock);
+
+/* This just allows us to keep track of which parameters are kmalloced. */
+struct kmalloced_param {
+	struct list_head list;
+	char val[];
+};
+static LIST_HEAD(kmalloced_params);
+
+static void *kmalloc_parameter(unsigned int size)
+{
+	struct kmalloced_param *p;
+
+	p = kmalloc(sizeof(*p) + size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!p)
+		return NULL;
+
+	list_add(&p->list, &kmalloced_params);
+	return p->val;
+}
+
+/* Does nothing if parameter wasn't kmalloced above. */
+static void maybe_kfree_parameter(void *param)
+{
+	struct kmalloced_param *p;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(p, &kmalloced_params, list) {
+		if (p->val == param) {
+			list_del(&p->list);
+			kfree(p);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 static inline char dash2underscore(char c)
 {
 	if (c == '-')
@@ -49,18 +85,25 @@ static inline int parameq(const char *input, const char *paramname)
 
 static int parse_one(char *param,
 		     char *val,
-		     struct kernel_param *params, 
+		     const struct kernel_param *params,
 		     unsigned num_params,
 		     int (*handle_unknown)(char *param, char *val))
 {
 	unsigned int i;
+	int err;
 
 	/* Find parameter */
 	for (i = 0; i < num_params; i++) {
 		if (parameq(param, params[i].name)) {
+			/* Noone handled NULL, so do it here. */
+			if (!val && params[i].ops->set != param_set_bool)
+				return -EINVAL;
 			DEBUGP("They are equal!  Calling %p\n",
-			       params[i].set);
-			return params[i].set(val, &params[i]);
+			       params[i].ops->set);
+			mutex_lock(&param_lock);
+			err = params[i].ops->set(val, &params[i]);
+			mutex_unlock(&param_lock);
+			return err;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -128,7 +171,7 @@ static char *next_arg(char *args, char **param, char **val)
 /* Args looks like "foo=bar,bar2 baz=fuz wiz". */
 int parse_args(const char *name,
 	       char *args,
-	       struct kernel_param *params,
+	       const struct kernel_param *params,
 	       unsigned num,
 	       int (*unknown)(char *param, char *val))
 {
@@ -176,22 +219,29 @@ int parse_args(const char *name,
 
 /* Lazy bastard, eh? */
 #define STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(name, type, format, tmptype, strtolfn)      	\
-	int param_set_##name(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)	\
+	int param_set_##name(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp) \
 	{								\
 		tmptype l;						\
 		int ret;						\
 									\
-		if (!val) return -EINVAL;				\
 		ret = strtolfn(val, 0, &l);				\
 		if (ret == -EINVAL || ((type)l != l))			\
 			return -EINVAL;					\
 		*((type *)kp->arg) = l;					\
 		return 0;						\
 	}								\
-	int param_get_##name(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)	\
+	int param_get_##name(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp) \
 	{								\
 		return sprintf(buffer, format, *((type *)kp->arg));	\
-	}
+	}								\
+	struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_##name = {			\
+		.set = param_set_##name,				\
+		.get = param_get_##name,				\
+	};								\
+	EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_set_##name);				\
+	EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_get_##name);				\
+	EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_ops_##name)
+
 
 STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(byte, unsigned char, "%c", unsigned long, strict_strtoul);
 STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(short, short, "%hi", long, strict_strtol);
@@ -201,39 +251,50 @@ STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(uint, unsigned int, "%u", unsigned long, strict_strtoul);
 STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(long, long, "%li", long, strict_strtol);
 STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(ulong, unsigned long, "%lu", unsigned long, strict_strtoul);
 
-int param_set_charp(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+int param_set_charp(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
-	if (!val) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: string parameter expected\n",
-		       kp->name);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	if (strlen(val) > 1024) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: string parameter too long\n",
 		       kp->name);
 		return -ENOSPC;
 	}
 
-	/* This is a hack.  We can't need to strdup in early boot, and we
+	maybe_kfree_parameter(*(char **)kp->arg);
+
+	/* This is a hack.  We can't kmalloc in early boot, and we
 	 * don't need to; this mangled commandline is preserved. */
 	if (slab_is_available()) {
-		*(char **)kp->arg = kstrdup(val, GFP_KERNEL);
+		*(char **)kp->arg = kmalloc_parameter(strlen(val)+1);
 		if (!*(char **)kp->arg)
 			return -ENOMEM;
+		strcpy(*(char **)kp->arg, val);
 	} else
 		*(const char **)kp->arg = val;
 
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_set_charp);
 
-int param_get_charp(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+int param_get_charp(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	return sprintf(buffer, "%s", *((char **)kp->arg));
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_get_charp);
+
+static void param_free_charp(void *arg)
+{
+	maybe_kfree_parameter(*((char **)arg));
+}
+
+struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_charp = {
+	.set = param_set_charp,
+	.get = param_get_charp,
+	.free = param_free_charp,
+};
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_ops_charp);
 
 /* Actually could be a bool or an int, for historical reasons. */
-int param_set_bool(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+int param_set_bool(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	bool v;
 
@@ -258,8 +319,9 @@ int param_set_bool(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 		*(int *)kp->arg = v;
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_set_bool);
 
-int param_get_bool(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+int param_get_bool(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	bool val;
 	if (kp->flags & KPARAM_ISBOOL)
@@ -270,9 +332,16 @@ int param_get_bool(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
 	/* Y and N chosen as being relatively non-coder friendly */
 	return sprintf(buffer, "%c", val ? 'Y' : 'N');
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_get_bool);
+
+struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_bool = {
+	.set = param_set_bool,
+	.get = param_get_bool,
+};
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_ops_bool);
 
 /* This one must be bool. */
-int param_set_invbool(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+int param_set_invbool(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int ret;
 	bool boolval;
@@ -285,18 +354,26 @@ int param_set_invbool(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 		*(bool *)kp->arg = !boolval;
 	return ret;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_set_invbool);
 
-int param_get_invbool(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+int param_get_invbool(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	return sprintf(buffer, "%c", (*(bool *)kp->arg) ? 'N' : 'Y');
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_get_invbool);
+
+struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_invbool = {
+	.set = param_set_invbool,
+	.get = param_get_invbool,
+};
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_ops_invbool);
 
 /* We break the rule and mangle the string. */
 static int param_array(const char *name,
 		       const char *val,
 		       unsigned int min, unsigned int max,
 		       void *elem, int elemsize,
-		       int (*set)(const char *, struct kernel_param *kp),
+		       int (*set)(const char *, const struct kernel_param *kp),
 		       u16 flags,
 		       unsigned int *num)
 {
@@ -309,12 +386,6 @@ static int param_array(const char *name,
 	kp.arg = elem;
 	kp.flags = flags;
 
-	/* No equals sign? */
-	if (!val) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: expects arguments\n", name);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	*num = 0;
 	/* We expect a comma-separated list of values. */
 	do {
@@ -330,6 +401,7 @@ static int param_array(const char *name,
 		/* nul-terminate and parse */
 		save = val[len];
 		((char *)val)[len] = '\0';
+		BUG_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&param_lock));
 		ret = set(val, &kp);
 
 		if (ret != 0)
@@ -347,17 +419,17 @@ static int param_array(const char *name,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int param_array_set(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int param_array_set(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	const struct kparam_array *arr = kp->arr;
 	unsigned int temp_num;
 
 	return param_array(kp->name, val, 1, arr->max, arr->elem,
-			   arr->elemsize, arr->set, kp->flags,
+			   arr->elemsize, arr->ops->set, kp->flags,
 			   arr->num ?: &temp_num);
 }
 
-int param_array_get(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int param_array_get(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int i, off, ret;
 	const struct kparam_array *arr = kp->arr;
@@ -368,7 +440,8 @@ int param_array_get(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
 		if (i)
 			buffer[off++] = ',';
 		p.arg = arr->elem + arr->elemsize * i;
-		ret = arr->get(buffer + off, &p);
+		BUG_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&param_lock));
+		ret = arr->ops->get(buffer + off, &p);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 		off += ret;
@@ -377,14 +450,27 @@ int param_array_get(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
 	return off;
 }
 
-int param_set_copystring(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static void param_array_free(void *arg)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+	const struct kparam_array *arr = arg;
+
+	if (arr->ops->free)
+		for (i = 0; i < (arr->num ? *arr->num : arr->max); i++)
+			arr->ops->free(arr->elem + arr->elemsize * i);
+}
+
+struct kernel_param_ops param_array_ops = {
+	.set = param_array_set,
+	.get = param_array_get,
+	.free = param_array_free,
+};
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_array_ops);
+
+int param_set_copystring(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	const struct kparam_string *kps = kp->str;
 
-	if (!val) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: missing param set value\n", kp->name);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 	if (strlen(val)+1 > kps->maxlen) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: string doesn't fit in %u chars.\n",
 		       kp->name, kps->maxlen-1);
@@ -393,12 +479,20 @@ int param_set_copystring(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 	strcpy(kps->string, val);
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_set_copystring);
 
-int param_get_string(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+int param_get_string(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	const struct kparam_string *kps = kp->str;
 	return strlcpy(buffer, kps->string, kps->maxlen);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_get_string);
+
+struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_string = {
+	.set = param_set_copystring,
+	.get = param_get_string,
+};
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_ops_string);
 
 /* sysfs output in /sys/modules/XYZ/parameters/ */
 #define to_module_attr(n) container_of(n, struct module_attribute, attr)
@@ -409,7 +503,7 @@ extern struct kernel_param __start___param[], __stop___param[];
 struct param_attribute
 {
 	struct module_attribute mattr;
-	struct kernel_param *param;
+	const struct kernel_param *param;
 };
 
 struct module_param_attrs
@@ -428,10 +522,12 @@ static ssize_t param_attr_show(struct module_attribute *mattr,
 	int count;
 	struct param_attribute *attribute = to_param_attr(mattr);
 
-	if (!attribute->param->get)
+	if (!attribute->param->ops->get)
 		return -EPERM;
 
-	count = attribute->param->get(buf, attribute->param);
+	mutex_lock(&param_lock);
+	count = attribute->param->ops->get(buf, attribute->param);
+	mutex_unlock(&param_lock);
 	if (count > 0) {
 		strcat(buf, "\n");
 		++count;
@@ -447,10 +543,12 @@ static ssize_t param_attr_store(struct module_attribute *mattr,
  	int err;
 	struct param_attribute *attribute = to_param_attr(mattr);
 
-	if (!attribute->param->set)
+	if (!attribute->param->ops->set)
 		return -EPERM;
 
-	err = attribute->param->set(buf, attribute->param);
+	mutex_lock(&param_lock);
+	err = attribute->param->ops->set(buf, attribute->param);
+	mutex_unlock(&param_lock);
 	if (!err)
 		return len;
 	return err;
@@ -464,6 +562,18 @@ static ssize_t param_attr_store(struct module_attribute *mattr,
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
+void __kernel_param_lock(void)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&param_lock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__kernel_param_lock);
+
+void __kernel_param_unlock(void)
+{
+	mutex_unlock(&param_lock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__kernel_param_unlock);
+
 /*
  * add_sysfs_param - add a parameter to sysfs
  * @mk: struct module_kobject
@@ -475,7 +585,7 @@ static ssize_t param_attr_store(struct module_attribute *mattr,
  * if there's an error.
  */
 static __modinit int add_sysfs_param(struct module_kobject *mk,
-				     struct kernel_param *kp,
+				     const struct kernel_param *kp,
 				     const char *name)
 {
 	struct module_param_attrs *new;
@@ -557,7 +667,7 @@ static void free_module_param_attrs(struct module_kobject *mk)
  * /sys/module/[mod->name]/parameters/
  */
 int module_param_sysfs_setup(struct module *mod,
-			     struct kernel_param *kparam,
+			     const struct kernel_param *kparam,
 			     unsigned int num_params)
 {
 	int i, err;
@@ -602,7 +712,11 @@ void module_param_sysfs_remove(struct module *mod)
 
 void destroy_params(const struct kernel_param *params, unsigned num)
 {
-	/* FIXME: This should free kmalloced charp parameters.  It doesn't. */
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num; i++)
+		if (params[i].ops->free)
+			params[i].ops->free(params[i].arg);
 }
 
 static void __init kernel_add_sysfs_param(const char *name,
@@ -768,28 +882,3 @@ static int __init param_sysfs_init(void)
 subsys_initcall(param_sysfs_init);
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_SYSFS */
-
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_set_byte);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_get_byte);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_set_short);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_get_short);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_set_ushort);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_get_ushort);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_set_int);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_get_int);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_set_uint);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_get_uint);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_set_long);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_get_long);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_set_ulong);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_get_ulong);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_set_charp);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_get_charp);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_set_bool);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_get_bool);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_set_invbool);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_get_invbool);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_array_set);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_array_get);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_set_copystring);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_get_string);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rate.c b/net/mac80211/rate.c
index 6d0bd198af19..be04d46110fe 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rate.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rate.c
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ ieee80211_rate_control_ops_get(const char *name)
 	struct rate_control_ops *ops;
 	const char *alg_name;
 
+	kparam_block_sysfs_write(ieee80211_default_rc_algo);
 	if (!name)
 		alg_name = ieee80211_default_rc_algo;
 	else
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ ieee80211_rate_control_ops_get(const char *name)
 	/* try built-in one if specific alg requested but not found */
 	if (!ops && strlen(CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT))
 		ops = ieee80211_try_rate_control_ops_get(CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT);
+	kparam_unblock_sysfs_write(ieee80211_default_rc_algo);
 
 	return ops;
 }
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
index 7ca65c7005ea..49a62f0c4b87 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
@@ -2577,7 +2577,8 @@ void cleanup_socket_xprt(void)
 	xprt_unregister_transport(&xs_bc_tcp_transport);
 }
 
-static int param_set_uint_minmax(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp,
+static int param_set_uint_minmax(const char *val,
+		const struct kernel_param *kp,
 		unsigned int min, unsigned int max)
 {
 	unsigned long num;
@@ -2592,34 +2593,37 @@ static int param_set_uint_minmax(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int param_set_portnr(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int param_set_portnr(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	return param_set_uint_minmax(val, kp,
 			RPC_MIN_RESVPORT,
 			RPC_MAX_RESVPORT);
 }
 
-static int param_get_portnr(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
-{
-	return param_get_uint(buffer, kp);
-}
+static struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_portnr = {
+	.set = param_set_portnr,
+	.get = param_get_uint,
+};
+
 #define param_check_portnr(name, p) \
 	__param_check(name, p, unsigned int);
 
 module_param_named(min_resvport, xprt_min_resvport, portnr, 0644);
 module_param_named(max_resvport, xprt_max_resvport, portnr, 0644);
 
-static int param_set_slot_table_size(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int param_set_slot_table_size(const char *val,
+				     const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	return param_set_uint_minmax(val, kp,
 			RPC_MIN_SLOT_TABLE,
 			RPC_MAX_SLOT_TABLE);
 }
 
-static int param_get_slot_table_size(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
-{
-	return param_get_uint(buffer, kp);
-}
+static struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_slot_table_size = {
+	.set = param_set_slot_table_size,
+	.get = param_get_uint,
+};
+
 #define param_check_slot_table_size(name, p) \
 	__param_check(name, p, unsigned int);
 
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index f6127b9f5aca..efecf9261acf 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -986,6 +986,13 @@ static const struct sectioncheck *section_mismatch(
  *   fromsec = .data*
  *   atsym   =__param*
  *
+ * Pattern 1a:
+ *   module_param_call() ops can refer to __init set function if permissions=0
+ *   The pattern is identified by:
+ *   tosec   = .init.text
+ *   fromsec = .data*
+ *   atsym   = __param_ops_*
+ *
  * Pattern 2:
  *   Many drivers utilise a *driver container with references to
  *   add, remove, probe functions etc.
@@ -1020,6 +1027,12 @@ static int secref_whitelist(const struct sectioncheck *mismatch,
 	    (strncmp(fromsym, "__param", strlen("__param")) == 0))
 		return 0;
 
+	/* Check for pattern 1a */
+	if (strcmp(tosec, ".init.text") == 0 &&
+	    match(fromsec, data_sections) &&
+	    (strncmp(fromsym, "__param_ops_", strlen("__param_ops_")) == 0))
+		return 0;
+
 	/* Check for pattern 2 */
 	if (match(tosec, init_exit_sections) &&
 	    match(fromsec, data_sections) &&