93 files changed, 603 insertions, 574 deletions

diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/entry.S b/arch/alpha/kernel/entry.S
index e4a54b61589..b45d913a51c 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/entry.S
@@ -903,8 +903,9 @@ sys_alpha_pipe:
 	stq	$26, 0($sp)
 	.prologue 0
 
+	mov	$31, $17
 	lda	$16, 8($sp)
-	jsr	$26, do_pipe
+	jsr	$26, do_pipe_flags
 
 	ldq	$26, 0($sp)
 	bne	$0, 1f
diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
index ae41f097864..42ee05981e7 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@
 #include <asm/hwrpb.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 
-extern int do_pipe(int *);
-
 /*
  * Brk needs to return an error.  Still support Linux's brk(0) query idiom,
  * which OSF programs just shouldn't be doing.  We're still not quite
diff --git a/arch/ia64/ia32/ia32_entry.S b/arch/ia64/ia32/ia32_entry.S
index a46f8395e9a..af9405cd70e 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/ia32/ia32_entry.S
+++ b/arch/ia64/ia32/ia32_entry.S
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ ia32_syscall_table:
 	data8 sys_ni_syscall
 	data8 sys_umask		  /* 60 */
 	data8 sys_chroot
-	data8 sys_ustat
+	data8 compat_sys_ustat
 	data8 sys_dup2
 	data8 sys_getppid
 	data8 sys_getpgrp	  /* 65 */
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c
index 0e499757309..5c0f408cfd7 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c
@@ -2196,7 +2196,7 @@ pfmfs_delete_dentry(struct dentry *dentry)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static struct dentry_operations pfmfs_dentry_operations = {
+static const struct dentry_operations pfmfs_dentry_operations = {
 	.d_delete = pfmfs_delete_dentry,
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/linux32.c b/arch/mips/kernel/linux32.c
index 49aac6e17df..2a472713de8 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/linux32.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/linux32.c
@@ -355,40 +355,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(32_personality, unsigned long, personality)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* ustat compatibility */
-struct ustat32 {
-	compat_daddr_t	f_tfree;
-	compat_ino_t	f_tinode;
-	char		f_fname[6];
-	char		f_fpack[6];
-};
-
-extern asmlinkage long sys_ustat(dev_t dev, struct ustat __user * ubuf);
-
-SYSCALL_DEFINE2(32_ustat, dev_t, dev, struct ustat32 __user *, ubuf32)
-{
-	int err;
-	struct ustat tmp;
-	struct ustat32 tmp32;
-	mm_segment_t old_fs = get_fs();
-
-	set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
-	err = sys_ustat(dev, (struct ustat __user *)&tmp);
-	set_fs(old_fs);
-
-	if (err)
-		goto out;
-
-	memset(&tmp32, 0, sizeof(struct ustat32));
-	tmp32.f_tfree = tmp.f_tfree;
-	tmp32.f_tinode = tmp.f_tinode;
-
-	err = copy_to_user(ubuf32, &tmp32, sizeof(struct ustat32)) ? -EFAULT : 0;
-
-out:
-	return err;
-}
-
 SYSCALL_DEFINE4(32_sendfile, long, out_fd, long, in_fd,
 	compat_off_t __user *, offset, s32, count)
 {
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-n32.S b/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-n32.S
index 7438e92f8a0..f61d6b0e573 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-n32.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-n32.S
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ EXPORT(sysn32_call_table)
 	PTR	compat_sys_utime		/* 6130 */
 	PTR	sys_mknod
 	PTR	sys_32_personality
-	PTR	sys_32_ustat
+	PTR	compat_sys_ustat
 	PTR	compat_sys_statfs
 	PTR	compat_sys_fstatfs		/* 6135 */
 	PTR	sys_sysfs
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-o32.S b/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-o32.S
index b0fef4ff982..60997f1f69d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-o32.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-o32.S
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ sys_call_table:
 	PTR	sys_olduname
 	PTR	sys_umask			/* 4060 */
 	PTR	sys_chroot
-	PTR	sys_32_ustat
+	PTR	compat_sys_ustat
 	PTR	sys_dup2
 	PTR	sys_getppid
 	PTR	sys_getpgrp			/* 4065 */
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/syscall_table.S b/arch/parisc/kernel/syscall_table.S
index 303d2b647e4..03b9a01bc16 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/syscall_table.S
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/syscall_table.S
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 	ENTRY_OURS(newuname)
 	ENTRY_SAME(umask)		/* 60 */
 	ENTRY_SAME(chroot)
-	ENTRY_SAME(ustat)
+	ENTRY_COMP(ustat)
 	ENTRY_SAME(dup2)
 	ENTRY_SAME(getppid)
 	ENTRY_SAME(getpgrp)		/* 65 */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/systbl.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/systbl.h
index 72353f6070a..fe166491e9d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/systbl.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/systbl.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ SYSCALL(ni_syscall)
 SYSX(sys_ni_syscall,sys_olduname, sys_olduname)
 COMPAT_SYS_SPU(umask)
 SYSCALL_SPU(chroot)
-SYSCALL(ustat)
+COMPAT_SYS(ustat)
 SYSCALL_SPU(dup2)
 SYSCALL_SPU(getppid)
 SYSCALL_SPU(getpgrp)
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/compat_wrapper.S b/arch/s390/kernel/compat_wrapper.S
index 62c706eb0de..87cf5a79a35 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/compat_wrapper.S
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/compat_wrapper.S
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ sys32_chroot_wrapper:
 sys32_ustat_wrapper:
 	llgfr	%r2,%r2			# dev_t
 	llgtr	%r3,%r3			# struct ustat *
-	jg	sys_ustat
+	jg	compat_sys_ustat
 
 	.globl	sys32_dup2_wrapper
 sys32_dup2_wrapper:
diff --git a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S
index 5a0d76dc56a..8ef8876666b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S
+++ b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ ia32_sys_call_table:
 	.quad sys32_olduname
 	.quad sys_umask		/* 60 */
 	.quad sys_chroot
-	.quad sys32_ustat
+	.quad compat_sys_ustat
 	.quad sys_dup2
 	.quad sys_getppid
 	.quad sys_getpgrp		/* 65 */
diff --git a/arch/x86/ia32/sys_ia32.c b/arch/x86/ia32/sys_ia32.c
index 6c0d7f6231a..efac92fd1ef 100644
--- a/arch/x86/ia32/sys_ia32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/ia32/sys_ia32.c
@@ -638,28 +638,6 @@ long sys32_uname(struct old_utsname __user *name)
 	return err ? -EFAULT : 0;
 }
 
-long sys32_ustat(unsigned dev, struct ustat32 __user *u32p)
-{
-	struct ustat u;
-	mm_segment_t seg;
-	int ret;
-
-	seg = get_fs();
-	set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
-	ret = sys_ustat(dev, (struct ustat __user *)&u);
-	set_fs(seg);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, u32p, sizeof(struct ustat32)) ||
-	    __put_user((__u32) u.f_tfree, &u32p->f_tfree) ||
-	    __put_user((__u32) u.f_tinode, &u32p->f_tfree) ||
-	    __copy_to_user(&u32p->f_fname, u.f_fname, sizeof(u.f_fname)) ||
-	    __copy_to_user(&u32p->f_fpack, u.f_fpack, sizeof(u.f_fpack)))
-		ret = -EFAULT;
-	return ret;
-}
-
 asmlinkage long sys32_execve(char __user *name, compat_uptr_t __user *argv,
 			     compat_uptr_t __user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h
index 50ca486fd88..1f7e6251728 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h
@@ -129,13 +129,6 @@ typedef struct compat_siginfo {
 	} _sifields;
 } compat_siginfo_t;
 
-struct ustat32 {
-	__u32			f_tfree;
-	compat_ino_t		f_tinode;
-	char			f_fname[6];
-	char			f_fpack[6];
-};
-
 #define IA32_STACK_TOP IA32_PAGE_OFFSET
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/sys_ia32.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/sys_ia32.h
index ffb08be2a53..72a6dcd1299 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/sys_ia32.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/sys_ia32.h
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ struct old_utsname;
 asmlinkage long sys32_olduname(struct oldold_utsname __user *);
 long sys32_uname(struct old_utsname __user *);
 
-long sys32_ustat(unsigned, struct ustat32 __user *);
-
 asmlinkage long sys32_execve(char __user *, compat_uptr_t __user *,
 			     compat_uptr_t __user *, struct pt_regs *);
 asmlinkage long sys32_clone(unsigned int, unsigned int, struct pt_regs *);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdsuper.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdsuper.c
index 00d46e137b2..92285d0089c 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdsuper.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdsuper.c
@@ -81,13 +81,16 @@ static int get_sb_mtd_aux(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
 
 	/* go */
 	sb->s_flags |= MS_ACTIVE;
-	return simple_set_mnt(mnt, sb);
+	simple_set_mnt(mnt, sb);
+
+	return 0;
 
 	/* new mountpoint for an already mounted superblock */
 already_mounted:
 	DEBUG(1, "MTDSB: Device %d (\"%s\") is already mounted\n",
 	      mtd->index, mtd->name);
-	ret = simple_set_mnt(mnt, sb);
+	simple_set_mnt(mnt, sb);
+	ret = 0;
 	goto out_put;
 
 out_error:
diff --git a/fs/9p/v9fs_vfs.h b/fs/9p/v9fs_vfs.h
index c295ba786ed..f0c7de78e20 100644
--- a/fs/9p/v9fs_vfs.h
+++ b/fs/9p/v9fs_vfs.h
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ extern struct file_system_type v9fs_fs_type;
 extern const struct address_space_operations v9fs_addr_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations v9fs_file_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations v9fs_dir_operations;
-extern struct dentry_operations v9fs_dentry_operations;
-extern struct dentry_operations v9fs_cached_dentry_operations;
+extern const struct dentry_operations v9fs_dentry_operations;
+extern const struct dentry_operations v9fs_cached_dentry_operations;
 
 struct inode *v9fs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, int mode);
 ino_t v9fs_qid2ino(struct p9_qid *qid);
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_dentry.c b/fs/9p/vfs_dentry.c
index 06dcc7c4f23..d74325295b1 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_dentry.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_dentry.c
@@ -104,12 +104,12 @@ void v9fs_dentry_release(struct dentry *dentry)
 	}
 }
 
-struct dentry_operations v9fs_cached_dentry_operations = {
+const struct dentry_operations v9fs_cached_dentry_operations = {
 	.d_delete = v9fs_cached_dentry_delete,
 	.d_release = v9fs_dentry_release,
 };
 
-struct dentry_operations v9fs_dentry_operations = {
+const struct dentry_operations v9fs_dentry_operations = {
 	.d_delete = v9fs_dentry_delete,
 	.d_release = v9fs_dentry_release,
 };
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_super.c b/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
index 93212e40221..5f8ab8adb5f 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
@@ -168,8 +168,9 @@ static int v9fs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
 	p9stat_free(st);
 	kfree(st);
 
-P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, " return simple set mount\n");
-	return simple_set_mnt(mnt, sb);
+P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, " simple set mount, return 0\n");
+	simple_set_mnt(mnt, sb);
+	return 0;
 
 release_sb:
 	if (sb) {
diff --git a/fs/adfs/adfs.h b/fs/adfs/adfs.h
index 831157502d5..e0a85dbeeb8 100644
--- a/fs/adfs/adfs.h
+++ b/fs/adfs/adfs.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ void __adfs_error(struct super_block *sb, const char *function,
 /* dir_*.c */
 extern const struct inode_operations adfs_dir_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations adfs_dir_operations;
-extern struct dentry_operations adfs_dentry_operations;
+extern const struct dentry_operations adfs_dentry_operations;
 extern struct adfs_dir_ops adfs_f_dir_ops;
 extern struct adfs_dir_ops adfs_fplus_dir_ops;
 
diff --git a/fs/adfs/dir.c b/fs/adfs/dir.c
index 85a30e92980..e867ccf3724 100644
--- a/fs/adfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/adfs/dir.c
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ adfs_compare(struct dentry *parent, struct qstr *entry, struct qstr *name)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct dentry_operations adfs_dentry_operations = {
+const struct dentry_operations adfs_dentry_operations = {
 	.d_hash		= adfs_hash,
 	.d_compare	= adfs_compare,
 };
diff --git a/fs/affs/affs.h b/fs/affs/affs.h
index e9ec915f755..1a2d5e3c7f4 100644
--- a/fs/affs/affs.h
+++ b/fs/affs/affs.h
@@ -199,8 +199,7 @@ extern const struct address_space_operations	 affs_symlink_aops;
 extern const struct address_space_operations	 affs_aops;
 extern const struct address_space_operations	 affs_aops_ofs;
 
-extern struct dentry_operations	 affs_dentry_operations;
-extern struct dentry_operations	 affs_dentry_operations_intl;
+extern const struct dentry_operations	 affs_dentry_operations;
 
 static inline void
 affs_set_blocksize(struct super_block *sb, int size)
diff --git a/fs/affs/amigaffs.c b/fs/affs/amigaffs.c
index 805573005de..7d0f0a30f7a 100644
--- a/fs/affs/amigaffs.c
+++ b/fs/affs/amigaffs.c
@@ -179,14 +179,18 @@ affs_remove_link(struct dentry *dentry)
 		affs_lock_dir(dir);
 		affs_fix_dcache(dentry, link_ino);
 		retval = affs_remove_hash(dir, link_bh);
-		if (retval)
+		if (retval) {
+			affs_unlock_dir(dir);
 			goto done;
+		}
 		mark_buffer_dirty_inode(link_bh, inode);
 
 		memcpy(AFFS_TAIL(sb, bh)->name, AFFS_TAIL(sb, link_bh)->name, 32);
 		retval = affs_insert_hash(dir, bh);
-		if (retval)
+		if (retval) {
+			affs_unlock_dir(dir);
 			goto done;
+		}
 		mark_buffer_dirty_inode(bh, inode);
 
 		affs_unlock_dir(dir);
diff --git a/fs/affs/namei.c b/fs/affs/namei.c
index cfcf1b6cf82..960d336ec69 100644
--- a/fs/affs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/affs/namei.c
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ static int	 affs_intl_toupper(int ch);
 static int	 affs_intl_hash_dentry(struct dentry *, struct qstr *);
 static int       affs_intl_compare_dentry(struct dentry *, struct qstr *, struct qstr *);
 
-struct dentry_operations affs_dentry_operations = {
+const struct dentry_operations affs_dentry_operations = {
 	.d_hash		= affs_hash_dentry,
 	.d_compare	= affs_compare_dentry,
 };
 
-static struct dentry_operations affs_intl_dentry_operations = {
+static const struct dentry_operations affs_intl_dentry_operations = {
 	.d_hash		= affs_intl_hash_dentry,
 	.d_compare	= affs_intl_compare_dentry,
 };
diff --git a/fs/afs/dir.c b/fs/afs/dir.c
index 99cf390641f..9bd757774c9 100644
--- a/fs/afs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/afs/dir.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const struct inode_operations afs_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.setattr	= afs_setattr,
 };
 
-static struct dentry_operations afs_fs_dentry_operations = {
+static const struct dentry_operations afs_fs_dentry_operations = {
 	.d_revalidate	= afs_d_revalidate,
 	.d_delete	= afs_d_delete,
 	.d_release	= afs_d_release,
diff --git a/fs/anon_inodes.c b/fs/anon_inodes.c
index 3bbdb9d0237..1dd96d4406c 100644
--- a/fs/anon_inodes.c
+++ b/fs/anon_inodes.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static struct file_system_type anon_inode_fs_type = {
 	.get_sb		= anon_inodefs_get_sb,
 	.kill_sb	= kill_anon_super,
 };
-static struct dentry_operations anon_inodefs_dentry_operations = {
+static const struct dentry_operations anon_inodefs_dentry_operations = {
 	.d_delete	= anon_inodefs_delete_dentry,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/autofs/root.c b/fs/autofs/root.c
index 8aacade5695..4a1401cea0a 100644
--- a/fs/autofs/root.c
+++ b/fs/autofs/root.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static int autofs_revalidate(struct dentry * dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static struct dentry_operations autofs_dentry_operations = {
+static const struct dentry_operations autofs_dentry_operations = {
 	.d_revalidate	= autofs_revalidate,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/autofs4/inode.c b/fs/autofs4/inode.c
index 716e12b627b..69c8142da83 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/inode.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ static struct autofs_info *autofs4_mkroot(struct autofs_sb_info *sbi)
 	return ino;
 }
 
-static struct dentry_operations autofs4_sb_dentry_operations = {
+static const struct dentry_operations autofs4_sb_dentry_operations = {
 	.d_release      = autofs4_dentry_release,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/autofs4/root.c b/fs/autofs4/root.c
index 2a41c2a7fc5..74b1469a950 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/root.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/root.c
@@ -349,13 +349,13 @@ void autofs4_dentry_release(struct dentry *de)
 }
 
 /* For dentries of directories in the root dir */
-static struct dentry_operations autofs4_root_dentry_operations = {
+static const struct dentry_operations autofs4_root_dentry_operations = {
 	.d_revalidate	= autofs4_revalidate,
 	.d_release	= autofs4_dentry_release,
 };
 
 /* For other dentries */
-static struct dentry_operations autofs4_dentry_operations = {
+static const struct dentry_operations autofs4_dentry_operations = {
 	.d_revalidate	= autofs4_revalidate,
 	.d_release	= autofs4_dentry_release,
 };
diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index b3c1efff5e1..8c3c6899ccf 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/blkpg.h>
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
+#include <linux/pagevec.h>
 #include <linux/writeback.h>
 #include <linux/mpage.h>
 #include <linux/mount.h>
@@ -174,6 +175,151 @@ blkdev_direct_IO(int rw, struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 				iov, offset, nr_segs, blkdev_get_blocks, NULL);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Write out and wait upon all the dirty data associated with a block
+ * device via its mapping.  Does not take the superblock lock.
+ */
+int sync_blockdev(struct block_device *bdev)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (bdev)
+		ret = filemap_write_and_wait(bdev->bd_inode->i_mapping);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_blockdev);
+
+/*
+ * Write out and wait upon all dirty data associated with this
+ * device.   Filesystem data as well as the underlying block
+ * device.  Takes the superblock lock.
+ */
+int fsync_bdev(struct block_device *bdev)
+{
+	struct super_block *sb = get_super(bdev);
+	if (sb) {
+		int res = fsync_super(sb);
+		drop_super(sb);
+		return res;
+	}
+	return sync_blockdev(bdev);
+}
+
+/**
+ * freeze_bdev  --  lock a filesystem and force it into a consistent state
+ * @bdev:	blockdevice to lock
+ *
+ * This takes the block device bd_mount_sem to make sure no new mounts
+ * happen on bdev until thaw_bdev() is called.
+ * If a superblock is found on this device, we take the s_umount semaphore
+ * on it to make sure nobody unmounts until the snapshot creation is done.
+ * The reference counter (bd_fsfreeze_count) guarantees that only the last
+ * unfreeze process can unfreeze the frozen filesystem actually when multiple
+ * freeze requests arrive simultaneously. It counts up in freeze_bdev() and
+ * count down in thaw_bdev(). When it becomes 0, thaw_bdev() will unfreeze
+ * actually.
+ */
+struct super_block *freeze_bdev(struct block_device *bdev)
+{
+	struct super_block *sb;
+	int error = 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
+	if (bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count > 0) {
+		bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count++;
+		sb = get_super(bdev);
+		mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
+		return sb;
+	}
+	bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count++;
+
+	down(&bdev->bd_mount_sem);
+	sb = get_super(bdev);
+	if (sb && !(sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
+		sb->s_frozen = SB_FREEZE_WRITE;
+		smp_wmb();
+
+		__fsync_super(sb);
+
+		sb->s_frozen = SB_FREEZE_TRANS;
+		smp_wmb();
+
+		sync_blockdev(sb->s_bdev);
+
+		if (sb->s_op->freeze_fs) {
+			error = sb->s_op->freeze_fs(sb);
+			if (error) {
+				printk(KERN_ERR
+					"VFS:Filesystem freeze failed\n");
+				sb->s_frozen = SB_UNFROZEN;
+				drop_super(sb);
+				up(&bdev->bd_mount_sem);
+				bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count--;
+				mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
+				return ERR_PTR(error);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	sync_blockdev(bdev);
+	mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
+
+	return sb;	/* thaw_bdev releases s->s_umount and bd_mount_sem */
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(freeze_bdev);
+
+/**
+ * thaw_bdev  -- unlock filesystem
+ * @bdev:	blockdevice to unlock
+ * @sb:		associated superblock
+ *
+ * Unlocks the filesystem and marks it writeable again after freeze_bdev().
+ */
+int thaw_bdev(struct block_device *bdev, struct super_block *sb)
+{
+	int error = 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
+	if (!bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count) {
+		mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count--;
+	if (bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count > 0) {
+		if (sb)
+			drop_super(sb);
+		mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (sb) {
+		BUG_ON(sb->s_bdev != bdev);
+		if (!(sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
+			if (sb->s_op->unfreeze_fs) {
+				error = sb->s_op->unfreeze_fs(sb);
+				if (error) {
+					printk(KERN_ERR
+						"VFS:Filesystem thaw failed\n");
+					sb->s_frozen = SB_FREEZE_TRANS;
+					bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count++;
+					mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
+					return error;
+				}
+			}
+			sb->s_frozen = SB_UNFROZEN;
+			smp_wmb();
+			wake_up(&sb->s_wait_unfrozen);
+		}
+		drop_super(sb);
+	}
+
+	up(&bdev->bd_mount_sem);
+	mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(thaw_bdev);
+
 static int blkdev_writepage(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	return block_write_full_page(page, blkdev_get_block, wbc);
diff --git a/fs/buffer.c b/fs/buffer.c
index 891e1c78e4f..a2fd743d97c 100644
--- a/fs/buffer.c
+++ b/fs/buffer.c
@@ -166,151 +166,6 @@ void end_buffer_write_sync(struct buffer_head *bh, int uptodate)
 }
 
 /*
- * Write out and wait upon all the dirty data associated with a block
- * device via its mapping.  Does not take the superblock lock.
- */
-int sync_blockdev(struct block_device *bdev)
-{
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	if (bdev)
-		ret = filemap_write_and_wait(bdev->bd_inode->i_mapping);
-	return ret;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_blockdev);
-
-/*
- * Write out and wait upon all dirty data associated with this
- * device.   Filesystem data as well as the underlying block
- * device.  Takes the superblock lock.
- */
-int fsync_bdev(struct block_device *bdev)
-{
-	struct super_block *sb = get_super(bdev);
-	if (sb) {
-		int res = fsync_super(sb);
-		drop_super(sb);
-		return res;
-	}
-	return sync_blockdev(bdev);
-}
-
-/**
- * freeze_bdev  --  lock a filesystem and force it into a consistent state
- * @bdev:	blockdevice to lock
- *
- * This takes the block device bd_mount_sem to make sure no new mounts
- * happen on bdev until thaw_bdev() is called.
- * If a superblock is found on this device, we take the s_umount semaphore
- * on it to make sure nobody unmounts until the snapshot creation is done.
- * The reference counter (bd_fsfreeze_count) guarantees that only the last
- * unfreeze process can unfreeze the frozen filesystem actually when multiple
- * freeze requests arrive simultaneously. It counts up in freeze_bdev() and
- * count down in thaw_bdev(). When it becomes 0, thaw_bdev() will unfreeze
- * actually.
- */
-struct super_block *freeze_bdev(struct block_device *bdev)
-{
-	struct super_block *sb;
-	int error = 0;
-
-	mutex_lock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
-	if (bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count > 0) {
-		bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count++;
-		sb = get_super(bdev);
-		mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
-		return sb;
-	}
-	bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count++;
-
-	down(&bdev->bd_mount_sem);
-	sb = get_super(bdev);
-	if (sb && !(sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
-		sb->s_frozen = SB_FREEZE_WRITE;
-		smp_wmb();
-
-		__fsync_super(sb);
-
-		sb->s_frozen = SB_FREEZE_TRANS;
-		smp_wmb();
-
-		sync_blockdev(sb->s_bdev);
-
-		if (sb->s_op->freeze_fs) {
-			error = sb->s_op->freeze_fs(sb);
-			if (error) {
-				printk(KERN_ERR
-					"VFS:Filesystem freeze failed\n");
-				sb->s_frozen = SB_UNFROZEN;
-				drop_super(sb);
-				up(&bdev->bd_mount_sem);
-				bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count--;
-				mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
-				return ERR_PTR(error);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	sync_blockdev(bdev);
-	mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
-
-	return sb;	/* thaw_bdev releases s->s_umount and bd_mount_sem */
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(freeze_bdev);
-
-/**
- * thaw_bdev  -- unlock filesystem
- * @bdev:	blockdevice to unlock
- * @sb:		associated superblock
- *
- * Unlocks the filesystem and marks it writeable again after freeze_bdev().
- */
-int thaw_bdev(struct block_device *bdev, struct super_block *sb)
-{
-	int error = 0;
-
-	mutex_lock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
-	if (!bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count) {
-		mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count--;
-	if (bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count > 0) {
-		if (sb)
-			drop_super(sb);
-		mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	if (sb) {
-		BUG_ON(sb->s_bdev != bdev);
-		if (!(sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
-			if (sb->s_op->unfreeze_fs) {
-				error = sb->s_op->unfreeze_fs(sb);
-				if (error) {
-					printk(KERN_ERR
-						"VFS:Filesystem thaw failed\n");
-					sb->s_frozen = SB_FREEZE_TRANS;
-					bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count++;
-					mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
-					return error;
-				}
-			}
-			sb->s_frozen = SB_UNFROZEN;
-			smp_wmb();
-			wake_up(&sb->s_wait_unfrozen);
-		}
-		drop_super(sb);
-	}
-
-	up(&bdev->bd_mount_sem);
-	mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
-	return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(thaw_bdev);
-
-/*
  * Various filesystems appear to want __find_get_block to be non-blocking.
  * But it's the page lock which protects the buffers.  To get around this,
  * we get exclusion from try_to_free_buffers with the blockdev mapping's
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index 13ea53251dc..38491fd3871 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -606,7 +606,8 @@ cifs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 		return rc;
 	}
 	sb->s_flags |= MS_ACTIVE;
-	return simple_set_mnt(mnt, sb);
+	simple_set_mnt(mnt, sb);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static ssize_t cifs_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
index 2b1d28a9ee2..77e190dc288 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ extern int cifs_dir_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
 extern int cifs_readdir(struct file *file, void *direntry, filldir_t filldir);
 
 /* Functions related to dir entries */
-extern struct dentry_operations cifs_dentry_ops;
-extern struct dentry_operations cifs_ci_dentry_ops;
+extern const struct dentry_operations cifs_dentry_ops;
+extern const struct dentry_operations cifs_ci_dentry_ops;
 
 /* Functions related to symlinks */
 extern void *cifs_follow_link(struct dentry *direntry, struct nameidata *nd);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/dir.c b/fs/cifs/dir.c
index f9b6f68be97..2f35cccfcd8 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/dir.c
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ cifs_d_revalidate(struct dentry *direntry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	return rc;
 }     */
 
-struct dentry_operations cifs_dentry_ops = {
+const struct dentry_operations cifs_dentry_ops = {
 	.d_revalidate = cifs_d_revalidate,
 /* d_delete:       cifs_d_delete,      */ /* not needed except for debugging */
 };
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ static int cifs_ci_compare(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *a,
 	return 1;
 }
 
-struct dentry_operations cifs_ci_dentry_ops = {
+const struct dentry_operations cifs_ci_dentry_ops = {
 	.d_revalidate = cifs_d_revalidate,
 	.d_hash = cifs_ci_hash,
 	.d_compare = cifs_ci_compare,
diff --git a/fs/coda/dir.c b/fs/coda/dir.c
index 75b1fa90b2c..4bb9d0a5dec 100644
--- a/fs/coda/dir.c
+++ b/fs/coda/dir.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static int coda_return_EIO(void)
 }
 #define CODA_EIO_ERROR ((void *) (coda_return_EIO))
 
-static struct dentry_operations coda_dentry_operations =
+static const struct dentry_operations coda_dentry_operations =
 {
 	.d_revalidate	= coda_dentry_revalidate,
 	.d_delete	= coda_dentry_delete,
diff --git a/fs/compat.c b/fs/compat.c
index 0949b43794a..5e374aad33f 100644
--- a/fs/compat.c
+++ b/fs/compat.c
@@ -378,6 +378,34 @@ out:
 	return error;
 }
 
+/*
+ * This is a copy of sys_ustat, just dealing with a structure layout.
+ * Given how simple this syscall is that apporach is more maintainable
+ * than the various conversion hacks.
+ */
+asmlinkage long compat_sys_ustat(unsigned dev, struct compat_ustat __user *u)
+{
+	struct super_block *sb;
+	struct compat_ustat tmp;
+	struct kstatfs sbuf;
+	int err;
+
+	sb = user_get_super(new_decode_dev(dev));
+	if (!sb)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	err = vfs_statfs(sb->s_root, &sbuf);
+	drop_super(sb);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	memset(&tmp, 0, sizeof(struct compat_ustat));
+	tmp.f_tfree = sbuf.f_bfree;
+	tmp.f_tinode = sbuf.f_ffree;
+	if (copy_to_user(u, &tmp, sizeof(struct compat_ustat)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int get_compat_flock(struct flock *kfl, struct compat_flock __user *ufl)
 {
 	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_READ, ufl, sizeof(*ufl)) ||
diff --git a/fs/configfs/dir.c b/fs/configfs/dir.c
index 8e93341f3e8..05373db21a4 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/dir.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static int configfs_d_delete(struct dentry *dentry)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static struct dentry_operations configfs_dentry_ops = {
+static const struct dentry_operations configfs_dentry_ops = {
 	.d_iput		= configfs_d_iput,
 	/* simple_delete_dentry() isn't exported */
 	.d_delete	= configfs_d_delete,
diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index 07e2d4a44bd..90bbd7e1b11 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -1247,15 +1247,18 @@ struct dentry *d_add_ci(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
 	struct dentry *found;
 	struct dentry *new;
 
-	/* Does a dentry matching the name exist already? */
+	/*
+	 * First check if a dentry matching the name already exists,
+	 * if not go ahead and create it now.
+	 */
 	found = d_hash_and_lookup(dentry->d_parent, name);
-	/* If not, create it now and return */
 	if (!found) {
 		new = d_alloc(dentry->d_parent, name);
 		if (!new) {
 			error = -ENOMEM;
 			goto err_out;
 		}
+
 		found = d_splice_alias(inode, new);
 		if (found) {
 			dput(new);
@@ -1263,61 +1266,46 @@ struct dentry *d_add_ci(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
 		}
 		return new;
 	}
-	/* Matching dentry exists, check if it is negative. */
+
+	/*
+	 * If a matching dentry exists, and it's not negative use it.
+	 *
+	 * Decrement the reference count to balance the iget() done
+	 * earlier on.
+	 */
 	if (found->d_inode) {
 		if (unlikely(found->d_inode != inode)) {
 			/* This can't happen because bad inodes are unhashed. */
 			BUG_ON(!is_bad_inode(inode));
 			BUG_ON(!is_bad_inode(found->d_inode));
 		}
-		/*
-		 * Already have the inode and the dentry attached, decrement
-		 * the reference count to balance the iget() done
-		 * earlier on.  We found the dentry using d_lookup() so it
-		 * cannot be disconnected and thus we do not need to worry
-		 * about any NFS/disconnectedness issues here.
-		 */
 		iput(inode);
 		return found;
 	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Negative dentry: instantiate it unless the inode is a directory and
-	 * has a 'disconnected' dentry (i.e. IS_ROOT and DCACHE_DISCONNECTED),
-	 * in which case d_move() that in place of the found dentry.
+	 * already has a dentry.
 	 */
-	if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
-		/* Not a directory; everything is easy. */
-		d_instantiate(found, inode);
-		return found;
-	}
 	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
-	if (list_empty(&inode->i_dentry)) {
-		/*
-		 * Directory without a 'disconnected' dentry; we need to do
-		 * d_instantiate() by hand because it takes dcache_lock which
-		 * we already hold.
-		 */
+	if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) || list_empty(&inode->i_dentry)) {
 		__d_instantiate(found, inode);
 		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 		security_d_instantiate(found, inode);
 		return found;
 	}
+
 	/*
-	 * Directory with a 'disconnected' dentry; get a reference to the
-	 * 'disconnected' dentry.
+	 * In case a directory already has a (disconnected) entry grab a
+	 * reference to it, move it in place and use it.
 	 */
 	new = list_entry(inode->i_dentry.next, struct dentry, d_alias);
 	dget_locked(new);
 	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
-	/* Do security vodoo. */
 	security_d_instantiate(found, inode);
-	/* Move new in place of found. */
 	d_move(new, found);
-	/* Balance the iget() we did above. */
 	iput(inode);
-	/* Throw away found. */
 	dput(found);
-	/* Use new as the actual dentry. */
 	return new;
 
 err_out:
diff --git a/fs/devpts/inode.c b/fs/devpts/inode.c
index bff4052b05e..63a4a59e414 100644
--- a/fs/devpts/inode.c
+++ b/fs/devpts/inode.c
@@ -322,177 +322,81 @@ static int compare_init_pts_sb(struct super_block *s, void *p)
 }
 
 /*
- * Safely parse the mount options in @data and update @opts.
+ * devpts_get_sb()
  *
- * devpts ends up parsing options two times during mount, due to the
- * two modes of operation it supports. The first parse occurs in
- * devpts_get_sb() when determining the mode (single-instance or
- * multi-instance mode). The second parse happens in devpts_remount()
- * or new_pts_mount() depending on the mode.
+ *     If the '-o newinstance' mount option was specified, mount a new
+ *     (private) instance of devpts.  PTYs created in this instance are
+ *     independent of the PTYs in other devpts instances.
  *
- * Parsing of options modifies the @data making subsequent parsing
- * incorrect. So make a local copy of @data and parse it.
+ *     If the '-o newinstance' option was not specified, mount/remount the
+ *     initial kernel mount of devpts.  This type of mount gives the
+ *     legacy, single-instance semantics.
  *
- * Return: 0 On success, -errno on error
- */
-static int safe_parse_mount_options(void *data, struct pts_mount_opts *opts)
-{
-	int rc;
-	void *datacp;
-
-	if (!data)
-		return 0;
-
-	/* Use kstrdup() ?  */
-	datacp = kmalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!datacp)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	memcpy(datacp, data, PAGE_SIZE);
-	rc = parse_mount_options((char *)datacp, PARSE_MOUNT, opts);
-	kfree(datacp);
-
-	return rc;
-}
-
-/*
- * Mount a new (private) instance of devpts.  PTYs created in this
- * instance are independent of the PTYs in other devpts instances.
- */
-static int new_pts_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
-		void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
-{
-	int err;
-	struct pts_fs_info *fsi;
-	struct pts_mount_opts *opts;
-
-	err = get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, devpts_fill_super, mnt);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
-	fsi = DEVPTS_SB(mnt->mnt_sb);
-	opts = &fsi->mount_opts;
-
-	err = parse_mount_options(data, PARSE_MOUNT, opts);
-	if (err)
-		goto fail;
-
-	err = mknod_ptmx(mnt->mnt_sb);
-	if (err)
-		goto fail;
-
-	return 0;
-
-fail:
-	dput(mnt->mnt_sb->s_root);
-	deactivate_super(mnt->mnt_sb);
-	return err;
-}
-
-/*
- * Check if 'newinstance' mount option was specified in @data.
+ *     The 'newinstance' option is needed to support multiple namespace
+ *     semantics in devpts while preserving backward compatibility of the
+ *     current 'single-namespace' semantics. i.e all mounts of devpts
+ *     without the 'newinstance' mount option should bind to the initial
+ *     kernel mount, like get_sb_single().
  *
- * Return: -errno  	on error (eg: invalid mount options specified)
- * 	 : 1 		if 'newinstance' mount option was specified
- * 	 : 0 		if 'newinstance' mount option was NOT specified
- */
-static int is_new_instance_mount(void *data)
-{
-	int rc;
-	struct pts_mount_opts opts;
-
-	if (!data)
-		return 0;
-
-	rc = safe_parse_mount_options(data, &opts);
-	if (!rc)
-		rc = opts.newinstance;
-
-	return rc;
-}
-
-/*
- * get_init_pts_sb()
- *
- *     This interface is needed to support multiple namespace semantics in
- *     devpts while preserving backward compatibility of the current 'single-
- *     namespace' semantics. i.e all mounts of devpts without the 'newinstance'
- *     mount option should bind to the initial kernel mount, like
- *     get_sb_single().
+ *     Mounts with 'newinstance' option create a new, private namespace.
  *
- *     Mounts with 'newinstance' option create a new private namespace.
+ *     NOTE:
  *
- *     But for single-mount semantics, devpts cannot use get_sb_single(),
+ *     For single-mount semantics, devpts cannot use get_sb_single(),
  *     because get_sb_single()/sget() find and use the super-block from
  *     the most recent mount of devpts. But that recent mount may be a
  *     'newinstance' mount and get_sb_single() would pick the newinstance
  *     super-block instead of the initial super-block.
- *
- *     This interface is identical to get_sb_single() except that it
- *     consistently selects the 'single-namespace' superblock even in the
- *     presence of the private namespace (i.e 'newinstance') super-blocks.
  */
-static int get_init_pts_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
-		void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
+static int devpts_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	struct super_block *s;
 	int error;
+	struct pts_mount_opts opts;
+	struct super_block *s;
+
+	memset(&opts, 0, sizeof(opts));
+	if (data) {
+		error = parse_mount_options(data, PARSE_MOUNT, &opts);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+	}
+
+	if (opts.newinstance)
+		s = sget(fs_type, NULL, set_anon_super, NULL);
+	else
+		s = sget(fs_type, compare_init_pts_sb, set_anon_super, NULL);
 
-	s = sget(fs_type, compare_init_pts_sb, set_anon_super, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(s))
 		return PTR_ERR(s);
 
 	if (!s->s_root) {
 		s->s_flags = flags;
 		error = devpts_fill_super(s, data, flags & MS_SILENT ? 1 : 0);
-		if (error) {
-			up_write(&s->s_umount);
-			deactivate_super(s);
-			return error;
-		}
+		if (error)
+			goto out_undo_sget;
 		s->s_flags |= MS_ACTIVE;
 	}
-	do_remount_sb(s, flags, data, 0);
-	return simple_set_mnt(mnt, s);
-}
 
-/*
- * Mount or remount the initial kernel mount of devpts. This type of
- * mount maintains the legacy, single-instance semantics, while the
- * kernel still allows multiple-instances.
- */
-static int init_pts_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
-		void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
-{
-	int err;
+	simple_set_mnt(mnt, s);
 
-	err = get_init_pts_sb(fs_type, flags, data, mnt);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
+	memcpy(&(DEVPTS_SB(s))->mount_opts, &opts, sizeof(opts));
 
-	err = mknod_ptmx(mnt->mnt_sb);
-	if (err) {
-		dput(mnt->mnt_sb->s_root);
-		deactivate_super(mnt->mnt_sb);
-	}
+	error = mknod_ptmx(s);
+	if (error)
+		goto out_dput;
 
-	return err;
-}
-
-static int devpts_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
-{
-	int new;
-
-	new = is_new_instance_mount(data);
-	if (new < 0)
-		return new;
+	return 0;
 
-	if (new)
-		return new_pts_mount(fs_type, flags, data, mnt);
+out_dput:
+	dput(s->s_root);
 
-	return init_pts_mount(fs_type, flags, data, mnt);
+out_undo_sget:
+	up_write(&s->s_umount);
+	deactivate_super(s);
+	return error;
 }
+
 #else
 /*
  * This supports only the legacy single-instance semantics (no
diff --git a/fs/drop_caches.c b/fs/drop_caches.c
index 3e5637fc377..44d725f612c 100644
--- a/fs/drop_caches.c
+++ b/fs/drop_caches.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ static void drop_pagecache_sb(struct super_block *sb)
 
 	spin_lock(&inode_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(inode, &sb->s_inodes, i_sb_list) {
-		if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_WILL_FREE))
+		if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_WILL_FREE|I_NEW))
 			continue;
 		if (inode->i_mapping->nrpages == 0)
 			continue;
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/dentry.c b/fs/ecryptfs/dentry.c
index 5e596583946..2dda5ade75b 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/dentry.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/dentry.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static void ecryptfs_d_release(struct dentry *dentry)
 	return;
 }
 
-struct dentry_operations ecryptfs_dops = {
+const struct dentry_operations ecryptfs_dops = {
 	.d_revalidate = ecryptfs_d_revalidate,
 	.d_release = ecryptfs_d_release,
 };
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
index ac749d4d644..064c5820e4e 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ extern const struct inode_operations ecryptfs_main_iops;
 extern const struct inode_operations ecryptfs_dir_iops;
 extern const struct inode_operations ecryptfs_symlink_iops;
 extern const struct super_operations ecryptfs_sops;
-extern struct dentry_operations ecryptfs_dops;
+extern const struct dentry_operations ecryptfs_dops;
 extern struct address_space_operations ecryptfs_aops;
 extern int ecryptfs_verbosity;
 extern unsigned int ecryptfs_message_buf_len;
diff --git a/fs/fat/namei_msdos.c b/fs/fat/namei_msdos.c
index 7ba03a4acbe..da3f361a37d 100644
--- a/fs/fat/namei_msdos.c
+++ b/fs/fat/namei_msdos.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ old_compare:
 	goto out;
 }
 
-static struct dentry_operations msdos_dentry_operations = {
+static const struct dentry_operations msdos_dentry_operations = {
 	.d_hash		= msdos_hash,
 	.d_compare	= msdos_cmp,
 };
diff --git a/fs/fat/namei_vfat.c b/fs/fat/namei_vfat.c
index 8ae32e37673..a0e00e3a46e 100644
--- a/fs/fat/namei_vfat.c
+++ b/fs/fat/namei_vfat.c
@@ -166,13 +166,13 @@ static int vfat_cmp(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *a, struct qstr *b)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static struct dentry_operations vfat_ci_dentry_ops = {
+static const struct dentry_operations vfat_ci_dentry_ops = {
 	.d_revalidate	= vfat_revalidate_ci,
 	.d_hash		= vfat_hashi,
 	.d_compare	= vfat_cmpi,
 };
 
-static struct dentry_operations vfat_dentry_ops = {
+static const struct dentry_operations vfat_dentry_ops = {
 	.d_revalidate	= vfat_revalidate,
 	.d_hash		= vfat_hash,
 	.d_compare	= vfat_cmp,
diff --git a/fs/fuse/dir.c b/fs/fuse/dir.c
index fdff346e96f..06da05261e0 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dir.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static int invalid_nodeid(u64 nodeid)
 	return !nodeid || nodeid == FUSE_ROOT_ID;
 }
 
-struct dentry_operations fuse_dentry_operations = {
+const struct dentry_operations fuse_dentry_operations = {
 	.d_revalidate	= fuse_dentry_revalidate,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
index 5e64b815a5a..6fc5aedaa0d 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
+++ b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ static inline u64 get_node_id(struct inode *inode)
 /** Device operations */
 extern const struct file_operations fuse_dev_operations;
 
-extern struct dentry_operations fuse_dentry_operations;
+extern const struct dentry_operations fuse_dentry_operations;
 
 /**
  * Get a filled in inode
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_dentry.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_dentry.c

path: root/Documentation/firmware_class/hotplug-script

#!/bin/sh

# Simple hotplug script sample:
# 
# Both $DEVPATH and $FIRMWARE are already provided in the environment.

HOTPLUG_FW_DIR=/usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/

echo 1 > /sys/$DEVPATH/loading
cat $HOTPLUG_FW_DIR/$FIRMWARE > /sys/$DEVPATH/data
echo 0 > /sys/$DEVPATH/loading

# To cancel the load in case of error:
#
#	echo -1 > /sys/$DEVPATH/loading
#