Merge branch 'sched/urgent' into sched/core, to avoid conflicts

Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>

20 files changed, 450 insertions, 366 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig
index 1386749b48ff..6e9f74a5c095 100644
--- a/drivers/char/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ config SGI_MBCS
 source "drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig"
 
 config TTY_PRINTK
-	bool "TTY driver to output user messages via printk"
+	tristate "TTY driver to output user messages via printk"
 	depends on EXPERT && TTY
 	default n
 	---help---
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ config APPLICOM
 
 config SONYPI
 	tristate "Sony Vaio Programmable I/O Control Device support"
-	depends on X86 && PCI && INPUT && !64BIT
+	depends on X86_32 && PCI && INPUT
 	---help---
 	  This driver enables access to the Sony Programmable I/O Control
 	  Device which can be found in many (all ?) Sony Vaio laptops.
diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/Kconfig b/drivers/char/hw_random/Kconfig
index 2f2b08457c67..244759bbd7b7 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/Kconfig
@@ -342,11 +342,11 @@ config HW_RANDOM_TPM
 	  If unsure, say Y.
 
 config HW_RANDOM_MSM
-	tristate "Qualcomm MSM Random Number Generator support"
-	depends on HW_RANDOM && ARCH_MSM
+	tristate "Qualcomm SoCs Random Number Generator support"
+	depends on HW_RANDOM && ARCH_QCOM
 	---help---
 	  This driver provides kernel-side support for the Random Number
-	  Generator hardware found on Qualcomm MSM SoCs.
+	  Generator hardware found on Qualcomm SoCs.
 
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. the
 	  module will be called msm-rng.
diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/atmel-rng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/atmel-rng.c
index bf9fc6b79328..851bc7e20ad2 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/atmel-rng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/atmel-rng.c
@@ -54,29 +54,22 @@ static int atmel_trng_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct resource *res;
 	int ret;
 
-	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
-	if (!res)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	trng = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*trng), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!trng)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (!devm_request_mem_region(&pdev->dev, res->start,
-				     resource_size(res), pdev->name))
-		return -EBUSY;
-
-	trng->base = devm_ioremap(&pdev->dev, res->start, resource_size(res));
-	if (!trng->base)
-		return -EBUSY;
+	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
+	trng->base = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, res);
+	if (IS_ERR(trng->base))
+		return PTR_ERR(trng->base);
 
-	trng->clk = clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
+	trng->clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(trng->clk))
 		return PTR_ERR(trng->clk);
 
 	ret = clk_enable(trng->clk);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_enable;
+		return ret;
 
 	writel(TRNG_KEY | 1, trng->base + TRNG_CR);
 	trng->rng.name = pdev->name;
@@ -92,9 +85,6 @@ static int atmel_trng_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 err_register:
 	clk_disable(trng->clk);
-err_enable:
-	clk_put(trng->clk);
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -106,7 +96,6 @@ static int atmel_trng_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	writel(TRNG_KEY, trng->base + TRNG_CR);
 	clk_disable(trng->clk);
-	clk_put(trng->clk);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/bcm2835-rng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/bcm2835-rng.c
index 8c3b255e629a..e900961cdd2e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/bcm2835-rng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/bcm2835-rng.c
@@ -61,18 +61,18 @@ static int bcm2835_rng_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 	bcm2835_rng_ops.priv = (unsigned long)rng_base;
 
+	/* set warm-up count & enable */
+	__raw_writel(RNG_WARMUP_COUNT, rng_base + RNG_STATUS);
+	__raw_writel(RNG_RBGEN, rng_base + RNG_CTRL);
+
 	/* register driver */
 	err = hwrng_register(&bcm2835_rng_ops);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(dev, "hwrng registration failed\n");
 		iounmap(rng_base);
-	} else {
+	} else
 		dev_info(dev, "hwrng registered\n");
 
-		/* set warm-up count & enable */
-		__raw_writel(RNG_WARMUP_COUNT, rng_base + RNG_STATUS);
-		__raw_writel(RNG_RBGEN, rng_base + RNG_CTRL);
-	}
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
index b9495a8c05c6..334601cc81cf 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <linux/miscdevice.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/random.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
 
@@ -301,9 +302,10 @@ err_misc_dereg:
 
 int hwrng_register(struct hwrng *rng)
 {
-	int must_register_misc;
 	int err = -EINVAL;
 	struct hwrng *old_rng, *tmp;
+	unsigned char bytes[16];
+	int bytes_read;
 
 	if (rng->name == NULL ||
 	    (rng->data_read == NULL && rng->read == NULL))
@@ -326,7 +328,6 @@ int hwrng_register(struct hwrng *rng)
 			goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	must_register_misc = (current_rng == NULL);
 	old_rng = current_rng;
 	if (!old_rng) {
 		err = hwrng_init(rng);
@@ -335,18 +336,20 @@ int hwrng_register(struct hwrng *rng)
 		current_rng = rng;
 	}
 	err = 0;
-	if (must_register_misc) {
+	if (!old_rng) {
 		err = register_miscdev();
 		if (err) {
-			if (!old_rng) {
-				hwrng_cleanup(rng);
-				current_rng = NULL;
-			}
+			hwrng_cleanup(rng);
+			current_rng = NULL;
 			goto out_unlock;
 		}
 	}
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rng->list);
 	list_add_tail(&rng->list, &rng_list);
+
+	bytes_read = rng_get_data(rng, bytes, sizeof(bytes), 1);
+	if (bytes_read > 0)
+		add_device_randomness(bytes, bytes_read);
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&rng_mutex);
 out:
diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/nomadik-rng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/nomadik-rng.c
index 00e9d2d46634..9c8581577246 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/nomadik-rng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/nomadik-rng.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static int nmk_rng_probe(struct amba_device *dev, const struct amba_id *id)
 	void __iomem *base;
 	int ret;
 
-	rng_clk = clk_get(&dev->dev, NULL);
+	rng_clk = devm_clk_get(&dev->dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(rng_clk)) {
 		dev_err(&dev->dev, "could not get rng clock\n");
 		ret = PTR_ERR(rng_clk);
@@ -56,33 +56,28 @@ static int nmk_rng_probe(struct amba_device *dev, const struct amba_id *id)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_clk;
 	ret = -ENOMEM;
-	base = ioremap(dev->res.start, resource_size(&dev->res));
+	base = devm_ioremap(&dev->dev, dev->res.start,
+			    resource_size(&dev->res));
 	if (!base)
 		goto out_release;
 	nmk_rng.priv = (unsigned long)base;
 	ret = hwrng_register(&nmk_rng);
 	if (ret)
-		goto out_unmap;
+		goto out_release;
 	return 0;
 
-out_unmap:
-	iounmap(base);
 out_release:
 	amba_release_regions(dev);
 out_clk:
 	clk_disable(rng_clk);
-	clk_put(rng_clk);
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static int nmk_rng_remove(struct amba_device *dev)
 {
-	void __iomem *base = (void __iomem *)nmk_rng.priv;
 	hwrng_unregister(&nmk_rng);
-	iounmap(base);
 	amba_release_regions(dev);
 	clk_disable(rng_clk);
-	clk_put(rng_clk);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/omap3-rom-rng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/omap3-rom-rng.c
index c853e9e68573..6f2eaffed623 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/omap3-rom-rng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/omap3-rom-rng.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static int omap3_rom_rng_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	setup_timer(&idle_timer, omap3_rom_rng_idle, 0);
-	rng_clk = clk_get(&pdev->dev, "ick");
+	rng_clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "ick");
 	if (IS_ERR(rng_clk)) {
 		pr_err("unable to get RNG clock\n");
 		return PTR_ERR(rng_clk);
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ static int omap3_rom_rng_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	hwrng_unregister(&omap3_rom_rng_ops);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(rng_clk);
-	clk_put(rng_clk);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/picoxcell-rng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/picoxcell-rng.c
index 3d4c2293c6f5..eab5448ad56f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/picoxcell-rng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/picoxcell-rng.c
@@ -104,24 +104,11 @@ static int picoxcell_trng_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int ret;
 	struct resource *mem = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
 
-	if (!mem) {
-		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "no memory resource\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	if (!devm_request_mem_region(&pdev->dev, mem->start, resource_size(mem),
-				     "picoxcell_trng")) {
-		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "unable to request io mem\n");
-		return -EBUSY;
-	}
+	rng_base = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, mem);
+	if (IS_ERR(rng_base))
+		return PTR_ERR(rng_base);
 
-	rng_base = devm_ioremap(&pdev->dev, mem->start, resource_size(mem));
-	if (!rng_base) {
-		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "unable to remap io mem\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	rng_clk = clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
+	rng_clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(rng_clk)) {
 		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "no clk\n");
 		return PTR_ERR(rng_clk);
@@ -130,7 +117,7 @@ static int picoxcell_trng_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ret = clk_enable(rng_clk);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "unable to enable clk\n");
-		goto err_enable;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	picoxcell_trng_start();
@@ -145,9 +132,6 @@ static int picoxcell_trng_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 err_register:
 	clk_disable(rng_clk);
-err_enable:
-	clk_put(rng_clk);
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -155,7 +139,6 @@ static int picoxcell_trng_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	hwrng_unregister(&picoxcell_trng);
 	clk_disable(rng_clk);
-	clk_put(rng_clk);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/timeriomem-rng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/timeriomem-rng.c
index 73ce739f8e19..439ff8b28c43 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/timeriomem-rng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/timeriomem-rng.c
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ static int timeriomem_rng_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	/* Allocate memory for the device structure (and zero it) */
-	priv = kzalloc(sizeof(struct timeriomem_rng_private_data), GFP_KERNEL);
+	priv = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev,
+			sizeof(struct timeriomem_rng_private_data), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to allocate device structure.\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -134,17 +135,16 @@ static int timeriomem_rng_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			period = i;
 		else {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "missing period\n");
-			err = -EINVAL;
-			goto out_free;
+			return -EINVAL;
 		}
-	} else
+	} else {
 		period = pdata->period;
+	}
 
 	priv->period = usecs_to_jiffies(period);
 	if (priv->period < 1) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "period is less than one jiffy\n");
-		err = -EINVAL;
-		goto out_free;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	priv->expires	= jiffies;
@@ -160,24 +160,16 @@ static int timeriomem_rng_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	priv->timeriomem_rng_ops.data_read	= timeriomem_rng_data_read;
 	priv->timeriomem_rng_ops.priv		= (unsigned long)priv;
 
-	if (!request_mem_region(res->start, resource_size(res),
-				dev_name(&pdev->dev))) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "request_mem_region failed\n");
-		err = -EBUSY;
+	priv->io_base = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, res);
+	if (IS_ERR(priv->io_base)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(priv->io_base);
 		goto out_timer;
 	}
 
-	priv->io_base = ioremap(res->start, resource_size(res));
-	if (priv->io_base == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "ioremap failed\n");
-		err = -EIO;
-		goto out_release_io;
-	}
-
 	err = hwrng_register(&priv->timeriomem_rng_ops);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "problem registering\n");
-		goto out;
+		goto out_timer;
 	}
 
 	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "32bits from 0x%p @ %dus\n",
@@ -185,30 +177,18 @@ static int timeriomem_rng_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	return 0;
 
-out:
-	iounmap(priv->io_base);
-out_release_io:
-	release_mem_region(res->start, resource_size(res));
 out_timer:
 	del_timer_sync(&priv->timer);
-out_free:
-	kfree(priv);
 	return err;
 }
 
 static int timeriomem_rng_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct timeriomem_rng_private_data *priv = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	struct resource *res;
-
-	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
 
 	hwrng_unregister(&priv->timeriomem_rng_ops);
 
 	del_timer_sync(&priv->timer);
-	iounmap(priv->io_base);
-	release_mem_region(res->start, resource_size(res));
-	kfree(priv);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/virtio-rng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/virtio-rng.c
index c12398d1517c..2ce0e225e58c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/virtio-rng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/virtio-rng.c
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ static void register_buffer(u8 *buf, size_t size)
 	sg_init_one(&sg, buf, size);
 
 	/* There should always be room for one buffer. */
-	if (virtqueue_add_inbuf(vq, &sg, 1, buf, GFP_KERNEL) < 0)
-		BUG();
+	virtqueue_add_inbuf(vq, &sg, 1, buf, GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	virtqueue_kick(vq);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/Kconfig b/drivers/char/ipmi/Kconfig
index 0baa8fab4ea7..db1c9b7adaa6 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/Kconfig
@@ -50,6 +50,18 @@ config IPMI_SI
 	 Currently, only KCS and SMIC are supported.  If
 	 you are using IPMI, you should probably say "y" here.
 
+config IPMI_SI_PROBE_DEFAULTS
+       bool 'Probe for all possible IPMI system interfaces by default'
+       default n
+       depends on IPMI_SI
+       help
+	 Modern systems will usually expose IPMI interfaces via a discoverable
+	 firmware mechanism such as ACPI or DMI. Older systems do not, and so
+	 the driver is forced to probe hardware manually. This may cause boot
+	 delays. Say "n" here to disable this manual probing. IPMI will then
+	 only be available on older systems if the "ipmi_si_intf.trydefaults=1"
+	 boot argument is passed.
+
 config IPMI_WATCHDOG
        tristate 'IPMI Watchdog Timer'
        help
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_bt_sm.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_bt_sm.c
index f5e4cd7617f6..61e71616689b 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_bt_sm.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_bt_sm.c
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ static inline void write_all_bytes(struct si_sm_data *bt)
 
 static inline int read_all_bytes(struct si_sm_data *bt)
 {
-	unsigned char i;
+	unsigned int i;
 
 	/*
 	 * length is "framing info", minimum = 4: NetFn, Seq, Cmd, cCode.
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_kcs_sm.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_kcs_sm.c
index 6a4bdc18955a..8c25f596808a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_kcs_sm.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_kcs_sm.c
@@ -251,8 +251,9 @@ static inline int check_obf(struct si_sm_data *kcs, unsigned char status,
 	if (!GET_STATUS_OBF(status)) {
 		kcs->obf_timeout -= time;
 		if (kcs->obf_timeout < 0) {
-		    start_error_recovery(kcs, "OBF not ready in time");
-		    return 1;
+			kcs->obf_timeout = OBF_RETRY_TIMEOUT;
+			start_error_recovery(kcs, "OBF not ready in time");
+			return 1;
 		}
 		return 0;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
index ec4e10fcf1a5..e6db9381b2c7 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ static struct ipmi_recv_msg *ipmi_alloc_recv_msg(void);
 static int ipmi_init_msghandler(void);
 static void smi_recv_tasklet(unsigned long);
 static void handle_new_recv_msgs(ipmi_smi_t intf);
+static void need_waiter(ipmi_smi_t intf);
 
 static int initialized;
 
@@ -73,14 +74,28 @@ static struct proc_dir_entry *proc_ipmi_root;
  */
 #define MAX_MSG_TIMEOUT		60000
 
+/* Call every ~1000 ms. */
+#define IPMI_TIMEOUT_TIME	1000
+
+/* How many jiffies does it take to get to the timeout time. */
+#define IPMI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES	((IPMI_TIMEOUT_TIME * HZ) / 1000)
+
+/*
+ * Request events from the queue every second (this is the number of
+ * IPMI_TIMEOUT_TIMES between event requests).  Hopefully, in the
+ * future, IPMI will add a way to know immediately if an event is in
+ * the queue and this silliness can go away.
+ */
+#define IPMI_REQUEST_EV_TIME	(1000 / (IPMI_TIMEOUT_TIME))
+
 /*
  * The main "user" data structure.
  */
 struct ipmi_user {
 	struct list_head link;
 
-	/* Set to "0" when the user is destroyed. */
-	int valid;
+	/* Set to false when the user is destroyed. */
+	bool valid;
 
 	struct kref refcount;
 
@@ -92,7 +107,7 @@ struct ipmi_user {
 	ipmi_smi_t intf;
 
 	/* Does this interface receive IPMI events? */
-	int gets_events;
+	bool gets_events;
 };
 
 struct cmd_rcvr {
@@ -383,6 +398,9 @@ struct ipmi_smi {
 	unsigned int     waiting_events_count; /* How many events in queue? */
 	char             delivering_events;
 	char             event_msg_printed;
+	atomic_t         event_waiters;
+	unsigned int     ticks_to_req_ev;
+	int              last_needs_timer;
 
 	/*
 	 * The event receiver for my BMC, only really used at panic
@@ -395,7 +413,7 @@ struct ipmi_smi {
 
 	/* For handling of maintenance mode. */
 	int maintenance_mode;
-	int maintenance_mode_enable;
+	bool maintenance_mode_enable;
 	int auto_maintenance_timeout;
 	spinlock_t maintenance_mode_lock; /* Used in a timer... */
 
@@ -451,7 +469,6 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(ipmi_interfaces_mutex);
 static LIST_HEAD(smi_watchers);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(smi_watchers_mutex);
 
-
 #define ipmi_inc_stat(intf, stat) \
 	atomic_inc(&(intf)->stats[IPMI_STAT_ ## stat])
 #define ipmi_get_stat(intf, stat) \
@@ -772,6 +789,7 @@ static int intf_next_seq(ipmi_smi_t           intf,
 		*seq = i;
 		*seqid = intf->seq_table[i].seqid;
 		intf->curr_seq = (i+1)%IPMI_IPMB_NUM_SEQ;
+		need_waiter(intf);
 	} else {
 		rv = -EAGAIN;
 	}
@@ -941,7 +959,7 @@ int ipmi_create_user(unsigned int          if_num,
 	new_user->handler = handler;
 	new_user->handler_data = handler_data;
 	new_user->intf = intf;
-	new_user->gets_events = 0;
+	new_user->gets_events = false;
 
 	if (!try_module_get(intf->handlers->owner)) {
 		rv = -ENODEV;
@@ -962,10 +980,15 @@ int ipmi_create_user(unsigned int          if_num,
 	 */
 	mutex_unlock(&ipmi_interfaces_mutex);
 
-	new_user->valid = 1;
+	new_user->valid = true;
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&intf->seq_lock, flags);
 	list_add_rcu(&new_user->link, &intf->users);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&intf->seq_lock, flags);
+	if (handler->ipmi_watchdog_pretimeout) {
+		/* User wants pretimeouts, so make sure to watch for them. */
+		if (atomic_inc_return(&intf->event_waiters) == 1)
+			need_waiter(intf);
+	}
 	*user = new_user;
 	return 0;
 
@@ -1019,7 +1042,13 @@ int ipmi_destroy_user(ipmi_user_t user)
 	struct cmd_rcvr  *rcvr;
 	struct cmd_rcvr  *rcvrs = NULL;
 
-	user->valid = 0;
+	user->valid = false;
+
+	if (user->handler->ipmi_watchdog_pretimeout)
+		atomic_dec(&intf->event_waiters);
+
+	if (user->gets_events)
+		atomic_dec(&intf->event_waiters);
 
 	/* Remove the user from the interface's sequence table. */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&intf->seq_lock, flags);
@@ -1155,25 +1184,23 @@ int ipmi_set_maintenance_mode(ipmi_user_t user, int mode)
 	if (intf->maintenance_mode != mode) {
 		switch (mode) {
 		case IPMI_MAINTENANCE_MODE_AUTO:
-			intf->maintenance_mode = mode;
 			intf->maintenance_mode_enable
 				= (intf->auto_maintenance_timeout > 0);
 			break;
 
 		case IPMI_MAINTENANCE_MODE_OFF:
-			intf->maintenance_mode = mode;
-			intf->maintenance_mode_enable = 0;
+			intf->maintenance_mode_enable = false;
 			break;
 
 		case IPMI_MAINTENANCE_MODE_ON:
-			intf->maintenance_mode = mode;
-			intf->maintenance_mode_enable = 1;
+			intf->maintenance_mode_enable = true;
 			break;
 
 		default:
 			rv = -EINVAL;
 			goto out_unlock;
 		}
+		intf->maintenance_mode = mode;
 
 		maintenance_mode_update(intf);
 	}
@@ -1184,7 +1211,7 @@ int ipmi_set_maintenance_mode(ipmi_user_t user, int mode)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ipmi_set_maintenance_mode);
 
-int ipmi_set_gets_events(ipmi_user_t user, int val)
+int ipmi_set_gets_events(ipmi_user_t user, bool val)
 {
 	unsigned long        flags;
 	ipmi_smi_t           intf = user->intf;
@@ -1194,8 +1221,18 @@ int ipmi_set_gets_events(ipmi_user_t user, int val)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&msgs);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&intf->events_lock, flags);
+	if (user->gets_events == val)
+		goto out;
+
 	user->gets_events = val;
 
+	if (val) {
+		if (atomic_inc_return(&intf->event_waiters) == 1)
+			need_waiter(intf);
+	} else {
+		atomic_dec(&intf->event_waiters);
+	}
+
 	if (intf->delivering_events)
 		/*
 		 * Another thread is delivering events for this, so
@@ -1289,6 +1326,9 @@ int ipmi_register_for_cmd(ipmi_user_t   user,
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
+	if (atomic_inc_return(&intf->event_waiters) == 1)
+		need_waiter(intf);
+
 	list_add_rcu(&rcvr->link, &intf->cmd_rcvrs);
 
  out_unlock:
@@ -1330,6 +1370,7 @@ int ipmi_unregister_for_cmd(ipmi_user_t   user,
 	mutex_unlock(&intf->cmd_rcvrs_mutex);
 	synchronize_rcu();
 	while (rcvrs) {
+		atomic_dec(&intf->event_waiters);
 		rcvr = rcvrs;
 		rcvrs = rcvr->next;
 		kfree(rcvr);
@@ -1535,7 +1576,7 @@ static int i_ipmi_request(ipmi_user_t          user,
 				= IPMI_MAINTENANCE_MODE_TIMEOUT;
 			if (!intf->maintenance_mode
 			    && !intf->maintenance_mode_enable) {
-				intf->maintenance_mode_enable = 1;
+				intf->maintenance_mode_enable = true;
 				maintenance_mode_update(intf);
 			}
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&intf->maintenance_mode_lock,
@@ -2876,6 +2917,8 @@ int ipmi_register_smi(struct ipmi_smi_handlers *handlers,
 		     (unsigned long) intf);
 	atomic_set(&intf->watchdog_pretimeouts_to_deliver, 0);
 	spin_lock_init(&intf->events_lock);
+	atomic_set(&intf->event_waiters, 0);
+	intf->ticks_to_req_ev = IPMI_REQUEST_EV_TIME;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&intf->waiting_events);
 	intf->waiting_events_count = 0;
 	mutex_init(&intf->cmd_rcvrs_mutex);
@@ -3965,7 +4008,8 @@ smi_from_recv_msg(ipmi_smi_t intf, struct ipmi_recv_msg *recv_msg,
 
 static void check_msg_timeout(ipmi_smi_t intf, struct seq_table *ent,
 			      struct list_head *timeouts, long timeout_period,
-			      int slot, unsigned long *flags)
+			      int slot, unsigned long *flags,
+			      unsigned int *waiting_msgs)
 {
 	struct ipmi_recv_msg     *msg;
 	struct ipmi_smi_handlers *handlers;
@@ -3977,8 +4021,10 @@ static void check_msg_timeout(ipmi_smi_t intf, struct seq_table *ent,
 		return;
 
 	ent->timeout -= timeout_period;
-	if (ent->timeout > 0)
+	if (ent->timeout > 0) {
+		(*waiting_msgs)++;
 		return;
+	}
 
 	if (ent->retries_left == 0) {
 		/* The message has used all its retries. */
@@ -3995,6 +4041,8 @@ static void check_msg_timeout(ipmi_smi_t intf, struct seq_table *ent,
 		struct ipmi_smi_msg *smi_msg;
 		/* More retries, send again. */
 
+		(*waiting_msgs)++;
+
 		/*
 		 * Start with the max timer, set to normal timer after
 		 * the message is sent.
@@ -4040,117 +4088,118 @@ static void check_msg_timeout(ipmi_smi_t intf, struct seq_table *ent,
 	}
 }
 
-static void ipmi_timeout_handler(long timeout_period)
+static unsigned int ipmi_timeout_handler(ipmi_smi_t intf, long timeout_period)
 {
-	ipmi_smi_t           intf;
 	struct list_head     timeouts;
 	struct ipmi_recv_msg *msg, *msg2;
 	unsigned long        flags;
 	int                  i;
+	unsigned int         waiting_msgs = 0;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(intf, &ipmi_interfaces, link) {
-		tasklet_schedule(&intf->recv_tasklet);
-
-		/*
-		 * Go through the seq table and find any messages that
-		 * have timed out, putting them in the timeouts
-		 * list.
-		 */
-		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&timeouts);
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&intf->seq_lock, flags);
-		for (i = 0; i < IPMI_IPMB_NUM_SEQ; i++)
-			check_msg_timeout(intf, &(intf->seq_table[i]),
-					  &timeouts, timeout_period, i,
-					  &flags);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&intf->seq_lock, flags);
+	/*
+	 * Go through the seq table and find any messages that
+	 * have timed out, putting them in the timeouts
+	 * list.
+	 */
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&timeouts);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&intf->seq_lock, flags);
+	for (i = 0; i < IPMI_IPMB_NUM_SEQ; i++)
+		check_msg_timeout(intf, &(intf->seq_table[i]),
+				  &timeouts, timeout_period, i,
+				  &flags, &waiting_msgs);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&intf->seq_lock, flags);
 
-		list_for_each_entry_safe(msg, msg2, &timeouts, link)
-			deliver_err_response(msg, IPMI_TIMEOUT_COMPLETION_CODE);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(msg, msg2, &timeouts, link)
+		deliver_err_response(msg, IPMI_TIMEOUT_COMPLETION_CODE);
 
-		/*
-		 * Maintenance mode handling.  Check the timeout
-		 * optimistically before we claim the lock.  It may
-		 * mean a timeout gets missed occasionally, but that
-		 * only means the timeout gets extended by one period
-		 * in that case.  No big deal, and it avoids the lock
-		 * most of the time.
-		 */
+	/*
+	 * Maintenance mode handling.  Check the timeout
+	 * optimistically before we claim the lock.  It may
+	 * mean a timeout gets missed occasionally, but that
+	 * only means the timeout gets extended by one period
+	 * in that case.  No big deal, and it avoids the lock
+	 * most of the time.
+	 */
+	if (intf->auto_maintenance_timeout > 0) {
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&intf->maintenance_mode_lock, flags);
 		if (intf->auto_maintenance_timeout > 0) {
-			spin_lock_irqsave(&intf->maintenance_mode_lock, flags);
-			if (intf->auto_maintenance_timeout > 0) {
-				intf->auto_maintenance_timeout
-					-= timeout_period;
-				if (!intf->maintenance_mode
-				    && (intf->auto_maintenance_timeout <= 0)) {
-					intf->maintenance_mode_enable = 0;
-					maintenance_mode_update(intf);
-				}
+			intf->auto_maintenance_timeout
+				-= timeout_period;
+			if (!intf->maintenance_mode
+			    && (intf->auto_maintenance_timeout <= 0)) {
+				intf->maintenance_mode_enable = false;
+				maintenance_mode_update(intf);
 			}
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&intf->maintenance_mode_lock,
-					       flags);
 		}
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&intf->maintenance_mode_lock,
+				       flags);
 	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	tasklet_schedule(&intf->recv_tasklet);
+
+	return waiting_msgs;
 }
 
-static void ipmi_request_event(void)
+static void ipmi_request_event(ipmi_smi_t intf)
 {
-	ipmi_smi_t               intf;
 	struct ipmi_smi_handlers *handlers;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	/*
-	 * Called from the timer, no need to check if handlers is
-	 * valid.
-	 */
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(intf, &ipmi_interfaces, link) {
-		/* No event requests when in maintenance mode. */
-		if (intf->maintenance_mode_enable)
-			continue;
+	/* No event requests when in maintenance mode. */
+	if (intf->maintenance_mode_enable)
+		return;
 
-		handlers = intf->handlers;
-		if (handlers)
-			handlers->request_events(intf->send_info);
-	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
+	handlers = intf->handlers;
+	if (handlers)
+		handlers->request_events(intf->send_info);
 }
 
 static struct timer_list ipmi_timer;
 
-/* Call every ~1000 ms. */
-#define IPMI_TIMEOUT_TIME	1000
-
-/* How many jiffies does it take to get to the timeout time. */
-#define IPMI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES	((IPMI_TIMEOUT_TIME * HZ) / 1000)
-
-/*
- * Request events from the queue every second (this is the number of
- * IPMI_TIMEOUT_TIMES between event requests).  Hopefully, in the
- * future, IPMI will add a way to know immediately if an event is in
- * the queue and this silliness can go away.
- */
-#define IPMI_REQUEST_EV_TIME	(1000 / (IPMI_TIMEOUT_TIME))
-
 static atomic_t stop_operation;
-static unsigned int ticks_to_req_ev = IPMI_REQUEST_EV_TIME;
 
 static void ipmi_timeout(unsigned long data)
 {
+	ipmi_smi_t intf;
+	int nt = 0;
+
 	if (atomic_read(&stop_operation))
 		return;
 
-	ticks_to_req_ev--;
-	if (ticks_to_req_ev == 0) {
-		ipmi_request_event();
-		ticks_to_req_ev = IPMI_REQUEST_EV_TIME;
-	}
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(intf, &ipmi_interfaces, link) {
+		int lnt = 0;
+
+		if (atomic_read(&intf->event_waiters)) {
+			intf->ticks_to_req_ev--;
+			if (intf->ticks_to_req_ev == 0) {
+				ipmi_request_event(intf);
+				intf->ticks_to_req_ev = IPMI_REQUEST_EV_TIME;
+			}
+			lnt++;
+		}
 
-	ipmi_timeout_handler(IPMI_TIMEOUT_TIME);
+		lnt += ipmi_timeout_handler(intf, IPMI_TIMEOUT_TIME);
 
-	mod_timer(&ipmi_timer, jiffies + IPMI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES);
+		lnt = !!lnt;
+		if (lnt != intf->last_needs_timer &&
+					intf->handlers->set_need_watch)