Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kyle/parisc-2.6

12 files changed, 318 insertions, 164 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/parisc/ccio-dma.c b/drivers/parisc/ccio-dma.c
index 9e0229f7e25f..f46e8438e0d2 100644
--- a/drivers/parisc/ccio-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/parisc/ccio-dma.c
@@ -1423,7 +1423,7 @@ static void __init ccio_init_resources(struct ioc *ioc)
 	struct resource *res = ioc->mmio_region;
 	char *name = kmalloc(14, GFP_KERNEL);
 
-	sprintf(name, "GSC Bus [%d/]", ioc->hw_path);
+	snprintf(name, 14, "GSC Bus [%d/]", ioc->hw_path);
 
 	ccio_init_resource(res, name, &ioc->ioc_regs->io_io_low);
 	ccio_init_resource(res + 1, name, &ioc->ioc_regs->io_io_low_hv);
@@ -1557,12 +1557,11 @@ static int ccio_probe(struct parisc_device *dev)
 	int i;
 	struct ioc *ioc, **ioc_p = &ioc_list;
 	
-	ioc = kmalloc(sizeof(struct ioc), GFP_KERNEL);
+	ioc = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ioc), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (ioc == NULL) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR MODULE_NAME ": memory allocation failure\n");
 		return 1;
 	}
-	memset(ioc, 0, sizeof(struct ioc));
 
 	ioc->name = dev->id.hversion == U2_IOA_RUNWAY ? "U2" : "UTurn";
 
@@ -1578,7 +1577,7 @@ static int ccio_probe(struct parisc_device *dev)
 	ccio_ioc_init(ioc);
 	ccio_init_resources(ioc);
 	hppa_dma_ops = &ccio_ops;
-	dev->dev.platform_data = kmalloc(sizeof(struct pci_hba_data), GFP_KERNEL);
+	dev->dev.platform_data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct pci_hba_data), GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	/* if this fails, no I/O cards will work, so may as well bug */
 	BUG_ON(dev->dev.platform_data == NULL);
diff --git a/drivers/parisc/dino.c b/drivers/parisc/dino.c
index 216d1d859326..3d1a7f98c676 100644
--- a/drivers/parisc/dino.c
+++ b/drivers/parisc/dino.c
@@ -989,14 +989,12 @@ static int __init dino_probe(struct parisc_device *dev)
 */
 	}
 
-	dino_dev = kmalloc(sizeof(struct dino_device), GFP_KERNEL);
+	dino_dev = kzalloc(sizeof(struct dino_device), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dino_dev) {
 		printk("dino_init_chip - couldn't alloc dino_device\n");
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	memset(dino_dev, 0, sizeof(struct dino_device));
-
 	dino_dev->hba.dev = dev;
 	dino_dev->hba.base_addr = ioremap(hpa, 4096);
 	dino_dev->hba.lmmio_space_offset = 0;	/* CPU addrs == bus addrs */
diff --git a/drivers/parisc/hppb.c b/drivers/parisc/hppb.c
index 5edf93f80757..07dc2b6d4e93 100644
--- a/drivers/parisc/hppb.c
+++ b/drivers/parisc/hppb.c
@@ -60,12 +60,11 @@ static int hppb_probe(struct parisc_device *dev)
 	}
 
 	if(card->hpa) {
-		card->next = kmalloc(sizeof(struct hppb_card), GFP_KERNEL);
+		card->next = kzalloc(sizeof(struct hppb_card), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if(!card->next) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "HP-PB: Unable to allocate memory.\n");
 			return 1;
 		}
-		memset(card->next, '\0', sizeof(struct hppb_card));
 		card = card->next;
 	}
         printk(KERN_INFO "Found GeckoBoa at 0x%lx\n", dev->hpa.start);
diff --git a/drivers/parisc/iosapic.c b/drivers/parisc/iosapic.c
index 19657efa8dc3..8d7a36392eb8 100644
--- a/drivers/parisc/iosapic.c
+++ b/drivers/parisc/iosapic.c
@@ -873,28 +873,24 @@ void *iosapic_register(unsigned long hpa)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	isi = (struct iosapic_info *)kmalloc(sizeof(struct iosapic_info), GFP_KERNEL);
+	isi = (struct iosapic_info *)kzalloc(sizeof(struct iosapic_info), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!isi) {
 		BUG();
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	memset(isi, 0, sizeof(struct iosapic_info));
-
 	isi->addr = ioremap(hpa, 4096);
 	isi->isi_hpa = hpa;
 	isi->isi_version = iosapic_rd_version(isi);
 	isi->isi_num_vectors = IOSAPIC_IRDT_MAX_ENTRY(isi->isi_version) + 1;
 
 	vip = isi->isi_vector = (struct vector_info *)
-		kmalloc(sizeof(struct vector_info) * isi->isi_num_vectors, GFP_KERNEL);
+		kzalloc(sizeof(struct vector_info) * isi->isi_num_vectors, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (vip == NULL) {
 		kfree(isi);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	memset(vip, 0, sizeof(struct vector_info) * isi->isi_num_vectors);
-
 	for (cnt=0; cnt < isi->isi_num_vectors; cnt++, vip++) {
 		vip->irqline = (unsigned char) cnt;
 		vip->iosapic = isi;
diff --git a/drivers/parisc/lasi.c b/drivers/parisc/lasi.c
index 2b3ba1dcf332..cb3d28176129 100644
--- a/drivers/parisc/lasi.c
+++ b/drivers/parisc/lasi.c
@@ -166,11 +166,12 @@ static void lasi_power_off(void)
 int __init
 lasi_init_chip(struct parisc_device *dev)
 {
+	extern void (*chassis_power_off)(void);
 	struct gsc_asic *lasi;
 	struct gsc_irq gsc_irq;
 	int ret;
 
-	lasi = kmalloc(sizeof(*lasi), GFP_KERNEL);
+	lasi = kzalloc(sizeof(*lasi), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!lasi)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ lasi_init_chip(struct parisc_device *dev)
 	 * ensure that only the first LASI (the one controlling the power off)
 	 * should set the HPA here */
 	lasi_power_off_hpa = lasi->hpa;
-	pm_power_off = lasi_power_off;
+	chassis_power_off = lasi_power_off;
 	
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/parisc/lba_pci.c b/drivers/parisc/lba_pci.c
index cbae8c8963fa..e8a2a4a852f5 100644
--- a/drivers/parisc/lba_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/parisc/lba_pci.c
@@ -1565,7 +1565,7 @@ lba_driver_probe(struct parisc_device *dev)
 	} else if (IS_MERCURY(dev) || IS_QUICKSILVER(dev)) {
 		func_class &= 0xff;
 		version = kmalloc(6, GFP_KERNEL);
-		sprintf(version,"TR%d.%d",(func_class >> 4),(func_class & 0xf));
+		snprintf(version, 6, "TR%d.%d",(func_class >> 4),(func_class & 0xf));
 		/* We could use one printk for both Elroy and Mercury,
                  * but for the mask for func_class.
                  */ 
@@ -1586,14 +1586,12 @@ lba_driver_probe(struct parisc_device *dev)
 	**	have an IRT entry will get NULL back from iosapic code.
 	*/
 	
-	lba_dev = kmalloc(sizeof(struct lba_device), GFP_KERNEL);
+	lba_dev = kzalloc(sizeof(struct lba_device), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!lba_dev) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "lba_init_chip - couldn't alloc lba_device\n");
 		return(1);
 	}
 
-	memset(lba_dev, 0, sizeof(struct lba_device));
-
 
 	/* ---------- First : initialize data we already have --------- */
 
diff --git a/drivers/parisc/pdc_stable.c b/drivers/parisc/pdc_stable.c
index 42a3c54e8e6c..a28e17898fbd 100644
--- a/drivers/parisc/pdc_stable.c
+++ b/drivers/parisc/pdc_stable.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* 
  *    Interfaces to retrieve and set PDC Stable options (firmware)
  *
- *    Copyright (C) 2005 Thibaut VARENE <varenet@parisc-linux.org>
+ *    Copyright (C) 2005-2006 Thibaut VARENE <varenet@parisc-linux.org>
  *
  *    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
@@ -26,11 +26,19 @@
  *
  *    Since locations between 96 and 192 are the various paths, most (if not
  *    all) PA-RISC machines should have them. Anyway, for safety reasons, the
- *    following code can deal with only 96 bytes of Stable Storage, and all
+ *    following code can deal with just 96 bytes of Stable Storage, and all
  *    sizes between 96 and 192 bytes (provided they are multiple of struct
  *    device_path size, eg: 128, 160 and 192) to provide full information.
  *    The code makes no use of data above 192 bytes. One last word: there's one
  *    path we can always count on: the primary path.
+ *
+ *    The current policy wrt file permissions is:
+ *	- write: root only
+ *	- read: (reading triggers PDC calls) ? root only : everyone
+ *    The rationale is that PDC calls could hog (DoS) the machine.
+ *
+ *	TODO:
+ *	- timer/fastsize write calls
  */
 
 #undef PDCS_DEBUG
@@ -50,13 +58,15 @@
 #include <linux/kobject.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
 
 #include <asm/pdc.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/hardware.h>
 
-#define PDCS_VERSION	"0.10"
+#define PDCS_VERSION	"0.22"
+#define PDCS_PREFIX	"PDC Stable Storage"
 
 #define PDCS_ADDR_PPRI	0x00
 #define PDCS_ADDR_OSID	0x40
@@ -70,10 +80,12 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("sysfs interface to HP PDC Stable Storage data");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_VERSION(PDCS_VERSION);
 
+/* holds Stable Storage size. Initialized once and for all, no lock needed */
 static unsigned long pdcs_size __read_mostly;
 
 /* This struct defines what we need to deal with a parisc pdc path entry */
 struct pdcspath_entry {
+	rwlock_t rw_lock;		/* to protect path entry access */
 	short ready;			/* entry record is valid if != 0 */
 	unsigned long addr;		/* entry address in stable storage */
 	char *name;			/* entry name */
@@ -121,6 +133,8 @@ struct pdcspath_attribute paths_attr_##_name = { \
  * content of the stable storage WRT various paths in these structs. We read
  * these structs when reading the files, and we will write to these structs when
  * writing to the files, and only then write them back to the Stable Storage.
+ *
+ * This function expects to be called with @entry->rw_lock write-hold.
  */
 static int
 pdcspath_fetch(struct pdcspath_entry *entry)
@@ -160,14 +174,15 @@ pdcspath_fetch(struct pdcspath_entry *entry)
  * pointer, from which it'll find out the corresponding hardware path.
  * For now we do not handle the case where there's an error in writing to the
  * Stable Storage area, so you'd better not mess up the data :P
+ *
+ * This function expects to be called with @entry->rw_lock write-hold.
  */
-static int
+static void
 pdcspath_store(struct pdcspath_entry *entry)
 {
 	struct device_path *devpath;
 
-	if (!entry)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	BUG_ON(!entry);
 
 	devpath = &entry->devpath;
 	
@@ -176,10 +191,8 @@ pdcspath_store(struct pdcspath_entry *entry)
 	   First case, we don't have a preset hwpath... */
 	if (!entry->ready) {
 		/* ...but we have a device, map it */
-		if (entry->dev)
-			device_to_hwpath(entry->dev, (struct hardware_path *)devpath);
-		else
-			return -EINVAL;
+		BUG_ON(!entry->dev);
+		device_to_hwpath(entry->dev, (struct hardware_path *)devpath);
 	}
 	/* else, we expect the provided hwpath to be valid. */
 	
@@ -191,15 +204,13 @@ pdcspath_store(struct pdcspath_entry *entry)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: an error occured when writing to PDC.\n"
 				"It is likely that the Stable Storage data has been corrupted.\n"
 				"Please check it carefully upon next reboot.\n", __func__);
-		return -EIO;
+		WARN_ON(1);
 	}
 		
 	/* kobject is already registered */
 	entry->ready = 2;
 	
 	DPRINTK("%s: device: 0x%p\n", __func__, entry->dev);
-	
-	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -214,14 +225,17 @@ pdcspath_hwpath_read(struct pdcspath_entry *entry, char *buf)
 {
 	char *out = buf;
 	struct device_path *devpath;
-	unsigned short i;
+	short i;
 
 	if (!entry || !buf)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	read_lock(&entry->rw_lock);
 	devpath = &entry->devpath;
+	i = entry->ready;
+	read_unlock(&entry->rw_lock);
 
-	if (!entry->ready)
+	if (!i)	/* entry is not ready */
 		return -ENODATA;
 	
 	for (i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
@@ -242,7 +256,7 @@ pdcspath_hwpath_read(struct pdcspath_entry *entry, char *buf)
  * 
  * We will call this function to change the current hardware path.
  * Hardware paths are to be given '/'-delimited, without brackets.
- * We take care to make sure that the provided path actually maps to an existing
+ * We make sure that the provided path actually maps to an existing
  * device, BUT nothing would prevent some foolish user to set the path to some
  * PCI bridge or even a CPU...
  * A better work around would be to make sure we are at the end of a device tree
@@ -298,17 +312,19 @@ pdcspath_hwpath_write(struct pdcspath_entry *entry, const char *buf, size_t coun
 	}
 	
 	/* So far so good, let's get in deep */
+	write_lock(&entry->rw_lock);
 	entry->ready = 0;
 	entry->dev = dev;
 	
 	/* Now, dive in. Write back to the hardware */
-	WARN_ON(pdcspath_store(entry));	/* this warn should *NEVER* happen */
+	pdcspath_store(entry);
 	
 	/* Update the symlink to the real device */
 	sysfs_remove_link(&entry->kobj, "device");
 	sysfs_create_link(&entry->kobj, &entry->dev->kobj, "device");
+	write_unlock(&entry->rw_lock);
 	
-	printk(KERN_INFO "PDC Stable Storage: changed \"%s\" path to \"%s\"\n",
+	printk(KERN_INFO PDCS_PREFIX ": changed \"%s\" path to \"%s\"\n",
 		entry->name, buf);
 	
 	return count;
@@ -326,14 +342,17 @@ pdcspath_layer_read(struct pdcspath_entry *entry, char *buf)
 {
 	char *out = buf;
 	struct device_path *devpath;
-	unsigned short i;
+	short i;
 
 	if (!entry || !buf)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	
+	read_lock(&entry->rw_lock);
 	devpath = &entry->devpath;
+	i = entry->ready;
+	read_unlock(&entry->rw_lock);
 
-	if (!entry->ready)
+	if (!i)	/* entry is not ready */
 		return -ENODATA;
 	
 	for (i = 0; devpath->layers[i] && (likely(i < 6)); i++)
@@ -388,15 +407,17 @@ pdcspath_layer_write(struct pdcspath_entry *entry, const char *buf, size_t count
 	}
 		
 	/* So far so good, let's get in deep */
+	write_lock(&entry->rw_lock);
 	
 	/* First, overwrite the current layers with the new ones, not touching
 	   the hardware path. */
 	memcpy(&entry->devpath.layers, &layers, sizeof(layers));
 	
 	/* Now, dive in. Write back to the hardware */
-	WARN_ON(pdcspath_store(entry));	/* this warn should *NEVER* happen */
+	pdcspath_store(entry);
+	write_unlock(&entry->rw_lock);
 	
-	printk(KERN_INFO "PDC Stable Storage: changed \"%s\" layers to \"%s\"\n",
+	printk(KERN_INFO PDCS_PREFIX ": changed \"%s\" layers to \"%s\"\n",
 		entry->name, buf);
 	
 	return count;
@@ -415,9 +436,6 @@ pdcspath_attr_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr, char *buf)
 	struct pdcspath_attribute *pdcs_attr = to_pdcspath_attribute(attr);
 	ssize_t ret = 0;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-		return -EACCES;
-
 	if (pdcs_attr->show)
 		ret = pdcs_attr->show(entry, buf);
 
@@ -454,8 +472,8 @@ static struct sysfs_ops pdcspath_attr_ops = {
 };
 
 /* These are the two attributes of any PDC path. */
-static PATHS_ATTR(hwpath, 0600, pdcspath_hwpath_read, pdcspath_hwpath_write);
-static PATHS_ATTR(layer, 0600, pdcspath_layer_read, pdcspath_layer_write);
+static PATHS_ATTR(hwpath, 0644, pdcspath_hwpath_read, pdcspath_hwpath_write);
+static PATHS_ATTR(layer, 0644, pdcspath_layer_read, pdcspath_layer_write);
 
 static struct attribute *paths_subsys_attrs[] = {
 	&paths_attr_hwpath.attr,
@@ -484,36 +502,119 @@ static struct pdcspath_entry *pdcspath_entries[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
+
+/* For more insight of what's going on here, refer to PDC Procedures doc,
+ * Section PDC_STABLE */
+
 /**
- * pdcs_info_read - Pretty printing of the remaining useful data.
+ * pdcs_size_read - Stable Storage size output.
  * @entry: An allocated and populated subsytem struct. We don't use it tho.
  * @buf: The output buffer to write to.
- * 
- * We will call this function to format the output of the 'info' attribute file.
- * Please refer to PDC Procedures documentation, section PDC_STABLE to get a
- * better insight of what we're doing here.
  */
 static ssize_t
-pdcs_info_read(struct subsystem *entry, char *buf)
+pdcs_size_read(struct subsystem *entry, char *buf)
 {
 	char *out = buf;
-	__u32 result;
-	struct device_path devpath;
-	char *tmpstr = NULL;
 	
 	if (!entry || !buf)
 		return -EINVAL;
 		
 	/* show the size of the stable storage */
-	out += sprintf(out, "Stable Storage size: %ld bytes\n", pdcs_size);
+	out += sprintf(out, "%ld\n", pdcs_size);
 
-	/* deal with flags */
-	if (pdc_stable_read(PDCS_ADDR_PPRI, &devpath, sizeof(devpath)) != PDC_OK)
-		return -EIO;
+	return out - buf;
+}
+
+/**
+ * pdcs_auto_read - Stable Storage autoboot/search flag output.
+ * @entry: An allocated and populated subsytem struct. We don't use it tho.
+ * @buf: The output buffer to write to.
+ * @knob: The PF_AUTOBOOT or PF_AUTOSEARCH flag
+ */
+static ssize_t
+pdcs_auto_read(struct subsystem *entry, char *buf, int knob)
+{
+	char *out = buf;
+	struct pdcspath_entry *pathentry;
 	
-	out += sprintf(out, "Autoboot: %s\n", (devpath.flags & PF_AUTOBOOT) ? "On" : "Off");
-	out += sprintf(out, "Autosearch: %s\n", (devpath.flags & PF_AUTOSEARCH) ? "On" : "Off");
-	out += sprintf(out, "Timer: %u s\n", (devpath.flags & PF_TIMER) ? (1 << (devpath.flags & PF_TIMER)) : 0);
+	if (!entry || !buf)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* Current flags are stored in primary boot path entry */
+	pathentry = &pdcspath_entry_primary;
+
+	read_lock(&pathentry->rw_lock);
+	out += sprintf(out, "%s\n", (pathentry->devpath.flags & knob) ?
+					"On" : "Off");
+	read_unlock(&pathentry->rw_lock);
+
+	return out - buf;
+}
+
+/**
+ * pdcs_autoboot_read - Stable Storage autoboot flag output.
+ * @entry: An allocated and populated subsytem struct. We don't use it tho.
+ * @buf: The output buffer to write to.
+ */
+static inline ssize_t
+pdcs_autoboot_read(struct subsystem *entry, char *buf)
+{
+	return pdcs_auto_read(entry, buf, PF_AUTOBOOT);
+}
+
+/**
+ * pdcs_autosearch_read - Stable Storage autoboot flag output.
+ * @entry: An allocated and populated subsytem struct. We don't use it tho.
+ * @buf: The output buffer to write to.
+ */
+static inline ssize_t
+pdcs_autosearch_read(struct subsystem *entry, char *buf)
+{
+	return pdcs_auto_read(entry, buf, PF_AUTOSEARCH);
+}
+
+/**
+ * pdcs_timer_read - Stable Storage timer count output (in seconds).
+ * @entry: An allocated and populated subsytem struct. We don't use it tho.
+ * @buf: The output buffer to write to.
+ *
+ * The value of the timer field correponds to a number of seconds in powers of 2.
+ */
+static ssize_t
+pdcs_timer_read(struct subsystem *entry, char *buf)
+{
+	char *out = buf;
+	struct pdcspath_entry *pathentry;
+
+	if (!entry || !buf)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* Current flags are stored in primary boot path entry */
+	pathentry = &pdcspath_entry_primary;
+
+	/* print the timer value in seconds */
+	read_lock(&pathentry->rw_lock);
+	out += sprintf(out, "%u\n", (pathentry->devpath.flags & PF_TIMER) ?
+				(1 << (pathentry->devpath.flags & PF_TIMER)) : 0);
+	read_unlock(&pathentry->rw_lock);
+
+	return out - buf;
+}
+
+/**
+ * pdcs_osid_read - Stable Storage OS ID register output.
+ * @entry: An allocated and populated subsytem struct. We don't use it tho.
+ * @buf: The output buffer to write to.
+ */
+static ssize_t
+pdcs_osid_read(struct subsystem *entry, char *buf)
+{
+	char *out = buf;
+	__u32 result;
+	char *tmpstr = NULL;
+
+	if (!entry || !buf)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* get OSID */
 	if (pdc_stable_read(PDCS_ADDR_OSID, &result, sizeof(result)) != PDC_OK)
@@ -529,13 +630,31 @@ pdcs_info_read(struct subsystem *entry, char *buf)
 		case 0x0005:	tmpstr = "Novell Netware dependent data"; break;
 		default:	tmpstr = "Unknown"; break;
 	}
-	out += sprintf(out, "OS ID: %s (0x%.4x)\n", tmpstr, (result >> 16));
+	out += sprintf(out, "%s (0x%.4x)\n", tmpstr, (result >> 16));
+
+	return out - buf;
+}
+
+/**
+ * pdcs_fastsize_read - Stable Storage FastSize register output.
+ * @entry: An allocated and populated subsytem struct. We don't use it tho.
+ * @buf: The output buffer to write to.
+ *
+ * This register holds the amount of system RAM to be tested during boot sequence.
+ */
+static ssize_t
+pdcs_fastsize_read(struct subsystem *entry, char *buf)
+{
+	char *out = buf;
+	__u32 result;
+
+	if (!entry || !buf)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* get fast-size */
 	if (pdc_stable_read(PDCS_ADDR_FSIZ, &result, sizeof(result)) != PDC_OK)
 		return -EIO;
 
-	out += sprintf(out, "Memory tested: ");
 	if ((result & 0x0F) < 0x0E)
 		out += sprintf(out, "%d kB", (1<<(result & 0x0F))*256);
 	else
@@ -546,22 +665,18 @@ pdcs_info_read(struct subsystem *entry, char *buf)
 }
 
 /**
- * pdcs_info_write - This function handles boot flag modifying.
+ * pdcs_auto_write - This function handles autoboot/search flag modifying.
  * @entry: An allocated and populated subsytem struct. We don't use it tho.
  * @buf: The input buffer to read from.
  * @count: The number of bytes to be read.
+ * @knob: The PF_AUTOBOOT or PF_AUTOSEARCH flag
  * 
- * We will call this function to change the current boot flags.
+ * We will call this function to change the current autoboot flag.
  * We expect a precise syntax:
- *	\"n n\" (n == 0 or 1) to toggle respectively AutoBoot and AutoSearch
- *
- * As of now there is no incentive on my side to provide more "knobs" to that
- * interface, since modifying the rest of the data is pretty meaningless when
- * the machine is running and for the expected use of that facility, such as
- * PALO setting up the boot disk when installing a Linux distribution...
+ *	\"n\" (n == 0 or 1) to toggle AutoBoot Off or On
  */
 static ssize_t
-pdcs_info_write(struct subsystem *entry, const char *buf, size_t count)
+pdcs_auto_write(struct subsystem *entry, const char *buf, size_t count, int knob)
 {
 	struct pdcspath_entry *pathentry;
 	unsigned char flags;
@@ -582,7 +697,9 @@ pdcs_info_write(struct subsystem *entry, const char *buf, size_t count)
 	pathentry = &pdcspath_entry_primary;
 	
 	/* Be nice to the existing flag record */
+	read_lock(&pathentry->rw_lock);
 	flags = pathentry->devpath.flags;
+	read_unlock(&pathentry->rw_lock);
 	
 	DPRINTK("%s: flags before: 0x%X\n", __func__, flags);
 			
@@ -595,50 +712,85 @@ pdcs_info_write(struct subsystem *entry, const char *buf, size_t count)
 	if ((c != 0) && (c != 1))
 		goto parse_error;
 	if (c == 0)
-		flags &= ~PF_AUTOBOOT;
+		flags &= ~knob;
 	else
-		flags |= PF_AUTOBOOT;
-	
-	if (*temp++ != ' ')
-		goto parse_error;
-	
-	c = *temp++ - '0';
-	if ((c != 0) && (c != 1))
-		goto parse_error;
-	if (c == 0)
-		flags &= ~PF_AUTOSEARCH;
-	else
-		flags |= PF_AUTOSEARCH;
+		flags |= knob;
 	
 	DPRINTK("%s: flags after: 0x%X\n", __func__, flags);
 		
 	/* So far so good, let's get in deep */
+	write_lock(&pathentry->rw_lock);
 	
 	/* Change the path entry flags first */
 	pathentry->devpath.flags = flags;
 		
 	/* Now, dive in. Write back to the hardware */
-	WARN_ON(pdcspath_store(pathentry));	/* this warn should *NEVER* happen */
+	pdcspath_store(pathentry);
+	write_unlock(&pathentry->rw_lock);
 	
-	printk(KERN_INFO "PDC Stable Storage: changed flags to \"%s\"\n", buf);
+	printk(KERN_INFO PDCS_PREFIX ": changed \"%s\" to \"%s\"\n",
+		(knob & PF_AUTOBOOT) ? "autoboot" : "autosearch",
+		(flags & knob) ? "On" : "Off");
 	
 	return count;
 
 parse_error:
-	printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Parse error: expect \"n n\" (n == 0 or 1) for AB and AS\n", __func__);
+	printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Parse error: expect \"n\" (n == 0 or 1)\n", __func__);
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-/* The last attribute (the 'root' one actually) with all remaining data. */
-static PDCS_ATTR(info, 0600, pdcs_info_read, pdcs_info_write);
+/**
+ * pdcs_autoboot_write - This function handles autoboot flag modifying.
+ * @entry: An allocated and populated subsytem struct. We don't use it tho.
+ * @buf: The input buffer to read from.
+ * @count: The number of bytes to be read.
+ *
+ * We will call this function to change the current boot flags.
+ * We expect a precise syntax:
+ *	\"n\" (n == 0 or 1) to toggle AutoSearch Off or On
+ */
+static inline ssize_t
+pdcs_autoboot_write(struct subsystem *entry, const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	return pdcs_auto_write(entry, buf, count, PF_AUTOBOOT);
+}
+
+/**
+ * pdcs_autosearch_write - This function handles autosearch flag modifying.
+ * @entry: An allocated and populated subsytem struct. We don't use it tho.
+ * @buf: The input buffer to read from.
+ * @count: The number of bytes to be read.
+ *
+ * We will call this function to change the current boot flags.
+ * We expect a precise syntax:
+ *	\"n\" (n == 0 or 1) to toggle AutoSearch Off or On
+ */
+static inline ssize_t
+pdcs_autosearch_write(struct subsystem *entry, const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	return pdcs_auto_write(entry, buf, count, PF_AUTOSEARCH);
+}
+
+/* The remaining attributes. */
+static PDCS_ATTR(size, 0444, pdcs_size_read, NULL);
+static PDCS_ATTR(autoboot, 0644, pdcs_autoboot_read, pdcs_autoboot_write);
+static PDCS_ATTR(autosearch, 0644, pdcs_autosearch_read, pdcs_autosearch_write);
+static PDCS_ATTR(timer, 0444, pdcs_timer_read, NULL);
+static PDCS_ATTR(osid, 0400, pdcs_osid_read, NULL);
+static PDCS_ATTR(fastsize, 0400, pdcs_fastsize_read, NULL);
 
 static struct subsys_attribute *pdcs_subsys_attrs[] = {
-	&pdcs_attr_info,
-	NULL,	/* maybe more in the future? */
+	&pdcs_attr_size,
+	&pdcs_attr_autoboot,
+	&pdcs_attr_autosearch,
+	&pdcs_attr_timer,
+	&pdcs_attr_osid,
+	&pdcs_attr_fastsize,
+	NULL,
 };
 
 static decl_subsys(paths, &ktype_pdcspath, NULL);
-static decl_subsys(pdc, NULL, NULL);
+static decl_subsys(stable, NULL, NULL);
 
 /**
  * pdcs_register_pathentries - Prepares path entries kobjects for sysfs usage.
@@ -656,8 +808,16 @@ pdcs_register_pathentries(void)
 	struct pdcspath_entry *entry;
 	int err;
 	
+	/* Initialize the entries rw_lock before anything else */
+	for (i = 0; (entry = pdcspath_entries[i]); i++)
+		rwlock_init(&entry->rw_lock);
+
 	for (i = 0; (entry = pdcspath_entries[i]); i++) {
-		if (pdcspath_fetch(entry) < 0)
+		write_lock(&entry->rw_lock);
+		err = pdcspath_fetch(entry);
+		write_unlock(&entry->rw_lock);
+
+		if (err < 0)
 			continue;
 
 		if ((err = kobject_set_name(&entry->kobj, "%s", entry->name)))
@@ -667,13 +827,14 @@ pdcs_register_pathentries(void)
 			return err;
 		
 		/* kobject is now registered */
+		write_lock(&entry->rw_lock);
 		entry->ready = 2;
 		
-		if (!entry->dev)
-			continue;
-
 		/* Add a nice symlink to the real device */
-		sysfs_create_link(&entry->kobj, &entry->dev->kobj, "device");
+		if (entry->dev)
+			sysfs_create_link(&entry->kobj, &entry->dev->kobj, "device");
+
+		write_unlock(&entry->rw_lock);
 	}
 	
 	return 0;
@@ -688,14 +849,17 @@ pdcs_unregister_pathentries(void)
 	unsigned short i;
 	struct pdcspath_entry *entry;
 	
-	for (i = 0; (entry = pdcspath_entries[i]); i++)
+	for (i = 0; (entry = pdcspath_entries[i]); i++) {
+		read_lock(&entry->rw_lock);
 		if (entry->ready >= 2)
-			kobject_unregister(&entry->kobj);	
+			kobject_unregister(&entry->kobj);
+		read_unlock(&entry->rw_lock);
+	}
 }
 
 /*
- * For now we register the pdc subsystem with the firmware subsystem
- * and the paths subsystem with the pdc subsystem
+ * For now we register the stable subsystem with the firmware subsystem
+ * and the paths subsystem with the stable subsystem
  */
 static int __init
 pdc_stable_init(void)
@@ -707,19 +871,23 @@ pdc_stable_init(void)
 	if (pdc_stable_get_size(&pdcs_size) != PDC_OK) 
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	printk(KERN_INFO "PDC Stable Storage facility v%s\n", PDCS_VERSION);
+	/* make sure we have enough data */
+	if (pdcs_size < 96)
+		return -ENODATA;
+
+	printk(KERN_INFO PDCS_PREFIX " facility v%s\n", PDCS_VERSION);
 
-	/* For now we'll register the pdc subsys within this driver */
-	if ((rc = firmware_register(&pdc_subsys)))
+	/* For now we'll register the stable subsys within this driver */
+	if ((rc = firmware_register(&stable_subsys)))
 		goto fail_firmreg;
 
-	/* Don't forget the info entry */
+	/* Don't forget the root entries */
 	for (i = 0; (attr = pdcs_subsys_attrs[i]) && !error; i++)
 		if (attr->show)
-			error = subsys_create_file(&pdc_subsys, attr);
+			error = subsys_create_file(&stable_subsys, attr);
 	
-	/* register the paths subsys as a subsystem of pdc subsys */
-	kset_set_kset_s(&paths_subsys, pdc_subsys);
+	/* register the paths subsys as a subsystem of stable subsys */
+	kset_set_kset_s(&paths_subsys, stable_subsys);
 	if ((rc= subsystem_register(&paths_subsys)))
 		goto fail_subsysreg;
 
@@ -734,10 +902,10 @@ fail_pdcsreg:
 	subsystem_unregister(&paths_subsys);
 	
 fail_subsysreg:
-	firmware_unregister(&pdc_subsys);
+	firmware_unregister(&stable_subsys);
 	
 fail_firmreg:
-	printk(KERN_INFO "PDC Stable Storage bailing out\n");
+	printk(KERN_INFO PDCS_PREFIX " bailing out\n");
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -747,7 +915,7 @@ pdc_stable_exit(void)
 	pdcs_unregister_pathentries();
 	subsystem_unregister(&paths_subsys);
 
-	firmware_unregister(&pdc_subsys);
+	firmware_unregister(&stable_subsys);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/parisc/sba_iommu.c b/drivers/parisc/sba_iommu.c
index c85653f315aa..52f265e97729 100644
--- a/drivers/parisc/sba_iommu.c
+++ b/drivers/parisc/sba_iommu.c
@@ -2064,14 +2064,13 @@ sba_driver_callback(struct parisc_device *dev)
 	printk(KERN_INFO "%s found %s at 0x%lx\n",
 		MODULE_NAME, version, dev->hpa.start);
 
-	sba_dev = kmalloc(sizeof(struct sba_device), GFP_KERNEL);
+	sba_dev = kzalloc(sizeof(struct sba_device), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!sba_dev) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR MODULE_NAME " - couldn't alloc sba_device\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
 	parisc_set_drvdata(dev, sba_dev);
-	memset(sba_dev, 0, sizeof(struct sba_device));
 
 	for(i=0; i<MAX_IOC; i++)
 		spin_lock_init(&(sba_dev->ioc[i].res_lock));
diff --git a/drivers/parisc/superio.c b/drivers/parisc/superio.c
index d14888e149bb..ba971fecd0d8 100644
--- a/drivers/parisc/superio.c
+++ b/drivers/parisc/superio.c
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ static struct superio_device sio_dev;
 #define DBG_INIT(x...)
 #endif
 
+#define SUPERIO	"SuperIO"
+#define PFX	SUPERIO ": "
+
 static irqreturn_t
 superio_interrupt(int parent_irq, void *devp, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
@@ -117,7 +120,7 @@ superio_interrupt(int parent_irq, void *devp, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	local_irq = results & 0x0f;
 
 	if (local_irq == 2 || local_irq > 7) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "SuperIO: slave interrupted!\n");
+		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "slave interrupted!\n");
 		return IRQ_HANDLED;
 	}
 
@@ -128,7 +131,7 @@ superio_interrupt(int parent_irq, void *devp, struct pt_regs *regs)
 		outb(OCW3_ISR,IC_PIC1+0);
 		results = inb(IC_PIC1+0);
 		if ((results & 0x80) == 0) { /* if ISR7 not set: spurious */
-			printk(KERN_WARNING "SuperIO: spurious interrupt!\n");
+			printk(KERN_WARNING PFX "spurious interrupt!\n");
 			return IRQ_HANDLED;
 		}
 	}
@@ -163,27 +166,27 @@ superio_init(struct pci_dev *pcidev)
 	/* ...then properly fixup the USB to point at suckyio PIC */
 	sio->usb_pdev->irq = superio_fixup_irq(sio->usb_pdev);
 
-	printk(KERN_INFO "SuperIO: Found NS87560 Legacy I/O device at %s (IRQ %i) \n",
+	printk(KERN_INFO PFX "Found NS87560 Legacy I/O device at %s (IRQ %i) \n",
 	       pci_name(pdev), pdev->irq);
 
 	pci_read_config_dword (pdev, SIO_SP1BAR, &sio->sp1_base);
 	sio->sp1_base &= ~1;
-	printk (KERN_INFO "SuperIO: Serial port 1 at 0x%x\n", sio->sp1_base);
+	printk(KERN_INFO PFX "Serial port 1 at 0x%x\n", sio->sp1_base);
 
 	pci_read_config_dword (pdev, SIO_SP2BAR, &sio->sp2_base);
 	sio->sp2_base &= ~1;
-	printk (KERN_INFO "SuperIO: Serial port 2 at 0x%x\n", sio->sp2_base);
+	printk(KERN_INFO PFX "Serial port 2 at 0x%x\n", sio->sp2_base);
 
 	pci_read_config_dword (pdev, SIO_PPBAR, &sio->pp_base);
 	sio->pp_base &= ~1;
-	printk (KERN_INFO "SuperIO: Parallel port at 0x%x\n", sio->pp_base);
+	printk(KERN_INFO PFX "Parallel port at 0x%x\n", sio->pp_base);
 
 	pci_read_config_dword (pdev, SIO_FDCBAR, &sio->fdc_base);
 	sio->fdc_base &= ~1;
-	printk (KERN_INFO "SuperIO: Floppy controller at 0x%x\n", sio->fdc_base);
+	printk(KERN_INFO PFX "Floppy controller at 0x%x\n", sio->fdc_base);
 	pci_read_config_dword (pdev, SIO_ACPIBAR, &sio->acpi_base);
 	sio->acpi_base &= ~1;
-	printk (KERN_INFO "SuperIO: ACPI at 0x%x\n", sio->acpi_base);
+	printk(KERN_INFO PFX "ACPI at 0x%x\n", sio->acpi_base);
 
 	request_region (IC_PIC1, 0x1f, "pic1");
 	request_region (IC_PIC2, 0x1f, "pic2");
@@ -263,14 +266,14 @@ superio_init(struct pci_dev *pcidev)
 	/* Setup USB power regulation */
 	outb(1, sio->acpi_base + USB_REG_CR);
 	if (inb(sio->acpi_base + USB_REG_CR) & 1)
-		printk(KERN_INFO "SuperIO: USB regulator enabled\n");
+		printk(KERN_INFO PFX "USB regulator enabled\n");
 	else
-		printk(KERN_ERR "USB regulator not initialized!\n");
+		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "USB regulator not initialized!\n");
 
 	if (request_irq(pdev->irq, superio_interrupt, SA_INTERRUPT,
-			"SuperIO", (void *)sio)) {
+			SUPERIO, (void *)sio)) {
 
-		printk(KERN_ERR "SuperIO: could not get irq\n");
+		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "could not get irq\n");
 		BUG();
 		return;
 	}
@@ -284,7 +287,7 @@ static void superio_disable_irq(unsigned int irq)
 	u8 r8;
 
 	if ((irq < 1) || (irq == 2) || (irq > 7)) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "SuperIO: Illegal irq number.\n");
+		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "Illegal irq number.\n");
 		BUG();
 		return;
 	}
@@ -301,7 +304,7 @@ static void superio_enable_irq(unsigned int irq)
 	u8 r8;
 
 	if ((irq < 1) || (irq == 2) || (irq > 7)) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "SuperIO: Illegal irq number (%d).\n", irq);
+		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "Illegal irq number (%d).\n", irq);
 		BUG();
 		return;
 	}
@@ -319,7 +322,7 @@ static unsigned int superio_startup_irq(unsigned int irq)
 }
 
 static struct hw_interrupt_type superio_interrupt_type = {
-	.typename =	"SuperIO",
+	.typename =	SUPERIO,
 	.startup =	superio_startup_irq,
 	.shutdown =	superio_disable_irq,
 	.enable =	superio_enable_irq,
@@ -413,7 +416,7 @@ static void __devinit superio_serial_init(void)
 
 	retval = early_serial_setup(&serial[0]);
 	if (retval < 0) {
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "SuperIO: Register Serial #0 failed.\n");
+		printk(KERN_WARNING PFX "Register Serial #0 failed.\n");
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -423,7 +426,7 @@ static void __devinit superio_serial_init(void)
 	retval = early_serial_setup(&serial[1]);
 
 	if (retval < 0)
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "SuperIO: Register Serial #1 failed.\n");
+		printk(KERN_WARNING PFX "Register Serial #1 failed.\n");
 #endif /* CONFIG_SERIAL_8250 */
 }
 
@@ -437,7 +440,7 @@ static void __devinit superio_parport_init(void)
 			PARPORT_DMA_NONE /* dma */,
 			NULL /*struct pci_dev* */) )
 
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "SuperIO: Probing parallel port failed.\n");
+		printk(KERN_WARNING PFX "Probing parallel port failed.\n");
 #endif	/* CONFIG_PARPORT_PC */
 }
 
@@ -499,7 +502,7 @@ static struct pci_device_id superio_tbl[] = {
 };
 
 static struct pci_driver superio_driver = {
-	.name =         "SuperIO",
+	.name =         SUPERIO,
 	.id_table =     superio_tbl,
 	.probe =        superio_probe,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/parisc/wax.c b/drivers/parisc/wax.c
index 17dce2adf7fe..813c2c24ab1e 100644
--- a/drivers/parisc/wax.c
+++ b/drivers/parisc/wax.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ wax_init_chip(struct parisc_device *dev)
 	struct gsc_irq gsc_irq;
 	int ret;
 
-	wax = kmalloc(sizeof(*wax), GFP_KERNEL);
+	wax = kzalloc(sizeof(*wax), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!wax)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/drivers/parport/parport_gsc.c b/drivers/parport/parport_gsc.c
index fde29a75f888..1de52d9febf9 100644
--- a/drivers/parport/parport_gsc.c
+++ b/drivers/parport/parport_gsc.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ struct parport *__devinit parport_gsc_probe_port (unsigned long base,
 	struct parport tmp;
 	struct parport *p = &tmp;
 
-	priv = kmalloc (sizeof (struct parport_gsc_private), GFP_KERNEL);
+	priv = kzalloc (sizeof (struct parport_gsc_private), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv) {
 		printk (KERN_DEBUG "parport (0x%lx): no memory!\n", base);
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/sticore.c b/drivers/video/console/sticore.c
index a7bcd17112c0..0339f5640a78 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/sticore.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/sticore.c
@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@
 
 #define STI_DRIVERVERSION "Version 0.9a"
 
-struct sti_struct *default_sti;
+struct sti_struct *default_sti __read_mostly;
 
-static int num_sti_roms;			  /* # of STI ROMS found */
-static struct sti_struct *sti_roms[MAX_STI_ROMS]; /* ptr to each sti_struct */
+/* number of STI ROMS found and their ptrs to each struct */
+static int num_sti_roms __read_mostly;
+static struct sti_struct *sti_roms[MAX_STI_ROMS] __read_mostly;
 
 
 /* The colour indices used by STI are
@@ -266,7 +267,7 @@ sti_rom_copy(unsigned long base, unsigned long count, void *dest)
 
 
 
-static char default_sti_path[21];
+static char default_sti_path[21] __read_mostly;
 
 #ifndef MODULE
 static int __init sti_setup(char *str)
@@ -414,10 +415,10 @@ sti_init_glob_cfg(struct sti_struct *sti,
 	if (!sti->sti_mem_request)
 		sti->sti_mem_request = 256; /* STI default */
 
-	glob_cfg = kmalloc(sizeof(*sti->glob_cfg), GFP_KERNEL);
-	glob_cfg_ext = kmalloc(sizeof(*glob_cfg_ext), GFP_KERNEL);
-	save_addr = kmalloc(save_addr_size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	sti_mem_addr = kmalloc(sti->sti_mem_request, GFP_KERNEL);
+	glob_cfg = kzalloc(sizeof(*sti->glob_cfg), GFP_KERNEL);
+	glob_cfg_ext = kzalloc(sizeof(*glob_cfg_ext), GFP_KERNEL);
+	save_addr = kzalloc(save_addr_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	sti_mem_addr = kzalloc(sti->sti_mem_request, GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if (!(glob_cfg && glob_cfg_ext && save_addr && sti_mem_addr)) {
 		kfree(glob_cfg);
@@ -427,11 +428,6 @@ sti_init_glob_cfg(struct sti_struct *sti,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	memset(glob_cfg, 0, sizeof(*glob_cfg));
-	memset(glob_cfg_ext, 0, sizeof(*glob_cfg_ext));
-	memset(save_addr, 0, save_addr_size);
-	memset(sti_mem_addr, 0, sti->sti_mem_request);
-
 	glob_cfg->ext_ptr = STI_PTR(glob_cfg_ext);
 	glob_cfg->save_addr = STI_PTR(save_addr);
 	for (i=0; i<8; i++) {
@@ -502,9 +498,9 @@ sti_init_glob_cfg(struct sti_struct *sti,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FB
 struct sti_cooked_font * __init
-sti_select_fbfont( struct sti_cooked_rom *cooked_rom, char *fbfont_name )
+sti_select_fbfont(struct sti_cooked_rom *cooked_rom, const char *fbfont_name)
 {
-	struct font_desc *fbfont;
+	const struct font_desc *fbfont;
 	unsigned int size, bpc;
 	void *dest;
 	struct sti_rom_font *nf;
@@ -525,10 +521,9 @@ sti_select_fbfont( struct sti_cooked_rom *cooked_rom, char *fbfont_name )
 	size = bpc * 256;
 	size += sizeof(struct sti_rom_font);
 
-	nf = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	nf = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!nf)
 		return NULL;
-	memset(nf, 0, size);
 
 	nf->first_char = 0;
 	nf->last_char = 255;
@@ -544,7 +539,7 @@ sti_select_fbfont( struct sti_cooked_rom *cooked_rom, char *fbfont_name )
 	dest += sizeof(struct sti_rom_font);
 	memcpy(dest, fbfont->data, bpc*256);
 
-	cooked_font = kmalloc(sizeof(*cooked_font), GFP_KERNEL);
+	cooked_font = kzalloc(sizeof(*cooked_font), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!cooked_font) {
 		kfree(nf);
 		return NULL;
@@ -559,7 +554,7 @@ sti_select_fbfont( struct sti_cooked_rom *cooked_rom, char *fbfont_name )
 }
 #else
 struct sti_cooked_font * __init
-sti_select_fbfont(struct sti_cooked_rom *cooked_rom, char *fbfont_name)
+sti_select_fbfont(struct sti_cooked_rom *cooked_rom, const char *fbfont_name)
 {
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -617,7 +612,7 @@ sti_cook_fonts(struct sti_cooked_rom *cooked_rom,
 	struct sti_rom_font *raw_font, *font_start;
 	struct sti_cooked_font *cooked_font;
 	
-	cooked_font = kmalloc(sizeof(*cooked_font), GFP_KERNEL);
+	cooked_font = kzalloc(sizeof(*cooked_font), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!cooked_font)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -631,7 +626,7 @@ sti_cook_fonts(struct sti_cooked_rom *cooked_rom,
 	while (raw_font->next_font) {
 		raw_font = ((void *)font_start) + (raw_font->next_font);
 
-		cooked_font->next_font = kmalloc(sizeof(*cooked_font), GFP_KERNEL);
+		cooked_font->next_font = kzalloc(sizeof(*cooked_font), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!cooked_font->next_font)
 			return 1;
 
@@ -668,10 +663,9 @@ sti_bmode_font_raw(struct sti_cooked_font *f)
 	unsigned char *n, *p, *q;
 	int size = f->raw->bytes_per_char*256+sizeof(struct sti_rom_font);
 	
-	n = kmalloc (4*size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	n = kzalloc (4*size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!n)
 		return NULL;
-	memset (n, 0, 4*size);
 	p = n + 3;
 	q = (unsigned char *)f->raw;
 	while (size--) {
@@ -816,13 +810,12 @@ sti_try_rom_generic(unsigned long address, unsigned long hpa, struct pci_dev *pd
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	
-	sti = kmalloc(sizeof(*sti), GFP_KERNEL);
+	sti = kzalloc(sizeof(*sti), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!sti) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "Not enough memory !\n");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	memset(sti, 0, sizeof(*sti));
 	spin_lock_init(&sti->lock);
 
 test_rom:
@@ -1035,7 +1028,7 @@ static struct parisc_driver pa_sti_driver = {
  * sti_init_roms() - detects all STI ROMs and stores them in sti_roms[]
  */
 
-static int sticore_initialized;
+static int sticore_initialized __read_mostly;
 
 static void __init sti_init_roms(void)
 {