diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index e0a5ee3..a4a7c08d 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@
 static int should_fail_request(struct bio *bio)
 {
 	if ((bio->bi_bdev->bd_disk->flags & GENHD_FL_FAIL) ||
-	    (bio->bi_bdev->bd_part && bio->bi_bdev->bd_part->make_it_fail))
+	    bio->bi_bdev->bd_part->make_it_fail)
 		return should_fail(&fail_make_request, bio->bi_size);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 96e9fcc..2bd9cf4 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -1464,10 +1464,7 @@
 	if ((err = kobject_add(&rdev->kobj, &mddev->kobj, "dev-%s", b)))
 		goto fail;
 
-	if (rdev->bdev->bd_part)
-		ko = &part_to_dev(rdev->bdev->bd_part)->kobj;
-	else
-		ko = &disk_to_dev(rdev->bdev->bd_disk)->kobj;
+	ko = &part_to_dev(rdev->bdev->bd_part)->kobj;
 	if ((err = sysfs_create_link(&rdev->kobj, ko, "block"))) {
 		kobject_del(&rdev->kobj);
 		goto fail;
diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index 57d5726..c3fa19b 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -540,14 +540,6 @@
  *           /sys/block/sda/holders/dm-0 --> /sys/block/dm-0
  */
 
-static struct kobject *bdev_get_kobj(struct block_device *bdev)
-{
-	if (bdev->bd_contains != bdev)
-		return kobject_get(&part_to_dev(bdev->bd_part)->kobj);
-	else
-		return kobject_get(&disk_to_dev(bdev->bd_disk)->kobj);
-}
-
 static int add_symlink(struct kobject *from, struct kobject *to)
 {
 	if (!from || !to)
@@ -596,7 +588,7 @@
 	if (!bo->hdev)
 		goto fail_put_sdir;
 
-	bo->sdev = bdev_get_kobj(bdev);
+	bo->sdev = kobject_get(&part_to_dev(bdev->bd_part)->kobj);
 	if (!bo->sdev)
 		goto fail_put_hdev;
 
@@ -919,7 +911,6 @@
 
 static int do_open(struct block_device *bdev, struct file *file, int for_part)
 {
-	struct module *owner = NULL;
 	struct gendisk *disk;
 	struct hd_struct *part = NULL;
 	int ret;
@@ -941,25 +932,27 @@
 
 	ret = -ENXIO;
 	file->f_mapping = bdev->bd_inode->i_mapping;
+
 	lock_kernel();
+
 	disk = get_gendisk(bdev->bd_dev, &partno);
-	if (!disk) {
-		unlock_kernel();
-		bdput(bdev);
-		return ret;
-	}
-	owner = disk->fops->owner;
+	if (!disk)
+		goto out_unlock_kernel;
+	part = disk_get_part(disk, partno);
+	if (!part)
+		goto out_unlock_kernel;
 
 	mutex_lock_nested(&bdev->bd_mutex, for_part);
 	if (!bdev->bd_openers) {
 		bdev->bd_disk = disk;
+		bdev->bd_part = part;
 		bdev->bd_contains = bdev;
 		if (!partno) {
 			struct backing_dev_info *bdi;
 			if (disk->fops->open) {
 				ret = disk->fops->open(bdev->bd_inode, file);
 				if (ret)
-					goto out_first;
+					goto out_clear;
 			}
 			if (!bdev->bd_openers) {
 				bd_set_size(bdev,(loff_t)get_capacity(disk)<<9);
@@ -975,31 +968,32 @@
 			whole = bdget_disk(disk, 0);
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			if (!whole)
-				goto out_first;
+				goto out_clear;
 			BUG_ON(for_part);
 			ret = __blkdev_get(whole, file->f_mode, file->f_flags, 1);
 			if (ret)
-				goto out_first;
+				goto out_clear;
 			bdev->bd_contains = whole;
-			part = disk_get_part(disk, partno);
 			bdev->bd_inode->i_data.backing_dev_info =
 			   whole->bd_inode->i_data.backing_dev_info;
 			if (!(disk->flags & GENHD_FL_UP) ||
 			    !part || !part->nr_sects) {
 				ret = -ENXIO;
-				goto out_first;
+				goto out_clear;
 			}
-			bdev->bd_part = part;
 			bd_set_size(bdev, (loff_t)part->nr_sects << 9);
 		}
 	} else {
+		disk_put_part(part);
 		put_disk(disk);
-		module_put(owner);
+		module_put(disk->fops->owner);
+		part = NULL;
+		disk = NULL;
 		if (bdev->bd_contains == bdev) {
 			if (bdev->bd_disk->fops->open) {
 				ret = bdev->bd_disk->fops->open(bdev->bd_inode, file);
 				if (ret)
-					goto out;
+					goto out_unlock_bdev;
 			}
 			if (bdev->bd_invalidated)
 				rescan_partitions(bdev->bd_disk, bdev);
@@ -1012,20 +1006,24 @@
 	unlock_kernel();
 	return 0;
 
-out_first:
+ out_clear:
 	bdev->bd_disk = NULL;
+	bdev->bd_part = NULL;
 	bdev->bd_inode->i_data.backing_dev_info = &default_backing_dev_info;
 	if (bdev != bdev->bd_contains)
 		__blkdev_put(bdev->bd_contains, 1);
 	bdev->bd_contains = NULL;
-	put_disk(disk);
-	disk_put_part(part);
-	module_put(owner);
-out:
+ out_unlock_bdev:
 	mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_mutex);
+ out_unlock_kernel:
 	unlock_kernel();
-	if (ret)
-		bdput(bdev);
+
+	disk_put_part(part);
+	if (disk)
+		module_put(disk->fops->owner);
+	put_disk(disk);
+	bdput(bdev);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1110,11 +1108,8 @@
 
 		put_disk(disk);
 		module_put(owner);
-
-		if (bdev->bd_contains != bdev) {
-			disk_put_part(bdev->bd_part);
-			bdev->bd_part = NULL;
-		}
+		disk_put_part(bdev->bd_part);
+		bdev->bd_part = NULL;
 		bdev->bd_disk = NULL;
 		bdev->bd_inode->i_data.backing_dev_info = &default_backing_dev_info;
 		if (bdev != bdev->bd_contains)
diff --git a/fs/partitions/check.c b/fs/partitions/check.c
index f0f6049..87298c0 100644
--- a/fs/partitions/check.c
+++ b/fs/partitions/check.c
@@ -134,12 +134,7 @@
 
 const char *bdevname(struct block_device *bdev, char *buf)
 {
-	int partno = 0;
-
-	if (bdev->bd_part)
-		partno = bdev->bd_part->partno;
-
-	return disk_name(bdev->bd_disk, partno, buf);
+	return disk_name(bdev->bd_disk, bdev->bd_part->partno, buf);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bdevname);
diff --git a/include/linux/genhd.h b/include/linux/genhd.h
index 2c0e1b5..45a3682 100644
--- a/include/linux/genhd.h
+++ b/include/linux/genhd.h
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@
 
 static inline sector_t get_start_sect(struct block_device *bdev)
 {
-	return bdev->bd_contains == bdev ? 0 : bdev->bd_part->start_sect;
+	return bdev->bd_part->start_sect;
 }
 static inline sector_t get_capacity(struct gendisk *disk)
 {