diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index f191afe..ad0f4a2 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -407,6 +407,35 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_remove_bin_file);
 
+/**
+ * device_schedule_callback - helper to schedule a callback for a device
+ * @dev: device.
+ * @func: callback function to invoke later.
+ *
+ * Attribute methods must not unregister themselves or their parent device
+ * (which would amount to the same thing).  Attempts to do so will deadlock,
+ * since unregistration is mutually exclusive with driver callbacks.
+ *
+ * Instead methods can call this routine, which will attempt to allocate
+ * and schedule a workqueue request to call back @func with @dev as its
+ * argument in the workqueue's process context.  @dev will be pinned until
+ * @func returns.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if the request was submitted, -ENOMEM if storage could not
+ * be allocated.
+ *
+ * NOTE: This routine won't work if CONFIG_SYSFS isn't set!  It uses an
+ * underlying sysfs routine (since it is intended for use by attribute
+ * methods), and if sysfs isn't available you'll get nothing but -ENOSYS.
+ */
+int device_schedule_callback(struct device *dev,
+		void (*func)(struct device *))
+{
+	return sysfs_schedule_callback(&dev->kobj,
+			(void (*)(void *)) func, dev);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_schedule_callback);
+
 static void klist_children_get(struct klist_node *n)
 {
 	struct device *dev = container_of(n, struct device, knode_parent);
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
index 9c8157f..67f3347 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
 #include <linux/input.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
+#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 
 #include <linux/hid.h>
 #include <linux/hiddev.h>
@@ -654,12 +655,13 @@
 	memcpy(device->rdesc, start, size);
 	device->rsize = size;
 
-	if (!(parser = kzalloc(sizeof(struct hid_parser), GFP_KERNEL))) {
+	if (!(parser = vmalloc(sizeof(struct hid_parser)))) {
 		kfree(device->rdesc);
 		kfree(device->collection);
 		kfree(device);
 		return NULL;
 	}
+	memset(parser, 0, sizeof(struct hid_parser));
 	parser->device = device;
 
 	end = start + size;
@@ -668,7 +670,7 @@
 		if (item.format != HID_ITEM_FORMAT_SHORT) {
 			dbg("unexpected long global item");
 			hid_free_device(device);
-			kfree(parser);
+			vfree(parser);
 			return NULL;
 		}
 
@@ -676,7 +678,7 @@
 			dbg("item %u %u %u %u parsing failed\n",
 				item.format, (unsigned)item.size, (unsigned)item.type, (unsigned)item.tag);
 			hid_free_device(device);
-			kfree(parser);
+			vfree(parser);
 			return NULL;
 		}
 
@@ -684,23 +686,23 @@
 			if (parser->collection_stack_ptr) {
 				dbg("unbalanced collection at end of report description");
 				hid_free_device(device);
-				kfree(parser);
+				vfree(parser);
 				return NULL;
 			}
 			if (parser->local.delimiter_depth) {
 				dbg("unbalanced delimiter at end of report description");
 				hid_free_device(device);
-				kfree(parser);
+				vfree(parser);
 				return NULL;
 			}
-			kfree(parser);
+			vfree(parser);
 			return device;
 		}
 	}
 
 	dbg("item fetching failed at offset %d\n", (int)(end - start));
 	hid_free_device(device);
-	kfree(parser);
+	vfree(parser);
 	return NULL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hid_parse_report);
@@ -872,10 +874,6 @@
 	unsigned size = field->report_size;
 	unsigned n;
 
-	/* make sure the unused bits in the last byte are zeros */
-	if (count > 0 && size > 0)
-		data[(offset+count*size-1)/8] = 0;
-
 	for (n = 0; n < count; n++) {
 		if (field->logical_minimum < 0)	/* signed values */
 			implement(data, offset + n * size, size, s32ton(field->value[n], size));
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/ccwgroup.c b/drivers/s390/cio/ccwgroup.c
index d48e3ca..5aeb68e 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/ccwgroup.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/ccwgroup.c
@@ -71,19 +71,31 @@
  * Provide an 'ungroup' attribute so the user can remove group devices no
  * longer needed or accidentially created. Saves memory :)
  */
+static void ccwgroup_ungroup_callback(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct ccwgroup_device *gdev = to_ccwgroupdev(dev);
+
+	__ccwgroup_remove_symlinks(gdev);
+	device_unregister(dev);
+}
+
 static ssize_t
 ccwgroup_ungroup_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
 	struct ccwgroup_device *gdev;
+	int rc;
 
 	gdev = to_ccwgroupdev(dev);
 
 	if (gdev->state != CCWGROUP_OFFLINE)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	__ccwgroup_remove_symlinks(gdev);
-	device_unregister(dev);
-
+	/* Note that we cannot unregister the device from one of its
+	 * attribute methods, so we have to use this roundabout approach.
+	 */
+	rc = device_schedule_callback(dev, ccwgroup_ungroup_callback);
+	if (rc)
+		count = rc;
 	return count;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index c275dca..939de0d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -452,10 +452,22 @@
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR(rescan, S_IWUSR, NULL, store_rescan_field);
 
+static void sdev_store_delete_callback(struct device *dev)
+{
+	scsi_remove_device(to_scsi_device(dev));
+}
+
 static ssize_t sdev_store_delete(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf,
 				 size_t count)
 {
-	scsi_remove_device(to_scsi_device(dev));
+	int rc;
+
+	/* An attribute cannot be unregistered by one of its own methods,
+	 * so we have to use this roundabout approach.
+	 */
+	rc = device_schedule_callback(dev, sdev_store_delete_callback);
+	if (rc)
+		count = rc;
 	return count;
 };
 static DEVICE_ATTR(delete, S_IWUSR, NULL, sdev_store_delete);
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index 8d4d839..fc46333 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -168,12 +168,12 @@
 	ssize_t retval = 0;
 
 	down(&buffer->sem);
-	if (buffer->orphaned) {
-		retval = -ENODEV;
-		goto out;
-	}
 	if (buffer->needs_read_fill) {
-		if ((retval = fill_read_buffer(file->f_path.dentry,buffer)))
+		if (buffer->orphaned)
+			retval = -ENODEV;
+		else
+			retval = fill_read_buffer(file->f_path.dentry,buffer);
+		if (retval)
 			goto out;
 	}
 	pr_debug("%s: count = %zd, ppos = %lld, buf = %s\n",
@@ -629,6 +629,60 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_remove_file_from_group);
 
+struct sysfs_schedule_callback_struct {
+	struct kobject 		*kobj;
+	void			(*func)(void *);
+	void			*data;
+	struct work_struct	work;
+};
+
+static void sysfs_schedule_callback_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct sysfs_schedule_callback_struct *ss = container_of(work,
+			struct sysfs_schedule_callback_struct, work);
+
+	(ss->func)(ss->data);
+	kobject_put(ss->kobj);
+	kfree(ss);
+}
+
+/**
+ * sysfs_schedule_callback - helper to schedule a callback for a kobject
+ * @kobj: object we're acting for.
+ * @func: callback function to invoke later.
+ * @data: argument to pass to @func.
+ *
+ * sysfs attribute methods must not unregister themselves or their parent
+ * kobject (which would amount to the same thing).  Attempts to do so will
+ * deadlock, since unregistration is mutually exclusive with driver
+ * callbacks.
+ *
+ * Instead methods can call this routine, which will attempt to allocate
+ * and schedule a workqueue request to call back @func with @data as its
+ * argument in the workqueue's process context.  @kobj will be pinned
+ * until @func returns.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if the request was submitted, -ENOMEM if storage could not
+ * be allocated.
+ */
+int sysfs_schedule_callback(struct kobject *kobj, void (*func)(void *),
+		void *data)
+{
+	struct sysfs_schedule_callback_struct *ss;
+
+	ss = kmalloc(sizeof(*ss), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ss)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	kobject_get(kobj);
+	ss->kobj = kobj;
+	ss->func = func;
+	ss->data = data;
+	INIT_WORK(&ss->work, sysfs_schedule_callback_work);
+	schedule_work(&ss->work);
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_schedule_callback);
+
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_create_file);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_remove_file);
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/inode.c b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
index ccb7d72..4de5c6b 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
@@ -222,13 +222,17 @@
 
 static inline void orphan_all_buffers(struct inode *node)
 {
-	struct sysfs_buffer_collection *set = node->i_private;
+	struct sysfs_buffer_collection *set;
 	struct sysfs_buffer *buf;
 
 	mutex_lock_nested(&node->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_CHILD);
-	if (node->i_private) {
-		list_for_each_entry(buf, &set->associates, associates)
+	set = node->i_private;
+	if (set) {
+		list_for_each_entry(buf, &set->associates, associates) {
+			down(&buf->sem);
 			buf->orphaned = 1;
+			up(&buf->sem);
+		}
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&node->i_mutex);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index 39a3199..caad9bb 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -353,6 +353,8 @@
 					       struct bin_attribute *attr);
 extern void device_remove_bin_file(struct device *dev,
 				   struct bin_attribute *attr);
+extern int device_schedule_callback(struct device *dev,
+		void (*func)(struct device *));
 
 /* device resource management */
 typedef void (*dr_release_t)(struct device *dev, void *res);
diff --git a/include/linux/sysfs.h b/include/linux/sysfs.h
index 523405e..0544edd 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysfs.h
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
 
+extern int sysfs_schedule_callback(struct kobject *kobj,
+		void (*func)(void *), void *data);
+
 extern int __must_check
 sysfs_create_dir(struct kobject *, struct dentry *);
 
@@ -132,6 +135,12 @@
 
 #else /* CONFIG_SYSFS */
 
+static inline int sysfs_schedule_callback(struct kobject *kobj,
+		void (*func)(void *), void *data)
+{
+	return -ENOSYS;
+}
+
 static inline int sysfs_create_dir(struct kobject * k, struct dentry *shadow)
 {
 	return 0;