diff --git a/drivers/android/binder_alloc.c b/drivers/android/binder_alloc.c
index 3f3b7b2..64fd96e 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder_alloc.c
+++ b/drivers/android/binder_alloc.c
@@ -332,6 +332,35 @@ err_no_vma:
 	return vma ? -ENOMEM : -ESRCH;
 }
 
+
+static inline void binder_alloc_set_vma(struct binder_alloc *alloc,
+		struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+	if (vma)
+		alloc->vma_vm_mm = vma->vm_mm;
+	/*
+	 * If we see alloc->vma is not NULL, buffer data structures set up
+	 * completely. Look at smp_rmb side binder_alloc_get_vma.
+	 * We also want to guarantee new alloc->vma_vm_mm is always visible
+	 * if alloc->vma is set.
+	 */
+	smp_wmb();
+	alloc->vma = vma;
+}
+
+static inline struct vm_area_struct *binder_alloc_get_vma(
+		struct binder_alloc *alloc)
+{
+	struct vm_area_struct *vma = NULL;
+
+	if (alloc->vma) {
+		/* Look at description in binder_alloc_set_vma */
+		smp_rmb();
+		vma = alloc->vma;
+	}
+	return vma;
+}
+
 static struct binder_buffer *binder_alloc_new_buf_locked(
 				struct binder_alloc *alloc,
 				size_t data_size,
@@ -348,7 +377,7 @@ static struct binder_buffer *binder_alloc_new_buf_locked(
 	size_t size, data_offsets_size;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (alloc->vma == NULL) {
+	if (!binder_alloc_get_vma(alloc)) {
 		binder_alloc_debug(BINDER_DEBUG_USER_ERROR,
 				   "%d: binder_alloc_buf, no vma\n",
 				   alloc->pid);
@@ -723,9 +752,7 @@ int binder_alloc_mmap_handler(struct binder_alloc *alloc,
 	buffer->free = 1;
 	binder_insert_free_buffer(alloc, buffer);
 	alloc->free_async_space = alloc->buffer_size / 2;
-	barrier();
-	alloc->vma = vma;
-	alloc->vma_vm_mm = vma->vm_mm;
+	binder_alloc_set_vma(alloc, vma);
 	mmgrab(alloc->vma_vm_mm);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -754,10 +781,10 @@ void binder_alloc_deferred_release(struct binder_alloc *alloc)
 	int buffers, page_count;
 	struct binder_buffer *buffer;
 
-	BUG_ON(alloc->vma);
-
 	buffers = 0;
 	mutex_lock(&alloc->mutex);
+	BUG_ON(alloc->vma);
+
 	while ((n = rb_first(&alloc->allocated_buffers))) {
 		buffer = rb_entry(n, struct binder_buffer, rb_node);
 
@@ -900,7 +927,7 @@ int binder_alloc_get_allocated_count(struct binder_alloc *alloc)
  */
 void binder_alloc_vma_close(struct binder_alloc *alloc)
 {
-	WRITE_ONCE(alloc->vma, NULL);
+	binder_alloc_set_vma(alloc, NULL);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -935,7 +962,7 @@ enum lru_status binder_alloc_free_page(struct list_head *item,
 
 	index = page - alloc->pages;
 	page_addr = (uintptr_t)alloc->buffer + index * PAGE_SIZE;
-	vma = alloc->vma;
+	vma = binder_alloc_get_vma(alloc);
 	if (vma) {
 		if (!mmget_not_zero(alloc->vma_vm_mm))
 			goto err_mmget;
diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
index 0943e70..b3c0498 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
@@ -209,21 +209,24 @@ static struct fw_priv *__lookup_fw_priv(const char *fw_name)
 static int alloc_lookup_fw_priv(const char *fw_name,
 				struct firmware_cache *fwc,
 				struct fw_priv **fw_priv, void *dbuf,
-				size_t size)
+				size_t size, enum fw_opt opt_flags)
 {
 	struct fw_priv *tmp;
 
 	spin_lock(&fwc->lock);
-	tmp = __lookup_fw_priv(fw_name);
-	if (tmp) {
-		kref_get(&tmp->ref);
-		spin_unlock(&fwc->lock);
-		*fw_priv = tmp;
-		pr_debug("batched request - sharing the same struct fw_priv and lookup for multiple requests\n");
-		return 1;
+	if (!(opt_flags & FW_OPT_NOCACHE)) {
+		tmp = __lookup_fw_priv(fw_name);
+		if (tmp) {
+			kref_get(&tmp->ref);
+			spin_unlock(&fwc->lock);
+			*fw_priv = tmp;
+			pr_debug("batched request - sharing the same struct fw_priv and lookup for multiple requests\n");
+			return 1;
+		}
 	}
+
 	tmp = __allocate_fw_priv(fw_name, fwc, dbuf, size);
-	if (tmp)
+	if (tmp && !(opt_flags & FW_OPT_NOCACHE))
 		list_add(&tmp->list, &fwc->head);
 	spin_unlock(&fwc->lock);
 
@@ -493,7 +496,8 @@ int assign_fw(struct firmware *fw, struct device *device,
  */
 static int
 _request_firmware_prepare(struct firmware **firmware_p, const char *name,
-			  struct device *device, void *dbuf, size_t size)
+			  struct device *device, void *dbuf, size_t size,
+			  enum fw_opt opt_flags)
 {
 	struct firmware *firmware;
 	struct fw_priv *fw_priv;
@@ -511,7 +515,8 @@ _request_firmware_prepare(struct firmware **firmware_p, const char *name,
 		return 0; /* assigned */
 	}
 
-	ret = alloc_lookup_fw_priv(name, &fw_cache, &fw_priv, dbuf, size);
+	ret = alloc_lookup_fw_priv(name, &fw_cache, &fw_priv, dbuf, size,
+				  opt_flags);
 
 	/*
 	 * bind with 'priv' now to avoid warning in failure path
@@ -571,7 +576,8 @@ _request_firmware(const struct firmware **firmware_p, const char *name,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	ret = _request_firmware_prepare(&fw, name, device, buf, size);
+	ret = _request_firmware_prepare(&fw, name, device, buf, size,
+					opt_flags);
 	if (ret <= 0) /* error or already assigned */
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/dfl-fme-pr.c b/drivers/fpga/dfl-fme-pr.c
index fc9fd2d..0b84053 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/dfl-fme-pr.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/dfl-fme-pr.c
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ static int pr_mgmt_init(struct platform_device *pdev,
 		/* Create region for each port */
 		fme_region = dfl_fme_create_region(pdata, mgr,
 						   fme_br->br, i);
-		if (!fme_region) {
+		if (IS_ERR(fme_region)) {
 			ret = PTR_ERR(fme_region);
 			goto destroy_region;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c b/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
index b1b548a..c71cc85 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
@@ -1291,6 +1291,9 @@ static ssize_t vmbus_chan_attr_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 	if (!attribute->show)
 		return -EIO;
 
+	if (chan->state != CHANNEL_OPENED_STATE)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	return attribute->show(chan, buf);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/misc/hmc6352.c b/drivers/misc/hmc6352.c
index eeb7eef..38f90e1 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/hmc6352.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/hmc6352.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/sysfs.h>
+#include <linux/nospec.h>
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(compass_mutex);
 
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ static int compass_store(struct device *dev, const char *buf, size_t count,
 		return ret;
 	if (val >= strlen(map))
 		return -EINVAL;
+	val = array_index_nospec(val, strlen(map));
 	mutex_lock(&compass_mutex);
 	ret = compass_command(c, map[val]);
 	mutex_unlock(&compass_mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/ibmvmc.c b/drivers/misc/ibmvmc.c
index 8f82bb9..b8aaa68 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ibmvmc.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ibmvmc.c
@@ -2131,7 +2131,7 @@ static int ibmvmc_init_crq_queue(struct crq_server_adapter *adapter)
 	retrc = plpar_hcall_norets(H_REG_CRQ,
 				   vdev->unit_address,
 				   queue->msg_token, PAGE_SIZE);
-	retrc = rc;
+	rc = retrc;
 
 	if (rc == H_RESOURCE)
 		rc = ibmvmc_reset_crq_queue(adapter);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c b/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
index 7bba62a..fc3872f 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
@@ -521,17 +521,15 @@ int mei_cldev_enable(struct mei_cl_device *cldev)
 
 	cl = cldev->cl;
 
+	mutex_lock(&bus->device_lock);
 	if (cl->state == MEI_FILE_UNINITIALIZED) {
-		mutex_lock(&bus->device_lock);
 		ret = mei_cl_link(cl);
-		mutex_unlock(&bus->device_lock);
 		if (ret)
-			return ret;
+			goto out;
 		/* update pointers */
 		cl->cldev = cldev;
 	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&bus->device_lock);
 	if (mei_cl_is_connected(cl)) {
 		ret = 0;
 		goto out;
@@ -616,9 +614,8 @@ int mei_cldev_disable(struct mei_cl_device *cldev)
 	if (err < 0)
 		dev_err(bus->dev, "Could not disconnect from the ME client\n");
 
-out:
 	mei_cl_bus_module_put(cldev);
-
+out:
 	/* Flush queues and remove any pending read */
 	mei_cl_flush_queues(cl, NULL);
 	mei_cl_unlink(cl);
@@ -876,12 +873,13 @@ static void mei_cl_bus_dev_release(struct device *dev)
 
 	mei_me_cl_put(cldev->me_cl);
 	mei_dev_bus_put(cldev->bus);
+	mei_cl_unlink(cldev->cl);
 	kfree(cldev->cl);
 	kfree(cldev);
 }
 
 static const struct device_type mei_cl_device_type = {
-	.release	= mei_cl_bus_dev_release,
+	.release = mei_cl_bus_dev_release,
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/client.c b/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
index 4ab6251..ebdcf0b 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
@@ -1767,7 +1767,7 @@ out:
 		}
 	}
 
-	rets = buf->size;
+	rets = len;
 err:
 	cl_dbg(dev, cl, "rpm: autosuspend\n");
 	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(dev->dev);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/hbm.c b/drivers/misc/mei/hbm.c
index 09e233d..e56f3e7 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/hbm.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/hbm.c
@@ -1161,15 +1161,18 @@ int mei_hbm_dispatch(struct mei_device *dev, struct mei_msg_hdr *hdr)
 
 		props_res = (struct hbm_props_response *)mei_msg;
 
-		if (props_res->status) {
+		if (props_res->status == MEI_HBMS_CLIENT_NOT_FOUND) {
+			dev_dbg(dev->dev, "hbm: properties response: %d CLIENT_NOT_FOUND\n",
+				props_res->me_addr);
+		} else if (props_res->status) {
 			dev_err(dev->dev, "hbm: properties response: wrong status = %d %s\n",
 				props_res->status,
 				mei_hbm_status_str(props_res->status));
 			return -EPROTO;
+		} else {
+			mei_hbm_me_cl_add(dev, props_res);
 		}
 
-		mei_hbm_me_cl_add(dev, props_res);
-
 		/* request property for the next client */
 		if (mei_hbm_prop_req(dev, props_res->me_addr + 1))
 			return -EIO;
diff --git a/tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c b/tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c
index dbf6e8b..bbb2a8e 100644
--- a/tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c
+++ b/tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ static int kvp_key_delete(int pool, const __u8 *key, int key_size)
 		 * Found a match; just move the remaining
 		 * entries up.
 		 */
-		if (i == num_records) {
+		if (i == (num_records - 1)) {
 			kvp_file_info[pool].num_records--;
 			kvp_update_file(pool);
 			return 0;