diff --git a/block/blk-exec.c b/block/blk-exec.c
index 8b6dc5bd4dd061..f71eac35c1b942 100644
--- a/block/blk-exec.c
+++ b/block/blk-exec.c
@@ -52,11 +52,17 @@ void blk_execute_rq_nowait(struct request_queue *q, struct gendisk *bd_disk,
 			   rq_end_io_fn *done)
 {
 	int where = at_head ? ELEVATOR_INSERT_FRONT : ELEVATOR_INSERT_BACK;
+	bool is_pm_resume;
 
 	WARN_ON(irqs_disabled());
 
 	rq->rq_disk = bd_disk;
 	rq->end_io = done;
+	/*
+	 * need to check this before __blk_run_queue(), because rq can
+	 * be freed before that returns.
+	 */
+	is_pm_resume = rq->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_PM_RESUME;
 
 	spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 
@@ -71,7 +77,7 @@ void blk_execute_rq_nowait(struct request_queue *q, struct gendisk *bd_disk,
 	__elv_add_request(q, rq, where);
 	__blk_run_queue(q);
 	/* the queue is stopped so it won't be run */
-	if (rq->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_PM_RESUME)
+	if (is_pm_resume)
 		q->request_fn(q);
 	spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c b/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c
index 3804a0af3ef192..9fe4f1865558ab 100644
--- a/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ aoe_end_request(struct aoedev *d, struct request *rq, int fastfail)
 
 	/* cf. http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/10/31/28 */
 	if (!fastfail)
-		q->request_fn(q);
+		__blk_run_queue(q);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/drivers/block/floppy.c b/drivers/block/floppy.c
index 1c49d7173966ae..2ddd64a9ffdee4 100644
--- a/drivers/block/floppy.c
+++ b/drivers/block/floppy.c
@@ -4330,6 +4330,7 @@ static int __init do_floppy_init(void)
 out_unreg_blkdev:
 	unregister_blkdev(FLOPPY_MAJOR, "fd");
 out_put_disk:
+	destroy_workqueue(floppy_wq);
 	for (drive = 0; drive < N_DRIVE; drive++) {
 		if (!disks[drive])
 			break;
@@ -4340,7 +4341,6 @@ static int __init do_floppy_init(void)
 		}
 		put_disk(disks[drive]);
 	}
-	destroy_workqueue(floppy_wq);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -4555,6 +4555,8 @@ static void __exit floppy_module_exit(void)
 	unregister_blkdev(FLOPPY_MAJOR, "fd");
 	platform_driver_unregister(&floppy_driver);
 
+	destroy_workqueue(floppy_wq);
+
 	for (drive = 0; drive < N_DRIVE; drive++) {
 		del_timer_sync(&motor_off_timer[drive]);
 
@@ -4578,7 +4580,6 @@ static void __exit floppy_module_exit(void)
 
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&fd_timeout);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&fd_timer);
-	destroy_workqueue(floppy_wq);
 
 	if (atomic_read(&usage_count))
 		floppy_release_irq_and_dma();
diff --git a/drivers/block/mtip32xx/mtip32xx.c b/drivers/block/mtip32xx/mtip32xx.c
index adc6f36564cf3c..9694dd99bbbc72 100644
--- a/drivers/block/mtip32xx/mtip32xx.c
+++ b/drivers/block/mtip32xx/mtip32xx.c
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ static void mtip_timeout_function(unsigned long int data)
 	struct mtip_cmd *command;
 	int tag, cmdto_cnt = 0;
 	unsigned int bit, group;
-	unsigned int num_command_slots = port->dd->slot_groups * 32;
+	unsigned int num_command_slots;
 	unsigned long to, tagaccum[SLOTBITS_IN_LONGS];
 
 	if (unlikely(!port))
@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ static void mtip_timeout_function(unsigned long int data)
 	}
 	/* clear the tag accumulator */
 	memset(tagaccum, 0, SLOTBITS_IN_LONGS * sizeof(long));
+	num_command_slots = port->dd->slot_groups * 32;
 
 	for (tag = 0; tag < num_command_slots; tag++) {
 		/*
@@ -2218,8 +2219,8 @@ static int exec_drive_taskfile(struct driver_data *dd,
 		fis.device);
 
 	/* check for erase mode support during secure erase.*/
-	if ((fis.command == ATA_CMD_SEC_ERASE_UNIT)
-					&& (outbuf[0] & MTIP_SEC_ERASE_MODE)) {
+	if ((fis.command == ATA_CMD_SEC_ERASE_UNIT) && outbuf &&
+					(outbuf[0] & MTIP_SEC_ERASE_MODE)) {
 		erasemode = 1;
 	}
 
@@ -2439,7 +2440,7 @@ static int mtip_hw_ioctl(struct driver_data *dd, unsigned int cmd,
  * return value
  *	None
  */
-static void mtip_hw_submit_io(struct driver_data *dd, sector_t start,
+static void mtip_hw_submit_io(struct driver_data *dd, sector_t sector,
 			      int nsect, int nents, int tag, void *callback,
 			      void *data, int dir)
 {
@@ -2447,6 +2448,7 @@ static void mtip_hw_submit_io(struct driver_data *dd, sector_t start,
 	struct mtip_port *port = dd->port;
 	struct mtip_cmd *command = &port->commands[tag];
 	int dma_dir = (dir == READ) ? DMA_FROM_DEVICE : DMA_TO_DEVICE;
+	u64 start = sector;
 
 	/* Map the scatter list for DMA access */
 	nents = dma_map_sg(&dd->pdev->dev, command->sg, nents, dma_dir);
@@ -2465,8 +2467,12 @@ static void mtip_hw_submit_io(struct driver_data *dd, sector_t start,
 	fis->opts        = 1 << 7;
 	fis->command     =
 		(dir == READ ? ATA_CMD_FPDMA_READ : ATA_CMD_FPDMA_WRITE);
-	*((unsigned int *) &fis->lba_low) = (start & 0xFFFFFF);
-	*((unsigned int *) &fis->lba_low_ex) = ((start >> 24) & 0xFFFFFF);
+	fis->lba_low     = start & 0xFF;
+	fis->lba_mid     = (start >> 8) & 0xFF;
+	fis->lba_hi      = (start >> 16) & 0xFF;
+	fis->lba_low_ex  = (start >> 24) & 0xFF;
+	fis->lba_mid_ex  = (start >> 32) & 0xFF;
+	fis->lba_hi_ex   = (start >> 40) & 0xFF;
 	fis->device	 = 1 << 6;
 	fis->features    = nsect & 0xFF;
 	fis->features_ex = (nsect >> 8) & 0xFF;
diff --git a/drivers/block/mtip32xx/mtip32xx.h b/drivers/block/mtip32xx/mtip32xx.h
index 5f4a917bd8bbcf..b1742640556a78 100644
--- a/drivers/block/mtip32xx/mtip32xx.h
+++ b/drivers/block/mtip32xx/mtip32xx.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #define PCIE_CONFIG_EXT_DEVICE_CONTROL_OFFSET	0x48
 
 /* check for erase mode support during secure erase */
-#define MTIP_SEC_ERASE_MODE     0x3
+#define MTIP_SEC_ERASE_MODE     0x2
 
 /* # of times to retry timed out/failed IOs */
 #define MTIP_MAX_RETRIES	2
@@ -155,14 +155,14 @@ enum {
 	MTIP_DDF_REBUILD_FAILED_BIT = 8,
 };
 
-__packed struct smart_attr{
+struct smart_attr {
 	u8 attr_id;
 	u16 flags;
 	u8 cur;
 	u8 worst;
 	u32 data;
 	u8 res[3];
-};
+} __packed;
 
 /* Register Frame Information Structure (FIS), host to device. */
 struct host_to_dev_fis {
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
index 02db9183ca01e8..77e6eff41cae9b 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -740,8 +740,14 @@ static void rq_completed(struct mapped_device *md, int rw, int run_queue)
 	if (!md_in_flight(md))
 		wake_up(&md->wait);
 
+	/*
+	 * Run this off this callpath, as drivers could invoke end_io while
+	 * inside their request_fn (and holding the queue lock). Calling
+	 * back into ->request_fn() could deadlock attempting to grab the
+	 * queue lock again.
+	 */
 	if (run_queue)
-		blk_run_queue(md->queue);
+		blk_run_queue_async(md->queue);
 
 	/*
 	 * dm_put() must be at the end of this function. See the comment above