diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2.c b/drivers/net/bnx2.c
index 5bacb7587df4..7d824cf8ee2d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2.c
@@ -2510,7 +2510,7 @@ bnx2_init_cpus(struct bnx2 *bp)
 	if (CHIP_NUM(bp) == CHIP_NUM_5709) {
 		fw = &bnx2_cp_fw_09;
 
-		load_cpu_fw(bp, &cpu_reg, fw);
+		rc = load_cpu_fw(bp, &cpu_reg, fw);
 		if (rc)
 			goto init_cpu_err;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
index 92420f007b97..760d04a671f9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
@@ -325,11 +325,6 @@ static int sp_rebuild_header(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 static void sp_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	static char ax25_bcast[AX25_ADDR_LEN] =
-		{'Q'<<1,'S'<<1,'T'<<1,' '<<1,' '<<1,' '<<1,'0'<<1};
-	static char ax25_test[AX25_ADDR_LEN] =
-		{'L'<<1,'I'<<1,'N'<<1,'U'<<1,'X'<<1,' '<<1,'1'<<1};
-
 	/* Finish setting up the DEVICE info. */
 	dev->mtu		= SIXP_MTU;
 	dev->hard_start_xmit	= sp_xmit;
@@ -347,8 +342,8 @@ static void sp_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->tx_timeout		= NULL;
 
 	/* Only activated in AX.25 mode */
-	memcpy(dev->broadcast, ax25_bcast, AX25_ADDR_LEN);
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, ax25_test, AX25_ADDR_LEN);
+	memcpy(dev->broadcast, &ax25_bcast, AX25_ADDR_LEN);
+	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, &ax25_defaddr, AX25_ADDR_LEN);
 
 	SET_MODULE_OWNER(dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c
index 3c33d6f6a6a6..8a83db0fb3b7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c
@@ -1141,12 +1141,6 @@ static int baycom_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
  */
 static void baycom_probe(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	static char ax25_bcast[AX25_ADDR_LEN] = {
-		'Q' << 1, 'S' << 1, 'T' << 1, ' ' << 1, ' ' << 1, ' ' << 1, '0' << 1
-	};
-	static char ax25_nocall[AX25_ADDR_LEN] = {
-		'L' << 1, 'I' << 1, 'N' << 1, 'U' << 1, 'X' << 1, ' ' << 1, '1' << 1
-	};
 	const struct hdlcdrv_channel_params dflt_ch_params = { 
 		20, 2, 10, 40, 0 
 	};
@@ -1182,8 +1176,8 @@ static void baycom_probe(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->hard_header_len = AX25_MAX_HEADER_LEN + AX25_BPQ_HEADER_LEN;
 	dev->mtu = AX25_DEF_PACLEN;        /* eth_mtu is the default */
 	dev->addr_len = AX25_ADDR_LEN;     /* sizeof an ax.25 address */
-	memcpy(dev->broadcast, ax25_bcast, AX25_ADDR_LEN);
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, ax25_nocall, AX25_ADDR_LEN);
+	memcpy(dev->broadcast, &ax25_bcast, AX25_ADDR_LEN);
+	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, &ax25_nocall, AX25_ADDR_LEN);
 	dev->tx_queue_len = 16;
 
 	/* New style flags */
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
index 889f338132fa..5b788d84011f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
@@ -88,11 +88,6 @@
 
 static char banner[] __initdata = KERN_INFO "AX.25: bpqether driver version 004\n";
 
-static unsigned char ax25_bcast[AX25_ADDR_LEN] =
-	{'Q' << 1, 'S' << 1, 'T' << 1, ' ' << 1, ' ' << 1, ' ' << 1, '0' << 1};
-static unsigned char ax25_defaddr[AX25_ADDR_LEN] =
-	{'L' << 1, 'I' << 1, 'N' << 1, 'U' << 1, 'X' << 1, ' ' << 1, '1' << 1};
-
 static char bcast_addr[6]={0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF};
 
 static char bpq_eth_addr[6];
@@ -487,8 +482,8 @@ static void bpq_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->do_ioctl	     = bpq_ioctl;
 	dev->destructor	     = free_netdev;
 
-	memcpy(dev->broadcast, ax25_bcast, AX25_ADDR_LEN);
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr,  ax25_defaddr, AX25_ADDR_LEN);
+	memcpy(dev->broadcast, &ax25_bcast, AX25_ADDR_LEN);
+	memcpy(dev->dev_addr,  &ax25_defaddr, AX25_ADDR_LEN);
 
 	dev->flags      = 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/dmascc.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/dmascc.c
index e6e721aff6f6..0fbb414b5a4d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/dmascc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/dmascc.c
@@ -264,12 +264,6 @@ static int io[MAX_NUM_DEVS] __initdata = { 0, };
 
 /* Beware! hw[] is also used in cleanup_module(). */
 static struct scc_hardware hw[NUM_TYPES] __initdata_or_module = HARDWARE;
-static char ax25_broadcast[7] __initdata =
-    { 'Q' << 1, 'S' << 1, 'T' << 1, ' ' << 1, ' ' << 1, ' ' << 1,
-'0' << 1 };
-static char ax25_test[7] __initdata =
-    { 'L' << 1, 'I' << 1, 'N' << 1, 'U' << 1, 'X' << 1, ' ' << 1,
-'1' << 1 };
 
 
 /* Global variables */
@@ -443,8 +437,8 @@ static void __init dev_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->mtu = 1500;
 	dev->addr_len = AX25_ADDR_LEN;
 	dev->tx_queue_len = 64;
-	memcpy(dev->broadcast, ax25_broadcast, AX25_ADDR_LEN);
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, ax25_test, AX25_ADDR_LEN);
+	memcpy(dev->broadcast, &ax25_bcast, AX25_ADDR_LEN);
+	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, &ax25_defaddr, AX25_ADDR_LEN);
 }
 
 static int __init setup_adapter(int card_base, int type, int n)
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/hdlcdrv.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/hdlcdrv.c
index dacc7687b97f..452873e7c68f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/hdlcdrv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/hdlcdrv.c
@@ -63,18 +63,6 @@
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-/*
- * The name of the card. Is used for messages and in the requests for
- * io regions, irqs and dma channels
- */
-
-static char ax25_bcast[AX25_ADDR_LEN] =
-{'Q' << 1, 'S' << 1, 'T' << 1, ' ' << 1, ' ' << 1, ' ' << 1, '0' << 1};
-static char ax25_nocall[AX25_ADDR_LEN] =
-{'L' << 1, 'I' << 1, 'N' << 1, 'U' << 1, 'X' << 1, ' ' << 1, '1' << 1};
-
-/* --------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
 #define KISS_VERBOSE
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -709,8 +697,8 @@ static void hdlcdrv_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->hard_header_len = AX25_MAX_HEADER_LEN + AX25_BPQ_HEADER_LEN;
 	dev->mtu = AX25_DEF_PACLEN;        /* eth_mtu is the default */
 	dev->addr_len = AX25_ADDR_LEN;     /* sizeof an ax.25 address */
-	memcpy(dev->broadcast, ax25_bcast, AX25_ADDR_LEN);
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, ax25_nocall, AX25_ADDR_LEN);
+	memcpy(dev->broadcast, &ax25_bcast, AX25_ADDR_LEN);
+	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, &ax25_defaddr, AX25_ADDR_LEN);
 	dev->tx_queue_len = 16;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
index d8715b200c17..d08fbc396648 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
@@ -672,11 +672,6 @@ static struct net_device_stats *ax_get_stats(struct net_device *dev)
 
 static void ax_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	static char ax25_bcast[AX25_ADDR_LEN] =
-		{'Q'<<1,'S'<<1,'T'<<1,' '<<1,' '<<1,' '<<1,'0'<<1};
-	static char ax25_test[AX25_ADDR_LEN] =
-		{'L'<<1,'I'<<1,'N'<<1,'U'<<1,'X'<<1,' '<<1,'1'<<1};
-
 	/* Finish setting up the DEVICE info. */
 	dev->mtu             = AX_MTU;
 	dev->hard_start_xmit = ax_xmit;
@@ -691,8 +686,8 @@ static void ax_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->hard_header     = ax_header;
 	dev->rebuild_header  = ax_rebuild_header;
 
-	memcpy(dev->broadcast, ax25_bcast, AX25_ADDR_LEN);
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr,  ax25_test,  AX25_ADDR_LEN);
+	memcpy(dev->broadcast, &ax25_bcast, AX25_ADDR_LEN);
+	memcpy(dev->dev_addr,  &ax25_defaddr,  AX25_ADDR_LEN);
 
 	dev->flags      = IFF_BROADCAST | IFF_MULTICAST;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c
index ec9b6d9b6f05..2ce047e9d262 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c
@@ -1540,11 +1540,6 @@ static int scc_net_alloc(const char *name, struct scc_channel *scc)
 /* *			    Network driver methods		      * */
 /* ******************************************************************** */
 
-static unsigned char ax25_bcast[AX25_ADDR_LEN] =
-{'Q' << 1, 'S' << 1, 'T' << 1, ' ' << 1, ' ' << 1, ' ' << 1, '0' << 1};
-static unsigned char ax25_nocall[AX25_ADDR_LEN] =
-{'L' << 1, 'I' << 1, 'N' << 1, 'U' << 1, 'X' << 1, ' ' << 1, '1' << 1};
-
 /* ----> Initialize device <----- */
 
 static void scc_net_setup(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -1562,8 +1557,8 @@ static void scc_net_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->do_ioctl        = scc_net_ioctl;
 	dev->tx_timeout      = NULL;
 
-	memcpy(dev->broadcast, ax25_bcast,  AX25_ADDR_LEN);
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr,  ax25_nocall, AX25_ADDR_LEN);
+	memcpy(dev->broadcast, &ax25_bcast,  AX25_ADDR_LEN);
+	memcpy(dev->dev_addr,  &ax25_defaddr, AX25_ADDR_LEN);
  
 	dev->flags      = 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c
index 3c4455bd466d..6d74f08720d5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c
@@ -156,11 +156,6 @@ static struct net_device *yam_devs[NR_PORTS];
 
 static struct yam_mcs *yam_data;
 
-static char ax25_bcast[7] =
-{'Q' << 1, 'S' << 1, 'T' << 1, ' ' << 1, ' ' << 1, ' ' << 1, '0' << 1};
-static char ax25_test[7] =
-{'L' << 1, 'I' << 1, 'N' << 1, 'U' << 1, 'X' << 1, ' ' << 1, '1' << 1};
-
 static DEFINE_TIMER(yam_timer, NULL, 0, 0);
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -1115,8 +1110,8 @@ static void yam_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->hard_header_len = AX25_MAX_HEADER_LEN;
 	dev->mtu = AX25_MTU;
 	dev->addr_len = AX25_ADDR_LEN;
-	memcpy(dev->broadcast, ax25_bcast, AX25_ADDR_LEN);
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, ax25_test, AX25_ADDR_LEN);
+	memcpy(dev->broadcast, &ax25_bcast, AX25_ADDR_LEN);
+	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, &ax25_defaddr, AX25_ADDR_LEN);
 }
 
 static int __init yam_init_driver(void)
diff --git a/include/linux/if_addr.h b/include/linux/if_addr.h
index dbe8f6120a40..d557e4ce9b6b 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_addr.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_addr.h
@@ -52,4 +52,10 @@ struct ifa_cacheinfo
 	__u32	tstamp; /* updated timestamp, hundredths of seconds */
 };
 
+/* backwards compatibility for userspace */
+#ifndef __KERNEL__
+#define IFA_RTA(r)  ((struct rtattr*)(((char*)(r)) + NLMSG_ALIGN(sizeof(struct ifaddrmsg))))
+#define IFA_PAYLOAD(n) NLMSG_PAYLOAD(n,sizeof(struct ifaddrmsg))
+#endif
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/if_link.h b/include/linux/if_link.h
index e963a077e6f5..35ed3b5467f3 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_link.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_link.h
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ enum
 
 #define IFLA_MAX (__IFLA_MAX - 1)
 
+/* backwards compatibility for userspace */
+#ifndef __KERNEL__
+#define IFLA_RTA(r)  ((struct rtattr*)(((char*)(r)) + NLMSG_ALIGN(sizeof(struct ifinfomsg))))
+#define IFLA_PAYLOAD(n) NLMSG_PAYLOAD(n,sizeof(struct ifinfomsg))
+#endif
+
 /* ifi_flags.
 
    IFF_* flags.
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index c57088f575a3..6be767c76b37 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -193,13 +193,20 @@ struct hh_cache
 {
 	struct hh_cache *hh_next;	/* Next entry			     */
 	atomic_t	hh_refcnt;	/* number of users                   */
-	__be16		hh_type;	/* protocol identifier, f.e ETH_P_IP
+/*
+ * We want hh_output, hh_len, hh_lock and hh_data be a in a separate
+ * cache line on SMP.
+ * They are mostly read, but hh_refcnt may be changed quite frequently,
+ * incurring cache line ping pongs.
+ */
+	__be16		hh_type ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
+					/* protocol identifier, f.e ETH_P_IP
                                          *  NOTE:  For VLANs, this will be the
                                          *  encapuslated type. --BLG
                                          */
 	u16		hh_len;		/* length of header */
 	int		(*hh_output)(struct sk_buff *skb);
-	rwlock_t	hh_lock;
+	seqlock_t	hh_lock;
 
 	/* cached hardware header; allow for machine alignment needs.        */
 #define HH_DATA_MOD	16
diff --git a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
index 493297acdae8..4a629ea70cc4 100644
--- a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #include <linux/netlink.h>
 #include <linux/if_link.h>
+#include <linux/if_addr.h>
+#include <linux/neighbour.h>
 
 /****
  *		Routing/neighbour discovery messages.
diff --git a/include/linux/xfrm.h b/include/linux/xfrm.h
index 088ba8113f7e..9529ea1ae392 100644
--- a/include/linux/xfrm.h
+++ b/include/linux/xfrm.h
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ struct xfrm_user_report {
 #define XFRMGRP_EXPIRE		2
 #define XFRMGRP_SA		4
 #define XFRMGRP_POLICY		8
-#define XFRMGRP_REPORT		0x10
+#define XFRMGRP_REPORT		0x20
 #endif
 
 enum xfrm_nlgroups {
diff --git a/include/net/ax25.h b/include/net/ax25.h
index 69374cd1a857..e1d116f11923 100644
--- a/include/net/ax25.h
+++ b/include/net/ax25.h
@@ -282,15 +282,17 @@ extern void ax25_fillin_cb(ax25_cb *, ax25_dev *);
 extern struct sock *ax25_make_new(struct sock *, struct ax25_dev *);
 
 /* ax25_addr.c */
-extern ax25_address null_ax25_address;
-extern char *ax2asc(char *buf, ax25_address *);
-extern void asc2ax(ax25_address *addr, char *callsign);
-extern int  ax25cmp(ax25_address *, ax25_address *);
-extern int  ax25digicmp(ax25_digi *, ax25_digi *);
-extern unsigned char *ax25_addr_parse(unsigned char *, int, ax25_address *, ax25_address *, ax25_digi *, int *, int *);
-extern int  ax25_addr_build(unsigned char *, ax25_address *, ax25_address *, ax25_digi *, int, int);
-extern int  ax25_addr_size(ax25_digi *);
-extern void ax25_digi_invert(ax25_digi *, ax25_digi *);
+extern const ax25_address ax25_bcast;
+extern const ax25_address ax25_defaddr;
+extern const ax25_address null_ax25_address;
+extern int ax25cmp(const ax25_address *, const ax25_address *);
+extern int ax25digicmp(const ax25_digi *, const ax25_digi *);
+extern const unsigned char *ax25_addr_parse(const unsigned char *, int,
+	ax25_address *, ax25_address *, ax25_digi *, int *, int *);
+extern int  ax25_addr_build(unsigned char *, const ax25_address *,
+	const ax25_address *, const ax25_digi *, int, int);
+extern int  ax25_addr_size(const ax25_digi *);
+extern void ax25_digi_invert(const ax25_digi *, ax25_digi *);
 
 /* ax25_dev.c */
 extern ax25_dev *ax25_dev_list;
diff --git a/include/net/neighbour.h b/include/net/neighbour.h
index 23967031ddb7..3725b93c52f3 100644
--- a/include/net/neighbour.h
+++ b/include/net/neighbour.h
@@ -309,6 +309,24 @@ static inline int neigh_event_send(struct neighbour *neigh, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int neigh_hh_output(struct hh_cache *hh, struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	unsigned seq;
+	int hh_len;
+
+	do {
+		int hh_alen;
+
+		seq = read_seqbegin(&hh->hh_lock);
+		hh_len = hh->hh_len;
+		hh_alen = HH_DATA_ALIGN(hh_len);
+		memcpy(skb->data - hh_alen, hh->hh_data, hh_alen);
+	} while (read_seqretry(&hh->hh_lock, seq));
+
+	skb_push(skb, hh_len);
+	return hh->hh_output(skb);
+}
+
 static inline struct neighbour *
 __neigh_lookup(struct neigh_table *tbl, const void *pkey, struct net_device *dev, int creat)
 {
diff --git a/net/ax25/ax25_addr.c b/net/ax25/ax25_addr.c
index 5f0896ad0042..21a0616152fc 100644
--- a/net/ax25/ax25_addr.c
+++ b/net/ax25/ax25_addr.c
@@ -29,17 +29,26 @@
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 
 /*
- *	The null address is defined as a callsign of all spaces with an
- *	SSID of zero.
+ * The default broadcast address of an interface is QST-0; the default address
+ * is LINUX-1.  The null address is defined as a callsign of all spaces with
+ * an SSID of zero.
  */
-ax25_address null_ax25_address = {{0x40, 0x40, 0x40, 0x40, 0x40, 0x40, 0x00}};
 
+const ax25_address ax25_bcast =
+	{{'Q' << 1, 'S' << 1, 'T' << 1, ' ' << 1, ' ' << 1, ' ' << 1, 0 << 1}};
+const ax25_address ax25_defaddr =
+	{{'L' << 1, 'I' << 1, 'N' << 1, 'U' << 1, 'X' << 1, ' ' << 1, 1 << 1}};
+const ax25_address null_ax25_address =
+	{{' ' << 1, ' ' << 1, ' ' << 1, ' ' << 1, ' ' << 1, ' ' << 1, 0 << 1}};
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ax25_bcast);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ax25_defaddr);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(null_ax25_address);
 
 /*
  *	ax25 -> ascii conversion
  */
-char *ax2asc(char *buf, ax25_address *a)
+char *ax2asc(char *buf, const ax25_address *a)
 {
 	char c, *s;
 	int n;
@@ -72,7 +81,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ax2asc);
 /*
  *	ascii -> ax25 conversion
  */
-void asc2ax(ax25_address *addr, char *callsign)
+void asc2ax(ax25_address *addr, const char *callsign)
 {
 	char *s;
 	int n;
@@ -107,7 +116,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(asc2ax);
 /*
  *	Compare two ax.25 addresses
  */
-int ax25cmp(ax25_address *a, ax25_address *b)
+int ax25cmp(const ax25_address *a, const ax25_address *b)
 {
 	int ct = 0;
 
@@ -128,7 +137,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ax25cmp);
 /*
  *	Compare two AX.25 digipeater paths.
  */
-int ax25digicmp(ax25_digi *digi1, ax25_digi *digi2)
+int ax25digicmp(const ax25_digi *digi1, const ax25_digi *digi2)
 {
 	int i;
 
@@ -149,7 +158,9 @@ int ax25digicmp(ax25_digi *digi1, ax25_digi *digi2)
  *	Given an AX.25 address pull of to, from, digi list, command/response and the start of data
  *
  */
-unsigned char *ax25_addr_parse(unsigned char *buf, int len, ax25_address *src, ax25_address *dest, ax25_digi *digi, int *flags, int *dama)
+const unsigned char *ax25_addr_parse(const unsigned char *buf, int len,
+	ax25_address *src, ax25_address *dest, ax25_digi *digi, int *flags,
+	int *dama)
 {
 	int d = 0;
 
@@ -204,7 +215,8 @@ unsigned char *ax25_addr_parse(unsigned char *buf, int len, ax25_address *src, a
 /*
  *	Assemble an AX.25 header from the bits
  */
-int ax25_addr_build(unsigned char *buf, ax25_address *src, ax25_address *dest, ax25_digi *d, int flag, int modulus)
+int ax25_addr_build(unsigned char *buf, const ax25_address *src,
+	const ax25_address *dest, const ax25_digi *d, int flag, int modulus)
 {
 	int len = 0;
 	int ct  = 0;
@@ -261,7 +273,7 @@ int ax25_addr_build(unsigned char *buf, ax25_address *src, ax25_address *dest, a
 	return len;
 }
 
-int ax25_addr_size(ax25_digi *dp)
+int ax25_addr_size(const ax25_digi *dp)
 {
 	if (dp == NULL)
 		return 2 * AX25_ADDR_LEN;
@@ -272,7 +284,7 @@ int ax25_addr_size(ax25_digi *dp)
 /*
  *	Reverse Digipeat List. May not pass both parameters as same struct
  */
-void ax25_digi_invert(ax25_digi *in, ax25_digi *out)
+void ax25_digi_invert(const ax25_digi *in, ax25_digi *out)
 {
 	int ct;
 
diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c
index 0ab1987b9348..e7300b6b4079 100644
--- a/net/core/neighbour.c
+++ b/net/core/neighbour.c
@@ -577,9 +577,10 @@ void neigh_destroy(struct neighbour *neigh)
 	while ((hh = neigh->hh) != NULL) {
 		neigh->hh = hh->hh_next;
 		hh->hh_next = NULL;
-		write_lock_bh(&hh->hh_lock);
+
+		write_seqlock_bh(&hh->hh_lock);
 		hh->hh_output = neigh_blackhole;
-		write_unlock_bh(&hh->hh_lock);
+		write_sequnlock_bh(&hh->hh_lock);
 		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&hh->hh_refcnt))
 			kfree(hh);
 	}
@@ -897,9 +898,9 @@ static void neigh_update_hhs(struct neighbour *neigh)
 
 	if (update) {
 		for (hh = neigh->hh; hh; hh = hh->hh_next) {
-			write_lock_bh(&hh->hh_lock);
+			write_seqlock_bh(&hh->hh_lock);
 			update(hh, neigh->dev, neigh->ha);
-			write_unlock_bh(&hh->hh_lock);
+			write_sequnlock_bh(&hh->hh_lock);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -1089,7 +1090,7 @@ static void neigh_hh_init(struct neighbour *n, struct dst_entry *dst,
 			break;
 
 	if (!hh && (hh = kzalloc(sizeof(*hh), GFP_ATOMIC)) != NULL) {
-		rwlock_init(&hh->hh_lock);
+		seqlock_init(&hh->hh_lock);
 		hh->hh_type = protocol;
 		atomic_set(&hh->hh_refcnt, 0);
 		hh->hh_next = NULL;
diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index b3c559b9ac35..8a271285f2f3 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ static void arp_reply(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	unsigned char *arp_ptr;
 	int size, type = ARPOP_REPLY, ptype = ETH_P_ARP;
 	__be32 sip, tip;
+	unsigned char *sha;
 	struct sk_buff *send_skb;
 	struct netpoll *np = NULL;
 
@@ -356,9 +357,14 @@ static void arp_reply(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	    arp->ar_op != htons(ARPOP_REQUEST))
 		return;
 
-	arp_ptr = (unsigned char *)(arp+1) + skb->dev->addr_len;
+	arp_ptr = (unsigned char *)(arp+1);
+	/* save the location of the src hw addr */
+	sha = arp_ptr;
+	arp_ptr += skb->dev->addr_len;
 	memcpy(&sip, arp_ptr, 4);
-	arp_ptr += 4 + skb->dev->addr_len;
+	arp_ptr += 4;
+	/* if we actually cared about dst hw addr, it would get copied here */
+	arp_ptr += skb->dev->addr_len;
 	memcpy(&tip, arp_ptr, 4);
 
 	/* Should we ignore arp? */
@@ -381,7 +387,7 @@ static void arp_reply(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	if (np->dev->hard_header &&
 	    np->dev->hard_header(send_skb, skb->dev, ptype,
-				 np->remote_mac, np->local_mac,
+				 sha, np->local_mac,
 				 send_skb->len) < 0) {
 		kfree_skb(send_skb);
 		return;
@@ -405,7 +411,7 @@ static void arp_reply(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	arp_ptr += np->dev->addr_len;
 	memcpy(arp_ptr, &tip, 4);
 	arp_ptr += 4;
-	memcpy(arp_ptr, np->remote_mac, np->dev->addr_len);
+	memcpy(arp_ptr, sha, np->dev->addr_len);
 	arp_ptr += np->dev->addr_len;
 	memcpy(arp_ptr, &sip, 4);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
index a35209d517ad..f071f84808fa 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ip_build_and_send_pkt);
 static inline int ip_finish_output2(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct dst_entry *dst = skb->dst;
-	struct hh_cache *hh = dst->hh;
 	struct net_device *dev = dst->dev;
 	int hh_len = LL_RESERVED_SPACE(dev);
 
@@ -183,16 +182,9 @@ static inline int ip_finish_output2(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		skb = skb2;
 	}
 
-	if (hh) {
-		int hh_alen;
-
-		read_lock_bh(&hh->hh_lock);
-		hh_alen = HH_DATA_ALIGN(hh->hh_len);
-  		memcpy(skb->data - hh_alen, hh->hh_data, hh_alen);
-		read_unlock_bh(&hh->hh_lock);
-	        skb_push(skb, hh->hh_len);
-		return hh->hh_output(skb);
-	} else if (dst->neighbour)
+	if (dst->hh)
+		return neigh_hh_output(dst->hh, skb);
+	else if (dst->neighbour)
 		return dst->neighbour->output(skb);
 
 	if (net_ratelimit())
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
index e9212c7ff5cf..7b7bd44fbf47 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
@@ -72,20 +72,11 @@ static __inline__ void ipv6_select_ident(struct sk_buff *skb, struct frag_hdr *f
 
 static inline int ip6_output_finish(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-
 	struct dst_entry *dst = skb->dst;
-	struct hh_cache *hh = dst->hh;
 
-	if (hh) {
-		int hh_alen;
-
-		read_lock_bh(&hh->hh_lock);
-		hh_alen = HH_DATA_ALIGN(hh->hh_len);
-		memcpy(skb->data - hh_alen, hh->hh_data, hh_alen);
-		read_unlock_bh(&hh->hh_lock);
-	        skb_push(skb, hh->hh_len);
-		return hh->hh_output(skb);
-	} else if (dst->neighbour)
+	if (dst->hh)
+		return neigh_hh_output(dst->hh, skb);
+	else if (dst->neighbour)
 		return dst->neighbour->output(skb);
 
 	IP6_INC_STATS_BH(ip6_dst_idev(dst), IPSTATS_MIB_OUTNOROUTES);
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_cbq.c b/net/sched/sch_cbq.c
index ba82dfab6043..f79a4f3d0a95 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_cbq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_cbq.c
@@ -371,8 +371,6 @@ static void cbq_deactivate_class(struct cbq_class *this)
 					return;
 				}
 			}
-
-			cl = cl_prev->next_alive;
 			return;
 		}
 	} while ((cl_prev = cl) != q->active[prio]);
@@ -1258,6 +1256,8 @@ static unsigned int cbq_drop(struct Qdisc* sch)
 		do {
 			if (cl->q->ops->drop && (len = cl->q->ops->drop(cl->q))) {
 				sch->q.qlen--;
+				if (!cl->q->q.qlen)
+					cbq_deactivate_class(cl);
 				return len;
 			}
 		} while ((cl = cl->next_alive) != cl_head);
@@ -1685,8 +1685,7 @@ static int cbq_graft(struct Qdisc *sch, unsigned long arg, struct Qdisc *new,
 #endif
 		}
 		sch_tree_lock(sch);
-		*old = cl->q;
-		cl->q = new;
+		*old = xchg(&cl->q, new);
 		qdisc_tree_decrease_qlen(*old, (*old)->q.qlen);
 		qdisc_reset(*old);
 		sch_tree_unlock(sch);
@@ -1704,6 +1703,14 @@ cbq_leaf(struct Qdisc *sch, unsigned long arg)
 	return cl ? cl->q : NULL;
 }
 
+static void cbq_qlen_notify(struct Qdisc *sch, unsigned long arg)
+{
+	struct cbq_class *cl = (struct cbq_class *)arg;
+
+	if (cl->q->q.qlen == 0)
+		cbq_deactivate_class(cl);
+}
+
 static unsigned long cbq_get(struct Qdisc *sch, u32 classid)
 {
 	struct cbq_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
@@ -1988,12 +1995,17 @@ static int cbq_delete(struct Qdisc *sch, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct cbq_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
 	struct cbq_class *cl = (struct cbq_class*)arg;
+	unsigned int qlen;
 
 	if (cl->filters || cl->children || cl == &q->link)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	sch_tree_lock(sch);
 
+	qlen = cl->q->q.qlen;
+	qdisc_reset(cl->q);
+	qdisc_tree_decrease_qlen(cl->q, qlen);
+
 	if (cl->next_alive)
 		cbq_deactivate_class(cl);
 
@@ -2084,6 +2096,7 @@ static void cbq_walk(struct Qdisc *sch, struct qdisc_walker *arg)
 static struct Qdisc_class_ops cbq_class_ops = {
 	.graft		=	cbq_graft,
 	.leaf		=	cbq_leaf,
+	.qlen_notify	=	cbq_qlen_notify,
 	.get		=	cbq_get,
 	.put		=	cbq_put,
 	.change		=	cbq_change_class,
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_htb.c b/net/sched/sch_htb.c
index 215e68c2b615..15f23c5511a8 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_htb.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_htb.c
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ struct htb_class {
 	psched_tdiff_t mbuffer;	/* max wait time */
 	long tokens, ctokens;	/* current number of tokens */
 	psched_time_t t_c;	/* checkpoint time */
+
+	int prio;		/* For parent to leaf return possible here */
+	int quantum;		/* we do backup. Finally full replacement  */
+				/* of un.leaf originals should be done. */
 };
 
 /* TODO: maybe compute rate when size is too large .. or drop ? */
@@ -1271,6 +1275,38 @@ static void htb_destroy_filters(struct tcf_proto **fl)
 	}
 }
 
+static inline int htb_parent_last_child(struct htb_class *cl)
+{
+	if (!cl->parent)
+		/* the root class */
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!(cl->parent->children.next == &cl->sibling &&
+		cl->parent->children.prev == &cl->sibling))
+		/* not the last child */
+		return 0;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static void htb_parent_to_leaf(struct htb_class *cl, struct Qdisc *new_q)
+{
+	struct htb_class *parent = cl->parent;
+
+	BUG_TRAP(!cl->level && cl->un.leaf.q && !cl->prio_activity);
+
+	parent->level = 0;
+	memset(&parent->un.inner, 0, sizeof(parent->un.inner));
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&parent->un.leaf.drop_list);
+	parent->un.leaf.q = new_q ? new_q : &noop_qdisc;
+	parent->un.leaf.quantum = parent->quantum;
+	parent->un.leaf.prio = parent->prio;
+	parent->tokens = parent->buffer;
+	parent->ctokens = parent->cbuffer;
+	PSCHED_GET_TIME(parent->t_c);
+	parent->cmode = HTB_CAN_SEND;
+}
+
 static void htb_destroy_class(struct Qdisc *sch, struct htb_class *cl)
 {
 	struct htb_sched *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
@@ -1328,6 +1364,8 @@ static int htb_delete(struct Qdisc *sch, unsigned long arg)
 	struct htb_sched *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
 	struct htb_class *cl = (struct htb_class *)arg;
 	unsigned int qlen;
+	struct Qdisc *new_q = NULL;
+	int last_child = 0;
 
 	// TODO: why don't allow to delete subtree ? references ? does
 	// tc subsys quarantee us that in htb_destroy it holds no class
@@ -1335,6 +1373,12 @@ static int htb_delete(struct Qdisc *sch, unsigned long arg)
 	if (!list_empty(&cl->children) || cl->filter_cnt)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
+	if (!cl->level && htb_parent_last_child(cl)) {
+		new_q = qdisc_create_dflt(sch->dev, &pfifo_qdisc_ops,
+						cl->parent->classid);
+		last_child = 1;
+	}
+
 	sch_tree_lock(sch);
 
 	/* delete from hash and active; remainder in destroy_class */
@@ -1349,6 +1393,9 @@ static int htb_delete(struct Qdisc *sch, unsigned long arg)
 	if (cl->prio_activity)
 		htb_deactivate(q, cl);
 
+	if (last_child)
+		htb_parent_to_leaf(cl, new_q);
+
 	if (--cl->refcnt == 0)
 		htb_destroy_class(sch, cl);
 
@@ -1483,6 +1530,10 @@ static int htb_change_class(struct Qdisc *sch, u32 classid,
 			cl->un.leaf.quantum = hopt->quantum;
 		if ((cl->un.leaf.prio = hopt->prio) >= TC_HTB_NUMPRIO)
 			cl->un.leaf.prio = TC_HTB_NUMPRIO - 1;
+
+		/* backup for htb_parent_to_leaf */
+		cl->quantum = cl->un.leaf.quantum;
+		cl->prio = cl->un.leaf.prio;
 	}
 
 	cl->buffer = hopt->buffer;