diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/dma.c b/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/dma.c
index 929e68666299..d31504b4a19e 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/dma.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/dma.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ int cris_request_dma(unsigned int dmanr, const char * device_id,
 	unsigned long int gens;
 	int fail = -EINVAL;
 
-	if ((dmanr < 0) || (dmanr >= MAX_DMA_CHANNELS)) {
+	if (dmanr >= MAX_DMA_CHANNELS) {
 		printk(KERN_CRIT "cris_request_dma: invalid DMA channel %u\n", dmanr);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ int cris_request_dma(unsigned int dmanr, const char * device_id,
 void cris_free_dma(unsigned int dmanr, const char * device_id)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
-	if ((dmanr < 0) || (dmanr >= MAX_DMA_CHANNELS)) {
+	if (dmanr >= MAX_DMA_CHANNELS) {
 		printk(KERN_CRIT "cris_free_dma: invalid DMA channel %u\n", dmanr);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/cryptocop.c b/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/cryptocop.c
index 67c61ea86813..fd529a0ec758 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/cryptocop.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/cryptocop.c
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ static int create_md5_pad(int alloc_flag, unsigned long long hashed_length, char
 	if (padlen < MD5_MIN_PAD_LENGTH) padlen += MD5_BLOCK_LENGTH;
 
 	p = kmalloc(padlen, alloc_flag);
-	if (!pad) return -ENOMEM;
+	if (!p) return -ENOMEM;
 
 	*p = 0x80;
 	memset(p+1, 0, padlen - 1);
@@ -1427,7 +1427,7 @@ static int create_sha1_pad(int alloc_flag, unsigned long long hashed_length, cha
 	if (padlen < SHA1_MIN_PAD_LENGTH) padlen += SHA1_BLOCK_LENGTH;
 
 	p = kmalloc(padlen, alloc_flag);
-	if (!pad) return -ENOMEM;
+	if (!p) return -ENOMEM;
 
 	*p = 0x80;
 	memset(p+1, 0, padlen - 1);
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/irq.c b/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/irq.c
index d70b445f4a8f..57668db25031 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/irq.c
@@ -430,8 +430,8 @@ crisv32_do_multiple(struct pt_regs* regs)
 			 masked[i] &= ~TIMER_MASK;
 			 do_IRQ(TIMER0_INTR_VECT, regs);
 		}
-	}
 #endif
+	}
 
 #ifdef IGNORE_MASK
 	/* Remove IRQs that can't be handled as multiple. */
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v32/lib/Makefile b/arch/cris/arch-v32/lib/Makefile
index eb4aad1f1158..dd296b9db034 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v32/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v32/lib/Makefile
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 #
 
 lib-y  = checksum.o checksumcopy.o string.o usercopy.o memset.o \
-	csumcpfruser.o spinlock.o delay.o
+	csumcpfruser.o spinlock.o delay.o strcmp.o
 
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v32/lib/strcmp.S b/arch/cris/arch-v32/lib/strcmp.S
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8f7a1ee62591
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v32/lib/strcmp.S
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+; strcmp.S -- CRISv32 version.
+; Copyright (C) 2008 AXIS Communications AB
+; Written by Edgar E. Iglesias
+;
+; This source code is licensed under the GNU General Public License,
+; Version 2.  See the file COPYING for more details.
+
+	.global	strcmp
+	.type	strcmp,@function
+strcmp:
+1:
+	move.b	[$r10+], $r12
+	seq	$r13
+	sub.b	[$r11+], $r12
+	or.b	$r12, $r13
+	beq	1b
+	nop
+
+	ret
+	movs.b	$r12, $r10
+	.size	strcmp, . - strcmp
diff --git a/arch/cris/include/arch-v32/arch/spinlock.h b/arch/cris/include/arch-v32/arch/spinlock.h
index 129756b96661..367a53ea10c5 100644
--- a/arch/cris/include/arch-v32/arch/spinlock.h
+++ b/arch/cris/include/arch-v32/arch/spinlock.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static  inline void __raw_write_lock(raw_rwlock_t *rw)
 {
 	__raw_spin_lock(&rw->slock);
 	while (rw->lock != RW_LOCK_BIAS);
-	rw->lock == 0;
+	rw->lock = 0;
 	__raw_spin_unlock(&rw->slock);
 }
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static  inline void __raw_write_unlock(raw_rwlock_t *rw)
 {
 	__raw_spin_lock(&rw->slock);
 	while (rw->lock != RW_LOCK_BIAS);
-	rw->lock == RW_LOCK_BIAS;
+	rw->lock = RW_LOCK_BIAS;
 	__raw_spin_unlock(&rw->slock);
 }
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static  inline int __raw_write_trylock(raw_rwlock_t *rw)
 	int ret = 0;
 	__raw_spin_lock(&rw->slock);
 	if (rw->lock == RW_LOCK_BIAS) {
-		rw->lock == 0;
+		rw->lock = 0;
 		ret = 1;
 	}
 	__raw_spin_unlock(&rw->slock);
diff --git a/arch/cris/include/asm/string.h b/arch/cris/include/asm/string.h
index 691190e99a27..d5db39f9eea1 100644
--- a/arch/cris/include/asm/string.h
+++ b/arch/cris/include/asm/string.h
@@ -11,4 +11,10 @@ extern void *memcpy(void *, const void *, size_t);
 #define __HAVE_ARCH_MEMSET
 extern void *memset(void *, int, size_t);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ETRAX_ARCH_V32
+/* For v32 we provide strcmp.  */
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_STRCMP
+extern int strcmp(const char *s1, const char *s2);
+#endif
+
 #endif