diff --git a/drivers/base/devres.c b/drivers/base/devres.c
index cf7a0c7..65cd748 100644
--- a/drivers/base/devres.c
+++ b/drivers/base/devres.c
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@
 
 static int release_nodes(struct device *dev, struct list_head *first,
 			 struct list_head *end, unsigned long flags)
+	__releases(&dev->devres_lock)
 {
 	LIST_HEAD(todo);
 	int cnt;
diff --git a/drivers/base/devtmpfs.c b/drivers/base/devtmpfs.c
index 33e1bed..a4760e0 100644
--- a/drivers/base/devtmpfs.c
+++ b/drivers/base/devtmpfs.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
-static __initdata DECLARE_COMPLETION(setup_done);
+static DECLARE_COMPLETION(setup_done);
 
 static int handle(const char *name, mode_t mode, struct device *dev)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/base/platform.c b/drivers/base/platform.c
index 0cad9c7..99a5272 100644
--- a/drivers/base/platform.c
+++ b/drivers/base/platform.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 /**
  * arch_setup_pdev_archdata - Allow manipulation of archdata before its used
- * @dev: platform device
+ * @pdev: platform device
  *
  * This is called before platform_device_add() such that any pdev_archdata may
  * be setup before the platform_notifier is called.  So if a user needs to
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/google/gsmi.c b/drivers/firmware/google/gsmi.c
index 68810fd..aa83de9 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/google/gsmi.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/google/gsmi.c
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@
 
 static efi_status_t gsmi_set_variable(efi_char16_t *name,
 				      efi_guid_t *vendor,
-				      unsigned long attr,
+				      u32 attr,
 				      unsigned long data_size,
 				      void *data)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/misc/Kconfig b/drivers/misc/Kconfig
index 0a4d86c..2d6423c 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/misc/Kconfig
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@
 
 config INTEL_MID_PTI
 	tristate "Parallel Trace Interface for MIPI P1149.7 cJTAG standard"
+	depends on PCI
 	default n
 	help
 	  The PTI (Parallel Trace Interface) driver directs
diff --git a/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_core.c b/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_core.c
index 54c91ff..ba168a7 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_core.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_core.c
@@ -338,6 +338,12 @@
 			/* Unknow packet? */
 		default:
 			type = *ptr;
+			if (st_gdata->list[type] == NULL) {
+				pr_err("chip/interface misbehavior dropping"
+					" frame starting with 0x%02x", type);
+				goto done;
+
+			}
 			st_gdata->rx_skb = alloc_skb(
 					st_gdata->list[type]->max_frame_size,
 					GFP_ATOMIC);
@@ -354,6 +360,7 @@
 		ptr++;
 		count--;
 	}
+done:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&st_gdata->lock, flags);
 	pr_debug("done %s", __func__);
 	return;
@@ -717,9 +724,10 @@
 	 */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&st_gdata->lock, flags);
 	for (i = ST_BT; i < ST_MAX_CHANNELS; i++) {
-		if (st_gdata->list[i] != NULL)
+		if (st_gdata->is_registered[i] == true)
 			pr_err("%d not un-registered", i);
 		st_gdata->list[i] = NULL;
+		st_gdata->is_registered[i] = false;
 	}
 	st_gdata->protos_registered = 0;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&st_gdata->lock, flags);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c b/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c
index 38fd2f0..3a35805 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 	if (unlikely(skb->data[5] != 0)) {
 		pr_err("no proper response during fw download");
 		pr_err("data6 %x", skb->data[5]);
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return;		/* keep waiting for the proper response */
 	}
 	/* becos of all the script being downloaded */
@@ -210,6 +211,7 @@
 		pr_err(" waiting for ver info- timed out ");
 		return -ETIMEDOUT;
 	}
+	INIT_COMPLETION(kim_gdata->kim_rcvd);
 
 	version =
 		MAKEWORD(kim_gdata->resp_buffer[13],
@@ -298,6 +300,7 @@
 
 		switch (((struct bts_action *)ptr)->type) {
 		case ACTION_SEND_COMMAND:	/* action send */
+			pr_debug("S");
 			action_ptr = &(((struct bts_action *)ptr)->data[0]);
 			if (unlikely
 			    (((struct hci_command *)action_ptr)->opcode ==
@@ -335,6 +338,10 @@
 				release_firmware(kim_gdata->fw_entry);
 				return -ETIMEDOUT;
 			}
+			/* reinit completion before sending for the
+			 * relevant wait
+			 */
+			INIT_COMPLETION(kim_gdata->kim_rcvd);
 
 			/*
 			 * Free space found in uart buffer, call st_int_write
@@ -361,6 +368,7 @@
 			}
 			break;
 		case ACTION_WAIT_EVENT:  /* wait */
+			pr_debug("W");
 			if (!wait_for_completion_timeout
 					(&kim_gdata->kim_rcvd,
 					 msecs_to_jiffies(CMD_RESP_TIME))) {
@@ -434,11 +442,17 @@
 {
 	long err = 0;
 	long retry = POR_RETRY_COUNT;
+	struct ti_st_plat_data	*pdata;
 	struct kim_data_s	*kim_gdata = (struct kim_data_s *)kim_data;
 
 	pr_info(" %s", __func__);
+	pdata = kim_gdata->kim_pdev->dev.platform_data;
 
 	do {
+		/* platform specific enabling code here */
+		if (pdata->chip_enable)
+			pdata->chip_enable(kim_gdata);
+
 		/* Configure BT nShutdown to HIGH state */
 		gpio_set_value(kim_gdata->nshutdown, GPIO_LOW);
 		mdelay(5);	/* FIXME: a proper toggle */
@@ -460,6 +474,12 @@
 			pr_info("ldisc_install = 0");
 			sysfs_notify(&kim_gdata->kim_pdev->dev.kobj,
 					NULL, "install");
+			/* the following wait is never going to be completed,
+			 * since the ldisc was never installed, hence serving
+			 * as a mdelay of LDISC_TIME msecs */
+			err = wait_for_completion_timeout
+				(&kim_gdata->ldisc_installed,
+				 msecs_to_jiffies(LDISC_TIME));
 			err = -ETIMEDOUT;
 			continue;
 		} else {
@@ -472,6 +492,13 @@
 				pr_info("ldisc_install = 0");
 				sysfs_notify(&kim_gdata->kim_pdev->dev.kobj,
 						NULL, "install");
+				/* this wait might be completed, though in the
+				 * tty_close() since the ldisc is already
+				 * installed */
+				err = wait_for_completion_timeout
+					(&kim_gdata->ldisc_installed,
+					 msecs_to_jiffies(LDISC_TIME));
+				err = -EINVAL;
 				continue;
 			} else {	/* on success don't retry */
 				break;
@@ -489,6 +516,8 @@
 {
 	long err = 0;
 	struct kim_data_s	*kim_gdata = (struct kim_data_s *)kim_data;
+	struct ti_st_plat_data	*pdata =
+		kim_gdata->kim_pdev->dev.platform_data;
 
 	INIT_COMPLETION(kim_gdata->ldisc_installed);
 
@@ -515,6 +544,10 @@
 	gpio_set_value(kim_gdata->nshutdown, GPIO_HIGH);
 	mdelay(1);
 	gpio_set_value(kim_gdata->nshutdown, GPIO_LOW);
+
+	/* platform specific disable */
+	if (pdata->chip_disable)
+		pdata->chip_disable(kim_gdata);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_ll.c b/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_ll.c
index 3f24951..1ff460a 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_ll.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_ll.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) "(stll) :" fmt
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/ti_wilink_st.h>
 
 /**********************************************************************/
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@
 
 static void ll_device_want_to_sleep(struct st_data_s *st_data)
 {
+	struct kim_data_s	*kim_data;
+	struct ti_st_plat_data	*pdata;
+
 	pr_debug("%s", __func__);
 	/* sanity check */
 	if (st_data->ll_state != ST_LL_AWAKE)
@@ -46,10 +50,19 @@
 	send_ll_cmd(st_data, LL_SLEEP_ACK);
 	/* update state */
 	st_data->ll_state = ST_LL_ASLEEP;
+
+	/* communicate to platform about chip asleep */
+	kim_data = st_data->kim_data;
+	pdata = kim_data->kim_pdev->dev.platform_data;
+	if (pdata->chip_asleep)
+		pdata->chip_asleep(NULL);
 }
 
 static void ll_device_want_to_wakeup(struct st_data_s *st_data)
 {
+	struct kim_data_s	*kim_data;
+	struct ti_st_plat_data	*pdata;
+
 	/* diff actions in diff states */
 	switch (st_data->ll_state) {
 	case ST_LL_ASLEEP:
@@ -70,6 +83,12 @@
 	}
 	/* update state */
 	st_data->ll_state = ST_LL_AWAKE;
+
+	/* communicate to platform about chip wakeup */
+	kim_data = st_data->kim_data;
+	pdata = kim_data->kim_pdev->dev.platform_data;
+	if (pdata->chip_asleep)
+		pdata->chip_awake(NULL);
 }
 
 /**********************************************************************/
diff --git a/include/linux/ti_wilink_st.h b/include/linux/ti_wilink_st.h
index b004e55..2ef4385 100644
--- a/include/linux/ti_wilink_st.h
+++ b/include/linux/ti_wilink_st.h
@@ -410,7 +410,28 @@
 	u16 plen;
 } __attribute__ ((packed));
 
-/* platform data */
+/**
+ * struct ti_st_plat_data - platform data shared between ST driver and
+ *	platform specific board file which adds the ST device.
+ * @nshutdown_gpio: Host's GPIO line to which chip's BT_EN is connected.
+ * @dev_name: The UART/TTY name to which chip is interfaced. (eg: /dev/ttyS1)
+ * @flow_cntrl: Should always be 1, since UART's CTS/RTS is used for PM
+ *	purposes.
+ * @baud_rate: The baud rate supported by the Host UART controller, this will
+ *	be shared across with the chip via a HCI VS command from User-Space Init
+ *	Mgr application.
+ * @suspend:
+ * @resume: legacy PM routines hooked to platform specific board file, so as
+ *	to take chip-host interface specific action.
+ * @chip_enable:
+ * @chip_disable: Platform/Interface specific mux mode setting, GPIO
+ *	configuring, Host side PM disabling etc.. can be done here.
+ * @chip_asleep:
+ * @chip_awake: Chip specific deep sleep states is communicated to Host
+ *	specific board-xx.c to take actions such as cut UART clocks when chip
+ *	asleep or run host faster when chip awake etc..
+ *
+ */
 struct ti_st_plat_data {
 	long nshutdown_gpio;
 	unsigned char dev_name[UART_DEV_NAME_LEN]; /* uart name */
@@ -418,6 +439,10 @@
 	unsigned long baud_rate;
 	int (*suspend)(struct platform_device *, pm_message_t);
 	int (*resume)(struct platform_device *);
+	int (*chip_enable) (struct kim_data_s *);
+	int (*chip_disable) (struct kim_data_s *);
+	int (*chip_asleep) (struct kim_data_s *);
+	int (*chip_awake) (struct kim_data_s *);
 };
 
 #endif /* TI_WILINK_ST_H */