diff --git a/Documentation/leds-class.txt b/Documentation/leds-class.txt
index 8fd5ca2..58b266b 100644
--- a/Documentation/leds-class.txt
+++ b/Documentation/leds-class.txt
@@ -60,15 +60,18 @@
 
 Some LEDs can be programmed to blink without any CPU interaction. To
 support this feature, a LED driver can optionally implement the
-blink_set() function (see <linux/leds.h>). If implemented, triggers can
-attempt to use it before falling back to software timers. The blink_set()
-function should return 0 if the blink setting is supported, or -EINVAL
-otherwise, which means that LED blinking will be handled by software.
+blink_set() function (see <linux/leds.h>). To set an LED to blinking,
+however, it is better to use use the API function led_blink_set(),
+as it will check and implement software fallback if necessary.
 
-The blink_set() function should choose a user friendly blinking
-value if it is called with *delay_on==0 && *delay_off==0 parameters. In
-this case the driver should give back the chosen value through delay_on
-and delay_off parameters to the leds subsystem.
+To turn off blinking again, use the API function led_brightness_set()
+as that will not just set the LED brightness but also stop any software
+timers that may have been required for blinking.
+
+The blink_set() function should choose a user friendly blinking value
+if it is called with *delay_on==0 && *delay_off==0 parameters. In this
+case the driver should give back the chosen value through delay_on and
+delay_off parameters to the leds subsystem.
 
 Setting the brightness to zero with brightness_set() callback function
 should completely turn off the LED and cancel the previously programmed
diff --git a/drivers/leds/Kconfig b/drivers/leds/Kconfig
index cc2a88d..56b4b7a 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/leds/Kconfig
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 if NEW_LEDS
 
 config LEDS_CLASS
-	tristate "LED Class Support"
+	bool "LED Class Support"
 	help
 	  This option enables the led sysfs class in /sys/class/leds.  You'll
 	  need this to do anything useful with LEDs.  If unsure, say N.
diff --git a/drivers/leds/led-class.c b/drivers/leds/led-class.c
index 2606600..211e21f 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/led-class.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/led-class.c
@@ -81,6 +81,79 @@
 	__ATTR_NULL,
 };
 
+static void led_timer_function(unsigned long data)
+{
+	struct led_classdev *led_cdev = (void *)data;
+	unsigned long brightness;
+	unsigned long delay;
+
+	if (!led_cdev->blink_delay_on || !led_cdev->blink_delay_off) {
+		led_set_brightness(led_cdev, LED_OFF);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	brightness = led_get_brightness(led_cdev);
+	if (!brightness) {
+		/* Time to switch the LED on. */
+		brightness = led_cdev->blink_brightness;
+		delay = led_cdev->blink_delay_on;
+	} else {
+		/* Store the current brightness value to be able
+		 * to restore it when the delay_off period is over.
+		 */
+		led_cdev->blink_brightness = brightness;
+		brightness = LED_OFF;
+		delay = led_cdev->blink_delay_off;
+	}
+
+	led_set_brightness(led_cdev, brightness);
+
+	mod_timer(&led_cdev->blink_timer, jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(delay));
+}
+
+static void led_stop_software_blink(struct led_classdev *led_cdev)
+{
+	/* deactivate previous settings */
+	del_timer_sync(&led_cdev->blink_timer);
+	led_cdev->blink_delay_on = 0;
+	led_cdev->blink_delay_off = 0;
+}
+
+static void led_set_software_blink(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
+				   unsigned long delay_on,
+				   unsigned long delay_off)
+{
+	int current_brightness;
+
+	current_brightness = led_get_brightness(led_cdev);
+	if (current_brightness)
+		led_cdev->blink_brightness = current_brightness;
+	if (!led_cdev->blink_brightness)
+		led_cdev->blink_brightness = led_cdev->max_brightness;
+
+	if (delay_on == led_cdev->blink_delay_on &&
+	    delay_off == led_cdev->blink_delay_off)
+		return;
+
+	led_stop_software_blink(led_cdev);
+
+	led_cdev->blink_delay_on = delay_on;
+	led_cdev->blink_delay_off = delay_off;
+
+	/* never on - don't blink */
+	if (!delay_on)
+		return;
+
+	/* never off - just set to brightness */
+	if (!delay_off) {
+		led_set_brightness(led_cdev, led_cdev->blink_brightness);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	mod_timer(&led_cdev->blink_timer, jiffies + 1);
+}
+
+
 /**
  * led_classdev_suspend - suspend an led_classdev.
  * @led_cdev: the led_classdev to suspend.
@@ -148,6 +221,10 @@
 
 	led_update_brightness(led_cdev);
 
+	init_timer(&led_cdev->blink_timer);
+	led_cdev->blink_timer.function = led_timer_function;
+	led_cdev->blink_timer.data = (unsigned long)led_cdev;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGERS
 	led_trigger_set_default(led_cdev);
 #endif
@@ -157,7 +234,6 @@
 
 	return 0;
 }
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(led_classdev_register);
 
 /**
@@ -175,6 +251,9 @@
 	up_write(&led_cdev->trigger_lock);
 #endif
 
+	/* Stop blinking */
+	led_brightness_set(led_cdev, LED_OFF);
+
 	device_unregister(led_cdev->dev);
 
 	down_write(&leds_list_lock);
@@ -183,6 +262,30 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(led_classdev_unregister);
 
+void led_blink_set(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
+		   unsigned long *delay_on,
+		   unsigned long *delay_off)
+{
+	if (led_cdev->blink_set &&
+	    led_cdev->blink_set(led_cdev, delay_on, delay_off))
+		return;
+
+	/* blink with 1 Hz as default if nothing specified */
+	if (!*delay_on && !*delay_off)
+		*delay_on = *delay_off = 500;
+
+	led_set_software_blink(led_cdev, *delay_on, *delay_off);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(led_blink_set);
+
+void led_brightness_set(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
+			enum led_brightness brightness)
+{
+	led_stop_software_blink(led_cdev);
+	led_cdev->brightness_set(led_cdev, brightness);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(led_brightness_set);
+
 static int __init leds_init(void)
 {
 	leds_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "leds");
diff --git a/drivers/leds/led-triggers.c b/drivers/leds/led-triggers.c
index f1c00db..c41eb61 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/led-triggers.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/led-triggers.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 		if (led_cdev->trigger->deactivate)
 			led_cdev->trigger->deactivate(led_cdev);
 		led_cdev->trigger = NULL;
-		led_set_brightness(led_cdev, LED_OFF);
+		led_brightness_set(led_cdev, LED_OFF);
 	}
 	if (trigger) {
 		write_lock_irqsave(&trigger->leddev_list_lock, flags);
diff --git a/drivers/leds/ledtrig-timer.c b/drivers/leds/ledtrig-timer.c
index 82b77bd..b09bcbe 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/ledtrig-timer.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/ledtrig-timer.c
@@ -12,73 +12,25 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/jiffies.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
-#include <linux/list.h>
-#include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
-#include <linux/sysdev.h>
-#include <linux/timer.h>
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/leds.h>
-#include <linux/slab.h>
 #include "leds.h"
 
-struct timer_trig_data {
-	int brightness_on;		/* LED brightness during "on" period.
-					 * (LED_OFF < brightness_on <= LED_FULL)
-					 */
-	unsigned long delay_on;		/* milliseconds on */
-	unsigned long delay_off;	/* milliseconds off */
-	struct timer_list timer;
-};
-
-static void led_timer_function(unsigned long data)
-{
-	struct led_classdev *led_cdev = (struct led_classdev *) data;
-	struct timer_trig_data *timer_data = led_cdev->trigger_data;
-	unsigned long brightness;
-	unsigned long delay;
-
-	if (!timer_data->delay_on || !timer_data->delay_off) {
-		led_set_brightness(led_cdev, LED_OFF);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	brightness = led_get_brightness(led_cdev);
-	if (!brightness) {
-		/* Time to switch the LED on. */
-		brightness = timer_data->brightness_on;
-		delay = timer_data->delay_on;
-	} else {
-		/* Store the current brightness value to be able
-		 * to restore it when the delay_off period is over.
-		 */
-		timer_data->brightness_on = brightness;
-		brightness = LED_OFF;
-		delay = timer_data->delay_off;
-	}
-
-	led_set_brightness(led_cdev, brightness);
-
-	mod_timer(&timer_data->timer, jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(delay));
-}
-
 static ssize_t led_delay_on_show(struct device *dev,
 		struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	struct led_classdev *led_cdev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-	struct timer_trig_data *timer_data = led_cdev->trigger_data;
 
-	return sprintf(buf, "%lu\n", timer_data->delay_on);
+	return sprintf(buf, "%lu\n", led_cdev->blink_delay_on);
 }
 
 static ssize_t led_delay_on_store(struct device *dev,
 		struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t size)
 {
 	struct led_classdev *led_cdev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-	struct timer_trig_data *timer_data = led_cdev->trigger_data;
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
 	char *after;
 	unsigned long state = simple_strtoul(buf, &after, 10);
@@ -88,21 +40,7 @@
 		count++;
 
 	if (count == size) {
-		if (timer_data->delay_on != state) {
-			/* the new value differs from the previous */
-			timer_data->delay_on = state;
-
-			/* deactivate previous settings */
-			del_timer_sync(&timer_data->timer);
-
-			/* try to activate hardware acceleration, if any */
-			if (!led_cdev->blink_set ||
-			    led_cdev->blink_set(led_cdev,
-			      &timer_data->delay_on, &timer_data->delay_off)) {
-				/* no hardware acceleration, blink via timer */
-				mod_timer(&timer_data->timer, jiffies + 1);
-			}
-		}
+		led_blink_set(led_cdev, &state, &led_cdev->blink_delay_off);
 		ret = count;
 	}
 
@@ -113,16 +51,14 @@
 		struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	struct led_classdev *led_cdev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-	struct timer_trig_data *timer_data = led_cdev->trigger_data;
 
-	return sprintf(buf, "%lu\n", timer_data->delay_off);
+	return sprintf(buf, "%lu\n", led_cdev->blink_delay_off);
 }
 
 static ssize_t led_delay_off_store(struct device *dev,
 		struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t size)
 {
 	struct led_classdev *led_cdev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-	struct timer_trig_data *timer_data = led_cdev->trigger_data;
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
 	char *after;
 	unsigned long state = simple_strtoul(buf, &after, 10);
@@ -132,21 +68,7 @@
 		count++;
 
 	if (count == size) {
-		if (timer_data->delay_off != state) {
-			/* the new value differs from the previous */
-			timer_data->delay_off = state;
-
-			/* deactivate previous settings */
-			del_timer_sync(&timer_data->timer);
-
-			/* try to activate hardware acceleration, if any */
-			if (!led_cdev->blink_set ||
-			    led_cdev->blink_set(led_cdev,
-			      &timer_data->delay_on, &timer_data->delay_off)) {
-				/* no hardware acceleration, blink via timer */
-				mod_timer(&timer_data->timer, jiffies + 1);
-			}
-		}
+		led_blink_set(led_cdev, &led_cdev->blink_delay_on, &state);
 		ret = count;
 	}
 
@@ -158,60 +80,34 @@
 
 static void timer_trig_activate(struct led_classdev *led_cdev)
 {
-	struct timer_trig_data *timer_data;
 	int rc;
 
-	timer_data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct timer_trig_data), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!timer_data)
-		return;
-
-	timer_data->brightness_on = led_get_brightness(led_cdev);
-	if (timer_data->brightness_on == LED_OFF)
-		timer_data->brightness_on = led_cdev->max_brightness;
-	led_cdev->trigger_data = timer_data;
-
-	init_timer(&timer_data->timer);
-	timer_data->timer.function = led_timer_function;
-	timer_data->timer.data = (unsigned long) led_cdev;
+	led_cdev->trigger_data = NULL;
 
 	rc = device_create_file(led_cdev->dev, &dev_attr_delay_on);
 	if (rc)
-		goto err_out;
+		return;
 	rc = device_create_file(led_cdev->dev, &dev_attr_delay_off);
 	if (rc)
 		goto err_out_delayon;
 
-	/* If there is hardware support for blinking, start one
-	 * user friendly blink rate chosen by the driver.
-	 */
-	if (led_cdev->blink_set)
-		led_cdev->blink_set(led_cdev,
-			&timer_data->delay_on, &timer_data->delay_off);
+	led_cdev->trigger_data = (void *)1;
 
 	return;
 
 err_out_delayon:
 	device_remove_file(led_cdev->dev, &dev_attr_delay_on);
-err_out:
-	led_cdev->trigger_data = NULL;
-	kfree(timer_data);
 }
 
 static void timer_trig_deactivate(struct led_classdev *led_cdev)
 {
-	struct timer_trig_data *timer_data = led_cdev->trigger_data;
-	unsigned long on = 0, off = 0;
-
-	if (timer_data) {
+	if (led_cdev->trigger_data) {
 		device_remove_file(led_cdev->dev, &dev_attr_delay_on);
 		device_remove_file(led_cdev->dev, &dev_attr_delay_off);
-		del_timer_sync(&timer_data->timer);
-		kfree(timer_data);
 	}
 
-	/* If there is hardware support for blinking, stop it */
-	if (led_cdev->blink_set)
-		led_cdev->blink_set(led_cdev, &on, &off);
+	/* Stop blinking */
+	led_brightness_set(led_cdev, LED_OFF);
 }
 
 static struct led_trigger timer_led_trigger = {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/Kconfig
index eea1ef2..4396d4b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/Kconfig
@@ -221,9 +221,6 @@
 	boolean
 	default y if (RT2X00_LIB=y && LEDS_CLASS=y) || (RT2X00_LIB=m && LEDS_CLASS!=n)
 
-comment "rt2x00 leds support disabled due to modularized LEDS_CLASS and built-in rt2x00"
-	depends on RT2X00_LIB=y && LEDS_CLASS=m
-
 config RT2X00_LIB_DEBUGFS
 	bool "Ralink debugfs support"
 	depends on RT2X00_LIB && MAC80211_DEBUGFS
diff --git a/include/linux/leds.h b/include/linux/leds.h
index ba6986a..0f19df9 100644
--- a/include/linux/leds.h
+++ b/include/linux/leds.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/rwsem.h>
+#include <linux/timer.h>
 
 struct device;
 /*
@@ -45,10 +46,14 @@
 	/* Get LED brightness level */
 	enum led_brightness (*brightness_get)(struct led_classdev *led_cdev);
 
-	/* Activate hardware accelerated blink, delays are in
-	 * miliseconds and if none is provided then a sensible default
-	 * should be chosen. The call can adjust the timings if it can't
-	 * match the values specified exactly. */
+	/*
+	 * Activate hardware accelerated blink, delays are in milliseconds
+	 * and if both are zero then a sensible default should be chosen.
+	 * The call should adjust the timings in that case and if it can't
+	 * match the values specified exactly.
+	 * Deactivate blinking again when the brightness is set to a fixed
+	 * value via the brightness_set() callback.
+	 */
 	int		(*blink_set)(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
 				     unsigned long *delay_on,
 				     unsigned long *delay_off);
@@ -57,6 +62,10 @@
 	struct list_head	 node;			/* LED Device list */
 	const char		*default_trigger;	/* Trigger to use */
 
+	unsigned long		 blink_delay_on, blink_delay_off;
+	struct timer_list	 blink_timer;
+	int			 blink_brightness;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGERS
 	/* Protects the trigger data below */
 	struct rw_semaphore	 trigger_lock;
@@ -73,6 +82,36 @@
 extern void led_classdev_suspend(struct led_classdev *led_cdev);
 extern void led_classdev_resume(struct led_classdev *led_cdev);
 
+/**
+ * led_blink_set - set blinking with software fallback
+ * @led_cdev: the LED to start blinking
+ * @delay_on: the time it should be on (in ms)
+ * @delay_off: the time it should ble off (in ms)
+ *
+ * This function makes the LED blink, attempting to use the
+ * hardware acceleration if possible, but falling back to
+ * software blinking if there is no hardware blinking or if
+ * the LED refuses the passed values.
+ *
+ * Note that if software blinking is active, simply calling
+ * led_cdev->brightness_set() will not stop the blinking,
+ * use led_classdev_brightness_set() instead.
+ */
+extern void led_blink_set(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
+			  unsigned long *delay_on,
+			  unsigned long *delay_off);
+/**
+ * led_brightness_set - set LED brightness
+ * @led_cdev: the LED to set
+ * @brightness: the brightness to set it to
+ *
+ * Set an LED's brightness, and, if necessary, cancel the
+ * software blink timer that implements blinking when the
+ * hardware doesn't.
+ */
+extern void led_brightness_set(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
+			       enum led_brightness brightness);
+
 /*
  * LED Triggers
  */