2.6.24

 kernel

diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index 4e57732..7686417 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -252,8 +252,9 @@ int param_get_bool(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
 int param_set_invbool(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
    int boolval, ret;
-   struct kernel_param dummy = { .arg = &boolval };
+   struct kernel_param dummy;
 
+   dummy.arg = &boolval;
    ret = param_set_bool(val, &dummy);
    if (ret == 0)
       *(int *)kp->arg = !boolval;
@@ -262,11 +263,7 @@ int param_set_invbool(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 
 int param_get_invbool(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
-   int val;
-   struct kernel_param dummy = { .arg = &val };
-
-   val = !*(int *)kp->arg;
-   return param_get_bool(buffer, &dummy);
+   return sprintf(buffer, "%c", (*(int *)kp->arg) ? 'N' : 'Y');
 }
 
 /* We break the rule and mangle the string. */
@@ -325,7 +322,7 @@ static int param_array(const char *name,
 
 int param_array_set(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
-   struct kparam_array *arr = kp->arg;
+   const struct kparam_array *arr = kp->arr;
    unsigned int temp_num;
 
    return param_array(kp->name, val, 1, arr->max, arr->elem,
@@ -335,7 +332,7 @@ int param_array_set(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 int param_array_get(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
    int i, off, ret;
-   struct kparam_array *arr = kp->arg;
+   const struct kparam_array *arr = kp->arr;
    struct kernel_param p;
 
    p = *kp;
@@ -354,7 +351,7 @@ int param_array_get(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
 
 int param_set_copystring(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
-   struct kparam_string *kps = kp->arg;
+   const struct kparam_string *kps = kp->str;
 
    if (!val) {
       printk(KERN_ERR "%s: missing param set value\n", kp->name);
@@ -371,7 +368,7 @@ int param_set_copystring(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 
 int param_get_string(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
-   struct kparam_string *kps = kp->arg;
+   const struct kparam_string *kps = kp->str;
    return strlcpy(buffer, kps->string, kps->maxlen);
 }
 
@@ -595,13 +592,16 @@ static void __init param_sysfs_builtin(void)
 
    for (i=0; i < __stop___param - __start___param; i++) {
       char *dot;
+      size_t max_name_len;
 
       kp = &__start___param[i];
+      max_name_len =
+         min_t(size_t, MAX_KBUILD_MODNAME, strlen(kp->name));
 
-      /* We do not handle args without periods. */
-      dot = memchr(kp->name, '.', MAX_KBUILD_MODNAME);
+      dot = memchr(kp->name, '.', max_name_len);
       if (!dot) {
-         DEBUGP("couldn't find period in %s\n", kp->name);
+         DEBUGP("couldn't find period in first %d characters "
+                "of %s\n", MAX_KBUILD_MODNAME, kp->name);
          continue;
       }
       name_len = dot - kp->name;
@@ -697,8 +697,18 @@ static struct kset_uevent_ops module_uevent_ops = {
 decl_subsys(module, &module_ktype, &module_uevent_ops);
 int module_sysfs_initialized;
 
+static void module_release(struct kobject *kobj)
+{
+   /*
+    * Stupid empty release function to allow the memory for the kobject to
+    * be properly cleaned up.  This will not need to be present for 2.6.25
+    * with the upcoming kobject core rework.
+    */
+}
+
 static struct kobj_type module_ktype = {
    .sysfs_ops =   &module_sysfs_ops,
+   .release =   module_release,
 };
 
 /*