diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
index b1419e21b46b..fffb006b7d95 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
@@ -4027,8 +4027,9 @@ static bool e1000_clean_rx_irq(struct e1000_adapter *adapter,
 		                 PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
 
 		length = le16_to_cpu(rx_desc->length);
-
-		if (unlikely(!(status & E1000_RXD_STAT_EOP))) {
+		/* !EOP means multiple descriptors were used to store a single
+		 * packet, also make sure the frame isn't just CRC only */
+		if (unlikely(!(status & E1000_RXD_STAT_EOP) || (length <= 4))) {
 			/* All receives must fit into a single buffer */
 			E1000_DBG("%s: Receive packet consumed multiple"
 				  " buffers\n", netdev->name);
diff --git a/drivers/net/forcedeth.c b/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
index f9a846b1b92f..9f6a68fb7b45 100644
--- a/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
@@ -897,6 +897,12 @@ enum {
 };
 static int phy_cross = NV_CROSSOVER_DETECTION_DISABLED;
 
+/*
+ * Power down phy when interface is down (persists through reboot;
+ * older Linux and other OSes may not power it up again)
+ */
+static int phy_power_down = 0;
+
 static inline struct fe_priv *get_nvpriv(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	return netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -1485,7 +1491,10 @@ static int phy_init(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	/* restart auto negotiation, power down phy */
 	mii_control = mii_rw(dev, np->phyaddr, MII_BMCR, MII_READ);
-	mii_control |= (BMCR_ANRESTART | BMCR_ANENABLE | BMCR_PDOWN);
+	mii_control |= (BMCR_ANRESTART | BMCR_ANENABLE);
+	if (phy_power_down) {
+		mii_control |= BMCR_PDOWN;
+	}
 	if (mii_rw(dev, np->phyaddr, MII_BMCR, mii_control)) {
 		return PHY_ERROR;
 	}
@@ -5513,7 +5522,7 @@ static int nv_close(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	nv_drain_rxtx(dev);
 
-	if (np->wolenabled) {
+	if (np->wolenabled || !phy_power_down) {
 		writel(NVREG_PFF_ALWAYS|NVREG_PFF_MYADDR, base + NvRegPacketFilterFlags);
 		nv_start_rx(dev);
 	} else {
@@ -6367,6 +6376,8 @@ module_param(dma_64bit, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(dma_64bit, "High DMA is enabled by setting to 1 and disabled by setting to 0.");
 module_param(phy_cross, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(phy_cross, "Phy crossover detection for Realtek 8201 phy is enabled by setting to 1 and disabled by setting to 0.");
+module_param(phy_power_down, int, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(phy_power_down, "Power down phy and disable link when interface is down (1), or leave phy powered up (0).");
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Manfred Spraul <manfred@colorfullife.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Reverse Engineered nForce ethernet driver");
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sysfs.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sysfs.c
index 4cc3624bd22d..95f7a7a544b4 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sysfs.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sysfs.c
@@ -90,9 +90,6 @@ static void add_conn(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct hci_conn *conn = container_of(work, struct hci_conn, work_add);
 	struct hci_dev *hdev = conn->hdev;
 
-	/* ensure previous del is complete */
-	flush_work(&conn->work_del);
-
 	dev_set_name(&conn->dev, "%s:%d", hdev->name, conn->handle);
 
 	if (device_add(&conn->dev) < 0) {
@@ -118,9 +115,6 @@ static void del_conn(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct hci_conn *conn = container_of(work, struct hci_conn, work_del);
 	struct hci_dev *hdev = conn->hdev;
 
-	/* ensure previous add is complete */
-	flush_work(&conn->work_add);
-
 	if (!device_is_registered(&conn->dev))
 		return;
 
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index 0759f32e9dca..09cdcdfe7e91 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ static int tc_ctl_tfilter(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *n, void *arg)
 	unsigned long cl;
 	unsigned long fh;
 	int err;
+	int tp_created = 0;
 
 	if (net != &init_net)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -266,10 +267,7 @@ replay:
 			goto errout;
 		}
 
-		spin_lock_bh(root_lock);
-		tp->next = *back;
-		*back = tp;
-		spin_unlock_bh(root_lock);
+		tp_created = 1;
 
 	} else if (tca[TCA_KIND] && nla_strcmp(tca[TCA_KIND], tp->ops->kind))
 		goto errout;
@@ -296,8 +294,11 @@ replay:
 		switch (n->nlmsg_type) {
 		case RTM_NEWTFILTER:
 			err = -EEXIST;
-			if (n->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_EXCL)
+			if (n->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_EXCL) {
+				if (tp_created)
+					tcf_destroy(tp);
 				goto errout;
+			}
 			break;
 		case RTM_DELTFILTER:
 			err = tp->ops->delete(tp, fh);
@@ -314,8 +315,18 @@ replay:
 	}
 
 	err = tp->ops->change(tp, cl, t->tcm_handle, tca, &fh);
-	if (err == 0)
+	if (err == 0) {
+		if (tp_created) {
+			spin_lock_bh(root_lock);
+			tp->next = *back;
+			*back = tp;
+			spin_unlock_bh(root_lock);
+		}
 		tfilter_notify(skb, n, tp, fh, RTM_NEWTFILTER);
+	} else {
+		if (tp_created)
+			tcf_destroy(tp);
+	}
 
 errout:
 	if (cl)