diff --git a/drivers/misc/mic/vop/vop_main.c b/drivers/misc/mic/vop/vop_main.c
index 6b212c8b78e7..2bfa3a903bf9 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mic/vop/vop_main.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mic/vop/vop_main.c
@@ -394,16 +394,21 @@ static int vop_find_vqs(struct virtio_device *dev, unsigned nvqs,
 	struct _vop_vdev *vdev = to_vopvdev(dev);
 	struct vop_device *vpdev = vdev->vpdev;
 	struct mic_device_ctrl __iomem *dc = vdev->dc;
-	int i, err, retry;
+	int i, err, retry, queue_idx = 0;
 
 	/* We must have this many virtqueues. */
 	if (nvqs > ioread8(&vdev->desc->num_vq))
 		return -ENOENT;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nvqs; ++i) {
+		if (!names[i]) {
+			vqs[i] = NULL;
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		dev_dbg(_vop_dev(vdev), "%s: %d: %s\n",
 			__func__, i, names[i]);
-		vqs[i] = vop_find_vq(dev, i, callbacks[i], names[i],
+		vqs[i] = vop_find_vq(dev, queue_idx++, callbacks[i], names[i],
 				     ctx ? ctx[i] : false);
 		if (IS_ERR(vqs[i])) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(vqs[i]);
diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_virtio.c b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_virtio.c
index 183fc42a510a..2d7cd344f3bf 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_virtio.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_virtio.c
@@ -153,10 +153,15 @@ static int rproc_virtio_find_vqs(struct virtio_device *vdev, unsigned int nvqs,
 				 const bool * ctx,
 				 struct irq_affinity *desc)
 {
-	int i, ret;
+	int i, ret, queue_idx = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nvqs; ++i) {
-		vqs[i] = rp_find_vq(vdev, i, callbacks[i], names[i],
+		if (!names[i]) {
+			vqs[i] = NULL;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		vqs[i] = rp_find_vq(vdev, queue_idx++, callbacks[i], names[i],
 				    ctx ? ctx[i] : false);
 		if (IS_ERR(vqs[i])) {
 			ret = PTR_ERR(vqs[i]);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/virtio/virtio_ccw.c b/drivers/s390/virtio/virtio_ccw.c
index fc9dbad476c0..ae1d56da671d 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/virtio/virtio_ccw.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/virtio/virtio_ccw.c
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ static int virtio_ccw_find_vqs(struct virtio_device *vdev, unsigned nvqs,
 {
 	struct virtio_ccw_device *vcdev = to_vc_device(vdev);
 	unsigned long *indicatorp = NULL;
-	int ret, i;
+	int ret, i, queue_idx = 0;
 	struct ccw1 *ccw;
 
 	ccw = kzalloc(sizeof(*ccw), GFP_DMA | GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -643,8 +643,14 @@ static int virtio_ccw_find_vqs(struct virtio_device *vdev, unsigned nvqs,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nvqs; ++i) {
-		vqs[i] = virtio_ccw_setup_vq(vdev, i, callbacks[i], names[i],
-					     ctx ? ctx[i] : false, ccw);
+		if (!names[i]) {
+			vqs[i] = NULL;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		vqs[i] = virtio_ccw_setup_vq(vdev, queue_idx++, callbacks[i],
+					     names[i], ctx ? ctx[i] : false,
+					     ccw);
 		if (IS_ERR(vqs[i])) {
 			ret = PTR_ERR(vqs[i]);
 			vqs[i] = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/vhost/scsi.c b/drivers/vhost/scsi.c
index 8e10ab436d1f..344684f3e2e4 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/scsi.c
@@ -1127,16 +1127,18 @@ vhost_scsi_send_tmf_reject(struct vhost_scsi *vs,
 			   struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
 			   struct vhost_scsi_ctx *vc)
 {
-	struct virtio_scsi_ctrl_tmf_resp __user *resp;
 	struct virtio_scsi_ctrl_tmf_resp rsp;
+	struct iov_iter iov_iter;
 	int ret;
 
 	pr_debug("%s\n", __func__);
 	memset(&rsp, 0, sizeof(rsp));
 	rsp.response = VIRTIO_SCSI_S_FUNCTION_REJECTED;
-	resp = vq->iov[vc->out].iov_base;
-	ret = __copy_to_user(resp, &rsp, sizeof(rsp));
-	if (!ret)
+
+	iov_iter_init(&iov_iter, READ, &vq->iov[vc->out], vc->in, sizeof(rsp));
+
+	ret = copy_to_iter(&rsp, sizeof(rsp), &iov_iter);
+	if (likely(ret == sizeof(rsp)))
 		vhost_add_used_and_signal(&vs->dev, vq, vc->head, 0);
 	else
 		pr_err("Faulted on virtio_scsi_ctrl_tmf_resp\n");
@@ -1147,16 +1149,18 @@ vhost_scsi_send_an_resp(struct vhost_scsi *vs,
 			struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
 			struct vhost_scsi_ctx *vc)
 {
-	struct virtio_scsi_ctrl_an_resp __user *resp;
 	struct virtio_scsi_ctrl_an_resp rsp;
+	struct iov_iter iov_iter;
 	int ret;
 
 	pr_debug("%s\n", __func__);
 	memset(&rsp, 0, sizeof(rsp));	/* event_actual = 0 */
 	rsp.response = VIRTIO_SCSI_S_OK;
-	resp = vq->iov[vc->out].iov_base;
-	ret = __copy_to_user(resp, &rsp, sizeof(rsp));
-	if (!ret)
+
+	iov_iter_init(&iov_iter, READ, &vq->iov[vc->out], vc->in, sizeof(rsp));
+
+	ret = copy_to_iter(&rsp, sizeof(rsp), &iov_iter);
+	if (likely(ret == sizeof(rsp)))
 		vhost_add_used_and_signal(&vs->dev, vq, vc->head, 0);
 	else
 		pr_err("Faulted on virtio_scsi_ctrl_an_resp\n");
diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
index 9f7942cbcbb2..bac939af8dbb 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
@@ -1034,8 +1034,10 @@ ssize_t vhost_chr_write_iter(struct vhost_dev *dev,
 	int type, ret;
 
 	ret = copy_from_iter(&type, sizeof(type), from);
-	if (ret != sizeof(type))
+	if (ret != sizeof(type)) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto done;
+	}
 
 	switch (type) {
 	case VHOST_IOTLB_MSG:
@@ -1054,8 +1056,10 @@ ssize_t vhost_chr_write_iter(struct vhost_dev *dev,
 
 	iov_iter_advance(from, offset);
 	ret = copy_from_iter(&msg, sizeof(msg), from);
-	if (ret != sizeof(msg))
+	if (ret != sizeof(msg)) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto done;
+	}
 	if (vhost_process_iotlb_msg(dev, &msg)) {
 		ret = -EFAULT;
 		goto done;
diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
index 728ecd1eea30..fb12fe205f86 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ enum virtio_balloon_vq {
 	VIRTIO_BALLOON_VQ_MAX
 };
 
+enum virtio_balloon_config_read {
+	VIRTIO_BALLOON_CONFIG_READ_CMD_ID = 0,
+};
+
 struct virtio_balloon {
 	struct virtio_device *vdev;
 	struct virtqueue *inflate_vq, *deflate_vq, *stats_vq, *free_page_vq;
@@ -77,14 +81,20 @@ struct virtio_balloon {
 	/* Prevent updating balloon when it is being canceled. */
 	spinlock_t stop_update_lock;
 	bool stop_update;
+	/* Bitmap to indicate if reading the related config fields are needed */
+	unsigned long config_read_bitmap;
 
 	/* The list of allocated free pages, waiting to be given back to mm */
 	struct list_head free_page_list;
 	spinlock_t free_page_list_lock;
 	/* The number of free page blocks on the above list */
 	unsigned long num_free_page_blocks;
-	/* The cmd id received from host */
-	u32 cmd_id_received;
+	/*
+	 * The cmd id received from host.
+	 * Read it via virtio_balloon_cmd_id_received to get the latest value
+	 * sent from host.
+	 */
+	u32 cmd_id_received_cache;
 	/* The cmd id that is actively in use */
 	__virtio32 cmd_id_active;
 	/* Buffer to store the stop sign */
@@ -390,37 +400,31 @@ static unsigned long return_free_pages_to_mm(struct virtio_balloon *vb,
 	return num_returned;
 }
 
+static void virtio_balloon_queue_free_page_work(struct virtio_balloon *vb)
+{
+	if (!virtio_has_feature(vb->vdev, VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT))
+		return;
+
+	/* No need to queue the work if the bit was already set. */
+	if (test_and_set_bit(VIRTIO_BALLOON_CONFIG_READ_CMD_ID,
+			     &vb->config_read_bitmap))
+		return;
+
+	queue_work(vb->balloon_wq, &vb->report_free_page_work);
+}
+
 static void virtballoon_changed(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 {
 	struct virtio_balloon *vb = vdev->priv;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	s64 diff = towards_target(vb);
 
-	if (diff) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&vb->stop_update_lock, flags);
-		if (!vb->stop_update)
-			queue_work(system_freezable_wq,
-				   &vb->update_balloon_size_work);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vb->stop_update_lock, flags);
-	}
-
-	if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT)) {
-		virtio_cread(vdev, struct virtio_balloon_config,
-			     free_page_report_cmd_id, &vb->cmd_id_received);
-		if (vb->cmd_id_received == VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_DONE) {
-			/* Pass ULONG_MAX to give back all the free pages */
-			return_free_pages_to_mm(vb, ULONG_MAX);
-		} else if (vb->cmd_id_received != VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP &&
-			   vb->cmd_id_received !=
-			   virtio32_to_cpu(vdev, vb->cmd_id_active)) {
-			spin_lock_irqsave(&vb->stop_update_lock, flags);
-			if (!vb->stop_update) {
-				queue_work(vb->balloon_wq,
-					   &vb->report_free_page_work);
-			}
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vb->stop_update_lock, flags);
-		}
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&vb->stop_update_lock, flags);
+	if (!vb->stop_update) {
+		queue_work(system_freezable_wq,
+			   &vb->update_balloon_size_work);
+		virtio_balloon_queue_free_page_work(vb);
 	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vb->stop_update_lock, flags);
 }
 
 static void update_balloon_size(struct virtio_balloon *vb)
@@ -527,6 +531,17 @@ static int init_vqs(struct virtio_balloon *vb)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static u32 virtio_balloon_cmd_id_received(struct virtio_balloon *vb)
+{
+	if (test_and_clear_bit(VIRTIO_BALLOON_CONFIG_READ_CMD_ID,
+			       &vb->config_read_bitmap))
+		virtio_cread(vb->vdev, struct virtio_balloon_config,
+			     free_page_report_cmd_id,
+			     &vb->cmd_id_received_cache);
+
+	return vb->cmd_id_received_cache;
+}
+
 static int send_cmd_id_start(struct virtio_balloon *vb)
 {
 	struct scatterlist sg;
@@ -537,7 +552,8 @@ static int send_cmd_id_start(struct virtio_balloon *vb)
 	while (virtqueue_get_buf(vq, &unused))
 		;
 
-	vb->cmd_id_active = cpu_to_virtio32(vb->vdev, vb->cmd_id_received);
+	vb->cmd_id_active = virtio32_to_cpu(vb->vdev,
+					virtio_balloon_cmd_id_received(vb));
 	sg_init_one(&sg, &vb->cmd_id_active, sizeof(vb->cmd_id_active));
 	err = virtqueue_add_outbuf(vq, &sg, 1, &vb->cmd_id_active, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!err)
@@ -620,7 +636,8 @@ static int send_free_pages(struct virtio_balloon *vb)
 		 * stop the reporting.
 		 */
 		cmd_id_active = virtio32_to_cpu(vb->vdev, vb->cmd_id_active);
-		if (cmd_id_active != vb->cmd_id_received)
+		if (unlikely(cmd_id_active !=
+			     virtio_balloon_cmd_id_received(vb)))
 			break;
 
 		/*
@@ -637,11 +654,9 @@ static int send_free_pages(struct virtio_balloon *vb)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void report_free_page_func(struct work_struct *work)
+static void virtio_balloon_report_free_page(struct virtio_balloon *vb)
 {
 	int err;
-	struct virtio_balloon *vb = container_of(work, struct virtio_balloon,
-						 report_free_page_work);
 	struct device *dev = &vb->vdev->dev;
 
 	/* Start by sending the received cmd id to host with an outbuf. */
@@ -659,6 +674,23 @@ static void report_free_page_func(struct work_struct *work)
 		dev_err(dev, "Failed to send a stop id, err = %d\n", err);
 }
 
+static void report_free_page_func(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct virtio_balloon *vb = container_of(work, struct virtio_balloon,
+						 report_free_page_work);
+	u32 cmd_id_received;
+
+	cmd_id_received = virtio_balloon_cmd_id_received(vb);
+	if (cmd_id_received == VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_DONE) {
+		/* Pass ULONG_MAX to give back all the free pages */
+		return_free_pages_to_mm(vb, ULONG_MAX);
+	} else if (cmd_id_received != VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP &&
+		   cmd_id_received !=
+		   virtio32_to_cpu(vb->vdev, vb->cmd_id_active)) {
+		virtio_balloon_report_free_page(vb);
+	}
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_BALLOON_COMPACTION
 /*
  * virtballoon_migratepage - perform the balloon page migration on behalf of
@@ -885,7 +917,7 @@ static int virtballoon_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 			goto out_del_vqs;
 		}
 		INIT_WORK(&vb->report_free_page_work, report_free_page_func);
-		vb->cmd_id_received = VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP;
+		vb->cmd_id_received_cache = VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP;
 		vb->cmd_id_active = cpu_to_virtio32(vb->vdev,
 						  VIRTIO_BALLOON_CMD_ID_STOP);
 		vb->cmd_id_stop = cpu_to_virtio32(vb->vdev,
diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_mmio.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_mmio.c
index 4cd9ea5c75be..d9dd0f789279 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_mmio.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_mmio.c
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ static int vm_find_vqs(struct virtio_device *vdev, unsigned nvqs,
 {
 	struct virtio_mmio_device *vm_dev = to_virtio_mmio_device(vdev);
 	unsigned int irq = platform_get_irq(vm_dev->pdev, 0);
-	int i, err;
+	int i, err, queue_idx = 0;
 
 	err = request_irq(irq, vm_interrupt, IRQF_SHARED,
 			dev_name(&vdev->dev), vm_dev);
@@ -476,7 +476,12 @@ static int vm_find_vqs(struct virtio_device *vdev, unsigned nvqs,
 		return err;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nvqs; ++i) {
-		vqs[i] = vm_setup_vq(vdev, i, callbacks[i], names[i],
+		if (!names[i]) {
+			vqs[i] = NULL;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		vqs[i] = vm_setup_vq(vdev, queue_idx++, callbacks[i], names[i],
 				     ctx ? ctx[i] : false);
 		if (IS_ERR(vqs[i])) {
 			vm_del_vqs(vdev);
diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c
index 465a6f5142cc..d0584c040c60 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ static int vp_find_vqs_msix(struct virtio_device *vdev, unsigned nvqs,
 {
 	struct virtio_pci_device *vp_dev = to_vp_device(vdev);
 	u16 msix_vec;
-	int i, err, nvectors, allocated_vectors;
+	int i, err, nvectors, allocated_vectors, queue_idx = 0;
 
 	vp_dev->vqs = kcalloc(nvqs, sizeof(*vp_dev->vqs), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!vp_dev->vqs)
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ static int vp_find_vqs_msix(struct virtio_device *vdev, unsigned nvqs,
 			msix_vec = allocated_vectors++;
 		else
 			msix_vec = VP_MSIX_VQ_VECTOR;
-		vqs[i] = vp_setup_vq(vdev, i, callbacks[i], names[i],
+		vqs[i] = vp_setup_vq(vdev, queue_idx++, callbacks[i], names[i],
 				     ctx ? ctx[i] : false,
 				     msix_vec);
 		if (IS_ERR(vqs[i])) {
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static int vp_find_vqs_intx(struct virtio_device *vdev, unsigned nvqs,
 		const char * const names[], const bool *ctx)
 {
 	struct virtio_pci_device *vp_dev = to_vp_device(vdev);
-	int i, err;
+	int i, err, queue_idx = 0;
 
 	vp_dev->vqs = kcalloc(nvqs, sizeof(*vp_dev->vqs), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!vp_dev->vqs)
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ static int vp_find_vqs_intx(struct virtio_device *vdev, unsigned nvqs,
 			vqs[i] = NULL;
 			continue;
 		}
-		vqs[i] = vp_setup_vq(vdev, i, callbacks[i], names[i],
+		vqs[i] = vp_setup_vq(vdev, queue_idx++, callbacks[i], names[i],
 				     ctx ? ctx[i] : false,
 				     VIRTIO_MSI_NO_VECTOR);
 		if (IS_ERR(vqs[i])) {
diff --git a/include/linux/virtio_config.h b/include/linux/virtio_config.h
index 32baf8e26735..987b6491b946 100644
--- a/include/linux/virtio_config.h
+++ b/include/linux/virtio_config.h
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ struct irq_affinity;
 
 /**
  * virtio_config_ops - operations for configuring a virtio device
+ * Note: Do not assume that a transport implements all of the operations
+ *       getting/setting a value as a simple read/write! Generally speaking,
+ *       any of @get/@set, @get_status/@set_status, or @get_features/
+ *       @finalize_features are NOT safe to be called from an atomic
+ *       context.
  * @get: read the value of a configuration field
  *	vdev: the virtio_device
  *	offset: the offset of the configuration field
@@ -22,7 +27,7 @@ struct irq_affinity;
  *	offset: the offset of the configuration field
  *	buf: the buffer to read the field value from.
  *	len: the length of the buffer
- * @generation: config generation counter
+ * @generation: config generation counter (optional)
  *	vdev: the virtio_device
  *	Returns the config generation counter
  * @get_status: read the status byte
@@ -48,17 +53,17 @@ struct irq_affinity;
  * @del_vqs: free virtqueues found by find_vqs().
  * @get_features: get the array of feature bits for this device.
  *	vdev: the virtio_device
- *	Returns the first 32 feature bits (all we currently need).
+ *	Returns the first 64 feature bits (all we currently need).
  * @finalize_features: confirm what device features we'll be using.
  *	vdev: the virtio_device
  *	This gives the final feature bits for the device: it can change
  *	the dev->feature bits if it wants.
  *	Returns 0 on success or error status
- * @bus_name: return the bus name associated with the device
+ * @bus_name: return the bus name associated with the device (optional)
  *	vdev: the virtio_device
  *      This returns a pointer to the bus name a la pci_name from which
  *      the caller can then copy.
- * @set_vq_affinity: set the affinity for a virtqueue.
+ * @set_vq_affinity: set the affinity for a virtqueue (optional).
  * @get_vq_affinity: get the affinity for a virtqueue (optional).
  */
 typedef void vq_callback_t(struct virtqueue *);