diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/palinfo.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/palinfo.c
index 77597e5ea60a..79521d5499f9 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/palinfo.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/palinfo.c
@@ -849,17 +849,6 @@ static palinfo_entry_t palinfo_entries[]={
 
 #define NR_PALINFO_ENTRIES	(int) ARRAY_SIZE(palinfo_entries)
 
-/*
- * this array is used to keep track of the proc entries we create. This is
- * required in the module mode when we need to remove all entries. The procfs code
- * does not do recursion of deletion
- *
- * Notes:
- *	- +1 accounts for the cpuN directory entry in /proc/pal
- */
-#define NR_PALINFO_PROC_ENTRIES	(NR_CPUS*(NR_PALINFO_ENTRIES+1))
-
-static struct proc_dir_entry *palinfo_proc_entries[NR_PALINFO_PROC_ENTRIES];
 static struct proc_dir_entry *palinfo_dir;
 
 /*
@@ -971,60 +960,32 @@ palinfo_read_entry(char *page, char **start, off_t off, int count, int *eof, voi
 static void __cpuinit
 create_palinfo_proc_entries(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-#	define CPUSTR	"cpu%d"
-
 	pal_func_cpu_u_t f;
-	struct proc_dir_entry **pdir;
 	struct proc_dir_entry *cpu_dir;
 	int j;
-	char cpustr[sizeof(CPUSTR)];
-
-
-	/*
-	 * we keep track of created entries in a depth-first order for
-	 * cleanup purposes. Each entry is stored into palinfo_proc_entries
-	 */
-	sprintf(cpustr,CPUSTR, cpu);
+	char cpustr[3+4+1];	/* cpu numbers are up to 4095 on itanic */
+	sprintf(cpustr, "cpu%d", cpu);
 
 	cpu_dir = proc_mkdir(cpustr, palinfo_dir);
+	if (!cpu_dir)
+		return;
 
 	f.req_cpu = cpu;
 
-	/*
-	 * Compute the location to store per cpu entries
-	 * We dont store the top level entry in this list, but
-	 * remove it finally after removing all cpu entries.
-	 */
-	pdir = &palinfo_proc_entries[cpu*(NR_PALINFO_ENTRIES+1)];
-	*pdir++ = cpu_dir;
 	for (j=0; j < NR_PALINFO_ENTRIES; j++) {
 		f.func_id = j;
-		*pdir = create_proc_read_entry(
-				palinfo_entries[j].name, 0, cpu_dir,
-				palinfo_read_entry, (void *)f.value);
-		pdir++;
+		create_proc_read_entry(
+			palinfo_entries[j].name, 0, cpu_dir,
+			palinfo_read_entry, (void *)f.value);
 	}
 }
 
 static void
 remove_palinfo_proc_entries(unsigned int hcpu)
 {
-	int j;
-	struct proc_dir_entry *cpu_dir, **pdir;
-
-	pdir = &palinfo_proc_entries[hcpu*(NR_PALINFO_ENTRIES+1)];
-	cpu_dir = *pdir;
-	*pdir++=NULL;
-	for (j=0; j < (NR_PALINFO_ENTRIES); j++) {
-		if ((*pdir)) {
-			remove_proc_entry ((*pdir)->name, cpu_dir);
-			*pdir ++= NULL;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (cpu_dir) {
-		remove_proc_entry(cpu_dir->name, palinfo_dir);
-	}
+	char cpustr[3+4+1];	/* cpu numbers are up to 4095 on itanic */
+	sprintf(cpustr, "cpu%d", hcpu);
+	remove_proc_subtree(cpustr, palinfo_dir);
 }
 
 static int __cpuinit palinfo_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
@@ -1058,6 +1019,8 @@ palinfo_init(void)
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "PAL Information Facility v%s\n", PALINFO_VERSION);
 	palinfo_dir = proc_mkdir("pal", NULL);
+	if (!palinfo_dir)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	/* Create palinfo dirs in /proc for all online cpus */
 	for_each_online_cpu(i) {
@@ -1073,22 +1036,8 @@ palinfo_init(void)
 static void __exit
 palinfo_exit(void)
 {
-	int i = 0;
-
-	/* remove all nodes: depth first pass. Could optimize this  */
-	for_each_online_cpu(i) {
-		remove_palinfo_proc_entries(i);
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Remove the top level entry finally
-	 */
-	remove_proc_entry(palinfo_dir->name, NULL);
-
-	/*
-	 * Unregister from cpu notifier callbacks
-	 */
 	unregister_hotcpu_notifier(&palinfo_cpu_notifier);
+	remove_proc_subtree("pal", NULL);
 }
 
 module_init(palinfo_init);
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/miscdev.c b/fs/ecryptfs/miscdev.c
index 412e6eda25f8..e4141f257495 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/miscdev.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/miscdev.c
@@ -80,13 +80,6 @@ ecryptfs_miscdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	int rc;
 
 	mutex_lock(&ecryptfs_daemon_hash_mux);
-	rc = try_module_get(THIS_MODULE);
-	if (rc == 0) {
-		rc = -EIO;
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error attempting to increment module use "
-		       "count; rc = [%d]\n", __func__, rc);
-		goto out_unlock_daemon_list;
-	}
 	rc = ecryptfs_find_daemon_by_euid(&daemon);
 	if (!rc) {
 		rc = -EINVAL;
@@ -96,7 +89,7 @@ ecryptfs_miscdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	if (rc) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error attempting to spawn daemon; "
 		       "rc = [%d]\n", __func__, rc);
-		goto out_module_put_unlock_daemon_list;
+		goto out_unlock_daemon_list;
 	}
 	mutex_lock(&daemon->mux);
 	if (daemon->flags & ECRYPTFS_DAEMON_MISCDEV_OPEN) {
@@ -108,9 +101,6 @@ ecryptfs_miscdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	atomic_inc(&ecryptfs_num_miscdev_opens);
 out_unlock_daemon:
 	mutex_unlock(&daemon->mux);
-out_module_put_unlock_daemon_list:
-	if (rc)
-		module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 out_unlock_daemon_list:
 	mutex_unlock(&ecryptfs_daemon_hash_mux);
 	return rc;
@@ -147,7 +137,6 @@ ecryptfs_miscdev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		       "bug.\n", __func__, rc);
 		BUG();
 	}
-	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -471,6 +460,7 @@ out_free:
 
 
 static const struct file_operations ecryptfs_miscdev_fops = {
+	.owner   = THIS_MODULE,
 	.open    = ecryptfs_miscdev_open,
 	.poll    = ecryptfs_miscdev_poll,
 	.read    = ecryptfs_miscdev_read,
diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index d581e45c0a9f..341d3f564082 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -1690,7 +1690,7 @@ static int do_loopback(struct path *path, const char *old_name,
 
 	if (IS_ERR(mnt)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(mnt);
-		goto out;
+		goto out2;
 	}
 
 	err = graft_tree(mnt, path);
diff --git a/fs/proc/generic.c b/fs/proc/generic.c
index 4b3b3ffb52f1..21e1a8f1659d 100644
--- a/fs/proc/generic.c
+++ b/fs/proc/generic.c
@@ -755,37 +755,8 @@ void pde_put(struct proc_dir_entry *pde)
 		free_proc_entry(pde);
 }
 
-/*
- * Remove a /proc entry and free it if it's not currently in use.
- */
-void remove_proc_entry(const char *name, struct proc_dir_entry *parent)
+static void entry_rundown(struct proc_dir_entry *de)
 {
-	struct proc_dir_entry **p;
-	struct proc_dir_entry *de = NULL;
-	const char *fn = name;
-	unsigned int len;
-
-	spin_lock(&proc_subdir_lock);
-	if (__xlate_proc_name(name, &parent, &fn) != 0) {
-		spin_unlock(&proc_subdir_lock);
-		return;
-	}
-	len = strlen(fn);
-
-	for (p = &parent->subdir; *p; p=&(*p)->next ) {
-		if (proc_match(len, fn, *p)) {
-			de = *p;
-			*p = de->next;
-			de->next = NULL;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	spin_unlock(&proc_subdir_lock);
-	if (!de) {
-		WARN(1, "name '%s'\n", name);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	spin_lock(&de->pde_unload_lock);
 	/*
 	 * Stop accepting new callers into module. If you're
@@ -817,6 +788,40 @@ void remove_proc_entry(const char *name, struct proc_dir_entry *parent)
 		spin_lock(&de->pde_unload_lock);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&de->pde_unload_lock);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Remove a /proc entry and free it if it's not currently in use.
+ */
+void remove_proc_entry(const char *name, struct proc_dir_entry *parent)
+{
+	struct proc_dir_entry **p;
+	struct proc_dir_entry *de = NULL;
+	const char *fn = name;
+	unsigned int len;
+
+	spin_lock(&proc_subdir_lock);
+	if (__xlate_proc_name(name, &parent, &fn) != 0) {
+		spin_unlock(&proc_subdir_lock);
+		return;
+	}
+	len = strlen(fn);
+
+	for (p = &parent->subdir; *p; p=&(*p)->next ) {
+		if (proc_match(len, fn, *p)) {
+			de = *p;
+			*p = de->next;
+			de->next = NULL;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&proc_subdir_lock);
+	if (!de) {
+		WARN(1, "name '%s'\n", name);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	entry_rundown(de);
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(de->mode))
 		parent->nlink--;
@@ -827,3 +832,57 @@ void remove_proc_entry(const char *name, struct proc_dir_entry *parent)
 	pde_put(de);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(remove_proc_entry);
+
+int remove_proc_subtree(const char *name, struct proc_dir_entry *parent)
+{
+	struct proc_dir_entry **p;
+	struct proc_dir_entry *root = NULL, *de, *next;
+	const char *fn = name;
+	unsigned int len;
+
+	spin_lock(&proc_subdir_lock);
+	if (__xlate_proc_name(name, &parent, &fn) != 0) {
+		spin_unlock(&proc_subdir_lock);
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+	len = strlen(fn);
+
+	for (p = &parent->subdir; *p; p=&(*p)->next ) {
+		if (proc_match(len, fn, *p)) {
+			root = *p;
+			*p = root->next;
+			root->next = NULL;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	if (!root) {
+		spin_unlock(&proc_subdir_lock);
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+	de = root;
+	while (1) {
+		next = de->subdir;
+		if (next) {
+			de->subdir = next->next;
+			next->next = NULL;
+			de = next;
+			continue;
+		}
+		spin_unlock(&proc_subdir_lock);
+
+		entry_rundown(de);
+		next = de->parent;
+		if (S_ISDIR(de->mode))
+			next->nlink--;
+		de->nlink = 0;
+		if (de == root)
+			break;
+		pde_put(de);
+
+		spin_lock(&proc_subdir_lock);
+		de = next;
+	}
+	pde_put(root);
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(remove_proc_subtree);
diff --git a/include/linux/proc_fs.h b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
index 8307f2f94d86..94dfb2aa5533 100644
--- a/include/linux/proc_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ struct proc_dir_entry *proc_create_data(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				const struct file_operations *proc_fops,
 				void *data);
 extern void remove_proc_entry(const char *name, struct proc_dir_entry *parent);
+extern int remove_proc_subtree(const char *name, struct proc_dir_entry *parent);
 
 struct pid_namespace;
 
@@ -202,6 +203,7 @@ static inline struct proc_dir_entry *proc_create_data(const char *name,
 	return NULL;
 }
 #define remove_proc_entry(name, parent) do {} while (0)
+#define remove_proc_subtree(name, parent) do {} while (0)
 
 static inline struct proc_dir_entry *proc_symlink(const char *name,
 		struct proc_dir_entry *parent,const char *dest) {return NULL;}