diff --git a/drivers/net/niu.c b/drivers/net/niu.c
index e4765b713abab5afae02980bf6af52d8da8cb8b0..e3be81eba8a44c9f9a96077558450f9203e8b46c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/niu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/niu.c
@@ -5984,6 +5984,56 @@ static void niu_netif_start(struct niu *np)
 	niu_enable_interrupts(np, 1);
 }
 
+static void niu_reset_buffers(struct niu *np)
+{
+	int i, j, k, err;
+
+	if (np->rx_rings) {
+		for (i = 0; i < np->num_rx_rings; i++) {
+			struct rx_ring_info *rp = &np->rx_rings[i];
+
+			for (j = 0, k = 0; j < MAX_RBR_RING_SIZE; j++) {
+				struct page *page;
+
+				page = rp->rxhash[j];
+				while (page) {
+					struct page *next =
+						(struct page *) page->mapping;
+					u64 base = page->index;
+					base = base >> RBR_DESCR_ADDR_SHIFT;
+					rp->rbr[k++] = cpu_to_le32(base);
+					page = next;
+				}
+			}
+			for (; k < MAX_RBR_RING_SIZE; k++) {
+				err = niu_rbr_add_page(np, rp, GFP_ATOMIC, k);
+				if (unlikely(err))
+					break;
+			}
+
+			rp->rbr_index = rp->rbr_table_size - 1;
+			rp->rcr_index = 0;
+			rp->rbr_pending = 0;
+			rp->rbr_refill_pending = 0;
+		}
+	}
+	if (np->tx_rings) {
+		for (i = 0; i < np->num_tx_rings; i++) {
+			struct tx_ring_info *rp = &np->tx_rings[i];
+
+			for (j = 0; j < MAX_TX_RING_SIZE; j++) {
+				if (rp->tx_buffs[j].skb)
+					(void) release_tx_packet(np, rp, j);
+			}
+
+			rp->pending = MAX_TX_RING_SIZE;
+			rp->prod = 0;
+			rp->cons = 0;
+			rp->wrap_bit = 0;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 static void niu_reset_task(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct niu *np = container_of(work, struct niu, reset_task);
@@ -6006,6 +6056,12 @@ static void niu_reset_task(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	niu_stop_hw(np);
 
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&np->lock, flags);
+
+	niu_reset_buffers(np);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&np->lock, flags);
+
 	err = niu_init_hw(np);
 	if (!err) {
 		np->timer.expires = jiffies + HZ;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/beacon.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/beacon.c
index caf569401a34452b97577517b6b8f5fb09a24903..00a0eaa0886661e08735b76db242304b65ae7092 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/beacon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/beacon.c
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ static struct ath_buf *ath_beacon_generate(struct ath_softc *sc, int if_id)
 	unsigned int curlen;
 	struct ath_txq *cabq;
 	struct ath_txq *mcastq;
+	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info;
 	avp = sc->sc_vaps[if_id];
 
 	mcastq = &avp->av_mcastq;
@@ -232,6 +233,18 @@ static struct ath_buf *ath_beacon_generate(struct ath_softc *sc, int if_id)
 	 */
 	curlen = skb->len;
 
+	info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
+	if (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_ASSIGN_SEQ) {
+		/*
+		 * TODO: make sure the seq# gets assigned properly (vs. other
+		 * TX frames)
+		 */
+		struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *) skb->data;
+		sc->seq_no += 0x10;
+		hdr->seq_ctrl &= cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_SCTL_FRAG);
+		hdr->seq_ctrl |= cpu_to_le16(sc->seq_no);
+	}
+
 	/* XXX: spin_lock_bh should not be used here, but sparse bitches
 	 * otherwise. We should fix sparse :) */
 	spin_lock_bh(&mcastq->axq_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/core.h
index 673b3d81133a3cb841372cf0ea93ca866bb5fd8b..4ee695b76b88ece8e9ac4de86576555a737f0168 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/core.h
@@ -992,6 +992,7 @@ struct ath_softc {
 	u32 sc_txintrperiod;	/* tx interrupt batching */
 	int sc_haltype2q[ATH9K_WME_AC_VO+1]; /* HAL WME	AC -> h/w qnum */
 	u32 sc_ant_tx[8];	/* recent tx frames/antenna */
+	u16 seq_no; /* TX sequence number */
 
 	/* Beacon */
 	struct ath9k_tx_queue_info sc_beacon_qi;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/main.c
index c5107f269f24f2e250563814e800cdccad725538..99badf1404c31a0fbb9640137cf5d1c36f212d28 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/main.c
@@ -369,6 +369,20 @@ static int ath9k_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 {
 	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 	int hdrlen, padsize;
+	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
+
+	/*
+	 * As a temporary workaround, assign seq# here; this will likely need
+	 * to be cleaned up to work better with Beacon transmission and virtual
+	 * BSSes.
+	 */
+	if (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_ASSIGN_SEQ) {
+		struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *) skb->data;
+		if (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_FIRST_FRAGMENT)
+			sc->seq_no += 0x10;
+		hdr->seq_ctrl &= cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_SCTL_FRAG);
+		hdr->seq_ctrl |= cpu_to_le16(sc->seq_no);
+	}
 
 	/* Add the padding after the header if this is not already done */
 	hdrlen = ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb(skb);
diff --git a/include/net/netlink.h b/include/net/netlink.h
index 18024b8cecb84ed5c23fdb812859f4229e80549c..208fe5a385469d95245ba6d9264d797e8f737127 100644
--- a/include/net/netlink.h
+++ b/include/net/netlink.h
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ static inline int nla_len(const struct nlattr *nla)
  */
 static inline int nla_ok(const struct nlattr *nla, int remaining)
 {
-	return remaining >= sizeof(*nla) &&
+	return remaining >= (int) sizeof(*nla) &&
 	       nla->nla_len >= sizeof(*nla) &&
 	       nla->nla_len <= remaining;
 }
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index f5b21cb936996b87ec7138d8b8b81c3e1fa6f006..278a3ace14f664e019a85109ae6450e9ed13cff6 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ static inline int hci_request(struct hci_dev *hdev, void (*req)(struct hci_dev *
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!test_bit(HCI_UP, &hdev->flags))
+		return -ENETDOWN;
+
 	/* Serialize all requests */
 	hci_req_lock(hdev);
 	ret = __hci_request(hdev, req, opt, timeout);