diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/bt-bmc.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/bt-bmc.c
index 40b9927c072c..d36aeacb290e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/bt-bmc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/bt-bmc.c
@@ -444,15 +444,13 @@ static int bt_bmc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	bt_bmc->map = syscon_node_to_regmap(pdev->dev.parent->of_node);
 	if (IS_ERR(bt_bmc->map)) {
-		struct resource *res;
 		void __iomem *base;
 
 		/*
 		 * Assume it's not the MFD-based devicetree description, in
 		 * which case generate a regmap ourselves
 		 */
-		res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
-		base = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, res);
+		base = devm_platform_ioremap_resource(pdev, 0);
 		if (IS_ERR(base))
 			return PTR_ERR(base);
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmb_dev_int.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmb_dev_int.c
index 285e0b8f9a97..1ff4fb1def7c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmb_dev_int.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmb_dev_int.c
@@ -133,9 +133,6 @@ static ssize_t ipmb_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	rq_sa = GET_7BIT_ADDR(msg[RQ_SA_8BIT_IDX]);
 	netf_rq_lun = msg[NETFN_LUN_IDX];
 
-	if (!(netf_rq_lun & NETFN_RSP_BIT_MASK))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	/*
 	 * subtract rq_sa and netf_rq_lun from the length of the msg passed to
 	 * i2c_smbus_xfer
@@ -154,16 +151,16 @@ static ssize_t ipmb_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	return ret ? : count;
 }
 
-static unsigned int ipmb_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
+static __poll_t ipmb_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 {
 	struct ipmb_dev *ipmb_dev = to_ipmb_dev(file);
-	unsigned int mask = POLLOUT;
+	__poll_t mask = EPOLLOUT;
 
 	mutex_lock(&ipmb_dev->file_mutex);
 	poll_wait(file, &ipmb_dev->wait_queue, wait);
 
 	if (atomic_read(&ipmb_dev->request_queue_len))
-		mask |= POLLIN;
+		mask |= EPOLLIN;
 	mutex_unlock(&ipmb_dev->file_mutex);
 
 	return mask;
@@ -203,25 +200,16 @@ static u8 ipmb_verify_checksum1(struct ipmb_dev *ipmb_dev, u8 rs_sa)
 		ipmb_dev->request.checksum1);
 }
 
-static bool is_ipmb_request(struct ipmb_dev *ipmb_dev, u8 rs_sa)
+/*
+ * Verify if message has proper ipmb header with minimum length
+ * and correct checksum byte.
+ */
+static bool is_ipmb_msg(struct ipmb_dev *ipmb_dev, u8 rs_sa)
 {
-	if (ipmb_dev->msg_idx >= IPMB_REQUEST_LEN_MIN) {
-		if (ipmb_verify_checksum1(ipmb_dev, rs_sa))
-			return false;
+	if ((ipmb_dev->msg_idx >= IPMB_REQUEST_LEN_MIN) &&
+	   (!ipmb_verify_checksum1(ipmb_dev, rs_sa)))
+		return true;
 
-		/*
-		 * Check whether this is an IPMB request or
-		 * response.
-		 * The 6 MSB of netfn_rs_lun are dedicated to the netfn
-		 * while the remaining bits are dedicated to the lun.
-		 * If the LSB of the netfn is cleared, it is associated
-		 * with an IPMB request.
-		 * If the LSB of the netfn is set, it is associated with
-		 * an IPMB response.
-		 */
-		if (!(ipmb_dev->request.netfn_rs_lun & NETFN_RSP_BIT_MASK))
-			return true;
-	}
 	return false;
 }
 
@@ -273,8 +261,7 @@ static int ipmb_slave_cb(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	case I2C_SLAVE_STOP:
 		ipmb_dev->request.len = ipmb_dev->msg_idx;
-
-		if (is_ipmb_request(ipmb_dev, GET_8BIT_ADDR(client->addr)))
+		if (is_ipmb_msg(ipmb_dev, GET_8BIT_ADDR(client->addr)))
 			ipmb_handle_request(ipmb_dev);
 		break;
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
index 2aab80e19ae0..cad9563f8f48 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
@@ -44,25 +44,6 @@ static void need_waiter(struct ipmi_smi *intf);
 static int handle_one_recv_msg(struct ipmi_smi *intf,
 			       struct ipmi_smi_msg *msg);
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
-static void ipmi_debug_msg(const char *title, unsigned char *data,
-			   unsigned int len)
-{
-	int i, pos;
-	char buf[100];
-
-	pos = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s: ", title);
-	for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
-		pos += snprintf(buf + pos, sizeof(buf) - pos,
-				" %2.2x", data[i]);
-	pr_debug("%s\n", buf);
-}
-#else
-static void ipmi_debug_msg(const char *title, unsigned char *data,
-			   unsigned int len)
-{ }
-#endif
-
 static bool initialized;
 static bool drvregistered;
 
@@ -448,6 +429,8 @@ enum ipmi_stat_indexes {
 
 #define IPMI_IPMB_NUM_SEQ	64
 struct ipmi_smi {
+	struct module *owner;
+
 	/* What interface number are we? */
 	int intf_num;
 
@@ -1220,6 +1203,11 @@ int ipmi_create_user(unsigned int          if_num,
 	if (rv)
 		goto out_kfree;
 
+	if (!try_module_get(intf->owner)) {
+		rv = -ENODEV;
+		goto out_kfree;
+	}
+
 	/* Note that each existing user holds a refcount to the interface. */
 	kref_get(&intf->refcount);
 
@@ -1349,6 +1337,7 @@ static void _ipmi_destroy_user(struct ipmi_user *user)
 	}
 
 	kref_put(&intf->refcount, intf_free);
+	module_put(intf->owner);
 }
 
 int ipmi_destroy_user(struct ipmi_user *user)
@@ -2267,7 +2256,7 @@ out_err:
 		ipmi_free_smi_msg(smi_msg);
 		ipmi_free_recv_msg(recv_msg);
 	} else {
-		ipmi_debug_msg("Send", smi_msg->data, smi_msg->data_size);
+		pr_debug("Send: %*ph\n", smi_msg->data_size, smi_msg->data);
 
 		smi_send(intf, intf->handlers, smi_msg, priority);
 	}
@@ -2459,7 +2448,7 @@ static int __get_device_id(struct ipmi_smi *intf, struct bmc_device *bmc)
  * been recently fetched, this will just use the cached data.  Otherwise
  * it will run a new fetch.
  *
- * Except for the first time this is called (in ipmi_register_smi()),
+ * Except for the first time this is called (in ipmi_add_smi()),
  * this will always return good data;
  */
 static int __bmc_get_device_id(struct ipmi_smi *intf, struct bmc_device *bmc,
@@ -3031,8 +3020,11 @@ static int __ipmi_bmc_register(struct ipmi_smi *intf,
 		bmc->pdev.name = "ipmi_bmc";
 
 		rv = ida_simple_get(&ipmi_bmc_ida, 0, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (rv < 0)
+		if (rv < 0) {
+			kfree(bmc);
 			goto out;
+		}
+
 		bmc->pdev.dev.driver = &ipmidriver.driver;
 		bmc->pdev.id = rv;
 		bmc->pdev.dev.release = release_bmc_device;
@@ -3377,10 +3369,11 @@ static void redo_bmc_reg(struct work_struct *work)
 	kref_put(&intf->refcount, intf_free);
 }
 
-int ipmi_register_smi(const struct ipmi_smi_handlers *handlers,
-		      void		       *send_info,
-		      struct device            *si_dev,
-		      unsigned char            slave_addr)
+int ipmi_add_smi(struct module         *owner,
+		 const struct ipmi_smi_handlers *handlers,
+		 void		       *send_info,
+		 struct device         *si_dev,
+		 unsigned char         slave_addr)
 {
 	int              i, j;
 	int              rv;
@@ -3406,7 +3399,7 @@ int ipmi_register_smi(const struct ipmi_smi_handlers *handlers,
 		return rv;
 	}
 
-
+	intf->owner = owner;
 	intf->bmc = &intf->tmp_bmc;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&intf->bmc->intfs);
 	mutex_init(&intf->bmc->dyn_mutex);
@@ -3514,7 +3507,7 @@ int ipmi_register_smi(const struct ipmi_smi_handlers *handlers,
 
 	return rv;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ipmi_register_smi);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ipmi_add_smi);
 
 static void deliver_smi_err_response(struct ipmi_smi *intf,
 				     struct ipmi_smi_msg *msg,
@@ -3730,7 +3723,7 @@ static int handle_ipmb_get_msg_cmd(struct ipmi_smi *intf,
 		msg->data[10] = ipmb_checksum(&msg->data[6], 4);
 		msg->data_size = 11;
 
-		ipmi_debug_msg("Invalid command:", msg->data, msg->data_size);
+		pr_debug("Invalid command: %*ph\n", msg->data_size, msg->data);
 
 		rcu_read_lock();
 		if (!intf->in_shutdown) {
@@ -4217,7 +4210,7 @@ static int handle_one_recv_msg(struct ipmi_smi *intf,
 	int requeue;
 	int chan;
 
-	ipmi_debug_msg("Recv:", msg->rsp, msg->rsp_size);
+	pr_debug("Recv: %*ph\n", msg->rsp_size, msg->rsp);
 
 	if ((msg->data_size >= 2)
 	    && (msg->data[0] == (IPMI_NETFN_APP_REQUEST << 2))
@@ -4576,7 +4569,7 @@ smi_from_recv_msg(struct ipmi_smi *intf, struct ipmi_recv_msg *recv_msg,
 	smi_msg->data_size = recv_msg->msg.data_len;
 	smi_msg->msgid = STORE_SEQ_IN_MSGID(seq, seqid);
 
-	ipmi_debug_msg("Resend: ", smi_msg->data, smi_msg->data_size);
+	pr_debug("Resend: %*ph\n", smi_msg->data_size, smi_msg->data);
 
 	return smi_msg;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
index 6b9a0593d2eb..c7cc8538b84a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
@@ -265,10 +265,10 @@ static void cleanup_ipmi_si(void);
 #ifdef DEBUG_TIMING
 void debug_timestamp(char *msg)
 {
-	struct timespec t;
+	struct timespec64 t;
 
-	ktime_get_ts(&t);
-	pr_debug("**%s: %ld.%9.9ld\n", msg, (long) t.tv_sec, t.tv_nsec);
+	ktime_get_ts64(&t);
+	pr_debug("**%s: %lld.%9.9ld\n", msg, t.tv_sec, t.tv_nsec);
 }
 #else
 #define debug_timestamp(x)
@@ -935,38 +935,25 @@ static void set_run_to_completion(void *send_info, bool i_run_to_completion)
 }
 
 /*
- * Use -1 in the nsec value of the busy waiting timespec to tell that
- * we are spinning in kipmid looking for something and not delaying
- * between checks
+ * Use -1 as a special constant to tell that we are spinning in kipmid
+ * looking for something and not delaying between checks
  */
-static inline void ipmi_si_set_not_busy(struct timespec *ts)
-{
-	ts->tv_nsec = -1;
-}
-static inline int ipmi_si_is_busy(struct timespec *ts)
-{
-	return ts->tv_nsec != -1;
-}
-
+#define IPMI_TIME_NOT_BUSY ns_to_ktime(-1ull)
 static inline bool ipmi_thread_busy_wait(enum si_sm_result smi_result,
 					 const struct smi_info *smi_info,
-					 struct timespec *busy_until)
+					 ktime_t *busy_until)
 {
 	unsigned int max_busy_us = 0;
 
 	if (smi_info->si_num < num_max_busy_us)
 		max_busy_us = kipmid_max_busy_us[smi_info->si_num];
 	if (max_busy_us == 0 || smi_result != SI_SM_CALL_WITH_DELAY)
-		ipmi_si_set_not_busy(busy_until);
-	else if (!ipmi_si_is_busy(busy_until)) {
-		ktime_get_ts(busy_until);
-		timespec_add_ns(busy_until, max_busy_us * NSEC_PER_USEC);
+		*busy_until = IPMI_TIME_NOT_BUSY;
+	else if (*busy_until == IPMI_TIME_NOT_BUSY) {
+		*busy_until = ktime_get() + max_busy_us * NSEC_PER_USEC;
 	} else {
-		struct timespec now;
-
-		ktime_get_ts(&now);
-		if (unlikely(timespec_compare(&now, busy_until) > 0)) {
-			ipmi_si_set_not_busy(busy_until);
+		if (unlikely(ktime_get() > *busy_until)) {
+			*busy_until = IPMI_TIME_NOT_BUSY;
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
@@ -988,9 +975,8 @@ static int ipmi_thread(void *data)
 	struct smi_info *smi_info = data;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	enum si_sm_result smi_result;
-	struct timespec busy_until = { 0, 0 };
+	ktime_t busy_until = IPMI_TIME_NOT_BUSY;
 
-	ipmi_si_set_not_busy(&busy_until);
 	set_user_nice(current, MAX_NICE);
 	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
 		int busy_wait;
diff --git a/include/linux/ipmi_smi.h b/include/linux/ipmi_smi.h
index 4dc66157d872..deec18b8944a 100644
--- a/include/linux/ipmi_smi.h
+++ b/include/linux/ipmi_smi.h
@@ -224,10 +224,14 @@ static inline int ipmi_demangle_device_id(uint8_t netfn, uint8_t cmd,
  * is called, and the lower layer must get the interface from that
  * call.
  */
-int ipmi_register_smi(const struct ipmi_smi_handlers *handlers,
-		      void                     *send_info,
-		      struct device            *dev,
-		      unsigned char            slave_addr);
+int ipmi_add_smi(struct module            *owner,
+		 const struct ipmi_smi_handlers *handlers,
+		 void                     *send_info,
+		 struct device            *dev,
+		 unsigned char            slave_addr);
+
+#define ipmi_register_smi(handlers, send_info, dev, slave_addr) \
+	ipmi_add_smi(THIS_MODULE, handlers, send_info, dev, slave_addr)
 
 /*
  * Remove a low-level interface from the IPMI driver.  This will