diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sunhv.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sunhv.c
index cf86e72..dc697ce 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sunhv.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sunhv.c
@@ -433,13 +433,10 @@ static void sunhv_console_write_paged(struct console *con, const char *s, unsign
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int locked = 1;
 
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-	if (port->sysrq) {
-		locked = 0;
-	} else if (oops_in_progress) {
-		locked = spin_trylock(&port->lock);
-	} else
-		spin_lock(&port->lock);
+	if (port->sysrq || oops_in_progress)
+		locked = spin_trylock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
+	else
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
 
 	while (n > 0) {
 		unsigned long ra = __pa(con_write_page);
@@ -470,8 +467,7 @@ static void sunhv_console_write_paged(struct console *con, const char *s, unsign
 	}
 
 	if (locked)
-		spin_unlock(&port->lock);
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
 }
 
 static inline void sunhv_console_putchar(struct uart_port *port, char c)
@@ -492,7 +488,10 @@ static void sunhv_console_write_bychar(struct console *con, const char *s, unsig
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int i, locked = 1;
 
-	local_irq_save(flags);
+	if (port->sysrq || oops_in_progress)
+		locked = spin_trylock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
+	else
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
 	if (port->sysrq) {
 		locked = 0;
 	} else if (oops_in_progress) {
@@ -507,8 +506,7 @@ static void sunhv_console_write_bychar(struct console *con, const char *s, unsig
 	}
 
 	if (locked)
-		spin_unlock(&port->lock);
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
 }
 
 static struct console sunhv_console = {
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sunsab.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sunsab.c
index 5d6136b..1bf2774 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sunsab.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sunsab.c
@@ -844,20 +844,16 @@ static void sunsab_console_write(struct console *con, const char *s, unsigned n)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int locked = 1;
 
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-	if (up->port.sysrq) {
-		locked = 0;
-	} else if (oops_in_progress) {
-		locked = spin_trylock(&up->port.lock);
-	} else
-		spin_lock(&up->port.lock);
+	if (up->port.sysrq || oops_in_progress)
+		locked = spin_trylock_irqsave(&up->port.lock, flags);
+	else
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&up->port.lock, flags);
 
 	uart_console_write(&up->port, s, n, sunsab_console_putchar);
 	sunsab_tec_wait(up);
 
 	if (locked)
-		spin_unlock(&up->port.lock);
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&up->port.lock, flags);
 }
 
 static int sunsab_console_setup(struct console *con, char *options)
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sunsu.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sunsu.c
index 699cc1b..d88fb63 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sunsu.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sunsu.c
@@ -1295,13 +1295,10 @@ static void sunsu_console_write(struct console *co, const char *s,
 	unsigned int ier;
 	int locked = 1;
 
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-	if (up->port.sysrq) {
-		locked = 0;
-	} else if (oops_in_progress) {
-		locked = spin_trylock(&up->port.lock);
-	} else
-		spin_lock(&up->port.lock);
+	if (up->port.sysrq || oops_in_progress)
+		locked = spin_trylock_irqsave(&up->port.lock, flags);
+	else
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&up->port.lock, flags);
 
 	/*
 	 *	First save the UER then disable the interrupts
@@ -1319,8 +1316,7 @@ static void sunsu_console_write(struct console *co, const char *s,
 	serial_out(up, UART_IER, ier);
 
 	if (locked)
-		spin_unlock(&up->port.lock);
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&up->port.lock, flags);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sunzilog.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sunzilog.c
index 135a152..3103c3b 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sunzilog.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sunzilog.c
@@ -1195,20 +1195,16 @@ sunzilog_console_write(struct console *con, const char *s, unsigned int count)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int locked = 1;
 
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-	if (up->port.sysrq) {
-		locked = 0;
-	} else if (oops_in_progress) {
-		locked = spin_trylock(&up->port.lock);
-	} else
-		spin_lock(&up->port.lock);
+	if (up->port.sysrq || oops_in_progress)
+		locked = spin_trylock_irqsave(&up->port.lock, flags);
+	else
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&up->port.lock, flags);
 
 	uart_console_write(&up->port, s, count, sunzilog_putchar);
 	udelay(2);
 
 	if (locked)
-		spin_unlock(&up->port.lock);
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&up->port.lock, flags);
 }
 
 static int __init sunzilog_console_setup(struct console *con, char *options)
diff --git a/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c b/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c
index 7f34f47..8c40400 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ void __jbd2_log_wait_for_space(journal_t *journal)
 		if (journal->j_flags & JBD2_ABORT)
 			return;
 		write_unlock(&journal->j_state_lock);
+		if (current->plug)
+			io_schedule();
 		mutex_lock(&journal->j_checkpoint_mutex);
 
 		/*
diff --git a/kernel/hrtimer.c b/kernel/hrtimer.c
index 083815d..c19183d 100644
--- a/kernel/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/hrtimer.c
@@ -1769,12 +1769,13 @@ void hrtimer_init_sleeper(struct hrtimer_sleeper *sl, struct task_struct *task)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hrtimer_init_sleeper);
 
-static int __sched do_nanosleep(struct hrtimer_sleeper *t, enum hrtimer_mode mode)
+static int __sched do_nanosleep(struct hrtimer_sleeper *t, enum hrtimer_mode mode,
+				unsigned long state)
 {
 	hrtimer_init_sleeper(t, current);
 
 	do {
-		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+		set_current_state(state);
 		hrtimer_start_expires(&t->timer, mode);
 		if (!hrtimer_active(&t->timer))
 			t->task = NULL;
@@ -1818,7 +1819,8 @@ long __sched hrtimer_nanosleep_restart(struct restart_block *restart)
 				HRTIMER_MODE_ABS);
 	hrtimer_set_expires_tv64(&t.timer, restart->nanosleep.expires);
 
-	if (do_nanosleep(&t, HRTIMER_MODE_ABS))
+	/* cpu_chill() does not care about restart state. */
+	if (do_nanosleep(&t, HRTIMER_MODE_ABS, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE))
 		goto out;
 
 	rmtp = restart->nanosleep.rmtp;
@@ -1835,8 +1837,10 @@ long __sched hrtimer_nanosleep_restart(struct restart_block *restart)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-long hrtimer_nanosleep(struct timespec *rqtp, struct timespec __user *rmtp,
-		       const enum hrtimer_mode mode, const clockid_t clockid)
+static long
+__hrtimer_nanosleep(struct timespec *rqtp, struct timespec __user *rmtp,
+		    const enum hrtimer_mode mode, const clockid_t clockid,
+		    unsigned long state)
 {
 	struct restart_block *restart;
 	struct hrtimer_sleeper t;
@@ -1849,7 +1853,7 @@ long hrtimer_nanosleep(struct timespec *rqtp, struct timespec __user *rmtp,
 
 	hrtimer_init_on_stack(&t.timer, clockid, mode);
 	hrtimer_set_expires_range_ns(&t.timer, timespec_to_ktime(*rqtp), slack);
-	if (do_nanosleep(&t, mode))
+	if (do_nanosleep(&t, mode, state))
 		goto out;
 
 	/* Absolute timers do not update the rmtp value and restart: */
@@ -1876,6 +1880,12 @@ long hrtimer_nanosleep(struct timespec *rqtp, struct timespec __user *rmtp,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+long hrtimer_nanosleep(struct timespec *rqtp, struct timespec __user *rmtp,
+		       const enum hrtimer_mode mode, const clockid_t clockid)
+{
+	return __hrtimer_nanosleep(rqtp, rmtp, mode, clockid, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+}
+
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(nanosleep, struct timespec __user *, rqtp,
 		struct timespec __user *, rmtp)
 {
@@ -1902,7 +1912,8 @@ void cpu_chill(void)
 	unsigned int freeze_flag = current->flags & PF_NOFREEZE;
 
 	current->flags |= PF_NOFREEZE;
-	hrtimer_nanosleep(&tu, NULL, HRTIMER_MODE_REL, CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
+	__hrtimer_nanosleep(&tu, NULL, HRTIMER_MODE_REL, CLOCK_MONOTONIC,
+			    TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 	if (!freeze_flag)
 		current->flags &= ~PF_NOFREEZE;
 }
diff --git a/localversion-rt b/localversion-rt
index e095ab8..6c6cde1 100644
--- a/localversion-rt
+++ b/localversion-rt
@@ -1 +1 @@
--rt20
+-rt21
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_generic.c b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
index a74e278..1dcebc9 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_generic.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ void dev_deactivate_many(struct list_head *head)
 	/* Wait for outstanding qdisc_run calls. */
 	list_for_each_entry(dev, head, unreg_list)
 		while (some_qdisc_is_busy(dev))
-			yield();
+			msleep(1);
 }
 
 void dev_deactivate(struct net_device *dev)