diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
index 3df55b2bd91d..9f85666f29f7 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static inline int ebt_do_match (struct ebt_entry_match *m,
 static inline int ebt_dev_check(char *entry, const struct net_device *device)
 {
 	int i = 0;
-	char *devname = device->name;
+	const char *devname = device->name;
 
 	if (*entry == '\0')
 		return 0;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
index e82a5be894b5..15061b314411 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
@@ -129,13 +129,6 @@ static int sysctl_tcp_congestion_control(ctl_table *table, int __user *name,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int __init tcp_congestion_default(void)
-{
-	return tcp_set_default_congestion_control(CONFIG_DEFAULT_TCP_CONG);
-}
-
-late_initcall(tcp_congestion_default);
-
 ctl_table ipv4_table[] = {
         {
 		.ctl_name	= NET_IPV4_TCP_TIMESTAMPS,
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
index af0aca1e6be6..1e2982f4acd4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
@@ -131,6 +131,14 @@ int tcp_set_default_congestion_control(const char *name)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/* Set default value from kernel configuration at bootup */
+static int __init tcp_congestion_default(void)
+{
+	return tcp_set_default_congestion_control(CONFIG_DEFAULT_TCP_CONG);
+}
+late_initcall(tcp_congestion_default);
+
+
 /* Get current default congestion control */
 void tcp_get_default_congestion_control(char *name)
 {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c
index 7af227bb1551..7931e4f898d4 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ u32 xfrm6_tunnel_spi_lookup(xfrm_address_t *saddr)
 	x6spi = __xfrm6_tunnel_spi_lookup(saddr);
 	spi = x6spi ? x6spi->spi : 0;
 	read_unlock_bh(&xfrm6_tunnel_spi_lock);
-	return spi;
+	return htonl(spi);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(xfrm6_tunnel_spi_lookup);
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ u32 xfrm6_tunnel_alloc_spi(xfrm_address_t *saddr)
 		spi = __xfrm6_tunnel_alloc_spi(saddr);
 	write_unlock_bh(&xfrm6_tunnel_spi_lock);
 
-	return spi;
+	return htonl(spi);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(xfrm6_tunnel_alloc_spi);
diff --git a/net/tipc/port.c b/net/tipc/port.c
index c1a1a76759b5..b7f3199523ca 100644
--- a/net/tipc/port.c
+++ b/net/tipc/port.c
@@ -1136,11 +1136,12 @@ int tipc_publish(u32 ref, unsigned int scope, struct tipc_name_seq const *seq)
 	int res = -EINVAL;
 
 	p_ptr = tipc_port_lock(ref);
+	if (!p_ptr)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	dbg("tipc_publ %u, p_ptr = %x, conn = %x, scope = %x, "
 	    "lower = %u, upper = %u\n",
 	    ref, p_ptr, p_ptr->publ.connected, scope, seq->lower, seq->upper);
-	if (!p_ptr)
-		return -EINVAL;
 	if (p_ptr->publ.connected)
 		goto exit;
 	if (seq->lower > seq->upper)