diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
index a3ff0514f9cd..a71ddaa810a0 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ static u32 s32ton(__s32 value, unsigned int n)
 	if (!value || !n)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (n > 32)
-		n = 32;
+	if (n >= 32)
+		return (u32) value;
 
 	a = value >> (n - 1);
 	if (a && a != -1)
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-google-hammer.c b/drivers/hid/hid-google-hammer.c
index c99c3c0d442e..847b1ddefeec 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-google-hammer.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-google-hammer.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ static void cbas_ec_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
 static const struct acpi_device_id cbas_ec_acpi_ids[] = {
-	{ "GOOG000B", 0 },
+	{ .id = "GOOG000B" },
 	{ }
 };
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(acpi, cbas_ec_acpi_ids);
diff --git a/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid-acpi.c b/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid-acpi.c
index 13f977d6aab6..9371db200fc4 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid-acpi.c
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ static const struct acpi_device_id i2c_hid_acpi_blacklist[] = {
 	 * The CHPN0001 ACPI device, which is used to describe the Chipone
 	 * ICN8505 controller, has a _CID of PNP0C50 but is not HID compatible.
 	 */
-	{ "CHPN0001" },
+	{ .id = "CHPN0001" },
 	/*
 	 * The IDEA5002 ACPI device causes high interrupt usage and spurious
 	 * wakeups from suspend.
 	 */
-	{ "IDEA5002" },
+	{ .id = "IDEA5002" },
 	{ }
 };
 
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ static int i2c_hid_acpi_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 }
 
 static const struct acpi_device_id i2c_hid_acpi_match[] = {
-	{ "ACPI0C50" },
-	{ "PNP0C50" },
+	{ .id = "ACPI0C50" },
+	{ .id = "PNP0C50" },
 	{ }
 };
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(acpi, i2c_hid_acpi_match);
diff --git a/drivers/hid/surface-hid/surface_kbd.c b/drivers/hid/surface-hid/surface_kbd.c
index 0be01b5e7425..036829ba47d4 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/surface-hid/surface_kbd.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/surface-hid/surface_kbd.c
@@ -277,8 +277,8 @@ static void surface_kbd_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 }
 
 static const struct acpi_device_id surface_kbd_match[] = {
-	{ "MSHW0096" },
-	{ },
+	{ .id = "MSHW0096" },
+	{ }
 };
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(acpi, surface_kbd_match);
 
diff --git a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c
index 6378801b22c6..8430655c00fe 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ struct hiddev_list {
 	struct mutex thread_lock;
 };
 
+static void hiddev_put(struct hiddev *hiddev)
+{
+	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&hiddev->refcount))
+		kfree(hiddev);
+}
+
 /*
  * Find a report, given the report's type and ID.  The ID can be specified
  * indirectly by REPORT_ID_FIRST (which returns the first report of the given
@@ -216,26 +222,21 @@ static int hiddev_fasync(int fd, struct file *file, int on)
 static int hiddev_release(struct inode * inode, struct file * file)
 {
 	struct hiddev_list *list = file->private_data;
+	struct hiddev *hiddev = list->hiddev;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&list->hiddev->list_lock, flags);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&hiddev->list_lock, flags);
 	list_del(&list->node);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&list->hiddev->list_lock, flags);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hiddev->list_lock, flags);
 
-	mutex_lock(&list->hiddev->existancelock);
-	if (!--list->hiddev->open) {
-		if (list->hiddev->exist) {
-			hid_hw_close(list->hiddev->hid);
-			hid_hw_power(list->hiddev->hid, PM_HINT_NORMAL);
-		} else {
-			mutex_unlock(&list->hiddev->existancelock);
-			kfree(list->hiddev);
-			vfree(list);
-			return 0;
-		}
+	mutex_lock(&hiddev->existancelock);
+	if (!--hiddev->open && hiddev->exist) {
+		hid_hw_close(hiddev->hid);
+		hid_hw_power(hiddev->hid, PM_HINT_NORMAL);
 	}
 
-	mutex_unlock(&list->hiddev->existancelock);
+	mutex_unlock(&hiddev->existancelock);
+	hiddev_put(hiddev);
 	vfree(list);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -270,6 +271,7 @@ static int __hiddev_open(struct hiddev *hiddev, struct file *file)
 	spin_unlock_irq(&hiddev->list_lock);
 
 	file->private_data = list;
+	refcount_inc(&hiddev->refcount);
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -897,9 +899,12 @@ int hiddev_connect(struct hid_device *hid, unsigned int force)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&hiddev->list);
 	spin_lock_init(&hiddev->list_lock);
 	mutex_init(&hiddev->existancelock);
+	refcount_set(&hiddev->refcount, 1);
 	hid->hiddev = hiddev;
 	hiddev->hid = hid;
 	hiddev->exist = 1;
+	/* Honor NO_INIT_REPORTS before the character device becomes visible. */
+	hiddev->initialized = hid->quirks & HID_QUIRK_NO_INIT_REPORTS;
 	retval = usb_register_dev(usbhid->intf, &hiddev_class);
 	if (retval) {
 		hid_err(hid, "Not able to get a minor for this device\n");
@@ -908,12 +913,6 @@ int hiddev_connect(struct hid_device *hid, unsigned int force)
 		return retval;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * If HID_QUIRK_NO_INIT_REPORTS is set, make sure we don't initialize
-	 * the reports.
-	 */
-	hiddev->initialized = hid->quirks & HID_QUIRK_NO_INIT_REPORTS;
-
 	hiddev->minor = usbhid->intf->minor;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -937,9 +936,7 @@ void hiddev_disconnect(struct hid_device *hid)
 	if (hiddev->open) {
 		hid_hw_close(hiddev->hid);
 		wake_up_interruptible(&hiddev->wait);
-		mutex_unlock(&hiddev->existancelock);
-	} else {
-		mutex_unlock(&hiddev->existancelock);
-		kfree(hiddev);
 	}
+	mutex_unlock(&hiddev->existancelock);
+	hiddev_put(hiddev);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/hiddev.h b/include/linux/hiddev.h
index 2164c03d2c72..8e9f8a33e359 100644
--- a/include/linux/hiddev.h
+++ b/include/linux/hiddev.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #ifndef _HIDDEV_H
 #define _HIDDEV_H
 
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/hiddev.h>
 
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ struct hiddev {
 	int minor;
 	int exist;
 	int open;
+	refcount_t refcount;
 	struct mutex existancelock;
 	wait_queue_head_t wait;
 	struct hid_device *hid;