diff --git a/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c b/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
index 6ffd8bd82154..c71763047126 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
@@ -428,11 +428,18 @@ static void dma_device_release(struct kref *ref)
 
 	list_del_rcu(&device->global_node);
 	dma_channel_rebalance();
+	synchronize_rcu();
 
 	if (device->device_release)
 		device->device_release(device);
 }
 
+static int __must_check dma_device_get(struct dma_device *device)
+{
+	lockdep_assert_held(&dma_list_mutex);
+	return kref_get_unless_zero(&device->ref);
+}
+
 static void dma_device_put(struct dma_device *device)
 {
 	lockdep_assert_held(&dma_list_mutex);
@@ -460,8 +467,7 @@ static int dma_chan_get(struct dma_chan *chan)
 	if (!try_module_get(owner))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	ret = kref_get_unless_zero(&chan->device->ref);
-	if (!ret) {
+	if (!dma_device_get(chan->device)) {
 		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto module_put_out;
 	}
@@ -495,10 +501,13 @@ static int dma_chan_get(struct dma_chan *chan)
  */
 static void dma_chan_put(struct dma_chan *chan)
 {
+	struct module *owner;
+
 	/* This channel is not in use, bail out */
 	if (!chan->client_count)
 		return;
 
+	owner = dma_chan_to_owner(chan);
 	chan->client_count--;
 
 	/* This channel is not in use anymore, free it */
@@ -515,8 +524,10 @@ static void dma_chan_put(struct dma_chan *chan)
 		chan->route_data = NULL;
 	}
 
-	dma_device_put(chan->device);
-	module_put(dma_chan_to_owner(chan));
+	/* This channel is not in use anymore, drop the device ref */
+	if (!chan->client_count)
+		dma_device_put(chan->device);
+	module_put(owner);
 }
 
 enum dma_status dma_sync_wait(struct dma_chan *chan, dma_cookie_t cookie)
diff --git a/drivers/dma/mmp_pdma.c b/drivers/dma/mmp_pdma.c
index 386e85cd4882..ed520737882b 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/mmp_pdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/mmp_pdma.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 #define DCSR_EORINTR	BIT(9)	/* The end of Receive */
 
 #define DRCMR_BASE		0x0100
-#define DRCMR_EXT_BASE_K3	0x1000
 #define DRCMR_EXT_BASE_DEFAULT	0x1100
 #define DRCMR_REQ_LIMIT		64
 #define DRCMR_MAPVLD	BIT(7)	/* Map Valid (read / write) */
@@ -713,7 +712,7 @@ mmp_pdma_prep_slave_sg(struct dma_chan *dchan, struct scatterlist *sgl,
 
 	for_each_sg(sgl, sg, sg_len, i) {
 		addr = sg_dma_address(sg);
-		avail = sg_dma_len(sgl);
+		avail = sg_dma_len(sg);
 
 		do {
 			len = min_t(size_t, avail, PDMA_MAX_DESC_BYTES);
@@ -1219,7 +1218,7 @@ static const struct mmp_pdma_ops spacemit_k3_pdma_ops = {
 	.get_desc_dst_addr = get_desc_dst_addr_64,
 	.run_bits = (DCSR_RUN | DCSR_LPAEEN | DCSR_EORIRQEN | DCSR_EORSTOPEN),
 	.dma_width = 64,
-	.drcmr_ext_base = DRCMR_EXT_BASE_K3,
+	.drcmr_ext_base = DRCMR_EXT_BASE_DEFAULT,
 };
 
 static const struct of_device_id mmp_pdma_dt_ids[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/dma/pxa_dma.c b/drivers/dma/pxa_dma.c
index fa2ee0b3e09f..fc43124fefa8 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/pxa_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/pxa_dma.c
@@ -744,6 +744,7 @@ pxad_alloc_desc(struct pxad_chan *chan, unsigned int nb_hw_desc)
 	sw_desc = kzalloc_flex(*sw_desc, hw_desc, nb_hw_desc, GFP_NOWAIT);
 	if (!sw_desc)
 		return NULL;
+	sw_desc->nb_desc = nb_hw_desc;
 	sw_desc->desc_pool = chan->desc_pool;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nb_hw_desc; i++) {
@@ -752,10 +753,10 @@ pxad_alloc_desc(struct pxad_chan *chan, unsigned int nb_hw_desc)
 			dev_err(&chan->vc.chan.dev->device,
 				"%s(): Couldn't allocate the %dth hw_desc from dma_pool %p\n",
 				__func__, i, sw_desc->desc_pool);
+			sw_desc->nb_desc = i;
 			goto err;
 		}
 
-		sw_desc->nb_desc++;
 		sw_desc->hw_desc[i] = desc;
 
 		if (i == 0)
diff --git a/drivers/dma/sprd-dma.c b/drivers/dma/sprd-dma.c
index 087fea3af2e4..19b32a23c882 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/sprd-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/sprd-dma.c
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ static int sprd_dma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto err_rpm;
+		goto err_register;
 
 	ret = dma_async_device_register(&sdev->dma_dev);
 	if (ret < 0) {
@@ -1234,7 +1234,6 @@ static int sprd_dma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 err_register:
 	pm_runtime_put_noidle(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
-err_rpm:
 	sprd_dma_disable(sdev);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/dma/sun6i-dma.c b/drivers/dma/sun6i-dma.c
index f47a326dd7ff..7704b016aed8 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/sun6i-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/sun6i-dma.c
@@ -354,8 +354,10 @@ static size_t sun6i_get_chan_size(struct sun6i_pchan *pchan)
 	size_t bytes;
 	dma_addr_t pos;
 
-	pos = readl(pchan->base + DMA_CHAN_LLI_ADDR);
-	bytes = readl(pchan->base + DMA_CHAN_CUR_CNT);
+	do {
+		pos = readl(pchan->base + DMA_CHAN_LLI_ADDR);
+		bytes = readl(pchan->base + DMA_CHAN_CUR_CNT);
+	} while (pos != readl(pchan->base + DMA_CHAN_LLI_ADDR));
 
 	if (pos == LLI_LAST_ITEM)
 		return bytes;
@@ -979,7 +981,6 @@ static enum dma_status sun6i_dma_tx_status(struct dma_chan *chan,
 	struct sun6i_pchan *pchan = vchan->phy;
 	struct sun6i_dma_lli *lli;
 	struct virt_dma_desc *vd;
-	struct sun6i_desc *txd;
 	enum dma_status ret;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	size_t bytes = 0;
@@ -991,9 +992,9 @@ static enum dma_status sun6i_dma_tx_status(struct dma_chan *chan,
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&vchan->vc.lock, flags);
 
 	vd = vchan_find_desc(&vchan->vc, cookie);
-	txd = to_sun6i_desc(&vd->tx);
 
 	if (vd) {
+		struct sun6i_desc *txd = to_sun6i_desc(&vd->tx);
 		for (lli = txd->v_lli; lli != NULL; lli = lli->v_lli_next)
 			bytes += lli->len;
 	} else if (!pchan || !pchan->desc) {
diff --git a/drivers/dma/ti/k3-udma-glue.c b/drivers/dma/ti/k3-udma-glue.c
index 686dc140293e..70eaf7ee57e6 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/ti/k3-udma-glue.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/ti/k3-udma-glue.c
@@ -1243,8 +1243,9 @@ void k3_udma_glue_release_rx_chn(struct k3_udma_glue_rx_channel *rx_chn)
 		rx_chn->psil_paired = false;
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < rx_chn->flow_num; i++)
-		k3_udma_glue_release_rx_flow(rx_chn, i);
+	if (rx_chn->flows)
+		for (i = 0; i < rx_chn->flow_num; i++)
+			k3_udma_glue_release_rx_flow(rx_chn, i);
 
 	if (xudma_rflow_is_gp(rx_chn->common.udmax, rx_chn->flow_id_base))
 		xudma_free_gp_rflow_range(rx_chn->common.udmax,
diff --git a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
index bef2b031dba1..cffe7c6fa640 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
@@ -756,15 +756,25 @@ xilinx_aximcdma_alloc_tx_segment(struct xilinx_dma_chan *chan)
 	return segment;
 }
 
-static void xilinx_dma_clean_hw_desc(struct xilinx_axidma_desc_hw *hw)
+static void xilinx_dma_clean_hw_desc(struct xilinx_dma_chan *chan,
+				     struct xilinx_axidma_tx_segment *segment)
 {
-	u32 next_desc = hw->next_desc;
-	u32 next_desc_msb = hw->next_desc_msb;
+	dma_addr_t next;
+	u32 i;
 
-	memset(hw, 0, sizeof(struct xilinx_axidma_desc_hw));
+	/*
+	 * Restore the buffer descriptor's next descriptor pointer to the value
+	 * set up in xilinx_dma_alloc_chan_resources(). Otherwise using the DMA
+	 * in cyclic mode leaves the next descriptor pointer altered and
+	 * prevents subsequent non-cyclic transfers.
+	 */
+	i = segment - chan->seg_v;
+	next = chan->seg_p +
+	       sizeof(*chan->seg_v) * ((i + 1) % XILINX_DMA_NUM_DESCS);
 
-	hw->next_desc = next_desc;
-	hw->next_desc_msb = next_desc_msb;
+	memset(&segment->hw, 0, sizeof(segment->hw));
+	segment->hw.next_desc = lower_32_bits(next);
+	segment->hw.next_desc_msb = upper_32_bits(next);
 }
 
 static void xilinx_mcdma_clean_hw_desc(struct xilinx_aximcdma_desc_hw *hw)
@@ -786,7 +796,7 @@ static void xilinx_mcdma_clean_hw_desc(struct xilinx_aximcdma_desc_hw *hw)
 static void xilinx_dma_free_tx_segment(struct xilinx_dma_chan *chan,
 				struct xilinx_axidma_tx_segment *segment)
 {
-	xilinx_dma_clean_hw_desc(&segment->hw);
+	xilinx_dma_clean_hw_desc(chan, segment);
 
 	list_add_tail(&segment->node, &chan->free_seg_list);
 }
@@ -920,9 +930,9 @@ static void xilinx_dma_free_descriptors(struct xilinx_dma_chan *chan)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&chan->lock, flags);
 
-	xilinx_dma_free_desc_list(chan, &chan->pending_list);
 	xilinx_dma_free_desc_list(chan, &chan->done_list);
 	xilinx_dma_free_desc_list(chan, &chan->active_list);
+	xilinx_dma_free_desc_list(chan, &chan->pending_list);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->lock, flags);
 }