diff --git a/arch/avr32/include/asm/setup.h b/arch/avr32/include/asm/setup.h
index ff5b7cf6be4d..160543dbec7e 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/include/asm/setup.h
+++ b/arch/avr32/include/asm/setup.h
@@ -94,6 +94,13 @@ struct tag_ethernet {
 
 #define ETH_INVALID_PHY	0xff
 
+/* board information */
+#define ATAG_BOARDINFO	0x54410008
+
+struct tag_boardinfo {
+	u32	board_number;
+};
+
 struct tag {
 	struct tag_header hdr;
 	union {
@@ -102,6 +109,7 @@ struct tag {
 		struct tag_cmdline cmdline;
 		struct tag_clock clock;
 		struct tag_ethernet ethernet;
+		struct tag_boardinfo boardinfo;
 	} u;
 };
 
@@ -128,6 +136,7 @@ extern struct tag *bootloader_tags;
 
 extern resource_size_t fbmem_start;
 extern resource_size_t fbmem_size;
+extern u32 board_number;
 
 void setup_processor(void);
 
diff --git a/arch/avr32/kernel/setup.c b/arch/avr32/kernel/setup.c
index 5c7083916c33..bb0974cce4ac 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/kernel/setup.c
@@ -390,6 +390,21 @@ static int __init parse_tag_clock(struct tag *tag)
 }
 __tagtable(ATAG_CLOCK, parse_tag_clock);
 
+/*
+ * The board_number correspond to the bd->bi_board_number in U-Boot. This
+ * parameter is only available during initialisation and can be used in some
+ * kind of board identification.
+ */
+u32 __initdata board_number;
+
+static int __init parse_tag_boardinfo(struct tag *tag)
+{
+	board_number = tag->u.boardinfo.board_number;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+__tagtable(ATAG_BOARDINFO, parse_tag_boardinfo);
+
 /*
  * Scan the tag table for this tag, and call its parse function. The
  * tag table is built by the linker from all the __tagtable
diff --git a/arch/avr32/kernel/traps.c b/arch/avr32/kernel/traps.c
index b91b2044af9c..7aa25756412f 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/kernel/traps.c
@@ -95,28 +95,6 @@ void _exception(long signr, struct pt_regs *regs, int code,
 	info.si_code = code;
 	info.si_addr = (void __user *)addr;
 	force_sig_info(signr, &info, current);
-
-	/*
-	 * Init gets no signals that it doesn't have a handler for.
-	 * That's all very well, but if it has caused a synchronous
-	 * exception and we ignore the resulting signal, it will just
-	 * generate the same exception over and over again and we get
-	 * nowhere.  Better to kill it and let the kernel panic.
-	 */
-	if (is_global_init(current)) {
-		__sighandler_t handler;
-
-		spin_lock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
-		handler = current->sighand->action[signr-1].sa.sa_handler;
-		spin_unlock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
-		if (handler == SIG_DFL) {
-			/* init has generated a synchronous exception
-			   and it doesn't have a handler for the signal */
-			printk(KERN_CRIT "init has generated signal %ld "
-			       "but has no handler for it\n", signr);
-			do_exit(signr);
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 asmlinkage void do_nmi(unsigned long ecr, struct pt_regs *regs)
diff --git a/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/clock.c b/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/clock.c
index 442f08c5e641..86925fd6ea5b 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/clock.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/clock.c
@@ -35,22 +35,30 @@ void at32_clk_register(struct clk *clk)
 	spin_unlock(&clk_list_lock);
 }
 
+static struct clk *__clk_get(struct device *dev, const char *id)
+{
+	struct clk *clk;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(clk, &at32_clock_list, list) {
+		if (clk->dev == dev && strcmp(id, clk->name) == 0) {
+			return clk;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+}
+
 struct clk *clk_get(struct device *dev, const char *id)
 {
 	struct clk *clk;
 
 	spin_lock(&clk_list_lock);
-
-	list_for_each_entry(clk, &at32_clock_list, list) {
-		if (clk->dev == dev && strcmp(id, clk->name) == 0) {
-			spin_unlock(&clk_list_lock);
-			return clk;
-		}
-	}
-
+	clk = __clk_get(dev, id);
 	spin_unlock(&clk_list_lock);
-	return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+
+	return clk;
 }
+
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(clk_get);
 
 void clk_put(struct clk *clk)
@@ -257,15 +265,15 @@ static int clk_show(struct seq_file *s, void *unused)
 	spin_lock(&clk_list_lock);
 
 	/* show clock tree as derived from the three oscillators */
-	clk = clk_get(NULL, "osc32k");
+	clk = __clk_get(NULL, "osc32k");
 	dump_clock(clk, &r);
 	clk_put(clk);
 
-	clk = clk_get(NULL, "osc0");
+	clk = __clk_get(NULL, "osc0");
 	dump_clock(clk, &r);
 	clk_put(clk);
 
-	clk = clk_get(NULL, "osc1");
+	clk = __clk_get(NULL, "osc1");
 	dump_clock(clk, &r);
 	clk_put(clk);
 
diff --git a/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/extint.c b/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/extint.c
index 47ba4b9b6db1..fbc2aeaebddb 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/extint.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/extint.c
@@ -61,34 +61,34 @@ struct eic {
 static struct eic *nmi_eic;
 static bool nmi_enabled;
 
-static void eic_ack_irq(struct irq_chip *d)
+static void eic_ack_irq(struct irq_data *d)
 {
-	struct eic *eic = irq_data_get_irq_chip_data(data);
+	struct eic *eic = irq_data_get_irq_chip_data(d);
 	eic_writel(eic, ICR, 1 << (d->irq - eic->first_irq));
 }
 
-static void eic_mask_irq(struct irq_chip *d)
+static void eic_mask_irq(struct irq_data *d)
 {
-	struct eic *eic = irq_data_get_irq_chip_data(data);
+	struct eic *eic = irq_data_get_irq_chip_data(d);
 	eic_writel(eic, IDR, 1 << (d->irq - eic->first_irq));
 }
 
-static void eic_mask_ack_irq(struct irq_chip *d)
+static void eic_mask_ack_irq(struct irq_data *d)
 {
-	struct eic *eic = irq_data_get_irq_chip_data(data);
+	struct eic *eic = irq_data_get_irq_chip_data(d);
 	eic_writel(eic, ICR, 1 << (d->irq - eic->first_irq));
 	eic_writel(eic, IDR, 1 << (d->irq - eic->first_irq));
 }
 
-static void eic_unmask_irq(struct irq_chip *d)
+static void eic_unmask_irq(struct irq_data *d)
 {
-	struct eic *eic = irq_data_get_irq_chip_data(data);
+	struct eic *eic = irq_data_get_irq_chip_data(d);
 	eic_writel(eic, IER, 1 << (d->irq - eic->first_irq));
 }
 
-static int eic_set_irq_type(struct irq_chip *d, unsigned int flow_type)
+static int eic_set_irq_type(struct irq_data *d, unsigned int flow_type)
 {
-	struct eic *eic = irq_data_get_irq_chip_data(data);
+	struct eic *eic = irq_data_get_irq_chip_data(d);
 	unsigned int irq = d->irq;
 	unsigned int i = irq - eic->first_irq;
 	u32 mode, edge, level;
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static int __init eic_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	regs = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
 	int_irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
-	if (!regs || !int_irq) {
+	if (!regs || (int)int_irq <= 0) {
 		dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "missing regs and/or irq resource\n");
 		return -ENXIO;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/pio.c b/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/pio.c
index f308e1ddc629..2e0aa853a4bc 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/pio.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/pio.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ static void gpio_irq_mask(struct irq_data *d)
 	pio_writel(pio, IDR, 1 << (gpio & 0x1f));
 }
 
-static void gpio_irq_unmask(struct irq_data *d))
+static void gpio_irq_unmask(struct irq_data *d)
 {
 	unsigned		gpio = irq_to_gpio(d->irq);
 	struct pio_device	*pio = &pio_dev[gpio >> 5];
diff --git a/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/pm-at32ap700x.S b/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/pm-at32ap700x.S
index 17503b0ed6c9..f868f4ce761b 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/pm-at32ap700x.S
+++ b/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/pm-at32ap700x.S
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ cpu_enter_idle:
 	st.w	r8[TI_flags], r9
 	unmask_interrupts
 	sleep	CPU_SLEEP_IDLE
-	.size	cpu_idle_sleep, . - cpu_idle_sleep
+	.size	cpu_enter_idle, . - cpu_enter_idle
 
 	/*
 	 * Common return path for PM functions that don't run from