diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 97e2baf6e5d8..07304a3b9ee2 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -2080,54 +2080,47 @@ int dev_printk_emit(int level, const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_printk_emit);
 
-static int __dev_printk(const char *level, const struct device *dev,
+static void __dev_printk(const char *level, const struct device *dev,
 			struct va_format *vaf)
 {
-	if (!dev)
-		return printk("%s(NULL device *): %pV", level, vaf);
-
-	return dev_printk_emit(level[1] - '0', dev,
-			       "%s %s: %pV",
-			       dev_driver_string(dev), dev_name(dev), vaf);
+	if (dev)
+		dev_printk_emit(level[1] - '0', dev, "%s %s: %pV",
+				dev_driver_string(dev), dev_name(dev), vaf);
+	else
+		printk("%s(NULL device *): %pV", level, vaf);
 }
 
-int dev_printk(const char *level, const struct device *dev,
-	       const char *fmt, ...)
+void dev_printk(const char *level, const struct device *dev,
+		const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	struct va_format vaf;
 	va_list args;
-	int r;
 
 	va_start(args, fmt);
 
 	vaf.fmt = fmt;
 	vaf.va = &args;
 
-	r = __dev_printk(level, dev, &vaf);
+	__dev_printk(level, dev, &vaf);
 
 	va_end(args);
-
-	return r;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_printk);
 
 #define define_dev_printk_level(func, kern_level)		\
-int func(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)	\
+void func(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)	\
 {								\
 	struct va_format vaf;					\
 	va_list args;						\
-	int r;							\
 								\
 	va_start(args, fmt);					\
 								\
 	vaf.fmt = fmt;						\
 	vaf.va = &args;						\
 								\
-	r = __dev_printk(kern_level, dev, &vaf);		\
+	__dev_printk(kern_level, dev, &vaf);			\
 								\
 	va_end(args);						\
-								\
-	return r;						\
 }								\
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(func);
 
diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
index c3293f0a8573..6c5c9edf5ff6 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static int loading_timeout = 60;	/* In seconds */
 
 static inline long firmware_loading_timeout(void)
 {
-	return loading_timeout > 0 ? loading_timeout * HZ : MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT;
+	return loading_timeout > 0 ? loading_timeout * HZ : MAX_JIFFY_OFFSET;
 }
 
 /* firmware behavior options */
@@ -446,7 +446,6 @@ static int fw_add_devm_name(struct device *dev, const char *name)
  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER
 struct firmware_priv {
-	struct delayed_work timeout_work;
 	bool nowait;
 	struct device dev;
 	struct firmware_buf *buf;
@@ -836,16 +835,6 @@ static struct bin_attribute firmware_attr_data = {
 	.write = firmware_data_write,
 };
 
-static void firmware_class_timeout_work(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct firmware_priv *fw_priv = container_of(work,
-			struct firmware_priv, timeout_work.work);
-
-	mutex_lock(&fw_lock);
-	fw_load_abort(fw_priv);
-	mutex_unlock(&fw_lock);
-}
-
 static struct firmware_priv *
 fw_create_instance(struct firmware *firmware, const char *fw_name,
 		   struct device *device, unsigned int opt_flags)
@@ -861,9 +850,6 @@ fw_create_instance(struct firmware *firmware, const char *fw_name,
 
 	fw_priv->nowait = !!(opt_flags & FW_OPT_NOWAIT);
 	fw_priv->fw = firmware;
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&fw_priv->timeout_work,
-		firmware_class_timeout_work);
-
 	f_dev = &fw_priv->dev;
 
 	device_initialize(f_dev);
@@ -916,16 +902,19 @@ static int _request_firmware_load(struct firmware_priv *fw_priv,
 		buf->need_uevent = true;
 		dev_set_uevent_suppress(f_dev, false);
 		dev_dbg(f_dev, "firmware: requesting %s\n", buf->fw_id);
-		if (timeout != MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT)
-			queue_delayed_work(system_power_efficient_wq,
-					   &fw_priv->timeout_work, timeout);
-
 		kobject_uevent(&fw_priv->dev.kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+	} else {
+		timeout = MAX_JIFFY_OFFSET;
 	}
 
-	retval = wait_for_completion_interruptible(&buf->completion);
+	retval = wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout(&buf->completion,
+			timeout);
+	if (retval == -ERESTARTSYS || !retval) {
+		mutex_lock(&fw_lock);
+		fw_load_abort(fw_priv);
+		mutex_unlock(&fw_lock);
+	}
 
-	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&fw_priv->timeout_work);
 	if (is_fw_load_aborted(buf))
 		retval = -EAGAIN;
 	else if (!buf->data)
@@ -1193,7 +1182,7 @@ request_firmware(const struct firmware **firmware_p, const char *name,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(request_firmware);
 
 /**
- * request_firmware: - load firmware directly without usermode helper
+ * request_firmware_direct: - load firmware directly without usermode helper
  * @firmware_p: pointer to firmware image
  * @name: name of firmware file
  * @device: device for which firmware is being loaded
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/group.c b/fs/sysfs/group.c
index 7d2a860ba788..2554d8835b48 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/group.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/group.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static int internal_create_group(struct kobject *kobj, int update,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (!grp->attrs && !grp->bin_attrs) {
 		WARN(1, "sysfs: (bin_)attrs not set by subsystem for group: %s/%s\n",
-			kobj->name, grp->name ? "" : grp->name);
+			kobj->name, grp->name ?: "");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	if (grp->name) {
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index fb506738f7b7..0eb8ee2dc6d1 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -1038,22 +1038,22 @@ extern __printf(3, 4)
 int dev_printk_emit(int level, const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...);
 
 extern __printf(3, 4)
-int dev_printk(const char *level, const struct device *dev,
-	       const char *fmt, ...);
+void dev_printk(const char *level, const struct device *dev,
+		const char *fmt, ...);
 extern __printf(2, 3)
-int dev_emerg(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...);
+void dev_emerg(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...);
 extern __printf(2, 3)
-int dev_alert(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...);
+void dev_alert(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...);
 extern __printf(2, 3)
-int dev_crit(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...);
+void dev_crit(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...);
 extern __printf(2, 3)
-int dev_err(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...);
+void dev_err(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...);
 extern __printf(2, 3)
-int dev_warn(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...);
+void dev_warn(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...);
 extern __printf(2, 3)
-int dev_notice(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...);
+void dev_notice(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...);
 extern __printf(2, 3)
-int _dev_info(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...);
+void _dev_info(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...);
 
 #else
 
@@ -1065,35 +1065,35 @@ static inline __printf(3, 4)
 int dev_printk_emit(int level, const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
 { return 0; }
 
-static inline int __dev_printk(const char *level, const struct device *dev,
-			       struct va_format *vaf)
-{ return 0; }
+static inline void __dev_printk(const char *level, const struct device *dev,
+				struct va_format *vaf)
+{}
 static inline __printf(3, 4)
-int dev_printk(const char *level, const struct device *dev,
-	       const char *fmt, ...)
-{ return 0; }
+void dev_printk(const char *level, const struct device *dev,
+		const char *fmt, ...)
+{}
 
 static inline __printf(2, 3)
-int dev_emerg(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
-{ return 0; }
+void dev_emerg(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
+{}
 static inline __printf(2, 3)
-int dev_crit(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
-{ return 0; }
+void dev_crit(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
+{}
 static inline __printf(2, 3)
-int dev_alert(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
-{ return 0; }
+void dev_alert(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
+{}
 static inline __printf(2, 3)
-int dev_err(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
-{ return 0; }
+void dev_err(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
+{}
 static inline __printf(2, 3)
-int dev_warn(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
-{ return 0; }
+void dev_warn(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
+{}
 static inline __printf(2, 3)
-int dev_notice(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
-{ return 0; }
+void dev_notice(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
+{}
 static inline __printf(2, 3)
-int _dev_info(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
-{ return 0; }
+void _dev_info(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
+{}
 
 #endif
 
@@ -1119,7 +1119,6 @@ do {						     \
 ({								\
 	if (0)							\
 		dev_printk(KERN_DEBUG, dev, format, ##arg);	\
-	0;							\
 })
 #endif
 
@@ -1156,7 +1155,7 @@ do {									\
 #define dev_info_once(dev, fmt, ...)					\
 	dev_level_once(dev_info, dev, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #define dev_dbg_once(dev, fmt, ...)					\
-	dev_level_once(dev_info, dev, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+	dev_level_once(dev_dbg, dev, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
 #define dev_level_ratelimited(dev_level, dev, fmt, ...)			\
 do {									\
@@ -1215,7 +1214,6 @@ do {									\
 ({								\
 	if (0)							\
 		dev_printk(KERN_DEBUG, dev, format, ##arg);	\
-	0;							\
 })
 #endif