diff --git a/arch/s390/oprofile/init.c b/arch/s390/oprofile/init.c
index a1e9d69a9c90..584b93674ea4 100644
--- a/arch/s390/oprofile/init.c
+++ b/arch/s390/oprofile/init.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static ssize_t hw_interval_write(struct file *file, char const __user *buf,
 	if (*offset)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	retval = oprofilefs_ulong_from_user(&val, buf, count);
-	if (retval)
+	if (retval <= 0)
 		return retval;
 	if (val < oprofile_min_interval)
 		oprofile_hw_interval = oprofile_min_interval;
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ static ssize_t hwsampler_zero_write(struct file *file, char const __user *buf,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	retval = oprofilefs_ulong_from_user(&val, buf, count);
-	if (retval)
+	if (retval <= 0)
 		return retval;
 	if (val != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ static ssize_t hwsampler_kernel_write(struct file *file, char const __user *buf,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	retval = oprofilefs_ulong_from_user(&val, buf, count);
-	if (retval)
+	if (retval <= 0)
 		return retval;
 
 	if (val != 0 && val != 1)
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ static ssize_t hwsampler_user_write(struct file *file, char const __user *buf,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	retval = oprofilefs_ulong_from_user(&val, buf, count);
-	if (retval)
+	if (retval <= 0)
 		return retval;
 
 	if (val != 0 && val != 1)
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ static ssize_t timer_enabled_write(struct file *file, char const __user *buf,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	retval = oprofilefs_ulong_from_user(&val, buf, count);
-	if (retval)
+	if (retval <= 0)
 		return retval;
 
 	if (val != 0 && val != 1)
diff --git a/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c b/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c
index b8ef8ddcc292..8aa73fac6ad4 100644
--- a/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c
@@ -451,14 +451,9 @@ static void wq_sync_buffer(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct oprofile_cpu_buffer *b =
 		container_of(work, struct oprofile_cpu_buffer, work.work);
-	if (b->cpu != smp_processor_id()) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG "WQ on CPU%d, prefer CPU%d\n",
-		       smp_processor_id(), b->cpu);
-
-		if (!cpu_online(b->cpu)) {
-			cancel_delayed_work(&b->work);
-			return;
-		}
+	if (b->cpu != smp_processor_id() && !cpu_online(b->cpu)) {
+		cancel_delayed_work(&b->work);
+		return;
 	}
 	sync_buffer(b->cpu);