diff --git a/drivers/base/bus.c b/drivers/base/bus.c
index 1a68f947ded8..d414331b480e 100644
--- a/drivers/base/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/base/bus.c
@@ -1295,6 +1295,7 @@ int subsys_virtual_register(struct bus_type *subsys,
 
 	return subsys_register(subsys, groups, virtual_dir);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(subsys_virtual_register);
 
 int __init buses_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 016312437577..2499cefdcdf2 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -572,9 +572,11 @@ int device_create_file(struct device *dev,
 
 	if (dev) {
 		WARN(((attr->attr.mode & S_IWUGO) && !attr->store),
-				"Write permission without 'store'\n");
+			"Attribute %s: write permission without 'store'\n",
+			attr->attr.name);
 		WARN(((attr->attr.mode & S_IRUGO) && !attr->show),
-				"Read permission without 'show'\n");
+			"Attribute %s: read permission without 'show'\n",
+			attr->attr.name);
 		error = sysfs_create_file(&dev->kobj, &attr->attr);
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/klist.c b/lib/klist.c
index 0874e41609a6..358a368a2947 100644
--- a/lib/klist.c
+++ b/lib/klist.c
@@ -193,10 +193,10 @@ static void klist_release(struct kref *kref)
 		if (waiter->node != n)
 			continue;
 
+		list_del(&waiter->list);
 		waiter->woken = 1;
 		mb();
 		wake_up_process(waiter->process);
-		list_del(&waiter->list);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&klist_remove_lock);
 	knode_set_klist(n, NULL);