diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
index bc4158888af96e19e72dbe6cc2065c83a08ea149..29facb9136715638719bb271f86888ec120616f6 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
@@ -2482,50 +2482,46 @@ static int qeth_mpc_initialize(struct qeth_card *card)
 	rc = qeth_cm_enable(card);
 	if (rc) {
 		QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 2, "2err%d", rc);
-		goto out_qdio;
+		return rc;
 	}
 	rc = qeth_cm_setup(card);
 	if (rc) {
 		QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 2, "3err%d", rc);
-		goto out_qdio;
+		return rc;
 	}
 	rc = qeth_ulp_enable(card);
 	if (rc) {
 		QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 2, "4err%d", rc);
-		goto out_qdio;
+		return rc;
 	}
 	rc = qeth_ulp_setup(card);
 	if (rc) {
 		QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 2, "5err%d", rc);
-		goto out_qdio;
+		return rc;
 	}
 	rc = qeth_alloc_qdio_queues(card);
 	if (rc) {
 		QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 2, "5err%d", rc);
-		goto out_qdio;
+		return rc;
 	}
 	rc = qeth_qdio_establish(card);
 	if (rc) {
 		QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 2, "6err%d", rc);
 		qeth_free_qdio_queues(card);
-		goto out_qdio;
+		return rc;
 	}
 	rc = qeth_qdio_activate(card);
 	if (rc) {
 		QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 2, "7err%d", rc);
-		goto out_qdio;
+		return rc;
 	}
 	rc = qeth_dm_act(card);
 	if (rc) {
 		QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 2, "8err%d", rc);
-		goto out_qdio;
+		return rc;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
-out_qdio:
-	qeth_qdio_clear_card(card, !IS_IQD(card));
-	qdio_free(CARD_DDEV(card));
-	return rc;
 }
 
 void qeth_print_status_message(struct qeth_card *card)
@@ -3429,11 +3425,6 @@ int qeth_configure_cq(struct qeth_card *card, enum qeth_cq cq)
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		if (card->state != CARD_STATE_DOWN) {
-			rc = -1;
-			goto out;
-		}
-
 		qeth_free_qdio_queues(card);
 		card->options.cq = cq;
 		rc = 0;
@@ -5035,10 +5026,8 @@ int qeth_core_hardsetup_card(struct qeth_card *card, bool *carrier_ok)
 	}
 	if (qeth_adp_supported(card, IPA_SETADP_SET_DIAG_ASSIST)) {
 		rc = qeth_query_setdiagass(card);
-		if (rc < 0) {
+		if (rc)
 			QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 2, "8err%d", rc);
-			goto out;
-		}
 	}
 
 	if (!qeth_is_diagass_supported(card, QETH_DIAGS_CMD_TRAP) ||
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
index 8c95e6019bacd3f036ba25ecb26453c04af110de..47d37e75dda68530800fdf09c3a9e2617ea2a936 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
@@ -287,12 +287,12 @@ static void qeth_l2_stop_card(struct qeth_card *card)
 		card->state = CARD_STATE_HARDSETUP;
 	}
 	if (card->state == CARD_STATE_HARDSETUP) {
-		qeth_qdio_clear_card(card, 0);
 		qeth_drain_output_queues(card);
 		qeth_clear_working_pool_list(card);
 		card->state = CARD_STATE_DOWN;
 	}
 
+	qeth_qdio_clear_card(card, 0);
 	flush_workqueue(card->event_wq);
 	card->info.mac_bits &= ~QETH_LAYER2_MAC_REGISTERED;
 	card->info.promisc_mode = 0;
@@ -1952,8 +1952,7 @@ int qeth_l2_vnicc_get_timeout(struct qeth_card *card, u32 *timeout)
 /* check if VNICC is currently enabled */
 bool qeth_l2_vnicc_is_in_use(struct qeth_card *card)
 {
-	/* if everything is turned off, VNICC is not active */
-	if (!card->options.vnicc.cur_chars)
+	if (!card->options.vnicc.sup_chars)
 		return false;
 	/* default values are only OK if rx_bcast was not enabled by user
 	 * or the card is offline.
@@ -2040,8 +2039,9 @@ static void qeth_l2_vnicc_init(struct qeth_card *card)
 	/* enforce assumed default values and recover settings, if changed  */
 	error |= qeth_l2_vnicc_recover_timeout(card, QETH_VNICC_LEARNING,
 					       timeout);
-	chars_tmp = card->options.vnicc.wanted_chars ^ QETH_VNICC_DEFAULT;
-	chars_tmp |= QETH_VNICC_BRIDGE_INVISIBLE;
+	/* Change chars, if necessary  */
+	chars_tmp = card->options.vnicc.wanted_chars ^
+		    card->options.vnicc.cur_chars;
 	chars_len = sizeof(card->options.vnicc.wanted_chars) * BITS_PER_BYTE;
 	for_each_set_bit(i, &chars_tmp, chars_len) {
 		vnicc = BIT(i);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
index 04e301de376f0957796100e6fbadc8a022c7ba80..5508ab89b518dd306a7a63c399d69ff7dba64b9f 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
@@ -1307,12 +1307,12 @@ static void qeth_l3_stop_card(struct qeth_card *card)
 		card->state = CARD_STATE_HARDSETUP;
 	}
 	if (card->state == CARD_STATE_HARDSETUP) {
-		qeth_qdio_clear_card(card, 0);
 		qeth_drain_output_queues(card);
 		qeth_clear_working_pool_list(card);
 		card->state = CARD_STATE_DOWN;
 	}
 
+	qeth_qdio_clear_card(card, 0);
 	flush_workqueue(card->event_wq);
 	card->info.promisc_mode = 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_sys.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_sys.c
index f9067ed6c7d32168997b33d529128a1f953ff7b5..e8c848f72c6d2ccd3c6c278b6f4fe4d3c18b1b1e 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_sys.c
@@ -242,21 +242,33 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_hsuid_store(struct device *dev,
 		struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
 	struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	int rc = 0;
 	char *tmp;
-	int rc;
 
 	if (!IS_IQD(card))
 		return -EPERM;
-	if (card->state != CARD_STATE_DOWN)
-		return -EPERM;
-	if (card->options.sniffer)
-		return -EPERM;
-	if (card->options.cq == QETH_CQ_NOTAVAILABLE)
-		return -EPERM;
+
+	mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
+	if (card->state != CARD_STATE_DOWN) {
+		rc = -EPERM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (card->options.sniffer) {
+		rc = -EPERM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (card->options.cq == QETH_CQ_NOTAVAILABLE) {
+		rc = -EPERM;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	tmp = strsep((char **)&buf, "\n");
-	if (strlen(tmp) > 8)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (strlen(tmp) > 8) {
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	if (card->options.hsuid[0])
 		/* delete old ip address */
@@ -267,11 +279,13 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_hsuid_store(struct device *dev,
 		card->options.hsuid[0] = '\0';
 		memcpy(card->dev->perm_addr, card->options.hsuid, 9);
 		qeth_configure_cq(card, QETH_CQ_DISABLED);
-		return count;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (qeth_configure_cq(card, QETH_CQ_ENABLED))
-		return -EPERM;
+	if (qeth_configure_cq(card, QETH_CQ_ENABLED)) {
+		rc = -EPERM;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	snprintf(card->options.hsuid, sizeof(card->options.hsuid),
 		 "%-8s", tmp);
@@ -280,6 +294,8 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_hsuid_store(struct device *dev,
 
 	rc = qeth_l3_modify_hsuid(card, true);
 
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
 	return rc ? rc : count;
 }