diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c b/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c
index 0ecf129..259e6b7 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c
@@ -68,6 +68,15 @@
 __obsolete_setup("psmouse_resetafter=");
 __obsolete_setup("psmouse_rate=");
 
+/*
+ * psmouse_sem protects all operations changing state of mouse
+ * (connecting, disconnecting, changing rate or resolution via
+ * sysfs). We could use a per-device semaphore but since there
+ * rarely more than one PS/2 mouse connected and since semaphore
+ * is taken in "slow" paths it is not worth it.
+ */
+static DECLARE_MUTEX(psmouse_sem);
+
 static char *psmouse_protocols[] = { "None", "PS/2", "PS2++", "ThinkPS/2", "GenPS/2", "ImPS/2", "ImExPS/2", "SynPS/2", "AlpsPS/2", "LBPS/2" };
 
 /*
@@ -667,30 +676,40 @@
 
 static void psmouse_disconnect(struct serio *serio)
 {
-	struct psmouse *psmouse, *parent;
+	struct psmouse *psmouse, *parent = NULL;
+
+	psmouse = serio_get_drvdata(serio);
 
 	device_remove_file(&serio->dev, &psmouse_attr_rate);
 	device_remove_file(&serio->dev, &psmouse_attr_resolution);
 	device_remove_file(&serio->dev, &psmouse_attr_resetafter);
 
-	psmouse = serio_get_drvdata(serio);
+	down(&psmouse_sem);
+
 	psmouse_set_state(psmouse, PSMOUSE_CMD_MODE);
 
 	if (serio->parent && serio->id.type == SERIO_PS_PSTHRU) {
 		parent = serio_get_drvdata(serio->parent);
-		if (parent->pt_deactivate)
-			parent->pt_deactivate(parent);
+		psmouse_deactivate(parent);
 	}
 
 	if (psmouse->disconnect)
 		psmouse->disconnect(psmouse);
 
+	if (parent && parent->pt_deactivate)
+		parent->pt_deactivate(parent);
+
 	psmouse_set_state(psmouse, PSMOUSE_IGNORE);
 
 	input_unregister_device(&psmouse->dev);
 	serio_close(serio);
 	serio_set_drvdata(serio, NULL);
 	kfree(psmouse);
+
+	if (parent)
+		psmouse_activate(parent);
+
+	up(&psmouse_sem);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -702,6 +721,8 @@
 	struct psmouse *psmouse, *parent = NULL;
 	int retval;
 
+	down(&psmouse_sem);
+
 	/*
 	 * If this is a pass-through port deactivate parent so the device
 	 * connected to this port can be successfully identified
@@ -711,13 +732,11 @@
 		psmouse_deactivate(parent);
 	}
 
-	if (!(psmouse = kmalloc(sizeof(struct psmouse), GFP_KERNEL))) {
+	if (!(psmouse = kcalloc(1, sizeof(struct psmouse), GFP_KERNEL))) {
 		retval = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	memset(psmouse, 0, sizeof(struct psmouse));
-
 	ps2_init(&psmouse->ps2dev, serio);
 	sprintf(psmouse->phys, "%s/input0", serio->phys);
 	psmouse->dev.evbit[0] = BIT(EV_KEY) | BIT(EV_REL);
@@ -785,10 +804,11 @@
 	retval = 0;
 
 out:
-	/* If this is a pass-through port the parent awaits to be activated */
+	/* If this is a pass-through port the parent needs to be re-activated */
 	if (parent)
 		psmouse_activate(parent);
 
+	up(&psmouse_sem);
 	return retval;
 }
 
@@ -805,6 +825,8 @@
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	down(&psmouse_sem);
+
 	if (serio->parent && serio->id.type == SERIO_PS_PSTHRU) {
 		parent = serio_get_drvdata(serio->parent);
 		psmouse_deactivate(parent);
@@ -837,6 +859,7 @@
 	if (parent)
 		psmouse_activate(parent);
 
+	up(&psmouse_sem);
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -907,7 +930,16 @@
 
 	if (serio->drv != &psmouse_drv) {
 		retval = -ENODEV;
-		goto out;
+		goto out_unpin;
+	}
+
+	retval = down_interruptible(&psmouse_sem);
+	if (retval)
+		goto out_unpin;
+
+	if (psmouse->state == PSMOUSE_IGNORE) {
+		retval = -ENODEV;
+		goto out_up;
 	}
 
 	if (serio->parent && serio->id.type == SERIO_PS_PSTHRU) {
@@ -922,7 +954,9 @@
 	if (parent)
 		psmouse_activate(parent);
 
-out:
+ out_up:
+	up(&psmouse_sem);
+ out_unpin:
 	serio_unpin_driver(serio);
 	return retval;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/serio.c b/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
index 2c93cea..b82815a 100644
--- a/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
+++ b/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
@@ -67,6 +67,37 @@
 static void serio_reconnect_port(struct serio *serio);
 static void serio_disconnect_port(struct serio *serio);
 
+static int serio_connect_driver(struct serio *serio, struct serio_driver *drv)
+{
+	int retval;
+
+	down(&serio->drv_sem);
+	retval = drv->connect(serio, drv);
+	up(&serio->drv_sem);
+
+	return retval;
+}
+
+static int serio_reconnect_driver(struct serio *serio)
+{
+	int retval = -1;
+
+	down(&serio->drv_sem);
+	if (serio->drv && serio->drv->reconnect)
+		retval = serio->drv->reconnect(serio);
+	up(&serio->drv_sem);
+
+	return retval;
+}
+
+static void serio_disconnect_driver(struct serio *serio)
+{
+	down(&serio->drv_sem);
+	if (serio->drv)
+		serio->drv->disconnect(serio);
+	up(&serio->drv_sem);
+}
+
 static int serio_match_port(const struct serio_device_id *ids, struct serio *serio)
 {
 	while (ids->type || ids->proto) {
@@ -90,7 +121,7 @@
 
 	if (serio_match_port(drv->id_table, serio)) {
 		serio->dev.driver = &drv->driver;
-		if (drv->connect(serio, drv)) {
+		if (serio_connect_driver(serio, drv)) {
 			serio->dev.driver = NULL;
 			goto out;
 		}
@@ -550,7 +581,7 @@
 static void serio_reconnect_port(struct serio *serio)
 {
 	do {
-		if (!serio->drv || !serio->drv->reconnect || serio->drv->reconnect(serio)) {
+		if (serio_reconnect_driver(serio)) {
 			serio_disconnect_port(serio);
 			serio_find_driver(serio);
 			/* Ok, old children are now gone, we are done */
@@ -679,15 +710,14 @@
 	struct serio *serio = to_serio_port(dev);
 	struct serio_driver *drv = to_serio_driver(dev->driver);
 
-	return drv->connect(serio, drv);
+	return serio_connect_driver(serio, drv);
 }
 
 static int serio_driver_remove(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct serio *serio = to_serio_port(dev);
-	struct serio_driver *drv = to_serio_driver(dev->driver);
 
-	drv->disconnect(serio);
+	serio_disconnect_driver(serio);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -723,11 +753,9 @@
 
 static void serio_set_drv(struct serio *serio, struct serio_driver *drv)
 {
-	down(&serio->drv_sem);
 	serio_pause_rx(serio);
 	serio->drv = drv;
 	serio_continue_rx(serio);
-	up(&serio->drv_sem);
 }
 
 static int serio_bus_match(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
@@ -787,7 +815,7 @@
 {
 	struct serio *serio = to_serio_port(dev);
 
-	if (!serio->drv || !serio->drv->reconnect || serio->drv->reconnect(serio)) {
+	if (serio_reconnect_driver(serio)) {
 		/*
 		 * Driver re-probing can take a while, so better let kseriod
 		 * deal with it.