diff --git a/sound/core/info.c b/sound/core/info.c
index 1f5b8a3d9e3b..e584f3eb742b 100644
--- a/sound/core/info.c
+++ b/sound/core/info.c
@@ -566,7 +566,9 @@ int snd_info_card_free(struct snd_card *card)
 {
 	if (!card)
 		return 0;
+	printk("card: %p, %s\n", card, __func__);
 	snd_info_free_entry(card->proc_root);
+	printk("2card: %p, %s\n", card, __func__);
 	card->proc_root = NULL;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/sound/core/init.c b/sound/core/init.c
index 114fb87de990..84b88b1192d0 100644
--- a/sound/core/init.c
+++ b/sound/core/init.c
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ int snd_card_new(struct device *parent, int idx, const char *xid,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	err = snd_card_init(card, parent, idx, xid, module, extra_size);
+	printk("err: %d, card: %p, %s\n", err, card, __func__);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err; /* card is freed by error handler */
 
@@ -580,11 +581,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_card_disconnect_sync);
 static int snd_card_do_free(struct snd_card *card)
 {
 	card->releasing = true;
+	printk("0card: %p, %s\n", card, __func__);
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_MIXER_OSS)
 	if (snd_mixer_oss_notify_callback)
 		snd_mixer_oss_notify_callback(card, SND_MIXER_OSS_NOTIFY_FREE);
 #endif
+	printk("1card: %p, %s\n", card, __func__);
 	snd_device_free_all(card);
+	printk("2card: %p, %s\n", card, __func__);
 	if (card->private_free)
 		card->private_free(card);
 	if (snd_info_card_free(card) < 0) {
diff --git a/sound/usb/usx2y/usbusx2y.c b/sound/usb/usx2y/usbusx2y.c
index 2f9cede242b3..129210a81545 100644
--- a/sound/usb/usx2y/usbusx2y.c
+++ b/sound/usb/usx2y/usbusx2y.c
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ static int snd_usx2y_card_used[SNDRV_CARDS];
 
 static void snd_usx2y_card_private_free(struct snd_card *card);
 static void usx2y_unlinkseq(struct snd_usx2y_async_seq *s);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(devices_mutex);
 
 /*
  * pipe 4 is used for switching the lamps, setting samplerate, volumes ....
@@ -392,6 +393,7 @@ static void snd_usx2y_card_private_free(struct snd_card *card)
 {
 	struct usx2ydev *usx2y = usx2y(card);
 
+	printk("card: %p, %s\n", card, __func__);
 	kfree(usx2y->in04_buf);
 	usb_free_urb(usx2y->in04_urb);
 	if (usx2y->us428ctls_sharedmem)
@@ -407,9 +409,12 @@ static void snd_usx2y_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
 	struct usx2ydev *usx2y;
 	struct list_head *p;
 
+	mutex_lock(&devices_mutex);
 	card = usb_get_intfdata(intf);
-	if (!card)
+	if (!card) {
+		mutex_unlock(&devices_mutex);
 		return;
+	}
 	usx2y = usx2y(card);
 	usx2y->chip_status = USX2Y_STAT_CHIP_HUP;
 	usx2y_unlinkseq(&usx2y->as04);
@@ -423,6 +428,7 @@ static void snd_usx2y_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
 	if (usx2y->us428ctls_sharedmem)
 		wake_up(&usx2y->us428ctls_wait_queue_head);
 	snd_card_free(card);
+	mutex_unlock(&devices_mutex);
 }
 
 static int snd_usx2y_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
@@ -432,15 +438,18 @@ static int snd_usx2y_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	struct snd_card *card;
 	int err;
 
+	mutex_lock(&devices_mutex);
 	if (le16_to_cpu(device->descriptor.idVendor) != 0x1604 ||
 	    (le16_to_cpu(device->descriptor.idProduct) != USB_ID_US122 &&
 	     le16_to_cpu(device->descriptor.idProduct) != USB_ID_US224 &&
-	     le16_to_cpu(device->descriptor.idProduct) != USB_ID_US428))
-		return -EINVAL;
+	     le16_to_cpu(device->descriptor.idProduct) != USB_ID_US428)) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	err = usx2y_create_card(device, intf, &card);
 	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
+		goto out;
 	err = usx2y_hwdep_new(card, device);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto error;
@@ -449,10 +458,13 @@ static int snd_usx2y_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 		goto error;
 
 	dev_set_drvdata(&intf->dev, card);
+	mutex_unlock(&devices_mutex);
 	return 0;
 
- error:
+error:
 	snd_card_free(card);
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&devices_mutex);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
index 96a412beab2d..9e5a0eb43fec 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
@@ -523,9 +523,9 @@ static void batadv_check_known_mac_addr(const struct net_device *net_dev)
 					net_dev->dev_addr))
 			continue;
 
-		pr_warn("The newly added mac address (%pM) already exists on: %s\n",
+		pr_warn_ratelimited("The newly added mac address (%pM) already exists on: %s\n",
 			net_dev->dev_addr, hard_iface->net_dev->name);
-		pr_warn("It is strongly recommended to keep mac addresses unique to avoid problems!\n");
+		pr_warn_ratelimited("It is strongly recommended to keep mac addresses unique to avoid problems!\n");
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }