diff --git a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c
index ae6f80730561..2c95bb58f901 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static void rfcomm_sk_state_change(struct rfcomm_dlc *d, int err)
 
 	BT_DBG("dlc %p state %ld err %d", d, d->state, err);
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&sk->sk_lock.slock);
+	lock_sock(sk);
 
 	if (err)
 		sk->sk_err = err;
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static void rfcomm_sk_state_change(struct rfcomm_dlc *d, int err)
 		sk->sk_state_change(sk);
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_lock.slock);
+	release_sock(sk);
 
 	if (parent && sock_flag(sk, SOCK_ZAPPED)) {
 		/* We have to drop DLC lock here, otherwise
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ int rfcomm_connect_ind(struct rfcomm_session *s, u8 channel, struct rfcomm_dlc *
 	if (!parent)
 		return 0;
 
-	bh_lock_sock(parent);
+	lock_sock(parent);
 
 	/* Check for backlog size */
 	if (sk_acceptq_is_full(parent)) {
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ int rfcomm_connect_ind(struct rfcomm_session *s, u8 channel, struct rfcomm_dlc *
 	result = 1;
 
 done:
-	bh_unlock_sock(parent);
+	release_sock(parent);
 
 	if (test_bit(BT_SK_DEFER_SETUP, &bt_sk(parent)->flags))
 		parent->sk_state_change(parent);
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/sco.c b/net/bluetooth/sco.c
index d9a4e88dacbb..7900ca6b3ff8 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/sco.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/sco.c
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ struct sco_conn {
 	spinlock_t	lock;
 	struct sock	*sk;
 
+	struct delayed_work	timeout_work;
+
 	unsigned int    mtu;
 };
 
@@ -74,31 +76,53 @@ struct sco_pinfo {
 #define SCO_CONN_TIMEOUT	(HZ * 40)
 #define SCO_DISCONN_TIMEOUT	(HZ * 2)
 
-static void sco_sock_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
+static void sco_sock_timeout(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct sock *sk = from_timer(sk, t, sk_timer);
+	struct sco_conn *conn = container_of(work, struct sco_conn,
+					     timeout_work.work);
+	struct sock *sk;
+
+	sco_conn_lock(conn);
+	sk = conn->sk;
+	if (sk)
+		sock_hold(sk);
+	sco_conn_unlock(conn);
+
+	if (!sk)
+		return;
 
 	BT_DBG("sock %p state %d", sk, sk->sk_state);
 
-	bh_lock_sock(sk);
+	lock_sock(sk);
 	sk->sk_err = ETIMEDOUT;
 	sk->sk_state_change(sk);
-	bh_unlock_sock(sk);
-
-	sco_sock_kill(sk);
+	release_sock(sk);
 	sock_put(sk);
 }
 
 static void sco_sock_set_timer(struct sock *sk, long timeout)
 {
+	struct delayed_work *work;
+
+	if (!sco_pi(sk)->conn)
+		return;
+	work = &sco_pi(sk)->conn->timeout_work;
+
 	BT_DBG("sock %p state %d timeout %ld", sk, sk->sk_state, timeout);
-	sk_reset_timer(sk, &sk->sk_timer, jiffies + timeout);
+	cancel_delayed_work(work);
+	schedule_delayed_work(work, timeout);
 }
 
 static void sco_sock_clear_timer(struct sock *sk)
 {
+	struct delayed_work *work;
+
+	if (!sco_pi(sk)->conn)
+		return;
+	work = &sco_pi(sk)->conn->timeout_work;
+
 	BT_DBG("sock %p state %d", sk, sk->sk_state);
-	sk_stop_timer(sk, &sk->sk_timer);
+	cancel_delayed_work(work);
 }
 
 /* ---- SCO connections ---- */
@@ -173,11 +197,12 @@ static void sco_conn_del(struct hci_conn *hcon, int err)
 
 	if (sk) {
 		sock_hold(sk);
-		bh_lock_sock(sk);
+		lock_sock(sk);
 		sco_sock_clear_timer(sk);
 		sco_chan_del(sk, err);
-		bh_unlock_sock(sk);
-		sco_sock_kill(sk);
+		release_sock(sk);
+		if (sock_flag(sk, SOCK_ZAPPED) && !(sk->sk_socket))
+			pr_info("Kill sk %p in sco_conn_del", sk);
 		sock_put(sk);
 	}
 
@@ -193,6 +218,8 @@ static void __sco_chan_add(struct sco_conn *conn, struct sock *sk,
 	sco_pi(sk)->conn = conn;
 	conn->sk = sk;
 
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&conn->timeout_work, sco_sock_timeout);
+
 	if (parent)
 		bt_accept_enqueue(parent, sk, true);
 }
@@ -212,44 +239,32 @@ static int sco_chan_add(struct sco_conn *conn, struct sock *sk,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int sco_connect(struct sock *sk)
+static int sco_connect(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct sco_conn *conn;
 	struct hci_conn *hcon;
-	struct hci_dev  *hdev;
 	int err, type;
 
 	BT_DBG("%pMR -> %pMR", &sco_pi(sk)->src, &sco_pi(sk)->dst);
 
-	hdev = hci_get_route(&sco_pi(sk)->dst, &sco_pi(sk)->src, BDADDR_BREDR);
-	if (!hdev)
-		return -EHOSTUNREACH;
-
-	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
-
 	if (lmp_esco_capable(hdev) && !disable_esco)
 		type = ESCO_LINK;
 	else
 		type = SCO_LINK;
 
 	if (sco_pi(sk)->setting == BT_VOICE_TRANSPARENT &&
-	    (!lmp_transp_capable(hdev) || !lmp_esco_capable(hdev))) {
-		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-		goto done;
-	}
+	    (!lmp_transp_capable(hdev) || !lmp_esco_capable(hdev)))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	hcon = hci_connect_sco(hdev, type, &sco_pi(sk)->dst,
 			       sco_pi(sk)->setting);
-	if (IS_ERR(hcon)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(hcon);
-		goto done;
-	}
+	if (IS_ERR(hcon))
+		return PTR_ERR(hcon);
 
 	conn = sco_conn_add(hcon);
 	if (!conn) {
 		hci_conn_drop(hcon);
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto done;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
 	/* Update source addr of the socket */
@@ -257,7 +272,7 @@ static int sco_connect(struct sock *sk)
 
 	err = sco_chan_add(conn, sk, NULL);
 	if (err)
-		goto done;
+		return err;
 
 	if (hcon->state == BT_CONNECTED) {
 		sco_sock_clear_timer(sk);
@@ -267,9 +282,6 @@ static int sco_connect(struct sock *sk)
 		sco_sock_set_timer(sk, sk->sk_sndtimeo);
 	}
 
-done:
-	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
-	hci_dev_put(hdev);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -382,6 +394,8 @@ static void sco_sock_cleanup_listen(struct sock *parent)
 	/* Close not yet accepted channels */
 	while ((sk = bt_accept_dequeue(parent, NULL))) {
 		sco_sock_close(sk);
+		if (sock_flag(sk, SOCK_ZAPPED) && !(sk->sk_socket))
+			pr_info("Kill sk %p in sco_sock_cleanup_listen", sk);
 		sco_sock_kill(sk);
 	}
 
@@ -394,8 +408,7 @@ static void sco_sock_cleanup_listen(struct sock *parent)
  */
 static void sco_sock_kill(struct sock *sk)
 {
-	if (!sock_flag(sk, SOCK_ZAPPED) || sk->sk_socket ||
-	    sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD))
+	if (!sock_flag(sk, SOCK_ZAPPED) || sk->sk_socket)
 		return;
 
 	BT_DBG("sk %p state %d", sk, sk->sk_state);
@@ -447,7 +460,6 @@ static void sco_sock_close(struct sock *sk)
 	lock_sock(sk);
 	__sco_sock_close(sk);
 	release_sock(sk);
-	sco_sock_kill(sk);
 }
 
 static void sco_skb_put_cmsg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct msghdr *msg,
@@ -500,8 +512,6 @@ static struct sock *sco_sock_alloc(struct net *net, struct socket *sock,
 
 	sco_pi(sk)->setting = BT_VOICE_CVSD_16BIT;
 
-	timer_setup(&sk->sk_timer, sco_sock_timeout, 0);
-
 	bt_sock_link(&sco_sk_list, sk);
 	return sk;
 }
@@ -566,6 +576,7 @@ static int sco_sock_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr, int alen
 {
 	struct sockaddr_sco *sa = (struct sockaddr_sco *) addr;
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
+	struct hci_dev  *hdev;
 	int err;
 
 	BT_DBG("sk %p", sk);
@@ -580,12 +591,19 @@ static int sco_sock_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr, int alen
 	if (sk->sk_type != SOCK_SEQPACKET)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	hdev = hci_get_route(&sa->sco_bdaddr, &sco_pi(sk)->src, BDADDR_BREDR);
+	if (!hdev)
+		return -EHOSTUNREACH;
+	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
+
 	lock_sock(sk);
 
 	/* Set destination address and psm */
 	bacpy(&sco_pi(sk)->dst, &sa->sco_bdaddr);
 
-	err = sco_connect(sk);
+	err = sco_connect(hdev, sk);
+	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
+	hci_dev_put(hdev);
 	if (err)
 		goto done;
 
@@ -1071,6 +1089,8 @@ static int sco_sock_release(struct socket *sock)
 	}
 
 	sock_orphan(sk);
+	if (sock_flag(sk, SOCK_ZAPPED) && !(sk->sk_socket))
+		pr_info("Kill sk %p in sco_sock_release", sk);
 	sco_sock_kill(sk);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1083,11 +1103,11 @@ static void sco_conn_ready(struct sco_conn *conn)
 	BT_DBG("conn %p", conn);
 
 	if (sk) {
+		lock_sock(sk);
 		sco_sock_clear_timer(sk);
-		bh_lock_sock(sk);
 		sk->sk_state = BT_CONNECTED;
 		sk->sk_state_change(sk);
-		bh_unlock_sock(sk);
+		release_sock(sk);
 	} else {
 		sco_conn_lock(conn);
 
@@ -1102,12 +1122,12 @@ static void sco_conn_ready(struct sco_conn *conn)
 			return;
 		}
 
-		bh_lock_sock(parent);
+		lock_sock(parent);
 
 		sk = sco_sock_alloc(sock_net(parent), NULL,
 				    BTPROTO_SCO, GFP_ATOMIC, 0);
 		if (!sk) {
-			bh_unlock_sock(parent);
+			release_sock(parent);
 			sco_conn_unlock(conn);
 			return;
 		}
@@ -1128,7 +1148,7 @@ static void sco_conn_ready(struct sco_conn *conn)
 		/* Wake up parent */
 		parent->sk_data_ready(parent);
 
-		bh_unlock_sock(parent);
+		release_sock(parent);
 
 		sco_conn_unlock(conn);
 	}
@@ -1175,17 +1195,39 @@ static void sco_connect_cfm(struct hci_conn *hcon, __u8 status)
 		conn = sco_conn_add(hcon);
 		if (conn)
 			sco_conn_ready(conn);
-	} else
+	} else {
+		struct sco_conn *conn = hcon->sco_data;
+		struct sock *sk;
+
+		if (conn) {
+			sco_conn_lock(conn);
+			sk = conn->sk;
+			if (sk)
+				pr_info("connect_cfm -> conn_del on %p", sk);
+			sco_conn_unlock(conn);
+		}
 		sco_conn_del(hcon, bt_to_errno(status));
+	}
 }
 
 static void sco_disconn_cfm(struct hci_conn *hcon, __u8 reason)
 {
+	struct sco_conn *conn;
+	struct sock *sk;
+
 	if (hcon->type != SCO_LINK && hcon->type != ESCO_LINK)
 		return;
 
 	BT_DBG("hcon %p reason %d", hcon, reason);
 
+	conn = hcon->sco_data;
+	if (conn) {
+		sco_conn_lock(conn);
+		sk = conn->sk;
+		if (sk)
+			pr_info("disconn_cfm -> conn_del on %p", sk);
+		sco_conn_unlock(conn);
+	}
 	sco_conn_del(hcon, bt_to_errno(reason));
 }
 
diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/bluetooth.h b/include/net/bluetooth/bluetooth.h
index 9125effbf448..ea3a56995c8f 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/bluetooth.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/bluetooth.h
@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@ int bt_procfs_init(struct net *net, const char *name,
 		   struct bt_sock_list *sk_list,
 		   int (*seq_show)(struct seq_file *, void *));
 void bt_procfs_cleanup(struct net *net, const char *name);
+void bt_host_release(struct device *dev);
 
 extern struct dentry *bt_debugfs;
 
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index 2560ed2f144d..0ae8a4c40892 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -3996,14 +3996,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(hci_register_dev);
 /* Unregister HCI device */
 void hci_unregister_dev(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 {
-	int id;
-
 	BT_DBG("%p name %s bus %d", hdev, hdev->name, hdev->bus);
 
 	hci_dev_set_flag(hdev, HCI_UNREGISTER);
 
-	id = hdev->id;
-
 	write_lock(&hci_dev_list_lock);
 	list_del(&hdev->list);
 	write_unlock(&hci_dev_list_lock);
@@ -4038,6 +4034,13 @@ void hci_unregister_dev(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	}
 
 	device_del(&hdev->dev);
+	hci_dev_put(hdev);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(hci_unregister_dev);
+
+void bt_host_release(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct hci_dev *hdev = to_hci_dev(dev);
 
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(hdev->debugfs);
 	kfree_const(hdev->hw_info);
@@ -4063,11 +4066,10 @@ void hci_unregister_dev(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	hci_blocked_keys_clear(hdev);
 	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
 
-	hci_dev_put(hdev);
-
-	ida_simple_remove(&hci_index_ida, id);
+	ida_simple_remove(&hci_index_ida, hdev->id);
+	kfree(hdev);
+	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(hci_unregister_dev);
 
 /* Suspend HCI device */
 int hci_suspend_dev(struct hci_dev *hdev)
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
index b04a5a02ecf3..5c28ec051dd6 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
@@ -759,19 +759,13 @@ void hci_sock_dev_event(struct hci_dev *hdev, int event)
 	if (event == HCI_DEV_UNREG) {
 		struct sock *sk;
 
-		/* Detach sockets from device */
+		/* Wake up sockets using this dead device */
 		read_lock(&hci_sk_list.lock);
 		sk_for_each(sk, &hci_sk_list.head) {
-			lock_sock(sk);
 			if (hci_pi(sk)->hdev == hdev) {
-				hci_pi(sk)->hdev = NULL;
 				sk->sk_err = EPIPE;
-				sk->sk_state = BT_OPEN;
 				sk->sk_state_change(sk);
-
-				hci_dev_put(hdev);
 			}
-			release_sock(sk);
 		}
 		read_unlock(&hci_sk_list.lock);
 	}
@@ -1103,6 +1097,18 @@ static int hci_sock_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
 
+	/* Allow detaching from dead device and attaching to alive device, if the caller wants to
+	 * re-bind (instead of close) this socket in response to hci_sock_dev_event(HCI_DEV_UNREG)
+	 * notification.
+	 */
+	hdev = hci_pi(sk)->hdev;
+	if (hdev && hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_UNREGISTER)) {
+		hci_pi(sk)->hdev = NULL;
+		sk->sk_state = BT_OPEN;
+		hci_dev_put(hdev);
+	}
+	hdev = NULL;
+
 	if (sk->sk_state == BT_BOUND) {
 		err = -EALREADY;
 		goto done;
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sysfs.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sysfs.c
index 9874844a95a9..5b55a12b344c 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sysfs.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sysfs.c
@@ -80,13 +80,6 @@ void hci_conn_del_sysfs(struct hci_conn *conn)
 	hci_dev_put(hdev);
 }
 
-static void bt_host_release(struct device *dev)
-{
-	struct hci_dev *hdev = to_hci_dev(dev);
-	kfree(hdev);
-	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
-}
-
 static const struct device_type bt_host = {
 	.name    = "host",
 	.release = bt_host_release,