diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
index a7355ab3bb221a..6ff0be8cbdc980 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
@@ -867,11 +867,16 @@ static void msf_from_bcd(struct atapi_msf *msf)
 int cdrom_check_status(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request_sense *sense)
 {
 	struct cdrom_info *info = drive->driver_data;
-	struct cdrom_device_info *cdi = &info->devinfo;
+	struct cdrom_device_info *cdi;
 	unsigned char cmd[BLK_MAX_CDB];
 
 	ide_debug_log(IDE_DBG_FUNC, "enter");
 
+	if (!info)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	cdi = &info->devinfo;
+
 	memset(cmd, 0, BLK_MAX_CDB);
 	cmd[0] = GPCMD_TEST_UNIT_READY;
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index ad3ea24f08859f..bcc1694cebcd3e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -2685,7 +2685,6 @@ scsi_device_set_state(struct scsi_device *sdev, enum scsi_device_state state)
 
 	}
 	sdev->sdev_state = state;
-	sysfs_notify(&sdev->sdev_gendev.kobj, NULL, "state");
 	return 0;
 
  illegal:
@@ -3109,7 +3108,6 @@ int scsi_internal_device_unblock_nowait(struct scsi_device *sdev,
 	case SDEV_BLOCK:
 	case SDEV_TRANSPORT_OFFLINE:
 		sdev->sdev_state = new_state;
-		sysfs_notify(&sdev->sdev_gendev.kobj, NULL, "state");
 		break;
 	case SDEV_CREATED_BLOCK:
 		if (new_state == SDEV_TRANSPORT_OFFLINE ||
@@ -3117,7 +3115,6 @@ int scsi_internal_device_unblock_nowait(struct scsi_device *sdev,
 			sdev->sdev_state = new_state;
 		else
 			sdev->sdev_state = SDEV_CREATED;
-		sysfs_notify(&sdev->sdev_gendev.kobj, NULL, "state");
 		break;
 	case SDEV_CANCEL:
 	case SDEV_OFFLINE:
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_srp.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_srp.c
index 4f6f01cf9968e7..36f6190931bc07 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_srp.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_srp.c
@@ -556,11 +556,8 @@ int srp_reconnect_rport(struct srp_rport *rport)
 		 */
 		shost_for_each_device(sdev, shost) {
 			mutex_lock(&sdev->state_mutex);
-			if (sdev->sdev_state == SDEV_OFFLINE) {
+			if (sdev->sdev_state == SDEV_OFFLINE)
 				sdev->sdev_state = SDEV_RUNNING;
-				sysfs_notify(&sdev->sdev_gendev.kobj,
-					     NULL, "state");
-			}
 			mutex_unlock(&sdev->state_mutex);
 		}
 	} else if (rport->state == SRP_RPORT_RUNNING) {