diff --git a/target/linux/atheros/patches-3.10/100-board.patch b/target/linux/atheros/patches-3.10/100-board.patch
index 0bd3410e388287a361dd041163569e1001044714..df7dcf602049ead3860d6b4f044ae747a4525fc0 100644
--- a/target/linux/atheros/patches-3.10/100-board.patch
+++ b/target/linux/atheros/patches-3.10/100-board.patch
@@ -1524,7 +1524,7 @@
 +
 --- /dev/null
 +++ b/arch/mips/ar231x/ar5312.c
-@@ -0,0 +1,579 @@
+@@ -0,0 +1,580 @@
 +/*
 + * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
 + * License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
@@ -1975,7 +1975,7 @@
 +static int __init
 +ar5312_cpu_frequency(void)
 +{
-+	unsigned int result;
++	unsigned int scratch;
 +	unsigned int predivide_mask, predivide_shift;
 +	unsigned int multiplier_mask, multiplier_shift;
 +	unsigned int clock_ctl1, predivide_select, predivisor, multiplier;
@@ -1983,8 +1983,9 @@
 +	u16 devid;
 +
 +	/* Trust the bootrom's idea of cpu frequency. */
-+	if ((result = ar231x_read_reg(AR5312_SCRATCH)))
-+		return result;
++	scratch = ar231x_read_reg(AR5312_SCRATCH);
++	if (scratch)
++		return scratch;
 +
 +	devid = ar231x_read_reg(AR531X_REV);
 +	devid &= AR531X_REV_MAJ;
diff --git a/target/linux/atheros/patches-3.10/110-ar2313_ethernet.patch b/target/linux/atheros/patches-3.10/110-ar2313_ethernet.patch
index b9a56b7ac5eee237cb7305373bc24766db4d03fb..38b29691bfcdfee658bf2776d3004e0f28bc9a94 100644
--- a/target/linux/atheros/patches-3.10/110-ar2313_ethernet.patch
+++ b/target/linux/atheros/patches-3.10/110-ar2313_ethernet.patch
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 +obj-$(CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_AR231X) += ar231x.o
 --- /dev/null
 +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ar231x/ar231x.c
-@@ -0,0 +1,1265 @@
+@@ -0,0 +1,1266 @@
 +/*
 + * ar231x.c: Linux driver for the Atheros AR231x Ethernet device.
 + *
@@ -905,8 +905,9 @@
 +
 +	while (idx != sp->tx_prd) {
 +		txdesc = &sp->tx_ring[idx];
++		status = txdesc->status;
 +
-+		if ((status = txdesc->status) & DMA_TX_OWN) {
++		if (status & DMA_TX_OWN) {
 +			/* ar231x dma still owns descr */
 +			break;
 +		}
diff --git a/target/linux/atheros/patches-3.10/130-watchdog.patch b/target/linux/atheros/patches-3.10/130-watchdog.patch
index 8c61c91a0a48e4cedbdbebd6830c197d3e9bf855..f98b6b21685cc57996e9ca54aba068758cdc13e9 100644
--- a/target/linux/atheros/patches-3.10/130-watchdog.patch
+++ b/target/linux/atheros/patches-3.10/130-watchdog.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 --- /dev/null
 +++ b/drivers/watchdog/ar2315-wtd.c
-@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
 +/*
 + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 + * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@
 +			break;
 +
 +		case WDIOC_SETTIMEOUT:
-+			if((ret = get_user(new_wdt_timeout, (int __user *)arg)))
++			ret = get_user(new_wdt_timeout, (int __user *)arg);
++			if (ret)
 +				break;
 +			wdt_timeout = HEARTBEAT(new_wdt_timeout);
 +			ar2315_wdt_enable();
diff --git a/target/linux/atheros/patches-3.10/220-enet_micrel_workaround.patch b/target/linux/atheros/patches-3.10/220-enet_micrel_workaround.patch
index 870b76c65b0cb0db6efffc683615cd378b5da4ba..35344ca73aefc9648b56df5278fe6fe379dbb4f8 100644
--- a/target/linux/atheros/patches-3.10/220-enet_micrel_workaround.patch
+++ b/target/linux/atheros/patches-3.10/220-enet_micrel_workaround.patch
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
  	kfree(dev);
  	return 0;
  }
-@@ -1119,6 +1165,9 @@ static int ar231x_ioctl(struct net_devic
+@@ -1120,6 +1166,9 @@ static int ar231x_ioctl(struct net_devic
  	struct ar231x_private *sp = netdev_priv(dev);
  	int ret;
  
diff --git a/target/linux/atheros/patches-3.10/230-3_10-updates.patch b/target/linux/atheros/patches-3.10/230-3_10-updates.patch
index 873296dbfce46c902e05fedd186e1bba85dcbe71..80d7eaa3956d97b1ac2a5179436a90f3eec8367b 100644
--- a/target/linux/atheros/patches-3.10/230-3_10-updates.patch
+++ b/target/linux/atheros/patches-3.10/230-3_10-updates.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ar231x/ar231x.c
 +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ar231x/ar231x.c
-@@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@ static int ar231x_mdiobus_probe (struct
+@@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ static int ar231x_mdiobus_probe (struct
  	BUG_ON(!phydev);
  	BUG_ON(phydev->attached_dev);