diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/core/object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/core/object.c
index 0daab62ea14c68a13f9fa1e58b681f4d39d760e0..3b2e7b6304d39862ac60159416018d4417f33ec6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/core/object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/core/object.c
@@ -278,7 +278,6 @@ nouveau_object_del(struct nouveau_object *client, u32 _parent, u32 _handle)
 	struct nouveau_object *parent = NULL;
 	struct nouveau_object *namedb = NULL;
 	struct nouveau_handle *handle = NULL;
-	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
 	parent = nouveau_handle_ref(client, _parent);
 	if (!parent)
@@ -295,7 +294,7 @@ nouveau_object_del(struct nouveau_object *client, u32 _parent, u32 _handle)
 	}
 
 	nouveau_object_ref(NULL, &parent);
-	return ret;
+	return handle ? 0 : -EINVAL;
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/include/subdev/therm.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/include/subdev/therm.h
index 6b17b614629f64172a6ace41ed5a1593889c94ad..0b20fc0d19c16861f969f5acdda2938559243be1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/include/subdev/therm.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/include/subdev/therm.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include <core/device.h>
 #include <core/subdev.h>
 
-enum nouveau_therm_mode {
+enum nouveau_therm_fan_mode {
 	NOUVEAU_THERM_CTRL_NONE = 0,
 	NOUVEAU_THERM_CTRL_MANUAL = 1,
 	NOUVEAU_THERM_CTRL_AUTO = 2,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/base.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/base.c
index f794dc89a3b2a1ddaf68dc686b5ef13c0f9bbbcb..a00a5a76e2d62b82d5717923e98e85541bb7597c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/base.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/base.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ nouveau_therm_alarm(struct nouveau_alarm *alarm)
 }
 
 int
-nouveau_therm_mode(struct nouveau_therm *therm, int mode)
+nouveau_therm_fan_mode(struct nouveau_therm *therm, int mode)
 {
 	struct nouveau_therm_priv *priv = (void *)therm;
 	struct nouveau_device *device = nv_device(therm);
@@ -149,10 +149,15 @@ nouveau_therm_mode(struct nouveau_therm *therm, int mode)
 	    (mode != NOUVEAU_THERM_CTRL_NONE && device->card_type >= NV_C0))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/* do not allow automatic fan management if the thermal sensor is
+	 * not available */
+	if (priv->mode == 2 && therm->temp_get(therm) < 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (priv->mode == mode)
 		return 0;
 
-	nv_info(therm, "Thermal management: %s\n", name[mode]);
+	nv_info(therm, "fan management: %s\n", name[mode]);
 	nouveau_therm_update(therm, mode);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -213,7 +218,7 @@ nouveau_therm_attr_set(struct nouveau_therm *therm,
 		priv->fan->bios.max_duty = value;
 		return 0;
 	case NOUVEAU_THERM_ATTR_FAN_MODE:
-		return nouveau_therm_mode(therm, value);
+		return nouveau_therm_fan_mode(therm, value);
 	case NOUVEAU_THERM_ATTR_THRS_FAN_BOOST:
 		priv->bios_sensor.thrs_fan_boost.temp = value;
 		priv->sensor.program_alarms(therm);
@@ -263,7 +268,7 @@ _nouveau_therm_init(struct nouveau_object *object)
 		return ret;
 
 	if (priv->suspend >= 0)
-		nouveau_therm_mode(therm, priv->mode);
+		nouveau_therm_fan_mode(therm, priv->mode);
 	priv->sensor.program_alarms(therm);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -313,11 +318,12 @@ nouveau_therm_create_(struct nouveau_object *parent,
 int
 nouveau_therm_preinit(struct nouveau_therm *therm)
 {
-	nouveau_therm_ic_ctor(therm);
 	nouveau_therm_sensor_ctor(therm);
+	nouveau_therm_ic_ctor(therm);
 	nouveau_therm_fan_ctor(therm);
 
-	nouveau_therm_mode(therm, NOUVEAU_THERM_CTRL_NONE);
+	nouveau_therm_fan_mode(therm, NOUVEAU_THERM_CTRL_NONE);
+	nouveau_therm_sensor_preinit(therm);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/ic.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/ic.c
index e24090bac195687c34f9175103b34a9e7e0cb8d5..8b3adec5fbb19e8a34cdb53fa83420f7b57f21b2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/ic.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/ic.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ probe_monitoring_device(struct nouveau_i2c_port *i2c,
 			struct i2c_board_info *info)
 {
 	struct nouveau_therm_priv *priv = (void *)nouveau_therm(i2c);
+	struct nvbios_therm_sensor *sensor = &priv->bios_sensor;
 	struct i2c_client *client;
 
 	request_module("%s%s", I2C_MODULE_PREFIX, info->type);
@@ -46,8 +47,9 @@ probe_monitoring_device(struct nouveau_i2c_port *i2c,
 	}
 
 	nv_info(priv,
-		"Found an %s at address 0x%x (controlled by lm_sensors)\n",
-		info->type, info->addr);
+		"Found an %s at address 0x%x (controlled by lm_sensors, "
+		"temp offset %+i C)\n",
+		info->type, info->addr, sensor->offset_constant);
 	priv->ic = client;
 
 	return true;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/nv40.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/nv40.c
index 0f5363edb96435ec8fb992abab3479a462bcdf88..a70d1b7e397b4b3ffe280b1f0ad6152679f6f15b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/nv40.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/nv40.c
@@ -29,54 +29,83 @@ struct nv40_therm_priv {
 	struct nouveau_therm_priv base;
 };
 
+enum nv40_sensor_style { INVALID_STYLE = -1, OLD_STYLE = 0, NEW_STYLE = 1 };
+
+static enum nv40_sensor_style
+nv40_sensor_style(struct nouveau_therm *therm)
+{
+	struct nouveau_device *device = nv_device(therm);
+
+	switch (device->chipset) {
+	case 0x43:
+	case 0x44:
+	case 0x4a:
+	case 0x47:
+		return OLD_STYLE;
+
+	case 0x46:
+	case 0x49:
+	case 0x4b:
+	case 0x4e:
+	case 0x4c:
+	case 0x67:
+	case 0x68:
+	case 0x63:
+		return NEW_STYLE;
+	default:
+		return INVALID_STYLE;
+	}
+}
+
 static int
 nv40_sensor_setup(struct nouveau_therm *therm)
 {
-	struct nouveau_device *device = nv_device(therm);
+	enum nv40_sensor_style style = nv40_sensor_style(therm);
 
 	/* enable ADC readout and disable the ALARM threshold */
-	if (device->chipset >= 0x46) {
+	if (style == NEW_STYLE) {
 		nv_mask(therm, 0x15b8, 0x80000000, 0);
 		nv_wr32(therm, 0x15b0, 0x80003fff);
-		mdelay(10); /* wait for the temperature to stabilize */
+		mdelay(20); /* wait for the temperature to stabilize */
 		return nv_rd32(therm, 0x15b4) & 0x3fff;
-	} else {
+	} else if (style == OLD_STYLE) {
 		nv_wr32(therm, 0x15b0, 0xff);
+		mdelay(20); /* wait for the temperature to stabilize */
 		return nv_rd32(therm, 0x15b4) & 0xff;
-	}
+	} else
+		return -ENODEV;
 }
 
 static int
 nv40_temp_get(struct nouveau_therm *therm)
 {
 	struct nouveau_therm_priv *priv = (void *)therm;
-	struct nouveau_device *device = nv_device(therm);
 	struct nvbios_therm_sensor *sensor = &priv->bios_sensor;
+	enum nv40_sensor_style style = nv40_sensor_style(therm);
 	int core_temp;
 
-	if (device->chipset >= 0x46) {
+	if (style == NEW_STYLE) {
 		nv_wr32(therm, 0x15b0, 0x80003fff);
 		core_temp = nv_rd32(therm, 0x15b4) & 0x3fff;
-	} else {
+	} else if (style == OLD_STYLE) {
 		nv_wr32(therm, 0x15b0, 0xff);
 		core_temp = nv_rd32(therm, 0x15b4) & 0xff;
-	}
-
-	/* Setup the sensor if the temperature is 0 */
-	if (core_temp == 0)
-		core_temp = nv40_sensor_setup(therm);
+	} else
+		return -ENODEV;
 
-	if (sensor->slope_div == 0)
-		sensor->slope_div = 1;
-	if (sensor->offset_den == 0)
-		sensor->offset_den = 1;
-	if (sensor->slope_mult < 1)
-		sensor->slope_mult = 1;
+	/* if the slope or the offset is unset, do no use the sensor */
+	if (!sensor->slope_div || !sensor->slope_mult ||
+	    !sensor->offset_num || !sensor->offset_den)
+	    return -ENODEV;
 
 	core_temp = core_temp * sensor->slope_mult / sensor->slope_div;
 	core_temp = core_temp + sensor->offset_num / sensor->offset_den;
 	core_temp = core_temp + sensor->offset_constant - 8;
 
+	/* reserve negative temperatures for errors */
+	if (core_temp < 0)
+		core_temp = 0;
+
 	return core_temp;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/priv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/priv.h
index 06b98706b3fc163460aa807af2a699ec62a8af98..438d9824b7741c5733bf2aa0f8ec306784569efe 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/priv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/priv.h
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ struct nouveau_therm_priv {
 	struct i2c_client *ic;
 };
 
-int nouveau_therm_mode(struct nouveau_therm *therm, int mode);
+int nouveau_therm_fan_mode(struct nouveau_therm *therm, int mode);
 int nouveau_therm_attr_get(struct nouveau_therm *therm,
 		       enum nouveau_therm_attr_type type);
 int nouveau_therm_attr_set(struct nouveau_therm *therm,
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ int nouveau_therm_fan_sense(struct nouveau_therm *therm);
 
 int nouveau_therm_preinit(struct nouveau_therm *);
 
+void nouveau_therm_sensor_preinit(struct nouveau_therm *);
 void nouveau_therm_sensor_set_threshold_state(struct nouveau_therm *therm,
 					     enum nouveau_therm_thrs thrs,
 					     enum nouveau_therm_thrs_state st);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/temp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/temp.c
index b37624af82977543142f7035a2f2ba7b8a89cc63..470f6a47b6565bfe4d3ad257fa5d7f038ca25755 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/temp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/temp.c
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ nouveau_therm_temp_set_defaults(struct nouveau_therm *therm)
 {
 	struct nouveau_therm_priv *priv = (void *)therm;
 
-	priv->bios_sensor.slope_mult = 1;
-	priv->bios_sensor.slope_div = 1;
-	priv->bios_sensor.offset_num = 0;
-	priv->bios_sensor.offset_den = 1;
 	priv->bios_sensor.offset_constant = 0;
 
 	priv->bios_sensor.thrs_fan_boost.temp = 90;
@@ -60,11 +56,6 @@ nouveau_therm_temp_safety_checks(struct nouveau_therm *therm)
 	struct nouveau_therm_priv *priv = (void *)therm;
 	struct nvbios_therm_sensor *s = &priv->bios_sensor;
 
-	if (!priv->bios_sensor.slope_div)
-		priv->bios_sensor.slope_div = 1;
-	if (!priv->bios_sensor.offset_den)
-		priv->bios_sensor.offset_den = 1;
-
 	/* enforce a minimum hysteresis on thresholds */
 	s->thrs_fan_boost.hysteresis = max_t(u8, s->thrs_fan_boost.hysteresis, 2);
 	s->thrs_down_clock.hysteresis = max_t(u8, s->thrs_down_clock.hysteresis, 2);
@@ -106,16 +97,16 @@ void nouveau_therm_sensor_event(struct nouveau_therm *therm,
 	const char *thresolds[] = {
 		"fanboost", "downclock", "critical", "shutdown"
 	};
-	uint8_t temperature = therm->temp_get(therm);
+	int temperature = therm->temp_get(therm);
 
 	if (thrs < 0 || thrs > 3)
 		return;
 
 	if (dir == NOUVEAU_THERM_THRS_FALLING)
-		nv_info(therm, "temperature (%u C) went below the '%s' threshold\n",
+		nv_info(therm, "temperature (%i C) went below the '%s' threshold\n",
 			temperature, thresolds[thrs]);
 	else
-		nv_info(therm, "temperature (%u C) hit the '%s' threshold\n",
+		nv_info(therm, "temperature (%i C) hit the '%s' threshold\n",
 			temperature, thresolds[thrs]);
 
 	active = (dir == NOUVEAU_THERM_THRS_RISING);
@@ -123,7 +114,7 @@ void nouveau_therm_sensor_event(struct nouveau_therm *therm,
 	case NOUVEAU_THERM_THRS_FANBOOST:
 		if (active) {
 			nouveau_therm_fan_set(therm, true, 100);
-			nouveau_therm_mode(therm, NOUVEAU_THERM_CTRL_AUTO);
+			nouveau_therm_fan_mode(therm, NOUVEAU_THERM_CTRL_AUTO);
 		}
 		break;
 	case NOUVEAU_THERM_THRS_DOWNCLOCK:
@@ -202,7 +193,7 @@ alarm_timer_callback(struct nouveau_alarm *alarm)
 					     NOUVEAU_THERM_THRS_SHUTDOWN);
 
 	/* schedule the next poll in one second */
-	if (list_empty(&alarm->head))
+	if (therm->temp_get(therm) >= 0 && list_empty(&alarm->head))
 		ptimer->alarm(ptimer, 1000 * 1000 * 1000, alarm);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->sensor.alarm_program_lock, flags);
@@ -225,6 +216,17 @@ nouveau_therm_program_alarms_polling(struct nouveau_therm *therm)
 	alarm_timer_callback(&priv->sensor.therm_poll_alarm);
 }
 
+void
+nouveau_therm_sensor_preinit(struct nouveau_therm *therm)
+{
+	const char *sensor_avail = "yes";
+
+	if (therm->temp_get(therm) < 0)
+		sensor_avail = "no";
+
+	nv_info(therm, "internal sensor: %s\n", sensor_avail);
+}
+
 int
 nouveau_therm_sensor_ctor(struct nouveau_therm *therm)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_pm.c
index bb54098c6d970bd4c0b45582220490fb11b15426..936b442a6ab7f3f2e09ecea341e3105df51ed630 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_pm.c
@@ -402,8 +402,12 @@ nouveau_hwmon_show_temp(struct device *d, struct device_attribute *a, char *buf)
 	struct drm_device *dev = dev_get_drvdata(d);
 	struct nouveau_drm *drm = nouveau_drm(dev);
 	struct nouveau_therm *therm = nouveau_therm(drm->device);
+	int temp = therm->temp_get(therm);
 
-	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n", therm->temp_get(therm) * 1000);
+	if (temp < 0)
+		return temp;
+
+	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n", temp * 1000);
 }
 static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR(temp1_input, S_IRUGO, nouveau_hwmon_show_temp,
 						  NULL, 0);
@@ -871,7 +875,12 @@ static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR(pwm1_max, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
 			  nouveau_hwmon_get_pwm1_max,
 			  nouveau_hwmon_set_pwm1_max, 0);
 
-static struct attribute *hwmon_attributes[] = {
+static struct attribute *hwmon_default_attributes[] = {
+	&sensor_dev_attr_name.dev_attr.attr,
+	&sensor_dev_attr_update_rate.dev_attr.attr,
+	NULL
+};
+static struct attribute *hwmon_temp_attributes[] = {
 	&sensor_dev_attr_temp1_input.dev_attr.attr,
 	&sensor_dev_attr_temp1_auto_point1_pwm.dev_attr.attr,
 	&sensor_dev_attr_temp1_auto_point1_temp.dev_attr.attr,
@@ -882,8 +891,6 @@ static struct attribute *hwmon_attributes[] = {
 	&sensor_dev_attr_temp1_crit_hyst.dev_attr.attr,
 	&sensor_dev_attr_temp1_emergency.dev_attr.attr,
 	&sensor_dev_attr_temp1_emergency_hyst.dev_attr.attr,
-	&sensor_dev_attr_name.dev_attr.attr,
-	&sensor_dev_attr_update_rate.dev_attr.attr,
 	NULL
 };
 static struct attribute *hwmon_fan_rpm_attributes[] = {
@@ -898,8 +905,11 @@ static struct attribute *hwmon_pwm_fan_attributes[] = {
 	NULL
 };
 
-static const struct attribute_group hwmon_attrgroup = {
-	.attrs = hwmon_attributes,
+static const struct attribute_group hwmon_default_attrgroup = {
+	.attrs = hwmon_default_attributes,
+};
+static const struct attribute_group hwmon_temp_attrgroup = {
+	.attrs = hwmon_temp_attributes,
 };
 static const struct attribute_group hwmon_fan_rpm_attrgroup = {
 	.attrs = hwmon_fan_rpm_attributes,
@@ -931,13 +941,22 @@ nouveau_hwmon_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	}
 	dev_set_drvdata(hwmon_dev, dev);
 
-	/* default sysfs entries */
-	ret = sysfs_create_group(&hwmon_dev->kobj, &hwmon_attrgroup);
+	/* set the default attributes */
+	ret = sysfs_create_group(&hwmon_dev->kobj, &hwmon_default_attrgroup);
 	if (ret) {
 		if (ret)
 			goto error;
 	}
 
+	/* if the card has a working thermal sensor */
+	if (therm->temp_get(therm) >= 0) {
+		ret = sysfs_create_group(&hwmon_dev->kobj, &hwmon_temp_attrgroup);
+		if (ret) {
+			if (ret)
+				goto error;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* if the card has a pwm fan */
 	/*XXX: incorrect, need better detection for this, some boards have
 	 *     the gpio entries for pwm fan control even when there's no
@@ -979,11 +998,10 @@ nouveau_hwmon_fini(struct drm_device *dev)
 	struct nouveau_pm *pm = nouveau_pm(dev);
 
 	if (pm->hwmon) {
-		sysfs_remove_group(&pm->hwmon->kobj, &hwmon_attrgroup);
-		sysfs_remove_group(&pm->hwmon->kobj,
-				   &hwmon_pwm_fan_attrgroup);
-		sysfs_remove_group(&pm->hwmon->kobj,
-				   &hwmon_fan_rpm_attrgroup);
+		sysfs_remove_group(&pm->hwmon->kobj, &hwmon_default_attrgroup);
+		sysfs_remove_group(&pm->hwmon->kobj, &hwmon_temp_attrgroup);
+		sysfs_remove_group(&pm->hwmon->kobj, &hwmon_pwm_fan_attrgroup);
+		sysfs_remove_group(&pm->hwmon->kobj, &hwmon_fan_rpm_attrgroup);
 
 		hwmon_device_unregister(pm->hwmon);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_display.c
index 2db57990f65c3c7c6a3aca012b30384e36942876..7f0e6c3f37d1fae4983bd6d8270364e52f00fc30 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_display.c
@@ -524,6 +524,8 @@ nv50_display_flip_next(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 	swap_interval <<= 4;
 	if (swap_interval == 0)
 		swap_interval |= 0x100;
+	if (chan == NULL)
+		evo_sync(crtc->dev);
 
 	push = evo_wait(sync, 128);
 	if (unlikely(push == NULL))
@@ -586,8 +588,6 @@ nv50_display_flip_next(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 		sync->addr ^= 0x10;
 		sync->data++;
 		FIRE_RING (chan);
-	} else {
-		evo_sync(crtc->dev);
 	}
 
 	/* queue the flip */