diff --git a/drivers/staging/gpib/agilent_82350b/agilent_82350b.c b/drivers/staging/gpib/agilent_82350b/agilent_82350b.c
index 94bbb3b6576d..01a5bb43cd2d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gpib/agilent_82350b/agilent_82350b.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gpib/agilent_82350b/agilent_82350b.c
@@ -182,10 +182,12 @@ static int agilent_82350b_accel_write(struct gpib_board *board, u8 *buffer,
 		return retval;
 #endif
 
-	retval = agilent_82350b_write(board, buffer, 1, 0, &num_bytes);
-	*bytes_written += num_bytes;
-	if (retval < 0)
-		return retval;
+	if (fifotransferlength > 0) {
+		retval = agilent_82350b_write(board, buffer, 1, 0, &num_bytes);
+		*bytes_written += num_bytes;
+		if (retval < 0)
+			return retval;
+	}
 
 	write_byte(tms_priv, tms_priv->imr0_bits & ~HR_BOIE, IMR0);
 	for (i = 1; i < fifotransferlength;) {
@@ -217,7 +219,7 @@ static int agilent_82350b_accel_write(struct gpib_board *board, u8 *buffer,
 			break;
 	}
 	write_byte(tms_priv, tms_priv->imr0_bits, IMR0);
-	if (retval)
+	if (retval < 0)
 		return retval;
 
 	if (send_eoi) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/gpib/fmh_gpib/fmh_gpib.c b/drivers/staging/gpib/fmh_gpib/fmh_gpib.c
index 164dcfc3c9ef..f7bfb4a8e553 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gpib/fmh_gpib/fmh_gpib.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gpib/fmh_gpib/fmh_gpib.c
@@ -1517,6 +1517,11 @@ void fmh_gpib_detach(struct gpib_board *board)
 					   resource_size(e_priv->gpib_iomem_res));
 	}
 	fmh_gpib_generic_detach(board);
+
+	if (board->dev) {
+		put_device(board->dev);
+		board->dev = NULL;
+	}
 }
 
 static int fmh_gpib_pci_attach_impl(struct gpib_board *board,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/gpib/ni_usb/ni_usb_gpib.c b/drivers/staging/gpib/ni_usb/ni_usb_gpib.c
index 4dec87d12687..1f8412de9fa3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gpib/ni_usb/ni_usb_gpib.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gpib/ni_usb/ni_usb_gpib.c
@@ -327,7 +327,10 @@ static void ni_usb_soft_update_status(struct gpib_board *board, unsigned int ni_
 	board->status &= ~clear_mask;
 	board->status &= ~ni_usb_ibsta_mask;
 	board->status |= ni_usb_ibsta & ni_usb_ibsta_mask;
-	// FIXME should generate events on DTAS and DCAS
+	if (ni_usb_ibsta & DCAS)
+		push_gpib_event(board, EVENT_DEV_CLR);
+	if (ni_usb_ibsta & DTAS)
+		push_gpib_event(board, EVENT_DEV_TRG);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&board->spinlock, flags);
 /* remove set status bits from monitored set why ?***/
@@ -694,8 +697,12 @@ static int ni_usb_read(struct gpib_board *board, u8 *buffer, size_t length,
 		 */
 		break;
 	case NIUSB_ATN_STATE_ERROR:
-		retval = -EIO;
-		dev_err(&usb_dev->dev, "read when ATN set\n");
+		if (status.ibsta & DCAS) {
+			retval = -EINTR;
+		} else {
+			retval = -EIO;
+			dev_dbg(&usb_dev->dev, "read when ATN set stat: 0x%06x\n", status.ibsta);
+		}
 		break;
 	case NIUSB_ADDRESSING_ERROR:
 		retval = -EIO;