diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-3m-pct.c b/drivers/hid/hid-3m-pct.c
index 18575a4..ea47596 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-3m-pct.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-3m-pct.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 
 #define MAX_SLOTS		60
 #define MAX_TRKID		USHRT_MAX
-#define MAX_EVENTS		360
 
 /* estimated signal-to-noise ratios */
 #define SN_MOVE			2048
@@ -123,9 +122,7 @@
 					EV_ABS, ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID);
 			input_set_abs_params(hi->input, ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID,
 					     0, MAX_TRKID, 0, 0);
-			if (!hi->input->mt)
-				input_mt_create_slots(hi->input, MAX_SLOTS);
-			input_set_events_per_packet(hi->input, MAX_EVENTS);
+			input_mt_init_slots(hi->input, MAX_SLOTS);
 			return 1;
 		}
 		/* let hid-input decide for the others */
diff --git a/drivers/input/input-mt.c b/drivers/input/input-mt.c
index 463a4d7..f400e47 100644
--- a/drivers/input/input-mt.c
+++ b/drivers/input/input-mt.c
@@ -12,20 +12,25 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 
 /**
- * input_mt_create_slots() - create MT input slots
+ * input_mt_init_slots() - initialize MT input slots
  * @dev: input device supporting MT events and finger tracking
  * @num_slots: number of slots used by the device
  *
- * This function allocates all necessary memory for MT slot handling in the
- * input device, and adds ABS_MT_SLOT to the device capabilities. All slots
- * are initially marked as unused by setting ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID to -1.
+ * This function allocates all necessary memory for MT slot handling
+ * in the input device, adds ABS_MT_SLOT to the device capabilities
+ * and sets up appropriate event buffers. All slots are initially
+ * marked as unused by setting ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID to -1. May be called
+ * repeatedly. Returns -EINVAL if attempting to reinitialize with a
+ * different number of slots.
  */
-int input_mt_create_slots(struct input_dev *dev, unsigned int num_slots)
+int input_mt_init_slots(struct input_dev *dev, unsigned int num_slots)
 {
 	int i;
 
 	if (!num_slots)
 		return 0;
+	if (dev->mt)
+		return dev->mtsize != num_slots ? -EINVAL : 0;
 
 	dev->mt = kcalloc(num_slots, sizeof(struct input_mt_slot), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dev->mt)
@@ -33,6 +38,7 @@
 
 	dev->mtsize = num_slots;
 	input_set_abs_params(dev, ABS_MT_SLOT, 0, num_slots - 1, 0, 0);
+	input_set_events_per_packet(dev, 6 * num_slots);
 
 	/* Mark slots as 'unused' */
 	for (i = 0; i < num_slots; i++)
@@ -40,7 +46,7 @@
 
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(input_mt_create_slots);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(input_mt_init_slots);
 
 /**
  * input_mt_destroy_slots() - frees the MT slots of the input device
@@ -54,5 +60,6 @@
 	kfree(dev->mt);
 	dev->mt = NULL;
 	dev->mtsize = 0;
+	dev->slot = 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(input_mt_destroy_slots);
diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c b/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c
index 8f37414..bea8972 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c
@@ -407,8 +407,7 @@
 			goto exit;
 		if (test_bit(ABS_MT_SLOT, dev->absbit)) {
 			int nslot = input_abs_get_max(dev, ABS_MT_SLOT) + 1;
-			input_mt_create_slots(dev, nslot);
-			input_set_events_per_packet(dev, 6 * nslot);
+			input_mt_init_slots(dev, nslot);
 		} else if (test_bit(ABS_MT_POSITION_X, dev->absbit)) {
 			input_set_events_per_packet(dev, 60);
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/input/tablet/wacom_wac.c b/drivers/input/tablet/wacom_wac.c
index bde612c..f26e223 100644
--- a/drivers/input/tablet/wacom_wac.c
+++ b/drivers/input/tablet/wacom_wac.c
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@
 			__set_bit(BTN_TOOL_FINGER, input_dev->keybit);
 			__set_bit(BTN_TOOL_DOUBLETAP, input_dev->keybit);
 
-			input_mt_create_slots(input_dev, 2);
+			input_mt_init_slots(input_dev, 2);
 			input_set_abs_params(input_dev, ABS_MT_POSITION_X,
 					     0, features->x_max,
 					     features->x_fuzz, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/wacom_w8001.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/wacom_w8001.c
index 5d4f50e..4a2e8cf 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/wacom_w8001.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/wacom_w8001.c
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@
 		case 5:
 			w8001->pktlen = W8001_PKTLEN_TOUCH2FG;
 
-			input_mt_create_slots(dev, 2);
+			input_mt_init_slots(dev, 2);
 			input_set_abs_params(dev, ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID,
 						0, MAX_TRACKING_ID, 0, 0);
 			input_set_abs_params(dev, ABS_MT_POSITION_X,
diff --git a/include/linux/input/mt.h b/include/linux/input/mt.h
index 4f5e9d0..d7f6518 100644
--- a/include/linux/input/mt.h
+++ b/include/linux/input/mt.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 	return slot->abs[code - ABS_MT_FIRST];
 }
 
-int input_mt_create_slots(struct input_dev *dev, unsigned int num_slots);
+int input_mt_init_slots(struct input_dev *dev, unsigned int num_slots);
 void input_mt_destroy_slots(struct input_dev *dev);
 
 static inline void input_mt_slot(struct input_dev *dev, int slot)