sysfs: kill unnecessary attribute->owner

sysfs is now completely out of driver/module lifetime game.  After
deletion, a sysfs node doesn't access anything outside sysfs proper,
so there's no reason to hold onto the attribute owners.  Note that
often the wrong modules were accounted for as owners leading to
accessing removed modules.

This patch kills now unnecessary attribute->owner.  Note that with
this change, userland holding a sysfs node does not prevent the
backing module from being unloaded.

For more info regarding lifetime rule cleanup, please read the
following message.

  http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/510293

(tweaked by Greg to not delete the field just yet, to make it easier to
merge things properly.)

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <htejun@gmail.com>
Cc: Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>

55 files changed, 44 insertions, 135 deletions

diff --git a/arch/ppc/syslib/mv64x60.c b/arch/ppc/syslib/mv64x60.c
index 8485a68cd475..032f4b7f4225 100644
--- a/arch/ppc/syslib/mv64x60.c
+++ b/arch/ppc/syslib/mv64x60.c
@@ -2415,7 +2415,6 @@ static struct bin_attribute mv64xxx_hs_reg_attr = { /* Hotswap register */
         .attr = {
                 .name = "hs_reg",
                 .mode = S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
         },
         .size  = VAL_LEN_MAX,
         .read  = mv64xxx_hs_reg_read,
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c b/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
index 82b131ddd7ff..9a13b24ee1ab 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
@@ -312,7 +312,6 @@ static struct bin_attribute ipl_parameter_attr = {
         .attr = {
                 .name = "binary_parameter",
                 .mode = S_IRUGO,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
         },
         .size = PAGE_SIZE,
         .read = &ipl_parameter_read,
@@ -336,7 +335,6 @@ static struct bin_attribute ipl_scp_data_attr = {
         .attr = {
                 .name = "scp_data",
                 .mode = S_IRUGO,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
         },
         .size = PAGE_SIZE,
         .read = &ipl_scp_data_read,
diff --git a/drivers/base/bus.c b/drivers/base/bus.c
index f299e0d6abc4..61c67526a656 100644
--- a/drivers/base/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/base/bus.c
@@ -574,7 +574,6 @@ static int add_probe_files(struct bus_type *bus)
 
         bus->drivers_probe_attr.attr.name = "drivers_probe";
         bus->drivers_probe_attr.attr.mode = S_IWUSR;
-        bus->drivers_probe_attr.attr.owner = bus->owner;
         bus->drivers_probe_attr.store = store_drivers_probe;
         retval = bus_create_file(bus, &bus->drivers_probe_attr);
         if (retval)
@@ -582,7 +581,6 @@ static int add_probe_files(struct bus_type *bus)
 
         bus->drivers_autoprobe_attr.attr.name = "drivers_autoprobe";
         bus->drivers_autoprobe_attr.attr.mode = S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO;
-        bus->drivers_autoprobe_attr.attr.owner = bus->owner;
         bus->drivers_autoprobe_attr.show = show_drivers_autoprobe;
         bus->drivers_autoprobe_attr.store = store_drivers_autoprobe;
         retval = bus_create_file(bus, &bus->drivers_autoprobe_attr);
diff --git a/drivers/base/class.c b/drivers/base/class.c
index 8c506dbe3913..9cbfde23b9e3 100644
--- a/drivers/base/class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/class.c
@@ -605,7 +605,6 @@ int class_device_add(struct class_device *class_dev)
                 goto out3;
         class_dev->uevent_attr.attr.name = "uevent";
         class_dev->uevent_attr.attr.mode = S_IWUSR;
-        class_dev->uevent_attr.attr.owner = parent_class->owner;
         class_dev->uevent_attr.store = store_uevent;
         error = class_device_create_file(class_dev, &class_dev->uevent_attr);
         if (error)
@@ -620,7 +619,6 @@ int class_device_add(struct class_device *class_dev)
                 }
                 attr->attr.name = "dev";
                 attr->attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
-                attr->attr.owner = parent_class->owner;
                 attr->show = show_dev;
                 error = class_device_create_file(class_dev, attr);
                 if (error) {
diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index cff4fbfbb055..e3fb87bfc6e1 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -683,8 +683,6 @@ int device_add(struct device *dev)
 
         dev->uevent_attr.attr.name = "uevent";
         dev->uevent_attr.attr.mode = S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR;
-        if (dev->driver)
-                dev->uevent_attr.attr.owner = dev->driver->owner;
         dev->uevent_attr.store = store_uevent;
         dev->uevent_attr.show = show_uevent;
         error = device_create_file(dev, &dev->uevent_attr);
@@ -700,8 +698,6 @@ int device_add(struct device *dev)
                 }
                 attr->attr.name = "dev";
                 attr->attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
-                if (dev->driver)
-                        attr->attr.owner = dev->driver->owner;
                 attr->show = show_dev;
                 error = device_create_file(dev, attr);
                 if (error) {
diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
index 89a5f4a54913..0e511485d2e6 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 static struct bin_attribute firmware_attr_data_tmpl = {
-        .attr = {.name = "data", .mode = 0644, .owner = THIS_MODULE},
+        .attr = {.name = "data", .mode = 0644},
         .size = 0,
         .read = firmware_data_read,
         .write = firmware_data_write,
diff --git a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
index f1b9dd7d47d6..ce64e86d6ffb 100644
--- a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
@@ -146,8 +146,7 @@ static void pkt_kobj_release(struct kobject *kobj)
  **********************************************************/
 
 #define DEF_ATTR(_obj,_name,_mode) \
-        static struct attribute _obj = { \
-                .name = _name, .owner = THIS_MODULE, .mode = _mode }
+        static struct attribute _obj = { .name = _name, .mode = _mode }
 
 /**********************************************************
   /sys/class/pktcdvd/pktcdvd[0-7]/
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
index 8e222f2b80cc..b5df7e61aeb2 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
@@ -2171,52 +2171,42 @@ static int create_files(struct bmc_device *bmc)
         int err;
 
         bmc->device_id_attr.attr.name = "device_id";
-        bmc->device_id_attr.attr.owner = THIS_MODULE;
         bmc->device_id_attr.attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
         bmc->device_id_attr.show = device_id_show;
 
         bmc->provides_dev_sdrs_attr.attr.name = "provides_device_sdrs";
-        bmc->provides_dev_sdrs_attr.attr.owner = THIS_MODULE;
         bmc->provides_dev_sdrs_attr.attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
         bmc->provides_dev_sdrs_attr.show = provides_dev_sdrs_show;
 
         bmc->revision_attr.attr.name = "revision";
-        bmc->revision_attr.attr.owner = THIS_MODULE;
         bmc->revision_attr.attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
         bmc->revision_attr.show = revision_show;
 
         bmc->firmware_rev_attr.attr.name = "firmware_revision";
-        bmc->firmware_rev_attr.attr.owner = THIS_MODULE;
         bmc->firmware_rev_attr.attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
         bmc->firmware_rev_attr.show = firmware_rev_show;
 
         bmc->version_attr.attr.name = "ipmi_version";
-        bmc->version_attr.attr.owner = THIS_MODULE;
         bmc->version_attr.attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
         bmc->version_attr.show = ipmi_version_show;
 
         bmc->add_dev_support_attr.attr.name = "additional_device_support";
-        bmc->add_dev_support_attr.attr.owner = THIS_MODULE;
         bmc->add_dev_support_attr.attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
         bmc->add_dev_support_attr.show = add_dev_support_show;
 
         bmc->manufacturer_id_attr.attr.name = "manufacturer_id";
-        bmc->manufacturer_id_attr.attr.owner = THIS_MODULE;
         bmc->manufacturer_id_attr.attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
         bmc->manufacturer_id_attr.show = manufacturer_id_show;
 
         bmc->product_id_attr.attr.name = "product_id";
-        bmc->product_id_attr.attr.owner = THIS_MODULE;
         bmc->product_id_attr.attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
         bmc->product_id_attr.show = product_id_show;
 
         bmc->guid_attr.attr.name = "guid";
-        bmc->guid_attr.attr.owner = THIS_MODULE;
         bmc->guid_attr.attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
         bmc->guid_attr.show = guid_show;
 
         bmc->aux_firmware_rev_attr.attr.name = "aux_firmware_revision";
-        bmc->aux_firmware_rev_attr.attr.owner = THIS_MODULE;
         bmc->aux_firmware_rev_attr.attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
         bmc->aux_firmware_rev_attr.show = aux_firmware_rev_show;
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_stats.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_stats.c
index d2f0cbd8b8f3..917b9bab9ccb 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_stats.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_stats.c
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ static spinlock_t cpufreq_stats_lock;
 
 #define CPUFREQ_STATDEVICE_ATTR(_name,_mode,_show) \
 static struct freq_attr _attr_##_name = {\
-        .attr = {.name = __stringify(_name), .owner = THIS_MODULE, \
-                .mode = _mode, }, \
+        .attr = {.name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode, }, \
         .show = _show,\
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_userspace.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_userspace.c
index 860345c7799a..a648970338b0 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_userspace.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_userspace.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ store_speed (struct cpufreq_policy *policy, const char *buf, size_t count)
 
 static struct freq_attr freq_attr_scaling_setspeed =
 {
-        .attr = { .name = "scaling_setspeed", .mode = 0644, .owner = THIS_MODULE },
+        .attr = { .name = "scaling_setspeed", .mode = 0644 },
         .show = show_speed,
         .store = store_speed,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/freq_table.c b/drivers/cpufreq/freq_table.c
index e7490925fdcf..5409f3afb3f8 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/freq_table.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/freq_table.c
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ static ssize_t show_available_freqs (struct cpufreq_policy *policy, char *buf)
 struct freq_attr cpufreq_freq_attr_scaling_available_freqs = {
         .attr = { .name = "scaling_available_frequencies",
                   .mode = 0444,
-                  .owner=THIS_MODULE
                 },
         .show = show_available_freqs,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/dcdbas.h b/drivers/firmware/dcdbas.h
index 58a85182b3e8..dcdba0f1b32c 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/dcdbas.h
+++ b/drivers/firmware/dcdbas.h
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@
 #define DCDBAS_BIN_ATTR_RW(_name) \
 struct bin_attribute bin_attr_##_name = { \
         .attr =  { .name = __stringify(_name), \
-                   .mode = 0600, \
-                   .owner = THIS_MODULE }, \
+                   .mode = 0600 }, \
         .read =  _name##_read, \
         .write = _name##_write, \
 }
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/dell_rbu.c b/drivers/firmware/dell_rbu.c
index fc702e40bd43..f8afecb7d0cf 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/dell_rbu.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/dell_rbu.c
@@ -687,18 +687,18 @@ static ssize_t write_rbu_packet_size(struct kobject *kobj, char *buffer,
 }
 
 static struct bin_attribute rbu_data_attr = {
-        .attr = {.name = "data",.owner = THIS_MODULE,.mode = 0444},
+        .attr = {.name = "data", .mode = 0444},
         .read = read_rbu_data,
 };
 
 static struct bin_attribute rbu_image_type_attr = {
-        .attr = {.name = "image_type",.owner = THIS_MODULE,.mode = 0644},
+        .attr = {.name = "image_type", .mode = 0644},
         .read = read_rbu_image_type,
         .write = write_rbu_image_type,
 };
 
 static struct bin_attribute rbu_packet_size_attr = {
-        .attr = {.name = "packet_size",.owner = THIS_MODULE,.mode = 0644},
+        .attr = {.name = "packet_size", .mode = 0644},
         .read = read_rbu_packet_size,
         .write = write_rbu_packet_size,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/edd.c b/drivers/firmware/edd.c
index d8806e4f1829..15232271d848 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/edd.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/edd.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static struct edd_device *edd_devices[EDD_MBR_SIG_MAX];
 
 #define EDD_DEVICE_ATTR(_name,_mode,_show,_test) \
 struct edd_attribute edd_attr_##_name = {       \
-        .attr = {.name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode, .owner = THIS_MODULE },     \
+        .attr = {.name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode },   \
         .show   = _show,                                \
         .test   = _test,                                \
 };
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efivars.c b/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
index 1324984a4c35..bfd2d67df689 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
@@ -131,21 +131,21 @@ struct efivar_attribute {
 
 #define EFI_ATTR(_name, _mode, _show, _store) \
 struct subsys_attribute efi_attr_##_name = { \
-        .attr = {.name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode, .owner = THIS_MODULE}, \
+        .attr = {.name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode}, \
         .show = _show, \
         .store = _store, \
 };
 
 #define EFIVAR_ATTR(_name, _mode, _show, _store) \
 struct efivar_attribute efivar_attr_##_name = { \
-        .attr = {.name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode, .owner = THIS_MODULE}, \
+        .attr = {.name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode}, \
         .show = _show, \
         .store = _store, \
 };
 
 #define VAR_SUBSYS_ATTR(_name, _mode, _show, _store) \
 struct subsys_attribute var_subsys_attr_##_name = { \
-        .attr = {.name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode, .owner = THIS_MODULE}, \
+        .attr = {.name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode}, \
         .show = _show, \
         .store = _store, \
 };
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/chips/eeprom.c b/drivers/i2c/chips/eeprom.c
index bfce13c8f1ff..5990dd5fc773 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/chips/eeprom.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/chips/eeprom.c
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ static struct bin_attribute eeprom_attr = {
         .attr = {
                 .name = "eeprom",
                 .mode = S_IRUGO,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
         },
         .size = EEPROM_SIZE,
         .read = eeprom_read,
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/chips/max6875.c b/drivers/i2c/chips/max6875.c
index 76645c142977..1405ce5b236c 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/chips/max6875.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/chips/max6875.c
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ static struct bin_attribute user_eeprom_attr = {
         .attr = {
                 .name = "eeprom",
                 .mode = S_IRUGO,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
         },
         .size = USER_EEPROM_SIZE,
         .read = max6875_read,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c
index 08c299ebf4a8..bf9b99292048 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c
@@ -479,7 +479,6 @@ alloc_group_attrs(ssize_t (*show)(struct ib_port *,
 
                 element->attr.attr.name  = element->name;
                 element->attr.attr.mode  = S_IRUGO;
-                element->attr.attr.owner = THIS_MODULE;
                 element->attr.show       = show;
                 element->index           = i;
 
diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse.h b/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse.h
index 27a68835b5ba..1317bdd8cc7c 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse.h
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse.h
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ static struct psmouse_attribute psmouse_attr_##_name = {			\
                 .attr   = {                                                     \
                         .name   = __stringify(_name),                           \
                         .mode   = _mode,                                        \
-                        .owner  = THIS_MODULE,                                  \
                 },                                                              \
                 .show   = psmouse_attr_show_helper,                             \
                 .store  = psmouse_attr_set_helper,                              \
diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_core.c b/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_core.c
index 11ced17f438a..4fcb245ba184 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_core.c
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_core.c
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ int wf_register_control(struct wf_control *new_ct)
         list_add(&new_ct->link, &wf_controls);
 
         new_ct->attr.attr.name = new_ct->name;
-        new_ct->attr.attr.owner = THIS_MODULE;
         new_ct->attr.attr.mode = 0644;
         new_ct->attr.show = wf_show_control;
         new_ct->attr.store = wf_store_control;
@@ -325,7 +324,6 @@ int wf_register_sensor(struct wf_sensor *new_sr)
         list_add(&new_sr->link, &wf_sensors);
 
         new_sr->attr.attr.name = new_sr->name;
-        new_sr->attr.attr.owner = THIS_MODULE;
         new_sr->attr.attr.mode = 0444;
         new_sr->attr.show = wf_show_sensor;
         new_sr->attr.store = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/misc/asus-laptop.c b/drivers/misc/asus-laptop.c
index 4f9060a2a2f2..7798f590e5aa 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/asus-laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/asus-laptop.c
@@ -737,8 +737,7 @@ static void asus_hotk_notify(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *data)
         struct device_attribute dev_attr_##_name = {                    \
                 .attr = {                                               \
                         .name = __stringify(_name),                     \
-                        .mode = 0,                                      \
-                        .owner = THIS_MODULE },                         \
+                        .mode = 0 },                                    \
                 .show   = NULL,                                         \
                 .store  = NULL,                                         \
         }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ibmveth.c b/drivers/net/ibmveth.c
index 6ec3d500f334..d96eb7229548 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ibmveth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ibmveth.c
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@ const char * buf, size_t count)
 
 #define ATTR(_name, _mode)      \
         struct attribute veth_##_name##_attr = {               \
-        .name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode, .owner = THIS_MODULE \
+        .name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode, \
         };
 
 static ATTR(active, 0644);
diff --git a/drivers/parisc/pdc_stable.c b/drivers/parisc/pdc_stable.c
index 924ef0609460..fc4bde259dc7 100644
--- a/drivers/parisc/pdc_stable.c
+++ b/drivers/parisc/pdc_stable.c
@@ -121,14 +121,14 @@ struct pdcspath_entry pdcspath_entry_##_name = { \
 
 #define PDCS_ATTR(_name, _mode, _show, _store) \
 struct subsys_attribute pdcs_attr_##_name = { \
-        .attr = {.name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode, .owner = THIS_MODULE}, \
+        .attr = {.name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode}, \
         .show = _show, \
         .store = _store, \
 };
 
 #define PATHS_ATTR(_name, _mode, _show, _store) \
 struct pdcspath_attribute paths_attr_##_name = { \
-        .attr = {.name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode, .owner = THIS_MODULE}, \
+        .attr = {.name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode}, \
         .show = _show, \
         .store = _store, \
 };
diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_ibm.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_ibm.c
index e7322c25d377..74556ec31a5b 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_ibm.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_ibm.c
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ static struct notification ibm_note;
 static struct bin_attribute ibm_apci_table_attr = {
             .attr = {
                     .name = "apci_table",
-                    .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                     .mode = S_IRUGO,
             },
             .read = ibm_read_apci_table,
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c b/drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c
index 284e83a527f9..d448f8df8613 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c
@@ -499,7 +499,6 @@ static int pci_create_resource_files(struct pci_dev *pdev)
                         sprintf(res_attr_name, "resource%d", i);
                         res_attr->attr.name = res_attr_name;
                         res_attr->attr.mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
-                        res_attr->attr.owner = THIS_MODULE;
                         res_attr->size = pci_resource_len(pdev, i);
                         res_attr->mmap = pci_mmap_resource;
                         res_attr->private = &pdev->resource[i];
@@ -582,7 +581,6 @@ static struct bin_attribute pci_config_attr = {
         .attr = {
                 .name = "config",
                 .mode = S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
         },
         .size = 256,
         .read = pci_read_config,
@@ -593,7 +591,6 @@ static struct bin_attribute pcie_config_attr = {
         .attr = {
                 .name = "config",
                 .mode = S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
         },
         .size = 4096,
         .read = pci_read_config,
@@ -628,7 +625,6 @@ int __must_check pci_create_sysfs_dev_files (struct pci_dev *pdev)
                         rom_attr->size = pci_resource_len(pdev, PCI_ROM_RESOURCE);
                         rom_attr->attr.name = "rom";
                         rom_attr->attr.mode = S_IRUSR;
-                        rom_attr->attr.owner = THIS_MODULE;
                         rom_attr->read = pci_read_rom;
                         rom_attr->write = pci_write_rom;
                         retval = sysfs_create_bin_file(&pdev->dev.kobj, rom_attr);
diff --git a/drivers/pci/probe.c b/drivers/pci/probe.c
index e48fcf089621..08783bd381f5 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/probe.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/probe.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ static void pci_create_legacy_files(struct pci_bus *b)
                 b->legacy_io->attr.name = "legacy_io";
                 b->legacy_io->size = 0xffff;
                 b->legacy_io->attr.mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
-                b->legacy_io->attr.owner = THIS_MODULE;
                 b->legacy_io->read = pci_read_legacy_io;
                 b->legacy_io->write = pci_write_legacy_io;
                 class_device_create_bin_file(&b->class_dev, b->legacy_io);
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ static void pci_create_legacy_files(struct pci_bus *b)
                 b->legacy_mem->attr.name = "legacy_mem";
                 b->legacy_mem->size = 1024*1024;
                 b->legacy_mem->attr.mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
-                b->legacy_mem->attr.owner = THIS_MODULE;
                 b->legacy_mem->mmap = pci_mmap_legacy_mem;
                 class_device_create_bin_file(&b->class_dev, b->legacy_mem);
         }
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/socket_sysfs.c b/drivers/pcmcia/socket_sysfs.c
index a2bb46526b56..dbfbe65779e5 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/socket_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/socket_sysfs.c
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ static struct device_attribute *pccard_socket_attributes[] = {
 };
 
 static struct bin_attribute pccard_cis_attr = {
-        .attr = { .name = "cis", .mode = S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, .owner = THIS_MODULE},
+        .attr = { .name = "cis", .mode = S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR },
         .size = 0x200,
         .read = pccard_show_cis,
         .write = pccard_store_cis,
diff --git a/drivers/rapidio/rio-sysfs.c b/drivers/rapidio/rio-sysfs.c
index eed91434417d..a3972b9f96e6 100644
--- a/drivers/rapidio/rio-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/rapidio/rio-sysfs.c
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ static struct bin_attribute rio_config_attr = {
         .attr = {
                  .name = "config",
                  .mode = S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
-                 .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                  },
         .size = 0x200000,
         .read = rio_read_config,
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1553.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1553.c
index afa64c7fa2e2..b024cfb558f4 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1553.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1553.c
@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ static struct bin_attribute ds1553_nvram_attr = {
         .attr = {
                 .name = "nvram",
                 .mode = S_IRUGO | S_IWUGO,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
         },
         .size = RTC_OFFSET,
         .read = ds1553_nvram_read,
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1742.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1742.c
index d68288b389dc..1638acdbc913 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1742.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1742.c
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ static struct bin_attribute ds1742_nvram_attr = {
         .attr = {
                 .name = "nvram",
                 .mode = S_IRUGO | S_IWUGO,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
         },
         .read = ds1742_nvram_read,
         .write = ds1742_nvram_write,
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/chp.c b/drivers/s390/cio/chp.c
index ac289e6eadfe..96a8a72a6083 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/chp.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/chp.c
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ static struct bin_attribute chp_measurement_chars_attr = {
         .attr = {
                 .name = "measurement_chars",
                 .mode = S_IRUSR,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
         },
         .size = sizeof(struct cmg_chars),
         .read = chp_measurement_chars_read,
@@ -217,7 +216,6 @@ static struct bin_attribute chp_measurement_attr = {
         .attr = {
                 .name = "measurement",
                 .mode = S_IRUSR,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
         },
         .size = sizeof(struct cmg_entry),
         .read = chp_measurement_read,
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_sys.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_sys.c
index 65ffc21afc37..bb0287ad1aac 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_sys.c
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ static struct attribute_group qeth_osn_device_attr_group = {
 
 #define QETH_DEVICE_ATTR(_id,_name,_mode,_show,_store)                       \
 struct device_attribute dev_attr_##_id = {                                   \
-        .attr = {.name=__stringify(_name), .mode=_mode, .owner=THIS_MODULE },\
+        .attr = {.name=__stringify(_name), .mode=_mode, },\
         .show   = _show,                                                     \
         .store  = _store,                                                    \
 };
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_attr.c
index 03bfed61bffc..8908228bc134 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_attr.c
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ static struct bin_attribute arcmsr_sysfs_message_read_attr = {
         .attr = {
                 .name = "mu_read",
                 .mode = S_IRUSR ,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
         },
         .size = 1032,
         .read = arcmsr_sysfs_iop_message_read,
@@ -198,7 +197,6 @@ static struct bin_attribute arcmsr_sysfs_message_write_attr = {
         .attr = {
                 .name = "mu_write",
                 .mode = S_IWUSR,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
         },
         .size = 1032,
         .write = arcmsr_sysfs_iop_message_write,
@@ -208,7 +206,6 @@ static struct bin_attribute arcmsr_sysfs_message_clear_attr = {
         .attr = {
                 .name = "mu_clear",
                 .mode = S_IWUSR,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
         },
         .size = 1,
         .write = arcmsr_sysfs_iop_message_clear,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
index e34442e405e8..578ed79f4148 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
@@ -1368,7 +1368,6 @@ static void sas_ex_smp_hook(struct domain_device *dev)
         memset(bin_attr, 0, sizeof(*bin_attr));
 
         bin_attr->attr.name = SMP_BIN_ATTR_NAME;
-        bin_attr->attr.owner = THIS_MODULE;
         bin_attr->attr.mode = 0600;
 
         bin_attr->size = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
index 95fe77e816f8..f81fe501a4a1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
@@ -1200,7 +1200,6 @@ static struct bin_attribute sysfs_ctlreg_attr = {
         .attr = {
                 .name = "ctlreg",
                 .mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
         },
         .size = 256,
         .read = sysfs_ctlreg_read,
@@ -1422,7 +1421,6 @@ static struct bin_attribute sysfs_mbox_attr = {
         .attr = {
                 .name = "mbox",
                 .mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
         },
         .size = MAILBOX_CMD_SIZE,
         .read = sysfs_mbox_read,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
index 8081b637d97e..96587253bfa9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ static struct bin_attribute sysfs_fw_dump_attr = {
         .attr = {
                 .name = "fw_dump",
                 .mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
         },
         .size = 0,
         .read = qla2x00_sysfs_read_fw_dump,
@@ -149,7 +148,6 @@ static struct bin_attribute sysfs_nvram_attr = {
         .attr = {
                 .name = "nvram",
                 .mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
         },
         .size = 512,
         .read = qla2x00_sysfs_read_nvram,
@@ -198,7 +196,6 @@ static struct bin_attribute sysfs_optrom_attr = {
         .attr = {
                 .name = "optrom",
                 .mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
         },
         .size = OPTROM_SIZE_24XX,
         .read = qla2x00_sysfs_read_optrom,
@@ -279,7 +276,6 @@ static struct bin_attribute sysfs_optrom_ctl_attr = {
         .attr = {
                 .name = "optrom_ctl",
                 .mode = S_IWUSR,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
         },
         .size = 0,
         .write = qla2x00_sysfs_write_optrom_ctl,
@@ -327,7 +323,6 @@ static struct bin_attribute sysfs_vpd_attr = {
         .attr = {
                 .name = "vpd",
                 .mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
         },
         .size = 0,
         .read = qla2x00_sysfs_read_vpd,
@@ -375,7 +370,6 @@ static struct bin_attribute sysfs_sfp_attr = {
         .attr = {
                 .name = "sfp",
                 .mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
         },
         .size = SFP_DEV_SIZE * 2,
         .read = qla2x00_sysfs_read_sfp,
diff --git a/drivers/spi/at25.c b/drivers/spi/at25.c
index 8efa07e8b8c2..fde1dededba3 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/at25.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/at25.c
@@ -314,7 +314,6 @@ static int at25_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
          */
         at25->bin.attr.name = "eeprom";
         at25->bin.attr.mode = S_IRUSR;
-        at25->bin.attr.owner = THIS_MODULE;
         at25->bin.read = at25_bin_read;
 
         at25->bin.size = at25->chip.byte_len;
diff --git a/drivers/video/aty/radeon_base.c b/drivers/video/aty/radeon_base.c
index 2ce050193018..3b3c6571f583 100644
--- a/drivers/video/aty/radeon_base.c
+++ b/drivers/video/aty/radeon_base.c
@@ -2126,7 +2126,6 @@ static ssize_t radeon_show_edid2(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off, si
 static struct bin_attribute edid1_attr = {
         .attr   = {
                 .name   = "edid1",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                 .mode   = 0444,
         },
         .size   = EDID_LENGTH,
@@ -2136,7 +2135,6 @@ static struct bin_attribute edid1_attr = {
 static struct bin_attribute edid2_attr = {
         .attr   = {
                 .name   = "edid2",
-                .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
                 .mode   = 0444,
         },
         .size   = EDID_LENGTH,
diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c b/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c
index c65e81ff3578..7e06223bca94 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static struct class backlight_class = {
 
 #define DECLARE_ATTR(_name,_mode,_show,_store)                  \
 {                                                               \
-        .attr   = { .name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode, .owner = THIS_MODULE },  \
+        .attr   = { .name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode }, \
         .show   = _show,                                        \
         .store  = _store,                                       \
 }
diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/lcd.c b/drivers/video/backlight/lcd.c
index 6ef8f0a7a137..648b53c1fdea 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/lcd.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/lcd.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static struct class lcd_class = {
 
 #define DECLARE_ATTR(_name,_mode,_show,_store)                  \
 {                                                               \
-        .attr   = { .name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode, .owner = THIS_MODULE },  \
+        .attr   = { .name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode }, \
         .show   = _show,                                        \
         .store  = _store,                                       \
 }
diff --git a/drivers/w1/slaves/w1_ds2433.c b/drivers/w1/slaves/w1_ds2433.c
index 8ea17a53eed8..4e13aa71adea 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/slaves/w1_ds2433.c
+++ b/drivers/w1/slaves/w1_ds2433.c
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ static struct bin_attribute w1_f23_bin_attr = {
         .attr = {
                 .name = "eeprom",
                 .mode = S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
         },
         .size = W1_EEPROM_SIZE,
         .read = w1_f23_read_bin,
diff --git a/drivers/w1/slaves/w1_therm.c b/drivers/w1/slaves/w1_therm.c
index 1a6937dc190b..8ba4e572e09c 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/slaves/w1_therm.c
+++ b/drivers/w1/slaves/w1_therm.c
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ static struct bin_attribute w1_therm_bin_attr = {
         .attr = {
                 .name = "w1_slave",
                 .mode = S_IRUGO,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,
         },
         .size = W1_SLAVE_DATA_SIZE,
         .read = w1_therm_read_bin,
diff --git a/drivers/w1/w1.c b/drivers/w1/w1.c
index 7d6876dbcc96..1838cb29b646 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/w1.c
+++ b/drivers/w1/w1.c
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ static struct bin_attribute w1_slave_attr_bin_id = {
       .attr = {
               .name = "id",
               .mode = S_IRUGO,
-              .owner = THIS_MODULE,
       },
       .size = 8,
       .read = w1_slave_read_id,
@@ -167,7 +166,6 @@ static struct bin_attribute w1_default_attr = {
       .attr = {
               .name = "rw",
               .mode = S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
-              .owner = THIS_MODULE,
       },
       .size = PAGE_SIZE,
       .read = w1_default_read,
diff --git a/drivers/zorro/zorro-sysfs.c b/drivers/zorro/zorro-sysfs.c
index c3ba0ec334c4..7e03cc68b182 100644
--- a/drivers/zorro/zorro-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/zorro/zorro-sysfs.c
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ static struct bin_attribute zorro_config_attr = {
         .attr = {
                 .name = "config",
                 .mode = S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE
         },
         .size = sizeof(struct ConfigDev),
         .read = zorro_read_config,
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
index 606128f5c927..02ca6f1e55d7 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
@@ -840,8 +840,6 @@ static int __init ecryptfs_init(void)
                 goto out;
         }
         kobj_set_kset_s(&ecryptfs_subsys, fs_subsys);
-        sysfs_attr_version.attr.owner = THIS_MODULE;
-        sysfs_attr_version_str.attr.owner = THIS_MODULE;
         rc = do_sysfs_registration();
         if (rc) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR "sysfs registration failed\n");
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/masklog.c b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/masklog.c
index 2b205f5d5790..e9e042b93dbf 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/masklog.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/masklog.c
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ struct mlog_attribute {
 #define define_mask(_name) {                    \
         .attr = {                               \
                 .name = #_name,                 \
-                .owner = THIS_MODULE,           \
                 .mode = S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,      \
         },                                      \
         .mask = ML_##_name,                     \
diff --git a/fs/partitions/check.c b/fs/partitions/check.c
index 9a3a058f3553..98e0b85a9bb2 100644
--- a/fs/partitions/check.c
+++ b/fs/partitions/check.c
@@ -397,7 +397,6 @@ void add_partition(struct gendisk *disk, int part, sector_t start, sector_t len,
                 static struct attribute addpartattr = {
                         .name = "whole_disk",
                         .mode = S_IRUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH,
-                        .owner = THIS_MODULE,
                 };
 
                 sysfs_create_file(&p->kobj, &addpartattr);
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/bin.c b/fs/sysfs/bin.c
index 618b8aea6a7b..3c5574a40b09 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/bin.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/bin.c
@@ -175,25 +175,20 @@ static int open(struct inode * inode, struct file * file)
         if (!sysfs_get_active(attr_sd))
                 return -ENODEV;
 
-        /* Grab the module reference for this attribute */
-        error = -ENODEV;
-        if (!try_module_get(attr->attr.owner))
-                goto err_sput;
-
         error = -EACCES;
         if ((file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) && !(attr->write || attr->mmap))
-                goto err_mput;
+                goto err_out;
         if ((file->f_mode & FMODE_READ) && !(attr->read || attr->mmap))
-                goto err_mput;
+                goto err_out;
 
         error = -ENOMEM;
         bb = kzalloc(sizeof(*bb), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!bb)
-                goto err_mput;
+                goto err_out;
 
         bb->buffer = kmalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!bb->buffer)
-                goto err_mput;
+                goto err_out;
 
         mutex_init(&bb->mutex);
         file->private_data = bb;
@@ -203,9 +198,7 @@ static int open(struct inode * inode, struct file * file)
         sysfs_get(attr_sd);
         return 0;
 
- err_mput:
-        module_put(attr->attr.owner);
- err_sput:
+ err_out:
         sysfs_put_active(attr_sd);
         kfree(bb);
         return error;
@@ -214,13 +207,11 @@ static int open(struct inode * inode, struct file * file)
 static int release(struct inode * inode, struct file * file)
 {
         struct sysfs_dirent *attr_sd = file->f_path.dentry->d_fsdata;
-        struct bin_attribute *attr = attr_sd->s_elem.bin_attr.bin_attr;
         struct bin_buffer *bb = file->private_data;
 
         if (bb->mmapped)
                 sysfs_put_active_two(attr_sd);
         sysfs_put(attr_sd);
-        module_put(attr->attr.owner);
         kfree(bb->buffer);
         kfree(bb);
         return 0;
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index d673d9b5d33f..a84b734f7b29 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ sysfs_write_file(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t
 static int sysfs_open_file(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
         struct sysfs_dirent *attr_sd = file->f_path.dentry->d_fsdata;
-        struct attribute *attr = attr_sd->s_elem.attr.attr;
         struct kobject *kobj = attr_sd->s_parent->s_elem.dir.kobj;
         struct sysfs_buffer * buffer;
         struct sysfs_ops * ops = NULL;
@@ -251,11 +250,6 @@ static int sysfs_open_file(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
         if (!sysfs_get_active_two(attr_sd))
                 return -ENODEV;
 
-        /* Grab the module reference for this attribute */
-        error = -ENODEV;
-        if (!try_module_get(attr->owner))
-                goto err_sput;
-
         /* if the kobject has no ktype, then we assume that it is a subsystem
          * itself, and use ops for it.
          */
@@ -272,7 +266,7 @@ static int sysfs_open_file(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
          * or the subsystem have no operations.
          */
         if (!ops)
-                goto err_mput;
+                goto err_out;
 
         /* File needs write support.
          * The inode's perms must say it's ok, 
@@ -280,7 +274,7 @@ static int sysfs_open_file(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
          */
         if (file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) {
                 if (!(inode->i_mode & S_IWUGO) || !ops->store)
-                        goto err_mput;
+                        goto err_out;
         }
 
         /* File needs read support.
@@ -289,7 +283,7 @@ static int sysfs_open_file(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
          */
         if (file->f_mode & FMODE_READ) {
                 if (!(inode->i_mode & S_IRUGO) || !ops->show)
-                        goto err_mput;
+                        goto err_out;
         }
 
         /* No error? Great, allocate a buffer for the file, and store it
@@ -298,7 +292,7 @@ static int sysfs_open_file(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
         error = -ENOMEM;
         buffer = kzalloc(sizeof(struct sysfs_buffer), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!buffer)
-                goto err_mput;
+                goto err_out;
 
         init_MUTEX(&buffer->sem);
         buffer->needs_read_fill = 1;
@@ -310,9 +304,7 @@ static int sysfs_open_file(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
         sysfs_get(attr_sd);
         return 0;
 
- err_mput:
-        module_put(attr->owner);
- err_sput:
+ err_out:
         sysfs_put_active_two(attr_sd);
         return error;
 }
@@ -320,12 +312,9 @@ static int sysfs_open_file(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 static int sysfs_release(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp)
 {
         struct sysfs_dirent *attr_sd = filp->f_path.dentry->d_fsdata;
-        struct attribute *attr = attr_sd->s_elem.attr.attr;
         struct sysfs_buffer *buffer = filp->private_data;
 
         sysfs_put(attr_sd);
-        /* After this point, attr should not be accessed. */
-        module_put(attr->owner);
 
         if (buffer) {
                 if (buffer->page)
diff --git a/include/linux/sysdev.h b/include/linux/sysdev.h
index e699ab279c2c..e285746588d6 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysdev.h
@@ -101,8 +101,7 @@ struct sysdev_attribute {
 
 #define _SYSDEV_ATTR(_name,_mode,_show,_store)                  \
 {                                                               \
-        .attr = { .name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode,    \
-                 .owner = THIS_MODULE },                        \
+        .attr = { .name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode },  \
         .show   = _show,                                        \
         .store  = _store,                                       \
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/sysfs.h b/include/linux/sysfs.h
index 2f86b080b39d..161e19aa2b4f 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysfs.h
@@ -20,9 +20,13 @@ struct module;
 struct nameidata;
 struct dentry;
 
+/* FIXME
+ * The *owner field is no longer used, but leave around
+ * until the tree gets cleaned up fully.
+ */
 struct attribute {
         const char              * name;
-        struct module           * owner;
+        struct module           * owner;
         mode_t                  mode;
 };
 
@@ -39,14 +43,14 @@ struct attribute_group {
  */
 
 #define __ATTR(_name,_mode,_show,_store) { \
-        .attr = {.name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode, .owner = THIS_MODULE },     \
+        .attr = {.name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode },   \
         .show   = _show,                                        \
         .store  = _store,                                       \
 }
 
 #define __ATTR_RO(_name) { \
-        .attr   = { .name = __stringify(_name), .mode = 0444, .owner = THIS_MODULE },   \
-        .show   = _name##_show, \
+        .attr   = { .name = __stringify(_name), .mode = 0444 }, \
+        .show   = _name##_show,                                 \
 }
 
 #define __ATTR_NULL { .attr = { .name = NULL } }
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 9bd93de01f4a..015d60cfd90e 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -488,8 +488,7 @@ static void free_modinfo_##field(struct module *mod)                  \
         mod->field = NULL;                                            \
 }                                                                     \
 static struct module_attribute modinfo_##field = {                    \
-        .attr = { .name = __stringify(field), .mode = 0444,           \
-                  .owner = THIS_MODULE },                             \
+        .attr = { .name = __stringify(field), .mode = 0444 },         \
         .show = show_modinfo_##field,                                 \
         .setup = setup_modinfo_##field,                               \
         .test = modinfo_##field##_exists,                             \
@@ -793,7 +792,7 @@ static ssize_t show_refcnt(struct module_attribute *mattr,
 }
 
 static struct module_attribute refcnt = {
-        .attr = { .name = "refcnt", .mode = 0444, .owner = THIS_MODULE },
+        .attr = { .name = "refcnt", .mode = 0444 },
         .show = show_refcnt,
 };
 
@@ -851,7 +850,7 @@ static ssize_t show_initstate(struct module_attribute *mattr,
 }
 
 static struct module_attribute initstate = {
-        .attr = { .name = "initstate", .mode = 0444, .owner = THIS_MODULE },
+        .attr = { .name = "initstate", .mode = 0444 },
         .show = show_initstate,
 };
 
@@ -1032,7 +1031,6 @@ static void add_sect_attrs(struct module *mod, unsigned int nsect,
                 sattr->mattr.show = module_sect_show;
                 sattr->mattr.store = NULL;
                 sattr->mattr.attr.name = sattr->name;
-                sattr->mattr.attr.owner = mod;
                 sattr->mattr.attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
                 *(gattr++) = &(sattr++)->mattr.attr;
         }
@@ -1090,7 +1088,6 @@ int module_add_modinfo_attrs(struct module *mod)
                 if (!attr->test ||
                     (attr->test && attr->test(mod))) {
                         memcpy(temp_attr, attr, sizeof(*temp_attr));
-                        temp_attr->attr.owner = mod;
                         error = sysfs_create_file(&mod->mkobj.kobj,&temp_attr->attr);
                         ++temp_attr;
                 }
diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index e61c46c97ce7..effbaaedd7f3 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -491,7 +491,6 @@ param_sysfs_setup(struct module_kobject *mk,
                         pattr->mattr.show = param_attr_show;
                         pattr->mattr.store = param_attr_store;
                         pattr->mattr.attr.name = (char *)&kp->name[name_skip];
-                        pattr->mattr.attr.owner = mk->mod;
                         pattr->mattr.attr.mode = kp->perm;
                         *(gattr++) = &(pattr++)->mattr.attr;
                 }
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_sysfs_br.c b/net/bridge/br_sysfs_br.c
index 33c6c4a7c689..31ace23a0914 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_sysfs_br.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_sysfs_br.c
@@ -383,8 +383,7 @@ static ssize_t brforward_read(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf,
 
 static struct bin_attribute bridge_forward = {
         .attr = { .name = SYSFS_BRIDGE_FDB,
-                  .mode = S_IRUGO,
-                  .owner = THIS_MODULE, },
+                  .mode = S_IRUGO, },
         .read = brforward_read,
 };
 
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_sysfs_if.c b/net/bridge/br_sysfs_if.c
index 2da22927d8dd..79db51fcb476 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_sysfs_if.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_sysfs_if.c
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ struct brport_attribute {
 #define BRPORT_ATTR(_name,_mode,_show,_store)                   \
 struct brport_attribute brport_attr_##_name = {                 \
         .attr = {.name = __stringify(_name),                    \
-                 .mode = _mode,                                 \
-                 .owner = THIS_MODULE, },                       \
+                 .mode = _mode },                               \
         .show   = _show,                                        \
         .store  = _store,                                       \
 };