Merge branch 'proc-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/adobriyan/proc

* 'proc-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/adobriyan/proc:
  Revert "proc: revert /proc/uptime to ->read_proc hook"
  proc 2/2: remove struct proc_dir_entry::owner
  proc 1/2: do PDE usecounting even for ->read_proc, ->write_proc
  proc: fix sparse warnings in pagemap_read()
  proc: move fs/proc/inode-alloc.txt comment into a source file

26 files changed, 12 insertions, 107 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ac.c b/drivers/acpi/ac.c
index 9b917dac7732..88e42abf5d88 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ac.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ac.c
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ static int acpi_ac_add_fs(struct acpi_device *device)
                                                      acpi_ac_dir);
                 if (!acpi_device_dir(device))
                         return -ENODEV;
-                acpi_device_dir(device)->owner = THIS_MODULE;
         }
 
         /* 'state' [R] */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/battery.c b/drivers/acpi/battery.c
index 69cbc57c2d1c..3bcb5bfc45d3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/battery.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/battery.c
@@ -760,7 +760,6 @@ static int acpi_battery_add_fs(struct acpi_device *device)
                                                      acpi_battery_dir);
                 if (!acpi_device_dir(device))
                         return -ENODEV;
-                acpi_device_dir(device)->owner = THIS_MODULE;
         }
 
         for (i = 0; i < ACPI_BATTERY_NUMFILES; ++i) {
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/button.c b/drivers/acpi/button.c
index 171fd914f435..c2f06069dcd4 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/button.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/button.c
@@ -200,12 +200,10 @@ static int acpi_button_add_fs(struct acpi_device *device)
 
         if (!entry)
                 return -ENODEV;
-        entry->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
         acpi_device_dir(device) = proc_mkdir(acpi_device_bid(device), entry);
         if (!acpi_device_dir(device))
                 return -ENODEV;
-        acpi_device_dir(device)->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
         /* 'info' [R] */
         entry = proc_create_data(ACPI_BUTTON_FILE_INFO,
@@ -522,7 +520,6 @@ static int __init acpi_button_init(void)
         acpi_button_dir = proc_mkdir(ACPI_BUTTON_CLASS, acpi_root_dir);
         if (!acpi_button_dir)
                 return -ENODEV;
-        acpi_button_dir->owner = THIS_MODULE;
         result = acpi_bus_register_driver(&acpi_button_driver);
         if (result < 0) {
                 remove_proc_entry(ACPI_BUTTON_CLASS, acpi_root_dir);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/fan.c b/drivers/acpi/fan.c
index eaaee1660bdf..8a02944bf92d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/fan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/fan.c
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ static int acpi_fan_add_fs(struct acpi_device *device)
                                                      acpi_fan_dir);
                 if (!acpi_device_dir(device))
                         return -ENODEV;
-                acpi_device_dir(device)->owner = THIS_MODULE;
         }
 
         /* 'status' [R/W] */
@@ -347,7 +346,6 @@ static int __init acpi_fan_init(void)
         acpi_fan_dir = proc_mkdir(ACPI_FAN_CLASS, acpi_root_dir);
         if (!acpi_fan_dir)
                 return -ENODEV;
-        acpi_fan_dir->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 #endif
 
         result = acpi_bus_register_driver(&acpi_fan_driver);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c
index 0cc2fd31e376..fa2f7422d23d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c
@@ -359,7 +359,6 @@ static int acpi_processor_add_fs(struct acpi_device *device)
                 if (!acpi_device_dir(device))
                         return -ENODEV;
         }
-        acpi_device_dir(device)->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
         /* 'info' [R] */
         entry = proc_create_data(ACPI_PROCESSOR_FILE_INFO,
@@ -1137,7 +1136,6 @@ static int __init acpi_processor_init(void)
         acpi_processor_dir = proc_mkdir(ACPI_PROCESSOR_CLASS, acpi_root_dir);
         if (!acpi_processor_dir)
                 return -ENOMEM;
-        acpi_processor_dir->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
         /*
          * Check whether the system is DMI table. If yes, OSPM
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/sbs.c b/drivers/acpi/sbs.c
index 6050ce481873..59afd52ccc12 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/sbs.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/sbs.c
@@ -488,7 +488,6 @@ acpi_sbs_add_fs(struct proc_dir_entry **dir,
                 if (!*dir) {
                         return -ENODEV;
                 }
-                (*dir)->owner = THIS_MODULE;
         }
 
         /* 'info' [R] */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
index 99e6f1f8ea45..c11f9aeca706 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
@@ -1506,7 +1506,6 @@ static int acpi_thermal_add_fs(struct acpi_device *device)
                                                      acpi_thermal_dir);
                 if (!acpi_device_dir(device))
                         return -ENODEV;
-                acpi_device_dir(device)->owner = THIS_MODULE;
         }
 
         /* 'state' [R] */
@@ -1875,7 +1874,6 @@ static int __init acpi_thermal_init(void)
         acpi_thermal_dir = proc_mkdir(ACPI_THERMAL_CLASS, acpi_root_dir);
         if (!acpi_thermal_dir)
                 return -ENODEV;
-        acpi_thermal_dir->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
         result = acpi_bus_register_driver(&acpi_thermal_driver);
         if (result < 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/video.c b/drivers/acpi/video.c
index bb5ed059114a..67cc36dc9b82 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/video.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/video.c
@@ -1125,8 +1125,6 @@ static int acpi_video_device_add_fs(struct acpi_device *device)
         if (!device_dir)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
-        device_dir->owner = THIS_MODULE;
-
         /* 'info' [R] */
         entry = proc_create_data("info", S_IRUGO, device_dir,
                         &acpi_video_device_info_fops, acpi_driver_data(device));
@@ -1403,8 +1401,6 @@ static int acpi_video_bus_add_fs(struct acpi_device *device)
         if (!device_dir)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
-        device_dir->owner = THIS_MODULE;
-
         /* 'info' [R] */
         entry = proc_create_data("info", S_IRUGO, device_dir,
                                  &acpi_video_bus_info_fops,
@@ -2131,7 +2127,6 @@ static int __init acpi_video_init(void)
         acpi_video_dir = proc_mkdir(ACPI_VIDEO_CLASS, acpi_root_dir);
         if (!acpi_video_dir)
                 return -ENODEV;
-        acpi_video_dir->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
         result = acpi_bus_register_driver(&acpi_video_bus);
         if (result < 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/block/ps3vram.c b/drivers/block/ps3vram.c
index 393ed6760d78..8eddef373a91 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ps3vram.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ps3vram.c
@@ -551,8 +551,6 @@ static void __devinit ps3vram_proc_init(struct ps3_system_bus_device *dev)
                 dev_warn(&dev->core, "failed to create /proc entry\n");
                 return;
         }
-
-        pde->owner = THIS_MODULE;
         pde->data = priv;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
index 7a88dfd4427b..e93fc8d22fb2 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
@@ -1944,7 +1944,7 @@ static int stat_file_read_proc(char *page, char **start, off_t off,
 
 int ipmi_smi_add_proc_entry(ipmi_smi_t smi, char *name,
                             read_proc_t *read_proc,
-                            void *data, struct module *owner)
+                            void *data)
 {
         int                    rv = 0;
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
@@ -1970,7 +1970,6 @@ int ipmi_smi_add_proc_entry(ipmi_smi_t smi, char *name,
         } else {
                 file->data = data;
                 file->read_proc = read_proc;
-                file->owner = owner;
 
                 mutex_lock(&smi->proc_entry_lock);
                 /* Stick it on the list. */
@@ -1993,23 +1992,21 @@ static int add_proc_entries(ipmi_smi_t smi, int num)
         smi->proc_dir = proc_mkdir(smi->proc_dir_name, proc_ipmi_root);
         if (!smi->proc_dir)
                 rv = -ENOMEM;
-        else
-                smi->proc_dir->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
         if (rv == 0)
                 rv = ipmi_smi_add_proc_entry(smi, "stats",
                                              stat_file_read_proc,
-                                             smi, THIS_MODULE);
+                                             smi);
 
         if (rv == 0)
                 rv = ipmi_smi_add_proc_entry(smi, "ipmb",
                                              ipmb_file_read_proc,
-                                             smi, THIS_MODULE);
+                                             smi);
 
         if (rv == 0)
                 rv = ipmi_smi_add_proc_entry(smi, "version",
                                              version_file_read_proc,
-                                             smi, THIS_MODULE);
+                                             smi);
 #endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
 
         return rv;
@@ -4265,7 +4262,6 @@ static int ipmi_init_msghandler(void)
             return -ENOMEM;
         }
 
-        proc_ipmi_root->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 #endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
 
         setup_timer(&ipmi_timer, ipmi_timeout, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
index 3000135f2ead..e58ea4cd55ce 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
@@ -2899,7 +2899,7 @@ static int try_smi_init(struct smi_info *new_smi)
 
         rv = ipmi_smi_add_proc_entry(new_smi->intf, "type",
                                      type_file_read_proc,
-                                     new_smi, THIS_MODULE);
+                                     new_smi);
         if (rv) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR
                        "ipmi_si: Unable to create proc entry: %d\n",
@@ -2909,7 +2909,7 @@ static int try_smi_init(struct smi_info *new_smi)
 
         rv = ipmi_smi_add_proc_entry(new_smi->intf, "si_stats",
                                      stat_file_read_proc,
-                                     new_smi, THIS_MODULE);
+                                     new_smi);
         if (rv) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR
                        "ipmi_si: Unable to create proc entry: %d\n",
@@ -2919,7 +2919,7 @@ static int try_smi_init(struct smi_info *new_smi)
 
         rv = ipmi_smi_add_proc_entry(new_smi->intf, "params",
                                      param_read_proc,
-                                     new_smi, THIS_MODULE);
+                                     new_smi);
         if (rv) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR
                        "ipmi_si: Unable to create proc entry: %d\n",
diff --git a/drivers/input/input.c b/drivers/input/input.c
index 1730d7331a5d..ec3db3ade118 100644
--- a/drivers/input/input.c
+++ b/drivers/input/input.c
@@ -903,8 +903,6 @@ static int __init input_proc_init(void)
         if (!proc_bus_input_dir)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
-        proc_bus_input_dir->owner = THIS_MODULE;
-
         entry = proc_create("devices", 0, proc_bus_input_dir,
                             &input_devices_fileops);
         if (!entry)
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasi.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasi.c
index f4969fe0a055..69e71ebe7841 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasi.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasi.c
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ static int DIVA_INIT_FUNCTION create_um_idi_proc(void)
                 return (0);
 
         um_idi_proc_entry->read_proc = um_idi_proc_read;
-        um_idi_proc_entry->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
         return (1);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cpia.c b/drivers/media/video/cpia.c
index c3b0c8c63c76..43ab0adf3b61 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cpia.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cpia.c
@@ -1381,9 +1381,7 @@ static void proc_cpia_create(void)
 {
         cpia_proc_root = proc_mkdir("cpia", NULL);
 
-        if (cpia_proc_root)
-                cpia_proc_root->owner = THIS_MODULE;
-        else
+        if (!cpia_proc_root)
                 LOG("Unable to initialise /proc/cpia\n");
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_proc.c b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_proc.c
index 9a36b5a7de57..7045c45da9b1 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_proc.c
+++ b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_proc.c
@@ -2037,8 +2037,6 @@ static int __init i2o_proc_fs_create(void)
         if (!i2o_proc_dir_root)
                 return -1;
 
-        i2o_proc_dir_root->owner = THIS_MODULE;
-
         list_for_each_entry(c, &i2o_controllers, list)
             i2o_proc_iop_add(i2o_proc_dir_root, c);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 9c326a50a3ee..99610f358c40 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -3444,25 +3444,12 @@ static void bond_remove_proc_entry(struct bonding *bond)
  */
 static void bond_create_proc_dir(void)
 {
-        int len = strlen(DRV_NAME);
-
-        for (bond_proc_dir = init_net.proc_net->subdir; bond_proc_dir;
-             bond_proc_dir = bond_proc_dir->next) {
-                if ((bond_proc_dir->namelen == len) &&
-                    !memcmp(bond_proc_dir->name, DRV_NAME, len)) {
-                        break;
-                }
-        }
-
         if (!bond_proc_dir) {
                 bond_proc_dir = proc_mkdir(DRV_NAME, init_net.proc_net);
-                if (bond_proc_dir) {
-                        bond_proc_dir->owner = THIS_MODULE;
-                } else {
+                if (!bond_proc_dir)
                         printk(KERN_WARNING DRV_NAME
                                 ": Warning: cannot create /proc/net/%s\n",
                                 DRV_NAME);
-                }
         }
 }
 
@@ -3471,25 +3458,7 @@ static void bond_create_proc_dir(void)
  */
 static void bond_destroy_proc_dir(void)
 {
-        struct proc_dir_entry *de;
-
-        if (!bond_proc_dir) {
-                return;
-        }
-
-        /* verify that the /proc dir is empty */
-        for (de = bond_proc_dir->subdir; de; de = de->next) {
-                /* ignore . and .. */
-                if (*(de->name) != '.') {
-                        break;
-                }
-        }
-
-        if (de) {
-                if (bond_proc_dir->owner == THIS_MODULE) {
-                        bond_proc_dir->owner = NULL;
-                }
-        } else {
+        if (bond_proc_dir) {
                 remove_proc_entry(DRV_NAME, init_net.proc_net);
                 bond_proc_dir = NULL;
         }
diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/vlsi_ir.c b/drivers/net/irda/vlsi_ir.c
index 1243bc8e0035..ac0e4b6b6b66 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/vlsi_ir.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/vlsi_ir.c
@@ -1871,13 +1871,6 @@ static int __init vlsi_mod_init(void)
          * without procfs - it's not required for the driver to work.
          */
         vlsi_proc_root = proc_mkdir(PROC_DIR, NULL);
-        if (vlsi_proc_root) {
-                /* protect registered procdir against module removal.
-                 * Because we are in the module init path there's no race
-                 * window after create_proc_entry (and no barrier needed).
-                 */
-                vlsi_proc_root->owner = THIS_MODULE;
-        }
 
         ret = pci_register_driver(&vlsi_irda_driver);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c b/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
index 7e80aba8a148..31b1cc2b778a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
@@ -4494,7 +4494,6 @@ static int setup_proc_entry( struct net_device *dev,
                 goto fail;
         apriv->proc_entry->uid = proc_uid;
         apriv->proc_entry->gid = proc_gid;
-        apriv->proc_entry->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
         /* Setup the StatsDelta */
         entry = proc_create_data("StatsDelta",
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/asus_acpi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/asus_acpi.c
index d63f26e666a4..ba1f7497e4b9 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/asus_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/asus_acpi.c
@@ -987,7 +987,6 @@ asus_proc_add(char *name, proc_writefunc *writefunc,
         proc->write_proc = writefunc;
         proc->read_proc = readfunc;
         proc->data = acpi_driver_data(device);
-        proc->owner = THIS_MODULE;
         proc->uid = asus_uid;
         proc->gid = asus_gid;
         return 0;
@@ -1020,7 +1019,6 @@ static int asus_hotk_add_fs(struct acpi_device *device)
         if (proc) {
                 proc->read_proc = proc_read_info;
                 proc->data = acpi_driver_data(device);
-                proc->owner = THIS_MODULE;
                 proc->uid = asus_uid;
                 proc->gid = asus_gid;
         } else {
@@ -1436,7 +1434,6 @@ static int __init asus_acpi_init(void)
                 printk(KERN_ERR "Asus ACPI: Unable to create /proc entry\n");
                 return -ENODEV;
         }
-        asus_proc_dir->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
         result = acpi_bus_register_driver(&asus_hotk_driver);
         if (result < 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
index d2433204a40c..3dad27a385d3 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
@@ -6992,7 +6992,6 @@ static int __init ibm_init(struct ibm_init_struct *iibm)
                         ret = -ENODEV;
                         goto err_out;
                 }
-                entry->owner = THIS_MODULE;
                 entry->data = ibm;
                 entry->read_proc = &dispatch_procfs_read;
                 if (ibm->write)
@@ -7405,7 +7404,6 @@ static int __init thinkpad_acpi_module_init(void)
                 thinkpad_acpi_module_exit();
                 return -ENODEV;
         }
-        proc_dir->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
         ret = platform_driver_register(&tpacpi_pdriver);
         if (ret) {
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/toshiba_acpi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/toshiba_acpi.c
index 40e60fc2e596..9f187265db8e 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/toshiba_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/toshiba_acpi.c
@@ -679,8 +679,6 @@ static acpi_status __init add_device(void)
                                               toshiba_proc_dir,
                                               (read_proc_t *) dispatch_read,
                                               item);
-                if (proc)
-                        proc->owner = THIS_MODULE;
                 if (proc && item->write_func)
                         proc->write_proc = (write_proc_t *) dispatch_write;
         }
@@ -772,7 +770,6 @@ static int __init toshiba_acpi_init(void)
                 toshiba_acpi_exit();
                 return -ENODEV;
         } else {
-                toshiba_proc_dir->owner = THIS_MODULE;
                 status = add_device();
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                         toshiba_acpi_exit();
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-proc.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-proc.c
index 0c6257a034ff..c086fc30a84c 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-proc.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-proc.c
@@ -105,14 +105,8 @@ static const struct file_operations rtc_proc_fops = {
 
 void rtc_proc_add_device(struct rtc_device *rtc)
 {
-        if (rtc->id == 0) {
-                struct proc_dir_entry *ent;
-
-                ent = proc_create_data("driver/rtc", 0, NULL,
-                                       &rtc_proc_fops, rtc);
-                if (ent)
-                        ent->owner = rtc->owner;
-        }
+        if (rtc->id == 0)
+                proc_create_data("driver/rtc", 0, NULL, &rtc_proc_fops, rtc);
 }
 
 void rtc_proc_del_device(struct rtc_device *rtc)
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_proc.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_proc.c
index 2080ba6a69b0..654daa3cdfda 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_proc.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_proc.c
@@ -320,7 +320,6 @@ dasd_proc_init(void)
         dasd_proc_root_entry = proc_mkdir("dasd", NULL);
         if (!dasd_proc_root_entry)
                 goto out_nodasd;
-        dasd_proc_root_entry->owner = THIS_MODULE;
         dasd_devices_entry = proc_create("devices",
                                          S_IFREG | S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
                                          dasd_proc_root_entry,
@@ -334,7 +333,6 @@ dasd_proc_init(void)
                 goto out_nostatistics;
         dasd_statistics_entry->read_proc = dasd_statistics_read;
         dasd_statistics_entry->write_proc = dasd_statistics_write;
-        dasd_statistics_entry->owner = THIS_MODULE;
         return 0;
 
  out_nostatistics:
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_devinfo.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_devinfo.c
index 099b5455bbce..b13481369642 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_devinfo.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_devinfo.c
@@ -596,8 +596,6 @@ int __init scsi_init_devinfo(void)
                 error = -ENOMEM;
                 goto out;
         }
-
-        p->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 #endif /* CONFIG_SCSI_PROC_FS */
 
  out:
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_proc.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_proc.c
index 82f7b2dd08a2..77fbddb507fd 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_proc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_proc.c
@@ -115,8 +115,6 @@ void scsi_proc_hostdir_add(struct scsi_host_template *sht)
                 if (!sht->proc_dir)
                         printk(KERN_ERR "%s: proc_mkdir failed for %s\n",
                                __func__, sht->proc_name);
-                else
-                        sht->proc_dir->owner = sht->module;
         }
         mutex_unlock(&global_host_template_mutex);
 }
@@ -163,7 +161,6 @@ void scsi_proc_host_add(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
         } 
 
         p->write_proc = proc_scsi_write_proc;
-        p->owner = sht->module;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c b/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c
index 37b433a08ce8..e327b84820d2 100644
--- a/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c
@@ -2059,25 +2059,21 @@ static void viafb_init_proc(struct proc_dir_entry **viafb_entry)
         if (viafb_entry) {
                 entry = create_proc_entry("dvp0", 0, *viafb_entry);
                 if (entry) {
-                        entry->owner = THIS_MODULE;
                         entry->read_proc = viafb_dvp0_proc_read;
                         entry->write_proc = viafb_dvp0_proc_write;
                 }
                 entry = create_proc_entry("dvp1", 0, *viafb_entry);
                 if (entry) {
-                        entry->owner = THIS_MODULE;
                         entry->read_proc = viafb_dvp1_proc_read;
                         entry->write_proc = viafb_dvp1_proc_write;
                 }
                 entry = create_proc_entry("dfph", 0, *viafb_entry);
                 if (entry) {
-                        entry->owner = THIS_MODULE;
                         entry->read_proc = viafb_dfph_proc_read;
                         entry->write_proc = viafb_dfph_proc_write;
                 }
                 entry = create_proc_entry("dfpl", 0, *viafb_entry);
                 if (entry) {
-                        entry->owner = THIS_MODULE;
                         entry->read_proc = viafb_dfpl_proc_read;
                         entry->write_proc = viafb_dfpl_proc_write;
                 }
@@ -2086,7 +2082,6 @@ static void viafb_init_proc(struct proc_dir_entry **viafb_entry)
                     viaparinfo->chip_info->lvds_chip_info2.lvds_chip_name) {
                         entry = create_proc_entry("vt1636", 0, *viafb_entry);
                         if (entry) {
-                                entry->owner = THIS_MODULE;
                                 entry->read_proc = viafb_vt1636_proc_read;
                                 entry->write_proc = viafb_vt1636_proc_write;
                         }