sysctl: remove "struct file *" argument of ->proc_handler

It's unused.

It isn't needed -- read or write flag is already passed and sysctl
shouldn't care about the rest.

It _was_ used in two places at arch/frv for some reason.

Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com>
Cc: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Cc: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
Cc: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Cc: Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
Cc: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
Cc: James Morris <jmorris@namei.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

12 files changed, 34 insertions, 39 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 51803528b095..33ed6644abd0 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2467,7 +2467,7 @@ ssize_t simple_attr_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
                           size_t len, loff_t *ppos);
 
 struct ctl_table;
-int proc_nr_files(struct ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+int proc_nr_files(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
                   void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos);
 
 int __init get_filesystem_list(char *buf);
diff --git a/include/linux/ftrace.h b/include/linux/ftrace.h
index 3c0924a18daf..cd3d2abaf30a 100644
--- a/include/linux/ftrace.h
+++ b/include/linux/ftrace.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 extern int ftrace_enabled;
 extern int
 ftrace_enable_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
-                     struct file *filp, void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
+                     void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
                      loff_t *ppos);
 
 typedef void (*ftrace_func_t)(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip);
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static inline void ftrace_start(void) { }
 extern int stack_tracer_enabled;
 int
 stack_trace_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
-                   struct file *file, void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
+                   void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
                    loff_t *ppos);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/linux/hugetlb.h b/include/linux/hugetlb.h
index 176e7ee73eff..11ab19ac6b3d 100644
--- a/include/linux/hugetlb.h
+++ b/include/linux/hugetlb.h
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ static inline int is_vm_hugetlb_page(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 }
 
 void reset_vma_resv_huge_pages(struct vm_area_struct *vma);
-int hugetlb_sysctl_handler(struct ctl_table *, int, struct file *, void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
-int hugetlb_overcommit_handler(struct ctl_table *, int, struct file *, void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
-int hugetlb_treat_movable_handler(struct ctl_table *, int, struct file *, void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
+int hugetlb_sysctl_handler(struct ctl_table *, int, void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
+int hugetlb_overcommit_handler(struct ctl_table *, int, void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
+int hugetlb_treat_movable_handler(struct ctl_table *, int, void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
 int copy_hugetlb_page_range(struct mm_struct *, struct mm_struct *, struct vm_area_struct *);
 int follow_hugetlb_page(struct mm_struct *, struct vm_area_struct *,
                         struct page **, struct vm_area_struct **,
diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index b6eae5e3144b..87218ae84e36 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ int in_gate_area_no_task(unsigned long addr);
 #define in_gate_area(task, addr) ({(void)task; in_gate_area_no_task(addr);})
 #endif  /* __HAVE_ARCH_GATE_AREA */
 
-int drop_caches_sysctl_handler(struct ctl_table *, int, struct file *,
+int drop_caches_sysctl_handler(struct ctl_table *, int,
                                         void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
 unsigned long shrink_slab(unsigned long scanned, gfp_t gfp_mask,
                         unsigned long lru_pages);
diff --git a/include/linux/mmzone.h b/include/linux/mmzone.h
index 652ef01be582..6f7561730d88 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmzone.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmzone.h
@@ -755,21 +755,20 @@ static inline int is_dma(struct zone *zone)
 
 /* These two functions are used to setup the per zone pages min values */
 struct ctl_table;
-struct file;
-int min_free_kbytes_sysctl_handler(struct ctl_table *, int, struct file *, 
+int min_free_kbytes_sysctl_handler(struct ctl_table *, int,
                                         void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
 extern int sysctl_lowmem_reserve_ratio[MAX_NR_ZONES-1];
-int lowmem_reserve_ratio_sysctl_handler(struct ctl_table *, int, struct file *,
+int lowmem_reserve_ratio_sysctl_handler(struct ctl_table *, int,
                                         void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
-int percpu_pagelist_fraction_sysctl_handler(struct ctl_table *, int, struct file *,
+int percpu_pagelist_fraction_sysctl_handler(struct ctl_table *, int,
                                         void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
 int sysctl_min_unmapped_ratio_sysctl_handler(struct ctl_table *, int,
-                        struct file *, void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
+                        void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
 int sysctl_min_slab_ratio_sysctl_handler(struct ctl_table *, int,
-                        struct file *, void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
+                        void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
 
 extern int numa_zonelist_order_handler(struct ctl_table *, int,
-                        struct file *, void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
+                        void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
 extern char numa_zonelist_order[];
 #define NUMA_ZONELIST_ORDER_LEN 16      /* string buffer size */
 
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index e951bd2eb9fc..811cd96524d7 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ extern void softlockup_tick(void);
 extern void touch_softlockup_watchdog(void);
 extern void touch_all_softlockup_watchdogs(void);
 extern int proc_dosoftlockup_thresh(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
-                                    struct file *filp, void __user *buffer,
+                                    void __user *buffer,
                                     size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos);
 extern unsigned int  softlockup_panic;
 extern int softlockup_thresh;
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ extern unsigned long sysctl_hung_task_check_count;
 extern unsigned long sysctl_hung_task_timeout_secs;
 extern unsigned long sysctl_hung_task_warnings;
 extern int proc_dohung_task_timeout_secs(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
-                                         struct file *filp, void __user *buffer,
+                                         void __user *buffer,
                                          size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos);
 #endif
 
@@ -1906,7 +1906,7 @@ extern unsigned int sysctl_sched_time_avg;
 extern unsigned int sysctl_timer_migration;
 
 int sched_nr_latency_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
-                struct file *file, void __user *buffer, size_t *length,
+                void __user *buffer, size_t *length,
                 loff_t *ppos);
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_DEBUG
@@ -1924,7 +1924,7 @@ extern unsigned int sysctl_sched_rt_period;
 extern int sysctl_sched_rt_runtime;
 
 int sched_rt_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
-                struct file *filp, void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
+                void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
                 loff_t *ppos);
 
 extern unsigned int sysctl_sched_compat_yield;
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index d050b66ab9ef..239e40d0450b 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static inline unsigned long round_hint_to_min(unsigned long hint)
                 return PAGE_ALIGN(mmap_min_addr);
         return hint;
 }
-extern int mmap_min_addr_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+extern int mmap_min_addr_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
                                  void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY
diff --git a/include/linux/swap.h b/include/linux/swap.h
index 4c78fea989b9..82232dbea3f7 100644
--- a/include/linux/swap.h
+++ b/include/linux/swap.h
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ extern int page_evictable(struct page *page, struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 extern void scan_mapping_unevictable_pages(struct address_space *);
 
 extern unsigned long scan_unevictable_pages;
-extern int scan_unevictable_handler(struct ctl_table *, int, struct file *,
+extern int scan_unevictable_handler(struct ctl_table *, int,
                                         void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
 extern int scan_unevictable_register_node(struct node *node);
 extern void scan_unevictable_unregister_node(struct node *node);
diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h
index e76d3b22a466..1e4743ee6831 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 
-struct file;
 struct completion;
 
 #define CTL_MAXNAME 10          /* how many path components do we allow in a
@@ -977,25 +976,25 @@ typedef int ctl_handler (struct ctl_table *table,
                          void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
                          void __user *newval, size_t newlen);
 
-typedef int proc_handler (struct ctl_table *ctl, int write, struct file * filp,
+typedef int proc_handler (struct ctl_table *ctl, int write,
                           void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos);
 
-extern int proc_dostring(struct ctl_table *, int, struct file *,
+extern int proc_dostring(struct ctl_table *, int,
                          void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
-extern int proc_dointvec(struct ctl_table *, int, struct file *,
+extern int proc_dointvec(struct ctl_table *, int,
                          void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
-extern int proc_dointvec_minmax(struct ctl_table *, int, struct file *,
+extern int proc_dointvec_minmax(struct ctl_table *, int,
                                 void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
-extern int proc_dointvec_jiffies(struct ctl_table *, int, struct file *,
+extern int proc_dointvec_jiffies(struct ctl_table *, int,
                                  void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
-extern int proc_dointvec_userhz_jiffies(struct ctl_table *, int, struct file *,
+extern int proc_dointvec_userhz_jiffies(struct ctl_table *, int,
                                         void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
-extern int proc_dointvec_ms_jiffies(struct ctl_table *, int, struct file *,
+extern int proc_dointvec_ms_jiffies(struct ctl_table *, int,
                                     void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
-extern int proc_doulongvec_minmax(struct ctl_table *, int, struct file *,
+extern int proc_doulongvec_minmax(struct ctl_table *, int,
                                   void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
 extern int proc_doulongvec_ms_jiffies_minmax(struct ctl_table *table, int,
-                                      struct file *, void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
+                                      void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
 
 extern int do_sysctl (int __user *name, int nlen,
                       void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
diff --git a/include/linux/writeback.h b/include/linux/writeback.h
index 75cf58666ff9..66ebddcff664 100644
--- a/include/linux/writeback.h
+++ b/include/linux/writeback.h
@@ -110,21 +110,20 @@ extern int laptop_mode;
 extern unsigned long determine_dirtyable_memory(void);
 
 extern int dirty_background_ratio_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
-                struct file *filp, void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
+                void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
                 loff_t *ppos);
 extern int dirty_background_bytes_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
-                struct file *filp, void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
+                void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
                 loff_t *ppos);
 extern int dirty_ratio_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
-                struct file *filp, void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
+                void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
                 loff_t *ppos);
 extern int dirty_bytes_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
-                struct file *filp, void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
+                void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
                 loff_t *ppos);
 
 struct ctl_table;
-struct file;
-int dirty_writeback_centisecs_handler(struct ctl_table *, int, struct file *,
+int dirty_writeback_centisecs_handler(struct ctl_table *, int,
                                       void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
 
 void get_dirty_limits(unsigned long *pbackground, unsigned long *pdirty,
diff --git a/include/net/ip.h b/include/net/ip.h
index 72c36926c26d..5b26a0bd178e 100644
--- a/include/net/ip.h
+++ b/include/net/ip.h
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ extern void	ip_local_error(struct sock *sk, int err, __be32 daddr, __be16 dport,
  * fed into the routing cache should use these handlers.
  */
 int ipv4_doint_and_flush(ctl_table *ctl, int write,
-                         struct file* filp, void __user *buffer,
+                         void __user *buffer,
                          size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos);
 int ipv4_doint_and_flush_strategy(ctl_table *table,
                                   void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
diff --git a/include/net/ndisc.h b/include/net/ndisc.h
index 1459ed3e2697..f76f22d05721 100644
--- a/include/net/ndisc.h
+++ b/include/net/ndisc.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ enum {
 #include <net/neighbour.h>
 
 struct ctl_table;
-struct file;
 struct inet6_dev;
 struct net_device;
 struct net_proto_family;
@@ -139,7 +138,6 @@ extern int			igmp6_event_report(struct sk_buff *skb);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 extern int                      ndisc_ifinfo_sysctl_change(struct ctl_table *ctl,
                                                            int write,
-                                                           struct file * filp,
                                                            void __user *buffer,
                                                            size_t *lenp,
                                                            loff_t *ppos);