2 files changed, 4 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index c57c0565547f..82e28f5515c8 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -422,7 +422,6 @@ struct mid_q_entry {
         unsigned long when_sent; /* time when smb send finished */
         unsigned long when_received; /* when demux complete (taken off wire) */
 #endif
-        struct cifsSesInfo *ses;        /* smb was sent to this server */
         struct task_struct *tsk;        /* task waiting for response */
         struct smb_hdr *resp_buf;       /* response buffer */
         int midState;   /* wish this were enum but can not pass to wait_event */
diff --git a/fs/cifs/transport.c b/fs/cifs/transport.c
index ff8243a8fe3e..8e0d1c397c73 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/transport.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/transport.c
@@ -37,15 +37,11 @@ extern mempool_t *cifs_mid_poolp;
 extern struct kmem_cache *cifs_oplock_cachep;
 
 static struct mid_q_entry *
-AllocMidQEntry(const struct smb_hdr *smb_buffer, struct cifsSesInfo *ses)
+AllocMidQEntry(const struct smb_hdr *smb_buffer, struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 {
         struct mid_q_entry *temp;
 
-        if (ses == NULL) {
-                cERROR(1, ("Null session passed in to AllocMidQEntry"));
-                return NULL;
-        }
-        if (ses->server == NULL) {
+        if (server == NULL) {
                 cERROR(1, ("Null TCP session in AllocMidQEntry"));
                 return NULL;
         }
@@ -62,12 +58,11 @@ AllocMidQEntry(const struct smb_hdr *smb_buffer, struct cifsSesInfo *ses)
         /*      do_gettimeofday(&temp->when_sent);*/ /* easier to use jiffies */
                 /* when mid allocated can be before when sent */
                 temp->when_alloc = jiffies;
-                temp->ses = ses;
                 temp->tsk = current;
         }
 
         spin_lock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
-        list_add_tail(&temp->qhead, &ses->server->pending_mid_q);
+        list_add_tail(&temp->qhead, &server->pending_mid_q);
         atomic_inc(&midCount);
         temp->midState = MID_REQUEST_ALLOCATED;
         spin_unlock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
@@ -400,7 +395,7 @@ static int allocate_mid(struct cifsSesInfo *ses, struct smb_hdr *in_buf,
                         return -EAGAIN;
                 /* else ok - we are setting up session */
         }
-        *ppmidQ = AllocMidQEntry(in_buf, ses);
+        *ppmidQ = AllocMidQEntry(in_buf, ses->server);
         if (*ppmidQ == NULL)
                 return -ENOMEM;
         return 0;