2 files changed, 3 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/vt.c b/drivers/char/vt.c
index 7947bd1b4cf7..404f4c1ee431 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt.c
@@ -770,14 +770,12 @@ int vc_allocate(unsigned int currcons)	/* return 0 on success */
             visual_init(vc, currcons, 1);
             if (!*vc->vc_uni_pagedir_loc)
                 con_set_default_unimap(vc);
-            if (!vc->vc_kmalloced)
-                vc->vc_screenbuf = kmalloc(vc->vc_screenbuf_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+            vc->vc_screenbuf = kmalloc(vc->vc_screenbuf_size, GFP_KERNEL);
             if (!vc->vc_screenbuf) {
                 kfree(vc);
                 vc_cons[currcons].d = NULL;
                 return -ENOMEM;
             }
-            vc->vc_kmalloced = 1;
             vc_init(vc, vc->vc_rows, vc->vc_cols, 1);
             vcs_make_sysfs(currcons);
             atomic_notifier_call_chain(&vt_notifier_list, VT_ALLOCATE, &param);
@@ -913,10 +911,8 @@ static int vc_do_resize(struct tty_struct *tty, struct vc_data *vc,
         if (new_scr_end > new_origin)
                 scr_memsetw((void *)new_origin, vc->vc_video_erase_char,
                             new_scr_end - new_origin);
-        if (vc->vc_kmalloced)
-                kfree(vc->vc_screenbuf);
+        kfree(vc->vc_screenbuf);
         vc->vc_screenbuf = newscreen;
-        vc->vc_kmalloced = 1;
         vc->vc_screenbuf_size = new_screen_size;
         set_origin(vc);
 
@@ -995,8 +991,7 @@ void vc_deallocate(unsigned int currcons)
                 vc->vc_sw->con_deinit(vc);
                 put_pid(vc->vt_pid);
                 module_put(vc->vc_sw->owner);
-                if (vc->vc_kmalloced)
-                        kfree(vc->vc_screenbuf);
+                kfree(vc->vc_screenbuf);
                 if (currcons >= MIN_NR_CONSOLES)
                         kfree(vc);
                 vc_cons[currcons].d = NULL;
@@ -2881,7 +2876,6 @@ static int __init con_init(void)
                 INIT_WORK(&vc_cons[currcons].SAK_work, vc_SAK);
                 visual_init(vc, currcons, 1);
                 vc->vc_screenbuf = kzalloc(vc->vc_screenbuf_size, GFP_NOWAIT);
-                vc->vc_kmalloced = 0;
                 vc_init(vc, vc->vc_rows, vc->vc_cols,
                         currcons || !vc->vc_sw->con_save_screen);
         }
diff --git a/include/linux/console_struct.h b/include/linux/console_struct.h
index d71f7c0f931b..38fe59dc89ae 100644
--- a/include/linux/console_struct.h
+++ b/include/linux/console_struct.h
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ struct vc_data {
         unsigned int    vc_need_wrap    : 1;
         unsigned int    vc_can_do_color : 1;
         unsigned int    vc_report_mouse : 2;
-        unsigned int    vc_kmalloced    : 1;
         unsigned char   vc_utf          : 1;    /* Unicode UTF-8 encoding */
         unsigned char   vc_utf_count;
                  int    vc_utf_char;