3 files changed, 0 insertions, 107 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pci_hotplug_core.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pci_hotplug_core.c
index bd433ef6bfc6..f0eba534f805 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pci_hotplug_core.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pci_hotplug_core.c
@@ -694,66 +694,6 @@ int __must_check pci_hp_change_slot_info(struct hotplug_slot *slot,
         if ((slot == NULL) || (info == NULL))
                 return -ENODEV;
 
-        /*
-        * check all fields in the info structure, and update timestamps
-        * for the files referring to the fields that have now changed.
-        */
-        if ((has_power_file(slot) == 0) &&
-            (slot->info->power_status != info->power_status)) {
-                retval = sysfs_update_file(&slot->kobj,
-                                           &hotplug_slot_attr_power.attr);
-                if (retval)
-                        return retval;
-        }
-
-        if ((has_attention_file(slot) == 0) &&
-            (slot->info->attention_status != info->attention_status)) {
-                retval = sysfs_update_file(&slot->kobj,
-                                           &hotplug_slot_attr_attention.attr);
-                if (retval)
-                        return retval;
-        }
-
-        if ((has_latch_file(slot) == 0) &&
-            (slot->info->latch_status != info->latch_status)) {
-                retval = sysfs_update_file(&slot->kobj,
-                                           &hotplug_slot_attr_latch.attr);
-                if (retval)
-                        return retval;
-        }
-
-        if ((has_adapter_file(slot) == 0) &&
-            (slot->info->adapter_status != info->adapter_status)) {
-                retval = sysfs_update_file(&slot->kobj,
-                                           &hotplug_slot_attr_presence.attr);
-                if (retval)
-                        return retval;
-        }
-
-        if ((has_address_file(slot) == 0) &&
-            (slot->info->address != info->address)) {
-                retval = sysfs_update_file(&slot->kobj,
-                                           &hotplug_slot_attr_address.attr);
-                if (retval)
-                        return retval;
-        }
-
-        if ((has_max_bus_speed_file(slot) == 0) &&
-            (slot->info->max_bus_speed != info->max_bus_speed)) {
-                retval = sysfs_update_file(&slot->kobj,
-                                           &hotplug_slot_attr_max_bus_speed.attr);
-                if (retval)
-                        return retval;
-        }
-
-        if ((has_cur_bus_speed_file(slot) == 0) &&
-            (slot->info->cur_bus_speed != info->cur_bus_speed)) {
-                retval = sysfs_update_file(&slot->kobj,
-                                           &hotplug_slot_attr_cur_bus_speed.attr);
-                if (retval)
-                        return retval;
-        }
-
         memcpy (slot->info, info, sizeof (struct hotplug_slot_info));
 
         return 0;
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index 9fdf8dae0dcd..61a8c19df7c3 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/fsnotify.h>
 #include <linux/kobject.h>
 #include <linux/namei.h>
 #include <linux/poll.h>
@@ -453,44 +452,6 @@ int sysfs_add_file_to_group(struct kobject *kobj,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_add_file_to_group);
 
-
-/**
- * sysfs_update_file - update the modified timestamp on an object attribute.
- * @kobj: object we're acting for.
- * @attr: attribute descriptor.
- */
-int sysfs_update_file(struct kobject * kobj, const struct attribute * attr)
-{
-        struct sysfs_dirent *victim_sd = NULL;
-        struct dentry *victim = NULL;
-        int rc;
-
-        rc = -ENOENT;
-        victim_sd = sysfs_get_dirent(kobj->sd, attr->name);
-        if (!victim_sd)
-                goto out;
-
-        mutex_lock(&sysfs_rename_mutex);
-        victim = sysfs_get_dentry(victim_sd);
-        mutex_unlock(&sysfs_rename_mutex);
-        if (IS_ERR(victim)) {
-                rc = PTR_ERR(victim);
-                victim = NULL;
-                goto out;
-        }
-
-        mutex_lock(&victim->d_inode->i_mutex);
-        victim->d_inode->i_mtime = CURRENT_TIME;
-        fsnotify_modify(victim);
-        mutex_unlock(&victim->d_inode->i_mutex);
-        rc = 0;
- out:
-        dput(victim);
-        sysfs_put(victim_sd);
-        return rc;
-}
-
-
 /**
  * sysfs_chmod_file - update the modified mode value on an object attribute.
  * @kobj: object we're acting for.
@@ -641,4 +602,3 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_schedule_callback);
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_create_file);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_remove_file);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_update_file);
diff --git a/include/linux/sysfs.h b/include/linux/sysfs.h
index b393bb449624..db5dd2403d08 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysfs.h
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ int __must_check sysfs_move_dir(struct kobject *kobj,
 
 int __must_check sysfs_create_file(struct kobject *kobj,
                                    const struct attribute *attr);
-int __must_check sysfs_update_file(struct kobject *kobj,
-                                   const struct attribute *attr);
 int __must_check sysfs_chmod_file(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
                                   mode_t mode);
 void sysfs_remove_file(struct kobject *kobj, const struct attribute *attr);
@@ -149,11 +147,6 @@ static inline int sysfs_create_file(struct kobject *kobj,
         return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int sysfs_update_file(struct kobject *kobj,
-                                    const struct attribute *attr)
-{
-        return 0;
-}
 static inline int sysfs_chmod_file(struct kobject *kobj,
                                    struct attribute *attr, mode_t mode)
 {