60 files changed, 103 insertions, 281 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/procfs_example.c b/Documentation/DocBook/procfs_example.c
index 8c6396e4bf31..a5b11793b1e0 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/procfs_example.c
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/procfs_example.c
@@ -117,9 +117,6 @@ static int __init init_procfs_example(void)
                 rv = -ENOMEM;
                 goto out;
         }
-        
-        example_dir->owner = THIS_MODULE;
-        
         /* create jiffies using convenience function */
         jiffies_file = create_proc_read_entry("jiffies", 
                                               0444, example_dir, 
@@ -130,8 +127,6 @@ static int __init init_procfs_example(void)
                 goto no_jiffies;
         }
 
-        jiffies_file->owner = THIS_MODULE;
-
         /* create foo and bar files using same callback
          * functions 
          */
@@ -146,7 +141,6 @@ static int __init init_procfs_example(void)
         foo_file->data = &foo_data;
         foo_file->read_proc = proc_read_foobar;
         foo_file->write_proc = proc_write_foobar;
-        foo_file->owner = THIS_MODULE;
                 
         bar_file = create_proc_entry("bar", 0644, example_dir);
         if(bar_file == NULL) {
@@ -159,7 +153,6 @@ static int __init init_procfs_example(void)
         bar_file->data = &bar_data;
         bar_file->read_proc = proc_read_foobar;
         bar_file->write_proc = proc_write_foobar;
-        bar_file->owner = THIS_MODULE;
                 
         /* create symlink */
         symlink = proc_symlink("jiffies_too", example_dir, 
@@ -169,8 +162,6 @@ static int __init init_procfs_example(void)
                 goto no_symlink;
         }
 
-        symlink->owner = THIS_MODULE;
-
         /* everything OK */
         printk(KERN_INFO "%s %s initialised\n",
                MODULE_NAME, MODULE_VERS);
diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/srm_env.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/srm_env.c
index 78ad7cd1bbd6..d12af472e1c0 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/srm_env.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/srm_env.c
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ srm_env_init(void)
                                 BASE_DIR);
                 goto cleanup;
         }
-        base_dir->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
         /*
          * Create per-name subdirectory
@@ -229,7 +228,6 @@ srm_env_init(void)
                                 BASE_DIR, NAMED_DIR);
                 goto cleanup;
         }
-        named_dir->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
         /*
          * Create per-number subdirectory
@@ -241,7 +239,6 @@ srm_env_init(void)
                 goto cleanup;
 
         }
-        numbered_dir->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
         /*
          * Create all named nodes
@@ -254,7 +251,6 @@ srm_env_init(void)
                         goto cleanup;
 
                 entry->proc_entry->data         = (void *) entry;
-                entry->proc_entry->owner        = THIS_MODULE;
                 entry->proc_entry->read_proc    = srm_env_read;
                 entry->proc_entry->write_proc   = srm_env_write;
 
@@ -275,7 +271,6 @@ srm_env_init(void)
 
                 entry->id                       = var_num;
                 entry->proc_entry->data         = (void *) entry;
-                entry->proc_entry->owner        = THIS_MODULE;
                 entry->proc_entry->read_proc    = srm_env_read;
                 entry->proc_entry->write_proc   = srm_env_write;
         }
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/mm/sram-alloc.c b/arch/blackfin/mm/sram-alloc.c
index 834cab7438a8..530d1393a232 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/mm/sram-alloc.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/mm/sram-alloc.c
@@ -854,7 +854,6 @@ static int __init sram_proc_init(void)
                 printk(KERN_WARNING "unable to create /proc/sram\n");
                 return -1;
         }
-        ptr->owner = THIS_MODULE;
         ptr->read_proc = sram_proc_read;
         return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/palinfo.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/palinfo.c
index e5c57f413ca2..a4f19c70aadd 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/palinfo.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/palinfo.c
@@ -1002,8 +1002,6 @@ create_palinfo_proc_entries(unsigned int cpu)
                 *pdir = create_proc_read_entry(
                                 palinfo_entries[j].name, 0, cpu_dir,
                                 palinfo_read_entry, (void *)f.value);
-                if (*pdir)
-                        (*pdir)->owner = THIS_MODULE;
                 pdir++;
         }
 }
diff --git a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/sn2/prominfo_proc.c b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/sn2/prominfo_proc.c
index 4dcce3d0e04c..e63328818643 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/sn2/prominfo_proc.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/sn2/prominfo_proc.c
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ static struct proc_dir_entry *sgi_prominfo_entry;
 int __init prominfo_init(void)
 {
         struct proc_dir_entry **entp;
-        struct proc_dir_entry *p;
         cnodeid_t cnodeid;
         unsigned long nasid;
         int size;
@@ -246,14 +245,10 @@ int __init prominfo_init(void)
                 sprintf(name, "node%d", cnodeid);
                 *entp = proc_mkdir(name, sgi_prominfo_entry);
                 nasid = cnodeid_to_nasid(cnodeid);
-                p = create_proc_read_entry("fit", 0, *entp, read_fit_entry,
+                create_proc_read_entry("fit", 0, *entp, read_fit_entry,
                                            (void *)nasid);
-                if (p)
-                        p->owner = THIS_MODULE;
-                p = create_proc_read_entry("version", 0, *entp,
+                create_proc_read_entry("version", 0, *entp,
                                            read_version_entry, (void *)nasid);
-                if (p)
-                        p->owner = THIS_MODULE;
                 entp++;
         }
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas_flash.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas_flash.c
index 149cb112cd1a..13011a96a977 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas_flash.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas_flash.c
@@ -669,7 +669,6 @@ static void remove_flash_pde(struct proc_dir_entry *dp)
 {
         if (dp) {
                 kfree(dp->data);
-                dp->owner = NULL;
                 remove_proc_entry(dp->name, dp->parent);
         }
 }
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/led.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/led.c
index adaaed4ea2fb..00d034ea2164 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/led.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/led.c
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ static int __init led_init(void)
         led = proc_create("led", 0, NULL, &led_proc_fops);
         if (!led)
                 return -ENOMEM;
-        led->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
         printk(KERN_INFO
                "led: version %s, Lars Kotthoff <metalhead@metalhead.ws>\n",
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/if.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/if.c
index 4c4214690dd1..fb73a52913a4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/if.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/if.c
@@ -377,10 +377,6 @@ static const struct file_operations mtrr_fops = {
         .release = mtrr_close,
 };
 
-
-static struct proc_dir_entry *proc_root_mtrr;
-
-
 static int mtrr_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
 {
         char factor;
@@ -423,11 +419,7 @@ static int __init mtrr_if_init(void)
             (!cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_CENTAUR_MCR)))
                 return -ENODEV;
 
-        proc_root_mtrr =
-                proc_create("mtrr", S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO, NULL, &mtrr_fops);
-
-        if (proc_root_mtrr)
-                proc_root_mtrr->owner = THIS_MODULE;
+        proc_create("mtrr", S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO, NULL, &mtrr_fops);
         return 0;
 }
 
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;
                         }
diff --git a/fs/afs/proc.c b/fs/afs/proc.c
index 7578c1ab9e0b..8630615e57fe 100644
--- a/fs/afs/proc.c
+++ b/fs/afs/proc.c
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ int afs_proc_init(void)
         proc_afs = proc_mkdir("fs/afs", NULL);
         if (!proc_afs)
                 goto error_dir;
-        proc_afs->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
         p = proc_create("cells", 0, proc_afs, &afs_proc_cells_fops);
         if (!p)
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifs_debug.c b/fs/cifs/cifs_debug.c
index 877e4d9a1159..7f19fefd3d45 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifs_debug.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifs_debug.c
@@ -404,7 +404,6 @@ cifs_proc_init(void)
         if (proc_fs_cifs == NULL)
                 return;
 
-        proc_fs_cifs->owner = THIS_MODULE;
         proc_create("DebugData", 0, proc_fs_cifs, &cifs_debug_data_proc_fops);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_STATS
diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_debug.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_debug.c
index 6a73de84bcef..dd824d9b0b1a 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_debug.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_debug.c
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ void jfs_proc_init(void)
 
         if (!(base = proc_mkdir("fs/jfs", NULL)))
                 return;
-        base->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
         for (i = 0; i < NPROCENT; i++)
                 proc_create(Entries[i].name, 0, base, Entries[i].proc_fops);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/client.c b/fs/nfs/client.c
index 574158ae2398..2277421656e7 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/client.c
@@ -1606,8 +1606,6 @@ int __init nfs_fs_proc_init(void)
         if (!proc_fs_nfs)
                 goto error_0;
 
-        proc_fs_nfs->owner = THIS_MODULE;
-
         /* a file of servers with which we're dealing */
         p = proc_create("servers", S_IFREG|S_IRUGO,
                         proc_fs_nfs, &nfs_server_list_fops);
diff --git a/fs/proc/generic.c b/fs/proc/generic.c
index 5d2989e9dcc1..fa678abc9db1 100644
--- a/fs/proc/generic.c
+++ b/fs/proc/generic.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static int proc_match(int len, const char *name, struct proc_dir_entry *de)
 #define PROC_BLOCK_SIZE (PAGE_SIZE - 1024)
 
 static ssize_t
-proc_file_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t nbytes,
+__proc_file_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t nbytes,
                loff_t *ppos)
 {
         struct inode * inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
@@ -183,19 +183,47 @@ proc_file_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t nbytes,
 }
 
 static ssize_t
+proc_file_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t nbytes,
+               loff_t *ppos)
+{
+        struct proc_dir_entry *pde = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+        ssize_t rv = -EIO;
+
+        spin_lock(&pde->pde_unload_lock);
+        if (!pde->proc_fops) {
+                spin_unlock(&pde->pde_unload_lock);
+                return rv;
+        }
+        pde->pde_users++;
+        spin_unlock(&pde->pde_unload_lock);
+
+        rv = __proc_file_read(file, buf, nbytes, ppos);
+
+        pde_users_dec(pde);
+        return rv;
+}
+
+static ssize_t
 proc_file_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
                 size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-        struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
-        struct proc_dir_entry * dp;
-        
-        dp = PDE(inode);
-
-        if (!dp->write_proc)
-                return -EIO;
+        struct proc_dir_entry *pde = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+        ssize_t rv = -EIO;
+
+        if (pde->write_proc) {
+                spin_lock(&pde->pde_unload_lock);
+                if (!pde->proc_fops) {
+                        spin_unlock(&pde->pde_unload_lock);
+                        return rv;
+                }
+                pde->pde_users++;
+                spin_unlock(&pde->pde_unload_lock);
 
-        /* FIXME: does this routine need ppos?  probably... */
-        return dp->write_proc(file, buffer, count, dp->data);
+                /* FIXME: does this routine need ppos?  probably... */
+                rv = pde->write_proc(file, buffer, count, pde->data);
+                pde_users_dec(pde);
+        }
+        return rv;
 }
 
 
@@ -307,6 +335,21 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(proc_inum_lock); /* protects the above */
 /*
  * Return an inode number between PROC_DYNAMIC_FIRST and
  * 0xffffffff, or zero on failure.
+ *
+ * Current inode allocations in the proc-fs (hex-numbers):
+ *
+ * 00000000             reserved
+ * 00000001-00000fff    static entries  (goners)
+ *      001             root-ino
+ *
+ * 00001000-00001fff    unused
+ * 0001xxxx-7fffxxxx    pid-dir entries for pid 1-7fff
+ * 80000000-efffffff    unused
+ * f0000000-ffffffff    dynamic entries
+ *
+ * Goal:
+ *      Once we split the thing into several virtual filesystems,
+ *      we will get rid of magical ranges (and this comment, BTW).
  */
 static unsigned int get_inode_number(void)
 {
diff --git a/fs/proc/inode-alloc.txt b/fs/proc/inode-alloc.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 77212f938c2c..000000000000
--- a/fs/proc/inode-alloc.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-Current inode allocations in the proc-fs (hex-numbers):
-
-  00000000              reserved
-  00000001-00000fff     static entries  (goners)
-       001              root-ino
-
-  00001000-00001fff     unused
-  0001xxxx-7fffxxxx     pid-dir entries for pid 1-7fff
-  80000000-efffffff     unused
-  f0000000-ffffffff     dynamic entries
-
-Goal:
-        a) once we'll split the thing into several virtual filesystems we
-        will get rid of magical ranges (and this file, BTW).
diff --git a/fs/proc/inode.c b/fs/proc/inode.c
index d8bb5c671f42..d78ade305541 100644
--- a/fs/proc/inode.c
+++ b/fs/proc/inode.c
@@ -58,11 +58,8 @@ static void proc_delete_inode(struct inode *inode)
 
         /* Let go of any associated proc directory entry */
         de = PROC_I(inode)->pde;
-        if (de) {
-                if (de->owner)
-                        module_put(de->owner);
+        if (de)
                 de_put(de);
-        }
         if (PROC_I(inode)->sysctl)
                 sysctl_head_put(PROC_I(inode)->sysctl);
         clear_inode(inode);
@@ -127,7 +124,7 @@ static void __pde_users_dec(struct proc_dir_entry *pde)
                 complete(pde->pde_unload_completion);
 }
 
-static void pde_users_dec(struct proc_dir_entry *pde)
+void pde_users_dec(struct proc_dir_entry *pde)
 {
         spin_lock(&pde->pde_unload_lock);
         __pde_users_dec(pde);
@@ -449,12 +446,9 @@ struct inode *proc_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, unsigned int ino,
 {
         struct inode * inode;
 
-        if (!try_module_get(de->owner))
-                goto out_mod;
-
         inode = iget_locked(sb, ino);
         if (!inode)
-                goto out_ino;
+                return NULL;
         if (inode->i_state & I_NEW) {
                 inode->i_mtime = inode->i_atime = inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
                 PROC_I(inode)->fd = 0;
@@ -485,16 +479,9 @@ struct inode *proc_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, unsigned int ino,
                         }
                 }
                 unlock_new_inode(inode);
-        } else {
-               module_put(de->owner);
+        } else
                de_put(de);
-        }
         return inode;
-
-out_ino:
-        module_put(de->owner);
-out_mod:
-        return NULL;
 }                       
 
 int proc_fill_super(struct super_block *s)
diff --git a/fs/proc/internal.h b/fs/proc/internal.h
index cd53ff838498..f6db9618a888 100644
--- a/fs/proc/internal.h
+++ b/fs/proc/internal.h
@@ -91,3 +91,4 @@ struct pde_opener {
         int (*release)(struct inode *, struct file *);
         struct list_head lh;
 };
+void pde_users_dec(struct proc_dir_entry *pde);
diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_tty.c b/fs/proc/proc_tty.c
index d153946d6d15..4a9e0f65ae60 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_tty.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_tty.c
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ void proc_tty_register_driver(struct tty_driver *driver)
         if (!ent)
                 return;
         ent->read_proc = driver->ops->read_proc;
-        ent->owner = driver->owner;
         ent->data = driver;
 
         driver->proc_entry = ent;
diff --git a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
index 94063840832a..b0ae0be4801f 100644
--- a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
+++ b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
@@ -693,8 +693,8 @@ static ssize_t pagemap_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
                 goto out_pages;
         }
 
-        pm.out = (u64 *)buf;
-        pm.end = (u64 *)(buf + count);
+        pm.out = (u64 __user *)buf;
+        pm.end = (u64 __user *)(buf + count);
 
         pagemap_walk.pmd_entry = pagemap_pte_range;
         pagemap_walk.pte_hole = pagemap_pte_hole;
@@ -720,9 +720,9 @@ static ssize_t pagemap_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
         if (ret == PM_END_OF_BUFFER)
                 ret = 0;
         /* don't need mmap_sem for these, but this looks cleaner */
-        *ppos += (char *)pm.out - buf;
+        *ppos += (char __user *)pm.out - buf;
         if (!ret)
-                ret = (char *)pm.out - buf;
+                ret = (char __user *)pm.out - buf;
 
 out_pages:
         for (; pagecount; pagecount--) {
diff --git a/fs/proc/uptime.c b/fs/proc/uptime.c
index df26aa88fa47..0c10a0b3f146 100644
--- a/fs/proc/uptime.c
+++ b/fs/proc/uptime.c
@@ -1,45 +1,43 @@
+#include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <linux/time.h>
 #include <asm/cputime.h>
 
-static int proc_calc_metrics(char *page, char **start, off_t off,
-                                 int count, int *eof, int len)
-{
-        if (len <= off + count)
-                *eof = 1;
-        *start = page + off;
-        len -= off;
-        if (len > count)
-                len = count;
-        if (len < 0)
-                len = 0;
-        return len;
-}
-
-static int uptime_read_proc(char *page, char **start, off_t off, int count,
-                            int *eof, void *data)
+static int uptime_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 {
         struct timespec uptime;
         struct timespec idle;
-        int len;
         cputime_t idletime = cputime_add(init_task.utime, init_task.stime);
 
         do_posix_clock_monotonic_gettime(&uptime);
         monotonic_to_bootbased(&uptime);
         cputime_to_timespec(idletime, &idle);
-        len = sprintf(page, "%lu.%02lu %lu.%02lu\n",
+        seq_printf(m, "%lu.%02lu %lu.%02lu\n",
                         (unsigned long) uptime.tv_sec,
                         (uptime.tv_nsec / (NSEC_PER_SEC / 100)),
                         (unsigned long) idle.tv_sec,
                         (idle.tv_nsec / (NSEC_PER_SEC / 100)));
-        return proc_calc_metrics(page, start, off, count, eof, len);
+        return 0;
 }
 
+static int uptime_proc_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+        return single_open(file, uptime_proc_show, NULL);
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations uptime_proc_fops = {
+        .open           = uptime_proc_open,
+        .read           = seq_read,
+        .llseek         = seq_lseek,
+        .release        = single_release,
+};
+
 static int __init proc_uptime_init(void)
 {
-        create_proc_read_entry("uptime", 0, NULL, uptime_read_proc, NULL);
+        proc_create("uptime", 0, NULL, &uptime_proc_fops);
         return 0;
 }
 module_init(proc_uptime_init);
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/procfs.c b/fs/reiserfs/procfs.c
index d5066400638a..9229e5514a4e 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/procfs.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/procfs.c
@@ -492,7 +492,6 @@ int reiserfs_proc_info_init(struct super_block *sb)
         spin_lock_init(&__PINFO(sb).lock);
         REISERFS_SB(sb)->procdir = proc_mkdir(b, proc_info_root);
         if (REISERFS_SB(sb)->procdir) {
-                REISERFS_SB(sb)->procdir->owner = THIS_MODULE;
                 REISERFS_SB(sb)->procdir->data = sb;
                 add_file(sb, "version", show_version);
                 add_file(sb, "super", show_super);
@@ -556,9 +555,7 @@ int reiserfs_proc_info_global_init(void)
 {
         if (proc_info_root == NULL) {
                 proc_info_root = proc_mkdir(proc_info_root_name, NULL);
-                if (proc_info_root) {
-                        proc_info_root->owner = THIS_MODULE;
-                } else {
+                if (!proc_info_root) {
                         reiserfs_warning(NULL, "cannot create /proc/%s",
                                          proc_info_root_name);
                         return 1;
diff --git a/include/linux/ipmi_smi.h b/include/linux/ipmi_smi.h
index 62b73668b602..f7c9c75a2775 100644
--- a/include/linux/ipmi_smi.h
+++ b/include/linux/ipmi_smi.h
@@ -230,6 +230,6 @@ static inline void ipmi_free_smi_msg(struct ipmi_smi_msg *msg)
    automatically be dstroyed when the interface is destroyed. */
 int ipmi_smi_add_proc_entry(ipmi_smi_t smi, char *name,
                             read_proc_t *read_proc,
-                            void *data, struct module *owner);
+                            void *data);
 
 #endif /* __LINUX_IPMI_SMI_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/proc_fs.h b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
index b8bdb96eff78..fbfa3d44d33d 100644
--- a/include/linux/proc_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ enum {
  * while parent/subdir create the directory structure (every
  * /proc file has a parent, but "subdir" is NULL for all
  * non-directory entries).
- *
- * "owner" is used to protect module
- * from unloading while proc_dir_entry is in use
  */
 
 typedef int (read_proc_t)(char *page, char **start, off_t off,
@@ -70,7 +67,6 @@ struct proc_dir_entry {
          * somewhere.
          */
         const struct file_operations *proc_fops;
-        struct module *owner;
         struct proc_dir_entry *next, *parent, *subdir;
         void *data;
         read_proc_t *read_proc;
diff --git a/net/appletalk/atalk_proc.c b/net/appletalk/atalk_proc.c
index 162199a2d74f..fd8e0847b254 100644
--- a/net/appletalk/atalk_proc.c
+++ b/net/appletalk/atalk_proc.c
@@ -281,7 +281,6 @@ int __init atalk_proc_init(void)
         atalk_proc_dir = proc_mkdir("atalk", init_net.proc_net);
         if (!atalk_proc_dir)
                 goto out;
-        atalk_proc_dir->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
         p = proc_create("interface", S_IRUGO, atalk_proc_dir,
                         &atalk_seq_interface_fops);
diff --git a/net/atm/mpoa_proc.c b/net/atm/mpoa_proc.c
index 4990541ef5da..1a0f5ccea9c4 100644
--- a/net/atm/mpoa_proc.c
+++ b/net/atm/mpoa_proc.c
@@ -281,7 +281,6 @@ int mpc_proc_init(void)
                 printk(KERN_ERR "Unable to initialize /proc/atm/%s\n", STAT_FILE_NAME);
                 return -ENOMEM;
         }
-        p->owner = THIS_MODULE;
         return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/atm/proc.c b/net/atm/proc.c
index 49487b313f22..e7b3b273907d 100644
--- a/net/atm/proc.c
+++ b/net/atm/proc.c
@@ -476,7 +476,6 @@ int __init atm_proc_init(void)
                                      atm_proc_root, e->proc_fops);
                 if (!dirent)
                         goto err_out_remove;
-                dirent->owner = THIS_MODULE;
                 e->dirent = dirent;
         }
         ret = 0;
diff --git a/net/can/bcm.c b/net/can/bcm.c
index b7c7d4651136..95d7f32643ae 100644
--- a/net/can/bcm.c
+++ b/net/can/bcm.c
@@ -1604,10 +1604,6 @@ static int __init bcm_module_init(void)
 
         /* create /proc/net/can-bcm directory */
         proc_dir = proc_mkdir("can-bcm", init_net.proc_net);
-
-        if (proc_dir)
-                proc_dir->owner = THIS_MODULE;
-
         return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/can/proc.c b/net/can/proc.c
index 520fef5e5398..1463653dbe34 100644
--- a/net/can/proc.c
+++ b/net/can/proc.c
@@ -473,8 +473,6 @@ void can_init_proc(void)
                 return;
         }
 
-        can_dir->owner = THIS_MODULE;
-
         /* own procfs entries from the AF_CAN core */
         pde_version     = can_create_proc_readentry(CAN_PROC_VERSION, 0644,
                                         can_proc_read_version, NULL);
diff --git a/net/core/pktgen.c b/net/core/pktgen.c
index 32d419f5ac98..3779c1438c11 100644
--- a/net/core/pktgen.c
+++ b/net/core/pktgen.c
@@ -3806,7 +3806,6 @@ static int __init pg_init(void)
         pg_proc_dir = proc_mkdir(PG_PROC_DIR, init_net.proc_net);
         if (!pg_proc_dir)
                 return -ENODEV;
-        pg_proc_dir->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
         pe = proc_create(PGCTRL, 0600, pg_proc_dir, &pktgen_fops);
         if (pe == NULL) {
diff --git a/net/irda/irproc.c b/net/irda/irproc.c
index 88e80a312732..8ff1861649e8 100644
--- a/net/irda/irproc.c
+++ b/net/irda/irproc.c
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ void __init irda_proc_register(void)
         proc_irda = proc_mkdir("irda", init_net.proc_net);
         if (proc_irda == NULL)
                 return;
-        proc_irda->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
         for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(irda_dirs); i++)
                 d = proc_create(irda_dirs[i].name, 0, proc_irda,
diff --git a/net/llc/llc_proc.c b/net/llc/llc_proc.c
index b58bd7c6cdf8..d208b3396d94 100644
--- a/net/llc/llc_proc.c
+++ b/net/llc/llc_proc.c
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ int __init llc_proc_init(void)
         llc_proc_dir = proc_mkdir("llc", init_net.proc_net);
         if (!llc_proc_dir)
                 goto out;
-        llc_proc_dir->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
         p = proc_create("socket", S_IRUGO, llc_proc_dir, &llc_seq_socket_fops);
         if (!p)
diff --git a/net/sctp/protocol.c b/net/sctp/protocol.c
index cb198af8887c..8eb3e61cb701 100644
--- a/net/sctp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/sctp/protocol.c
@@ -106,12 +106,8 @@ static __init int sctp_proc_init(void)
                 goto out_nomem;
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
         if (!proc_net_sctp) {
-                struct proc_dir_entry *ent;
-                ent = proc_mkdir("sctp", init_net.proc_net);
-                if (ent) {
-                        ent->owner = THIS_MODULE;
-                        proc_net_sctp = ent;
-                } else
+                proc_net_sctp = proc_mkdir("sctp", init_net.proc_net);
+                if (!proc_net_sctp)
                         goto out_free_percpu;
         }
 
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/cache.c b/net/sunrpc/cache.c
index 4735caad26ed..20029a79a5de 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/cache.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/cache.c
@@ -313,7 +313,6 @@ static int create_cache_proc_entries(struct cache_detail *cd)
         cd->proc_ent = proc_mkdir(cd->name, proc_net_rpc);
         if (cd->proc_ent == NULL)
                 goto out_nomem;
-        cd->proc_ent->owner = cd->owner;
         cd->channel_ent = cd->content_ent = NULL;
 
         p = proc_create_data("flush", S_IFREG|S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR,
@@ -321,7 +320,6 @@ static int create_cache_proc_entries(struct cache_detail *cd)
         cd->flush_ent = p;
         if (p == NULL)
                 goto out_nomem;
-        p->owner = cd->owner;
 
         if (cd->cache_request || cd->cache_parse) {
                 p = proc_create_data("channel", S_IFREG|S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR,
@@ -329,7 +327,6 @@ static int create_cache_proc_entries(struct cache_detail *cd)
                 cd->channel_ent = p;
                 if (p == NULL)
                         goto out_nomem;
-                p->owner = cd->owner;
         }
         if (cd->cache_show) {
                 p = proc_create_data("content", S_IFREG|S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR,
@@ -337,7 +334,6 @@ static int create_cache_proc_entries(struct cache_detail *cd)
                 cd->content_ent = p;
                 if (p == NULL)
                         goto out_nomem;
-                p->owner = cd->owner;
         }
         return 0;
 out_nomem:
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/stats.c b/net/sunrpc/stats.c
index 085372ef4feb..1ef6e46d9da2 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/stats.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/stats.c
@@ -262,14 +262,8 @@ void
 rpc_proc_init(void)
 {
         dprintk("RPC:       registering /proc/net/rpc\n");
-        if (!proc_net_rpc) {
-                struct proc_dir_entry *ent;
-                ent = proc_mkdir("rpc", init_net.proc_net);
-                if (ent) {
-                        ent->owner = THIS_MODULE;
-                        proc_net_rpc = ent;
-                }
-        }
+        if (!proc_net_rpc)
+                proc_net_rpc = proc_mkdir("rpc", init_net.proc_net);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/sound/core/info.c b/sound/core/info.c
index 70fa87189f36..35df614f6c55 100644
--- a/sound/core/info.c
+++ b/sound/core/info.c
@@ -154,11 +154,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_seq_root);
 struct snd_info_entry *snd_oss_root;
 #endif
 
-static inline void snd_info_entry_prepare(struct proc_dir_entry *de)
-{
-        de->owner = THIS_MODULE;
-}
-
 static void snd_remove_proc_entry(struct proc_dir_entry *parent,
                                   struct proc_dir_entry *de)
 {
@@ -522,32 +517,11 @@ static const struct file_operations snd_info_entry_operations =
         .release =              snd_info_entry_release,
 };
 
-/**
- * snd_create_proc_entry - create a procfs entry
- * @name: the name of the proc file
- * @mode: the file permission bits, S_Ixxx
- * @parent: the parent proc-directory entry
- *
- * Creates a new proc file entry with the given name and permission
- * on the given directory.
- *
- * Returns the pointer of new instance or NULL on failure.
- */
-static struct proc_dir_entry *snd_create_proc_entry(const char *name, mode_t mode,
-                                                    struct proc_dir_entry *parent)
-{
-        struct proc_dir_entry *p;
-        p = create_proc_entry(name, mode, parent);
-        if (p)
-                snd_info_entry_prepare(p);
-        return p;
-}
-
 int __init snd_info_init(void)
 {
         struct proc_dir_entry *p;
 
-        p = snd_create_proc_entry("asound", S_IFDIR | S_IRUGO | S_IXUGO, NULL);
+        p = create_proc_entry("asound", S_IFDIR | S_IRUGO | S_IXUGO, NULL);
         if (p == NULL)
                 return -ENOMEM;
         snd_proc_root = p;
@@ -974,12 +948,11 @@ int snd_info_register(struct snd_info_entry * entry)
                 return -ENXIO;
         root = entry->parent == NULL ? snd_proc_root : entry->parent->p;
         mutex_lock(&info_mutex);
-        p = snd_create_proc_entry(entry->name, entry->mode, root);
+        p = create_proc_entry(entry->name, entry->mode, root);
         if (!p) {
                 mutex_unlock(&info_mutex);
                 return -ENOMEM;
         }
-        p->owner = entry->module;
         if (!S_ISDIR(entry->mode))
                 p->proc_fops = &snd_info_entry_operations;
         p->size = entry->size;