1 files changed, 4 insertions, 8 deletions

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);