26 files changed, 5 insertions, 92 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/hpet.c b/drivers/char/hpet.c
index 408f5f92cb4e..53fdc7ff3870 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hpet.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hpet.c
@@ -427,9 +427,6 @@ static int hpet_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
         if (irq)
                 free_irq(irq, devp);
 
-        if (file->f_flags & FASYNC)
-                hpet_fasync(-1, file, 0);
-
         file->private_data = NULL;
         return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_devintf.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_devintf.c
index 1d7b429f7ffa..41fc11dc921c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_devintf.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_devintf.c
@@ -162,8 +162,6 @@ static int ipmi_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
         if (rv)
                 return rv;
 
-        ipmi_fasync (-1, file, 0);
-
         /* FIXME - free the messages in the list. */
         kfree(priv);
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c
index 235fab0bdf79..a4d57e31f713 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c
@@ -870,7 +870,6 @@ static int ipmi_close(struct inode *ino, struct file *filep)
                 clear_bit(0, &ipmi_wdog_open);
         }
 
-        ipmi_fasync(-1, filep, 0);
         expect_close = 0;
 
         return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index 705a839f1796..675076f5fca8 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -1139,18 +1139,12 @@ static int random_fasync(int fd, struct file *filp, int on)
         return fasync_helper(fd, filp, on, &fasync);
 }
 
-static int random_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
-{
-        return fasync_helper(-1, filp, 0, &fasync);
-}
-
 const struct file_operations random_fops = {
         .read  = random_read,
         .write = random_write,
         .poll  = random_poll,
         .unlocked_ioctl = random_ioctl,
         .fasync = random_fasync,
-        .release = random_release,
 };
 
 const struct file_operations urandom_fops = {
@@ -1158,7 +1152,6 @@ const struct file_operations urandom_fops = {
         .write = random_write,
         .unlocked_ioctl = random_ioctl,
         .fasync = random_fasync,
-        .release = random_release,
 };
 
 /***************************************************************
diff --git a/drivers/char/rtc.c b/drivers/char/rtc.c
index 32dc89720d58..20d6efb6324e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rtc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/rtc.c
@@ -788,8 +788,6 @@ static int rtc_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
         }
         spin_unlock_irq(&rtc_lock);
 
-        if (file->f_flags & FASYNC)
-                rtc_fasync(-1, file, 0);
 no_irq:
 #endif
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/sonypi.c b/drivers/char/sonypi.c
index 85e0eb76eeab..2457b07dabd6 100644
--- a/drivers/char/sonypi.c
+++ b/drivers/char/sonypi.c
@@ -898,7 +898,6 @@ static int sonypi_misc_fasync(int fd, struct file *filp, int on)
 
 static int sonypi_misc_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-        sonypi_misc_fasync(-1, file, 0);
         mutex_lock(&sonypi_device.lock);
         sonypi_device.open_count--;
         mutex_unlock(&sonypi_device.lock);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fops.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fops.c
index 0d46627663b1..78eeed5caaff 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fops.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fops.c
@@ -406,8 +406,6 @@ int drm_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
         if (dev->driver->driver_features & DRIVER_GEM)
                 drm_gem_release(dev, file_priv);
 
-        drm_fasync(-1, filp, 0);
-
         mutex_lock(&dev->ctxlist_mutex);
         if (!list_empty(&dev->ctxlist)) {
                 struct drm_ctx_list *pos, *n;
diff --git a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c
index 3ac320785fc5..83e851a5ed30 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c
@@ -242,8 +242,6 @@ static int hiddev_release(struct inode * inode, struct file * file)
         struct hiddev_list *list = file->private_data;
         unsigned long flags;
 
-        hiddev_fasync(-1, file, 0);
-
         spin_lock_irqsave(&list->hiddev->list_lock, flags);
         list_del(&list->node);
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&list->hiddev->list_lock, flags);
diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/dv1394.c b/drivers/ieee1394/dv1394.c
index 2f83543a9dfc..965cfdb84ebc 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/dv1394.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/dv1394.c
@@ -1828,9 +1828,6 @@ static int dv1394_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
         /* OK to free the DMA buffer, no more mappings can exist */
         do_dv1394_shutdown(video, 1);
 
-        /* clean up async I/O users */
-        dv1394_fasync(-1, file, 0);
-
         /* give someone else a turn */
         clear_bit(0, &video->open);
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
index d85af1b67027..eb36a81dd09b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
@@ -358,8 +358,6 @@ static int ib_uverbs_event_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
         }
         spin_unlock_irq(&file->lock);
 
-        ib_uverbs_event_fasync(-1, filp, 0);
-
         if (file->is_async) {
                 ib_unregister_event_handler(&file->uverbs_file->event_handler);
                 kref_put(&file->uverbs_file->ref, ib_uverbs_release_file);
diff --git a/drivers/input/evdev.c b/drivers/input/evdev.c
index 3524bef62be6..1070db330d35 100644
--- a/drivers/input/evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/evdev.c
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ static int evdev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
                 evdev_ungrab(evdev, client);
         mutex_unlock(&evdev->mutex);
 
-        evdev_fasync(-1, file, 0);
         evdev_detach_client(evdev, client);
         kfree(client);
 
diff --git a/drivers/input/joydev.c b/drivers/input/joydev.c
index 65d7077a75a1..a85b1485e774 100644
--- a/drivers/input/joydev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/joydev.c
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@ static int joydev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
         struct joydev_client *client = file->private_data;
         struct joydev *joydev = client->joydev;
 
-        joydev_fasync(-1, file, 0);
         joydev_detach_client(joydev, client);
         kfree(client);
 
diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/hp_sdc_rtc.c b/drivers/input/misc/hp_sdc_rtc.c
index 82ec6b1b6467..216a559f55ea 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/hp_sdc_rtc.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/hp_sdc_rtc.c
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ static int hp_sdc_rtc_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 static unsigned int hp_sdc_rtc_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait);
 
 static int hp_sdc_rtc_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
-static int hp_sdc_rtc_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
 static int hp_sdc_rtc_fasync (int fd, struct file *filp, int on);
 
 static int hp_sdc_rtc_read_proc(char *page, char **start, off_t off,
@@ -414,17 +413,6 @@ static int hp_sdc_rtc_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
         return 0;
 }
 
-static int hp_sdc_rtc_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
-{
-        /* Turn off interrupts? */
-
-        if (file->f_flags & FASYNC) {
-                hp_sdc_rtc_fasync (-1, file, 0);
-        }
-
-        return 0;
-}
-
 static int hp_sdc_rtc_fasync (int fd, struct file *filp, int on)
 {
         return fasync_helper (fd, filp, on, &hp_sdc_rtc_async_queue);
@@ -680,7 +668,6 @@ static const struct file_operations hp_sdc_rtc_fops = {
         .poll =         hp_sdc_rtc_poll,
         .ioctl =        hp_sdc_rtc_ioctl,
         .open =         hp_sdc_rtc_open,
-        .release =      hp_sdc_rtc_release,
         .fasync =       hp_sdc_rtc_fasync,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/input/mousedev.c b/drivers/input/mousedev.c
index 8137e50ded87..d8c056fe7e98 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mousedev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mousedev.c
@@ -519,7 +519,6 @@ static int mousedev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
         struct mousedev_client *client = file->private_data;
         struct mousedev *mousedev = client->mousedev;
 
-        mousedev_fasync(-1, file, 0);
         mousedev_detach_client(mousedev, client);
         kfree(client);
 
diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/serio_raw.c b/drivers/input/serio/serio_raw.c
index 470770c09260..06bbd0e74c6f 100644
--- a/drivers/input/serio/serio_raw.c
+++ b/drivers/input/serio/serio_raw.c
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ static int serio_raw_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
         mutex_lock(&serio_raw_mutex);
 
-        serio_raw_fasync(-1, file, 0);
         serio_raw_cleanup(serio_raw);
 
         mutex_unlock(&serio_raw_mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptctl.c b/drivers/message/fusion/mptctl.c
index f5233f3d9eff..b89f476cd0a9 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptctl.c
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptctl.c
@@ -559,12 +559,6 @@ mptctl_fasync(int fd, struct file *filep, int mode)
         return ret;
 }
 
-static int
-mptctl_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filep)
-{
-        return fasync_helper(-1, filep, 0, &async_queue);
-}
-
 /*=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=*/
 /*
  *  MPT ioctl handler
@@ -2706,7 +2700,6 @@ mptctl_hp_targetinfo(unsigned long arg)
 static const struct file_operations mptctl_fops = {
         .owner =        THIS_MODULE,
         .llseek =       no_llseek,
-        .release =      mptctl_release,
         .fasync =       mptctl_fasync,
         .unlocked_ioctl = mptctl_ioctl,
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_config.c b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_config.c
index a3fabdbe6ca6..f3384c32b9a1 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_config.c
+++ b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_config.c
@@ -1097,28 +1097,17 @@ static int cfg_fasync(int fd, struct file *fp, int on)
 static int cfg_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
         ulong id = (ulong) file->private_data;
-        struct i2o_cfg_info *p1, *p2;
+        struct i2o_cfg_info *p, **q;
         unsigned long flags;
 
         lock_kernel();
-        p1 = p2 = NULL;
-
         spin_lock_irqsave(&i2o_config_lock, flags);
-        for (p1 = open_files; p1;) {
-                if (p1->q_id == id) {
-
-                        if (p1->fasync)
-                                cfg_fasync(-1, file, 0);
-                        if (p2)
-                                p2->next = p1->next;
-                        else
-                                open_files = p1->next;
-
-                        kfree(p1);
+        for (q = &open_files; (p = *q) != NULL; q = &p->next) {
+                if (p->q_id == id) {
+                        *q = p->next;
+                        kfree(p);
                         break;
                 }
-                p2 = p1;
-                p1 = p1->next;
         }
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&i2o_config_lock, flags);
         unlock_kernel();
diff --git a/drivers/misc/sony-laptop.c b/drivers/misc/sony-laptop.c
index f483c4221f76..06f07e19dc70 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/sony-laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/sony-laptop.c
@@ -1920,7 +1920,6 @@ static int sonypi_misc_fasync(int fd, struct file *filp, int on)
 
 static int sonypi_misc_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-        sonypi_misc_fasync(-1, file, 0);
         atomic_dec(&sonypi_compat.open_count);
         return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index 6daea0c91862..33b6d1b122fb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -1070,8 +1070,6 @@ static int tun_chr_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
         DBG(KERN_INFO "%s: tun_chr_close\n", tun->dev->name);
 
-        tun_chr_fasync(-1, file, 0);
-
         rtnl_lock();
 
         /* Detach from net device */
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-dev.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-dev.c
index 079e9ed907e0..ecdea44ae4e5 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-dev.c
@@ -446,9 +446,6 @@ static int rtc_dev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
         if (rtc->ops->release)
                 rtc->ops->release(rtc->dev.parent);
 
-        if (file->f_flags & FASYNC)
-                rtc_dev_fasync(-1, file, 0);
-
         clear_bit_unlock(RTC_DEV_BUSY, &rtc->flags);
         return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.c
index afe1de998763..a454f94623d7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.c
@@ -2988,17 +2988,6 @@ static int megasas_mgmt_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filep)
 }
 
 /**
- * megasas_mgmt_release - char node "release" entry point
- */
-static int megasas_mgmt_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filep)
-{
-        filep->private_data = NULL;
-        fasync_helper(-1, filep, 0, &megasas_async_queue);
-
-        return 0;
-}
-
-/**
  * megasas_mgmt_fasync -        Async notifier registration from applications
  *
  * This function adds the calling process to a driver global queue. When an
@@ -3345,7 +3334,6 @@ megasas_mgmt_compat_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 static const struct file_operations megasas_mgmt_fops = {
         .owner = THIS_MODULE,
         .open = megasas_mgmt_open,
-        .release = megasas_mgmt_release,
         .fasync = megasas_mgmt_fasync,
         .unlocked_ioctl = megasas_mgmt_ioctl,
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sg.c b/drivers/scsi/sg.c
index 9adf35bd8b56..5103855242ae 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sg.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sg.c
@@ -327,7 +327,6 @@ sg_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
         if ((!(sfp = (Sg_fd *) filp->private_data)) || (!(sdp = sfp->parentdp)))
                 return -ENXIO;
         SCSI_LOG_TIMEOUT(3, printk("sg_release: %s\n", sdp->disk->disk_name));
-        sg_fasync(-1, filp, 0); /* remove filp from async notification list */
         if (0 == sg_remove_sfp(sdp, sfp)) {     /* Returns 1 when sdp gone */
                 if (!sdp->detached) {
                         scsi_device_put(sdp->device);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/me4000/me4000.c b/drivers/staging/me4000/me4000.c
index 0b33773bb4f6..cf8b01bcac8d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/me4000/me4000.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/me4000/me4000.c
@@ -1633,9 +1633,6 @@ static int me4000_release(struct inode *inode_p, struct file *file_p)
 
                 free_irq(ext_int_context->irq, ext_int_context);
 
-                /* Delete the fasync structure and free memory */
-                me4000_ext_int_fasync(0, file_p, 0);
-
                 /* Mark as unused */
                 ext_int_context->in_use = 0;
         } else {
diff --git a/drivers/telephony/ixj.c b/drivers/telephony/ixj.c
index 41b6530b8f25..a913efc69669 100644
--- a/drivers/telephony/ixj.c
+++ b/drivers/telephony/ixj.c
@@ -2328,7 +2328,6 @@ static int ixj_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file_p)
         j->rec_codec = j->play_codec = 0;
         j->rec_frame_size = j->play_frame_size = 0;
         j->flags.cidsent = j->flags.cidring = 0;
-        ixj_fasync(-1, file_p, 0);      /* remove from list of async notification */
 
         if(j->cardtype == QTI_LINEJACK && !j->readers && !j->writers) {
                 ixj_set_port(j, PORT_PSTN);
diff --git a/drivers/uio/uio.c b/drivers/uio/uio.c
index f9b4647255aa..2d2440cd57a9 100644
--- a/drivers/uio/uio.c
+++ b/drivers/uio/uio.c
@@ -367,9 +367,6 @@ static int uio_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filep)
                 ret = idev->info->release(idev->info, inode);
 
         module_put(idev->owner);
-
-        if (filep->f_flags & FASYNC)
-                ret = uio_fasync(-1, filep, 0);
         kfree(listener);
         return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/inode.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/inode.c
index f4585d3e90d7..eeb26c0f88e5 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/inode.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/inode.c
@@ -1251,7 +1251,6 @@ dev_release (struct inode *inode, struct file *fd)
          * alternatively, all host requests will time out.
          */
 
-        fasync_helper (-1, fd, 0, &dev->fasync);
         kfree (dev->buf);
         dev->buf = NULL;
         put_dev (dev);