1 files changed, 5 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index d673d9b5d33f..a84b734f7b29 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ sysfs_write_file(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t
 static int sysfs_open_file(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
         struct sysfs_dirent *attr_sd = file->f_path.dentry->d_fsdata;
-        struct attribute *attr = attr_sd->s_elem.attr.attr;
         struct kobject *kobj = attr_sd->s_parent->s_elem.dir.kobj;
         struct sysfs_buffer * buffer;
         struct sysfs_ops * ops = NULL;
@@ -251,11 +250,6 @@ static int sysfs_open_file(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
         if (!sysfs_get_active_two(attr_sd))
                 return -ENODEV;
 
-        /* Grab the module reference for this attribute */
-        error = -ENODEV;
-        if (!try_module_get(attr->owner))
-                goto err_sput;
-
         /* if the kobject has no ktype, then we assume that it is a subsystem
          * itself, and use ops for it.
          */
@@ -272,7 +266,7 @@ static int sysfs_open_file(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
          * or the subsystem have no operations.
          */
         if (!ops)
-                goto err_mput;
+                goto err_out;
 
         /* File needs write support.
          * The inode's perms must say it's ok, 
@@ -280,7 +274,7 @@ static int sysfs_open_file(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
          */
         if (file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) {
                 if (!(inode->i_mode & S_IWUGO) || !ops->store)
-                        goto err_mput;
+                        goto err_out;
         }
 
         /* File needs read support.
@@ -289,7 +283,7 @@ static int sysfs_open_file(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
          */
         if (file->f_mode & FMODE_READ) {
                 if (!(inode->i_mode & S_IRUGO) || !ops->show)
-                        goto err_mput;
+                        goto err_out;
         }
 
         /* No error? Great, allocate a buffer for the file, and store it
@@ -298,7 +292,7 @@ static int sysfs_open_file(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
         error = -ENOMEM;
         buffer = kzalloc(sizeof(struct sysfs_buffer), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!buffer)
-                goto err_mput;
+                goto err_out;
 
         init_MUTEX(&buffer->sem);
         buffer->needs_read_fill = 1;
@@ -310,9 +304,7 @@ static int sysfs_open_file(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
         sysfs_get(attr_sd);
         return 0;
 
- err_mput:
-        module_put(attr->owner);
- err_sput:
+ err_out:
         sysfs_put_active_two(attr_sd);
         return error;
 }
@@ -320,12 +312,9 @@ static int sysfs_open_file(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 static int sysfs_release(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp)
 {
         struct sysfs_dirent *attr_sd = filp->f_path.dentry->d_fsdata;
-        struct attribute *attr = attr_sd->s_elem.attr.attr;
         struct sysfs_buffer *buffer = filp->private_data;
 
         sysfs_put(attr_sd);
-        /* After this point, attr should not be accessed. */
-        module_put(attr->owner);
 
         if (buffer) {
                 if (buffer->page)