1 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index e88abeecfadf..ffbcf95cd97d 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/lockdep.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/pm.h>
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <asm/device.h>
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ struct device;
 struct device_private;
 struct device_driver;
 struct driver_private;
+struct module;
 struct class;
 struct subsys_private;
 struct bus_type;
@@ -723,10 +724,14 @@ extern int dev_set_drvdata(struct device *dev, void *data);
  */
 extern struct device *__root_device_register(const char *name,
                                              struct module *owner);
-static inline struct device *root_device_register(const char *name)
-{
-        return __root_device_register(name, THIS_MODULE);
-}
+
+/*
+ * This is a macro to avoid include problems with THIS_MODULE,
+ * just as per what is done for device_schedule_callback() above.
+ */
+#define root_device_register(name) \
+        __root_device_register(name, THIS_MODULE)
+
 extern void root_device_unregister(struct device *root);
 
 static inline void *dev_get_platdata(const struct device *dev)