2 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/sysdev.h b/include/linux/sysdev.h
index e699ab279c2c..e285746588d6 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysdev.h
@@ -101,8 +101,7 @@ struct sysdev_attribute {
 
 #define _SYSDEV_ATTR(_name,_mode,_show,_store)                  \
 {                                                               \
-        .attr = { .name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode,    \
-                 .owner = THIS_MODULE },                        \
+        .attr = { .name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode },  \
         .show   = _show,                                        \
         .store  = _store,                                       \
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/sysfs.h b/include/linux/sysfs.h
index 2f86b080b39d..161e19aa2b4f 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysfs.h
@@ -20,9 +20,13 @@ struct module;
 struct nameidata;
 struct dentry;
 
+/* FIXME
+ * The *owner field is no longer used, but leave around
+ * until the tree gets cleaned up fully.
+ */
 struct attribute {
         const char              * name;
-        struct module           * owner;
+        struct module           * owner;
         mode_t                  mode;
 };
 
@@ -39,14 +43,14 @@ struct attribute_group {
  */
 
 #define __ATTR(_name,_mode,_show,_store) { \
-        .attr = {.name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode, .owner = THIS_MODULE },     \
+        .attr = {.name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode },   \
         .show   = _show,                                        \
         .store  = _store,                                       \
 }
 
 #define __ATTR_RO(_name) { \
-        .attr   = { .name = __stringify(_name), .mode = 0444, .owner = THIS_MODULE },   \
-        .show   = _name##_show, \
+        .attr   = { .name = __stringify(_name), .mode = 0444 }, \
+        .show   = _name##_show,                                 \
 }
 
 #define __ATTR_NULL { .attr = { .name = NULL } }