6 files changed, 8 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/hrtimer.c b/kernel/hrtimer.c
index 421be5fe5cc7..861b4088092a 100644
--- a/kernel/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/hrtimer.c
@@ -1669,7 +1669,7 @@ void __init hrtimers_init(void)
                           (void *)(long)smp_processor_id());
         register_cpu_notifier(&hrtimers_nb);
 #ifdef CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS
-        open_softirq(HRTIMER_SOFTIRQ, run_hrtimer_softirq, NULL);
+        open_softirq(HRTIMER_SOFTIRQ, run_hrtimer_softirq);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/rcuclassic.c b/kernel/rcuclassic.c
index f4ffbd0f306f..f6e01f3ae9c6 100644
--- a/kernel/rcuclassic.c
+++ b/kernel/rcuclassic.c
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ static void __cpuinit rcu_online_cpu(int cpu)
 
         rcu_init_percpu_data(cpu, &rcu_ctrlblk, rdp);
         rcu_init_percpu_data(cpu, &rcu_bh_ctrlblk, bh_rdp);
-        open_softirq(RCU_SOFTIRQ, rcu_process_callbacks, NULL);
+        open_softirq(RCU_SOFTIRQ, rcu_process_callbacks);
 }
 
 static int __cpuinit rcu_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
diff --git a/kernel/rcupreempt.c b/kernel/rcupreempt.c
index e1cdf196a515..9dd827db359f 100644
--- a/kernel/rcupreempt.c
+++ b/kernel/rcupreempt.c
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ void __init __rcu_init(void)
         for_each_online_cpu(cpu)
                 rcu_cpu_notify(&rcu_nb, CPU_UP_PREPARE, (void *)(long) cpu);
 
-        open_softirq(RCU_SOFTIRQ, rcu_process_callbacks, NULL);
+        open_softirq(RCU_SOFTIRQ, rcu_process_callbacks);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index cfa222a91539..56ea3a203a5a 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -8154,7 +8154,7 @@ void __init sched_init(void)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-        open_softirq(SCHED_SOFTIRQ, run_rebalance_domains, NULL);
+        open_softirq(SCHED_SOFTIRQ, run_rebalance_domains);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RT_MUTEXES
diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
index 36e061740047..059256874e9b 100644
--- a/kernel/softirq.c
+++ b/kernel/softirq.c
@@ -347,9 +347,8 @@ void raise_softirq(unsigned int nr)
         local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 
-void open_softirq(int nr, void (*action)(struct softirq_action*), void *data)
+void open_softirq(int nr, void (*action)(struct softirq_action *))
 {
-        softirq_vec[nr].data = data;
         softirq_vec[nr].action = action;
 }
 
@@ -503,8 +502,8 @@ void __init softirq_init(void)
                         &per_cpu(tasklet_hi_vec, cpu).head;
         }
 
-        open_softirq(TASKLET_SOFTIRQ, tasklet_action, NULL);
-        open_softirq(HI_SOFTIRQ, tasklet_hi_action, NULL);
+        open_softirq(TASKLET_SOFTIRQ, tasklet_action);
+        open_softirq(HI_SOFTIRQ, tasklet_hi_action);
 }
 
 static int ksoftirqd(void * __bind_cpu)
diff --git a/kernel/timer.c b/kernel/timer.c
index ceacc6626572..b4da888497fa 100644
--- a/kernel/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/timer.c
@@ -1502,7 +1502,7 @@ void __init init_timers(void)
 
         BUG_ON(err == NOTIFY_BAD);
         register_cpu_notifier(&timers_nb);
-        open_softirq(TIMER_SOFTIRQ, run_timer_softirq, NULL);
+        open_softirq(TIMER_SOFTIRQ, run_timer_softirq);
 }
 
 /**