2 files changed, 15 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index ec88fcc9a0d2..9792c315676a 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -1500,7 +1500,6 @@ void register_sysctl_root(struct ctl_table_root *root)
 /* Perform the actual read/write of a sysctl table entry. */
 static int do_sysctl_strategy(struct ctl_table_root *root,
                         struct ctl_table *table,
-                        int __user *name, int nlen,
                         void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
                         void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
 {
@@ -1514,8 +1513,7 @@ static int do_sysctl_strategy(struct ctl_table_root *root,
                 return -EPERM;
 
         if (table->strategy) {
-                rc = table->strategy(table, name, nlen, oldval, oldlenp,
-                                     newval, newlen);
+                rc = table->strategy(table, oldval, oldlenp, newval, newlen);
                 if (rc < 0)
                         return rc;
                 if (rc > 0)
@@ -1525,8 +1523,7 @@ static int do_sysctl_strategy(struct ctl_table_root *root,
         /* If there is no strategy routine, or if the strategy returns
          * zero, proceed with automatic r/w */
         if (table->data && table->maxlen) {
-                rc = sysctl_data(table, name, nlen, oldval, oldlenp,
-                                 newval, newlen);
+                rc = sysctl_data(table, oldval, oldlenp, newval, newlen);
                 if (rc < 0)
                         return rc;
         }
@@ -1558,7 +1555,7 @@ repeat:
                                 table = table->child;
                                 goto repeat;
                         }
-                        error = do_sysctl_strategy(root, table, name, nlen,
+                        error = do_sysctl_strategy(root, table,
                                                    oldval, oldlenp,
                                                    newval, newlen);
                         return error;
@@ -2707,7 +2704,7 @@ int proc_doulongvec_ms_jiffies_minmax(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
  */
 
 /* The generic sysctl data routine (used if no strategy routine supplied) */
-int sysctl_data(struct ctl_table *table, int __user *name, int nlen,
+int sysctl_data(struct ctl_table *table,
                 void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
                 void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
 {
@@ -2741,7 +2738,7 @@ int sysctl_data(struct ctl_table *table, int __user *name, int nlen,
 }
 
 /* The generic string strategy routine: */
-int sysctl_string(struct ctl_table *table, int __user *name, int nlen,
+int sysctl_string(struct ctl_table *table,
                   void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
                   void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
 {
@@ -2787,7 +2784,7 @@ int sysctl_string(struct ctl_table *table, int __user *name, int nlen,
  * are between the minimum and maximum values given in the arrays
  * table->extra1 and table->extra2, respectively.
  */
-int sysctl_intvec(struct ctl_table *table, int __user *name, int nlen,
+int sysctl_intvec(struct ctl_table *table,
                 void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
                 void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
 {
@@ -2823,7 +2820,7 @@ int sysctl_intvec(struct ctl_table *table, int __user *name, int nlen,
 }
 
 /* Strategy function to convert jiffies to seconds */ 
-int sysctl_jiffies(struct ctl_table *table, int __user *name, int nlen,
+int sysctl_jiffies(struct ctl_table *table,
                 void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
                 void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
 {
@@ -2857,7 +2854,7 @@ int sysctl_jiffies(struct ctl_table *table, int __user *name, int nlen,
 }
 
 /* Strategy function to convert jiffies to seconds */ 
-int sysctl_ms_jiffies(struct ctl_table *table, int __user *name, int nlen,
+int sysctl_ms_jiffies(struct ctl_table *table,
                 void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
                 void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
 {
@@ -2912,35 +2909,35 @@ asmlinkage long sys_sysctl(struct __sysctl_args __user *args)
         return error;
 }
 
-int sysctl_data(struct ctl_table *table, int __user *name, int nlen,
+int sysctl_data(struct ctl_table *table,
                   void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
                   void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
 {
         return -ENOSYS;
 }
 
-int sysctl_string(struct ctl_table *table, int __user *name, int nlen,
+int sysctl_string(struct ctl_table *table,
                   void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
                   void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
 {
         return -ENOSYS;
 }
 
-int sysctl_intvec(struct ctl_table *table, int __user *name, int nlen,
+int sysctl_intvec(struct ctl_table *table,
                 void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
                 void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
 {
         return -ENOSYS;
 }
 
-int sysctl_jiffies(struct ctl_table *table, int __user *name, int nlen,
+int sysctl_jiffies(struct ctl_table *table,
                 void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
                 void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
 {
         return -ENOSYS;
 }
 
-int sysctl_ms_jiffies(struct ctl_table *table, int __user *name, int nlen,
+int sysctl_ms_jiffies(struct ctl_table *table,
                 void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
                 void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/utsname_sysctl.c b/kernel/utsname_sysctl.c
index 4ab9659d269e..3b34b3545936 100644
--- a/kernel/utsname_sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/utsname_sysctl.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static int proc_do_uts_string(ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL
 /* The generic string strategy routine: */
-static int sysctl_uts_string(ctl_table *table, int __user *name, int nlen,
+static int sysctl_uts_string(ctl_table *table,
                   void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
                   void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
 {
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ static int sysctl_uts_string(ctl_table *table, int __user *name, int nlen,
         write = newval && newlen;
         memcpy(&uts_table, table, sizeof(uts_table));
         uts_table.data = get_uts(table, write);
-        r = sysctl_string(&uts_table, name, nlen,
-                oldval, oldlenp, newval, newlen);
+        r = sysctl_string(&uts_table, oldval, oldlenp, newval, newlen);
         put_uts(table, write, uts_table.data);
         return r;
 }