diff --git a/kernel/hung_task.c b/kernel/hung_task.c
index 022a492..d4e8417 100644
--- a/kernel/hung_task.c
+++ b/kernel/hung_task.c
@@ -171,12 +171,12 @@
  * Process updating of timeout sysctl
  */
 int proc_dohung_task_timeout_secs(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
-				  struct file *filp, void __user *buffer,
+				  void __user *buffer,
 				  size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = proc_doulongvec_minmax(table, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+	ret = proc_doulongvec_minmax(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 
 	if (ret || !write)
 		goto out;
diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index 0d0361b..ee61f45 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -10312,7 +10312,7 @@
 #endif /* CONFIG_RT_GROUP_SCHED */
 
 int sched_rt_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
-		struct file *filp, void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
+		void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
 		loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -10323,7 +10323,7 @@
 	old_period = sysctl_sched_rt_period;
 	old_runtime = sysctl_sched_rt_runtime;
 
-	ret = proc_dointvec(table, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+	ret = proc_dointvec(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 
 	if (!ret && write) {
 		ret = sched_rt_global_constraints();
diff --git a/kernel/sched_fair.c b/kernel/sched_fair.c
index ecc637a..4e777b4 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_fair.c
@@ -384,10 +384,10 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_DEBUG
 int sched_nr_latency_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
-		struct file *filp, void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
+		void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
 		loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	int ret = proc_dointvec_minmax(table, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+	int ret = proc_dointvec_minmax(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 
 	if (ret || !write)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/kernel/slow-work.c b/kernel/slow-work.c
index 09d7519..0d31135 100644
--- a/kernel/slow-work.c
+++ b/kernel/slow-work.c
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@
 static void slow_work_oom_timeout(unsigned long);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
-static int slow_work_min_threads_sysctl(struct ctl_table *, int, struct file *,
+static int slow_work_min_threads_sysctl(struct ctl_table *, int,
 					void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
 
-static int slow_work_max_threads_sysctl(struct ctl_table *, int , struct file *,
+static int slow_work_max_threads_sysctl(struct ctl_table *, int ,
 					void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
 #endif
 
@@ -493,10 +493,10 @@
  * Handle adjustment of the minimum number of threads
  */
 static int slow_work_min_threads_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
-					struct file *filp, void __user *buffer,
+					void __user *buffer,
 					size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	int ret = proc_dointvec_minmax(table, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+	int ret = proc_dointvec_minmax(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 	int n;
 
 	if (ret == 0) {
@@ -521,10 +521,10 @@
  * Handle adjustment of the maximum number of threads
  */
 static int slow_work_max_threads_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
-					struct file *filp, void __user *buffer,
+					void __user *buffer,
 					size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	int ret = proc_dointvec_minmax(table, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+	int ret = proc_dointvec_minmax(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 	int n;
 
 	if (ret == 0) {
diff --git a/kernel/softlockup.c b/kernel/softlockup.c
index 88796c3..81324d1 100644
--- a/kernel/softlockup.c
+++ b/kernel/softlockup.c
@@ -90,11 +90,11 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(touch_all_softlockup_watchdogs);
 
 int proc_dosoftlockup_thresh(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
-			     struct file *filp, void __user *buffer,
+			     void __user *buffer,
 			     size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	touch_all_softlockup_watchdogs();
-	return proc_dointvec_minmax(table, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+	return proc_dointvec_minmax(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 37abb8c..a02697b 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL
-static int proc_do_cad_pid(struct ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+static int proc_do_cad_pid(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		  void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos);
-static int proc_taint(struct ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+static int proc_taint(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 			       void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos);
 #endif
 
@@ -2226,7 +2226,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL
 
 static int _proc_do_string(void* data, int maxlen, int write,
-			   struct file *filp, void __user *buffer,
+			   void __user *buffer,
 			   size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	size_t len;
@@ -2287,7 +2287,6 @@
  * proc_dostring - read a string sysctl
  * @table: the sysctl table
  * @write: %TRUE if this is a write to the sysctl file
- * @filp: the file structure
  * @buffer: the user buffer
  * @lenp: the size of the user buffer
  * @ppos: file position
@@ -2301,10 +2300,10 @@
  *
  * Returns 0 on success.
  */
-int proc_dostring(struct ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+int proc_dostring(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		  void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	return _proc_do_string(table->data, table->maxlen, write, filp,
+	return _proc_do_string(table->data, table->maxlen, write,
 			       buffer, lenp, ppos);
 }
 
@@ -2329,7 +2328,7 @@
 }
 
 static int __do_proc_dointvec(void *tbl_data, struct ctl_table *table,
-		  int write, struct file *filp, void __user *buffer,
+		  int write, void __user *buffer,
 		  size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos,
 		  int (*conv)(int *negp, unsigned long *lvalp, int *valp,
 			      int write, void *data),
@@ -2436,13 +2435,13 @@
 #undef TMPBUFLEN
 }
 
-static int do_proc_dointvec(struct ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+static int do_proc_dointvec(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		  void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos,
 		  int (*conv)(int *negp, unsigned long *lvalp, int *valp,
 			      int write, void *data),
 		  void *data)
 {
-	return __do_proc_dointvec(table->data, table, write, filp,
+	return __do_proc_dointvec(table->data, table, write,
 			buffer, lenp, ppos, conv, data);
 }
 
@@ -2450,7 +2449,6 @@
  * proc_dointvec - read a vector of integers
  * @table: the sysctl table
  * @write: %TRUE if this is a write to the sysctl file
- * @filp: the file structure
  * @buffer: the user buffer
  * @lenp: the size of the user buffer
  * @ppos: file position
@@ -2460,10 +2458,10 @@
  *
  * Returns 0 on success.
  */
-int proc_dointvec(struct ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+int proc_dointvec(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		     void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-    return do_proc_dointvec(table,write,filp,buffer,lenp,ppos,
+    return do_proc_dointvec(table,write,buffer,lenp,ppos,
 		    	    NULL,NULL);
 }
 
@@ -2471,7 +2469,7 @@
  * Taint values can only be increased
  * This means we can safely use a temporary.
  */
-static int proc_taint(struct ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+static int proc_taint(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 			       void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	struct ctl_table t;
@@ -2483,7 +2481,7 @@
 
 	t = *table;
 	t.data = &tmptaint;
-	err = proc_doulongvec_minmax(&t, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+	err = proc_doulongvec_minmax(&t, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
@@ -2535,7 +2533,6 @@
  * proc_dointvec_minmax - read a vector of integers with min/max values
  * @table: the sysctl table
  * @write: %TRUE if this is a write to the sysctl file
- * @filp: the file structure
  * @buffer: the user buffer
  * @lenp: the size of the user buffer
  * @ppos: file position
@@ -2548,19 +2545,18 @@
  *
  * Returns 0 on success.
  */
-int proc_dointvec_minmax(struct ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+int proc_dointvec_minmax(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		  void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	struct do_proc_dointvec_minmax_conv_param param = {
 		.min = (int *) table->extra1,
 		.max = (int *) table->extra2,
 	};
-	return do_proc_dointvec(table, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos,
+	return do_proc_dointvec(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos,
 				do_proc_dointvec_minmax_conv, &param);
 }
 
 static int __do_proc_doulongvec_minmax(void *data, struct ctl_table *table, int write,
-				     struct file *filp,
 				     void __user *buffer,
 				     size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos,
 				     unsigned long convmul,
@@ -2665,21 +2661,19 @@
 }
 
 static int do_proc_doulongvec_minmax(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
-				     struct file *filp,
 				     void __user *buffer,
 				     size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos,
 				     unsigned long convmul,
 				     unsigned long convdiv)
 {
 	return __do_proc_doulongvec_minmax(table->data, table, write,
-			filp, buffer, lenp, ppos, convmul, convdiv);
+			buffer, lenp, ppos, convmul, convdiv);
 }
 
 /**
  * proc_doulongvec_minmax - read a vector of long integers with min/max values
  * @table: the sysctl table
  * @write: %TRUE if this is a write to the sysctl file
- * @filp: the file structure
  * @buffer: the user buffer
  * @lenp: the size of the user buffer
  * @ppos: file position
@@ -2692,17 +2686,16 @@
  *
  * Returns 0 on success.
  */
-int proc_doulongvec_minmax(struct ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+int proc_doulongvec_minmax(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 			   void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-    return do_proc_doulongvec_minmax(table, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos, 1l, 1l);
+    return do_proc_doulongvec_minmax(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos, 1l, 1l);
 }
 
 /**
  * proc_doulongvec_ms_jiffies_minmax - read a vector of millisecond values with min/max values
  * @table: the sysctl table
  * @write: %TRUE if this is a write to the sysctl file
- * @filp: the file structure
  * @buffer: the user buffer
  * @lenp: the size of the user buffer
  * @ppos: file position
@@ -2717,11 +2710,10 @@
  * Returns 0 on success.
  */
 int proc_doulongvec_ms_jiffies_minmax(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
-				      struct file *filp,
 				      void __user *buffer,
 				      size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-    return do_proc_doulongvec_minmax(table, write, filp, buffer,
+    return do_proc_doulongvec_minmax(table, write, buffer,
 				     lenp, ppos, HZ, 1000l);
 }
 
@@ -2797,7 +2789,6 @@
  * proc_dointvec_jiffies - read a vector of integers as seconds
  * @table: the sysctl table
  * @write: %TRUE if this is a write to the sysctl file
- * @filp: the file structure
  * @buffer: the user buffer
  * @lenp: the size of the user buffer
  * @ppos: file position
@@ -2809,10 +2800,10 @@
  *
  * Returns 0 on success.
  */
-int proc_dointvec_jiffies(struct ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+int proc_dointvec_jiffies(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 			  void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-    return do_proc_dointvec(table,write,filp,buffer,lenp,ppos,
+    return do_proc_dointvec(table,write,buffer,lenp,ppos,
 		    	    do_proc_dointvec_jiffies_conv,NULL);
 }
 
@@ -2820,7 +2811,6 @@
  * proc_dointvec_userhz_jiffies - read a vector of integers as 1/USER_HZ seconds
  * @table: the sysctl table
  * @write: %TRUE if this is a write to the sysctl file
- * @filp: the file structure
  * @buffer: the user buffer
  * @lenp: the size of the user buffer
  * @ppos: pointer to the file position
@@ -2832,10 +2822,10 @@
  *
  * Returns 0 on success.
  */
-int proc_dointvec_userhz_jiffies(struct ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+int proc_dointvec_userhz_jiffies(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 				 void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-    return do_proc_dointvec(table,write,filp,buffer,lenp,ppos,
+    return do_proc_dointvec(table,write,buffer,lenp,ppos,
 		    	    do_proc_dointvec_userhz_jiffies_conv,NULL);
 }
 
@@ -2843,7 +2833,6 @@
  * proc_dointvec_ms_jiffies - read a vector of integers as 1 milliseconds
  * @table: the sysctl table
  * @write: %TRUE if this is a write to the sysctl file
- * @filp: the file structure
  * @buffer: the user buffer
  * @lenp: the size of the user buffer
  * @ppos: file position
@@ -2856,14 +2845,14 @@
  *
  * Returns 0 on success.
  */
-int proc_dointvec_ms_jiffies(struct ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+int proc_dointvec_ms_jiffies(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 			     void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	return do_proc_dointvec(table, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos,
+	return do_proc_dointvec(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos,
 				do_proc_dointvec_ms_jiffies_conv, NULL);
 }
 
-static int proc_do_cad_pid(struct ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+static int proc_do_cad_pid(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 			   void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	struct pid *new_pid;
@@ -2872,7 +2861,7 @@
 
 	tmp = pid_vnr(cad_pid);
 
-	r = __do_proc_dointvec(&tmp, table, write, filp, buffer,
+	r = __do_proc_dointvec(&tmp, table, write, buffer,
 			       lenp, ppos, NULL, NULL);
 	if (r || !write)
 		return r;
@@ -2887,50 +2876,49 @@
 
 #else /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
 
-int proc_dostring(struct ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+int proc_dostring(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		  void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	return -ENOSYS;
 }
 
-int proc_dointvec(struct ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+int proc_dointvec(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		  void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	return -ENOSYS;
 }
 
-int proc_dointvec_minmax(struct ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+int proc_dointvec_minmax(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		    void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	return -ENOSYS;
 }
 
-int proc_dointvec_jiffies(struct ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+int proc_dointvec_jiffies(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		    void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	return -ENOSYS;
 }
 
-int proc_dointvec_userhz_jiffies(struct ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+int proc_dointvec_userhz_jiffies(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		    void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	return -ENOSYS;
 }
 
-int proc_dointvec_ms_jiffies(struct ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+int proc_dointvec_ms_jiffies(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 			     void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	return -ENOSYS;
 }
 
-int proc_doulongvec_minmax(struct ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+int proc_doulongvec_minmax(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		    void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	return -ENOSYS;
 }
 
 int proc_doulongvec_ms_jiffies_minmax(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
-				      struct file *filp,
 				      void __user *buffer,
 				      size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 23df7771..a142579 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -3015,7 +3015,7 @@
 
 int
 ftrace_enable_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
-		     struct file *file, void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
+		     void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
 		     loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -3025,7 +3025,7 @@
 
 	mutex_lock(&ftrace_lock);
 
-	ret  = proc_dointvec(table, write, file, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+	ret  = proc_dointvec(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 
 	if (ret || !write || (last_ftrace_enabled == !!ftrace_enabled))
 		goto out;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_stack.c b/kernel/trace/trace_stack.c
index 0f6facb..8504ac7 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_stack.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_stack.c
@@ -296,14 +296,14 @@
 
 int
 stack_trace_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
-		   struct file *file, void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
+		   void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
 		   loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&stack_sysctl_mutex);
 
-	ret = proc_dointvec(table, write, file, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+	ret = proc_dointvec(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 
 	if (ret || !write ||
 	    (last_stack_tracer_enabled == !!stack_tracer_enabled))
diff --git a/kernel/utsname_sysctl.c b/kernel/utsname_sysctl.c
index 92359cc..69eae35 100644
--- a/kernel/utsname_sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/utsname_sysctl.c
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@
  *	Special case of dostring for the UTS structure. This has locks
  *	to observe. Should this be in kernel/sys.c ????
  */
-static int proc_do_uts_string(ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+static int proc_do_uts_string(ctl_table *table, int write,
 		  void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	struct ctl_table uts_table;
 	int r;
 	memcpy(&uts_table, table, sizeof(uts_table));
 	uts_table.data = get_uts(table, write);
-	r = proc_dostring(&uts_table,write,filp,buffer,lenp, ppos);
+	r = proc_dostring(&uts_table,write,buffer,lenp, ppos);
 	put_uts(table, write, uts_table.data);
 	return r;
 }