diff --git a/net/bridge/br_netfilter.c b/net/bridge/br_netfilter.c
index 907a82e..a16a234 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_netfilter.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_netfilter.c
@@ -965,12 +965,12 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 static
-int brnf_sysctl_call_tables(ctl_table * ctl, int write, struct file *filp,
+int brnf_sysctl_call_tables(ctl_table * ctl, int write,
 			    void __user * buffer, size_t * lenp, loff_t * ppos)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = proc_dointvec(ctl, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+	ret = proc_dointvec(ctl, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 
 	if (write && *(int *)(ctl->data))
 		*(int *)(ctl->data) = 1;
diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
index 1c6a5bb..6e1f085 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
 static int min_priority[1];
 static int max_priority[] = { 127 }; /* From DECnet spec */
 
-static int dn_forwarding_proc(ctl_table *, int, struct file *,
+static int dn_forwarding_proc(ctl_table *, int,
 			void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
 static int dn_forwarding_sysctl(ctl_table *table,
 			void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@
 }
 
 static int dn_forwarding_proc(ctl_table *table, int write,
-				struct file *filep,
 				void __user *buffer,
 				size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
@@ -290,7 +289,7 @@
 	dn_db = dev->dn_ptr;
 	old = dn_db->parms.forwarding;
 
-	err = proc_dointvec(table, write, filep, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+	err = proc_dointvec(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 
 	if ((err >= 0) && write) {
 		if (dn_db->parms.forwarding < 0)
diff --git a/net/decnet/sysctl_net_decnet.c b/net/decnet/sysctl_net_decnet.c
index 5bcd592..26b0ab1 100644
--- a/net/decnet/sysctl_net_decnet.c
+++ b/net/decnet/sysctl_net_decnet.c
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@
 }
 
 static int dn_node_address_handler(ctl_table *table, int write,
-				struct file *filp,
 				void __user *buffer,
 				size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
@@ -276,7 +275,6 @@
 
 
 static int dn_def_dev_handler(ctl_table *table, int write,
-				struct file * filp,
 				void __user *buffer,
 				size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/devinet.c b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
index 07336c6..e92f1fd 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
@@ -1270,10 +1270,10 @@
 }
 
 static int devinet_conf_proc(ctl_table *ctl, int write,
-			     struct file *filp, void __user *buffer,
+			     void __user *buffer,
 			     size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	int ret = proc_dointvec(ctl, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+	int ret = proc_dointvec(ctl, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 
 	if (write) {
 		struct ipv4_devconf *cnf = ctl->extra1;
@@ -1342,12 +1342,12 @@
 }
 
 static int devinet_sysctl_forward(ctl_table *ctl, int write,
-				  struct file *filp, void __user *buffer,
+				  void __user *buffer,
 				  size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	int *valp = ctl->data;
 	int val = *valp;
-	int ret = proc_dointvec(ctl, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+	int ret = proc_dointvec(ctl, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 
 	if (write && *valp != val) {
 		struct net *net = ctl->extra2;
@@ -1372,12 +1372,12 @@
 }
 
 int ipv4_doint_and_flush(ctl_table *ctl, int write,
-			 struct file *filp, void __user *buffer,
+			 void __user *buffer,
 			 size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	int *valp = ctl->data;
 	int val = *valp;
-	int ret = proc_dointvec(ctl, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+	int ret = proc_dointvec(ctl, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 	struct net *net = ctl->extra2;
 
 	if (write && *valp != val)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index df93473..bb41992 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -3036,7 +3036,7 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 static int ipv4_sysctl_rtcache_flush(ctl_table *__ctl, int write,
-					struct file *filp, void __user *buffer,
+					void __user *buffer,
 					size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	if (write) {
@@ -3046,7 +3046,7 @@
 
 		memcpy(&ctl, __ctl, sizeof(ctl));
 		ctl.data = &flush_delay;
-		proc_dointvec(&ctl, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+		proc_dointvec(&ctl, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 
 		net = (struct net *)__ctl->extra1;
 		rt_cache_flush(net, flush_delay);
@@ -3106,12 +3106,11 @@
 }
 
 static int ipv4_sysctl_rt_secret_interval(ctl_table *ctl, int write,
-					  struct file *filp,
 					  void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
 					  loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	int old = ip_rt_secret_interval;
-	int ret = proc_dointvec_jiffies(ctl, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+	int ret = proc_dointvec_jiffies(ctl, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 
 	rt_secret_reschedule(old);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
index 4710d21..2dcf04d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 }
 
 /* Validate changes from /proc interface. */
-static int ipv4_local_port_range(ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+static int ipv4_local_port_range(ctl_table *table, int write,
 				 void __user *buffer,
 				 size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 	};
 
 	inet_get_local_port_range(range, range + 1);
-	ret = proc_dointvec_minmax(&tmp, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+	ret = proc_dointvec_minmax(&tmp, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 
 	if (write && ret == 0) {
 		if (range[1] < range[0])
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 }
 
 
-static int proc_tcp_congestion_control(ctl_table *ctl, int write, struct file * filp,
+static int proc_tcp_congestion_control(ctl_table *ctl, int write,
 				       void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	char val[TCP_CA_NAME_MAX];
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 
 	tcp_get_default_congestion_control(val);
 
-	ret = proc_dostring(&tbl, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+	ret = proc_dostring(&tbl, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 	if (write && ret == 0)
 		ret = tcp_set_default_congestion_control(val);
 	return ret;
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 }
 
 static int proc_tcp_available_congestion_control(ctl_table *ctl,
-						 int write, struct file * filp,
+						 int write,
 						 void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
 						 loff_t *ppos)
 {
@@ -140,13 +140,13 @@
 	if (!tbl.data)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	tcp_get_available_congestion_control(tbl.data, TCP_CA_BUF_MAX);
-	ret = proc_dostring(&tbl, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+	ret = proc_dostring(&tbl, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 	kfree(tbl.data);
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static int proc_allowed_congestion_control(ctl_table *ctl,
-					   int write, struct file * filp,
+					   int write,
 					   void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
 					   loff_t *ppos)
 {
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	tcp_get_allowed_congestion_control(tbl.data, tbl.maxlen);
-	ret = proc_dostring(&tbl, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+	ret = proc_dostring(&tbl, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 	if (write && ret == 0)
 		ret = tcp_set_allowed_congestion_control(tbl.data);
 	kfree(tbl.data);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 55f486d..1fd0a3d 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -3986,14 +3986,14 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 
 static
-int addrconf_sysctl_forward(ctl_table *ctl, int write, struct file * filp,
+int addrconf_sysctl_forward(ctl_table *ctl, int write,
 			   void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	int *valp = ctl->data;
 	int val = *valp;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = proc_dointvec(ctl, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+	ret = proc_dointvec(ctl, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 
 	if (write)
 		ret = addrconf_fixup_forwarding(ctl, valp, val);
@@ -4090,14 +4090,14 @@
 }
 
 static
-int addrconf_sysctl_disable(ctl_table *ctl, int write, struct file * filp,
+int addrconf_sysctl_disable(ctl_table *ctl, int write,
 			    void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	int *valp = ctl->data;
 	int val = *valp;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = proc_dointvec(ctl, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+	ret = proc_dointvec(ctl, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 
 	if (write)
 		ret = addrconf_disable_ipv6(ctl, valp, val);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
index 7015478..498b9b0 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
@@ -1735,7 +1735,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-int ndisc_ifinfo_sysctl_change(struct ctl_table *ctl, int write, struct file * filp, void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
+int ndisc_ifinfo_sysctl_change(struct ctl_table *ctl, int write, void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = ctl->extra1;
 	struct inet6_dev *idev;
@@ -1746,16 +1746,16 @@
 		ndisc_warn_deprecated_sysctl(ctl, "syscall", dev ? dev->name : "default");
 
 	if (strcmp(ctl->procname, "retrans_time") == 0)
-		ret = proc_dointvec(ctl, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+		ret = proc_dointvec(ctl, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 
 	else if (strcmp(ctl->procname, "base_reachable_time") == 0)
 		ret = proc_dointvec_jiffies(ctl, write,
-					    filp, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+					    buffer, lenp, ppos);
 
 	else if ((strcmp(ctl->procname, "retrans_time_ms") == 0) ||
 		 (strcmp(ctl->procname, "base_reachable_time_ms") == 0))
 		ret = proc_dointvec_ms_jiffies(ctl, write,
-					       filp, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+					       buffer, lenp, ppos);
 	else
 		ret = -1;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 77aecbe..d6fe764 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -2524,13 +2524,13 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 
 static
-int ipv6_sysctl_rtcache_flush(ctl_table *ctl, int write, struct file * filp,
+int ipv6_sysctl_rtcache_flush(ctl_table *ctl, int write,
 			      void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	struct net *net = current->nsproxy->net_ns;
 	int delay = net->ipv6.sysctl.flush_delay;
 	if (write) {
-		proc_dointvec(ctl, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+		proc_dointvec(ctl, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 		fib6_run_gc(delay <= 0 ? ~0UL : (unsigned long)delay, net);
 		return 0;
 	} else
diff --git a/net/irda/irsysctl.c b/net/irda/irsysctl.c
index 57f8817..5c86567 100644
--- a/net/irda/irsysctl.c
+++ b/net/irda/irsysctl.c
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@
 /* For other sysctl, I've no idea of the range. Maybe Dag could help
  * us on that - Jean II */
 
-static int do_devname(ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+static int do_devname(ctl_table *table, int write,
 		      void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = proc_dostring(table, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+	ret = proc_dostring(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 	if (ret == 0 && write) {
 		struct ias_value *val;
 
@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@
 }
 
 
-static int do_discovery(ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+static int do_discovery(ctl_table *table, int write,
                     void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
        int ret;
 
-       ret = proc_dointvec(table, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+       ret = proc_dointvec(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
        if (ret)
 	       return ret;
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
index fba2892..446e9bd 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
@@ -1496,14 +1496,14 @@
 
 
 static int
-proc_do_defense_mode(ctl_table *table, int write, struct file * filp,
+proc_do_defense_mode(ctl_table *table, int write,
 		     void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	int *valp = table->data;
 	int val = *valp;
 	int rc;
 
-	rc = proc_dointvec(table, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+	rc = proc_dointvec(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 	if (write && (*valp != val)) {
 		if ((*valp < 0) || (*valp > 3)) {
 			/* Restore the correct value */
@@ -1517,7 +1517,7 @@
 
 
 static int
-proc_do_sync_threshold(ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+proc_do_sync_threshold(ctl_table *table, int write,
 		       void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	int *valp = table->data;
@@ -1527,7 +1527,7 @@
 	/* backup the value first */
 	memcpy(val, valp, sizeof(val));
 
-	rc = proc_dointvec(table, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+	rc = proc_dointvec(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 	if (write && (valp[0] < 0 || valp[1] < 0 || valp[0] >= valp[1])) {
 		/* Restore the correct value */
 		memcpy(valp, val, sizeof(val));
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_log.c b/net/netfilter/nf_log.c
index 4e62030..c93494f 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_log.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_log.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
 static struct ctl_table nf_log_sysctl_table[NFPROTO_NUMPROTO+1];
 static struct ctl_table_header *nf_log_dir_header;
 
-static int nf_log_proc_dostring(ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+static int nf_log_proc_dostring(ctl_table *table, int write,
 			 void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	const struct nf_logger *logger;
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@
 			table->data = "NONE";
 		else
 			table->data = logger->name;
-		r = proc_dostring(table, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+		r = proc_dostring(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 		mutex_unlock(&nf_log_mutex);
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/phonet/sysctl.c b/net/phonet/sysctl.c
index 7b5749ee..2220f33 100644
--- a/net/phonet/sysctl.c
+++ b/net/phonet/sysctl.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 	} while (read_seqretry(&local_port_range_lock, seq));
 }
 
-static int proc_local_port_range(ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+static int proc_local_port_range(ctl_table *table, int write,
 				void __user *buffer,
 				size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 		.extra2 = &local_port_range_max,
 	};
 
-	ret = proc_dointvec_minmax(&tmp, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+	ret = proc_dointvec_minmax(&tmp, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 
 	if (write && ret == 0) {
 		if (range[1] < range[0])
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/sysctl.c b/net/sunrpc/sysctl.c
index 5231f7a..42f9748 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/sysctl.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/sysctl.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static int proc_do_xprt(ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *file,
+static int proc_do_xprt(ctl_table *table, int write,
 			void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	char tmpbuf[256];
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 }
 
 static int
-proc_dodebug(ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *file,
+proc_dodebug(ctl_table *table, int write,
 				void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	char		tmpbuf[20], c, *s;
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma.c
index 8710117..35fb68b 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
  * current value.
  */
 static int read_reset_stat(ctl_table *table, int write,
-			   struct file *filp, void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
+			   void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
 			   loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	atomic_t *stat = (atomic_t *)table->data;