diff --git a/arch/ia64/hp/sim/simserial.c b/arch/ia64/hp/sim/simserial.c
index bff0824cf8a43e0be464de603deecc252c182051..f513dc02bb8799ad2b8ec4d85c75baf859238e97 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/hp/sim/simserial.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/hp/sim/simserial.c
@@ -928,7 +928,6 @@ simrs_init (void)
/* Initialize the tty_driver structure */
- hp_simserial_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
hp_simserial_driver->driver_name = "simserial";
hp_simserial_driver->name = "ttyS";
hp_simserial_driver->major = TTY_MAJOR;
diff --git a/arch/m68k/emu/nfcon.c b/arch/m68k/emu/nfcon.c
index ab20dc0ff63bd47075075390abf074b735bb2850..8db25e8069471f03f07335153bf8137c05ef41b4 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/emu/nfcon.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/emu/nfcon.c
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ static int __init nfcon_init(void)
if (!nfcon_tty_driver)
return -ENOMEM;
- nfcon_tty_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
nfcon_tty_driver->driver_name = "nfcon";
nfcon_tty_driver->name = "nfcon";
nfcon_tty_driver->type = TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_SYSTEM;
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/console.c b/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/console.c
index 2c723e8b30da4f7b08b9bb7418735356d69639fb..247e9d40a52e5800a281e7c74b26658ba807be75 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/console.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/console.c
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ int __init rs_init(void)
/* Initialize the tty_driver structure */
- serial_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
serial_driver->driver_name = "iss_serial";
serial_driver->name = "ttyS";
serial_driver->major = TTY_MAJOR;
diff --git a/drivers/char/pcmcia/synclink_cs.c b/drivers/char/pcmcia/synclink_cs.c
index 07f6a5abe3722a1143c0dd71ef6e8527caa155bd..c3bcb1221e6b7aa4d1a93d8119ec1ebccf3987a7 100644
--- a/drivers/char/pcmcia/synclink_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/char/pcmcia/synclink_cs.c
@@ -2836,7 +2836,6 @@ static int __init synclink_cs_init(void)
/* Initialize the tty_driver structure */
- serial_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
serial_driver->driver_name = "synclink_cs";
serial_driver->name = "ttySLP";
serial_driver->major = ttymajor;
diff --git a/drivers/char/ttyprintk.c b/drivers/char/ttyprintk.c
index eedd5474850c5008fe4ea957d73d5197a86dba14..46b77ede84c01cb2b103b3256e2fab39bf16d889 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ttyprintk.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ttyprintk.c
@@ -184,12 +184,10 @@ static int __init ttyprintk_init(void)
if (!ttyprintk_driver)
return ret;
- ttyprintk_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
ttyprintk_driver->driver_name = "ttyprintk";
ttyprintk_driver->name = "ttyprintk";
ttyprintk_driver->major = TTYAUX_MAJOR;
ttyprintk_driver->minor_start = 3;
- ttyprintk_driver->num = 1;
ttyprintk_driver->type = TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_CONSOLE;
ttyprintk_driver->init_termios = tty_std_termios;
ttyprintk_driver->init_termios.c_oflag = OPOST | OCRNL | ONOCR | ONLRET;
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/capi/capi.c b/drivers/isdn/capi/capi.c
index 94948be5d366b130bbec5b50046f7c3ff4496464..baf08eba495cc9f6178a78c4c730a7d986a6cc11 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/capi/capi.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/capi/capi.c
@@ -1287,7 +1287,6 @@ static int __init capinc_tty_init(void)
kfree(capiminors);
return -ENOMEM;
}
- drv->owner = THIS_MODULE;
drv->driver_name = "capi_nc";
drv->name = "capi";
drv->major = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/gigaset/interface.c b/drivers/isdn/gigaset/interface.c
index ee0a549a933a0176fdf9804e580bcc40557c25ac..648260b07f1a10a1f51ed6c2c3741b55c0a79bd5 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/gigaset/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/gigaset/interface.c
@@ -669,17 +669,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gigaset_if_receive);
void gigaset_if_initdriver(struct gigaset_driver *drv, const char *procname,
const char *devname)
{
- unsigned minors = drv->minors;
int ret;
struct tty_driver *tty;
drv->have_tty = 0;
- drv->tty = tty = alloc_tty_driver(minors);
+ drv->tty = tty = alloc_tty_driver(drv->minors);
if (tty == NULL)
goto enomem;
- tty->magic = TTY_DRIVER_MAGIC,
tty->type = TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_SERIAL,
tty->subtype = SERIAL_TYPE_NORMAL,
tty->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
@@ -687,9 +685,6 @@ void gigaset_if_initdriver(struct gigaset_driver *drv, const char *procname,
tty->driver_name = procname;
tty->name = devname;
tty->minor_start = drv->minor;
- tty->num = drv->minors;
-
- tty->owner = THIS_MODULE;
tty->init_termios = tty_std_termios;
tty->init_termios.c_cflag = B9600 | CS8 | CREAD | HUPCL | CLOCAL;
diff --git a/drivers/misc/pti.c b/drivers/misc/pti.c
index 9a35db3d27fc8604935332914cbae6c8a07480d5..383133b201a1ce34c73e4432b42c52fc2bc61032 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/pti.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/pti.c
@@ -907,20 +907,17 @@ static int __init pti_init(void)
/* First register module as tty device */
- pti_tty_driver = alloc_tty_driver(1);
+ pti_tty_driver = alloc_tty_driver(PTITTY_MINOR_NUM);
if (pti_tty_driver == NULL) {
pr_err("%s(%d): Memory allocation failed for ptiTTY driver\n",
__func__, __LINE__);
return -ENOMEM;
}
- pti_tty_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
- pti_tty_driver->magic = TTY_DRIVER_MAGIC;
pti_tty_driver->driver_name = DRIVERNAME;
pti_tty_driver->name = TTYNAME;
pti_tty_driver->major = 0;
pti_tty_driver->minor_start = PTITTY_MINOR_START;
- pti_tty_driver->num = PTITTY_MINOR_NUM;
pti_tty_driver->type = TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_SYSTEM;
pti_tty_driver->subtype = SYSTEM_TYPE_SYSCONS;
pti_tty_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW |
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/card/sdio_uart.c b/drivers/mmc/card/sdio_uart.c
index bd4a67cdac3fcd41347f97319b4014be8658b559..5a2cbfac66d23b3197ea548df65b59c8b5f2bbcf 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/card/sdio_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/card/sdio_uart.c
@@ -1175,7 +1175,6 @@ static int __init sdio_uart_init(void)
if (!tty_drv)
return -ENOMEM;
- tty_drv->owner = THIS_MODULE;
tty_drv->driver_name = "sdio_uart";
tty_drv->name = "ttySDIO";
tty_drv->major = 0; /* dynamically allocated */
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/hso.c b/drivers/net/usb/hso.c
index 304fe78ff60e3b287b608fb4b19bafacb915e315..a73090f4c688ecd9c96d136f41f885d9c0e1331a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/hso.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/hso.c
@@ -3313,7 +3313,6 @@ static int __init hso_init(void)
/* fill in all needed values */
tty_drv->magic = TTY_DRIVER_MAGIC;
- tty_drv->owner = THIS_MODULE;
tty_drv->driver_name = driver_name;
tty_drv->name = tty_filename;
@@ -3322,7 +3321,6 @@ static int __init hso_init(void)
tty_drv->major = tty_major;
tty_drv->minor_start = 0;
- tty_drv->num = HSO_SERIAL_TTY_MINORS;
tty_drv->type = TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_SERIAL;
tty_drv->subtype = SERIAL_TYPE_NORMAL;
tty_drv->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/con3215.c b/drivers/s390/char/con3215.c
index 934458ad55e51782c7b595b48c5f3088393b8495..fe916bfd60f288ed4a9be616b26183e4a082486c 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/con3215.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/con3215.c
@@ -1137,7 +1137,6 @@ static int __init tty3215_init(void)
* proc_entry, set_termios, flush_buffer, set_ldisc, write_proc
*/
- driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
driver->driver_name = "tty3215";
driver->name = "ttyS";
driver->major = TTY_MAJOR;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_tty.c b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_tty.c
index a879c139926ac0deb7ed012684813ca90f934113..40a9d69c898e13fc1dc489d221647bce25bcfacd 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_tty.c
@@ -551,7 +551,6 @@ sclp_tty_init(void)
return rc;
}
- driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
driver->driver_name = "sclp_line";
driver->name = "sclp_line";
driver->major = TTY_MAJOR;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_vt220.c b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_vt220.c
index 5d706e6c946fb37ea87d78dddfef45a628bb00d0..b635472ae660ef42b34758d6a66d31c3d4ad7ba9 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_vt220.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_vt220.c
@@ -685,7 +685,6 @@ static int __init sclp_vt220_tty_init(void)
if (rc)
goto out_driver;
- driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
driver->driver_name = SCLP_VT220_DRIVER_NAME;
driver->name = SCLP_VT220_DEVICE_NAME;
driver->major = SCLP_VT220_MAJOR;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/tty3270.c b/drivers/s390/char/tty3270.c
index 2db1482b406e67517de0bf6585a673f91468457c..b43445a55cb60e74b6e132548dc8b33c0d219373 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/tty3270.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/tty3270.c
@@ -1784,7 +1784,6 @@ static int __init tty3270_init(void)
* Entries in tty3270_driver that are NOT initialized:
* proc_entry, set_termios, flush_buffer, set_ldisc, write_proc
*/
- driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
driver->driver_name = "ttyTUB";
driver->name = "ttyTUB";
driver->major = IBM_TTY3270_MAJOR;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/amiserial.c b/drivers/tty/amiserial.c
index b84c83456dccf276e135cf07e50d7063b7da8440..b42f00d987ae408c75a291af4e6be16eff8a1820 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/amiserial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/amiserial.c
@@ -1974,7 +1974,6 @@ static int __init amiga_serial_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
/* Initialize the tty_driver structure */
- serial_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
serial_driver->driver_name = "amiserial";
serial_driver->name = "ttyS";
serial_driver->major = TTY_MAJOR;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/bfin_jtag_comm.c b/drivers/tty/bfin_jtag_comm.c
index 3a997760ec3233ea44d7886a8e343cd54131f8c7..946f799861f54fe19926ebc06f6e90d2857e5990 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/bfin_jtag_comm.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/bfin_jtag_comm.c
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ static int __init bfin_jc_init(void)
if (!bfin_jc_driver)
goto err_driver;
- bfin_jc_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
bfin_jc_driver->driver_name = DRV_NAME;
bfin_jc_driver->name = DEV_NAME;
bfin_jc_driver->type = TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_SERIAL;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/cyclades.c b/drivers/tty/cyclades.c
index 5575fee7a55e6cbdfe4315256163d36ab2eeb9ef..bc7b5a5650ba11c067c3a45267babb1ebcf86b81 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/cyclades.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/cyclades.c
@@ -4090,7 +4090,6 @@ static int __init cy_init(void)
/* Initialize the tty_driver structure */
- cy_serial_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
cy_serial_driver->driver_name = "cyclades";
cy_serial_driver->name = "ttyC";
cy_serial_driver->major = CYCLADES_MAJOR;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/ehv_bytechan.c b/drivers/tty/ehv_bytechan.c
index 1595dba0072c697cd1712269b0aa225762b4d6b7..4813684cb634ed2c7cf5fae1f0dc4b946426a099 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/ehv_bytechan.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/ehv_bytechan.c
@@ -825,7 +825,6 @@ static int __init ehv_bc_init(void)
goto error;
}
- ehv_bc_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
ehv_bc_driver->driver_name = "ehv-bc";
ehv_bc_driver->name = ehv_bc_console.name;
ehv_bc_driver->type = TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_CONSOLE;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_console.c b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_console.c
index b6b2d18fa38dc9827f47a297cfeb6d013f6b21f7..8880adf5fc6f65ae084481dffb8c390ed40c7ad4 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_console.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_console.c
@@ -917,7 +917,6 @@ static int hvc_init(void)
goto out;
}
- drv->owner = THIS_MODULE;
drv->driver_name = "hvc";
drv->name = "hvc";
drv->major = HVC_MAJOR;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvcs.c b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvcs.c
index df7e7a0a5e6c6deeefe43f12cf3b8571d0cd795f..da0aa476804d204d8b1b73e4bc9409a64ef4431c 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvcs.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvcs.c
@@ -1499,8 +1499,6 @@ static int __devinit hvcs_initialize(void)
goto index_fail;
}
- hvcs_tty_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
-
hvcs_tty_driver->driver_name = hvcs_driver_name;
hvcs_tty_driver->name = hvcs_device_node;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvsi.c b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvsi.c
index 1b5f28bd7930a1fffa25c6fba3c60f1346df52f2..60bc451641890043c872d89aa76ef132eab1abc5 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvsi.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvsi.c
@@ -1088,7 +1088,6 @@ static int __init hvsi_init(void)
if (!hvsi_driver)
return -ENOMEM;
- hvsi_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
hvsi_driver->driver_name = "hvsi";
hvsi_driver->name = "hvsi";
hvsi_driver->major = HVSI_MAJOR;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/ipwireless/tty.c b/drivers/tty/ipwireless/tty.c
index ef92869502a707dc856ade814e0fe82e8ca5008a..6990b3b649d3353479def081bf145e2534bae606 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/ipwireless/tty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/ipwireless/tty.c
@@ -614,7 +614,6 @@ int ipwireless_tty_init(void)
if (!ipw_tty_driver)
return -ENOMEM;
- ipw_tty_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
ipw_tty_driver->driver_name = IPWIRELESS_PCCARD_NAME;
ipw_tty_driver->name = "ttyIPWp";
ipw_tty_driver->major = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/isicom.c b/drivers/tty/isicom.c
index e5c295ab5decd6fb7b7a093f861f7c0f1023f4a7..b3a28b5f02adcb266c4e5c50d048f1c4f253324c 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/isicom.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/isicom.c
@@ -1678,7 +1678,6 @@ static int __init isicom_init(void)
goto error;
}
- isicom_normal->owner = THIS_MODULE;
isicom_normal->name = "ttyM";
isicom_normal->major = ISICOM_NMAJOR;
isicom_normal->minor_start = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/moxa.c b/drivers/tty/moxa.c
index d15a071b1a54c54099a9e17cc67f6f4837e8a68c..4a26323a926f7260f7dfbfc519674d62c43881c9 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/moxa.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/moxa.c
@@ -1036,7 +1036,6 @@ static int __init moxa_init(void)
if (!moxaDriver)
return -ENOMEM;
- moxaDriver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
moxaDriver->name = "ttyMX";
moxaDriver->major = ttymajor;
moxaDriver->minor_start = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/mxser.c b/drivers/tty/mxser.c
index 8998d527232ade4b33f51c8ba234c16122cbe1b1..260d031235247dd07f6bdd8793dc726d08528638 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/mxser.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/mxser.c
@@ -2658,12 +2658,9 @@ static int __init mxser_module_init(void)
MXSER_VERSION);
/* Initialize the tty_driver structure */
- mxvar_sdriver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
- mxvar_sdriver->magic = TTY_DRIVER_MAGIC;
mxvar_sdriver->name = "ttyMI";
mxvar_sdriver->major = ttymajor;
mxvar_sdriver->minor_start = 0;
- mxvar_sdriver->num = MXSER_PORTS + 1;
mxvar_sdriver->type = TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_SERIAL;
mxvar_sdriver->subtype = SERIAL_TYPE_NORMAL;
mxvar_sdriver->init_termios = tty_std_termios;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
index fc7bbba585cee2c2b0d5282c42fb986bfb032a0a..c43b683b6eb811babdb7cbc1a1c6bc75eb7ae413 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
@@ -3120,7 +3120,6 @@ static int __init gsm_init(void)
pr_err("gsm_init: tty allocation failed.\n");
return -EINVAL;
}
- gsm_tty_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
gsm_tty_driver->driver_name = "gsmtty";
gsm_tty_driver->name = "gsmtty";
gsm_tty_driver->major = 0; /* Dynamic */
diff --git a/drivers/tty/nozomi.c b/drivers/tty/nozomi.c
index 580da78b2d8692c89ce4d6cfb139eabd2b1c97b7..e7592f9037daca81455e9b94d7c31d62fdc5c934 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/nozomi.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/nozomi.c
@@ -1916,7 +1916,6 @@ static __init int nozomi_init(void)
if (!ntty_driver)
return -ENOMEM;
- ntty_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
ntty_driver->driver_name = NOZOMI_NAME_TTY;
ntty_driver->name = "noz";
ntty_driver->major = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/pty.c b/drivers/tty/pty.c
index d505837b34782fa44aa9db5965aa84682945886c..f96ecaec24f81f9157809f173e8184dcde352c99 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/pty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/pty.c
@@ -393,7 +393,6 @@ static void __init legacy_pty_init(void)
if (!pty_slave_driver)
panic("Couldn't allocate pty slave driver");
- pty_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
pty_driver->driver_name = "pty_master";
pty_driver->name = "pty";
pty_driver->major = PTY_MASTER_MAJOR;
@@ -411,7 +410,6 @@ static void __init legacy_pty_init(void)
pty_driver->other = pty_slave_driver;
tty_set_operations(pty_driver, &master_pty_ops_bsd);
- pty_slave_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
pty_slave_driver->driver_name = "pty_slave";
pty_slave_driver->name = "ttyp";
pty_slave_driver->major = PTY_SLAVE_MAJOR;
@@ -671,7 +669,6 @@ static void __init unix98_pty_init(void)
if (!pts_driver)
panic("Couldn't allocate Unix98 pts driver");
- ptm_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
ptm_driver->driver_name = "pty_master";
ptm_driver->name = "ptm";
ptm_driver->major = UNIX98_PTY_MASTER_MAJOR;
@@ -690,7 +687,6 @@ static void __init unix98_pty_init(void)
ptm_driver->other = pts_driver;
tty_set_operations(ptm_driver, &ptm_unix98_ops);
- pts_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
pts_driver->driver_name = "pty_slave";
pts_driver->name = "pts";
pts_driver->major = UNIX98_PTY_SLAVE_MAJOR;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/rocket.c b/drivers/tty/rocket.c
index de88aa5566e5eeb5176ebc910b2a1d37cb055637..b088e1ea43311fcc8a53121feeeecd55cb0b5af8 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/rocket.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/rocket.c
@@ -2277,7 +2277,6 @@ static int __init rp_init(void)
* driver with the tty layer.
*/
- rocket_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
rocket_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
rocket_driver->name = "ttyR";
rocket_driver->driver_name = "Comtrol RocketPort";
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/ifx6x60.c b/drivers/tty/serial/ifx6x60.c
index 7e925e20cbaaae5a5b65c9e5a5bb17d33f8381da..144cd3987d4cb5c6c108d0488a41a0e1ba8eca73 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/ifx6x60.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/ifx6x60.c
@@ -1375,12 +1375,9 @@ static int __init ifx_spi_init(void)
return -ENOMEM;
}
- tty_drv->magic = TTY_DRIVER_MAGIC;
- tty_drv->owner = THIS_MODULE;
tty_drv->driver_name = DRVNAME;
tty_drv->name = TTYNAME;
tty_drv->minor_start = IFX_SPI_TTY_ID;
- tty_drv->num = 1;
tty_drv->type = TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_SERIAL;
tty_drv->subtype = SERIAL_TYPE_NORMAL;
tty_drv->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/msm_smd_tty.c b/drivers/tty/serial/msm_smd_tty.c
index 4f41dcdcb7719767a790f7bc98f654a3895ead38..b25e6ee7144374e258b646608a41978f1d2f1a3b 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/msm_smd_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/msm_smd_tty.c
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ static int __init smd_tty_init(void)
if (smd_tty_driver == 0)
return -ENOMEM;
- smd_tty_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
smd_tty_driver->driver_name = "smd_tty_driver";
smd_tty_driver->name = "smd";
smd_tty_driver->major = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index 13056180adf5eff85b9af7a81d2cb12a93c5dae0..9c4c05b2825b2a8646a6f6e7709b171cceddb3ba 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -2230,7 +2230,6 @@ int uart_register_driver(struct uart_driver *drv)
drv->tty_driver = normal;
- normal->owner = drv->owner;
normal->driver_name = drv->driver_name;
normal->name = drv->dev_name;
normal->major = drv->major;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/synclink.c b/drivers/tty/synclink.c
index ff8017f87914ce777a7d3ec5a0ab7abf8c9f0785..2b2988c779c74d6c1b76eca2312c712005378e12 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/synclink.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/synclink.c
@@ -4333,7 +4333,6 @@ static int mgsl_init_tty(void)
if (!serial_driver)
return -ENOMEM;
- serial_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
serial_driver->driver_name = "synclink";
serial_driver->name = "ttySL";
serial_driver->major = ttymajor;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/synclink_gt.c b/drivers/tty/synclink_gt.c
index 18b48cd3b41ddbbb7a76f1c8898b907fac1b09ca..a8b66be37e6e52b8aec9f855992f1140c8c1ca4a 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/synclink_gt.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/synclink_gt.c
@@ -3795,7 +3795,6 @@ static int __init slgt_init(void)
/* Initialize the tty_driver structure */
- serial_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
serial_driver->driver_name = tty_driver_name;
serial_driver->name = tty_dev_prefix;
serial_driver->major = ttymajor;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/synclinkmp.c b/drivers/tty/synclinkmp.c
index a7efe538df000e3c005717cd464ae4ed6a80d538..ddabb61c85ba0173ad8466e189115d5499d9837b 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/synclinkmp.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/synclinkmp.c
@@ -3977,7 +3977,6 @@ static int __init synclinkmp_init(void)
/* Initialize the tty_driver structure */
- serial_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
serial_driver->driver_name = "synclinkmp";
serial_driver->name = "ttySLM";
serial_driver->major = ttymajor;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
index e5abceacc2d05a464f1b232d4a034ac54ffb48c5..84c4a7d5603efdba7095dd3986bcdcbb2da1967f 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
@@ -2994,7 +2994,7 @@ int __init vty_init(const struct file_operations *console_fops)
console_driver = alloc_tty_driver(MAX_NR_CONSOLES);
if (!console_driver)
panic("Couldn't allocate console driver\n");
- console_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
+
console_driver->name = "tty";
console_driver->name_base = 1;
console_driver->major = TTY_MAJOR;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
index 11a1130319d161c1873eafdc72c317bb42c46200..6bb8472155c6a106a35ae111bc241a8b4ed20ce1 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
@@ -1670,7 +1670,6 @@ static int __init acm_init(void)
acm_tty_driver = alloc_tty_driver(ACM_TTY_MINORS);
if (!acm_tty_driver)
return -ENOMEM;
- acm_tty_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE,
acm_tty_driver->driver_name = "acm",
acm_tty_driver->name = "ttyACM",
acm_tty_driver->major = ACM_TTY_MAJOR,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/u_serial.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/u_serial.c
index 6597a6813e438adbd192cb86f3675ddd368c2d7d..490b01dd5d6093dcee11eb03ce587bb494cc6ded 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/u_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/u_serial.c
@@ -1087,7 +1087,6 @@ int __init gserial_setup(struct usb_gadget *g, unsigned count)
if (!gs_tty_driver)
return -ENOMEM;
- gs_tty_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
gs_tty_driver->driver_name = "g_serial";
gs_tty_driver->name = PREFIX;
/* uses dynamically assigned dev_t values */
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c b/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
index 1e30cc92719c004824d35b0ed3f4850410c6220e..d4e724d9b1f4057602372ed3bfd52b98195a2ff8 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
@@ -1235,7 +1235,6 @@ static int __init usb_serial_init(void)
goto exit_bus;
}
- usb_serial_tty_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
usb_serial_tty_driver->driver_name = "usbserial";
usb_serial_tty_driver->name = "ttyUSB";
usb_serial_tty_driver->major = SERIAL_TTY_MAJOR;
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/tty.c b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/tty.c
index a2d4f5122a6a2030913814a8ebdc0cf6a381e29d..7adb03ca51c2b2d51023532b8c6249b4cdb88259 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/tty.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/tty.c
@@ -1157,7 +1157,6 @@ int __init rfcomm_init_ttys(void)
if (!rfcomm_tty_driver)
return -ENOMEM;
- rfcomm_tty_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
rfcomm_tty_driver->driver_name = "rfcomm";
rfcomm_tty_driver->name = "rfcomm";
rfcomm_tty_driver->major = RFCOMM_TTY_MAJOR;
diff --git a/net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_tty.c b/net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_tty.c
index 253695d43fd9db61d674646f36fdb1cc796e521d..828f88603d6cac0eb37f9cac313106d16fd8047b 100644
--- a/net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_tty.c
+++ b/net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_tty.c
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ static int __init ircomm_tty_init(void)
return -ENOMEM;
}
- driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
driver->driver_name = "ircomm";
driver->name = "ircomm";
driver->major = IRCOMM_TTY_MAJOR;