4 files changed, 0 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_amba.c b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_amba.c
index f970eb2a999f..badfffea14fb 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_amba.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_amba.c
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ static int vfio_amba_probe(struct amba_device *adev, const struct amba_id *id)
 	vdev->flags = VFIO_DEVICE_FLAGS_AMBA;
 	vdev->get_resource = get_amba_resource;
 	vdev->get_irq = get_amba_irq;
-	vdev->parent_module = THIS_MODULE;
 	vdev->reset_required = false;
 
 	ret = vfio_platform_probe_common(vdev, &adev->dev);
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform.c b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform.c
index e4027799a154..68a1c87066d7 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ static int vfio_platform_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	vdev->flags = VFIO_DEVICE_FLAGS_PLATFORM;
 	vdev->get_resource = get_platform_resource;
 	vdev->get_irq = get_platform_irq;
-	vdev->parent_module = THIS_MODULE;
 	vdev->reset_required = reset_required;
 
 	ret = vfio_platform_probe_common(vdev, &pdev->dev);
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_common.c b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_common.c
index 361e5b57e369..703164df7637 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_common.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_common.c
@@ -241,8 +241,6 @@ static void vfio_platform_release(struct vfio_device *core_vdev)
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&driver_lock);
-
-	module_put(vdev->parent_module);
 }
 
 static int vfio_platform_open(struct vfio_device *core_vdev)
@@ -251,9 +249,6 @@ static int vfio_platform_open(struct vfio_device *core_vdev)
 		container_of(core_vdev, struct vfio_platform_device, vdev);
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!try_module_get(vdev->parent_module))
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	mutex_lock(&driver_lock);
 
 	if (!vdev->refcnt) {
@@ -291,7 +286,6 @@ err_irq:
 	vfio_platform_regions_cleanup(vdev);
 err_reg:
 	mutex_unlock(&driver_lock);
-	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_private.h b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_private.h
index a5ba82c8cbc3..dfb834c13659 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_private.h
+++ b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_private.h
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ struct vfio_platform_device {
 	u32				num_irqs;
 	int				refcnt;
 	struct mutex			igate;
-	struct module			*parent_module;
 	const char			*compat;
 	const char			*acpihid;
 	struct module			*reset_module;