diff --git a/Documentation/firmware_class/firmware_sample_firmware_class.c b/Documentation/firmware_class/firmware_sample_firmware_class.c
index 4994f1f..fba943a 100644
--- a/Documentation/firmware_class/firmware_sample_firmware_class.c
+++ b/Documentation/firmware_class/firmware_sample_firmware_class.c
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
 			 firmware_loading_show, firmware_loading_store);
 
 static ssize_t firmware_data_read(struct kobject *kobj,
+				  struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
 				  char *buffer, loff_t offset, size_t count)
 {
 	struct class_device *class_dev = to_class_dev(kobj);
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@
 	return count;
 }
 static ssize_t firmware_data_write(struct kobject *kobj,
+				   struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
 				   char *buffer, loff_t offset, size_t count)
 {
 	struct class_device *class_dev = to_class_dev(kobj);
diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
index 0e51148..53f0ee6 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
 static DEVICE_ATTR(loading, 0644, firmware_loading_show, firmware_loading_store);
 
 static ssize_t
-firmware_data_read(struct kobject *kobj,
+firmware_data_read(struct kobject *kobj, struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
 		   char *buffer, loff_t offset, size_t count)
 {
 	struct device *dev = to_dev(kobj);
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
  *	the driver as a firmware image.
  **/
 static ssize_t
-firmware_data_write(struct kobject *kobj,
+firmware_data_write(struct kobject *kobj, struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
 		    char *buffer, loff_t offset, size_t count)
 {
 	struct device *dev = to_dev(kobj);
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/dcdbas.c b/drivers/firmware/dcdbas.c
index 1865b56..18cdcb3 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/dcdbas.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/dcdbas.c
@@ -149,8 +149,9 @@
 	return count;
 }
 
-static ssize_t smi_data_read(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t pos,
-			     size_t count)
+static ssize_t smi_data_read(struct kobject *kobj,
+			     struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+			     char *buf, loff_t pos, size_t count)
 {
 	size_t max_read;
 	ssize_t ret;
@@ -170,8 +171,9 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static ssize_t smi_data_write(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t pos,
-			      size_t count)
+static ssize_t smi_data_write(struct kobject *kobj,
+			      struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+			      char *buf, loff_t pos, size_t count)
 {
 	ssize_t ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/dell_rbu.c b/drivers/firmware/dell_rbu.c
index f8afecb..477a3d0 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/dell_rbu.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/dell_rbu.c
@@ -543,8 +543,9 @@
 	return ret_count;
 }
 
-static ssize_t read_rbu_data(struct kobject *kobj, char *buffer,
-	loff_t pos, size_t count)
+static ssize_t read_rbu_data(struct kobject *kobj,
+			     struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+			     char *buffer, loff_t pos, size_t count)
 {
 	ssize_t ret_count = 0;
 
@@ -591,8 +592,9 @@
 	spin_unlock(&rbu_data.lock);
 }
 
-static ssize_t read_rbu_image_type(struct kobject *kobj, char *buffer,
-	loff_t pos, size_t count)
+static ssize_t read_rbu_image_type(struct kobject *kobj,
+				   struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+				   char *buffer, loff_t pos, size_t count)
 {
 	int size = 0;
 	if (!pos)
@@ -600,8 +602,9 @@
 	return size;
 }
 
-static ssize_t write_rbu_image_type(struct kobject *kobj, char *buffer,
-	loff_t pos, size_t count)
+static ssize_t write_rbu_image_type(struct kobject *kobj,
+				    struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+				    char *buffer, loff_t pos, size_t count)
 {
 	int rc = count;
 	int req_firm_rc = 0;
@@ -660,8 +663,9 @@
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static ssize_t read_rbu_packet_size(struct kobject *kobj, char *buffer,
-	loff_t pos, size_t count)
+static ssize_t read_rbu_packet_size(struct kobject *kobj,
+				    struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+				    char *buffer, loff_t pos, size_t count)
 {
 	int size = 0;
 	if (!pos) {
@@ -672,8 +676,9 @@
 	return size;
 }
 
-static ssize_t write_rbu_packet_size(struct kobject *kobj, char *buffer,
-	loff_t pos, size_t count)
+static ssize_t write_rbu_packet_size(struct kobject *kobj,
+				     struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+				     char *buffer, loff_t pos, size_t count)
 {
 	unsigned long temp;
 	spin_lock(&rbu_data.lock);
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/chips/eeprom.c b/drivers/i2c/chips/eeprom.c
index 5990dd5..3328164 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/chips/eeprom.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/chips/eeprom.c
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@
 	mutex_unlock(&data->update_lock);
 }
 
-static ssize_t eeprom_read(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
+static ssize_t eeprom_read(struct kobject *kobj, struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+			   char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct i2c_client *client = to_i2c_client(container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj));
 	struct eeprom_data *data = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/chips/max6875.c b/drivers/i2c/chips/max6875.c
index 1405ce5..4e238c0 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/chips/max6875.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/chips/max6875.c
@@ -125,8 +125,9 @@
 	mutex_unlock(&data->update_lock);
 }
 
-static ssize_t max6875_read(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off,
-			    size_t count)
+static ssize_t max6875_read(struct kobject *kobj,
+			    struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+			    char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct i2c_client *client = kobj_to_i2c_client(kobj);
 	struct max6875_data *data = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_ibm.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_ibm.c
index 74556ec..70db38c 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_ibm.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_ibm.c
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@
 static void ibm_handle_events(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *context);
 static int ibm_get_table_from_acpi(char **bufp);
 static ssize_t ibm_read_apci_table(struct kobject *kobj,
-		char *buffer, loff_t pos, size_t size);
+				   struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+				   char *buffer, loff_t pos, size_t size);
 static acpi_status __init ibm_find_acpi_device(acpi_handle handle,
 		u32 lvl, void *context, void **rv);
 static int __init ibm_acpiphp_init(void);
@@ -357,7 +358,8 @@
  * our solution is to only allow reading the table in all at once
  **/
 static ssize_t ibm_read_apci_table(struct kobject *kobj,
-		char *buffer, loff_t pos, size_t size)
+				   struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+				   char *buffer, loff_t pos, size_t size)
 {
 	int bytes_read = -EINVAL;
 	char *table = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c b/drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c
index d448f8d..6543cbe 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c
@@ -213,7 +213,8 @@
 };
 
 static ssize_t
-pci_read_config(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
+pci_read_config(struct kobject *kobj, struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+		char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *dev = to_pci_dev(container_of(kobj,struct device,kobj));
 	unsigned int size = 64;
@@ -285,7 +286,8 @@
 }
 
 static ssize_t
-pci_write_config(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
+pci_write_config(struct kobject *kobj, struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+		 char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *dev = to_pci_dev(container_of(kobj,struct device,kobj));
 	unsigned int size = count;
@@ -352,7 +354,8 @@
  * callback routine (pci_legacy_read).
  */
 ssize_t
-pci_read_legacy_io(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
+pci_read_legacy_io(struct kobject *kobj, struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+		   char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
         struct pci_bus *bus = to_pci_bus(container_of(kobj,
                                                       struct class_device,
@@ -376,7 +379,8 @@
  * callback routine (pci_legacy_write).
  */
 ssize_t
-pci_write_legacy_io(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
+pci_write_legacy_io(struct kobject *kobj, struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+		    char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
         struct pci_bus *bus = to_pci_bus(container_of(kobj,
 						      struct class_device,
@@ -528,7 +532,8 @@
  * writing anything except 0 enables it
  */
 static ssize_t
-pci_write_rom(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
+pci_write_rom(struct kobject *kobj, struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+	      char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj));
 
@@ -551,7 +556,8 @@
  * device corresponding to @kobj.
  */
 static ssize_t
-pci_read_rom(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
+pci_read_rom(struct kobject *kobj, struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+	     char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj));
 	void __iomem *rom;
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/socket_sysfs.c b/drivers/pcmcia/socket_sysfs.c
index dbfbe65..b440900 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/socket_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/socket_sysfs.c
@@ -283,7 +283,9 @@
 	return (ret);
 }
 
-static ssize_t pccard_show_cis(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
+static ssize_t pccard_show_cis(struct kobject *kobj,
+			       struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+			       char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	unsigned int size = 0x200;
 
@@ -311,7 +313,9 @@
 	return (count);
 }
 
-static ssize_t pccard_store_cis(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
+static ssize_t pccard_store_cis(struct kobject *kobj,
+				struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+				char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct pcmcia_socket *s = to_socket(container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj));
 	cisdump_t *cis;
diff --git a/drivers/rapidio/rio-sysfs.c b/drivers/rapidio/rio-sysfs.c
index a3972b9..659e311 100644
--- a/drivers/rapidio/rio-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/rapidio/rio-sysfs.c
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@
 };
 
 static ssize_t
-rio_read_config(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
+rio_read_config(struct kobject *kobj, struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+		char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct rio_dev *dev =
 	    to_rio_dev(container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj));
@@ -137,7 +138,8 @@
 }
 
 static ssize_t
-rio_write_config(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
+rio_write_config(struct kobject *kobj, struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+		 char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct rio_dev *dev =
 	    to_rio_dev(container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj));
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1553.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1553.c
index b024cfb..f98a83a1 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1553.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1553.c
@@ -258,8 +258,9 @@
 	.ioctl		= ds1553_rtc_ioctl,
 };
 
-static ssize_t ds1553_nvram_read(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf,
-				 loff_t pos, size_t size)
+static ssize_t ds1553_nvram_read(struct kobject *kobj,
+				 struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+				 char *buf, loff_t pos, size_t size)
 {
 	struct platform_device *pdev =
 		to_platform_device(container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj));
@@ -272,8 +273,9 @@
 	return count;
 }
 
-static ssize_t ds1553_nvram_write(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf,
-				  loff_t pos, size_t size)
+static ssize_t ds1553_nvram_write(struct kobject *kobj,
+				  struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+				  char *buf, loff_t pos, size_t size)
 {
 	struct platform_device *pdev =
 		to_platform_device(container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj));
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1742.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1742.c
index 1638acd..d1778ae 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1742.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1742.c
@@ -127,8 +127,9 @@
 	.set_time	= ds1742_rtc_set_time,
 };
 
-static ssize_t ds1742_nvram_read(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf,
-				 loff_t pos, size_t size)
+static ssize_t ds1742_nvram_read(struct kobject *kobj,
+				 struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+				 char *buf, loff_t pos, size_t size)
 {
 	struct platform_device *pdev =
 		to_platform_device(container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj));
@@ -141,8 +142,9 @@
 	return count;
 }
 
-static ssize_t ds1742_nvram_write(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf,
-				  loff_t pos, size_t size)
+static ssize_t ds1742_nvram_write(struct kobject *kobj,
+				  struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+				  char *buf, loff_t pos, size_t size)
 {
 	struct platform_device *pdev =
 		to_platform_device(container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj));
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/chp.c b/drivers/s390/cio/chp.c
index 96a8a72..b57d93d 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/chp.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/chp.c
@@ -141,8 +141,9 @@
 /*
  * Channel measurement related functions
  */
-static ssize_t chp_measurement_chars_read(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf,
-					  loff_t off, size_t count)
+static ssize_t chp_measurement_chars_read(struct kobject *kobj,
+					  struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+					  char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct channel_path *chp;
 	unsigned int size;
@@ -192,8 +193,9 @@
 	} while (reference_buf.values[0] != buf->values[0]);
 }
 
-static ssize_t chp_measurement_read(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf,
-				    loff_t off, size_t count)
+static ssize_t chp_measurement_read(struct kobject *kobj,
+				    struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+				    char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct channel_path *chp;
 	struct channel_subsystem *css;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_attr.c
index 8908228..06c0dce 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_attr.c
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@
 struct class_device_attribute *arcmsr_host_attrs[];
 
 static ssize_t
-arcmsr_sysfs_iop_message_read(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off,
-    size_t count)
+arcmsr_sysfs_iop_message_read(struct kobject *kobj,
+			      struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+			      char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct class_device *cdev = container_of(kobj,struct class_device,kobj);
 	struct Scsi_Host *host = class_to_shost(cdev);
@@ -105,8 +106,9 @@
 }
 
 static ssize_t
-arcmsr_sysfs_iop_message_write(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off,
-    size_t count)
+arcmsr_sysfs_iop_message_write(struct kobject *kobj,
+			       struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+			       char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct class_device *cdev = container_of(kobj,struct class_device,kobj);
 	struct Scsi_Host *host = class_to_shost(cdev);
@@ -152,8 +154,9 @@
 }
 
 static ssize_t
-arcmsr_sysfs_iop_message_clear(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off,
-    size_t count)
+arcmsr_sysfs_iop_message_clear(struct kobject *kobj,
+			       struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+			       char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct class_device *cdev = container_of(kobj,struct class_device,kobj);
 	struct Scsi_Host *host = class_to_shost(cdev);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
index fa6ff29..4a3083e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
@@ -2465,6 +2465,7 @@
 /**
  * ipr_read_trace - Dump the adapter trace
  * @kobj:		kobject struct
+ * @bin_attr:		bin_attribute struct
  * @buf:		buffer
  * @off:		offset
  * @count:		buffer size
@@ -2472,8 +2473,9 @@
  * Return value:
  *	number of bytes printed to buffer
  **/
-static ssize_t ipr_read_trace(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf,
-			      loff_t off, size_t count)
+static ssize_t ipr_read_trace(struct kobject *kobj,
+			      struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+			      char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct class_device *cdev = container_of(kobj,struct class_device,kobj);
 	struct Scsi_Host *shost = class_to_shost(cdev);
@@ -3166,6 +3168,7 @@
 /**
  * ipr_read_dump - Dump the adapter
  * @kobj:		kobject struct
+ * @bin_attr:		bin_attribute struct
  * @buf:		buffer
  * @off:		offset
  * @count:		buffer size
@@ -3173,8 +3176,9 @@
  * Return value:
  *	number of bytes printed to buffer
  **/
-static ssize_t ipr_read_dump(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf,
-			      loff_t off, size_t count)
+static ssize_t ipr_read_dump(struct kobject *kobj,
+			     struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+			     char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct class_device *cdev = container_of(kobj,struct class_device,kobj);
 	struct Scsi_Host *shost = class_to_shost(cdev);
@@ -3327,6 +3331,7 @@
 /**
  * ipr_write_dump - Setup dump state of adapter
  * @kobj:		kobject struct
+ * @bin_attr:		bin_attribute struct
  * @buf:		buffer
  * @off:		offset
  * @count:		buffer size
@@ -3334,8 +3339,9 @@
  * Return value:
  *	number of bytes printed to buffer
  **/
-static ssize_t ipr_write_dump(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf,
-			      loff_t off, size_t count)
+static ssize_t ipr_write_dump(struct kobject *kobj,
+			      struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+			      char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct class_device *cdev = container_of(kobj,struct class_device,kobj);
 	struct Scsi_Host *shost = class_to_shost(cdev);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
index 578ed79..23e90c5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@
 
 #if 0
 /* FIXME: smp needs to migrate into the sas class */
-static ssize_t smp_portal_read(struct kobject *, char *, loff_t, size_t);
-static ssize_t smp_portal_write(struct kobject *, char *, loff_t, size_t);
+static ssize_t smp_portal_read(struct kobject *, struct bin_attribute *,
+			       char *, loff_t, size_t);
+static ssize_t smp_portal_write(struct kobject *, struct bin_attribute *,
+				char *, loff_t, size_t);
 #endif
 
 /* ---------- SMP task management ---------- */
@@ -1845,8 +1847,9 @@
 #if 0
 /* ---------- SMP portal ---------- */
 
-static ssize_t smp_portal_write(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t offs,
-				size_t size)
+static ssize_t smp_portal_write(struct kobject *kobj,
+				struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+				char *buf, loff_t offs, size_t size)
 {
 	struct domain_device *dev = to_dom_device(kobj);
 	struct expander_device *ex = &dev->ex_dev;
@@ -1872,8 +1875,9 @@
 	return size;
 }
 
-static ssize_t smp_portal_read(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t offs,
-			       size_t size)
+static ssize_t smp_portal_read(struct kobject *kobj,
+			       struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+			       char *buf, loff_t offs, size_t size)
 {
 	struct domain_device *dev = to_dom_device(kobj);
 	struct expander_device *ex = &dev->ex_dev;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
index f81fe50..5dfda97 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
@@ -1133,7 +1133,8 @@
 };
 
 static ssize_t
-sysfs_ctlreg_write(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
+sysfs_ctlreg_write(struct kobject *kobj, struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+		   char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	size_t buf_off;
 	struct Scsi_Host *host = class_to_shost(container_of(kobj,
@@ -1165,7 +1166,8 @@
 }
 
 static ssize_t
-sysfs_ctlreg_read(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
+sysfs_ctlreg_read(struct kobject *kobj, struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+		  char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	size_t buf_off;
 	uint32_t * tmp_ptr;
@@ -1221,7 +1223,8 @@
 }
 
 static ssize_t
-sysfs_mbox_write(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
+sysfs_mbox_write(struct kobject *kobj, struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+		 char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct Scsi_Host * host =
 		class_to_shost(container_of(kobj, struct class_device, kobj));
@@ -1273,7 +1276,8 @@
 }
 
 static ssize_t
-sysfs_mbox_read(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
+sysfs_mbox_read(struct kobject *kobj, struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+		char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct Scsi_Host *host =
 		class_to_shost(container_of(kobj, struct class_device,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
index 9658725..942db9d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@
 /* SYSFS attributes --------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 static ssize_t
-qla2x00_sysfs_read_fw_dump(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off,
-    size_t count)
+qla2x00_sysfs_read_fw_dump(struct kobject *kobj,
+			   struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+			   char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct scsi_qla_host *ha = to_qla_host(dev_to_shost(container_of(kobj,
 	    struct device, kobj)));
@@ -31,8 +32,9 @@
 }
 
 static ssize_t
-qla2x00_sysfs_write_fw_dump(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off,
-    size_t count)
+qla2x00_sysfs_write_fw_dump(struct kobject *kobj,
+			    struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+			    char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct scsi_qla_host *ha = to_qla_host(dev_to_shost(container_of(kobj,
 	    struct device, kobj)));
@@ -80,8 +82,9 @@
 };
 
 static ssize_t
-qla2x00_sysfs_read_nvram(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off,
-    size_t count)
+qla2x00_sysfs_read_nvram(struct kobject *kobj,
+			 struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+			 char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct scsi_qla_host *ha = to_qla_host(dev_to_shost(container_of(kobj,
 	    struct device, kobj)));
@@ -100,8 +103,9 @@
 }
 
 static ssize_t
-qla2x00_sysfs_write_nvram(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off,
-    size_t count)
+qla2x00_sysfs_write_nvram(struct kobject *kobj,
+			  struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+			  char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct scsi_qla_host *ha = to_qla_host(dev_to_shost(container_of(kobj,
 	    struct device, kobj)));
@@ -155,8 +159,9 @@
 };
 
 static ssize_t
-qla2x00_sysfs_read_optrom(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off,
-    size_t count)
+qla2x00_sysfs_read_optrom(struct kobject *kobj,
+			  struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+			  char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct scsi_qla_host *ha = to_qla_host(dev_to_shost(container_of(kobj,
 	    struct device, kobj)));
@@ -174,8 +179,9 @@
 }
 
 static ssize_t
-qla2x00_sysfs_write_optrom(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off,
-    size_t count)
+qla2x00_sysfs_write_optrom(struct kobject *kobj,
+			   struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+			   char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct scsi_qla_host *ha = to_qla_host(dev_to_shost(container_of(kobj,
 	    struct device, kobj)));
@@ -203,8 +209,9 @@
 };
 
 static ssize_t
-qla2x00_sysfs_write_optrom_ctl(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off,
-    size_t count)
+qla2x00_sysfs_write_optrom_ctl(struct kobject *kobj,
+			       struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+			       char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct scsi_qla_host *ha = to_qla_host(dev_to_shost(container_of(kobj,
 	    struct device, kobj)));
@@ -282,8 +289,9 @@
 };
 
 static ssize_t
-qla2x00_sysfs_read_vpd(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off,
-    size_t count)
+qla2x00_sysfs_read_vpd(struct kobject *kobj,
+		       struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+		       char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct scsi_qla_host *ha = to_qla_host(dev_to_shost(container_of(kobj,
 	    struct device, kobj)));
@@ -301,8 +309,9 @@
 }
 
 static ssize_t
-qla2x00_sysfs_write_vpd(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off,
-    size_t count)
+qla2x00_sysfs_write_vpd(struct kobject *kobj,
+			struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+			char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct scsi_qla_host *ha = to_qla_host(dev_to_shost(container_of(kobj,
 	    struct device, kobj)));
@@ -330,8 +339,9 @@
 };
 
 static ssize_t
-qla2x00_sysfs_read_sfp(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off,
-    size_t count)
+qla2x00_sysfs_read_sfp(struct kobject *kobj,
+		       struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+		       char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct scsi_qla_host *ha = to_qla_host(dev_to_shost(container_of(kobj,
 	    struct device, kobj)));
diff --git a/drivers/spi/at25.c b/drivers/spi/at25.c
index fde1ded..e007833 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/at25.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/at25.c
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@
 }
 
 static ssize_t
-at25_bin_read(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
+at25_bin_read(struct kobject *kobj, struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+	      char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct device		*dev;
 	struct at25_data	*at25;
@@ -236,7 +237,8 @@
 }
 
 static ssize_t
-at25_bin_write(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
+at25_bin_write(struct kobject *kobj, struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+	       char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct device		*dev;
 	struct at25_data	*at25;
diff --git a/drivers/video/aty/radeon_base.c b/drivers/video/aty/radeon_base.c
index 3b3c657..2349e71 100644
--- a/drivers/video/aty/radeon_base.c
+++ b/drivers/video/aty/radeon_base.c
@@ -2102,7 +2102,9 @@
 }
 
 
-static ssize_t radeon_show_edid1(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
+static ssize_t radeon_show_edid1(struct kobject *kobj,
+				 struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+				 char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct device *dev = container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj);
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(dev);
@@ -2113,7 +2115,9 @@
 }
 
 
-static ssize_t radeon_show_edid2(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
+static ssize_t radeon_show_edid2(struct kobject *kobj,
+				 struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+				 char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct device *dev = container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj);
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/w1/slaves/w1_ds2433.c b/drivers/w1/slaves/w1_ds2433.c
index 4e13aa7..cab5600 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/slaves/w1_ds2433.c
+++ b/drivers/w1/slaves/w1_ds2433.c
@@ -91,8 +91,9 @@
 }
 #endif	/* CONFIG_W1_SLAVE_DS2433_CRC */
 
-static ssize_t w1_f23_read_bin(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off,
-			       size_t count)
+static ssize_t w1_f23_read_bin(struct kobject *kobj,
+			       struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+			       char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct w1_slave *sl = kobj_to_w1_slave(kobj);
 #ifdef CONFIG_W1_SLAVE_DS2433_CRC
@@ -199,8 +200,9 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static ssize_t w1_f23_write_bin(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off,
-				size_t count)
+static ssize_t w1_f23_write_bin(struct kobject *kobj,
+				struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+				char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct w1_slave *sl = kobj_to_w1_slave(kobj);
 	int addr, len, idx;
diff --git a/drivers/w1/slaves/w1_therm.c b/drivers/w1/slaves/w1_therm.c
index 8ba4e57..4318935 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/slaves/w1_therm.c
+++ b/drivers/w1/slaves/w1_therm.c
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
 				{}
 			};
 
-static ssize_t w1_therm_read_bin(struct kobject *, char *, loff_t, size_t);
+static ssize_t w1_therm_read_bin(struct kobject *, struct bin_attribute *,
+				 char *, loff_t, size_t);
 
 static struct bin_attribute w1_therm_bin_attr = {
 	.attr = {
@@ -158,7 +159,9 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static ssize_t w1_therm_read_bin(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
+static ssize_t w1_therm_read_bin(struct kobject *kobj,
+				 struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+				 char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct w1_slave *sl = kobj_to_w1_slave(kobj);
 	struct w1_master *dev = sl->master;
diff --git a/drivers/w1/w1.c b/drivers/w1/w1.c
index 1838cb2..f5c5b76 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/w1.c
+++ b/drivers/w1/w1.c
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@
 	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", sl->name);
 }
 
-static ssize_t w1_slave_read_id(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
+static ssize_t w1_slave_read_id(struct kobject *kobj,
+				struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+				char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct w1_slave *sl = kobj_to_w1_slave(kobj);
 
@@ -135,7 +137,9 @@
 
 /* Default family */
 
-static ssize_t w1_default_write(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
+static ssize_t w1_default_write(struct kobject *kobj,
+				struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+				char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct w1_slave *sl = kobj_to_w1_slave(kobj);
 
@@ -152,7 +156,9 @@
 	return count;
 }
 
-static ssize_t w1_default_read(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
+static ssize_t w1_default_read(struct kobject *kobj,
+			       struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+			       char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct w1_slave *sl = kobj_to_w1_slave(kobj);
 
diff --git a/drivers/zorro/zorro-sysfs.c b/drivers/zorro/zorro-sysfs.c
index 7e03cc6..9130f1c 100644
--- a/drivers/zorro/zorro-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/zorro/zorro-sysfs.c
@@ -49,8 +49,9 @@
 
 static DEVICE_ATTR(resource, S_IRUGO, zorro_show_resource, NULL);
 
-static ssize_t zorro_read_config(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off,
-				 size_t count)
+static ssize_t zorro_read_config(struct kobject *kobj,
+				 struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+				 char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct zorro_dev *z = to_zorro_dev(container_of(kobj, struct device,
 					   kobj));
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/bin.c b/fs/sysfs/bin.c
index 55796bd..135353f 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/bin.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/bin.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 	rc = -EIO;
 	if (attr->read)
-		rc = attr->read(kobj, buffer, off, count);
+		rc = attr->read(kobj, attr, buffer, off, count);
 
 	sysfs_put_active_two(attr_sd);
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 
 	rc = -EIO;
 	if (attr->write)
-		rc = attr->write(kobj, buffer, offset, count);
+		rc = attr->write(kobj, attr, buffer, offset, count);
 
 	sysfs_put_active_two(attr_sd);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/sysfs.h b/include/linux/sysfs.h
index 2f58ca1..be8228e 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysfs.h
@@ -64,8 +64,10 @@
 	struct attribute	attr;
 	size_t			size;
 	void			*private;
-	ssize_t (*read)(struct kobject *, char *, loff_t, size_t);
-	ssize_t (*write)(struct kobject *, char *, loff_t, size_t);
+	ssize_t (*read)(struct kobject *, struct bin_attribute *,
+			char *, loff_t, size_t);
+	ssize_t (*write)(struct kobject *, struct bin_attribute *,
+			 char *, loff_t, size_t);
 	int (*mmap)(struct kobject *, struct bin_attribute *attr,
 		    struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 };
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_sysfs_br.c b/net/bridge/br_sysfs_br.c
index 31ace23..4f42263 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_sysfs_br.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_sysfs_br.c
@@ -360,8 +360,9 @@
  *
  * Returns the number of bytes read.
  */
-static ssize_t brforward_read(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf,
-			   loff_t off, size_t count)
+static ssize_t brforward_read(struct kobject *kobj,
+			      struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+			      char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
 	struct device *dev = to_dev(kobj);
 	struct net_bridge *br = to_bridge(dev);