--- /dev/null
+From 3b8d058cfe6a3b14abee324f4c4b33e64bf61aeb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
+Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 16:01:45 -0800
+Subject: hwmon: (sch56xx) Drop watchdog driver data reference count callbacks
+
+Reference counting is now implemented in the watchdog core and no longer
+required in watchdog drivers.
+
+Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
+Signed-off-by: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be>
+---
+ drivers/hwmon/sch56xx-common.c | 31 +------------------------------
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 30 deletions(-)
+
+--- a/drivers/hwmon/sch56xx-common.c
++++ b/drivers/hwmon/sch56xx-common.c
+@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
+ #include <linux/watchdog.h>
+ #include <linux/miscdevice.h>
+ #include <linux/uaccess.h>
+-#include <linux/kref.h>
+ #include <linux/slab.h>
+ #include "sch56xx-common.h"
+
+@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog can
+ struct sch56xx_watchdog_data {
+ u16 addr;
+ struct mutex *io_lock;
+- struct kref kref;
+ struct watchdog_info wdinfo;
+ struct watchdog_device wddev;
+ u8 watchdog_preset;
+@@ -258,15 +256,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(sch56xx_read_virtual_reg12
+ * Watchdog routines
+ */
+
+-/* Release our data struct when we're unregistered *and*
+- all references to our watchdog device are released */
+-static void watchdog_release_resources(struct kref *r)
+-{
+- struct sch56xx_watchdog_data *data =
+- container_of(r, struct sch56xx_watchdog_data, kref);
+- kfree(data);
+-}
+-
+ static int watchdog_set_timeout(struct watchdog_device *wddev,
+ unsigned int timeout)
+ {
+@@ -395,28 +384,12 @@ static int watchdog_stop(struct watchdog
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+-static void watchdog_ref(struct watchdog_device *wddev)
+-{
+- struct sch56xx_watchdog_data *data = watchdog_get_drvdata(wddev);
+-
+- kref_get(&data->kref);
+-}
+-
+-static void watchdog_unref(struct watchdog_device *wddev)
+-{
+- struct sch56xx_watchdog_data *data = watchdog_get_drvdata(wddev);
+-
+- kref_put(&data->kref, watchdog_release_resources);
+-}
+-
+ static const struct watchdog_ops watchdog_ops = {
+ .owner = THIS_MODULE,
+ .start = watchdog_start,
+ .stop = watchdog_stop,
+ .ping = watchdog_trigger,
+ .set_timeout = watchdog_set_timeout,
+- .ref = watchdog_ref,
+- .unref = watchdog_unref,
+ };
+
+ struct sch56xx_watchdog_data *sch56xx_watchdog_register(struct device *parent,
+@@ -448,7 +421,6 @@ struct sch56xx_watchdog_data *sch56xx_wa
+
+ data->addr = addr;
+ data->io_lock = io_lock;
+- kref_init(&data->kref);
+
+ strlcpy(data->wdinfo.identity, "sch56xx watchdog",
+ sizeof(data->wdinfo.identity));
+@@ -494,8 +466,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(sch56xx_watchdog_register)
+ void sch56xx_watchdog_unregister(struct sch56xx_watchdog_data *data)
+ {
+ watchdog_unregister_device(&data->wddev);
+- kref_put(&data->kref, watchdog_release_resources);
+- /* Don't touch data after this it may have been free-ed! */
++ kfree(data);
+ }
+ EXPORT_SYMBOL(sch56xx_watchdog_unregister);
+
--- /dev/null
+From 756d1e9247dff6d416b0c9e073247f5e808bb5fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
+Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 16:01:43 -0800
+Subject: watchdog: da9052_wdt: Drop reference counting
+
+Reference counting is now implemented in the watchdog core and no longer
+required in watchdog drivers.
+
+Since it was implememented a no-op, and since the local memory is allocated
+with devm_kzalloc(), the reference counting code in the driver really did
+not really work anyway, and this patch effectively fixes a bug which could
+cause a crash on unloading if the watchdog device was still open.
+
+Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
+Signed-off-by: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be>
+---
+ drivers/watchdog/da9052_wdt.c | 24 ------------------------
+ 1 file changed, 24 deletions(-)
+
+--- a/drivers/watchdog/da9052_wdt.c
++++ b/drivers/watchdog/da9052_wdt.c
+@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
+ struct da9052_wdt_data {
+ struct watchdog_device wdt;
+ struct da9052 *da9052;
+- struct kref kref;
+ unsigned long jpast;
+ };
+
+@@ -51,10 +50,6 @@ static const struct {
+ };
+
+
+-static void da9052_wdt_release_resources(struct kref *r)
+-{
+-}
+-
+ static int da9052_wdt_set_timeout(struct watchdog_device *wdt_dev,
+ unsigned int timeout)
+ {
+@@ -104,20 +99,6 @@ static int da9052_wdt_set_timeout(struct
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+-static void da9052_wdt_ref(struct watchdog_device *wdt_dev)
+-{
+- struct da9052_wdt_data *driver_data = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdt_dev);
+-
+- kref_get(&driver_data->kref);
+-}
+-
+-static void da9052_wdt_unref(struct watchdog_device *wdt_dev)
+-{
+- struct da9052_wdt_data *driver_data = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdt_dev);
+-
+- kref_put(&driver_data->kref, da9052_wdt_release_resources);
+-}
+-
+ static int da9052_wdt_start(struct watchdog_device *wdt_dev)
+ {
+ return da9052_wdt_set_timeout(wdt_dev, wdt_dev->timeout);
+@@ -170,8 +151,6 @@ static const struct watchdog_ops da9052_
+ .stop = da9052_wdt_stop,
+ .ping = da9052_wdt_ping,
+ .set_timeout = da9052_wdt_set_timeout,
+- .ref = da9052_wdt_ref,
+- .unref = da9052_wdt_unref,
+ };
+
+
+@@ -198,8 +177,6 @@ static int da9052_wdt_probe(struct platf
+ da9052_wdt->parent = &pdev->dev;
+ watchdog_set_drvdata(da9052_wdt, driver_data);
+
+- kref_init(&driver_data->kref);
+-
+ ret = da9052_reg_update(da9052, DA9052_CONTROL_D_REG,
+ DA9052_CONTROLD_TWDSCALE, 0);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+@@ -225,7 +202,6 @@ static int da9052_wdt_remove(struct plat
+ struct da9052_wdt_data *driver_data = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+
+ watchdog_unregister_device(&driver_data->wdt);
+- kref_put(&driver_data->kref, da9052_wdt_release_resources);
+
+ return 0;
+ }
--- /dev/null
+From 43f676ace2e0591718ff493d290bc49b35ec2ffc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
+Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 16:01:44 -0800
+Subject: watchdog: da9055_wdt: Drop reference counting
+
+Reference counting is now implemented in the watchdog core and no longer
+required in watchdog drivers.
+
+Since it was implememented a no-op, and since the local memory is allocated
+with devm_kzalloc(), the reference counting code in the driver really did
+not really work anyway, and this patch effectively fixes a bug which could
+cause a crash on unloading if the watchdog device was still open.
+
+Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
+Signed-off-by: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be>
+---
+ drivers/watchdog/da9055_wdt.c | 24 ------------------------
+ 1 file changed, 24 deletions(-)
+
+--- a/drivers/watchdog/da9055_wdt.c
++++ b/drivers/watchdog/da9055_wdt.c
+@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout,
+ struct da9055_wdt_data {
+ struct watchdog_device wdt;
+ struct da9055 *da9055;
+- struct kref kref;
+ };
+
+ static const struct {
+@@ -99,24 +98,6 @@ static int da9055_wdt_ping(struct watchd
+ DA9055_WATCHDOG_MASK, 1);
+ }
+
+-static void da9055_wdt_release_resources(struct kref *r)
+-{
+-}
+-
+-static void da9055_wdt_ref(struct watchdog_device *wdt_dev)
+-{
+- struct da9055_wdt_data *driver_data = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdt_dev);
+-
+- kref_get(&driver_data->kref);
+-}
+-
+-static void da9055_wdt_unref(struct watchdog_device *wdt_dev)
+-{
+- struct da9055_wdt_data *driver_data = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdt_dev);
+-
+- kref_put(&driver_data->kref, da9055_wdt_release_resources);
+-}
+-
+ static int da9055_wdt_start(struct watchdog_device *wdt_dev)
+ {
+ return da9055_wdt_set_timeout(wdt_dev, wdt_dev->timeout);
+@@ -138,8 +119,6 @@ static const struct watchdog_ops da9055_
+ .stop = da9055_wdt_stop,
+ .ping = da9055_wdt_ping,
+ .set_timeout = da9055_wdt_set_timeout,
+- .ref = da9055_wdt_ref,
+- .unref = da9055_wdt_unref,
+ };
+
+ static int da9055_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+@@ -165,8 +144,6 @@ static int da9055_wdt_probe(struct platf
+ watchdog_set_nowayout(da9055_wdt, nowayout);
+ watchdog_set_drvdata(da9055_wdt, driver_data);
+
+- kref_init(&driver_data->kref);
+-
+ ret = da9055_wdt_stop(da9055_wdt);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to stop watchdog, %d\n", ret);
+@@ -189,7 +166,6 @@ static int da9055_wdt_remove(struct plat
+ struct da9055_wdt_data *driver_data = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+
+ watchdog_unregister_device(&driver_data->wdt);
+- kref_put(&driver_data->kref, da9055_wdt_release_resources);
+
+ return 0;
+ }