if ((slot == NULL) || (info == NULL))
                return -ENODEV;
 
-       /*
-       * check all fields in the info structure, and update timestamps
-       * for the files referring to the fields that have now changed.
-       */
-       if ((has_power_file(slot) == 0) &&
-           (slot->info->power_status != info->power_status)) {
-               retval = sysfs_update_file(&slot->kobj,
-                                          &hotplug_slot_attr_power.attr);
-               if (retval)
-                       return retval;
-       }
-
-       if ((has_attention_file(slot) == 0) &&
-           (slot->info->attention_status != info->attention_status)) {
-               retval = sysfs_update_file(&slot->kobj,
-                                          &hotplug_slot_attr_attention.attr);
-               if (retval)
-                       return retval;
-       }
-
-       if ((has_latch_file(slot) == 0) &&
-           (slot->info->latch_status != info->latch_status)) {
-               retval = sysfs_update_file(&slot->kobj,
-                                          &hotplug_slot_attr_latch.attr);
-               if (retval)
-                       return retval;
-       }
-
-       if ((has_adapter_file(slot) == 0) &&
-           (slot->info->adapter_status != info->adapter_status)) {
-               retval = sysfs_update_file(&slot->kobj,
-                                          &hotplug_slot_attr_presence.attr);
-               if (retval)
-                       return retval;
-       }
-
-       if ((has_address_file(slot) == 0) &&
-           (slot->info->address != info->address)) {
-               retval = sysfs_update_file(&slot->kobj,
-                                          &hotplug_slot_attr_address.attr);
-               if (retval)
-                       return retval;
-       }
-
-       if ((has_max_bus_speed_file(slot) == 0) &&
-           (slot->info->max_bus_speed != info->max_bus_speed)) {
-               retval = sysfs_update_file(&slot->kobj,
-                                          &hotplug_slot_attr_max_bus_speed.attr);
-               if (retval)
-                       return retval;
-       }
-
-       if ((has_cur_bus_speed_file(slot) == 0) &&
-           (slot->info->cur_bus_speed != info->cur_bus_speed)) {
-               retval = sysfs_update_file(&slot->kobj,
-                                          &hotplug_slot_attr_cur_bus_speed.attr);
-               if (retval)
-                       return retval;
-       }
-
        memcpy (slot->info, info, sizeof (struct hotplug_slot_info));
 
        return 0;
 
  */
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/fsnotify.h>
 #include <linux/kobject.h>
 #include <linux/namei.h>
 #include <linux/poll.h>
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_add_file_to_group);
 
-
-/**
- * sysfs_update_file - update the modified timestamp on an object attribute.
- * @kobj: object we're acting for.
- * @attr: attribute descriptor.
- */
-int sysfs_update_file(struct kobject * kobj, const struct attribute * attr)
-{
-       struct sysfs_dirent *victim_sd = NULL;
-       struct dentry *victim = NULL;
-       int rc;
-
-       rc = -ENOENT;
-       victim_sd = sysfs_get_dirent(kobj->sd, attr->name);
-       if (!victim_sd)
-               goto out;
-
-       mutex_lock(&sysfs_rename_mutex);
-       victim = sysfs_get_dentry(victim_sd);
-       mutex_unlock(&sysfs_rename_mutex);
-       if (IS_ERR(victim)) {
-               rc = PTR_ERR(victim);
-               victim = NULL;
-               goto out;
-       }
-
-       mutex_lock(&victim->d_inode->i_mutex);
-       victim->d_inode->i_mtime = CURRENT_TIME;
-       fsnotify_modify(victim);
-       mutex_unlock(&victim->d_inode->i_mutex);
-       rc = 0;
- out:
-       dput(victim);
-       sysfs_put(victim_sd);
-       return rc;
-}
-
-
 /**
  * sysfs_chmod_file - update the modified mode value on an object attribute.
  * @kobj: object we're acting for.
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_create_file);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_remove_file);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_update_file);
 
 
 int __must_check sysfs_create_file(struct kobject *kobj,
                                   const struct attribute *attr);
-int __must_check sysfs_update_file(struct kobject *kobj,
-                                  const struct attribute *attr);
 int __must_check sysfs_chmod_file(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
                                  mode_t mode);
 void sysfs_remove_file(struct kobject *kobj, const struct attribute *attr);
        return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int sysfs_update_file(struct kobject *kobj,
-                                   const struct attribute *attr)
-{
-       return 0;
-}
 static inline int sysfs_chmod_file(struct kobject *kobj,
                                   struct attribute *attr, mode_t mode)
 {