diff --git a/crypto/algif_hash.c b/crypto/algif_hash.c
index 01da360bdb5510b78eac0ee43630795c4a011d76..0a465e0f301291f3e63b4306905f25bcffa50284 100644
--- a/crypto/algif_hash.c
+++ b/crypto/algif_hash.c
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ struct hash_ctx {
 	struct ahash_request req;
 };
 
-static int hash_sendmsg(struct kiocb *unused, struct socket *sock,
-			struct msghdr *msg, size_t ignored)
+static int hash_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+			size_t ignored)
 {
 	int limit = ALG_MAX_PAGES * PAGE_SIZE;
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ static ssize_t hash_sendpage(struct socket *sock, struct page *page,
 	return err ?: size;
 }
 
-static int hash_recvmsg(struct kiocb *unused, struct socket *sock,
-			struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int flags)
+static int hash_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
+			int flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct alg_sock *ask = alg_sk(sk);
diff --git a/crypto/algif_rng.c b/crypto/algif_rng.c
index 67f612cfed97b3ac31c39b45c63afc97f0a675a9..3acba0a7cd551d2061f80c4e0d30002de792f6b3 100644
--- a/crypto/algif_rng.c
+++ b/crypto/algif_rng.c
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ struct rng_ctx {
 	struct crypto_rng *drng;
 };
 
-static int rng_recvmsg(struct kiocb *unused, struct socket *sock,
-		       struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int flags)
+static int rng_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
+		       int flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct alg_sock *ask = alg_sk(sk);
diff --git a/crypto/algif_skcipher.c b/crypto/algif_skcipher.c
index 0c8a1e5ccadf7d1ca16d9da3bd1042e3ff724177..b9743dc35801e0f7c6a5de1dcb22bc5699ac1047 100644
--- a/crypto/algif_skcipher.c
+++ b/crypto/algif_skcipher.c
@@ -239,8 +239,8 @@ static void skcipher_data_wakeup(struct sock *sk)
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
-static int skcipher_sendmsg(struct kiocb *unused, struct socket *sock,
-			    struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
+static int skcipher_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+			    size_t size)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct alg_sock *ask = alg_sk(sk);
@@ -424,8 +424,8 @@ static ssize_t skcipher_sendpage(struct socket *sock, struct page *page,
 	return err ?: size;
 }
 
-static int skcipher_recvmsg(struct kiocb *unused, struct socket *sock,
-			    struct msghdr *msg, size_t ignored, int flags)
+static int skcipher_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+			    size_t ignored, int flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct alg_sock *ask = alg_sk(sk);
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/mISDN/socket.c b/drivers/isdn/mISDN/socket.c
index 84b35925ee4dfba74eecaefe85913ee471a74494..8dc7290089bbc29ab8f2ec752c02dc3dfb73e806 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/mISDN/socket.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/mISDN/socket.c
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ mISDN_sock_cmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, struct sk_buff *skb)
 }
 
 static int
-mISDN_sock_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-		   struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int flags)
+mISDN_sock_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
+		   int flags)
 {
 	struct sk_buff		*skb;
 	struct sock		*sk = sock->sk;
@@ -173,8 +173,7 @@ mISDN_sock_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 }
 
 static int
-mISDN_sock_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-		   struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+mISDN_sock_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 {
 	struct sock		*sk = sock->sk;
 	struct sk_buff		*skb;
diff --git a/drivers/net/macvtap.c b/drivers/net/macvtap.c
index e40fdfccc9c10df4ea8676a1dd59275d5d9c6b88..1e51c6bf3ae13545673c97eb81cbe8914fd18555 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvtap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvtap.c
@@ -1127,16 +1127,15 @@ static const struct file_operations macvtap_fops = {
 #endif
 };
 
-static int macvtap_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			   struct msghdr *m, size_t total_len)
+static int macvtap_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m,
+			   size_t total_len)
 {
 	struct macvtap_queue *q = container_of(sock, struct macvtap_queue, sock);
 	return macvtap_get_user(q, m, &m->msg_iter, m->msg_flags & MSG_DONTWAIT);
 }
 
-static int macvtap_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			   struct msghdr *m, size_t total_len,
-			   int flags)
+static int macvtap_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m,
+			   size_t total_len, int flags)
 {
 	struct macvtap_queue *q = container_of(sock, struct macvtap_queue, sock);
 	int ret;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c b/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c
index 9c97e9bcf5f5a0ababe8f92be57bc4de74959343..ff059e1d8ac6c8c478625a55e54c4c41c945ad9a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c
@@ -835,8 +835,8 @@ static int pppoe_ioctl(struct socket *sock, unsigned int cmd,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int pppoe_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-		  struct msghdr *m, size_t total_len)
+static int pppoe_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m,
+			 size_t total_len)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
@@ -977,8 +977,8 @@ static const struct ppp_channel_ops pppoe_chan_ops = {
 	.start_xmit = pppoe_xmit,
 };
 
-static int pppoe_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-		  struct msghdr *m, size_t total_len, int flags)
+static int pppoe_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m,
+			 size_t total_len, int flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index 857dca47bf80eb9127e9e11d70c3cd681d114aae..b96b94cee76035cc6131d402f85d63ca2c0421e7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -1448,8 +1448,7 @@ static void tun_sock_write_space(struct sock *sk)
 	kill_fasync(&tfile->fasync, SIGIO, POLL_OUT);
 }
 
-static int tun_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-		       struct msghdr *m, size_t total_len)
+static int tun_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m, size_t total_len)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct tun_file *tfile = container_of(sock, struct tun_file, socket);
@@ -1464,8 +1463,7 @@ static int tun_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int tun_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-		       struct msghdr *m, size_t total_len,
+static int tun_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m, size_t total_len,
 		       int flags)
 {
 	struct tun_file *tfile = container_of(sock, struct tun_file, socket);
diff --git a/drivers/vhost/net.c b/drivers/vhost/net.c
index afa06d28725dad3960aed1df9dd4f9e9ddc53493..633012cc9a57d19bdcd74bb04c66c2d75191197b 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/net.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/net.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ static void handle_tx(struct vhost_net *net)
 			ubufs = NULL;
 		}
 		/* TODO: Check specific error and bomb out unless ENOBUFS? */
-		err = sock->ops->sendmsg(NULL, sock, &msg, len);
+		err = sock->ops->sendmsg(sock, &msg, len);
 		if (unlikely(err < 0)) {
 			if (zcopy_used) {
 				vhost_net_ubuf_put(ubufs);
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ static void handle_rx(struct vhost_net *net)
 		/* On overrun, truncate and discard */
 		if (unlikely(headcount > UIO_MAXIOV)) {
 			iov_iter_init(&msg.msg_iter, READ, vq->iov, 1, 1);
-			err = sock->ops->recvmsg(NULL, sock, &msg,
+			err = sock->ops->recvmsg(sock, &msg,
 						 1, MSG_DONTWAIT | MSG_TRUNC);
 			pr_debug("Discarded rx packet: len %zd\n", sock_len);
 			continue;
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ static void handle_rx(struct vhost_net *net)
 			 */
 			iov_iter_advance(&fixup, sizeof(hdr));
 		}
-		err = sock->ops->recvmsg(NULL, sock, &msg,
+		err = sock->ops->recvmsg(sock, &msg,
 					 sock_len, MSG_DONTWAIT | MSG_TRUNC);
 		/* Userspace might have consumed the packet meanwhile:
 		 * it's not supposed to do this usually, but might be hard
diff --git a/include/linux/net.h b/include/linux/net.h
index 17d83393afcc4337d50f00cfa837030d9429c6f8..e74114bcca686f73517c635320bbdeeddb011770 100644
--- a/include/linux/net.h
+++ b/include/linux/net.h
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ struct socket {
 
 struct vm_area_struct;
 struct page;
-struct kiocb;
 struct sockaddr;
 struct msghdr;
 struct module;
@@ -162,8 +161,8 @@ struct proto_ops {
 	int		(*compat_getsockopt)(struct socket *sock, int level,
 				      int optname, char __user *optval, int __user *optlen);
 #endif
-	int		(*sendmsg)   (struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-				      struct msghdr *m, size_t total_len);
+	int		(*sendmsg)   (struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m,
+				      size_t total_len);
 	/* Notes for implementing recvmsg:
 	 * ===============================
 	 * msg->msg_namelen should get updated by the recvmsg handlers
@@ -172,9 +171,8 @@ struct proto_ops {
 	 * handlers can assume that msg.msg_name is either NULL or has
 	 * a minimum size of sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage).
 	 */
-	int		(*recvmsg)   (struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-				      struct msghdr *m, size_t total_len,
-				      int flags);
+	int		(*recvmsg)   (struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m,
+				      size_t total_len, int flags);
 	int		(*mmap)	     (struct file *file, struct socket *sock,
 				      struct vm_area_struct * vma);
 	ssize_t		(*sendpage)  (struct socket *sock, struct page *page,
diff --git a/include/net/af_vsock.h b/include/net/af_vsock.h
index 0d87674fb7758736d9cdbf466fd717c5665f535e..172632dd9930d1d98a68e47076c97fba3bd2c7ae 100644
--- a/include/net/af_vsock.h
+++ b/include/net/af_vsock.h
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ struct vsock_transport {
 
 	/* DGRAM. */
 	int (*dgram_bind)(struct vsock_sock *, struct sockaddr_vm *);
-	int (*dgram_dequeue)(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct vsock_sock *vsk,
-			     struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int flags);
+	int (*dgram_dequeue)(struct vsock_sock *vsk, struct msghdr *msg,
+			     size_t len, int flags);
 	int (*dgram_enqueue)(struct vsock_sock *, struct sockaddr_vm *,
 			     struct msghdr *, size_t len);
 	bool (*dgram_allow)(u32 cid, u32 port);
diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/bluetooth.h b/include/net/bluetooth/bluetooth.h
index 4500bf88ff55c7ca65f8752fb8d5d7fa750c371c..6bb97df16d2deb5016768ee2a5e57d698d5337c2 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/bluetooth.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/bluetooth.h
@@ -245,10 +245,10 @@ int  bt_sock_register(int proto, const struct net_proto_family *ops);
 void bt_sock_unregister(int proto);
 void bt_sock_link(struct bt_sock_list *l, struct sock *s);
 void bt_sock_unlink(struct bt_sock_list *l, struct sock *s);
-int  bt_sock_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-				struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int flags);
-int  bt_sock_stream_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int flags);
+int  bt_sock_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
+		     int flags);
+int  bt_sock_stream_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+			    size_t len, int flags);
 uint bt_sock_poll(struct file *file, struct socket *sock, poll_table *wait);
 int  bt_sock_ioctl(struct socket *sock, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
 int  bt_sock_wait_state(struct sock *sk, int state, unsigned long timeo);
diff --git a/include/net/inet_common.h b/include/net/inet_common.h
index b2828a06a5a63355f1aa2be27e74a472cc99fc62..4a92423eefa509b27d8caf75474406fe03868b04 100644
--- a/include/net/inet_common.h
+++ b/include/net/inet_common.h
@@ -21,12 +21,11 @@ int __inet_stream_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
 int inet_dgram_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
 		       int addr_len, int flags);
 int inet_accept(struct socket *sock, struct socket *newsock, int flags);
-int inet_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
-		 size_t size);
+int inet_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size);
 ssize_t inet_sendpage(struct socket *sock, struct page *page, int offset,
 		      size_t size, int flags);
-int inet_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
-		 size_t size, int flags);
+int inet_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size,
+		 int flags);
 int inet_shutdown(struct socket *sock, int how);
 int inet_listen(struct socket *sock, int backlog);
 void inet_sock_destruct(struct sock *sk);
diff --git a/include/net/ping.h b/include/net/ping.h
index cc16d413f681c077f743547af38ab8d3293a0007..ac80cb45e63004ef5e12383002721e9a4634971c 100644
--- a/include/net/ping.h
+++ b/include/net/ping.h
@@ -75,12 +75,11 @@ void ping_err(struct sk_buff *skb, int offset, u32 info);
 int  ping_getfrag(void *from, char *to, int offset, int fraglen, int odd,
 		  struct sk_buff *);
 
-int  ping_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
-		  size_t len, int noblock, int flags, int *addr_len);
+int  ping_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int noblock,
+		  int flags, int *addr_len);
 int  ping_common_sendmsg(int family, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 			 void *user_icmph, size_t icmph_len);
-int  ping_v6_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
-		     size_t len);
+int  ping_v6_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len);
 int  ping_queue_rcv_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
 bool ping_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb);
 
diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index 38369d3580a140dd7c652b07031f91661d0a6703..250822cc1e020dc86106e3389af4995ba775629f 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -958,10 +958,9 @@ struct proto {
 	int			(*compat_ioctl)(struct sock *sk,
 					unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
 #endif
-	int			(*sendmsg)(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
-					   struct msghdr *msg, size_t len);
-	int			(*recvmsg)(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
-					   struct msghdr *msg,
+	int			(*sendmsg)(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
+					   size_t len);
+	int			(*recvmsg)(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
 					   size_t len, int noblock, int flags,
 					   int *addr_len);
 	int			(*sendpage)(struct sock *sk, struct page *page,
@@ -1562,9 +1561,8 @@ int sock_no_listen(struct socket *, int);
 int sock_no_shutdown(struct socket *, int);
 int sock_no_getsockopt(struct socket *, int , int, char __user *, int __user *);
 int sock_no_setsockopt(struct socket *, int, int, char __user *, unsigned int);
-int sock_no_sendmsg(struct kiocb *, struct socket *, struct msghdr *, size_t);
-int sock_no_recvmsg(struct kiocb *, struct socket *, struct msghdr *, size_t,
-		    int);
+int sock_no_sendmsg(struct socket *, struct msghdr *, size_t);
+int sock_no_recvmsg(struct socket *, struct msghdr *, size_t, int);
 int sock_no_mmap(struct file *file, struct socket *sock,
 		 struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 ssize_t sock_no_sendpage(struct socket *sock, struct page *page, int offset,
@@ -1576,8 +1574,8 @@ ssize_t sock_no_sendpage(struct socket *sock, struct page *page, int offset,
  */
 int sock_common_getsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 				  char __user *optval, int __user *optlen);
-int sock_common_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			       struct msghdr *msg, size_t size, int flags);
+int sock_common_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size,
+			int flags);
 int sock_common_setsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 				  char __user *optval, unsigned int optlen);
 int compat_sock_common_getsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level,
diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 8d6b983d509959dcc270b73605bbbcb5835d5885..f87599d5af8236148dff21cb4d1ff1c708ed1c8a 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -349,8 +349,7 @@ void tcp_v4_early_demux(struct sk_buff *skb);
 int tcp_v4_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb);
 
 int tcp_v4_tw_remember_stamp(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw);
-int tcp_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
-		size_t size);
+int tcp_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size);
 int tcp_sendpage(struct sock *sk, struct page *page, int offset, size_t size,
 		 int flags);
 void tcp_release_cb(struct sock *sk);
@@ -430,8 +429,8 @@ int compat_tcp_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 			  char __user *optval, unsigned int optlen);
 void tcp_set_keepalive(struct sock *sk, int val);
 void tcp_syn_ack_timeout(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req);
-int tcp_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
-		size_t len, int nonblock, int flags, int *addr_len);
+int tcp_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int nonblock,
+		int flags, int *addr_len);
 void tcp_parse_options(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 		       struct tcp_options_received *opt_rx,
 		       int estab, struct tcp_fastopen_cookie *foc);
diff --git a/include/net/udp.h b/include/net/udp.h
index 32d8d9f07f76d9c54e5a4cdd122f586a8653008a..6d4ed18e14278a6091b7e1c3fa40f1b2d4796d06 100644
--- a/include/net/udp.h
+++ b/include/net/udp.h
@@ -238,8 +238,7 @@ int udp_get_port(struct sock *sk, unsigned short snum,
 		 int (*saddr_cmp)(const struct sock *,
 				  const struct sock *));
 void udp_err(struct sk_buff *, u32);
-int udp_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
-		size_t len);
+int udp_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len);
 int udp_push_pending_frames(struct sock *sk);
 void udp_flush_pending_frames(struct sock *sk);
 void udp4_hwcsum(struct sk_buff *skb, __be32 src, __be32 dst);
diff --git a/net/appletalk/ddp.c b/net/appletalk/ddp.c
index 0d0766ea5ab104c5bba47f3b8ca32b1858e9c94d..3b7ad43c7dad948d192ace962f3a4d4422c47319 100644
--- a/net/appletalk/ddp.c
+++ b/net/appletalk/ddp.c
@@ -1559,8 +1559,7 @@ static int ltalk_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int atalk_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
-			 size_t len)
+static int atalk_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct atalk_sock *at = at_sk(sk);
@@ -1728,8 +1727,8 @@ static int atalk_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock, struct msghdr
 	return err ? : len;
 }
 
-static int atalk_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
-			 size_t size, int flags)
+static int atalk_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size,
+			 int flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct ddpehdr *ddp;
diff --git a/net/atm/common.c b/net/atm/common.c
index b84057e41bd6a364281ea85f24e60b82e4ec6cfd..ed0466637e13326be6796e81cdd182d4096a1509 100644
--- a/net/atm/common.c
+++ b/net/atm/common.c
@@ -523,8 +523,8 @@ int vcc_connect(struct socket *sock, int itf, short vpi, int vci)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int vcc_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
-		size_t size, int flags)
+int vcc_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size,
+		int flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct atm_vcc *vcc;
@@ -569,8 +569,7 @@ int vcc_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 	return copied;
 }
 
-int vcc_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m,
-		size_t size)
+int vcc_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m, size_t size)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
diff --git a/net/atm/common.h b/net/atm/common.h
index cc3c2dae4d793427259e614acfec579d42f0c2a1..4d6f5b2068ac704a7bbbc720b0d99174a7d523b6 100644
--- a/net/atm/common.h
+++ b/net/atm/common.h
@@ -13,10 +13,9 @@
 int vcc_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol, int family);
 int vcc_release(struct socket *sock);
 int vcc_connect(struct socket *sock, int itf, short vpi, int vci);
-int vcc_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
-		size_t size, int flags);
-int vcc_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m,
-		size_t total_len);
+int vcc_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size,
+		int flags);
+int vcc_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m, size_t total_len);
 unsigned int vcc_poll(struct file *file, struct socket *sock, poll_table *wait);
 int vcc_ioctl(struct socket *sock, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
 int vcc_compat_ioctl(struct socket *sock, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
diff --git a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
index ca049a7c9287d703f789b5842472a768152dd7ca..330c1f4a5a0b6edfca55bece27b38d1e30482d55 100644
--- a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
+++ b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
@@ -1432,8 +1432,7 @@ static int ax25_getname(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int ax25_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int ax25_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 {
 	DECLARE_SOCKADDR(struct sockaddr_ax25 *, usax, msg->msg_name);
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
@@ -1599,8 +1598,8 @@ static int ax25_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int ax25_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-	struct msghdr *msg, size_t size, int flags)
+static int ax25_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size,
+			int flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c b/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
index 4b904c97a06872d0c71e3ca41bf7764a6a98c2e6..20a4698e2255fc051b29833187ae1c3e58106480 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ struct sock *bt_accept_dequeue(struct sock *parent, struct socket *newsock)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bt_accept_dequeue);
 
-int bt_sock_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-				struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int flags)
+int bt_sock_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
+		    int flags)
 {
 	int noblock = flags & MSG_DONTWAIT;
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
@@ -283,8 +283,8 @@ static long bt_sock_data_wait(struct sock *sk, long timeo)
 	return timeo;
 }
 
-int bt_sock_stream_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			       struct msghdr *msg, size_t size, int flags)
+int bt_sock_stream_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+			   size_t size, int flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	int err = 0;
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
index 37198fb99ffeed0e054b99cb5c01e36416122ea5..aa8be4cb19a13894b6094fdb425654b8e718efcf 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
@@ -826,8 +826,8 @@ static void hci_sock_cmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
 	}
 }
 
-static int hci_sock_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			    struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int flags)
+static int hci_sock_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
+			    int flags)
 {
 	int noblock = flags & MSG_DONTWAIT;
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
@@ -871,8 +871,8 @@ static int hci_sock_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	return err ? : copied;
 }
 
-static int hci_sock_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			    struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int hci_sock_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+			    size_t len)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct hci_dev *hdev;
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c
index 60694f0f4c73768dee1db1a4926ced43522dbe83..9070720eedc8730ddd6982e709a1c4d5c9bd2b66 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c
@@ -944,8 +944,8 @@ static int l2cap_sock_setsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int l2cap_sock_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			      struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int l2cap_sock_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+			      size_t len)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct l2cap_chan *chan = l2cap_pi(sk)->chan;
@@ -976,8 +976,8 @@ static int l2cap_sock_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int l2cap_sock_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			      struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int flags)
+static int l2cap_sock_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+			      size_t len, int flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct l2cap_pinfo *pi = l2cap_pi(sk);
@@ -1004,9 +1004,9 @@ static int l2cap_sock_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	release_sock(sk);
 
 	if (sock->type == SOCK_STREAM)
-		err = bt_sock_stream_recvmsg(iocb, sock, msg, len, flags);
+		err = bt_sock_stream_recvmsg(sock, msg, len, flags);
 	else
-		err = bt_sock_recvmsg(iocb, sock, msg, len, flags);
+		err = bt_sock_recvmsg(sock, msg, len, flags);
 
 	if (pi->chan->mode != L2CAP_MODE_ERTM)
 		return err;
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c
index 3c6d2c8ac1a47bc7f5a96b576ca93e9542ee4fe3..825e8fb5114b16a5276bf7c6ee251883c6f0bfd2 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c
@@ -549,8 +549,8 @@ static int rfcomm_sock_getname(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr, int *
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int rfcomm_sock_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			       struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int rfcomm_sock_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+			       size_t len)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct rfcomm_dlc *d = rfcomm_pi(sk)->dlc;
@@ -615,8 +615,8 @@ static int rfcomm_sock_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	return sent;
 }
 
-static int rfcomm_sock_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			       struct msghdr *msg, size_t size, int flags)
+static int rfcomm_sock_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+			       size_t size, int flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct rfcomm_dlc *d = rfcomm_pi(sk)->dlc;
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ static int rfcomm_sock_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	len = bt_sock_stream_recvmsg(iocb, sock, msg, size, flags);
+	len = bt_sock_stream_recvmsg(sock, msg, size, flags);
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
 	if (!(flags & MSG_PEEK) && len > 0)
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/sco.c b/net/bluetooth/sco.c
index 76321b546e8426146dba242c281c2915464e7d6f..2bb7ef46bb9950e3991616dc3158d7b3d1b77f99 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/sco.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/sco.c
@@ -688,8 +688,8 @@ static int sco_sock_getname(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr, int *len
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int sco_sock_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			    struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int sco_sock_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+			    size_t len)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	int err;
@@ -758,8 +758,8 @@ static void sco_conn_defer_accept(struct hci_conn *conn, u16 setting)
 	}
 }
 
-static int sco_sock_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			    struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int flags)
+static int sco_sock_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+			    size_t len, int flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct sco_pinfo *pi = sco_pi(sk);
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ static int sco_sock_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 
 	release_sock(sk);
 
-	return bt_sock_recvmsg(iocb, sock, msg, len, flags);
+	return bt_sock_recvmsg(sock, msg, len, flags);
 }
 
 static int sco_sock_setsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname, char __user *optval, unsigned int optlen)
diff --git a/net/caif/caif_socket.c b/net/caif/caif_socket.c
index 769b185fefbd5f6bb6d4e68c1bcb0caeafa23d25..b6bf51bb187da3a4c45b736be87fff8c635a9287 100644
--- a/net/caif/caif_socket.c
+++ b/net/caif/caif_socket.c
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ static void caif_check_flow_release(struct sock *sk)
  * Copied from unix_dgram_recvmsg, but removed credit checks,
  * changed locking, address handling and added MSG_TRUNC.
  */
-static int caif_seqpkt_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			       struct msghdr *m, size_t len, int flags)
+static int caif_seqpkt_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m,
+			       size_t len, int flags)
 
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
@@ -343,9 +343,8 @@ static long caif_stream_data_wait(struct sock *sk, long timeo)
  * Copied from unix_stream_recvmsg, but removed credit checks,
  * changed locking calls, changed address handling.
  */
-static int caif_stream_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			       struct msghdr *msg, size_t size,
-			       int flags)
+static int caif_stream_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+			       size_t size, int flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	int copied = 0;
@@ -511,8 +510,8 @@ static int transmit_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct caifsock *cf_sk,
 }
 
 /* Copied from af_unix:unix_dgram_sendmsg, and adapted to CAIF */
-static int caif_seqpkt_sendmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct socket *sock,
-			       struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int caif_seqpkt_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+			       size_t len)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct caifsock *cf_sk = container_of(sk, struct caifsock, sk);
@@ -586,8 +585,8 @@ static int caif_seqpkt_sendmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct socket *sock,
  * Changed removed permission handling and added waiting for flow on
  * and other minor adaptations.
  */
-static int caif_stream_sendmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct socket *sock,
-			       struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int caif_stream_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+			       size_t len)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct caifsock *cf_sk = container_of(sk, struct caifsock, sk);
diff --git a/net/can/bcm.c b/net/can/bcm.c
index d559f922326d3880fb563419fabb70d2b8f21a32..b523453585be7f56f1e04eb97977b2eb4f90dadb 100644
--- a/net/can/bcm.c
+++ b/net/can/bcm.c
@@ -1231,8 +1231,7 @@ static int bcm_tx_send(struct msghdr *msg, int ifindex, struct sock *sk)
 /*
  * bcm_sendmsg - process BCM commands (opcodes) from the userspace
  */
-static int bcm_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-		       struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
+static int bcm_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct bcm_sock *bo = bcm_sk(sk);
@@ -1535,8 +1534,8 @@ static int bcm_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int len,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int bcm_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-		       struct msghdr *msg, size_t size, int flags)
+static int bcm_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size,
+		       int flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
diff --git a/net/can/raw.c b/net/can/raw.c
index 94601b7ff0a32feae393a995bed53e4e3a084830..63ffdb0f3a23fa6bea6b9cb65bd7a63ec0953d84 100644
--- a/net/can/raw.c
+++ b/net/can/raw.c
@@ -658,8 +658,7 @@ static int raw_getsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int raw_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-		       struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
+static int raw_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct raw_sock *ro = raw_sk(sk);
@@ -728,8 +727,8 @@ static int raw_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int raw_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-		       struct msghdr *msg, size_t size, int flags)
+static int raw_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size,
+		       int flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 9c74fc8f0e32eabe66c8ce0c502ef04b81659ed2..726e1f99aa8ddf9a1861f69534ac6779da848282 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -2163,15 +2163,14 @@ int sock_no_getsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sock_no_getsockopt);
 
-int sock_no_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m,
-		    size_t len)
+int sock_no_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m, size_t len)
 {
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sock_no_sendmsg);
 
-int sock_no_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m,
-		    size_t len, int flags)
+int sock_no_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m, size_t len,
+		    int flags)
 {
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
@@ -2543,14 +2542,14 @@ int compat_sock_common_getsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(compat_sock_common_getsockopt);
 #endif
 
-int sock_common_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			struct msghdr *msg, size_t size, int flags)
+int sock_common_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size,
+			int flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	int addr_len = 0;
 	int err;
 
-	err = sk->sk_prot->recvmsg(iocb, sk, msg, size, flags & MSG_DONTWAIT,
+	err = sk->sk_prot->recvmsg(sk, msg, size, flags & MSG_DONTWAIT,
 				   flags & ~MSG_DONTWAIT, &addr_len);
 	if (err >= 0)
 		msg->msg_namelen = addr_len;
diff --git a/net/dccp/dccp.h b/net/dccp/dccp.h
index e4c144fa706fd72d5e266ecfc142fac83b405ae8..3b1d64d6e0933d8961df251bf627725d7023a271 100644
--- a/net/dccp/dccp.h
+++ b/net/dccp/dccp.h
@@ -310,11 +310,9 @@ int compat_dccp_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 			   char __user *optval, unsigned int optlen);
 #endif
 int dccp_ioctl(struct sock *sk, int cmd, unsigned long arg);
-int dccp_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
-		 size_t size);
-int dccp_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
-		 struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int nonblock, int flags,
-		 int *addr_len);
+int dccp_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size);
+int dccp_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int nonblock,
+		 int flags, int *addr_len);
 void dccp_shutdown(struct sock *sk, int how);
 int inet_dccp_listen(struct socket *sock, int backlog);
 unsigned int dccp_poll(struct file *file, struct socket *sock,
diff --git a/net/dccp/probe.c b/net/dccp/probe.c
index 595ddf0459db79c724b8eab2c8b0f6a0a7d1df97..d8346d0eadebf3018aa0358a98be65a2d111d984 100644
--- a/net/dccp/probe.c
+++ b/net/dccp/probe.c
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ static void printl(const char *fmt, ...)
 	wake_up(&dccpw.wait);
 }
 
-static int jdccp_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
-			 struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
+static int jdccp_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 {
 	const struct inet_sock *inet = inet_sk(sk);
 	struct ccid3_hc_tx_sock *hc = NULL;
diff --git a/net/dccp/proto.c b/net/dccp/proto.c
index e171b780b499dabc7d7312bb3aadbbe4b005f2bd..52a94016526d3c595a71f4affac1a24251f964d7 100644
--- a/net/dccp/proto.c
+++ b/net/dccp/proto.c
@@ -741,8 +741,7 @@ static int dccp_msghdr_parse(struct msghdr *msg, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int dccp_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
-		 size_t len)
+int dccp_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 {
 	const struct dccp_sock *dp = dccp_sk(sk);
 	const int flags = msg->msg_flags;
@@ -806,8 +805,8 @@ int dccp_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dccp_sendmsg);
 
-int dccp_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
-		 size_t len, int nonblock, int flags, int *addr_len)
+int dccp_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int nonblock,
+		 int flags, int *addr_len)
 {
 	const struct dccp_hdr *dh;
 	long timeo;
diff --git a/net/decnet/af_decnet.c b/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
index 810228646de38f9fe26eb2c75a84fbc000840f7b..754484b3cd0e8cc2f92f2800f89dd71762b733d8 100644
--- a/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
+++ b/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
@@ -1669,8 +1669,8 @@ static int dn_data_ready(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff_head *q, int flags, int
 }
 
 
-static int dn_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-	struct msghdr *msg, size_t size, int flags)
+static int dn_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size,
+		      int flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct dn_scp *scp = DN_SK(sk);
@@ -1905,8 +1905,7 @@ static inline struct sk_buff *dn_alloc_send_pskb(struct sock *sk,
 	return skb;
 }
 
-static int dn_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-		      struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
+static int dn_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct dn_scp *scp = DN_SK(sk);
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/socket.c b/net/ieee802154/socket.c
index 2878d8ca6d3bf12c8cb0c382b3e9db68911510f8..b60c65f70346a48623209dc93fb06273d445fb7b 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/socket.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/socket.c
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ static int ieee802154_sock_release(struct socket *sock)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int ieee802154_sock_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-				   struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int ieee802154_sock_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+				   size_t len)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 
-	return sk->sk_prot->sendmsg(iocb, sk, msg, len);
+	return sk->sk_prot->sendmsg(sk, msg, len);
 }
 
 static int ieee802154_sock_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
@@ -255,8 +255,7 @@ static int raw_disconnect(struct sock *sk, int flags)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int raw_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
-		       struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
+static int raw_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	unsigned int mtu;
@@ -327,8 +326,8 @@ static int raw_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int raw_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
-		       size_t len, int noblock, int flags, int *addr_len)
+static int raw_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
+		       int noblock, int flags, int *addr_len)
 {
 	size_t copied = 0;
 	int err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -615,8 +614,7 @@ static int dgram_disconnect(struct sock *sk, int flags)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int dgram_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
-			 struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
+static int dgram_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	unsigned int mtu;
@@ -715,9 +713,8 @@ static int dgram_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int dgram_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
-			 struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int noblock,
-			 int flags, int *addr_len)
+static int dgram_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
+			 int noblock, int flags, int *addr_len)
 {
 	size_t copied = 0;
 	int err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
index 4ce954cc94a4c11f7d0940ca8a4813f57e40bfda..64a9c0fdc4aa3d505ec8b0136c1da4f8be438bd2 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
@@ -716,8 +716,7 @@ int inet_getname(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inet_getname);
 
-int inet_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
-		 size_t size)
+int inet_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 
@@ -728,7 +727,7 @@ int inet_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 	    inet_autobind(sk))
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
-	return sk->sk_prot->sendmsg(iocb, sk, msg, size);
+	return sk->sk_prot->sendmsg(sk, msg, size);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inet_sendmsg);
 
@@ -750,8 +749,8 @@ ssize_t inet_sendpage(struct socket *sock, struct page *page, int offset,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inet_sendpage);
 
-int inet_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
-		 size_t size, int flags)
+int inet_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size,
+		 int flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	int addr_len = 0;
@@ -759,7 +758,7 @@ int inet_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 
 	sock_rps_record_flow(sk);
 
-	err = sk->sk_prot->recvmsg(iocb, sk, msg, size, flags & MSG_DONTWAIT,
+	err = sk->sk_prot->recvmsg(sk, msg, size, flags & MSG_DONTWAIT,
 				   flags & ~MSG_DONTWAIT, &addr_len);
 	if (err >= 0)
 		msg->msg_namelen = addr_len;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ping.c b/net/ipv4/ping.c
index e9f66e1cda507cf2d5cb532958d23a89beeccaba..3648e7f32f3de0cc39a0fc5ec24968c5fc1be608 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ping.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ping.c
@@ -684,8 +684,7 @@ int ping_common_sendmsg(int family, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ping_common_sendmsg);
 
-static int ping_v4_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
-			   size_t len)
+static int ping_v4_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 {
 	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
 	struct flowi4 fl4;
@@ -841,8 +840,8 @@ static int ping_v4_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *m
 	goto out;
 }
 
-int ping_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
-		 size_t len, int noblock, int flags, int *addr_len)
+int ping_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int noblock,
+		 int flags, int *addr_len)
 {
 	struct inet_sock *isk = inet_sk(sk);
 	int family = sk->sk_family;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/raw.c b/net/ipv4/raw.c
index f027a708b7e01029574535e20f7461cfa4b84190..923cf538fce1444d10bf6c7e2e1dcc44058586fb 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/raw.c
@@ -481,8 +481,7 @@ static int raw_getfrag(void *from, char *to, int offset, int len, int odd,
 	return ip_generic_getfrag(rfv->msg, to, offset, len, odd, skb);
 }
 
-static int raw_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
-		       size_t len)
+static int raw_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 {
 	struct inet_sock *inet = inet_sk(sk);
 	struct ipcm_cookie ipc;
@@ -709,8 +708,8 @@ out:	return ret;
  *	we return it, otherwise we block.
  */
 
-static int raw_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
-		       size_t len, int noblock, int flags, int *addr_len)
+static int raw_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
+		       int noblock, int flags, int *addr_len)
 {
 	struct inet_sock *inet = inet_sk(sk);
 	size_t copied = 0;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index 4b57ea8dabc7acb67d8df64e9392f73d7800ee06..d939c35001f9fd1d39a3373299aec728f4630cbb 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -1064,8 +1064,7 @@ static int tcp_sendmsg_fastopen(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
 	return err;
 }
 
-int tcp_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
-		size_t size)
+int tcp_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 {
 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
@@ -1543,8 +1542,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcp_read_sock);
  *	Probably, code can be easily improved even more.
  */
 
-int tcp_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
-		size_t len, int nonblock, int flags, int *addr_len)
+int tcp_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int nonblock,
+		int flags, int *addr_len)
 {
 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 	int copied = 0;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/udp.c b/net/ipv4/udp.c
index 0224f930c61373bd2dcacc472685100b3267b0b2..f27556e2158b08097c1b515b7f1b607c433b26e7 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/udp.c
@@ -873,8 +873,7 @@ int udp_push_pending_frames(struct sock *sk)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(udp_push_pending_frames);
 
-int udp_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
-		size_t len)
+int udp_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 {
 	struct inet_sock *inet = inet_sk(sk);
 	struct udp_sock *up = udp_sk(sk);
@@ -1136,7 +1135,7 @@ int udp_sendpage(struct sock *sk, struct page *page, int offset,
 		 * sendpage interface can't pass.
 		 * This will succeed only when the socket is connected.
 		 */
-		ret = udp_sendmsg(NULL, sk, &msg, 0);
+		ret = udp_sendmsg(sk, &msg, 0);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 	}
@@ -1254,8 +1253,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(udp_ioctl);
  * 	return it, otherwise we block.
  */
 
-int udp_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
-		size_t len, int noblock, int flags, int *addr_len)
+int udp_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int noblock,
+		int flags, int *addr_len)
 {
 	struct inet_sock *inet = inet_sk(sk);
 	DECLARE_SOCKADDR(struct sockaddr_in *, sin, msg->msg_name);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/udp_impl.h b/net/ipv4/udp_impl.h
index f3c27899f62b914f7b406094472a47e2fe2df613..7e0fe4bdd96702256b7608ad3fe45df114573702 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/udp_impl.h
+++ b/net/ipv4/udp_impl.h
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ int compat_udp_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 int compat_udp_getsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 			  char __user *optval, int __user *optlen);
 #endif
-int udp_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
-		size_t len, int noblock, int flags, int *addr_len);
+int udp_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int noblock,
+		int flags, int *addr_len);
 int udp_sendpage(struct sock *sk, struct page *page, int offset, size_t size,
 		 int flags);
 int udp_queue_rcv_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ping.c b/net/ipv6/ping.c
index bd46f736f61d74bcb75a4dabef264154f55a9fb0..fee25c0ed1f5d2ed328694ab062bc60a084cf23d 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ping.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ping.c
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ static int dummy_ipv6_chk_addr(struct net *net, const struct in6_addr *addr,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int ping_v6_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
-		    size_t len)
+int ping_v6_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 {
 	struct inet_sock *inet = inet_sk(sk);
 	struct ipv6_pinfo *np = inet6_sk(sk);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/raw.c b/net/ipv6/raw.c
index 0d84b2c7f24e8ff7a3e64ac048be4ce432f942e4..a5287b3582a434e70d276ef2de2f06e31716f923 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/raw.c
@@ -456,9 +456,8 @@ int rawv6_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
  *	we return it, otherwise we block.
  */
 
-static int rawv6_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
-		  struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
-		  int noblock, int flags, int *addr_len)
+static int rawv6_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
+			 int noblock, int flags, int *addr_len)
 {
 	struct ipv6_pinfo *np = inet6_sk(sk);
 	DECLARE_SOCKADDR(struct sockaddr_in6 *, sin6, msg->msg_name);
@@ -730,8 +729,7 @@ static int raw6_getfrag(void *from, char *to, int offset, int len, int odd,
 	return ip_generic_getfrag(rfv->msg, to, offset, len, odd, skb);
 }
 
-static int rawv6_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
-		   struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int rawv6_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 {
 	struct ipv6_txoptions opt_space;
 	DECLARE_SOCKADDR(struct sockaddr_in6 *, sin6, msg->msg_name);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/udp.c b/net/ipv6/udp.c
index d048d46779fc55407e9c45d123d6ba7dd6858782..70568a4548e4b54d5a883a3bb2837dac6717c8f4 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/udp.c
@@ -391,8 +391,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(udp6_lib_lookup);
  *	return it, otherwise we block.
  */
 
-int udpv6_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
-		  struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
+int udpv6_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 		  int noblock, int flags, int *addr_len)
 {
 	struct ipv6_pinfo *np = inet6_sk(sk);
@@ -1101,8 +1100,7 @@ static int udp_v6_push_pending_frames(struct sock *sk)
 	return err;
 }
 
-int udpv6_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
-		  struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+int udpv6_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 {
 	struct ipv6_txoptions opt_space;
 	struct udp_sock *up = udp_sk(sk);
@@ -1164,12 +1162,12 @@ int udpv6_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
 do_udp_sendmsg:
 			if (__ipv6_only_sock(sk))
 				return -ENETUNREACH;
-			return udp_sendmsg(iocb, sk, msg, len);
+			return udp_sendmsg(sk, msg, len);
 		}
 	}
 
 	if (up->pending == AF_INET)
-		return udp_sendmsg(iocb, sk, msg, len);
+		return udp_sendmsg(sk, msg, len);
 
 	/* Rough check on arithmetic overflow,
 	   better check is made in ip6_append_data().
diff --git a/net/ipv6/udp_impl.h b/net/ipv6/udp_impl.h
index c779c3c90b9d3b90c3b4821508d3fdf31b6d5da6..0682c031ccdc77da801c46851d7ad2163921fe19 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/udp_impl.h
+++ b/net/ipv6/udp_impl.h
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@ int compat_udpv6_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 int compat_udpv6_getsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 			    char __user *optval, int __user *optlen);
 #endif
-int udpv6_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
-		  size_t len);
-int udpv6_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
-		  size_t len, int noblock, int flags, int *addr_len);
+int udpv6_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len);
+int udpv6_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int noblock,
+		  int flags, int *addr_len);
 int udpv6_queue_rcv_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
 void udpv6_destroy_sock(struct sock *sk);
 
diff --git a/net/ipx/af_ipx.c b/net/ipx/af_ipx.c
index f11ad1d95e0e6e88294003fee338743863daa443..4ea5d7497b5f29ac41a00783c48d1898aa769937 100644
--- a/net/ipx/af_ipx.c
+++ b/net/ipx/af_ipx.c
@@ -1688,8 +1688,7 @@ static int ipx_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, struct packet_ty
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int ipx_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-	struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int ipx_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct ipx_sock *ipxs = ipx_sk(sk);
@@ -1754,8 +1753,8 @@ static int ipx_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 }
 
 
-static int ipx_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-		struct msghdr *msg, size_t size, int flags)
+static int ipx_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size,
+		       int flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct ipx_sock *ipxs = ipx_sk(sk);
diff --git a/net/irda/af_irda.c b/net/irda/af_irda.c
index 568edc72d7371f2b01dffa9af9cc114fad5d7967..ee0ea25c8e7aa9ddd182c0bb284c75a5c0a198bf 100644
--- a/net/irda/af_irda.c
+++ b/net/irda/af_irda.c
@@ -1256,14 +1256,13 @@ static int irda_release(struct socket *sock)
 }
 
 /*
- * Function irda_sendmsg (iocb, sock, msg, len)
+ * Function irda_sendmsg (sock, msg, len)
  *
  *    Send message down to TinyTP. This function is used for both STREAM and
  *    SEQPACK services. This is possible since it forces the client to
  *    fragment the message if necessary
  */
-static int irda_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int irda_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct irda_sock *self;
@@ -1348,13 +1347,13 @@ static int irda_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 }
 
 /*
- * Function irda_recvmsg_dgram (iocb, sock, msg, size, flags)
+ * Function irda_recvmsg_dgram (sock, msg, size, flags)
  *
  *    Try to receive message and copy it to user. The frame is discarded
  *    after being read, regardless of how much the user actually read
  */
-static int irda_recvmsg_dgram(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			      struct msghdr *msg, size_t size, int flags)
+static int irda_recvmsg_dgram(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+			      size_t size, int flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct irda_sock *self = irda_sk(sk);
@@ -1398,10 +1397,10 @@ static int irda_recvmsg_dgram(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 }
 
 /*
- * Function irda_recvmsg_stream (iocb, sock, msg, size, flags)
+ * Function irda_recvmsg_stream (sock, msg, size, flags)
  */
-static int irda_recvmsg_stream(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			       struct msghdr *msg, size_t size, int flags)
+static int irda_recvmsg_stream(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+			       size_t size, int flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct irda_sock *self = irda_sk(sk);
@@ -1515,14 +1514,14 @@ static int irda_recvmsg_stream(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 }
 
 /*
- * Function irda_sendmsg_dgram (iocb, sock, msg, len)
+ * Function irda_sendmsg_dgram (sock, msg, len)
  *
  *    Send message down to TinyTP for the unreliable sequenced
  *    packet service...
  *
  */
-static int irda_sendmsg_dgram(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			      struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int irda_sendmsg_dgram(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+			      size_t len)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct irda_sock *self;
@@ -1594,14 +1593,14 @@ static int irda_sendmsg_dgram(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 }
 
 /*
- * Function irda_sendmsg_ultra (iocb, sock, msg, len)
+ * Function irda_sendmsg_ultra (sock, msg, len)
  *
  *    Send message down to IrLMP for the unreliable Ultra
  *    packet service...
  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_IRDA_ULTRA
-static int irda_sendmsg_ultra(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			      struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int irda_sendmsg_ultra(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+			      size_t len)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct irda_sock *self;
diff --git a/net/iucv/af_iucv.c b/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
index 2e9953b2db8402dd71c88691f263db00f2cba3e2..94b4c898a116ce28db7f0451a4d4f09937c8cef1 100644
--- a/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
+++ b/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
@@ -1026,8 +1026,8 @@ static int iucv_send_iprm(struct iucv_path *path, struct iucv_message *msg,
 				 (void *) prmdata, 8);
 }
 
-static int iucv_sock_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			     struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int iucv_sock_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+			     size_t len)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct iucv_sock *iucv = iucv_sk(sk);
@@ -1317,8 +1317,8 @@ static void iucv_process_message_q(struct sock *sk)
 	}
 }
 
-static int iucv_sock_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			     struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int flags)
+static int iucv_sock_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+			     size_t len, int flags)
 {
 	int noblock = flags & MSG_DONTWAIT;
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
diff --git a/net/key/af_key.c b/net/key/af_key.c
index f8ac939d52b4b83ce3720e274f33461347029661..9255fd9d94bc9eb2762e18997d8d3cb609f4054d 100644
--- a/net/key/af_key.c
+++ b/net/key/af_key.c
@@ -3588,8 +3588,7 @@ static int pfkey_send_migrate(const struct xfrm_selector *sel, u8 dir, u8 type,
 }
 #endif
 
-static int pfkey_sendmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb,
-			 struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int pfkey_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
@@ -3630,8 +3629,7 @@ static int pfkey_sendmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb,
 	return err ? : len;
 }
 
-static int pfkey_recvmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb,
-			 struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
+static int pfkey_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 			 int flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c
index 05dfc8aa36afc83b61e2cefeb76738ded8a4db2d..79649937ec71da6ffc70584b51ccbba6b73e391f 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ static int l2tp_ip_backlog_recv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 /* Userspace will call sendmsg() on the tunnel socket to send L2TP
  * control frames.
  */
-static int l2tp_ip_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int l2tp_ip_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int rc;
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ static int l2tp_ip_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *m
 	goto out;
 }
 
-static int l2tp_ip_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
+static int l2tp_ip_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
 			   size_t len, int noblock, int flags, int *addr_len)
 {
 	struct inet_sock *inet = inet_sk(sk);
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
index 8611f1b6314161d4df90c4969b3b9cb9066a446d..d1ded3777815e5b997db37cf4975422f4708dec1 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
@@ -480,8 +480,7 @@ static int l2tp_ip6_push_pending_frames(struct sock *sk)
 /* Userspace will call sendmsg() on the tunnel socket to send L2TP
  * control frames.
  */
-static int l2tp_ip6_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
-			    struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int l2tp_ip6_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 {
 	struct ipv6_txoptions opt_space;
 	DECLARE_SOCKADDR(struct sockaddr_l2tpip6 *, lsa, msg->msg_name);
@@ -643,9 +642,8 @@ static int l2tp_ip6_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
 	goto done;
 }
 
-static int l2tp_ip6_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
-			    struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int noblock,
-			    int flags, int *addr_len)
+static int l2tp_ip6_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
+			    int noblock, int flags, int *addr_len)
 {
 	struct ipv6_pinfo *np = inet6_sk(sk);
 	DECLARE_SOCKADDR(struct sockaddr_l2tpip6 *, lsa, msg->msg_name);
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
index cc7a828fc914d7e05a9495b70df4b1411e0de60e..e9b0dec56b8e80e13ea780d11bb56e921814c317 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
@@ -185,9 +185,8 @@ static int pppol2tp_recv_payload_hook(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 /* Receive message. This is the recvmsg for the PPPoL2TP socket.
  */
-static int pppol2tp_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			    struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
-			    int flags)
+static int pppol2tp_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+			    size_t len, int flags)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
@@ -295,7 +294,7 @@ static void pppol2tp_session_sock_put(struct l2tp_session *session)
  * when a user application does a sendmsg() on the session socket. L2TP and
  * PPP headers must be inserted into the user's data.
  */
-static int pppol2tp_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m,
+static int pppol2tp_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m,
 			    size_t total_len)
 {
 	static const unsigned char ppph[2] = { 0xff, 0x03 };
diff --git a/net/llc/af_llc.c b/net/llc/af_llc.c
index 2c0b83ce43bda478f6c56ebdc0951a54658c9098..17a8dff0609066e338b528328c4ed01259314d43 100644
--- a/net/llc/af_llc.c
+++ b/net/llc/af_llc.c
@@ -704,8 +704,8 @@ static int llc_ui_accept(struct socket *sock, struct socket *newsock, int flags)
  *	Copy received data to the socket user.
  *	Returns non-negative upon success, negative otherwise.
  */
-static int llc_ui_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			  struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int flags)
+static int llc_ui_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
+			  int flags)
 {
 	DECLARE_SOCKADDR(struct sockaddr_llc *, uaddr, msg->msg_name);
 	const int nonblock = flags & MSG_DONTWAIT;
@@ -878,8 +878,7 @@ static int llc_ui_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
  *	Transmit data provided by the socket user.
  *	Returns non-negative upon success, negative otherwise.
  */
-static int llc_ui_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			  struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int llc_ui_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct llc_sock *llc = llc_sk(sk);
diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 2702673f0f237d7fa43e4649ccc0672f67c895bc..a96025c0583fcdd98acc63e30beb057ebc299dfb 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -2256,8 +2256,7 @@ static void netlink_cmsg_recv_pktinfo(struct msghdr *msg, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	put_cmsg(msg, SOL_NETLINK, NETLINK_PKTINFO, sizeof(info), &info);
 }
 
-static int netlink_sendmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct socket *sock,
-			   struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int netlink_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct netlink_sock *nlk = nlk_sk(sk);
@@ -2346,8 +2345,7 @@ static int netlink_sendmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct socket *sock,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int netlink_recvmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct socket *sock,
-			   struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
+static int netlink_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 			   int flags)
 {
 	struct scm_cookie scm;
diff --git a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
index 69f1d5e9959f23646e82686cf5d17e1685c34c4f..b987fd56c3c52935d85a0f8f710814a7f9f5798d 100644
--- a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
+++ b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
@@ -1023,8 +1023,7 @@ int nr_rx_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static int nr_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-		      struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int nr_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct nr_sock *nr = nr_sk(sk);
@@ -1133,8 +1132,8 @@ static int nr_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int nr_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-		      struct msghdr *msg, size_t size, int flags)
+static int nr_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size,
+		      int flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	DECLARE_SOCKADDR(struct sockaddr_ax25 *, sax, msg->msg_name);
diff --git a/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c b/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
index e181e290427cd9727d59ddb1989d2974937f1754..9578bd6a4f3e2efd565c4626a718f8ecc6f967c4 100644
--- a/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
+++ b/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
@@ -750,8 +750,8 @@ static int llcp_sock_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *_addr,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int llcp_sock_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			     struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int llcp_sock_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+			     size_t len)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct nfc_llcp_sock *llcp_sock = nfc_llcp_sock(sk);
@@ -793,8 +793,8 @@ static int llcp_sock_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	return nfc_llcp_send_i_frame(llcp_sock, msg, len);
 }
 
-static int llcp_sock_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			     struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int flags)
+static int llcp_sock_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+			     size_t len, int flags)
 {
 	int noblock = flags & MSG_DONTWAIT;
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
diff --git a/net/nfc/rawsock.c b/net/nfc/rawsock.c
index 373e138c0ab6687686c084ac6daad55af7b1dc72..82b4e8024778019b80f6b59ba9a4242d015d4b2f 100644
--- a/net/nfc/rawsock.c
+++ b/net/nfc/rawsock.c
@@ -211,8 +211,7 @@ static void rawsock_tx_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 }
 
-static int rawsock_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			   struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int rawsock_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct nfc_dev *dev = nfc_rawsock(sk)->dev;
@@ -248,8 +247,8 @@ static int rawsock_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	return len;
 }
 
-static int rawsock_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			   struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int flags)
+static int rawsock_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
+			   int flags)
 {
 	int noblock = flags & MSG_DONTWAIT;
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index 9db83693d736562d35c189bc598452d247149e04..404c9735aee90e5ebd6a7d3506762ec1358eadaa 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -1606,8 +1606,8 @@ static int packet_rcv_spkt(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
  *	protocol layers and you must therefore supply it with a complete frame
  */
 
-static int packet_sendmsg_spkt(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			       struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int packet_sendmsg_spkt(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+			       size_t len)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	DECLARE_SOCKADDR(struct sockaddr_pkt *, saddr, msg->msg_name);
@@ -2601,8 +2601,7 @@ static int packet_snd(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int packet_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-		struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int packet_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct packet_sock *po = pkt_sk(sk);
@@ -2882,8 +2881,8 @@ static int packet_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
  *	If necessary we block.
  */
 
-static int packet_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			  struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int flags)
+static int packet_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
+			  int flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
diff --git a/net/phonet/datagram.c b/net/phonet/datagram.c
index 26054b4b467c63d3bce92b8226ec767ad65ad960..5e710435ffa96943a59184de054553739e70d953 100644
--- a/net/phonet/datagram.c
+++ b/net/phonet/datagram.c
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ static int pn_init(struct sock *sk)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int pn_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
-			struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int pn_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 {
 	DECLARE_SOCKADDR(struct sockaddr_pn *, target, msg->msg_name);
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
@@ -125,9 +124,8 @@ static int pn_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
 	return (err >= 0) ? len : err;
 }
 
-static int pn_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
-			struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int noblock,
-			int flags, int *addr_len)
+static int pn_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
+		      int noblock, int flags, int *addr_len)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
 	struct sockaddr_pn sa;
diff --git a/net/phonet/pep.c b/net/phonet/pep.c
index 5d3f2b7507d45a9b78ba0fd412cc3a8f57ad9178..6de2aeb98a1fc99fa7b75430f048060fac6c191b 100644
--- a/net/phonet/pep.c
+++ b/net/phonet/pep.c
@@ -1118,8 +1118,7 @@ static int pipe_skb_send(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 }
 
-static int pep_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
-			struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int pep_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 {
 	struct pep_sock *pn = pep_sk(sk);
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
@@ -1246,9 +1245,8 @@ struct sk_buff *pep_read(struct sock *sk)
 	return skb;
 }
 
-static int pep_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
-			struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int noblock,
-			int flags, int *addr_len)
+static int pep_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
+		       int noblock, int flags, int *addr_len)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int err;
diff --git a/net/phonet/socket.c b/net/phonet/socket.c
index 008214a3d5eb5b90ecbccb3bea9f532a87f630c9..d575ef4e9aa6d390bde4f78ba85247acf8e9bf65 100644
--- a/net/phonet/socket.c
+++ b/net/phonet/socket.c
@@ -425,15 +425,15 @@ static int pn_socket_listen(struct socket *sock, int backlog)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int pn_socket_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-				struct msghdr *m, size_t total_len)
+static int pn_socket_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m,
+			     size_t total_len)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 
 	if (pn_socket_autobind(sock))
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
-	return sk->sk_prot->sendmsg(iocb, sk, m, total_len);
+	return sk->sk_prot->sendmsg(sk, m, total_len);
 }
 
 const struct proto_ops phonet_dgram_ops = {
diff --git a/net/rds/rds.h b/net/rds/rds.h
index c2a5eef41343c816f70e6dc16fc7a2fa9ea2d684..c3f2855c3d8432272f7899608513a499558d9ad8 100644
--- a/net/rds/rds.h
+++ b/net/rds/rds.h
@@ -702,8 +702,8 @@ void rds_inc_init(struct rds_incoming *inc, struct rds_connection *conn,
 void rds_inc_put(struct rds_incoming *inc);
 void rds_recv_incoming(struct rds_connection *conn, __be32 saddr, __be32 daddr,
 		       struct rds_incoming *inc, gfp_t gfp);
-int rds_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
-		size_t size, int msg_flags);
+int rds_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size,
+		int msg_flags);
 void rds_clear_recv_queue(struct rds_sock *rs);
 int rds_notify_queue_get(struct rds_sock *rs, struct msghdr *msg);
 void rds_inc_info_copy(struct rds_incoming *inc,
@@ -711,8 +711,7 @@ void rds_inc_info_copy(struct rds_incoming *inc,
 		       __be32 saddr, __be32 daddr, int flip);
 
 /* send.c */
-int rds_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
-		size_t payload_len);
+int rds_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t payload_len);
 void rds_send_reset(struct rds_connection *conn);
 int rds_send_xmit(struct rds_connection *conn);
 struct sockaddr_in;
diff --git a/net/rds/recv.c b/net/rds/recv.c
index f9ec1acd801cb182372e38a6f3c26d1dbe535137..a00462b0d01de9ee2793d4fb273bf568b2eefc29 100644
--- a/net/rds/recv.c
+++ b/net/rds/recv.c
@@ -395,8 +395,8 @@ static int rds_cmsg_recv(struct rds_incoming *inc, struct msghdr *msg)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int rds_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
-		size_t size, int msg_flags)
+int rds_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size,
+		int msg_flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct rds_sock *rs = rds_sk_to_rs(sk);
diff --git a/net/rds/send.c b/net/rds/send.c
index 42f65d4305c88dc5db279fec71d5fb844e708cc1..44672befc0ee29a3e04ca01768c087fd0abd2f36 100644
--- a/net/rds/send.c
+++ b/net/rds/send.c
@@ -920,8 +920,7 @@ static int rds_cmsg_send(struct rds_sock *rs, struct rds_message *rm,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int rds_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
-		size_t payload_len)
+int rds_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t payload_len)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct rds_sock *rs = rds_sk_to_rs(sk);
diff --git a/net/rose/af_rose.c b/net/rose/af_rose.c
index 43bac7c4dd9e62b136b97ad2fa99d81dbd39bf11..8ae603069a1a1706982dc0b7affd5443cb912308 100644
--- a/net/rose/af_rose.c
+++ b/net/rose/af_rose.c
@@ -1046,8 +1046,7 @@ int rose_rx_call_request(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, struct ros
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static int rose_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int rose_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct rose_sock *rose = rose_sk(sk);
@@ -1211,8 +1210,8 @@ static int rose_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 }
 
 
-static int rose_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			struct msghdr *msg, size_t size, int flags)
+static int rose_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size,
+			int flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct rose_sock *rose = rose_sk(sk);
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c b/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c
index 7b1670489638e565c7ccea71961f8532986c94cb..0095b9a0b779ca9fcc212f2c495acce399ec1550 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c
@@ -441,8 +441,7 @@ static int rxrpc_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
  *   - sends a call data packet
  *   - may send an abort (abort code in control data)
  */
-static int rxrpc_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			 struct msghdr *m, size_t len)
+static int rxrpc_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m, size_t len)
 {
 	struct rxrpc_transport *trans;
 	struct rxrpc_sock *rx = rxrpc_sk(sock->sk);
@@ -482,7 +481,7 @@ static int rxrpc_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	switch (rx->sk.sk_state) {
 	case RXRPC_SERVER_LISTENING:
 		if (!m->msg_name) {
-			ret = rxrpc_server_sendmsg(iocb, rx, m, len);
+			ret = rxrpc_server_sendmsg(rx, m, len);
 			break;
 		}
 	case RXRPC_SERVER_BOUND:
@@ -492,7 +491,7 @@ static int rxrpc_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 			break;
 		}
 	case RXRPC_CLIENT_CONNECTED:
-		ret = rxrpc_client_sendmsg(iocb, rx, trans, m, len);
+		ret = rxrpc_client_sendmsg(rx, trans, m, len);
 		break;
 	default:
 		ret = -ENOTCONN;
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h b/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
index ba9fd36d3f156452c470a93a0b04e428672daa35..2fc1e659e5c9ec1e14ac9bf897988907e9edd1b0 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
+++ b/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
@@ -548,10 +548,9 @@ int rxrpc_get_server_data_key(struct rxrpc_connection *, const void *, time_t,
 extern unsigned rxrpc_resend_timeout;
 
 int rxrpc_send_packet(struct rxrpc_transport *, struct sk_buff *);
-int rxrpc_client_sendmsg(struct kiocb *, struct rxrpc_sock *,
-			 struct rxrpc_transport *, struct msghdr *, size_t);
-int rxrpc_server_sendmsg(struct kiocb *, struct rxrpc_sock *, struct msghdr *,
-			 size_t);
+int rxrpc_client_sendmsg(struct rxrpc_sock *, struct rxrpc_transport *,
+			 struct msghdr *, size_t);
+int rxrpc_server_sendmsg(struct rxrpc_sock *, struct msghdr *, size_t);
 
 /*
  * ar-peer.c
@@ -572,8 +571,7 @@ extern const struct file_operations rxrpc_connection_seq_fops;
  * ar-recvmsg.c
  */
 void rxrpc_remove_user_ID(struct rxrpc_sock *, struct rxrpc_call *);
-int rxrpc_recvmsg(struct kiocb *, struct socket *, struct msghdr *, size_t,
-		  int);
+int rxrpc_recvmsg(struct socket *, struct msghdr *, size_t, int);
 
 /*
  * ar-security.c
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/ar-output.c b/net/rxrpc/ar-output.c
index 8331c95e152283d437b3dee9205cf37c9ce06271..09f584566e234ba7e53e76a653ee87883f419549 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/ar-output.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/ar-output.c
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@
  */
 unsigned rxrpc_resend_timeout = 4 * HZ;
 
-static int rxrpc_send_data(struct kiocb *iocb,
-			   struct rxrpc_sock *rx,
+static int rxrpc_send_data(struct rxrpc_sock *rx,
 			   struct rxrpc_call *call,
 			   struct msghdr *msg, size_t len);
 
@@ -129,9 +128,8 @@ static void rxrpc_send_abort(struct rxrpc_call *call, u32 abort_code)
  * - caller holds the socket locked
  * - the socket may be either a client socket or a server socket
  */
-int rxrpc_client_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct rxrpc_sock *rx,
-			 struct rxrpc_transport *trans, struct msghdr *msg,
-			 size_t len)
+int rxrpc_client_sendmsg(struct rxrpc_sock *rx, struct rxrpc_transport *trans,
+			 struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 {
 	struct rxrpc_conn_bundle *bundle;
 	enum rxrpc_command cmd;
@@ -191,7 +189,7 @@ int rxrpc_client_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct rxrpc_sock *rx,
 		/* request phase complete for this client call */
 		ret = -EPROTO;
 	} else {
-		ret = rxrpc_send_data(iocb, rx, call, msg, len);
+		ret = rxrpc_send_data(rx, call, msg, len);
 	}
 
 	rxrpc_put_call(call);
@@ -232,7 +230,7 @@ int rxrpc_kernel_send_data(struct rxrpc_call *call, struct msghdr *msg,
 		   call->state != RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_SEND_REPLY) {
 		ret = -EPROTO; /* request phase complete for this client call */
 	} else {
-		ret = rxrpc_send_data(NULL, call->socket, call, msg, len);
+		ret = rxrpc_send_data(call->socket, call, msg, len);
 	}
 
 	release_sock(&call->socket->sk);
@@ -271,8 +269,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(rxrpc_kernel_abort_call);
  * send a message through a server socket
  * - caller holds the socket locked
  */
-int rxrpc_server_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct rxrpc_sock *rx,
-			 struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+int rxrpc_server_sendmsg(struct rxrpc_sock *rx, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 {
 	enum rxrpc_command cmd;
 	struct rxrpc_call *call;
@@ -313,7 +310,7 @@ int rxrpc_server_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct rxrpc_sock *rx,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		ret = rxrpc_send_data(iocb, rx, call, msg, len);
+		ret = rxrpc_send_data(rx, call, msg, len);
 		break;
 
 	case RXRPC_CMD_SEND_ABORT:
@@ -520,8 +517,7 @@ static void rxrpc_queue_packet(struct rxrpc_call *call, struct sk_buff *skb,
  * - must be called in process context
  * - caller holds the socket locked
  */
-static int rxrpc_send_data(struct kiocb *iocb,
-			   struct rxrpc_sock *rx,
+static int rxrpc_send_data(struct rxrpc_sock *rx,
 			   struct rxrpc_call *call,
 			   struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 {
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/ar-recvmsg.c b/net/rxrpc/ar-recvmsg.c
index d58ba702bd2c3200a3670832f02ca47957004cb0..a4f883e2d66f4d445377e28854dd6068962bba35 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/ar-recvmsg.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/ar-recvmsg.c
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ void rxrpc_remove_user_ID(struct rxrpc_sock *rx, struct rxrpc_call *call)
  * - we need to be careful about two or more threads calling recvmsg
  *   simultaneously
  */
-int rxrpc_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-		  struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int flags)
+int rxrpc_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
+		  int flags)
 {
 	struct rxrpc_skb_priv *sp;
 	struct rxrpc_call *call = NULL, *continue_call = NULL;
diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index aafe94bf292e73ecb765a31ae3456c3c11fe932f..f1a65398f3118ab5d3a884e9c875620560e6b5ef 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -1586,8 +1586,7 @@ static int sctp_error(struct sock *sk, int flags, int err)
 
 static int sctp_msghdr_parse(const struct msghdr *, sctp_cmsgs_t *);
 
-static int sctp_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
-			struct msghdr *msg, size_t msg_len)
+static int sctp_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t msg_len)
 {
 	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
 	struct sctp_sock *sp;
@@ -2066,9 +2065,8 @@ static int sctp_skb_pull(struct sk_buff *skb, int len)
  *  flags   - flags sent or received with the user message, see Section
  *            5 for complete description of the flags.
  */
-static int sctp_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
-			struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int noblock,
-			int flags, int *addr_len)
+static int sctp_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
+			int noblock, int flags, int *addr_len)
 {
 	struct sctp_ulpevent *event = NULL;
 	struct sctp_sock *sp = sctp_sk(sk);
diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index b78cf601a021c4dd4c9d91a872a2f512b92b7977..95d3085cb477af5eff99c48b1d3a5f1be76e0274 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -610,45 +610,20 @@ void __sock_tx_timestamp(const struct sock *sk, __u8 *tx_flags)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__sock_tx_timestamp);
 
-static inline int __sock_sendmsg_nosec(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-				       struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
+static inline int sock_sendmsg_nosec(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+				     size_t size)
 {
-	return sock->ops->sendmsg(iocb, sock, msg, size);
+	return sock->ops->sendmsg(sock, msg, size);
 }
 
-static inline int __sock_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-				 struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
+int sock_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 {
 	int err = security_socket_sendmsg(sock, msg, size);
 
-	return err ?: __sock_sendmsg_nosec(iocb, sock, msg, size);
-}
-
-static int do_sock_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
-			   size_t size, bool nosec)
-{
-	struct kiocb iocb;
-	int ret;
-
-	init_sync_kiocb(&iocb, NULL);
-	ret = nosec ? __sock_sendmsg_nosec(&iocb, sock, msg, size) :
-		      __sock_sendmsg(&iocb, sock, msg, size);
-	if (-EIOCBQUEUED == ret)
-		ret = wait_on_sync_kiocb(&iocb);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-int sock_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
-{
-	return do_sock_sendmsg(sock, msg, size, false);
+	return err ?: sock_sendmsg_nosec(sock, msg, size);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sock_sendmsg);
 
-static int sock_sendmsg_nosec(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
-{
-	return do_sock_sendmsg(sock, msg, size, true);
-}
-
 int kernel_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 		   struct kvec *vec, size_t num, size_t size)
 {
@@ -744,47 +719,21 @@ void __sock_recv_ts_and_drops(struct msghdr *msg, struct sock *sk,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__sock_recv_ts_and_drops);
 
-static inline int __sock_recvmsg_nosec(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-				       struct msghdr *msg, size_t size, int flags)
+static inline int sock_recvmsg_nosec(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+				     size_t size, int flags)
 {
-	return sock->ops->recvmsg(iocb, sock, msg, size, flags);
+	return sock->ops->recvmsg(sock, msg, size, flags);
 }
 
-static inline int __sock_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-				 struct msghdr *msg, size_t size, int flags)
+int sock_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size,
+		 int flags)
 {
 	int err = security_socket_recvmsg(sock, msg, size, flags);
 
-	return err ?: __sock_recvmsg_nosec(iocb, sock, msg, size, flags);
-}
-
-int sock_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
-		 size_t size, int flags)
-{
-	struct kiocb iocb;
-	int ret;
-
-	init_sync_kiocb(&iocb, NULL);
-	ret = __sock_recvmsg(&iocb, sock, msg, size, flags);
-	if (-EIOCBQUEUED == ret)
-		ret = wait_on_sync_kiocb(&iocb);
-	return ret;
+	return err ?: sock_recvmsg_nosec(sock, msg, size, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sock_recvmsg);
 
-static int sock_recvmsg_nosec(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
-			      size_t size, int flags)
-{
-	struct kiocb iocb;
-	int ret;
-
-	init_sync_kiocb(&iocb, NULL);
-	ret = __sock_recvmsg_nosec(&iocb, sock, msg, size, flags);
-	if (-EIOCBQUEUED == ret)
-		ret = wait_on_sync_kiocb(&iocb);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 /**
  * kernel_recvmsg - Receive a message from a socket (kernel space)
  * @sock:       The socket to receive the message from
@@ -861,8 +810,7 @@ static ssize_t sock_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *to)
 	if (iocb->ki_nbytes == 0)	/* Match SYS5 behaviour */
 		return 0;
 
-	res = __sock_recvmsg(iocb, sock, &msg,
-			     iocb->ki_nbytes, msg.msg_flags);
+	res = sock_recvmsg(sock, &msg, iocb->ki_nbytes, msg.msg_flags);
 	*to = msg.msg_iter;
 	return res;
 }
@@ -883,7 +831,7 @@ static ssize_t sock_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 	if (sock->type == SOCK_SEQPACKET)
 		msg.msg_flags |= MSG_EOR;
 
-	res = __sock_sendmsg(iocb, sock, &msg, iocb->ki_nbytes);
+	res = sock_sendmsg(sock, &msg, iocb->ki_nbytes);
 	*from = msg.msg_iter;
 	return res;
 }
diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index c245ec31fa4c8a4e0a13fc06b984d7a6e6d22a23..dcb797c60806df5ccca610c2b0745efba2cbb3d5 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -895,7 +895,6 @@ static int tipc_wait_for_sndmsg(struct socket *sock, long *timeo_p)
 
 /**
  * tipc_sendmsg - send message in connectionless manner
- * @iocb: if NULL, indicates that socket lock is already held
  * @sock: socket structure
  * @m: message to send
  * @dsz: amount of user data to be sent
@@ -907,7 +906,7 @@ static int tipc_wait_for_sndmsg(struct socket *sock, long *timeo_p)
  *
  * Returns the number of bytes sent on success, or errno otherwise
  */
-static int tipc_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
+static int tipc_sendmsg(struct socket *sock,
 			struct msghdr *m, size_t dsz)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
@@ -1052,7 +1051,6 @@ static int tipc_wait_for_sndpkt(struct socket *sock, long *timeo_p)
 
 /**
  * tipc_send_stream - send stream-oriented data
- * @iocb: (unused)
  * @sock: socket structure
  * @m: data to send
  * @dsz: total length of data to be transmitted
@@ -1062,8 +1060,7 @@ static int tipc_wait_for_sndpkt(struct socket *sock, long *timeo_p)
  * Returns the number of bytes sent on success (or partial success),
  * or errno if no data sent
  */
-static int tipc_send_stream(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			    struct msghdr *m, size_t dsz)
+static int tipc_send_stream(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m, size_t dsz)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	int ret;
@@ -1147,7 +1144,6 @@ static int __tipc_send_stream(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m, size_t dsz)
 
 /**
  * tipc_send_packet - send a connection-oriented message
- * @iocb: if NULL, indicates that socket lock is already held
  * @sock: socket structure
  * @m: message to send
  * @dsz: length of data to be transmitted
@@ -1156,13 +1152,12 @@ static int __tipc_send_stream(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m, size_t dsz)
  *
  * Returns the number of bytes sent on success, or errno otherwise
  */
-static int tipc_send_packet(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			    struct msghdr *m, size_t dsz)
+static int tipc_send_packet(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m, size_t dsz)
 {
 	if (dsz > TIPC_MAX_USER_MSG_SIZE)
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
-	return tipc_send_stream(iocb, sock, m, dsz);
+	return tipc_send_stream(sock, m, dsz);
 }
 
 /* tipc_sk_finish_conn - complete the setup of a connection
@@ -1337,7 +1332,6 @@ static int tipc_wait_for_rcvmsg(struct socket *sock, long *timeop)
 
 /**
  * tipc_recvmsg - receive packet-oriented message
- * @iocb: (unused)
  * @m: descriptor for message info
  * @buf_len: total size of user buffer area
  * @flags: receive flags
@@ -1347,8 +1341,8 @@ static int tipc_wait_for_rcvmsg(struct socket *sock, long *timeop)
  *
  * Returns size of returned message data, errno otherwise
  */
-static int tipc_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			struct msghdr *m, size_t buf_len, int flags)
+static int tipc_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m, size_t buf_len,
+			int flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct tipc_sock *tsk = tipc_sk(sk);
@@ -1432,7 +1426,6 @@ static int tipc_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 
 /**
  * tipc_recv_stream - receive stream-oriented data
- * @iocb: (unused)
  * @m: descriptor for message info
  * @buf_len: total size of user buffer area
  * @flags: receive flags
@@ -1442,8 +1435,8 @@ static int tipc_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
  *
  * Returns size of returned message data, errno otherwise
  */
-static int tipc_recv_stream(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			    struct msghdr *m, size_t buf_len, int flags)
+static int tipc_recv_stream(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m,
+			    size_t buf_len, int flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct tipc_sock *tsk = tipc_sk(sk);
diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index 526b6edab018eefde3c77f259c0a5caeff51a6bc..433f287ee548391183c63d80b4db3736454a7f28 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -516,20 +516,15 @@ static unsigned int unix_dgram_poll(struct file *, struct socket *,
 				    poll_table *);
 static int unix_ioctl(struct socket *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
 static int unix_shutdown(struct socket *, int);
-static int unix_stream_sendmsg(struct kiocb *, struct socket *,
-			       struct msghdr *, size_t);
-static int unix_stream_recvmsg(struct kiocb *, struct socket *,
-			       struct msghdr *, size_t, int);
-static int unix_dgram_sendmsg(struct kiocb *, struct socket *,
-			      struct msghdr *, size_t);
-static int unix_dgram_recvmsg(struct kiocb *, struct socket *,
-			      struct msghdr *, size_t, int);
+static int unix_stream_sendmsg(struct socket *, struct msghdr *, size_t);
+static int unix_stream_recvmsg(struct socket *, struct msghdr *, size_t, int);
+static int unix_dgram_sendmsg(struct socket *, struct msghdr *, size_t);
+static int unix_dgram_recvmsg(struct socket *, struct msghdr *, size_t, int);
 static int unix_dgram_connect(struct socket *, struct sockaddr *,
 			      int, int);
-static int unix_seqpacket_sendmsg(struct kiocb *, struct socket *,
-				  struct msghdr *, size_t);
-static int unix_seqpacket_recvmsg(struct kiocb *, struct socket *,
-				  struct msghdr *, size_t, int);
+static int unix_seqpacket_sendmsg(struct socket *, struct msghdr *, size_t);
+static int unix_seqpacket_recvmsg(struct socket *, struct msghdr *, size_t,
+				  int);
 
 static int unix_set_peek_off(struct sock *sk, int val)
 {
@@ -1442,8 +1437,8 @@ static void maybe_add_creds(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct socket *sock,
  *	Send AF_UNIX data.
  */
 
-static int unix_dgram_sendmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct socket *sock,
-			      struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int unix_dgram_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+			      size_t len)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
@@ -1622,8 +1617,8 @@ static int unix_dgram_sendmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct socket *sock,
  */
 #define UNIX_SKB_FRAGS_SZ (PAGE_SIZE << get_order(32768))
 
-static int unix_stream_sendmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct socket *sock,
-			       struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int unix_stream_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+			       size_t len)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct sock *other = NULL;
@@ -1725,8 +1720,8 @@ static int unix_stream_sendmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct socket *sock,
 	return sent ? : err;
 }
 
-static int unix_seqpacket_sendmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct socket *sock,
-				  struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int unix_seqpacket_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+				  size_t len)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
@@ -1741,19 +1736,18 @@ static int unix_seqpacket_sendmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct socket *sock,
 	if (msg->msg_namelen)
 		msg->msg_namelen = 0;
 
-	return unix_dgram_sendmsg(kiocb, sock, msg, len);
+	return unix_dgram_sendmsg(sock, msg, len);
 }
 
-static int unix_seqpacket_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			      struct msghdr *msg, size_t size,
-			      int flags)
+static int unix_seqpacket_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+				  size_t size, int flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 
 	if (sk->sk_state != TCP_ESTABLISHED)
 		return -ENOTCONN;
 
-	return unix_dgram_recvmsg(iocb, sock, msg, size, flags);
+	return unix_dgram_recvmsg(sock, msg, size, flags);
 }
 
 static void unix_copy_addr(struct msghdr *msg, struct sock *sk)
@@ -1766,9 +1760,8 @@ static void unix_copy_addr(struct msghdr *msg, struct sock *sk)
 	}
 }
 
-static int unix_dgram_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			      struct msghdr *msg, size_t size,
-			      int flags)
+static int unix_dgram_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+			      size_t size, int flags)
 {
 	struct scm_cookie scm;
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
@@ -1900,9 +1893,8 @@ static unsigned int unix_skb_len(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return skb->len - UNIXCB(skb).consumed;
 }
 
-static int unix_stream_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-			       struct msghdr *msg, size_t size,
-			       int flags)
+static int unix_stream_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+			       size_t size, int flags)
 {
 	struct scm_cookie scm;
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index 1d0e39c9a3e2a5deb62130bc7fbdc31a4b5288a9..2ec86e652a19802ec7f81e7443d29bbdf468b174 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -949,8 +949,8 @@ static unsigned int vsock_poll(struct file *file, struct socket *sock,
 	return mask;
 }
 
-static int vsock_dgram_sendmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct socket *sock,
-			       struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int vsock_dgram_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+			       size_t len)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct sock *sk;
@@ -1062,11 +1062,10 @@ static int vsock_dgram_connect(struct socket *sock,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int vsock_dgram_recvmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct socket *sock,
-			       struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int flags)
+static int vsock_dgram_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+			       size_t len, int flags)
 {
-	return transport->dgram_dequeue(kiocb, vsock_sk(sock->sk), msg, len,
-					flags);
+	return transport->dgram_dequeue(vsock_sk(sock->sk), msg, len, flags);
 }
 
 static const struct proto_ops vsock_dgram_ops = {
@@ -1505,8 +1504,8 @@ static int vsock_stream_getsockopt(struct socket *sock,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int vsock_stream_sendmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct socket *sock,
-				struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int vsock_stream_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
+				size_t len)
 {
 	struct sock *sk;
 	struct vsock_sock *vsk;
@@ -1644,9 +1643,8 @@ static int vsock_stream_sendmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct socket *sock,
 
 
 static int
-vsock_stream_recvmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb,
-		     struct socket *sock,
-		     struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int flags)
+vsock_stream_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
+		     int flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk;
 	struct vsock_sock *vsk;
diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c b/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c
index 7f3255084a6c036074664240f4da6fb3cdd231ce..c294da095461bcf67f662d751d00d7156c092366 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c
@@ -1730,8 +1730,7 @@ static int vmci_transport_dgram_enqueue(
 	return err - sizeof(*dg);
 }
 
-static int vmci_transport_dgram_dequeue(struct kiocb *kiocb,
-					struct vsock_sock *vsk,
+static int vmci_transport_dgram_dequeue(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
 					struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 					int flags)
 {
diff --git a/net/x25/af_x25.c b/net/x25/af_x25.c
index d9149b68b9bc5c1d100d654d256048b30e268cdb..c3ab230e4493fbb0d63b50c3befe1d15aeda802e 100644
--- a/net/x25/af_x25.c
+++ b/net/x25/af_x25.c
@@ -1077,8 +1077,7 @@ int x25_rx_call_request(struct sk_buff *skb, struct x25_neigh *nb,
 	goto out;
 }
 
-static int x25_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-		       struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
+static int x25_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct x25_sock *x25 = x25_sk(sk);
@@ -1252,8 +1251,7 @@ static int x25_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 }
 
 
-static int x25_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
-		       struct msghdr *msg, size_t size,
+static int x25_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size,
 		       int flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;