diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a65ffd2..c301231 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 24
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc3
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc3-proc
 NAME = Arr Matey! A Hairy Bilge Rat!
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*
diff --git a/fs/proc/generic.c b/fs/proc/generic.c
index a9806bc..9251e9f 100644
--- a/fs/proc/generic.c
+++ b/fs/proc/generic.c
@@ -25,12 +25,6 @@
 
 #include "internal.h"
 
-static ssize_t proc_file_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
-			      size_t nbytes, loff_t *ppos);
-static ssize_t proc_file_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
-			       size_t count, loff_t *ppos);
-static loff_t proc_file_lseek(struct file *, loff_t, int);
-
 DEFINE_SPINLOCK(proc_subdir_lock);
 
 static int proc_match(int len, const char *name, struct proc_dir_entry *de)
@@ -40,12 +34,6 @@ static int proc_match(int len, const char *name, struct proc_dir_entry *de)
 	return !memcmp(name, de->name, len);
 }
 
-static const struct file_operations proc_file_operations = {
-	.llseek		= proc_file_lseek,
-	.read		= proc_file_read,
-	.write		= proc_file_write,
-};
-
 /* buffer size is one page but our output routines use some slack for overruns */
 #define PROC_BLOCK_SIZE	(PAGE_SIZE - 1024)
 
@@ -233,6 +221,12 @@ proc_file_lseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int orig)
 	return retval;
 }
 
+static const struct file_operations proc_file_operations = {
+	.llseek		= proc_file_lseek,
+	.read		= proc_file_read,
+	.write		= proc_file_write,
+};
+
 static int proc_notify_change(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
@@ -403,12 +397,12 @@ struct dentry *proc_lookup(struct inode * dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct nam
 				spin_unlock(&proc_subdir_lock);
 				error = -EINVAL;
 				inode = proc_get_inode(dir->i_sb, ino, de);
-				spin_lock(&proc_subdir_lock);
-				break;
+				goto out_unlock;
 			}
 		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&proc_subdir_lock);
+out_unlock:
 	unlock_kernel();
 
 	if (inode) {
@@ -524,6 +518,7 @@ static const struct inode_operations proc_dir_inode_operations = {
 static int proc_register(struct proc_dir_entry * dir, struct proc_dir_entry * dp)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
+	struct proc_dir_entry *tmp;
 	
 	i = get_inode_number();
 	if (i == 0)
@@ -531,22 +526,26 @@ static int proc_register(struct proc_dir_entry * dir, struct proc_dir_entry * dp
 	dp->low_ino = i;
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(dp->mode)) {
-		if (dp->proc_iops == NULL) {
-			dp->proc_fops = &proc_dir_operations;
-			dp->proc_iops = &proc_dir_inode_operations;
-		}
+		dp->proc_fops = &proc_dir_operations;
+		dp->proc_iops = &proc_dir_inode_operations;
 		dir->nlink++;
 	} else if (S_ISLNK(dp->mode)) {
-		if (dp->proc_iops == NULL)
-			dp->proc_iops = &proc_link_inode_operations;
+		dp->proc_iops = &proc_link_inode_operations;
 	} else if (S_ISREG(dp->mode)) {
-		if (dp->proc_fops == NULL)
-			dp->proc_fops = &proc_file_operations;
-		if (dp->proc_iops == NULL)
-			dp->proc_iops = &proc_file_inode_operations;
+		dp->proc_fops = &proc_file_operations;
+		dp->proc_iops = &proc_file_inode_operations;
 	}
 
 	spin_lock(&proc_subdir_lock);
+
+	for (tmp = dir->subdir; tmp; tmp = tmp->next)
+		if (strcmp(tmp->name, dp->name) == 0) {
+			printk(KERN_WARNING "PDE '%s' already registered\n",
+				dp->name);
+			dump_stack();
+			break;
+		}
+
 	dp->next = dir->subdir;
 	dp->parent = dir;
 	dir->subdir = dp;
@@ -555,41 +554,6 @@ static int proc_register(struct proc_dir_entry * dir, struct proc_dir_entry * dp
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * Kill an inode that got unregistered..
- */
-static void proc_kill_inodes(struct proc_dir_entry *de)
-{
-	struct list_head *p;
-	struct super_block *sb;
-
-	/*
-	 * Actually it's a partial revoke().
-	 */
-	spin_lock(&sb_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry(sb, &proc_fs_type.fs_supers, s_instances) {
-		file_list_lock();
-		list_for_each(p, &sb->s_files) {
-			struct file *filp = list_entry(p, struct file,
-							f_u.fu_list);
-			struct dentry *dentry = filp->f_path.dentry;
-			struct inode *inode;
-			const struct file_operations *fops;
-
-			if (dentry->d_op != &proc_dentry_operations)
-				continue;
-			inode = dentry->d_inode;
-			if (PDE(inode) != de)
-				continue;
-			fops = filp->f_op;
-			filp->f_op = NULL;
-			fops_put(fops);
-		}
-		file_list_unlock();
-	}
-	spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
-}
-
 static struct proc_dir_entry *proc_create(struct proc_dir_entry **parent,
 					  const char *name,
 					  mode_t mode,
@@ -620,6 +584,7 @@ static struct proc_dir_entry *proc_create(struct proc_dir_entry **parent,
 	ent->namelen = len;
 	ent->mode = mode;
 	ent->nlink = nlink;
+	atomic_set(&ent->count, 1);
 	ent->pde_users = 0;
 	spin_lock_init(&ent->pde_unload_lock);
 	ent->pde_unload_completion = NULL;
@@ -710,24 +675,23 @@ void free_proc_entry(struct proc_dir_entry *de)
 
 	release_inode_number(ino);
 
-	if (S_ISLNK(de->mode) && de->data)
+	if (S_ISLNK(de->mode))
 		kfree(de->data);
 	kfree(de);
 }
 
 /*
  * Remove a /proc entry and free it if it's not currently in use.
- * If it is in use, we set the 'deleted' flag.
  */
 void remove_proc_entry(const char *name, struct proc_dir_entry *parent)
 {
 	struct proc_dir_entry **p;
-	struct proc_dir_entry *de;
+	struct proc_dir_entry *de = NULL;
 	const char *fn = name;
 	int len;
 
 	if (!parent && xlate_proc_name(name, &parent, &fn) != 0)
-		goto out;
+		return;
 	len = strlen(fn);
 
 	spin_lock(&proc_subdir_lock);
@@ -737,47 +701,38 @@ void remove_proc_entry(const char *name, struct proc_dir_entry *parent)
 		de = *p;
 		*p = de->next;
 		de->next = NULL;
+		break;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&proc_subdir_lock);
+	if (!de)
+		return;
 
-		spin_lock(&de->pde_unload_lock);
-		/*
-		 * Stop accepting new callers into module. If you're
-		 * dynamically allocating ->proc_fops, save a pointer somewhere.
-		 */
-		de->proc_fops = NULL;
-		/* Wait until all existing callers into module are done. */
-		if (de->pde_users > 0) {
-			DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(c);
+	spin_lock(&de->pde_unload_lock);
+	/*
+	 * Stop accepting new callers into module. If you're
+	 * dynamically allocating ->proc_fops, save a pointer somewhere.
+	 */
+	de->proc_fops = NULL;
+	/* Wait until all existing callers into module are done. */
+	if (de->pde_users > 0) {
+		DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(c);
 
-			if (!de->pde_unload_completion)
-				de->pde_unload_completion = &c;
+		if (!de->pde_unload_completion)
+			de->pde_unload_completion = &c;
 
-			spin_unlock(&de->pde_unload_lock);
-			spin_unlock(&proc_subdir_lock);
+		spin_unlock(&de->pde_unload_lock);
 
-			wait_for_completion(de->pde_unload_completion);
+		wait_for_completion(de->pde_unload_completion);
 
-			spin_lock(&proc_subdir_lock);
-			goto continue_removing;
-		}
-		spin_unlock(&de->pde_unload_lock);
+		goto continue_removing;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&de->pde_unload_lock);
 
 continue_removing:
-		if (S_ISDIR(de->mode))
-			parent->nlink--;
-		if (!S_ISREG(de->mode))
-			proc_kill_inodes(de);
-		de->nlink = 0;
-		WARN_ON(de->subdir);
-		if (!atomic_read(&de->count))
-			free_proc_entry(de);
-		else {
-			de->deleted = 1;
-			printk("remove_proc_entry: %s/%s busy, count=%d\n",
-				parent->name, de->name, atomic_read(&de->count));
-		}
-		break;
-	}
-	spin_unlock(&proc_subdir_lock);
-out:
-	return;
+	if (S_ISDIR(de->mode))
+		parent->nlink--;
+	de->nlink = 0;
+	WARN_ON(de->subdir);
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&de->count))
+		free_proc_entry(de);
 }
diff --git a/fs/proc/inode.c b/fs/proc/inode.c
index abe6a3f..8e374e5 100644
--- a/fs/proc/inode.c
+++ b/fs/proc/inode.c
@@ -37,19 +37,9 @@ void de_put(struct proc_dir_entry *de)
 {
 	if (de) {	
 		lock_kernel();		
-		if (!atomic_read(&de->count)) {
-			printk("de_put: entry %s already free!\n", de->name);
-			unlock_kernel();
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&de->count)) {
-			if (de->deleted) {
-				printk("de_put: deferred delete of %s\n",
-					de->name);
-				free_proc_entry(de);
-			}
-		}		
+		BUG_ON(atomic_read(&de->count) == 0);
+		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&de->count))
+			free_proc_entry(de);
 		unlock_kernel();
 	}
 }
@@ -476,4 +466,3 @@ out_no_root:
 	de_put(&proc_root);
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
-MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/fs/proc/internal.h b/fs/proc/internal.h
index 1b2b6c6..1820eb2 100644
--- a/fs/proc/internal.h
+++ b/fs/proc/internal.h
@@ -78,5 +78,3 @@ static inline int proc_fd(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	return PROC_I(inode)->fd;
 }
-
-extern struct file_system_type proc_fs_type;
diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_tty.c b/fs/proc/proc_tty.c
index 2284622..3429683 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_tty.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_tty.c
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 
-static int tty_ldiscs_read_proc(char *page, char **start, off_t off,
-				int count, int *eof, void *data);
-
 /*
  * The /proc/tty directory inodes...
  */
diff --git a/fs/proc/root.c b/fs/proc/root.c
index 1f86bb8..81f99e6 100644
--- a/fs/proc/root.c
+++ b/fs/proc/root.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static void proc_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb)
 	put_pid_ns(ns);
 }
 
-struct file_system_type proc_fs_type = {
+static struct file_system_type proc_fs_type = {
 	.name		= "proc",
 	.get_sb		= proc_get_sb,
 	.kill_sb	= proc_kill_sb,
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ struct proc_dir_entry proc_root = {
 	.name		= "/proc",
 	.mode		= S_IFDIR | S_IRUGO | S_IXUGO, 
 	.nlink		= 2, 
+	.count		= ATOMIC_INIT(1),
 	.proc_iops	= &proc_root_inode_operations, 
 	.proc_fops	= &proc_root_operations,
 	.parent		= &proc_root,
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/procfs.c b/fs/reiserfs/procfs.c
index 9aa7a06..0011446 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/procfs.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/procfs.c
@@ -420,12 +420,6 @@ static void *r_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t * pos)
 		return NULL;
 
 	up_write(&s->s_umount);
-
-	if (de->deleted) {
-		deactivate_super(s);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
 	return s;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/proc_fs.h b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
index 1273c6e..88d96db 100644
--- a/include/linux/proc_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ struct proc_dir_entry {
 	read_proc_t *read_proc;
 	write_proc_t *write_proc;
 	atomic_t count;		/* use count */
-	int deleted;		/* delete flag */
 	int pde_users;	/* number of callers into module in progress */
 	spinlock_t pde_unload_lock; /* proc_fops checks and pde_users bumps */
 	struct completion *pde_unload_completion;