--- zzzz-none-000/linux-3.10.107/drivers/watchdog/ks8695_wdt.c	2017-06-27 09:49:32.000000000 +0000
+++ scorpion-7490-727/linux-3.10.107/drivers/watchdog/ks8695_wdt.c	2021-02-04 17:41:59.000000000 +0000
@@ -254,13 +254,10 @@
 
 static int ks8695wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	int res;
+	misc_deregister(&ks8695wdt_miscdev);
+	ks8695wdt_miscdev.parent = NULL;
 
-	res = misc_deregister(&ks8695wdt_miscdev);
-	if (!res)
-		ks8695wdt_miscdev.parent = NULL;
-
-	return res;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void ks8695wdt_shutdown(struct platform_device *pdev)
@@ -296,7 +293,6 @@
 	.resume		= ks8695wdt_resume,
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= "ks8695_wdt",
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 };
 
@@ -323,5 +319,4 @@
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Andrew Victor");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Watchdog driver for KS8695");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:ks8695_wdt");