diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 907094f07142..3d567fd2e0a1 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -4054,6 +4054,14 @@ L:	user-mode-linux-user@lists.sourceforge.net
 W:	http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net
 S:	Maintained
 
+USERSPACE I/O (UIO)
+P:	Hans J. Koch
+M:	hjk@linutronix.de
+P:	Greg Kroah-Hartman
+M:	gregkh@suse.de
+L:	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
+S:	Maintained
+
 FAT/VFAT/MSDOS FILESYSTEM:
 P:	OGAWA Hirofumi
 M:	hirofumi@mail.parknet.co.jp
diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index 2a4c51487e72..7686417ee00e 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -697,8 +697,18 @@ static struct kset_uevent_ops module_uevent_ops = {
 decl_subsys(module, &module_ktype, &module_uevent_ops);
 int module_sysfs_initialized;
 
+static void module_release(struct kobject *kobj)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Stupid empty release function to allow the memory for the kobject to
+	 * be properly cleaned up.  This will not need to be present for 2.6.25
+	 * with the upcoming kobject core rework.
+	 */
+}
+
 static struct kobj_type module_ktype = {
 	.sysfs_ops =	&module_sysfs_ops,
+	.release =	module_release,
 };
 
 /*