diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/include/linux/libcfs/linux/linux-prim.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/include/linux/libcfs/linux/linux-prim.h
index 383198acb1f4..1ec4ca1a6e32 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/include/linux/libcfs/linux/linux-prim.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/include/linux/libcfs/linux/linux-prim.h
@@ -80,9 +80,4 @@ LL_PROC_PROTO(name)				     \
 				 __##name);	     \
 }
 
-/*
- * Proc file system APIs
- */
-typedef struct proc_dir_entry	   proc_dir_entry_t;
-
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/fld/fld_internal.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/fld/fld_internal.h
index 6e7ca9efe337..56686b138ac1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/fld/fld_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/fld/fld_internal.h
@@ -190,5 +190,5 @@ fld_target_name(struct lu_fld_target *tar)
 	return (const char *)tar->ft_exp->exp_obd->obd_name;
 }
 
-extern proc_dir_entry_t *fld_type_proc_dir;
+extern struct proc_dir_entry *fld_type_proc_dir;
 #endif /* __FLD_INTERNAL_H */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/fld/fld_request.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/fld/fld_request.c
index a08867ab63bf..078e98bda684 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/fld/fld_request.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/fld/fld_request.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ int fld_client_del_target(struct lu_client_fld *fld, __u64 idx)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(fld_client_del_target);
 
 #ifdef LPROCFS
-proc_dir_entry_t *fld_type_proc_dir = NULL;
+struct proc_dir_entry *fld_type_proc_dir = NULL;
 
 static int fld_client_proc_init(struct lu_client_fld *fld)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lprocfs_status.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lprocfs_status.h
index d7f1be96189b..56b05728f611 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lprocfs_status.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lprocfs_status.h
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ enum {
 
 #define EXTRA_FIRST_OPC LDLM_GLIMPSE_ENQUEUE
 /* class_obd.c */
-extern proc_dir_entry_t *proc_lustre_root;
+extern struct proc_dir_entry *proc_lustre_root;
 
 struct obd_device;
 struct obd_histogram;
@@ -550,11 +550,11 @@ extern void lprocfs_free_md_stats(struct obd_device *obddev);
 struct obd_export;
 struct nid_stat;
 extern int lprocfs_add_clear_entry(struct obd_device * obd,
-				   proc_dir_entry_t *entry);
+				   struct proc_dir_entry *entry);
 extern int lprocfs_exp_setup(struct obd_export *exp,
 			     lnet_nid_t *peer_nid, int *newnid);
 extern int lprocfs_exp_cleanup(struct obd_export *exp);
-extern proc_dir_entry_t *lprocfs_add_simple(struct proc_dir_entry *root,
+extern struct proc_dir_entry *lprocfs_add_simple(struct proc_dir_entry *root,
 						char *name,
 						void *data,
 						struct file_operations *fops);
@@ -567,27 +567,27 @@ lprocfs_nid_stats_clear_write(struct file *file, const char *buffer,
 			      unsigned long count, void *data);
 extern int lprocfs_nid_stats_clear_read(struct seq_file *m, void *data);
 
-extern int lprocfs_register_stats(proc_dir_entry_t *root, const char *name,
+extern int lprocfs_register_stats(struct proc_dir_entry *root, const char *name,
 				  struct lprocfs_stats *stats);
 
 /* lprocfs_status.c */
-extern int lprocfs_add_vars(proc_dir_entry_t *root,
+extern int lprocfs_add_vars(struct proc_dir_entry *root,
 			    struct lprocfs_vars *var,
 			    void *data);
 
-extern proc_dir_entry_t *lprocfs_register(const char *name,
-					      proc_dir_entry_t *parent,
+extern struct proc_dir_entry *lprocfs_register(const char *name,
+					      struct proc_dir_entry *parent,
 					      struct lprocfs_vars *list,
 					      void *data);
 
-extern void lprocfs_remove(proc_dir_entry_t **root);
+extern void lprocfs_remove(struct proc_dir_entry **root);
 extern void lprocfs_remove_proc_entry(const char *name,
 				      struct proc_dir_entry *parent);
 
 extern int lprocfs_obd_setup(struct obd_device *obd, struct lprocfs_vars *list);
 extern int lprocfs_obd_cleanup(struct obd_device *obd);
 
-extern int lprocfs_seq_create(proc_dir_entry_t *parent, const char *name,
+extern int lprocfs_seq_create(struct proc_dir_entry *parent, const char *name,
 			      umode_t mode,
 			      const struct file_operations *seq_fops,
 			      void *data);
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ static inline void lprocfs_clear_stats(struct lprocfs_stats *stats)
 { return; }
 static inline void lprocfs_free_stats(struct lprocfs_stats **stats)
 { return; }
-static inline int lprocfs_register_stats(proc_dir_entry_t *root,
+static inline int lprocfs_register_stats(struct proc_dir_entry *root,
 					 const char *name,
 					 struct lprocfs_stats *stats)
 { return 0; }
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ static inline int lprocfs_exp_setup(struct obd_export *exp,lnet_nid_t *peer_nid,
 { return 0; }
 static inline int lprocfs_exp_cleanup(struct obd_export *exp)
 { return 0; }
-static inline proc_dir_entry_t *
+static inline struct proc_dir_entry *
 lprocfs_add_simple(struct proc_dir_entry *root, char *name,
 		   void *data, struct file_operations *fops)
 {return 0; }
@@ -887,15 +887,15 @@ static inline
 int lprocfs_nid_stats_clear_read(struct seq_file *m, void *data)
 { return 0; }
 
-static inline proc_dir_entry_t *
-lprocfs_register(const char *name, proc_dir_entry_t *parent,
+static inline struct proc_dir_entry *
+lprocfs_register(const char *name, struct proc_dir_entry *parent,
 		 struct lprocfs_vars *list, void *data)
 { return NULL; }
-static inline int lprocfs_add_vars(proc_dir_entry_t *root,
+static inline int lprocfs_add_vars(struct proc_dir_entry *root,
 				   struct lprocfs_vars *var,
 				   void *data)
 { return 0; }
-static inline void lprocfs_remove(proc_dir_entry_t **root)
+static inline void lprocfs_remove(struct proc_dir_entry **root)
 { return; }
 static inline void lprocfs_remove_proc_entry(const char *name,
 					     struct proc_dir_entry *parent)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_dlm.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_dlm.h
index 66db562c5caa..7020d9cd9eb2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_dlm.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_dlm.h
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ struct ldlm_pool_ops {
  */
 struct ldlm_pool {
 	/** Pool proc directory. */
-	proc_dir_entry_t	*pl_proc_dir;
+	struct proc_dir_entry	*pl_proc_dir;
 	/** Pool name, must be long enough to hold compound proc entry name. */
 	char			pl_name[100];
 	/** Lock for protecting SLV/CLV updates. */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_fid.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_fid.h
index 655119eda9a1..d9d5814e318d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_fid.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_fid.h
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ struct lu_client_seq {
 	struct lu_seq_range	 lcs_space;
 
 	/* Seq related proc */
-	proc_dir_entry_t   *lcs_proc_dir;
+	struct proc_dir_entry   *lcs_proc_dir;
 
 	/* This holds last allocated fid in last obtained seq */
 	struct lu_fid	   lcs_fid;
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ struct lu_server_seq {
 	struct dt_object       *lss_obj;
 
 	/* Seq related proc */
-	proc_dir_entry_t   *lss_proc_dir;
+	struct proc_dir_entry   *lss_proc_dir;
 
 	/* LUSTRE_SEQ_SERVER or LUSTRE_SEQ_CONTROLLER */
 	enum lu_mgr_type       lss_type;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_fld.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_fld.h
index 94b697dbe713..550fff587458 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_fld.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_fld.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ struct lu_fld_target {
 struct lu_server_fld {
 	/**
 	 * Fld dir proc entry. */
-	proc_dir_entry_t    *lsf_proc_dir;
+	struct proc_dir_entry    *lsf_proc_dir;
 
 	/**
 	 * /fld file object device */
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ struct lu_server_fld {
 struct lu_client_fld {
 	/**
 	 * Client side proc entry. */
-	proc_dir_entry_t    *lcf_proc_dir;
+	struct proc_dir_entry    *lcf_proc_dir;
 
 	/**
 	 * List of exports client FLD knows about. */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_net.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_net.h
index ce41bf9cc465..e947002fae04 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_net.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_net.h
@@ -2489,7 +2489,7 @@ struct ptlrpc_service {
 	/** limit of threads number for each partition */
 	int				srv_nthrs_cpt_limit;
 	/** Root of /proc dir tree for this service */
-	proc_dir_entry_t	   *srv_procroot;
+	struct proc_dir_entry	   *srv_procroot;
 	/** Pointer to statistic data for this service */
 	struct lprocfs_stats	   *srv_stats;
 	/** # hp per lp reqs to handle */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_quota.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_quota.h
index 1c3041f50049..71b5d97e0343 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_quota.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_quota.h
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ struct qsd_instance;
  * enforcement. Arguments are documented where each function is defined.  */
 
 struct qsd_instance *qsd_init(const struct lu_env *, char *, struct dt_device *,
-			      proc_dir_entry_t *);
+			      struct proc_dir_entry *);
 int qsd_prepare(const struct lu_env *, struct qsd_instance *);
 int qsd_start(const struct lu_env *, struct qsd_instance *);
 void qsd_fini(const struct lu_env *, struct qsd_instance *);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/obd.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/obd.h
index 5cf687f1557b..a6122559d55d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/obd.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/obd.h
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ struct obd_type {
 	struct list_head typ_chain;
 	struct obd_ops *typ_dt_ops;
 	struct md_ops *typ_md_ops;
-	proc_dir_entry_t *typ_procroot;
+	struct proc_dir_entry *typ_procroot;
 	char *typ_name;
 	int  typ_refcnt;
 	struct lu_device_type *typ_lu;
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ struct pool_desc {
 	struct lov_qos_rr     pool_rr;		/* round robin qos */
 	struct hlist_node      pool_hash;	      /* access by poolname */
 	struct list_head	    pool_list;	      /* serial access */
-	proc_dir_entry_t *pool_proc_entry;	/* file in /proc */
+	struct proc_dir_entry *pool_proc_entry;	/* file in /proc */
 	struct obd_device    *pool_lobd;	      /* obd of the lov/lod to which
 						       * this pool belongs */
 };
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ struct lov_obd {
 	int		     lov_pool_count;
 	cfs_hash_t	     *lov_pools_hash_body; /* used for key access */
 	struct list_head	      lov_pool_list; /* used for sequential access */
-	proc_dir_entry_t   *lov_pool_proc_entry;
+	struct proc_dir_entry   *lov_pool_proc_entry;
 	enum lustre_sec_part    lov_sp_me;
 
 	/* Cached LRU pages from upper layer */
@@ -931,10 +931,10 @@ struct obd_device {
 	unsigned int	   md_cntr_base;
 	struct lprocfs_stats  *md_stats;
 
-	proc_dir_entry_t  *obd_proc_entry;
+	struct proc_dir_entry  *obd_proc_entry;
 	void		  *obd_proc_private; /* type private PDEs */
-	proc_dir_entry_t  *obd_proc_exports_entry;
-	proc_dir_entry_t  *obd_svc_procroot;
+	struct proc_dir_entry  *obd_proc_exports_entry;
+	struct proc_dir_entry  *obd_svc_procroot;
 	struct lprocfs_stats  *obd_svc_stats;
 	atomic_t	   obd_evict_inprogress;
 	wait_queue_head_t	    obd_evict_inprogress_waitq;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_internal.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_internal.h
index bf6f00341a76..8cd79633dea3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_internal.h
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ void ldlm_destroy_flock_export(struct obd_export *exp);
 void l_check_ns_lock(struct ldlm_namespace *ns);
 void l_check_no_ns_lock(struct ldlm_namespace *ns);
 
-extern proc_dir_entry_t *ldlm_svc_proc_dir;
-extern proc_dir_entry_t *ldlm_type_proc_dir;
+extern struct proc_dir_entry *ldlm_svc_proc_dir;
+extern struct proc_dir_entry *ldlm_type_proc_dir;
 
 struct ldlm_state {
 	struct ptlrpc_service *ldlm_cb_service;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_pool.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_pool.c
index 0593982f61c2..454027d68d54 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_pool.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_pool.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
  */
 #define LDLM_POOL_SLV_SHIFT (10)
 
-extern proc_dir_entry_t *ldlm_ns_proc_dir;
+extern struct proc_dir_entry *ldlm_ns_proc_dir;
 
 static inline __u64 dru(__u64 val, __u32 shift, int round_up)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_resource.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_resource.c
index 78327cf40072..208751a154b3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_resource.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_resource.c
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ LIST_HEAD(ldlm_cli_active_namespace_list);
 /* Client namespaces that don't have any locks in them */
 LIST_HEAD(ldlm_cli_inactive_namespace_list);
 
-proc_dir_entry_t *ldlm_type_proc_dir = NULL;
-proc_dir_entry_t *ldlm_ns_proc_dir = NULL;
-proc_dir_entry_t *ldlm_svc_proc_dir = NULL;
+struct proc_dir_entry *ldlm_type_proc_dir = NULL;
+struct proc_dir_entry *ldlm_ns_proc_dir = NULL;
+struct proc_dir_entry *ldlm_svc_proc_dir = NULL;
 
 extern unsigned int ldlm_cancel_unused_locks_before_replay;
 
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ int ldlm_namespace_proc_register(struct ldlm_namespace *ns)
 {
 	struct lprocfs_vars lock_vars[2];
 	char lock_name[MAX_STRING_SIZE + 1];
-	proc_dir_entry_t *ns_pde;
+	struct proc_dir_entry *ns_pde;
 
 	LASSERT(ns != NULL);
 	LASSERT(ns->ns_rs_hash != NULL);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/lproc_llite.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/lproc_llite.c
index db349f68e32e..d4d3c17547ca 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/lproc_llite.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/lproc_llite.c
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ int lprocfs_register_mountpoint(struct proc_dir_entry *parent,
 	struct lustre_sb_info *lsi = s2lsi(sb);
 	struct ll_sb_info *sbi = ll_s2sbi(sb);
 	struct obd_device *obd;
-	proc_dir_entry_t *dir;
+	struct proc_dir_entry *dir;
 	char name[MAX_STRING_SIZE + 1], *ptr;
 	int err, id, len, rc;
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lmv/lmv_obd.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lmv/lmv_obd.c
index bd2575aed08d..c2866046fc38 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lmv/lmv_obd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lmv/lmv_obd.c
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ static int lmv_disconnect(struct obd_export *exp)
 	}
 
 	if (obd->obd_proc_private)
-		lprocfs_remove((proc_dir_entry_t **)&obd->obd_proc_private);
+		lprocfs_remove((struct proc_dir_entry **)&obd->obd_proc_private);
 	else
 		CERROR("/proc/fs/lustre/%s/%s/target_obds missing\n",
 		       obd->obd_type->typ_name, obd->obd_name);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_obd.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_obd.c
index 71f5ef16e83d..0b47aba1332a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_obd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_obd.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ int lov_connect_obd(struct obd_device *obd, __u32 index, int activate,
 	struct obd_device *tgt_obd;
 	static struct obd_uuid lov_osc_uuid = { "LOV_OSC_UUID" };
 	struct obd_import *imp;
-	proc_dir_entry_t *lov_proc_dir;
+	struct proc_dir_entry *lov_proc_dir;
 	int rc;
 
 	if (!lov->lov_tgts[index])
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ int lov_connect_obd(struct obd_device *obd, __u32 index, int activate,
 	lov_proc_dir = obd->obd_proc_private;
 	if (lov_proc_dir) {
 		struct obd_device *osc_obd = lov->lov_tgts[index]->ltd_exp->exp_obd;
-		proc_dir_entry_t *osc_symlink;
+		struct proc_dir_entry *osc_symlink;
 
 		LASSERT(osc_obd != NULL);
 		LASSERT(osc_obd->obd_magic == OBD_DEVICE_MAGIC);
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ static int lov_connect(const struct lu_env *env,
 
 static int lov_disconnect_obd(struct obd_device *obd, struct lov_tgt_desc *tgt)
 {
-	proc_dir_entry_t *lov_proc_dir;
+	struct proc_dir_entry *lov_proc_dir;
 	struct lov_obd *lov = &obd->u.lov;
 	struct obd_device *osc_obd;
 	int rc;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/obdclass/lprocfs_status.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/obdclass/lprocfs_status.c
index 6d9f25291757..a95f60a4f90e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/obdclass/lprocfs_status.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/obdclass/lprocfs_status.c
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(lprocfs_seq_release);
 
 /* lprocfs API calls */
 
-proc_dir_entry_t *lprocfs_add_simple(struct proc_dir_entry *root,
+struct proc_dir_entry *lprocfs_add_simple(struct proc_dir_entry *root,
 				     char *name, void *data,
 				     struct file_operations *fops)
 {
-	proc_dir_entry_t *proc;
+	struct proc_dir_entry *proc;
 	umode_t mode = 0;
 
 	if (root == NULL || name == NULL || fops == NULL)
@@ -1537,7 +1537,7 @@ int lprocfs_exp_setup(struct obd_export *exp, lnet_nid_t *nid, int *newnid)
 {
 	struct nid_stat *new_stat, *old_stat;
 	struct obd_device *obd = NULL;
-	proc_dir_entry_t *entry;
+	struct proc_dir_entry *entry;
 	char *buffer = NULL;
 	int rc = 0;
 
@@ -1899,7 +1899,7 @@ char *lprocfs_find_named_value(const char *buffer, const char *name,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(lprocfs_find_named_value);
 
-int lprocfs_seq_create(proc_dir_entry_t *parent,
+int lprocfs_seq_create(struct proc_dir_entry *parent,
 		       const char *name,
 		       umode_t mode,
 		       const struct file_operations *seq_fops,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/service.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/service.c
index 4f0118cc7546..ac8b5fd2300b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/service.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/service.c
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ ptlrpc_service_part_init(struct ptlrpc_service *svc,
  */
 struct ptlrpc_service *
 ptlrpc_register_service(struct ptlrpc_service_conf *conf,
-			proc_dir_entry_t *proc_entry)
+			struct proc_dir_entry *proc_entry)
 {
 	struct ptlrpc_service_cpt_conf	*cconf = &conf->psc_cpt;
 	struct ptlrpc_service		*service;