diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/asus_atk0110.c b/drivers/hwmon/asus_atk0110.c
index b5e892017e0c..dcb78a7a8047 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/asus_atk0110.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/asus_atk0110.c
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ static struct device_attribute atk_name_attr =
 static void atk_init_attribute(struct device_attribute *attr, char *name,
 		sysfs_show_func show)
 {
+	sysfs_attr_init(&attr->attr);
 	attr->attr.name = name;
 	attr->attr.mode = 0444;
 	attr->show = show;
@@ -1188,19 +1189,15 @@ static int atk_create_files(struct atk_data *data)
 	int err;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(s, &data->sensor_list, list) {
-		sysfs_attr_init(&s->input_attr.attr);
 		err = device_create_file(data->hwmon_dev, &s->input_attr);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
-		sysfs_attr_init(&s->label_attr.attr);
 		err = device_create_file(data->hwmon_dev, &s->label_attr);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
-		sysfs_attr_init(&s->limit1_attr.attr);
 		err = device_create_file(data->hwmon_dev, &s->limit1_attr);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
-		sysfs_attr_init(&s->limit2_attr.attr);
 		err = device_create_file(data->hwmon_dev, &s->limit2_attr);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/coretemp.c b/drivers/hwmon/coretemp.c
index 85e937984ff7..0070d5476dd0 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/coretemp.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/coretemp.c
@@ -97,9 +97,7 @@ struct platform_data {
 struct pdev_entry {
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct platform_device *pdev;
-	unsigned int cpu;
 	u16 phys_proc_id;
-	u16 cpu_core_id;
 };
 
 static LIST_HEAD(pdev_list);
@@ -653,9 +651,7 @@ static int __cpuinit coretemp_device_add(unsigned int cpu)
 	}
 
 	pdev_entry->pdev = pdev;
-	pdev_entry->cpu = cpu;
 	pdev_entry->phys_proc_id = TO_PHYS_ID(cpu);
-	pdev_entry->cpu_core_id = TO_CORE_ID(cpu);
 
 	list_add_tail(&pdev_entry->list, &pdev_list);
 	mutex_unlock(&pdev_list_mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/ibmaem.c b/drivers/hwmon/ibmaem.c
index 537409d07ee7..1a409c5bc9bc 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/ibmaem.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/ibmaem.c
@@ -947,6 +947,7 @@ static int aem_register_sensors(struct aem_data *data,
 
 	/* Set up read-only sensors */
 	while (ro->label) {
+		sysfs_attr_init(&sensors->dev_attr.attr);
 		sensors->dev_attr.attr.name = ro->label;
 		sensors->dev_attr.attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
 		sensors->dev_attr.show = ro->show;
@@ -963,6 +964,7 @@ static int aem_register_sensors(struct aem_data *data,
 
 	/* Set up read-write sensors */
 	while (rw->label) {
+		sysfs_attr_init(&sensors->dev_attr.attr);
 		sensors->dev_attr.attr.name = rw->label;
 		sensors->dev_attr.attr.mode = S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR;
 		sensors->dev_attr.show = rw->show;
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/ibmpex.c b/drivers/hwmon/ibmpex.c
index 06d4eafcf76b..41dbf8161ed7 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/ibmpex.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/ibmpex.c
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ static int create_sensor(struct ibmpex_bmc_data *data, int type,
 	else if (type == POWER_SENSOR)
 		sprintf(n, power_sensor_name_templates[func], "power", counter);
 
+	sysfs_attr_init(&data->sensors[sensor].attr[func].dev_attr.attr);
 	data->sensors[sensor].attr[func].dev_attr.attr.name = n;
 	data->sensors[sensor].attr[func].dev_attr.attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
 	data->sensors[sensor].attr[func].dev_attr.show = ibmpex_show_sensor;
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/s3c-hwmon.c b/drivers/hwmon/s3c-hwmon.c
index 92b42db43bcf..b39f52e2752a 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/s3c-hwmon.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/s3c-hwmon.c
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ static int s3c_hwmon_create_attr(struct device *dev,
 
 	attr = &attrs->in;
 	attr->index = channel;
+	sysfs_attr_init(&attr->dev_attr.attr);
 	attr->dev_attr.attr.name  = attrs->in_name;
 	attr->dev_attr.attr.mode  = S_IRUGO;
 	attr->dev_attr.show = s3c_hwmon_ch_show;
@@ -249,6 +250,7 @@ static int s3c_hwmon_create_attr(struct device *dev,
 
 		attr = &attrs->label;
 		attr->index = channel;
+		sysfs_attr_init(&attr->dev_attr.attr);
 		attr->dev_attr.attr.name  = attrs->label_name;
 		attr->dev_attr.attr.mode  = S_IRUGO;
 		attr->dev_attr.show = s3c_hwmon_label_show;