}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
-       proc = create_proc_entry(IPQ_PROC_FS_NAME, 0, init_net.proc_net);
-       if (proc) {
-               proc->owner = THIS_MODULE;
-               proc->proc_fops = &ip_queue_proc_fops;
-       } else {
+       proc = proc_create(IPQ_PROC_FS_NAME, 0, init_net.proc_net,
+                          &ip_queue_proc_fops);
+       if (!proc) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "ip_queue: failed to create proc entry\n");
                goto cleanup_ipqnl;
        }
 
 
                /* create proc dir entry */
                sprintf(buffer, "%u.%u.%u.%u", NIPQUAD(ip));
-               c->pde = create_proc_entry(buffer, S_IWUSR|S_IRUSR,
-                                          clusterip_procdir);
+               c->pde = proc_create(buffer, S_IWUSR|S_IRUSR,
+                                    clusterip_procdir, &clusterip_proc_fops);
                if (!c->pde) {
                        kfree(c);
                        return NULL;
                }
        }
-       c->pde->proc_fops = &clusterip_proc_fops;
        c->pde->data = c;
 #endif
 
 
        for (i = 0; i < ip_list_hash_size; i++)
                INIT_LIST_HEAD(&t->iphash[i]);
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
-       t->proc = create_proc_entry(t->name, ip_list_perms, proc_dir);
+       t->proc = proc_create(t->name, ip_list_perms, proc_dir, &recent_fops);
        if (t->proc == NULL) {
                kfree(t);
                goto out;
        }
-       t->proc->proc_fops = &recent_fops;
        t->proc->uid       = ip_list_uid;
        t->proc->gid       = ip_list_gid;
        t->proc->data      = t;
 
        if (!proc_exp)
                goto err2;
 
-       proc_stat = create_proc_entry("ip_conntrack", S_IRUGO, init_net.proc_net_stat);
+       proc_stat = proc_create("ip_conntrack", S_IRUGO,
+                               init_net.proc_net_stat, &ct_cpu_seq_fops);
        if (!proc_stat)
                goto err3;
-
-       proc_stat->proc_fops = &ct_cpu_seq_fops;
-       proc_stat->owner = THIS_MODULE;
-
        return 0;
 
 err3:
 
        }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
-       proc = create_proc_entry(IPQ_PROC_FS_NAME, 0, init_net.proc_net);
-       if (proc) {
-               proc->owner = THIS_MODULE;
-               proc->proc_fops = &ip6_queue_proc_fops;
-       } else {
+       proc = proc_create(IPQ_PROC_FS_NAME, 0, init_net.proc_net,
+                          &ip6_queue_proc_fops);
+       if (!proc) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "ip6_queue: failed to create proc entry\n");
                goto cleanup_ipqnl;
        }
 
 static int __init nf_conntrack_standalone_init(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
-       struct proc_dir_entry *proc, *proc_stat;
+       struct proc_dir_entry *proc;
 #endif
        int ret = 0;
 
        proc = proc_net_fops_create(&init_net, "nf_conntrack", 0440, &ct_file_ops);
        if (!proc) goto cleanup_init;
 
-       proc_stat = create_proc_entry("nf_conntrack", S_IRUGO, init_net.proc_net_stat);
-       if (!proc_stat)
+       if (!proc_create("nf_conntrack", S_IRUGO,
+                        init_net.proc_net_stat, &ct_cpu_seq_fops))
                goto cleanup_proc;
-
-       proc_stat->proc_fops = &ct_cpu_seq_fops;
-       proc_stat->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
        nf_ct_sysctl_header = register_sysctl_paths(nf_ct_path,
 
 int __init netfilter_log_init(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
-       struct proc_dir_entry *pde;
-
-       pde = create_proc_entry("nf_log", S_IRUGO, proc_net_netfilter);
-       if (!pde)
+       if (!proc_create("nf_log", S_IRUGO,
+                        proc_net_netfilter, &nflog_file_ops))
                return -1;
-
-       pde->proc_fops = &nflog_file_ops;
 #endif
        return 0;
 }
 
 int __init netfilter_queue_init(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
-       struct proc_dir_entry *pde;
-
-       pde = create_proc_entry("nf_queue", S_IRUGO, proc_net_netfilter);
-       if (!pde)
+       if (!proc_create("nf_queue", S_IRUGO,
+                        proc_net_netfilter, &nfqueue_file_ops))
                return -1;
-       pde->proc_fops = &nfqueue_file_ops;
 #endif
        return 0;
 }
 
 static int __init nfnetlink_log_init(void)
 {
        int i, status = -ENOMEM;
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
-       struct proc_dir_entry *proc_nful;
-#endif
 
        for (i = 0; i < INSTANCE_BUCKETS; i++)
                INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&instance_table[i]);
        }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
-       proc_nful = create_proc_entry("nfnetlink_log", 0440,
-                                     proc_net_netfilter);
-       if (!proc_nful)
+       if (!proc_create("nfnetlink_log", 0440,
+                        proc_net_netfilter, &nful_file_ops))
                goto cleanup_subsys;
-       proc_nful->proc_fops = &nful_file_ops;
 #endif
        return status;
 
 
 static int __init nfnetlink_queue_init(void)
 {
        int i, status = -ENOMEM;
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
-       struct proc_dir_entry *proc_nfqueue;
-#endif
 
        for (i = 0; i < INSTANCE_BUCKETS; i++)
                INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&instance_table[i]);
        }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
-       proc_nfqueue = create_proc_entry("nfnetlink_queue", 0440,
-                                        proc_net_netfilter);
-       if (!proc_nfqueue)
+       if (!proc_create("nfnetlink_queue", 0440,
+                        proc_net_netfilter, &nfqnl_file_ops))
                goto cleanup_subsys;
-       proc_nfqueue->proc_fops = &nfqnl_file_ops;
 #endif
 
        register_netdevice_notifier(&nfqnl_dev_notifier);
 
        hinfo->family = family;
        hinfo->rnd_initialized = 0;
        spin_lock_init(&hinfo->lock);
-       hinfo->pde = create_proc_entry(minfo->name, 0,
-                                      family == AF_INET ? hashlimit_procdir4 :
-                                                          hashlimit_procdir6);
+       hinfo->pde = proc_create(minfo->name, 0,
+                                family == AF_INET ? hashlimit_procdir4 :
+                                                    hashlimit_procdir6,
+                                &dl_file_ops);
        if (!hinfo->pde) {
                vfree(hinfo);
                return -1;
        }
-       hinfo->pde->proc_fops = &dl_file_ops;
        hinfo->pde->data = hinfo;
 
        setup_timer(&hinfo->timer, htable_gc, (unsigned long )hinfo);
        hinfo->rnd_initialized = 0;
        spin_lock_init(&hinfo->lock);
 
-       hinfo->pde = create_proc_entry(minfo->name, 0,
-                                      family == AF_INET ? hashlimit_procdir4 :
-                                                          hashlimit_procdir6);
+       hinfo->pde = proc_create(minfo->name, 0,
+                                family == AF_INET ? hashlimit_procdir4 :
+                                                    hashlimit_procdir6,
+                                &dl_file_ops);
        if (hinfo->pde == NULL) {
                vfree(hinfo);
                return -1;
        }
-       hinfo->pde->proc_fops = &dl_file_ops;
        hinfo->pde->data = hinfo;
 
        setup_timer(&hinfo->timer, htable_gc, (unsigned long)hinfo);