diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 273f1ed3b5ae..d24d1731d2bc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -3021,7 +3021,7 @@ static void kvm_setup_guest_pvclock(struct kvm_vcpu *v,
 			      offset + sizeof(*guest_hv_clock))) {
 		read_unlock_irqrestore(&gpc->lock, flags);
 
-		if (kvm_gpc_refresh(v->kvm, gpc, gpc->gpa,
+		if (kvm_gpc_refresh(gpc, gpc->gpa,
 				    offset + sizeof(*guest_hv_clock)))
 			return;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/xen.c b/arch/x86/kvm/xen.c
index 84b95258773a..bcaaa83290fb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/xen.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/xen.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ void kvm_xen_update_runstate_guest(struct kvm_vcpu *v, int state)
 		if (state == RUNSTATE_runnable)
 			return;
 
-		if (kvm_gpc_refresh(v->kvm, gpc, gpc->gpa, user_len))
+		if (kvm_gpc_refresh(gpc, gpc->gpa, user_len))
 			return;
 
 		read_lock_irqsave(&gpc->lock, flags);
@@ -353,8 +353,7 @@ void kvm_xen_inject_pending_events(struct kvm_vcpu *v)
 	while (!kvm_gpc_check(gpc, gpc->gpa, sizeof(struct vcpu_info))) {
 		read_unlock_irqrestore(&gpc->lock, flags);
 
-		if (kvm_gpc_refresh(v->kvm, gpc, gpc->gpa,
-				    sizeof(struct vcpu_info)))
+		if (kvm_gpc_refresh(gpc, gpc->gpa, sizeof(struct vcpu_info)))
 			return;
 
 		read_lock_irqsave(&gpc->lock, flags);
@@ -428,8 +427,7 @@ int __kvm_xen_has_interrupt(struct kvm_vcpu *v)
 		if (in_atomic() || !task_is_running(current))
 			return 1;
 
-		if (kvm_gpc_refresh(v->kvm, gpc, gpc->gpa,
-				    sizeof(struct vcpu_info))) {
+		if (kvm_gpc_refresh(gpc, gpc->gpa, sizeof(struct vcpu_info))) {
 			/*
 			 * If this failed, userspace has screwed up the
 			 * vcpu_info mapping. No interrupts for you.
@@ -1479,7 +1477,7 @@ static int kvm_xen_set_evtchn(struct kvm_xen_evtchn *xe, struct kvm *kvm)
 			break;
 
 		idx = srcu_read_lock(&kvm->srcu);
-		rc = kvm_gpc_refresh(kvm, gpc, gpc->gpa, PAGE_SIZE);
+		rc = kvm_gpc_refresh(gpc, gpc->gpa, PAGE_SIZE);
 		srcu_read_unlock(&kvm->srcu, idx);
 	} while(!rc);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
index 0b66d4889ec3..efead11bec84 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
@@ -1301,35 +1301,33 @@ bool kvm_gpc_check(struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc, gpa_t gpa, unsigned long len);
 /**
  * kvm_gpc_refresh - update a previously initialized cache.
  *
- * @kvm:	   pointer to kvm instance.
  * @gpc:	   struct gfn_to_pfn_cache object.
  * @gpa:	   updated guest physical address to map.
  * @len:	   sanity check; the range being access must fit a single page.
  *
  * @return:	   0 for success.
  *		   -EINVAL for a mapping which would cross a page boundary.
- *                 -EFAULT for an untranslatable guest physical address.
+ *		   -EFAULT for an untranslatable guest physical address.
  *
  * This will attempt to refresh a gfn_to_pfn_cache. Note that a successful
- * returm from this function does not mean the page can be immediately
+ * return from this function does not mean the page can be immediately
  * accessed because it may have raced with an invalidation. Callers must
  * still lock and check the cache status, as this function does not return
  * with the lock still held to permit access.
  */
-int kvm_gpc_refresh(struct kvm *kvm, struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc, gpa_t gpa,
+int kvm_gpc_refresh(struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc, gpa_t gpa,
 		    unsigned long len);
 
 /**
  * kvm_gpc_unmap - temporarily unmap a gfn_to_pfn_cache.
  *
- * @kvm:	   pointer to kvm instance.
  * @gpc:	   struct gfn_to_pfn_cache object.
  *
  * This unmaps the referenced page. The cache is left in the invalid state
  * but at least the mapping from GPA to userspace HVA will remain cached
  * and can be reused on a subsequent refresh.
  */
-void kvm_gpc_unmap(struct kvm *kvm, struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc);
+void kvm_gpc_unmap(struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc);
 
 /**
  * kvm_gpc_deactivate - deactivate and unlink a gfn_to_pfn_cache.
diff --git a/virt/kvm/pfncache.c b/virt/kvm/pfncache.c
index a2c95e393e34..45b9b96c0ea3 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/pfncache.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/pfncache.c
@@ -234,10 +234,9 @@ static kvm_pfn_t hva_to_pfn_retry(struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc)
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 
-int kvm_gpc_refresh(struct kvm *kvm, struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc, gpa_t gpa,
-		    unsigned long len)
+int kvm_gpc_refresh(struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc, gpa_t gpa, unsigned long len)
 {
-	struct kvm_memslots *slots = kvm_memslots(kvm);
+	struct kvm_memslots *slots = kvm_memslots(gpc->kvm);
 	unsigned long page_offset = gpa & ~PAGE_MASK;
 	kvm_pfn_t old_pfn, new_pfn;
 	unsigned long old_uhva;
@@ -318,7 +317,7 @@ int kvm_gpc_refresh(struct kvm *kvm, struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc, gpa_t gpa,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_gpc_refresh);
 
-void kvm_gpc_unmap(struct kvm *kvm, struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc)
+void kvm_gpc_unmap(struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc)
 {
 	void *old_khva;
 	kvm_pfn_t old_pfn;
@@ -375,7 +374,7 @@ int kvm_gpc_activate(struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc, gpa_t gpa)
 		list_add(&gpc->list, &gpc->kvm->gpc_list);
 		spin_unlock(&gpc->kvm->gpc_lock);
 	}
-	return kvm_gpc_refresh(gpc->kvm, gpc, gpa, gpc->len);
+	return kvm_gpc_refresh(gpc, gpa, gpc->len);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_gpc_activate);
 
@@ -386,7 +385,7 @@ void kvm_gpc_deactivate(struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc)
 		list_del(&gpc->list);
 		spin_unlock(&gpc->kvm->gpc_lock);
 
-		kvm_gpc_unmap(gpc->kvm, gpc);
+		kvm_gpc_unmap(gpc);
 		gpc->active = false;
 	}
 }
