diff --git a/drivers/acpi/apei/erst.c b/drivers/acpi/apei/erst.c
index 631b9477b99..6a9e3bad13f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/apei/erst.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/erst.c
@@ -934,7 +934,8 @@ static int erst_close_pstore(struct pstore_info *psi);
 static ssize_t erst_reader(u64 *id, enum pstore_type_id *type,
 			   struct timespec *time, char **buf,
 			   struct pstore_info *psi);
-static int erst_writer(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 *id, unsigned int part,
+static int erst_writer(enum pstore_type_id type, enum kmsg_dump_reason reason,
+		       u64 *id, unsigned int part,
 		       size_t size, struct pstore_info *psi);
 static int erst_clearer(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 id,
 			struct pstore_info *psi);
@@ -1053,7 +1054,8 @@ out:
 	return (rc < 0) ? rc : (len - sizeof(*rcd));
 }
 
-static int erst_writer(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 *id, unsigned int part,
+static int erst_writer(enum pstore_type_id type, enum kmsg_dump_reason reason,
+		       u64 *id, unsigned int part,
 		       size_t size, struct pstore_info *psi)
 {
 	struct cper_pstore_record *rcd = (struct cper_pstore_record *)
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efivars.c b/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
index b0a81173a26..d25599f2a3f 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
@@ -495,7 +495,8 @@ static ssize_t efi_pstore_read(u64 *id, enum pstore_type_id *type,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int efi_pstore_write(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 *id,
+static int efi_pstore_write(enum pstore_type_id type,
+		enum kmsg_dump_reason reason, u64 *id,
 		unsigned int part, size_t size, struct pstore_info *psi)
 {
 	char name[DUMP_NAME_LEN];
@@ -565,7 +566,7 @@ static int efi_pstore_write(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 *id,
 static int efi_pstore_erase(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 id,
 			    struct pstore_info *psi)
 {
-	efi_pstore_write(type, &id, (unsigned int)id, 0, psi);
+	efi_pstore_write(type, 0, &id, (unsigned int)id, 0, psi);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -587,7 +588,8 @@ static ssize_t efi_pstore_read(u64 *id, enum pstore_type_id *type,
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static int efi_pstore_write(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 *id,
+static int efi_pstore_write(enum pstore_type_id type,
+		enum kmsg_dump_reason reason, u64 *id,
 		unsigned int part, size_t size, struct pstore_info *psi)
 {
 	return 0;
diff --git a/fs/pstore/inode.c b/fs/pstore/inode.c
index 379a02dc121..b3b426edb2f 100644
--- a/fs/pstore/inode.c
+++ b/fs/pstore/inode.c
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ static int pstore_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	struct pstore_private *p = dentry->d_inode->i_private;
 
-	p->psi->erase(p->type, p->id, p->psi);
+	if (p->psi->erase)
+		p->psi->erase(p->type, p->id, p->psi);
 
 	return simple_unlink(dir, dentry);
 }
diff --git a/fs/pstore/platform.c b/fs/pstore/platform.c
index 57bbf9078ac..9ec22d3b429 100644
--- a/fs/pstore/platform.c
+++ b/fs/pstore/platform.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static void pstore_dump(struct kmsg_dumper *dumper,
 		memcpy(dst, s1 + s1_start, l1_cpy);
 		memcpy(dst + l1_cpy, s2 + s2_start, l2_cpy);
 
-		ret = psinfo->write(PSTORE_TYPE_DMESG, &id, part,
+		ret = psinfo->write(PSTORE_TYPE_DMESG, reason, &id, part,
 				   hsize + l1_cpy + l2_cpy, psinfo);
 		if (ret == 0 && reason == KMSG_DUMP_OOPS && pstore_is_mounted())
 			pstore_new_entry = 1;
@@ -207,8 +207,7 @@ void pstore_get_records(int quiet)
 		return;
 
 	mutex_lock(&psi->read_mutex);
-	rc = psi->open(psi);
-	if (rc)
+	if (psi->open && psi->open(psi))
 		goto out;
 
 	while ((size = psi->read(&id, &type, &time, &buf, psi)) > 0) {
@@ -219,7 +218,8 @@ void pstore_get_records(int quiet)
 		if (rc && (rc != -EEXIST || !quiet))
 			failed++;
 	}
-	psi->close(psi);
+	if (psi->close)
+		psi->close(psi);
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&psi->read_mutex);
 
@@ -243,33 +243,5 @@ static void pstore_timefunc(unsigned long dummy)
 	mod_timer(&pstore_timer, jiffies + PSTORE_INTERVAL);
 }
 
-/*
- * Call platform driver to write a record to the
- * persistent store.
- */
-int pstore_write(enum pstore_type_id type, char *buf, size_t size)
-{
-	u64		id;
-	int		ret;
-	unsigned long	flags;
-
-	if (!psinfo)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	if (size > psinfo->bufsize)
-		return -EFBIG;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&psinfo->buf_lock, flags);
-	memcpy(psinfo->buf, buf, size);
-	ret = psinfo->write(type, &id, 0, size, psinfo);
-	if (ret == 0 && pstore_is_mounted())
-		pstore_mkfile(PSTORE_TYPE_DMESG, psinfo->name, id, psinfo->buf,
-			      size, CURRENT_TIME, psinfo);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&psinfo->buf_lock, flags);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pstore_write);
-
 module_param(backend, charp, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(backend, "Pstore backend to use");
diff --git a/include/linux/pstore.h b/include/linux/pstore.h
index 2ca8cde5459..e1461e143be 100644
--- a/include/linux/pstore.h
+++ b/include/linux/pstore.h
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_PSTORE_H
 #define _LINUX_PSTORE_H
 
+#include <linux/time.h>
+#include <linux/kmsg_dump.h>
+
 /* types */
 enum pstore_type_id {
 	PSTORE_TYPE_DMESG	= 0,
@@ -41,7 +44,8 @@ struct pstore_info {
 	ssize_t		(*read)(u64 *id, enum pstore_type_id *type,
 			struct timespec *time, char **buf,
 			struct pstore_info *psi);
-	int		(*write)(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 *id,
+	int		(*write)(enum pstore_type_id type,
+			enum kmsg_dump_reason reason, u64 *id,
 			unsigned int part, size_t size, struct pstore_info *psi);
 	int		(*erase)(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 id,
 			struct pstore_info *psi);
@@ -50,18 +54,12 @@ struct pstore_info {
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PSTORE
 extern int pstore_register(struct pstore_info *);
-extern int pstore_write(enum pstore_type_id type, char *buf, size_t size);
 #else
 static inline int
 pstore_register(struct pstore_info *psi)
 {
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
-static inline int
-pstore_write(enum pstore_type_id type, char *buf, size_t size)
-{
-	return -ENODEV;
-}
 #endif
 
 #endif /*_LINUX_PSTORE_H*/