diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 898159d14..e03885052 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@
    - markus@cvs.openbsd.org 2002/02/03 17:55:55
      [channels.c channels.h]
      remove unused channel_input_channel_request
+   - markus@cvs.openbsd.org 2002/02/03 17:58:21
+     [channels.c channels.h ssh.c]
+     generic callbacks are not really used, remove and
+     add a callback for msg of type SSH2_MSG_CHANNEL_OPEN_CONFIRMATION
+     ok djm@
 
 20020130
  - (djm) Delay PRNG seeding until we need it in ssh-keygen, from markus@
@@ -7466,4 +7471,4 @@
  - Wrote replacements for strlcpy and mkdtemp
  - Released 1.0pre1
 
-$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.1816 2002/02/05 01:22:08 djm Exp $
+$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.1817 2002/02/05 01:23:08 djm Exp $
diff --git a/channels.c b/channels.c
index 568779dff..e5f910ed7 100644
--- a/channels.c
+++ b/channels.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "includes.h"
-RCSID("$OpenBSD: channels.c,v 1.164 2002/02/03 17:55:55 markus Exp $");
+RCSID("$OpenBSD: channels.c,v 1.165 2002/02/03 17:58:21 markus Exp $");
 
 #include "ssh.h"
 #include "ssh1.h"
@@ -260,12 +260,10 @@ channel_new(char *ctype, int type, int rfd, int wfd, int efd,
 	c->remote_name = remote_name;
 	c->remote_window = 0;
 	c->remote_maxpacket = 0;
-	c->cb_fn = NULL;
-	c->cb_arg = NULL;
-	c->cb_event = 0;
 	c->force_drain = 0;
 	c->single_connection = 0;
 	c->detach_user = NULL;
+	c->confirm = NULL;
 	c->input_filter = NULL;
 	debug("channel %d: new [%s]", found, remote_name);
 	return c;
@@ -610,16 +608,14 @@ channel_request_start(int id, char *service, int wantconfirm)
 	packet_put_char(wantconfirm);
 }
 void
-channel_register_callback(int id, int mtype, channel_callback_fn *fn, void *arg)
+channel_register_confirm(int id, channel_callback_fn *fn)
 {
 	Channel *c = channel_lookup(id);
 	if (c == NULL) {
-		log("channel_register_callback: %d: bad id", id);
+		log("channel_register_comfirm: %d: bad id", id);
 		return;
 	}
-	c->cb_event = mtype;
-	c->cb_fn = fn;
-	c->cb_arg = arg;
+	c->confirm = fn;
 }
 void
 channel_register_cleanup(int id, channel_callback_fn *fn)
@@ -1882,9 +1878,9 @@ channel_input_open_confirmation(int type, u_int32_t seq, void *ctxt)
 	if (compat20) {
 		c->remote_window = packet_get_int();
 		c->remote_maxpacket = packet_get_int();
-		if (c->cb_fn != NULL && c->cb_event == type) {
+		if (c->confirm) {
 			debug2("callback start");
-			c->cb_fn(c->self, c->cb_arg);
+			c->confirm(c->self, NULL);
 			debug2("callback done");
 		}
 		debug("channel %d: open confirm rwindow %d rmax %d", c->self,
diff --git a/channels.h b/channels.h
index fa43b8ea6..781c49d47 100644
--- a/channels.h
+++ b/channels.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
  * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
  * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
-/* RCSID("$OpenBSD: channels.h,v 1.61 2002/02/03 17:55:55 markus Exp $"); */
+/* RCSID("$OpenBSD: channels.h,v 1.62 2002/02/03 17:58:21 markus Exp $"); */
 
 #ifndef CHANNEL_H
 #define CHANNEL_H
@@ -101,9 +101,7 @@ struct Channel {
 	char   *ctype;		/* type */
 
 	/* callback */
-	channel_callback_fn	*cb_fn;
-	void	*cb_arg;
-	int	cb_event;
+	channel_callback_fn	*confirm;
 	channel_callback_fn	*detach_user;
 
 	/* filter */
@@ -149,8 +147,8 @@ void	 channel_stop_listening(void);
 void	 channel_send_open(int);
 void	 channel_request(int, char *, int);
 void	 channel_request_start(int, char *, int);
-void	 channel_register_callback(int, int mtype, channel_callback_fn *, void *);
 void	 channel_register_cleanup(int, channel_callback_fn *);
+void	 channel_register_confirm(int, channel_callback_fn *);
 void	 channel_register_filter(int, channel_filter_fn *);
 void	 channel_cancel_cleanup(int);
 int	 channel_close_fd(int *);
diff --git a/ssh.c b/ssh.c
index 46d9d747a..5ec27219e 100644
--- a/ssh.c
+++ b/ssh.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "includes.h"
-RCSID("$OpenBSD: ssh.c,v 1.159 2002/01/27 18:08:17 stevesk Exp $");
+RCSID("$OpenBSD: ssh.c,v 1.160 2002/02/03 17:58:21 markus Exp $");
 
 #include <openssl/evp.h>
 #include <openssl/err.h>
@@ -1161,9 +1161,7 @@ ssh_session2_open(void)
 
 	channel_send_open(c->self);
 	if (!no_shell_flag)
-		channel_register_callback(c->self,
-		    SSH2_MSG_CHANNEL_OPEN_CONFIRMATION,
-		    ssh_session2_setup, (void *)0);
+		channel_register_confirm(c->self, ssh_session2_setup);
 
 	return c->self;
 }