watchdog: Get rid of MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV statements

I just can't find any value in MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR)
and MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(TEMP_MINOR) statements.

Either the device is enumerated and the driver already has a module
alias (e.g. PCI, USB etc.) that will get the right driver loaded
automatically.

Or the device is not enumerated and loading its driver will lead to
more or less intrusive hardware poking. Such hardware poking should be
limited to a bare minimum, so the user should really decide which
drivers should be tried and in what order. Trying them all in
arbitrary order can't do any good.

On top of that, loading that many drivers at once bloats the kernel
log. Also many drivers will stay loaded afterward, bloating the output
of "lsmod" and wasting memory. Some modules (cs5535_mfgpt which gets
loaded as a dependency) can't even be unloaded!

If defining char-major-10-130 is needed then it should happen in
user-space.

Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare <jdelvare@suse.de>
Acked-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
Signed-off-by: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be>
Cc: Stephen Warren <swarren@wwwdotorg.org>
Cc: Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi@gmail.com>
Cc: Wan ZongShun <mcuos.com@gmail.com>
Cc: Ben Dooks <ben-linux@fluff.org>
Cc: Kukjin Kim <kgene.kim@samsung.com>
Cc: Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@arm.linux.org.uk>
Cc: Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com>

87 files changed, 6 insertions, 112 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/acquirewdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/acquirewdt.c
index 24a5177..5cf1621 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/acquirewdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/acquirewdt.c
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>		/* For standard types (like size_t) */
 #include <linux/errno.h>		/* For the -ENODEV/... values */
 #include <linux/kernel.h>		/* For printk/panic/... */
-#include <linux/miscdevice.h>		/* For MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV
-							(WATCHDOG_MINOR) */
+#include <linux/miscdevice.h>		/* For struct miscdevice */
 #include <linux/watchdog.h>		/* For the watchdog specific items */
 #include <linux/fs.h>			/* For file operations */
 #include <linux/ioport.h>		/* For io-port access */
@@ -337,4 +336,3 @@ module_exit(acq_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("David Woodhouse");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Acquire Inc. Single Board Computer Watchdog Timer driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/advantechwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/advantechwdt.c
index cc6702f..a8961ad 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/advantechwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/advantechwdt.c
@@ -345,4 +345,3 @@ module_exit(advwdt_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Marek Michalkiewicz <marekm@linux.org.pl>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Advantech Single Board Computer WDT driver");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/alim1535_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/alim1535_wdt.c
index 41b8493..fbb7b94 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/alim1535_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/alim1535_wdt.c
@@ -452,4 +452,3 @@ module_exit(watchdog_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Alan Cox");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ALi M1535 PMU Watchdog Timer driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/alim7101_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/alim7101_wdt.c
index 5eee550..12f0b76 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/alim7101_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/alim7101_wdt.c
@@ -425,4 +425,3 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, alim7101_pci_tbl);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Steve Hill");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ALi M7101 PMU Computer Watchdog Timer driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ar7_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ar7_wdt.c
index b3709f9..3a99657 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ar7_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ar7_wdt.c
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Nicolas Thill <nico@openwrt.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION(LONGNAME);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 
 static int margin = 60;
 module_param(margin, int, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/at32ap700x_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/at32ap700x_wdt.c
index b178e71..afe7d17 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/at32ap700x_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/at32ap700x_wdt.c
@@ -434,4 +434,3 @@ module_platform_driver_probe(at32_wdt_driver, at32_wdt_probe);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Hans-Christian Egtvedt <egtvedt@samfundet.no>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Watchdog driver for Atmel AT32AP700X");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/at91rm9200_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/at91rm9200_wdt.c
index aa5cb56..dee6cc2 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/at91rm9200_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/at91rm9200_wdt.c
@@ -297,5 +297,4 @@ module_exit(at91_wdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Andrew Victor");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Watchdog driver for Atmel AT91RM9200");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:at91_wdt");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ath79_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ath79_wdt.c
index 37cb09b..9fa1f69 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ath79_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ath79_wdt.c
@@ -329,4 +329,3 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Gabor Juhos <juhosg@openwrt.org");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Imre Kaloz <kaloz@openwrt.org");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:" DRIVER_NAME);
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/bcm2835_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/bcm2835_wdt.c
index 61566fc..a6a2ceb 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/bcm2835_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/bcm2835_wdt.c
@@ -186,4 +186,3 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Lubomir Rintel <lkundrak@v3.sk>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for Broadcom BCM2835 watchdog timer");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/bcm63xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/bcm63xx_wdt.c
index a14a58d..4eb188b 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/bcm63xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/bcm63xx_wdt.c
@@ -317,5 +317,4 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Miguel Gaio <miguel.gaio@efixo.com>");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Florian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for the Broadcom BCM63xx SoC watchdog");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:bcm63xx-wdt");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/bfin_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/bfin_wdt.c
index 5d36d6f..a3b6a5b 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/bfin_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/bfin_wdt.c
@@ -465,7 +465,6 @@ module_exit(bfin_wdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Michele d'Amico, Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Blackfin Watchdog Device Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 
 module_param(timeout, uint, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/cpu5wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/cpu5wdt.c
index f270bb7..f7ae49e 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/cpu5wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/cpu5wdt.c
@@ -289,7 +289,6 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Heiko Ronsdorf <hero@ihg.uni-duisburg.de>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("sma cpu5 watchdog driver");
 MODULE_SUPPORTED_DEVICE("sma cpu5 watchdog");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 
 module_param(port, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(port, "base address of watchdog card, default is 0x91");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c
index bead774..dd625cc 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c
@@ -267,5 +267,4 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat,
 		 __MODULE_STRING(DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT));
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:watchdog");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/dw_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/dw_wdt.c
index aed1cbe..42cfd79 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/dw_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/dw_wdt.c
@@ -352,4 +352,3 @@ module_platform_driver(dw_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Jamie Iles");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Synopsys DesignWare Watchdog Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c
index e057484..833e813 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c
@@ -179,4 +179,3 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Ray Lehtiniemi <rayl@mail.com>,"
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("EP93xx Watchdog");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_VERSION(WDT_VERSION);
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/eurotechwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/eurotechwdt.c
index cd31b8a..23ee532 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/eurotechwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/eurotechwdt.c
@@ -477,4 +477,3 @@ module_exit(eurwdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Rodolfo Giometti");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for Eurotech CPU-1220/1410 on board watchdog");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/gef_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/gef_wdt.c
index 3755833..25beb30 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/gef_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/gef_wdt.c
@@ -331,5 +331,4 @@ module_exit(gef_wdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Martyn Welch <martyn.welch@ge.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("GE watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:gef_wdt");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/geodewdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/geodewdt.c
index fcd599d..4a6ae84 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/geodewdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/geodewdt.c
@@ -297,4 +297,3 @@ module_exit(geodewdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Advanced Micro Devices, Inc");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Geode GX/LX Watchdog Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
index 19f3c3f..45b979d 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
@@ -881,7 +881,6 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Tom Mingarelli");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("hp watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_VERSION(HPWDT_VERSION);
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 
 module_param(soft_margin, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(soft_margin, "Watchdog timeout in seconds");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c b/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c
index 2b2ea13..a72fe93 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c
@@ -497,4 +497,3 @@ module_pci_driver(esb_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Ross Biro and David Härdeman");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Watchdog driver for Intel 6300ESB chipsets");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
index 439b160..04f8af6 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>		/* For standard types (like size_t) */
 #include <linux/errno.h>		/* For the -ENODEV/... values */
 #include <linux/kernel.h>		/* For printk/panic/... */
-#include <linux/miscdevice.h>		/* For MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV
-							(WATCHDOG_MINOR) */
 #include <linux/watchdog.h>		/* For the watchdog specific items */
 #include <linux/init.h>			/* For __init/__exit/... */
 #include <linux/fs.h>			/* For file operations */
@@ -582,5 +580,4 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Intel TCO WatchDog Timer Driver");
 MODULE_VERSION(DRV_VERSION);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:" DRV_NAME);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c
index eb6b5cc..7ae3669 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c
@@ -382,6 +382,5 @@ module_exit(ibwdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Charles Howes <chowes@vsol.net>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("IB700 SBC watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 
 /* end of ib700wdt.c */
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ibmasr.c b/drivers/watchdog/ibmasr.c
index bc3fb8f..db0a3446 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ibmasr.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ibmasr.c
@@ -419,4 +419,3 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout,
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("IBM Automatic Server Restart driver");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Andrey Panin");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ie6xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ie6xx_wdt.c
index e24ef6a..70a2402 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ie6xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ie6xx_wdt.c
@@ -344,5 +344,4 @@ module_exit(ie6xx_wdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Alexander Stein <alexander.stein@systec-electronic.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Intel Atom E6xx Watchdog Device Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:" DRIVER_NAME);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/imx2_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/imx2_wdt.c
index 17680aa..b4786bc 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/imx2_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/imx2_wdt.c
@@ -339,5 +339,4 @@ module_platform_driver_probe(imx2_wdt_driver, imx2_wdt_probe);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Wolfram Sang");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Watchdog driver for IMX2 and later");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:" DRIVER_NAME);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/indydog.c b/drivers/watchdog/indydog.c
index 6d90f7a..1b5c25a 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/indydog.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/indydog.c
@@ -214,4 +214,3 @@ module_exit(watchdog_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Guido Guenther <agx@sigxcpu.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Hardware Watchdog Device for SGI IP22");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/intel_scu_watchdog.c b/drivers/watchdog/intel_scu_watchdog.c
index 8ced256..e13e65e 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/intel_scu_watchdog.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/intel_scu_watchdog.c
@@ -564,5 +564,4 @@ module_exit(intel_scu_watchdog_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Intel Corporation");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Intel SCU Watchdog Device Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_VERSION(WDT_VER);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/iop_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/iop_wdt.c
index d964faf..b16013f 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/iop_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/iop_wdt.c
@@ -259,4 +259,3 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Curt E Bruns <curt.e.bruns@intel.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("iop watchdog timer driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/it8712f_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/it8712f_wdt.c
index f4cce6d..41b3979 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/it8712f_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/it8712f_wdt.c
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Jorge Boncompte - DTI2 <jorge@dti2.net>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("IT8712F Watchdog Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 
 static int max_units = 255;
 static int margin = 60;		/* in seconds */
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/it87_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/it87_wdt.c
index d3dcc69..e2bba68 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/it87_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/it87_wdt.c
@@ -772,4 +772,3 @@ module_exit(it87_wdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Oliver Schuster");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Hardware Watchdog Device Driver for IT87xx EC-LPC I/O");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ixp4xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ixp4xx_wdt.c
index 5580b4f..f20cc53 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ixp4xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ixp4xx_wdt.c
@@ -208,5 +208,3 @@ module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started");
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
-
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/jz4740_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/jz4740_wdt.c
index d1afdf6..2de486a 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/jz4740_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/jz4740_wdt.c
@@ -222,5 +222,4 @@ module_platform_driver(jz4740_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Paul Cercueil <paul@crapouillou.net>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("jz4740 Watchdog Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:jz4740-wdt");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/kempld_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/kempld_wdt.c
index 8a8e3ec..a1a3638 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/kempld_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/kempld_wdt.c
@@ -578,4 +578,3 @@ module_platform_driver(kempld_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("KEM PLD Watchdog Driver");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Michael Brunner <michael.brunner@kontron.com>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ks8695_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ks8695_wdt.c
index dce9ecf..40ca559 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ks8695_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ks8695_wdt.c
@@ -323,5 +323,4 @@ module_exit(ks8695_wdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Andrew Victor");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Watchdog driver for KS8695");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:ks8695_wdt");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/lantiq_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/lantiq_wdt.c
index 088fd0c..3b3148c 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/lantiq_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/lantiq_wdt.c
@@ -249,4 +249,3 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("John Crispin <blogic@openwrt.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Lantiq SoC Watchdog");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/m54xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/m54xx_wdt.c
index 173494a..da6fa2b 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/m54xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/m54xx_wdt.c
@@ -223,4 +223,3 @@ module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started");
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/machzwd.c b/drivers/watchdog/machzwd.c
index bf84f78..9826b59 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/machzwd.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/machzwd.c
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ static unsigned short zf_readw(unsigned char port)
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Fernando Fuganti <fuganti@conectiva.com.br>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("MachZ ZF-Logic Watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 
 static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/max63xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/max63xx_wdt.c
index cc9d328..6d4f399 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/max63xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/max63xx_wdt.c
@@ -258,4 +258,3 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nodelay,
 		 "(max6373/74 only, default=0)");
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/mixcomwd.c b/drivers/watchdog/mixcomwd.c
index 97d62ee..be86ea3 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/mixcomwd.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/mixcomwd.c
@@ -315,4 +315,3 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Gergely Madarasz <gorgo@itc.hu>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("MixCom Watchdog driver");
 MODULE_VERSION(VERSION);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c
index d0ebeba..d821520 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c
@@ -330,4 +330,3 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Dave Updegraff, Kumar Gala");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for watchdog timer in MPC8xx/MPC83xx/MPC86xx "
 		   "uProcessors");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/mtx-1_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/mtx-1_wdt.c
index b434111..edb31ff 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/mtx-1_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/mtx-1_wdt.c
@@ -257,5 +257,4 @@ module_platform_driver(mtx1_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Michael Stickel, Florian Fainelli");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for the MTX-1 watchdog");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:mtx1-wdt");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/mv64x60_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/mv64x60_wdt.c
index 2f2ff19..f9fa584 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/mv64x60_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/mv64x60_wdt.c
@@ -323,5 +323,4 @@ module_exit(mv64x60_wdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("James Chapman <jchapman@katalix.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("MV64x60 watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:" MV64x60_WDT_NAME);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/nuc900_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/nuc900_wdt.c
index b15b6ef..a0d893b 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/nuc900_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/nuc900_wdt.c
@@ -307,5 +307,4 @@ module_platform_driver(nuc900wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Wan ZongShun <mcuos.com@gmail.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Watchdog driver for NUC900");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:nuc900-wdt");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/nv_tco.c b/drivers/watchdog/nv_tco.c
index 59cf19e..231e5b9 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/nv_tco.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/nv_tco.c
@@ -513,4 +513,3 @@ module_exit(nv_tco_cleanup_module);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Mike Waychison");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("TCO timer driver for NV chipsets");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/of_xilinx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/of_xilinx_wdt.c
index 4dd281f..fb57103 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/of_xilinx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/of_xilinx_wdt.c
@@ -405,4 +405,3 @@ module_platform_driver(xwdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Alejandro Cabrera <aldaya@gmail.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Xilinx Watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c
index 34adb54..44edca6 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c
@@ -225,4 +225,3 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:orion_wdt");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
index 5afb89b..5211d56 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
@@ -580,8 +580,6 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Sven Anders <anders@anduras.de>, "
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("PC87413 WDT driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
-
 module_param(io, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(io, MODNAME " I/O port (default: "
 					__MODULE_STRING(IO_DEFAULT) ").");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pcwd.c b/drivers/watchdog/pcwd.c
index 33e49a7..e936f15 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pcwd.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pcwd.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>	/* For mdelay function */
 #include <linux/timer.h>	/* For timer related operations */
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>	/* For jiffies stuff */
-#include <linux/miscdevice.h>	/* For MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR) */
+#include <linux/miscdevice.h>	/* For struct miscdevice */
 #include <linux/watchdog.h>	/* For the watchdog specific items */
 #include <linux/reboot.h>	/* For kernel_power_off() */
 #include <linux/init.h>		/* For __init/__exit/... */
@@ -1011,5 +1011,3 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Ken Hollis <kenji@bitgate.com>, "
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Berkshire ISA-PC Watchdog driver");
 MODULE_VERSION(WATCHDOG_VERSION);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(TEMP_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_pci.c b/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_pci.c
index 7890f84..b4864f2 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_pci.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #include <linux/errno.h>	/* For the -ENODEV/... values */
 #include <linux/kernel.h>	/* For printk/panic/... */
 #include <linux/delay.h>	/* For mdelay function */
-#include <linux/miscdevice.h>	/* For MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR) */
+#include <linux/miscdevice.h>	/* For struct miscdevice */
 #include <linux/watchdog.h>	/* For the watchdog specific items */
 #include <linux/notifier.h>	/* For notifier support */
 #include <linux/reboot.h>	/* For reboot_notifier stuff */
@@ -820,5 +820,3 @@ module_pci_driver(pcipcwd_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Berkshire PCI-PC Watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(TEMP_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c b/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c
index 115a0eb..53598e8 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include <linux/errno.h>	/* For the -ENODEV/... values */
 #include <linux/kernel.h>	/* For printk/panic/... */
 #include <linux/delay.h>	/* For mdelay function */
-#include <linux/miscdevice.h>	/* For MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR) */
+#include <linux/miscdevice.h>	/* For struct miscdevice */
 #include <linux/watchdog.h>	/* For the watchdog specific items */
 #include <linux/notifier.h>	/* For notifier support */
 #include <linux/reboot.h>	/* For reboot_notifier stuff */
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ do {							\
 MODULE_AUTHOR(DRIVER_AUTHOR);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION(DRIVER_DESC);
 MODULE_LICENSE(DRIVER_LICENSE);
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(TEMP_MINOR);
 
 /* Module Parameters */
 module_param(debug, int, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pika_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pika_wdt.c
index 329bc60..0cdfee2 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pika_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pika_wdt.c
@@ -299,5 +299,3 @@ module_exit(pikawdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Sean MacLennan <smaclennan@pikatech.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("PIKA FPGA based Watchdog Timer");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
-
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
index b30bd43..1bdcc31 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
@@ -233,5 +233,4 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout,
 		 "Set to 1 to keep watchdog running after device release");
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:pnx4008-watchdog");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pnx833x_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pnx833x_wdt.c
index 1b62a7d..882fdcb 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pnx833x_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pnx833x_wdt.c
@@ -278,4 +278,3 @@ module_exit(watchdog_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Daniel Laird/Andre McCurdy");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Hardware Watchdog Device for PNX833x");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/rc32434_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/rc32434_wdt.c
index 9cf6bc7..71e78ef 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/rc32434_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/rc32434_wdt.c
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@
 #include <linux/errno.h>		/* For the -ENODEV/... values */
 #include <linux/kernel.h>		/* For printk/panic/... */
 #include <linux/fs.h>			/* For file operations */
-#include <linux/miscdevice.h>		/* For MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV
-							(WATCHDOG_MINOR) */
+#include <linux/miscdevice.h>		/* For struct miscdevice */
 #include <linux/watchdog.h>		/* For the watchdog specific items */
 #include <linux/init.h>			/* For __init/__exit/... */
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>	/* For platform_driver framework */
@@ -329,4 +328,3 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Ondrej Zajicek <santiago@crfreenet.org>,"
 		"Florian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for the IDT RC32434 SoC watchdog");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/rdc321x_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/rdc321x_wdt.c
index 8d5facd..082d062 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/rdc321x_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/rdc321x_wdt.c
@@ -298,4 +298,3 @@ module_platform_driver(rdc321x_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Florian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("RDC321x watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/rt2880_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/rt2880_wdt.c
index 4d07964..a9f8491 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/rt2880_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/rt2880_wdt.c
@@ -205,4 +205,3 @@ module_platform_driver(rt288x_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("MediaTek/Ralink RT288x/RT3xxx hardware watchdog driver");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Gabor Juhos <juhosg@openwrt.org");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
index 23aad7c..7d8fd04 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/timer.h>
-#include <linux/miscdevice.h> /* for MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV */
 #include <linux/watchdog.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
@@ -539,5 +538,4 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Ben Dooks <ben@simtec.co.uk>, "
 	      "Dimitry Andric <dimitry.andric@tomtom.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("S3C2410 Watchdog Device Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:s3c2410-wdt");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sa1100_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sa1100_wdt.c
index ccd6b29..e1d39a1 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sa1100_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sa1100_wdt.c
@@ -193,4 +193,3 @@ module_param(margin, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(margin, "Watchdog margin in seconds (default 60s)");
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sb_wdog.c b/drivers/watchdog/sb_wdog.c
index ea5d84a..3abae50 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sb_wdog.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sb_wdog.c
@@ -341,7 +341,6 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout,
       "Watchdog timeout in microseconds (max/default 8388607 or 8.3ish secs)");
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 
 /*
  * example code that can be put in a platform code area to utilize the
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sbc60xxwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sbc60xxwdt.c
index 63632ec..2eef58a 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sbc60xxwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sbc60xxwdt.c
@@ -387,4 +387,3 @@ module_exit(sbc60xxwdt_unload);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Jakob Oestergaard <jakob@unthought.net>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("60xx Single Board Computer Watchdog Timer driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sbc7240_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sbc7240_wdt.c
index 719edc8..5f268ad 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sbc7240_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sbc7240_wdt.c
@@ -309,5 +309,3 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Gilles Gigan");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Watchdog device driver for single board"
 		   " computers EPIC Nano 7240 from iEi");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
-
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sbc8360.c b/drivers/watchdog/sbc8360.c
index d4781e0..da60560 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sbc8360.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sbc8360.c
@@ -404,6 +404,5 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Ian E. Morgan <imorgan@webcon.ca>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("SBC8360 watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_VERSION("1.01");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 
 /* end of sbc8360.c */
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sbc_epx_c3.c b/drivers/watchdog/sbc_epx_c3.c
index 0c3e9f6..a1c502e 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sbc_epx_c3.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sbc_epx_c3.c
@@ -220,4 +220,3 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Hardware Watchdog Device for Winsystems EPX-C3 SBC.  "
 	"so only use it if you are *sure* you are running on this specific "
 	"SBC system from Winsystems!  It writes to IO ports 0x1ee and 0x1ef!");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sbc_fitpc2_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sbc_fitpc2_wdt.c
index 90d5527..a517d8b 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sbc_fitpc2_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sbc_fitpc2_wdt.c
@@ -263,5 +263,3 @@ module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started");
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
-
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sc1200wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sc1200wdt.c
index 3fb83b0..3b9fff9 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sc1200wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sc1200wdt.c
@@ -476,4 +476,3 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@commfireservices.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION(
 	"Driver for National Semiconductor PC87307/PC97307 watchdog component");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sc520_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sc520_wdt.c
index 707e027..f353e18 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sc520_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sc520_wdt.c
@@ -433,4 +433,3 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Scott and Bill Jennings");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION(
 	"Driver for watchdog timer in AMD \"Elan\" SC520 uProcessor");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sch311x_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sch311x_wdt.c
index af7b136..b96127e 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sch311x_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sch311x_wdt.c
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>		/* For standard types (like size_t) */
 #include <linux/errno.h>		/* For the -ENODEV/... values */
 #include <linux/kernel.h>		/* For printk/... */
-#include <linux/miscdevice.h>		/* For MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV
-							(WATCHDOG_MINOR) */
+#include <linux/miscdevice.h>		/* For struct miscdevice */
 #include <linux/watchdog.h>		/* For the watchdog specific items */
 #include <linux/init.h>			/* For __init/__exit/... */
 #include <linux/fs.h>			/* For file operations */
@@ -545,5 +544,3 @@ module_exit(sch311x_wdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("SMSC SCH311x WatchDog Timer Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
-
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/scx200_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/scx200_wdt.c
index 8ae7c28..836377c 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/scx200_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/scx200_wdt.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Christer Weinigel <wingel@nano-system.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("NatSemi SCx200 Watchdog Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 
 static int margin = 60;		/* in seconds */
 module_param(margin, int, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/shwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/shwdt.c
index 5bca794..f9b8e06 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/shwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/shwdt.c
@@ -343,7 +343,6 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Paul Mundt <lethal@linux-sh.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("SuperH watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:" DRV_NAME);
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 
 module_param(clock_division_ratio, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(clock_division_ratio,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/smsc37b787_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/smsc37b787_wdt.c
index 6d665f9..445ea1a 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/smsc37b787_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/smsc37b787_wdt.c
@@ -603,8 +603,6 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for SMsC 37B787 watchdog component (Version "
 								VERSION ")");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
-
 #ifdef SMSC_SUPPORT_MINUTES
 module_param(unit, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(unit,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/softdog.c b/drivers/watchdog/softdog.c
index b68b1e5..ef2638f 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/softdog.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/softdog.c
@@ -207,4 +207,3 @@ module_exit(watchdog_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Alan Cox");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Software Watchdog Device Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sp5100_tco.c b/drivers/watchdog/sp5100_tco.c
index 0e9d8c4..ce63a1b 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sp5100_tco.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sp5100_tco.c
@@ -580,4 +580,3 @@ module_exit(sp5100_tco_cleanup_module);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Priyanka Gupta");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("TCO timer driver for SP5100/SB800 chipset");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_rtc_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_rtc_wdt.c
index 7bf8c50..d667f6b 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_rtc_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_rtc_wdt.c
@@ -108,4 +108,3 @@ module_platform_driver(stmp3xxx_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("STMP3XXX RTC Watchdog Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Wolfram Sang <w.sang@pengutronix.de>");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/txx9wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/txx9wdt.c
index 88f23c5..0fd0e8a 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/txx9wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/txx9wdt.c
@@ -176,5 +176,4 @@ module_platform_driver_probe(txx9wdt_driver, txx9wdt_probe);
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("TXx9 Watchdog Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:txx9wdt");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ux500_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ux500_wdt.c
index d9af934..e029b57 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ux500_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ux500_wdt.c
@@ -167,5 +167,4 @@ module_platform_driver(ux500_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Jonas Aaberg <jonas.aberg@stericsson.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Ux500 Watchdog Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:ux500_wdt");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
index 92f1326..da6781c 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
@@ -396,4 +396,3 @@ module_exit(wdt_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Pádraig  Brady <P@draigBrady.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("w83627hf/thf WDT driver");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/w83697hf_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/w83697hf_wdt.c
index cd9f3c1..aaf2995 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/w83697hf_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/w83697hf_wdt.c
@@ -458,4 +458,3 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Marcus Junker <junker@anduras.de>, "
 		"Samuel Tardieu <sam@rfc1149.net>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("w83697hf/hg WDT driver");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/w83697ug_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/w83697ug_wdt.c
index 274be0b..ff58cb7 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/w83697ug_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/w83697ug_wdt.c
@@ -395,4 +395,3 @@ module_exit(wdt_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Flemming Frandsen <ff@nrvissing.net>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("w83697ug/uf WDT driver");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/w83877f_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/w83877f_wdt.c
index 7874ae0..f0483c7 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/w83877f_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/w83877f_wdt.c
@@ -406,4 +406,3 @@ module_exit(w83877f_wdt_unload);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Scott and Bill Jennings");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for watchdog timer in w83877f chip");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/w83977f_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/w83977f_wdt.c
index 5d2c902..91bf55a 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/w83977f_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/w83977f_wdt.c
@@ -527,4 +527,3 @@ module_exit(w83977f_wdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Jose Goncalves <jose.goncalves@inov.pt>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for watchdog timer in W83977F I/O chip");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wafer5823wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/wafer5823wdt.c
index 25aba6e..db0da7e 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wafer5823wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wafer5823wdt.c
@@ -322,6 +322,5 @@ module_exit(wafwdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Justin Cormack");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ICP Wafer 5823 Single Board Computer WDT driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 
 /* end of wafer5823wdt.c */
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wdrtas.c b/drivers/watchdog/wdrtas.c
index 3045deb..0240c60 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wdrtas.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wdrtas.c
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Utz Bacher <utz.bacher@de.ibm.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("RTAS watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(TEMP_MINOR);
 
 static bool wdrtas_nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 static atomic_t wdrtas_miscdev_open = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/wdt.c
index ee4333c..e0206b5 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wdt.c
@@ -664,6 +664,4 @@ module_exit(wdt_exit);
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Alan Cox");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for ISA ICS watchdog cards (WDT500/501)");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(TEMP_MINOR);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wdt285.c b/drivers/watchdog/wdt285.c
index 5eec740..7355ddd0 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wdt285.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wdt285.c
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ static void __exit footbridge_watchdog_exit(void)
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Phil Blundell <pb@nexus.co.uk>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Footbridge watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 
 module_param(soft_margin, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(soft_margin, "Watchdog timeout in seconds");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wdt977.c b/drivers/watchdog/wdt977.c
index 65a4023..a8e6f87 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wdt977.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wdt977.c
@@ -507,4 +507,3 @@ module_exit(wd977_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Woody Suwalski <woodys@xandros.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("W83977AF Watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wdt_pci.c b/drivers/watchdog/wdt_pci.c
index 36a54c0..ee89ba4 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wdt_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wdt_pci.c
@@ -744,5 +744,3 @@ module_pci_driver(wdtpci_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("JP Nollmann, Alan Cox");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for the ICS PCI-WDT500/501 watchdog cards");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(TEMP_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/xen_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/xen_wdt.c
index 92ad33d..7a42dff 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/xen_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/xen_wdt.c
@@ -362,4 +362,3 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Jan Beulich <jbeulich@novell.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Xen WatchDog Timer Driver");
 MODULE_VERSION(DRV_VERSION);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);