[PATCH] driver core: replace "hotplug" by "uevent"

Leave the overloaded "hotplug" word to susbsystems which are handling
real devices. The driver core does not "plug" anything, it just exports
the state to userspace and generates events.

Signed-off-by: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>

24 files changed, 248 insertions, 253 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/container.c b/drivers/acpi/container.c
index 27ec12c..b69a8ca 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/container.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/container.c
@@ -172,21 +172,21 @@ static void container_notify_cb(acpi_handle handle, u32 type, void *context)
 			if (ACPI_FAILURE(status) || !device) {
 				result = container_device_add(&device, handle);
 				if (!result)
-					kobject_hotplug(&device->kobj,
-							KOBJ_ONLINE);
+					kobject_uevent(&device->kobj,
+						       KOBJ_ONLINE);
 				else
 					printk("Failed to add container\n");
 			}
 		} else {
 			if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
 				/* device exist and this is a remove request */
-				kobject_hotplug(&device->kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
+				kobject_uevent(&device->kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
 			}
 		}
 		break;
 	case ACPI_NOTIFY_EJECT_REQUEST:
 		if (!acpi_bus_get_device(handle, &device) && device) {
-			kobject_hotplug(&device->kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
+			kobject_uevent(&device->kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
 		}
 		break;
 	default:
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c
index 0c561c5..1278aca 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ int acpi_processor_device_add(acpi_handle handle, struct acpi_device **device)
 		return_VALUE(-ENODEV);
 
 	if ((pr->id >= 0) && (pr->id < NR_CPUS)) {
-		kobject_hotplug(&(*device)->kobj, KOBJ_ONLINE);
+		kobject_uevent(&(*device)->kobj, KOBJ_ONLINE);
 	}
 	return_VALUE(0);
 }
@@ -788,13 +788,13 @@ acpi_processor_hotplug_notify(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *data)
 		}
 
 		if (pr->id >= 0 && (pr->id < NR_CPUS)) {
-			kobject_hotplug(&device->kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
+			kobject_uevent(&device->kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
 			break;
 		}
 
 		result = acpi_processor_start(device);
 		if ((!result) && ((pr->id >= 0) && (pr->id < NR_CPUS))) {
-			kobject_hotplug(&device->kobj, KOBJ_ONLINE);
+			kobject_uevent(&device->kobj, KOBJ_ONLINE);
 		} else {
 			ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_ERROR,
 					  "Device [%s] failed to start\n",
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ acpi_processor_hotplug_notify(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *data)
 		}
 
 		if ((pr->id < NR_CPUS) && (cpu_present(pr->id)))
-			kobject_hotplug(&device->kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
+			kobject_uevent(&device->kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
 		break;
 	default:
 		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
index 31218e1..0745d20 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static struct kobj_type ktype_acpi_ns = {
 	.release = acpi_device_release,
 };
 
-static int namespace_hotplug(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj,
+static int namespace_uevent(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj,
 			     char **envp, int num_envp, char *buffer,
 			     int buffer_size)
 {
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ static int namespace_hotplug(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj,
 	if (!dev->driver)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size, &len,
-				"PHYSDEVDRIVER=%s", dev->driver->name))
+	if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size, &len,
+			   "PHYSDEVDRIVER=%s", dev->driver->name))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	envp[i] = NULL;
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ static int namespace_hotplug(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct kset_hotplug_ops namespace_hotplug_ops = {
-	.hotplug = &namespace_hotplug,
+static struct kset_uevent_ops namespace_uevent_ops = {
+	.uevent = &namespace_uevent,
 };
 
 static struct kset acpi_namespace_kset = {
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static struct kset acpi_namespace_kset = {
 		 },
 	.subsys = &acpi_subsys,
 	.ktype = &ktype_acpi_ns,
-	.hotplug_ops = &namespace_hotplug_ops,
+	.uevent_ops = &namespace_uevent_ops,
 };
 
 static void acpi_device_register(struct acpi_device *device,
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ static int acpi_bus_get_wakeup_device_flags(struct acpi_device *device)
 }
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-		ACPI hotplug sysfs device file support
+		ACPI sysfs device file support
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 static ssize_t acpi_eject_store(struct acpi_device *device,
 				const char *buf, size_t count);
diff --git a/drivers/base/Kconfig b/drivers/base/Kconfig
index 934149c..f0eff3d 100644
--- a/drivers/base/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/base/Kconfig
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ config PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD
 	  If unsure say Y here.
 
 config FW_LOADER
-	tristate "Hotplug firmware loading support"
+	tristate "Userspace firmware loading support"
 	select HOTPLUG
 	---help---
 	  This option is provided for the case where no in-kernel-tree modules
-	  require hotplug firmware loading support, but a module built outside
+	  require userspace firmware loading support, but a module built outside
 	  the kernel tree does.
 
 config DEBUG_DRIVER
diff --git a/drivers/base/class.c b/drivers/base/class.c
index db65fd0..df7fdab 100644
--- a/drivers/base/class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/class.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static void class_device_create_release(struct class_device *class_dev)
 }
 
 /* needed to allow these devices to have parent class devices */
-static int class_device_create_hotplug(struct class_device *class_dev,
+static int class_device_create_uevent(struct class_device *class_dev,
 				       char **envp, int num_envp,
 				       char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ static struct kobj_type ktype_class_device = {
 	.release	= class_dev_release,
 };
 
-static int class_hotplug_filter(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
+static int class_uevent_filter(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
 {
 	struct kobj_type *ktype = get_ktype(kobj);
 
@@ -343,14 +343,14 @@ static int class_hotplug_filter(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const char *class_hotplug_name(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
+static const char *class_uevent_name(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
 {
 	struct class_device *class_dev = to_class_dev(kobj);
 
 	return class_dev->class->name;
 }
 
-static int class_hotplug(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
+static int class_uevent(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
 			 int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
 	struct class_device *class_dev = to_class_dev(kobj);
@@ -365,29 +365,29 @@ static int class_hotplug(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
 		struct device *dev = class_dev->dev;
 		char *path = kobject_get_path(&dev->kobj, GFP_KERNEL);
 
-		add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size,
-				    &length, "PHYSDEVPATH=%s", path);
+		add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size,
+			       &length, "PHYSDEVPATH=%s", path);
 		kfree(path);
 
 		if (dev->bus)
-			add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-					    buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-					    "PHYSDEVBUS=%s", dev->bus->name);
+			add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+				       buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+				       "PHYSDEVBUS=%s", dev->bus->name);
 
 		if (dev->driver)
-			add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-					    buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-					    "PHYSDEVDRIVER=%s", dev->driver->name);
+			add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+				       buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+				       "PHYSDEVDRIVER=%s", dev->driver->name);
 	}
 
 	if (MAJOR(class_dev->devt)) {
-		add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-				    buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-				    "MAJOR=%u", MAJOR(class_dev->devt));
+		add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+			       buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+			       "MAJOR=%u", MAJOR(class_dev->devt));
 
-		add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-				    buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-				    "MINOR=%u", MINOR(class_dev->devt));
+		add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+			       buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+			       "MINOR=%u", MINOR(class_dev->devt));
 	}
 
 	/* terminate, set to next free slot, shrink available space */
@@ -397,30 +397,30 @@ static int class_hotplug(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
 	buffer = &buffer[length];
 	buffer_size -= length;
 
-	if (class_dev->hotplug) {
+	if (class_dev->uevent) {
 		/* have the class device specific function add its stuff */
-		retval = class_dev->hotplug(class_dev, envp, num_envp,
+		retval = class_dev->uevent(class_dev, envp, num_envp,
 					    buffer, buffer_size);
 		if (retval)
-			pr_debug("class_dev->hotplug() returned %d\n", retval);
-	} else if (class_dev->class->hotplug) {
+			pr_debug("class_dev->uevent() returned %d\n", retval);
+	} else if (class_dev->class->uevent) {
 		/* have the class specific function add its stuff */
-		retval = class_dev->class->hotplug(class_dev, envp, num_envp,
+		retval = class_dev->class->uevent(class_dev, envp, num_envp,
 						   buffer, buffer_size);
 		if (retval)
-			pr_debug("class->hotplug() returned %d\n", retval);
+			pr_debug("class->uevent() returned %d\n", retval);
 	}
 
 	return retval;
 }
 
-static struct kset_hotplug_ops class_hotplug_ops = {
-	.filter =	class_hotplug_filter,
-	.name =		class_hotplug_name,
-	.hotplug =	class_hotplug,
+static struct kset_uevent_ops class_uevent_ops = {
+	.filter =	class_uevent_filter,
+	.name =		class_uevent_name,
+	.uevent =	class_uevent,
 };
 
-static decl_subsys(class_obj, &ktype_class_device, &class_hotplug_ops);
+static decl_subsys(class_obj, &ktype_class_device, &class_uevent_ops);
 
 
 static int class_device_add_attrs(struct class_device * cd)
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ static ssize_t show_dev(struct class_device *class_dev, char *buf)
 static ssize_t store_uevent(struct class_device *class_dev,
 			    const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
-	kobject_hotplug(&class_dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+	kobject_uevent(&class_dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 	return count;
 }
 
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ int class_device_add(struct class_device *class_dev)
 				  class_name);
 	}
 
-	kobject_hotplug(&class_dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+	kobject_uevent(&class_dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 
 	/* notify any interfaces this device is now here */
 	if (parent_class) {
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ struct class_device *class_device_create(struct class *cls,
 	class_dev->class = cls;
 	class_dev->parent = parent;
 	class_dev->release = class_device_create_release;
-	class_dev->hotplug = class_device_create_hotplug;
+	class_dev->uevent = class_device_create_uevent;
 
 	va_start(args, fmt);
 	vsnprintf(class_dev->class_id, BUS_ID_SIZE, fmt, args);
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ void class_device_del(struct class_device *class_dev)
 		class_device_remove_file(class_dev, class_dev->devt_attr);
 	class_device_remove_attrs(class_dev);
 
-	kobject_hotplug(&class_dev->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
+	kobject_uevent(&class_dev->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
 	kobject_del(&class_dev->kobj);
 
 	class_device_put(parent_device);
diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 8615b42..fd80599 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static struct kobj_type ktype_device = {
 };
 
 
-static int dev_hotplug_filter(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
+static int dev_uevent_filter(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
 {
 	struct kobj_type *ktype = get_ktype(kobj);
 
@@ -102,14 +102,14 @@ static int dev_hotplug_filter(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const char *dev_hotplug_name(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
+static const char *dev_uevent_name(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
 {
 	struct device *dev = to_dev(kobj);
 
 	return dev->bus->name;
 }
 
-static int dev_hotplug(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
+static int dev_uevent(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
 			int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
 	struct device *dev = to_dev(kobj);
@@ -119,15 +119,15 @@ static int dev_hotplug(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
 
 	/* add bus name of physical device */
 	if (dev->bus)
-		add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-				    buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-				    "PHYSDEVBUS=%s", dev->bus->name);
+		add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+			       buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+			       "PHYSDEVBUS=%s", dev->bus->name);
 
 	/* add driver name of physical device */
 	if (dev->driver)
-		add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-				    buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-				    "PHYSDEVDRIVER=%s", dev->driver->name);
+		add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+			       buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+			       "PHYSDEVDRIVER=%s", dev->driver->name);
 
 	/* terminate, set to next free slot, shrink available space */
 	envp[i] = NULL;
@@ -136,11 +136,11 @@ static int dev_hotplug(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
 	buffer = &buffer[length];
 	buffer_size -= length;
 
-	if (dev->bus && dev->bus->hotplug) {
+	if (dev->bus && dev->bus->uevent) {
 		/* have the bus specific function add its stuff */
-		retval = dev->bus->hotplug (dev, envp, num_envp, buffer, buffer_size);
+		retval = dev->bus->uevent(dev, envp, num_envp, buffer, buffer_size);
 			if (retval) {
-			pr_debug ("%s - hotplug() returned %d\n",
+			pr_debug ("%s - uevent() returned %d\n",
 				  __FUNCTION__, retval);
 		}
 	}
@@ -148,16 +148,16 @@ static int dev_hotplug(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
 	return retval;
 }
 
-static struct kset_hotplug_ops device_hotplug_ops = {
-	.filter =	dev_hotplug_filter,
-	.name =		dev_hotplug_name,
-	.hotplug =	dev_hotplug,
+static struct kset_uevent_ops device_uevent_ops = {
+	.filter =	dev_uevent_filter,
+	.name =		dev_uevent_name,
+	.uevent =	dev_uevent,
 };
 
 static ssize_t store_uevent(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 			    const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
-	kobject_hotplug(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+	kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 	return count;
 }
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static ssize_t store_uevent(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
  *	device_subsys - structure to be registered with kobject core.
  */
 
-decl_subsys(devices, &ktype_device, &device_hotplug_ops);
+decl_subsys(devices, &ktype_device, &device_uevent_ops);
 
 
 /**
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ int device_add(struct device *dev)
 	dev->uevent_attr.store = store_uevent;
 	device_create_file(dev, &dev->uevent_attr);
 
-	kobject_hotplug(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+	kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 	if ((error = device_pm_add(dev)))
 		goto PMError;
 	if ((error = bus_add_device(dev)))
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ int device_add(struct device *dev)
  BusError:
 	device_pm_remove(dev);
  PMError:
-	kobject_hotplug(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
+	kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
 	kobject_del(&dev->kobj);
  Error:
 	if (parent)
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ void device_del(struct device * dev)
 		platform_notify_remove(dev);
 	bus_remove_device(dev);
 	device_pm_remove(dev);
-	kobject_hotplug(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
+	kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
 	kobject_del(&dev->kobj);
 	if (parent)
 		put_device(parent);
diff --git a/drivers/base/cpu.c b/drivers/base/cpu.c
index a958447..281d267 100644
--- a/drivers/base/cpu.c
+++ b/drivers/base/cpu.c
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ static ssize_t store_online(struct sys_device *dev, const char *buf,
 	case '0':
 		ret = cpu_down(cpu->sysdev.id);
 		if (!ret)
-			kobject_hotplug(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
+			kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
 		break;
 	case '1':
 		ret = smp_prepare_cpu(cpu->sysdev.id);
 		if (!ret)
 			ret = cpu_up(cpu->sysdev.id);
 		if (!ret)
-			kobject_hotplug(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_ONLINE);
+			kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_ONLINE);
 		break;
 	default:
 		ret = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
index 59dacb6..5b3d5e9 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
@@ -85,17 +85,17 @@ firmware_timeout_store(struct class *class, const char *buf, size_t count)
 static CLASS_ATTR(timeout, 0644, firmware_timeout_show, firmware_timeout_store);
 
 static void  fw_class_dev_release(struct class_device *class_dev);
-int firmware_class_hotplug(struct class_device *dev, char **envp,
+int firmware_class_uevent(struct class_device *dev, char **envp,
 			   int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size);
 
 static struct class firmware_class = {
 	.name		= "firmware",
-	.hotplug	= firmware_class_hotplug,
+	.uevent	= firmware_class_uevent,
 	.release	= fw_class_dev_release,
 };
 
 int
-firmware_class_hotplug(struct class_device *class_dev, char **envp,
+firmware_class_uevent(struct class_device *class_dev, char **envp,
 		       int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
 	struct firmware_priv *fw_priv = class_get_devdata(class_dev);
@@ -104,13 +104,12 @@ firmware_class_hotplug(struct class_device *class_dev, char **envp,
 	if (!test_bit(FW_STATUS_READY, &fw_priv->status))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size, &len,
-			"FIRMWARE=%s", fw_priv->fw_id))
+	if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size, &len,
+			   "FIRMWARE=%s", fw_priv->fw_id))
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size, &len,
-			"TIMEOUT=%i", loading_timeout))
+	if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size, &len,
+			   "TIMEOUT=%i", loading_timeout))
 		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	envp[i] = NULL;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -352,7 +351,7 @@ error_kfree:
 
 static int
 fw_setup_class_device(struct firmware *fw, struct class_device **class_dev_p,
-		      const char *fw_name, struct device *device, int hotplug)
+		      const char *fw_name, struct device *device, int uevent)
 {
 	struct class_device *class_dev;
 	struct firmware_priv *fw_priv;
@@ -384,7 +383,7 @@ fw_setup_class_device(struct firmware *fw, struct class_device **class_dev_p,
 		goto error_unreg;
 	}
 
-	if (hotplug)
+	if (uevent)
                 set_bit(FW_STATUS_READY, &fw_priv->status);
         else
                 set_bit(FW_STATUS_READY_NOHOTPLUG, &fw_priv->status);
@@ -399,7 +398,7 @@ out:
 
 static int
 _request_firmware(const struct firmware **firmware_p, const char *name,
-		 struct device *device, int hotplug)
+		 struct device *device, int uevent)
 {
 	struct class_device *class_dev;
 	struct firmware_priv *fw_priv;
@@ -418,19 +417,19 @@ _request_firmware(const struct firmware **firmware_p, const char *name,
 	}
 
 	retval = fw_setup_class_device(firmware, &class_dev, name, device,
-		hotplug);
+				       uevent);
 	if (retval)
 		goto error_kfree_fw;
 
 	fw_priv = class_get_devdata(class_dev);
 
-	if (hotplug) {
+	if (uevent) {
 		if (loading_timeout > 0) {
 			fw_priv->timeout.expires = jiffies + loading_timeout * HZ;
 			add_timer(&fw_priv->timeout);
 		}
 
-		kobject_hotplug(&class_dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+		kobject_uevent(&class_dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 		wait_for_completion(&fw_priv->completion);
 		set_bit(FW_STATUS_DONE, &fw_priv->status);
 		del_timer_sync(&fw_priv->timeout);
@@ -456,7 +455,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 /**
- * request_firmware: - request firmware to hotplug and wait for it
+ * request_firmware: - send firmware request and wait for it
  * @firmware_p: pointer to firmware image
  * @name: name of firmware file
  * @device: device for which firmware is being loaded
@@ -466,7 +465,7 @@ out:
  *
  *      Should be called from user context where sleeping is allowed.
  *
- *      @name will be used as $FIRMWARE in the hotplug environment and
+ *      @name will be used as $FIRMWARE in the uevent environment and
  *      should be distinctive enough not to be confused with any other
  *      firmware image for this or any other device.
  **/
@@ -474,8 +473,8 @@ int
 request_firmware(const struct firmware **firmware_p, const char *name,
                  struct device *device)
 {
-        int hotplug = 1;
-        return _request_firmware(firmware_p, name, device, hotplug);
+        int uevent = 1;
+        return _request_firmware(firmware_p, name, device, uevent);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -518,7 +517,7 @@ struct firmware_work {
 	struct device *device;
 	void *context;
 	void (*cont)(const struct firmware *fw, void *context);
-	int hotplug;
+	int uevent;
 };
 
 static int
@@ -533,7 +532,7 @@ request_firmware_work_func(void *arg)
 	}
 	daemonize("%s/%s", "firmware", fw_work->name);
 	ret = _request_firmware(&fw, fw_work->name, fw_work->device,
-		fw_work->hotplug);
+		fw_work->uevent);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		fw_work->cont(NULL, fw_work->context);
 	else {
@@ -548,7 +547,7 @@ request_firmware_work_func(void *arg)
 /**
  * request_firmware_nowait: asynchronous version of request_firmware
  * @module: module requesting the firmware
- * @hotplug: invokes hotplug event to copy the firmware image if this flag
+ * @uevent: sends uevent to copy the firmware image if this flag
  *	is non-zero else the firmware copy must be done manually.
  * @name: name of firmware file
  * @device: device for which firmware is being loaded
@@ -562,7 +561,7 @@ request_firmware_work_func(void *arg)
  **/
 int
 request_firmware_nowait(
-	struct module *module, int hotplug,
+	struct module *module, int uevent,
 	const char *name, struct device *device, void *context,
 	void (*cont)(const struct firmware *fw, void *context))
 {
@@ -583,7 +582,7 @@ request_firmware_nowait(
 		.device = device,
 		.context = context,
 		.cont = cont,
-		.hotplug = hotplug,
+		.uevent = uevent,
 	};
 
 	ret = kernel_thread(request_firmware_work_func, fw_work,
diff --git a/drivers/base/memory.c b/drivers/base/memory.c
index bc3ca6a..7e1d077 100644
--- a/drivers/base/memory.c
+++ b/drivers/base/memory.c
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ static struct sysdev_class memory_sysdev_class = {
 	set_kset_name(MEMORY_CLASS_NAME),
 };
 
-static char *memory_hotplug_name(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
+static const char *memory_uevent_name(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
 {
 	return MEMORY_CLASS_NAME;
 }
 
-static int memory_hotplug(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
+static int memory_uevent(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
 			int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
 	int retval = 0;
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ static int memory_hotplug(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
 	return retval;
 }
 
-static struct kset_hotplug_ops memory_hotplug_ops = {
-	.name		= memory_hotplug_name,
-	.hotplug	= memory_hotplug,
+static struct kset_uevent_ops memory_uevent_ops = {
+	.name		= memory_uevent_name,
+	.uevent		= memory_uevent,
 };
 
 static struct notifier_block *memory_chain;
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ int __init memory_dev_init(void)
 	unsigned int i;
 	int ret;
 
-	memory_sysdev_class.kset.hotplug_ops = &memory_hotplug_ops;
+	memory_sysdev_class.kset.uevent_ops = &memory_uevent_ops;
 	ret = sysdev_class_register(&memory_sysdev_class);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c b/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c
index 0ea37b1..f245366 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ struct host_info {
 };
 
 static int nodemgr_bus_match(struct device * dev, struct device_driver * drv);
-static int nodemgr_hotplug(struct class_device *cdev, char **envp, int num_envp,
-			   char *buffer, int buffer_size);
+static int nodemgr_uevent(struct class_device *cdev, char **envp, int num_envp,
+			  char *buffer, int buffer_size);
 static void nodemgr_resume_ne(struct node_entry *ne);
 static void nodemgr_remove_ne(struct node_entry *ne);
 static struct node_entry *find_entry_by_guid(u64 guid);
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static void ud_cls_release(struct class_device *class_dev)
 static struct class nodemgr_ud_class = {
 	.name		= "ieee1394",
 	.release	= ud_cls_release,
-	.hotplug	= nodemgr_hotplug,
+	.uevent		= nodemgr_uevent,
 };
 
 static struct hpsb_highlevel nodemgr_highlevel;
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ static struct unit_directory *nodemgr_process_unit_directory
 				if (ud_child == NULL)
 					break;
 				
-				/* inherit unspecified values so hotplug picks it up */
+				/* inherit unspecified values, the driver core picks it up */
 				if ((ud->flags & UNIT_DIRECTORY_MODEL_ID) &&
 				    !(ud_child->flags & UNIT_DIRECTORY_MODEL_ID))
 				{
@@ -1062,8 +1062,8 @@ static void nodemgr_process_root_directory(struct host_info *hi, struct node_ent
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
 
-static int nodemgr_hotplug(struct class_device *cdev, char **envp, int num_envp,
-			   char *buffer, int buffer_size)
+static int nodemgr_uevent(struct class_device *cdev, char **envp, int num_envp,
+			  char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
 	struct unit_directory *ud;
 	int i = 0;
@@ -1112,8 +1112,8 @@ do {								\
 
 #else
 
-static int nodemgr_hotplug(struct class_device *cdev, char **envp, int num_envp,
-			   char *buffer, int buffer_size)
+static int nodemgr_uevent(struct class_device *cdev, char **envp, int num_envp,
+			  char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
@@ -1618,8 +1618,8 @@ static int nodemgr_host_thread(void *__hi)
 
 		/* Scan our nodes to get the bus options and create node
 		 * entries. This does not do the sysfs stuff, since that
-		 * would trigger hotplug callbacks and such, which is a
-		 * bad idea at this point. */
+		 * would trigger uevents and such, which is a bad idea at
+		 * this point. */
 		nodemgr_node_scan(hi, generation);
 
 		/* This actually does the full probe, with sysfs
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c
index 08648b1a..1f1743c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c
@@ -434,24 +434,24 @@ static void ib_device_release(struct class_device *cdev)
 	kfree(dev);
 }
 
-static int ib_device_hotplug(struct class_device *cdev, char **envp,
-			     int num_envp, char *buf, int size)
+static int ib_device_uevent(struct class_device *cdev, char **envp,
+			    int num_envp, char *buf, int size)
 {
 	struct ib_device *dev = container_of(cdev, struct ib_device, class_dev);
 	int i = 0, len = 0;
 
-	if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buf, size, &len,
-				"NAME=%s", dev->name))
+	if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buf, size, &len,
+			   "NAME=%s", dev->name))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	/*
-	 * It might be nice to pass the node GUID to hotplug, but
+	 * It might be nice to pass the node GUID with the event, but
 	 * right now the only way to get it is to query the device
 	 * provider, and this can crash during device removal because
 	 * we are will be running after driver removal has started.
 	 * We could add a node_guid field to struct ib_device, or we
-	 * could just let the hotplug script read the node GUID from
-	 * sysfs when devices are added.
+	 * could just let userspace read the node GUID from sysfs when
+	 * devices are added.
 	 */
 
 	envp[i] = NULL;
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ static struct class_device_attribute *ib_class_attributes[] = {
 static struct class ib_class = {
 	.name    = "infiniband",
 	.release = ib_device_release,
-	.hotplug = ib_device_hotplug,
+	.uevent = ib_device_uevent,
 };
 
 int ib_device_register_sysfs(struct ib_device *device)
diff --git a/drivers/input/input.c b/drivers/input/input.c
index 43b49ccd..2d37b39 100644
--- a/drivers/input/input.c
+++ b/drivers/input/input.c
@@ -610,10 +610,10 @@ static void input_dev_release(struct class_device *class_dev)
 }
 
 /*
- * Input hotplugging interface - loading event handlers based on
+ * Input uevent interface - loading event handlers based on
  * device bitfields.
  */
-static int input_add_hotplug_bm_var(char **envp, int num_envp, int *cur_index,
+static int input_add_uevent_bm_var(char **envp, int num_envp, int *cur_index,
 				    char *buffer, int buffer_size, int *cur_len,
 				    const char *name, unsigned long *bitmap, int max)
 {
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ static int input_add_hotplug_bm_var(char **envp, int num_envp, int *cur_index,
 
 #define INPUT_ADD_HOTPLUG_VAR(fmt, val...)				\
 	do {								\
-		int err = add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,	\
+		int err = add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,	\
 					buffer, buffer_size, &len,	\
 					fmt, val);			\
 		if (err)						\
@@ -647,15 +647,15 @@ static int input_add_hotplug_bm_var(char **envp, int num_envp, int *cur_index,
 
 #define INPUT_ADD_HOTPLUG_BM_VAR(name, bm, max)				\
 	do {								\
-		int err = input_add_hotplug_bm_var(envp, num_envp, &i,	\
+		int err = input_add_uevent_bm_var(envp, num_envp, &i,	\
 					buffer, buffer_size, &len,	\
 					name, bm, max);			\
 		if (err)						\
 			return err;					\
 	} while (0)
 
-static int input_dev_hotplug(struct class_device *cdev, char **envp,
-			     int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
+static int input_dev_uevent(struct class_device *cdev, char **envp,
+			    int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
 	struct input_dev *dev = to_input_dev(cdev);
 	int i = 0;
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ static int input_dev_hotplug(struct class_device *cdev, char **envp,
 struct class input_class = {
 	.name			= "input",
 	.release		= input_dev_release,
-	.hotplug		= input_dev_hotplug,
+	.uevent			= input_dev_uevent,
 };
 
 struct input_dev *input_allocate_device(void)
diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/serio.c b/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
index fbb69ef..8e530cc 100644
--- a/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
+++ b/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
@@ -800,16 +800,16 @@ static int serio_bus_match(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
 
-#define SERIO_ADD_HOTPLUG_VAR(fmt, val...)				\
+#define SERIO_ADD_UEVENT_VAR(fmt, val...)				\
 	do {								\
-		int err = add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,	\
+		int err = add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,	\
 					buffer, buffer_size, &len,	\
 					fmt, val);			\
 		if (err)						\
 			return err;					\
 	} while (0)
 
-static int serio_hotplug(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
+static int serio_uevent(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
 	struct serio *serio;
 	int i = 0;
@@ -820,21 +820,21 @@ static int serio_hotplug(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *bu
 
 	serio = to_serio_port(dev);
 
-	SERIO_ADD_HOTPLUG_VAR("SERIO_TYPE=%02x", serio->id.type);
-	SERIO_ADD_HOTPLUG_VAR("SERIO_PROTO=%02x", serio->id.proto);
-	SERIO_ADD_HOTPLUG_VAR("SERIO_ID=%02x", serio->id.id);
-	SERIO_ADD_HOTPLUG_VAR("SERIO_EXTRA=%02x", serio->id.extra);
-	SERIO_ADD_HOTPLUG_VAR("MODALIAS=serio:ty%02Xpr%02Xid%02Xex%02X",
+	SERIO_ADD_UEVENT_VAR("SERIO_TYPE=%02x", serio->id.type);
+	SERIO_ADD_UEVENT_VAR("SERIO_PROTO=%02x", serio->id.proto);
+	SERIO_ADD_UEVENT_VAR("SERIO_ID=%02x", serio->id.id);
+	SERIO_ADD_UEVENT_VAR("SERIO_EXTRA=%02x", serio->id.extra);
+	SERIO_ADD_UEVENT_VAR("MODALIAS=serio:ty%02Xpr%02Xid%02Xex%02X",
 				serio->id.type, serio->id.proto, serio->id.id, serio->id.extra);
 	envp[i] = NULL;
 
 	return 0;
 }
-#undef SERIO_ADD_HOTPLUG_VAR
+#undef SERIO_ADD_UEVENT_VAR
 
 #else
 
-static int serio_hotplug(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
+static int serio_uevent(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ static int __init serio_init(void)
 	serio_bus.dev_attrs = serio_device_attrs;
 	serio_bus.drv_attrs = serio_driver_attrs;
 	serio_bus.match = serio_bus_match;
-	serio_bus.hotplug = serio_hotplug;
+	serio_bus.uevent = serio_uevent;
 	serio_bus.resume = serio_resume;
 	bus_register(&serio_bus);
 
diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/macio_asic.c b/drivers/macintosh/macio_asic.c
index c34c96d..228e185 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/macio_asic.c
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/macio_asic.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static int macio_device_resume(struct device * dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int macio_hotplug (struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
+static int macio_uevent(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
                           char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
 	struct macio_dev * macio_dev;
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ extern struct device_attribute macio_dev_attrs[];
 struct bus_type macio_bus_type = {
        .name	= "macio",
        .match	= macio_bus_match,
-       .hotplug = macio_hotplug,
+       .uevent = macio_uevent,
        .suspend	= macio_device_suspend,
        .resume	= macio_device_resume,
        .dev_attrs = macio_dev_attrs,
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/mmc_sysfs.c b/drivers/mmc/mmc_sysfs.c
index 3f4a66c..ec70166 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/mmc_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/mmc_sysfs.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static int mmc_bus_match(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
 }
 
 static int
-mmc_bus_hotplug(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buf,
+mmc_bus_uevent(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buf,
 		int buf_size)
 {
 	struct mmc_card *card = dev_to_mmc_card(dev);
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static struct bus_type mmc_bus_type = {
 	.name		= "mmc",
 	.dev_attrs	= mmc_dev_attrs,
 	.match		= mmc_bus_match,
-	.hotplug	= mmc_bus_hotplug,
+	.uevent		= mmc_bus_uevent,
 	.suspend	= mmc_bus_suspend,
 	.resume		= mmc_bus_resume,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug.c
index e1743be..1c97e7d 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug.c
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include "pci.h"
 
-int pci_hotplug (struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
-		 char *buffer, int buffer_size)
+int pci_uevent(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
+	       char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pdev;
 	int i = 0;
@@ -17,34 +17,34 @@ int pci_hotplug (struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
 	if (!pdev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-				buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-				"PCI_CLASS=%04X", pdev->class))
+	if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+			   buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+			   "PCI_CLASS=%04X", pdev->class))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-				buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-				"PCI_ID=%04X:%04X", pdev->vendor, pdev->device))
+	if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+			   buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+			   "PCI_ID=%04X:%04X", pdev->vendor, pdev->device))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-				buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-				"PCI_SUBSYS_ID=%04X:%04X", pdev->subsystem_vendor,
-				pdev->subsystem_device))
+	if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+			   buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+			   "PCI_SUBSYS_ID=%04X:%04X", pdev->subsystem_vendor,
+			   pdev->subsystem_device))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-				buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-				"PCI_SLOT_NAME=%s", pci_name(pdev)))
+	if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+			   buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+			   "PCI_SLOT_NAME=%s", pci_name(pdev)))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-				buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-				"MODALIAS=pci:v%08Xd%08Xsv%08Xsd%08Xbc%02Xsc%02Xi%02x",
-				pdev->vendor, pdev->device,
-				pdev->subsystem_vendor, pdev->subsystem_device,
-				(u8)(pdev->class >> 16), (u8)(pdev->class >> 8),
-				(u8)(pdev->class)))
+	if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+			   buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+			   "MODALIAS=pci:v%08Xd%08Xsv%08Xsd%08Xbc%02Xsc%02Xi%02x",
+			   pdev->vendor, pdev->device,
+			   pdev->subsystem_vendor, pdev->subsystem_device,
+			   (u8)(pdev->class >> 16), (u8)(pdev->class >> 8),
+			   (u8)(pdev->class)))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	envp[i] = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c b/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c
index a9046d4..7146b69 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c
@@ -502,8 +502,8 @@ void pci_dev_put(struct pci_dev *dev)
 }
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
-int pci_hotplug (struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
-		 char *buffer, int buffer_size)
+int pci_uevent(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
+	       char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ int pci_hotplug (struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
 struct bus_type pci_bus_type = {
 	.name		= "pci",
 	.match		= pci_bus_match,
-	.hotplug	= pci_hotplug,
+	.uevent		= pci_uevent,
 	.suspend	= pci_device_suspend,
 	.resume		= pci_device_resume,
 	.dev_attrs	= pci_dev_attrs,
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci.h b/drivers/pci/pci.h
index 6527b36..294849d 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci.h
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* Functions internal to the PCI core code */
 
-extern int pci_hotplug (struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
-			 char *buffer, int buffer_size);
+extern int pci_uevent(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
+		      char *buffer, int buffer_size);
 extern int pci_create_sysfs_dev_files(struct pci_dev *pdev);
 extern void pci_remove_sysfs_dev_files(struct pci_dev *pdev);
 extern void pci_cleanup_rom(struct pci_dev *dev);
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c b/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c
index a30aa74..7cf0908 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c
@@ -901,14 +901,14 @@ int pcmcia_insert_card(struct pcmcia_socket *skt)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pcmcia_insert_card);
 
 
-static int pcmcia_socket_hotplug(struct class_device *dev, char **envp,
-				int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
+static int pcmcia_socket_uevent(struct class_device *dev, char **envp,
+			        int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
 	struct pcmcia_socket *s = container_of(dev, struct pcmcia_socket, dev);
 	int i = 0, length = 0;
 
-	if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size,
-				&length, "SOCKET_NO=%u", s->sock))
+	if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size,
+			   &length, "SOCKET_NO=%u", s->sock))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	envp[i] = NULL;
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ static void pcmcia_release_socket_class(struct class *data)
 
 struct class pcmcia_socket_class = {
 	.name = "pcmcia_socket",
-        .hotplug = pcmcia_socket_hotplug,
+	.uevent = pcmcia_socket_uevent,
 	.release = pcmcia_release_socket,
 	.class_release = pcmcia_release_socket_class,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
index 7f8219f..6fb7639 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
@@ -779,8 +779,8 @@ static int pcmcia_bus_match(struct device * dev, struct device_driver * drv) {
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
 
-static int pcmcia_bus_hotplug(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
-			      char *buffer, int buffer_size)
+static int pcmcia_bus_uevent(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
+			     char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
 	struct pcmcia_device *p_dev;
 	int i, length = 0;
@@ -800,31 +800,31 @@ static int pcmcia_bus_hotplug(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
 
 	i = 0;
 
-	if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-				buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-				"SOCKET_NO=%u",
-				p_dev->socket->sock))
+	if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+			   buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+			   "SOCKET_NO=%u",
+			   p_dev->socket->sock))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-				buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-				"DEVICE_NO=%02X",
-				p_dev->device_no))
+	if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+			   buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+			   "DEVICE_NO=%02X",
+			   p_dev->device_no))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-				buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-				"MODALIAS=pcmcia:m%04Xc%04Xf%02Xfn%02Xpfn%02X"
-				"pa%08Xpb%08Xpc%08Xpd%08X",
-				p_dev->has_manf_id ? p_dev->manf_id : 0,
-				p_dev->has_card_id ? p_dev->card_id : 0,
-				p_dev->has_func_id ? p_dev->func_id : 0,
-				p_dev->func,
-				p_dev->device_no,
-				hash[0],
-				hash[1],
-				hash[2],
-				hash[3]))
+	if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+			   buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+			   "MODALIAS=pcmcia:m%04Xc%04Xf%02Xfn%02Xpfn%02X"
+			   "pa%08Xpb%08Xpc%08Xpd%08X",
+			   p_dev->has_manf_id ? p_dev->manf_id : 0,
+			   p_dev->has_card_id ? p_dev->card_id : 0,
+			   p_dev->has_func_id ? p_dev->func_id : 0,
+			   p_dev->func,
+			   p_dev->device_no,
+			   hash[0],
+			   hash[1],
+			   hash[2],
+			   hash[3]))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	envp[i] = NULL;
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ static int pcmcia_bus_hotplug(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
 
 #else
 
-static int pcmcia_bus_hotplug(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
+static int pcmcia_bus_uevent(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
 			      char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
 	return -ENODEV;
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ static struct class_interface pcmcia_bus_interface = {
 
 struct bus_type pcmcia_bus_type = {
 	.name = "pcmcia",
-	.hotplug = pcmcia_bus_hotplug,
+	.uevent = pcmcia_bus_uevent,
 	.match = pcmcia_bus_match,
 	.dev_attrs = pcmcia_dev_attrs,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
index bf44a40..07ddf9a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
@@ -2132,7 +2132,7 @@ restart:
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(ioa_cfg->host->host_lock, lock_flags);
-	kobject_hotplug(&ioa_cfg->host->shost_classdev.kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
+	kobject_uevent(&ioa_cfg->host->shost_classdev.kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
 	LEAVE;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
index e80ef94..af2f094 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
@@ -363,8 +363,7 @@ void usb_driver_release_interface(struct usb_driver *driver,
  * Most USB device drivers will use this indirectly, through the usb core,
  * but some layered driver frameworks use it directly.
  * These device tables are exported with MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE, through
- * modutils and "modules.usbmap", to support the driver loading
- * functionality of USB hotplugging.
+ * modutils, to support the driver loading functionality of USB hotplugging.
  *
  * What Matches:
  *
@@ -545,10 +544,7 @@ static int usb_device_match (struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
 #ifdef	CONFIG_HOTPLUG
 
 /*
- * USB hotplugging invokes what /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug says
- * (normally /sbin/hotplug) when USB devices get added or removed.
- *
- * This invokes a user mode policy agent, typically helping to load driver
+ * This sends an uevent to userspace, typically helping to load driver
  * or other modules, configure the device, and more.  Drivers can provide
  * a MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE to help with module loading subtasks.
  *
@@ -557,8 +553,8 @@ static int usb_device_match (struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
  * delays in event delivery.  Use sysfs (and DEVPATH) to make sure the
  * device (and this configuration!) are still present.
  */
-static int usb_hotplug (struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
-			char *buffer, int buffer_size)
+static int usb_uevent(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
+		      char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
 	struct usb_interface *intf;
 	struct usb_device *usb_dev;
@@ -570,7 +566,7 @@ static int usb_hotplug (struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	/* driver is often null here; dev_dbg() would oops */
-	pr_debug ("usb %s: hotplug\n", dev->bus_id);
+	pr_debug ("usb %s: uevent\n", dev->bus_id);
 
 	/* Must check driver_data here, as on remove driver is always NULL */
 	if ((dev->driver == &usb_generic_driver) || 
@@ -597,51 +593,51 @@ static int usb_hotplug (struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
 	 *
 	 * FIXME reduce hardwired intelligence here
 	 */
-	if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-				buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-				"DEVICE=/proc/bus/usb/%03d/%03d",
-				usb_dev->bus->busnum, usb_dev->devnum))
+	if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+			   buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+			   "DEVICE=/proc/bus/usb/%03d/%03d",
+			   usb_dev->bus->busnum, usb_dev->devnum))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 #endif
 
 	/* per-device configurations are common */
-	if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-				buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-				"PRODUCT=%x/%x/%x",
-				le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.idVendor),
-				le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.idProduct),
-				le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.bcdDevice)))
+	if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+			   buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+			   "PRODUCT=%x/%x/%x",
+			   le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.idVendor),
+			   le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.idProduct),
+			   le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.bcdDevice)))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	/* class-based driver binding models */
-	if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-				buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-				"TYPE=%d/%d/%d",
-				usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceClass,
-				usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceSubClass,
-				usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceProtocol))
+	if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+			   buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+			   "TYPE=%d/%d/%d",
+			   usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceClass,
+			   usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceSubClass,
+			   usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceProtocol))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-				buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-				"INTERFACE=%d/%d/%d",
-				alt->desc.bInterfaceClass,
-				alt->desc.bInterfaceSubClass,
-				alt->desc.bInterfaceProtocol))
+	if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+			   buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+			   "INTERFACE=%d/%d/%d",
+			   alt->desc.bInterfaceClass,
+			   alt->desc.bInterfaceSubClass,
+			   alt->desc.bInterfaceProtocol))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-				buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-				"MODALIAS=usb:v%04Xp%04Xd%04Xdc%02Xdsc%02Xdp%02Xic%02Xisc%02Xip%02X",
-				le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.idVendor),
-				le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.idProduct),
-				le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.bcdDevice),
-				usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceClass,
-				usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceSubClass,
-				usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceProtocol,
-				alt->desc.bInterfaceClass,
-				alt->desc.bInterfaceSubClass,
-				alt->desc.bInterfaceProtocol))
+	if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+			   buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+			   "MODALIAS=usb:v%04Xp%04Xd%04Xdc%02Xdsc%02Xdp%02Xic%02Xisc%02Xip%02X",
+			   le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.idVendor),
+			   le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.idProduct),
+			   le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.bcdDevice),
+			   usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceClass,
+			   usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceSubClass,
+			   usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceProtocol,
+			   alt->desc.bInterfaceClass,
+			   alt->desc.bInterfaceSubClass,
+			   alt->desc.bInterfaceProtocol))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	envp[i] = NULL;
@@ -651,7 +647,7 @@ static int usb_hotplug (struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
 
 #else
 
-static int usb_hotplug (struct device *dev, char **envp,
+static int usb_uevent(struct device *dev, char **envp,
 			int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
 	return -ENODEV;
@@ -1491,7 +1487,7 @@ static int usb_generic_resume(struct device *dev)
 struct bus_type usb_bus_type = {
 	.name =		"usb",
 	.match =	usb_device_match,
-	.hotplug =	usb_hotplug,
+	.uevent =	usb_uevent,
 	.suspend =	usb_generic_suspend,
 	.resume =	usb_generic_resume,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/hc_crisv10.c b/drivers/usb/host/hc_crisv10.c
index 0eaabeb..641268d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/hc_crisv10.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/hc_crisv10.c
@@ -4397,7 +4397,7 @@ static int __init etrax_usb_hc_init(void)
         device_initialize(&fake_device);
         kobject_set_name(&fake_device.kobj, "etrax_usb");
         kobject_add(&fake_device.kobj);
-        kobject_hotplug(&fake_device.kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+	kobject_uevent(&fake_device.kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
         hc->bus->controller = &fake_device;
 	usb_register_bus(hc->bus);
 
diff --git a/drivers/w1/w1.c b/drivers/w1/w1.c
index 14016b1..024206c 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/w1.c
+++ b/drivers/w1/w1.c
@@ -142,12 +142,12 @@ static struct bin_attribute w1_slave_attr_bin_id = {
 /* Default family */
 static struct w1_family w1_default_family;
 
-static int w1_hotplug(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size);
+static int w1_uevent(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size);
 
 static struct bus_type w1_bus_type = {
 	.name = "w1",
 	.match = w1_master_match,
-	.hotplug = w1_hotplug,
+	.uevent = w1_uevent,
 };
 
 struct device_driver w1_master_driver = {
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ void w1_destroy_master_attributes(struct w1_master *master)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
-static int w1_hotplug(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
+static int w1_uevent(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
 	struct w1_master *md = NULL;
 	struct w1_slave *sl = NULL;
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ static int w1_hotplug(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buffe
 		event_owner = "slave";
 		name = sl->name;
 	} else {
-		dev_dbg(dev, "Unknown hotplug event.\n");
+		dev_dbg(dev, "Unknown event.\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -386,18 +386,18 @@ static int w1_hotplug(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buffe
 	if (dev->driver != &w1_slave_driver || !sl)
 		return 0;
 
-	err = add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &cur_index, buffer, buffer_size, &cur_len, "W1_FID=%02X", sl->reg_num.family);
+	err = add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &cur_index, buffer, buffer_size, &cur_len, "W1_FID=%02X", sl->reg_num.family);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	err = add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &cur_index, buffer, buffer_size, &cur_len, "W1_SLAVE_ID=%024LX", (u64)sl->reg_num.id);
+	err = add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &cur_index, buffer, buffer_size, &cur_len, "W1_SLAVE_ID=%024LX", (u64)sl->reg_num.id);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
 	return 0;
 };
 #else
-static int w1_hotplug(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
+static int w1_uevent(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
 	return 0;
 }