[PATCH] devfs: Remove devfs_remove() function from the kernel tree

Removes the devfs_remove() function and all callers of it.

Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>

47 files changed, 9 insertions, 161 deletions

diff --git a/arch/sparc64/solaris/socksys.c b/arch/sparc64/solaris/socksys.c
index 30ba11682cae..09664ab124ec 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/solaris/socksys.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/solaris/socksys.c
@@ -205,5 +205,4 @@ cleanup_socksys(void)
 {
         if (unregister_chrdev(30, "socksys"))
                 printk ("Couldn't unregister socksys character device\n");
-        devfs_remove ("socksys");
 }
diff --git a/drivers/block/acsi_slm.c b/drivers/block/acsi_slm.c
index b087b3a6f06f..7495fef24183 100644
--- a/drivers/block/acsi_slm.c
+++ b/drivers/block/acsi_slm.c
@@ -1027,10 +1027,6 @@ int init_module(void)
 
 void cleanup_module(void)
 {
-        int i;
-        for (i = 0; i < MAX_SLM; i++)
-                devfs_remove("slm/%d", i);
-        devfs_remove("slm");
         if (unregister_chrdev( ACSI_MAJOR, "slm" ) != 0)
                 printk( KERN_ERR "acsi_slm: cleanup_module failed\n");
         atari_stram_free( SLMBuffer );
diff --git a/drivers/block/cpqarray.c b/drivers/block/cpqarray.c
index 5eb6fb7b5cfa..2701ed734b24 100644
--- a/drivers/block/cpqarray.c
+++ b/drivers/block/cpqarray.c
@@ -348,7 +348,6 @@ static void __devexit cpqarray_remove_one(int i)
         for(j = 0; j < NWD; j++) {
                 if (ida_gendisk[i][j]->flags & GENHD_FL_UP)
                         del_gendisk(ida_gendisk[i][j]);
-                devfs_remove("ida/c%dd%d",i,j);
                 put_disk(ida_gendisk[i][j]);
         }
         blk_cleanup_queue(hba[i]->queue);
@@ -1844,7 +1843,6 @@ static void __exit cpqarray_exit(void)
                 }
         }
 
-        devfs_remove("ida");
         remove_proc_entry("cpqarray", proc_root_driver);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/block/floppy.c b/drivers/block/floppy.c
index ec14e6e6bccb..8e101a9655ba 100644
--- a/drivers/block/floppy.c
+++ b/drivers/block/floppy.c
@@ -3952,20 +3952,6 @@ static struct block_device_operations floppy_fops = {
         .media_changed  = check_floppy_change,
         .revalidate_disk = floppy_revalidate,
 };
-static char *table[] = {
-        "", "d360", "h1200", "u360", "u720", "h360", "h720",
-        "u1440", "u2880", "CompaQ", "h1440", "u1680", "h410",
-        "u820", "h1476", "u1722", "h420", "u830", "h1494", "u1743",
-        "h880", "u1040", "u1120", "h1600", "u1760", "u1920",
-        "u3200", "u3520", "u3840", "u1840", "u800", "u1600",
-        NULL
-};
-static int t360[] = { 1, 0 },
-        t1200[] = { 2, 5, 6, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 23, 0 },
-        t3in[] = { 8, 9, 26, 27, 28, 7, 11, 15, 19, 24, 25, 29, 31, 3, 4, 13,
-                        17, 21, 22, 30, 0 };
-static int *table_sup[] =
-    { NULL, t360, t1200, t3in + 5 + 8, t3in + 5, t3in, t3in };
 
 /*
  * Floppy Driver initialization
@@ -4244,7 +4230,7 @@ static int __init floppy_init(void)
 
         err = register_blkdev(FLOPPY_MAJOR, "fd");
         if (err)
-                goto out_devfs_remove;
+                goto out_put_disk;
 
         floppy_queue = blk_init_queue(do_fd_request, &floppy_lock);
         if (!floppy_queue) {
@@ -4403,8 +4389,6 @@ out_unreg_region:
         blk_cleanup_queue(floppy_queue);
 out_unreg_blkdev:
         unregister_blkdev(FLOPPY_MAJOR, "fd");
-out_devfs_remove:
-        devfs_remove("floppy");
 out_put_disk:
         while (dr--) {
                 del_timer(&motor_off_timer[dr]);
@@ -4565,19 +4549,6 @@ static void floppy_release_irq_and_dma(void)
 
 static char *floppy;
 
-static void unregister_devfs_entries(int drive)
-{
-        int i;
-
-        if (UDP->cmos < ARRAY_SIZE(default_drive_params)) {
-                i = 0;
-                do {
-                        devfs_remove("floppy/%d%s", drive,
-                                     table[table_sup[UDP->cmos][i]]);
-                } while (table_sup[UDP->cmos][i++]);
-        }
-}
-
 static void __init parse_floppy_cfg_string(char *cfg)
 {
         char *ptr;
@@ -4614,13 +4585,11 @@ void cleanup_module(void)
                 if ((allowed_drive_mask & (1 << drive)) &&
                     fdc_state[FDC(drive)].version != FDC_NONE) {
                         del_gendisk(disks[drive]);
-                        unregister_devfs_entries(drive);
                         device_remove_file(&floppy_device[drive].dev, &dev_attr_cmos);
                         platform_device_unregister(&floppy_device[drive]);
                 }
                 put_disk(disks[drive]);
         }
-        devfs_remove("floppy");
 
         del_timer_sync(&fd_timeout);
         del_timer_sync(&fd_timer);
diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index f650d20f2a17..0319b096b556 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -1308,7 +1308,6 @@ static int __init loop_init(void)
 out_mem4:
         while (i--)
                 blk_cleanup_queue(loop_dev[i].lo_queue);
-        devfs_remove("loop");
         i = max_loop;
 out_mem3:
         while (i--)
@@ -1331,7 +1330,6 @@ static void loop_exit(void)
                 blk_cleanup_queue(loop_dev[i].lo_queue);
                 put_disk(disks[i]);
         }
-        devfs_remove("loop");
         if (unregister_blkdev(LOOP_MAJOR, "loop"))
                 printk(KERN_WARNING "loop: cannot unregister blkdev\n");
 
diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
index 618e258ca5d0..c24b349ae57b 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
@@ -685,7 +685,6 @@ static void __exit nbd_cleanup(void)
                         put_disk(disk);
                 }
         }
-        devfs_remove("nbd");
         unregister_blkdev(NBD_MAJOR, "nbd");
         printk(KERN_INFO "nbd: unregistered device at major %d\n", NBD_MAJOR);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pg.c b/drivers/block/paride/pg.c
index 3d464f767eaf..e6f1614b69c3 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pg.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pg.c
@@ -695,13 +695,10 @@ static void __exit pg_exit(void)
 
         for (unit = 0; unit < PG_UNITS; unit++) {
                 struct pg *dev = &devices[unit];
-                if (dev->present) {
+                if (dev->present)
                         class_device_destroy(pg_class, MKDEV(major, unit));
-                        devfs_remove("pg/%u", unit);
-                }
         }
         class_destroy(pg_class);
-        devfs_remove("pg");
         unregister_chrdev(major, name);
 
         for (unit = 0; unit < PG_UNITS; unit++) {
diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pt.c b/drivers/block/paride/pt.c
index c85bdcb384ae..ea12073c5fb1 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pt.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pt.c
@@ -992,12 +992,9 @@ static void __exit pt_exit(void)
         for (unit = 0; unit < PT_UNITS; unit++)
                 if (pt[unit].present) {
                         class_device_destroy(pt_class, MKDEV(major, unit));
-                        devfs_remove("pt/%d", unit);
                         class_device_destroy(pt_class, MKDEV(major, unit + 128));
-                        devfs_remove("pt/%dn", unit);
                 }
         class_destroy(pt_class);
-        devfs_remove("pt");
         unregister_chrdev(major, name);
         for (unit = 0; unit < PT_UNITS; unit++)
                 if (pt[unit].present)
diff --git a/drivers/block/rd.c b/drivers/block/rd.c
index 67821a8c6210..acaa2abf05a2 100644
--- a/drivers/block/rd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/rd.c
@@ -412,7 +412,6 @@ static void __exit rd_cleanup(void)
                 put_disk(rd_disks[i]);
                 blk_cleanup_queue(rd_queue[i]);
         }
-        devfs_remove("rd");
         unregister_blkdev(RAMDISK_MAJOR, "ramdisk");
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/block/sx8.c b/drivers/block/sx8.c
index 9fb3f51e574e..a366ea8c6a40 100644
--- a/drivers/block/sx8.c
+++ b/drivers/block/sx8.c
@@ -1736,7 +1736,6 @@ static void carm_remove_one (struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
         free_irq(pdev->irq, host);
         carm_free_disks(host);
-        devfs_remove(DRV_NAME);
         unregister_blkdev(host->major, host->name);
         if (host->major == 160)
                 clear_bit(0, &carm_major_alloc);
diff --git a/drivers/block/ub.c b/drivers/block/ub.c
index 088e5ba15c24..b68abc9d4c1f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ub.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ub.c
@@ -2453,7 +2453,6 @@ static int __init ub_init(void)
         return 0;
 
 err_register:
-        devfs_remove(DEVFS_NAME);
         unregister_blkdev(UB_MAJOR, DRV_NAME);
 err_regblkdev:
         return rc;
@@ -2463,7 +2462,6 @@ static void __exit ub_exit(void)
 {
         usb_deregister(&ub_driver);
 
-        devfs_remove(DEVFS_NAME);
         unregister_blkdev(UB_MAJOR, DRV_NAME);
         usb_usual_clear_present(USB_US_TYPE_UB);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/cdrom/sbpcd.c b/drivers/cdrom/sbpcd.c
index ee4499acf1a1..55cbd23fd9cd 100644
--- a/drivers/cdrom/sbpcd.c
+++ b/drivers/cdrom/sbpcd.c
@@ -5904,7 +5904,6 @@ static void sbpcd_exit(void)
                 if (D_S[j].drv_id==-1) continue;
                 del_gendisk(D_S[j].disk);
                 put_disk(D_S[j].disk);
-                devfs_remove("sbp/c0t%d", j);
                 vfree(D_S[j].sbp_buf);
                 if (D_S[j].sbp_audsiz>0)
                         vfree(D_S[j].aud_buf);
@@ -5915,7 +5914,6 @@ static void sbpcd_exit(void)
                 }
                 vfree(D_S[j].sbpcd_infop);
         }
-        devfs_remove("sbp");
         msg(DBG_INF, "%s module released.\n", major_name);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/dsp56k.c b/drivers/char/dsp56k.c
index 45caf778578c..ee32e58328aa 100644
--- a/drivers/char/dsp56k.c
+++ b/drivers/char/dsp56k.c
@@ -533,7 +533,6 @@ static void __exit dsp56k_cleanup_driver(void)
         class_device_destroy(dsp56k_class, MKDEV(DSP56K_MAJOR, 0));
         class_destroy(dsp56k_class);
         unregister_chrdev(DSP56K_MAJOR, "dsp56k");
-        devfs_remove("dsp56k");
 }
 module_exit(dsp56k_cleanup_driver);
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/dtlk.c b/drivers/char/dtlk.c
index e34b4f4d1c27..6da88e292dce 100644
--- a/drivers/char/dtlk.c
+++ b/drivers/char/dtlk.c
@@ -354,7 +354,6 @@ static void __exit dtlk_cleanup (void)
 
         dtlk_write_tts(DTLK_CLEAR);
         unregister_chrdev(dtlk_major, "dtlk");
-        devfs_remove("dtlk");
         release_region(dtlk_port_lpc, DTLK_IO_EXTENT);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/ftape/zftape/zftape-init.c b/drivers/char/ftape/zftape/zftape-init.c
index 8c6090c3a421..e09ad2b100b5 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ftape/zftape/zftape-init.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ftape/zftape/zftape-init.c
@@ -362,17 +362,11 @@ static void zft_exit(void)
                 TRACE(ft_t_info, "successful");
         }
         for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
-                devfs_remove("qft%i", i);
                 class_device_destroy(zft_class, MKDEV(QIC117_TAPE_MAJOR, i));
-                devfs_remove("nqft%i", i);
                 class_device_destroy(zft_class, MKDEV(QIC117_TAPE_MAJOR, i + 4));
-                devfs_remove("zqft%i", i);
                 class_device_destroy(zft_class, MKDEV(QIC117_TAPE_MAJOR, i + 16));
-                devfs_remove("nzqft%i", i);
                 class_device_destroy(zft_class, MKDEV(QIC117_TAPE_MAJOR, i + 20));
-                devfs_remove("rawqft%i", i);
                 class_device_destroy(zft_class, MKDEV(QIC117_TAPE_MAJOR, i + 32));
-                devfs_remove("nrawqft%i", i);
                 class_device_destroy(zft_class, MKDEV(QIC117_TAPE_MAJOR, i + 36));
         }
         class_destroy(zft_class);
diff --git a/drivers/char/ip2/ip2main.c b/drivers/char/ip2/ip2main.c
index afc25db4975f..5d2d5732d82f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ip2/ip2main.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ip2/ip2main.c
@@ -414,9 +414,7 @@ cleanup_module(void)
                         /* free io addresses and Tibet */
                         release_region( ip2config.addr[i], 8 );
                         class_device_destroy(ip2_class, MKDEV(IP2_IPL_MAJOR, 4 * i));
-                        devfs_remove("ip2/ipl%d", i);
                         class_device_destroy(ip2_class, MKDEV(IP2_IPL_MAJOR, 4 * i + 1));
-                        devfs_remove("ip2/stat%d", i);
                 }
                 /* Disable and remove interrupt handler. */
                 if ( (ip2config.irq[i] > 0) && have_requested_irq(ip2config.irq[i]) ) { 
@@ -425,7 +423,6 @@ cleanup_module(void)
                 }
         }
         class_destroy(ip2_class);
-        devfs_remove("ip2");
         if ( ( err = tty_unregister_driver ( ip2_tty_driver ) ) ) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR "IP2: failed to unregister tty driver (%d)\n", err);
         }
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_devintf.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_devintf.c
index ec22aba12be9..3103ed8e3adc 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_devintf.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_devintf.c
@@ -833,7 +833,6 @@ static void ipmi_smi_gone(int if_num)
         }
         class_device_destroy(ipmi_class, dev);
         mutex_unlock(&reg_list_mutex);
-        devfs_remove("ipmidev/%d", if_num);
 }
 
 static struct ipmi_smi_watcher smi_watcher =
@@ -893,7 +892,6 @@ static __exit void cleanup_ipmi(void)
         mutex_unlock(&reg_list_mutex);
         class_destroy(ipmi_class);
         ipmi_smi_watcher_unregister(&smi_watcher);
-        devfs_remove(DEVICE_NAME);
         unregister_chrdev(ipmi_major, DEVICE_NAME);
 }
 module_exit(cleanup_ipmi);
diff --git a/drivers/char/istallion.c b/drivers/char/istallion.c
index 1395d4a5204e..0a5808e15b77 100644
--- a/drivers/char/istallion.c
+++ b/drivers/char/istallion.c
@@ -849,11 +849,8 @@ static void __exit istallion_module_exit(void)
                 return;
         }
         put_tty_driver(stli_serial);
-        for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
-                devfs_remove("staliomem/%d", i);
+        for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
                 class_device_destroy(istallion_class, MKDEV(STL_SIOMEMMAJOR, i));
-        }
-        devfs_remove("staliomem");
         class_destroy(istallion_class);
         if ((i = unregister_chrdev(STL_SIOMEMMAJOR, "staliomem")))
                 printk("STALLION: failed to un-register serial memory device, "
diff --git a/drivers/char/lp.c b/drivers/char/lp.c
index 1a08e8ea238f..530b19de4a30 100644
--- a/drivers/char/lp.c
+++ b/drivers/char/lp.c
@@ -930,7 +930,6 @@ static int __init lp_init (void)
 out_class:
         class_destroy(lp_class);
 out_devfs:
-        devfs_remove("printers");
         unregister_chrdev(LP_MAJOR, "lp");
         return err;
 }
@@ -978,10 +977,8 @@ static void lp_cleanup_module (void)
                 if (lp_table[offset].dev == NULL)
                         continue;
                 parport_unregister_device(lp_table[offset].dev);
-                devfs_remove("printers/%d", offset);
                 class_device_destroy(lp_class, MKDEV(LP_MAJOR, offset));
         }
-        devfs_remove("printers");
         class_destroy(lp_class);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/misc.c b/drivers/char/misc.c
index 71e513771048..bf2e49e11cc0 100644
--- a/drivers/char/misc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/misc.c
@@ -271,7 +271,6 @@ int misc_deregister(struct miscdevice * misc)
         down(&misc_sem);
         list_del(&misc->list);
         class_device_destroy(misc_class, MKDEV(MISC_MAJOR, misc->minor));
-        devfs_remove(misc->devfs_name);
         if (i < DYNAMIC_MINORS && i>0) {
                 misc_minors[i>>3] &= ~(1 << (misc->minor & 7));
         }
diff --git a/drivers/char/ppdev.c b/drivers/char/ppdev.c
index ba350799405c..c8a2eb1a558f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ppdev.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ppdev.c
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ static struct parport_driver pp_driver = {
 
 static int __init ppdev_init (void)
 {
-        int i, err = 0;
+        int err = 0;
 
         if (register_chrdev (PP_MAJOR, CHRDEV, &pp_fops)) {
                 printk (KERN_WARNING CHRDEV ": unable to get major %d\n",
@@ -791,9 +791,6 @@ static int __init ppdev_init (void)
         goto out;
 
 out_class:
-        for (i = 0; i < PARPORT_MAX; i++)
-                devfs_remove("parports/%d", i);
-        devfs_remove("parports");
         class_destroy(ppdev_class);
 out_chrdev:
         unregister_chrdev(PP_MAJOR, CHRDEV);
@@ -803,12 +800,8 @@ out:
 
 static void __exit ppdev_cleanup (void)
 {
-        int i;
         /* Clean up all parport stuff */
-        for (i = 0; i < PARPORT_MAX; i++)
-                devfs_remove("parports/%d", i);
         parport_unregister_driver(&pp_driver);
-        devfs_remove("parports");
         class_destroy(ppdev_class);
         unregister_chrdev (PP_MAJOR, CHRDEV);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/char/raw.c b/drivers/char/raw.c
index 72c8ee4c0069..941a17ab2196 100644
--- a/drivers/char/raw.c
+++ b/drivers/char/raw.c
@@ -318,12 +318,6 @@ error:
 
 static void __exit raw_exit(void)
 {
-        int i;
-
-        for (i = 1; i < MAX_RAW_MINORS; i++)
-                devfs_remove("raw/raw%d", i);
-        devfs_remove("raw/rawctl");
-        devfs_remove("raw");
         class_device_destroy(raw_class, MKDEV(RAW_MAJOR, 0));
         class_destroy(raw_class);
         cdev_del(&raw_cdev);
diff --git a/drivers/char/stallion.c b/drivers/char/stallion.c
index a1a68f90d803..7840eb16f17a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/stallion.c
+++ b/drivers/char/stallion.c
@@ -773,11 +773,8 @@ static void __exit stallion_module_exit(void)
                 restore_flags(flags);
                 return;
         }
-        for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
-                devfs_remove("staliomem/%d", i);
+        for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
                 class_device_destroy(stallion_class, MKDEV(STL_SIOMEMMAJOR, i));
-        }
-        devfs_remove("staliomem");
         if ((i = unregister_chrdev(STL_SIOMEMMAJOR, "staliomem")))
                 printk("STALLION: failed to un-register serial memory device, "
                         "errno=%d\n", -i);
diff --git a/drivers/char/tipar.c b/drivers/char/tipar.c
index 0dc83a5bd4c1..48476f8fcda7 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tipar.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tipar.c
@@ -515,7 +515,6 @@ out_class:
         class_destroy(tipar_class);
 
 out_chrdev:
-        devfs_remove("ticables/par");
         unregister_chrdev(TIPAR_MAJOR, "tipar");
 out:
         return err;     
@@ -536,10 +535,8 @@ tipar_cleanup_module(void)
                         continue;
                 parport_unregister_device(table[i].dev);
                 class_device_destroy(tipar_class, MKDEV(TIPAR_MAJOR, i));
-                devfs_remove("ticables/par/%d", i);
         }
         class_destroy(tipar_class);
-        devfs_remove("ticables/par");
 
         pr_info("tipar: module unloaded\n");
 }
diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_io.c b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
index 0b9a33c0f1bd..b8e03a31a502 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
@@ -2997,7 +2997,6 @@ struct class_device *tty_register_device(struct tty_driver *driver,
  */
 void tty_unregister_device(struct tty_driver *driver, unsigned index)
 {
-        devfs_remove("%s%d", driver->devfs_name, index + driver->name_base);
         class_device_destroy(tty_class, MKDEV(driver->major, driver->minor_start) + index);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/vc_screen.c b/drivers/char/vc_screen.c
index 1633d8206524..2266fbad62c4 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vc_screen.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vc_screen.c
@@ -485,8 +485,6 @@ void vcs_make_devfs(struct tty_struct *tty)
 }
 void vcs_remove_devfs(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
-        devfs_remove("vcc/%u", tty->index + 1);
-        devfs_remove("vcc/a%u", tty->index + 1);
         class_device_destroy(vc_class, MKDEV(VCS_MAJOR, tty->index + 1));
         class_device_destroy(vc_class, MKDEV(VCS_MAJOR, tty->index + 129));
 }
diff --git a/drivers/char/viotape.c b/drivers/char/viotape.c
index 4c1a128fd77b..b101134a8443 100644
--- a/drivers/char/viotape.c
+++ b/drivers/char/viotape.c
@@ -970,8 +970,6 @@ static int viotape_remove(struct vio_dev *vdev)
 {
         int i = vdev->unit_address;
 
-        devfs_remove("iseries/nvt%d", i);
-        devfs_remove("iseries/vt%d", i);
         class_device_destroy(tape_class, MKDEV(VIOTAPE_MAJOR, i | 0x80));
         class_device_destroy(tape_class, MKDEV(VIOTAPE_MAJOR, i));
         return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/capi/capi.c b/drivers/isdn/capi/capi.c
index 1c8fe77270ae..1200d1de1de7 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/capi/capi.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/capi/capi.c
@@ -1550,7 +1550,6 @@ static void __exit capi_exit(void)
         class_device_destroy(capi_class, MKDEV(capi_major, 0));
         class_destroy(capi_class);
         unregister_chrdev(capi_major, "capi20");
-        devfs_remove("isdn/capi20");
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ISDN_CAPI_MIDDLEWARE
         capinc_tty_exit();
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divamnt.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divamnt.c
index 12465b3c2b4d..83841d16c35d 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divamnt.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divamnt.c
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ static struct file_operations divas_maint_fops = {
 
 static void divas_maint_unregister_chrdev(void)
 {
-        devfs_remove(DEVNAME);
         unregister_chrdev(major, DEVNAME);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasi.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasi.c
index 2d80d94b5d0c..dcd5b650a000 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasi.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasi.c
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ static struct file_operations divas_idi_fops = {
 
 static void divas_idi_unregister_chrdev(void)
 {
-        devfs_remove(DEVNAME);
         unregister_chrdev(major, DEVNAME);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasmain.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasmain.c
index 71b3e06cbe39..bbb7d8fc207c 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasmain.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasmain.c
@@ -678,7 +678,6 @@ static struct file_operations divas_fops = {
 
 static void divas_unregister_chrdev(void)
 {
-        devfs_remove(DEVNAME);
         unregister_chrdev(major, DEVNAME);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c b/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
index 6e1b51d748ac..361d50b6469f 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ static int dm_hash_init(void)
 static void dm_hash_exit(void)
 {
         dm_hash_remove_all(0);
-        devfs_remove(DM_DIR);
 }
 
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -171,15 +170,6 @@ static void free_cell(struct hash_cell *hc)
 }
 
 /*
- * devfs stuff.
- */
-static int unregister_with_devfs(struct hash_cell *hc)
-{
-        devfs_remove(DM_DIR"/%s", hc->name);
-        return 0;
-}
-
-/*
  * The kdev_t and uuid of a device can never change once it is
  * initially inserted.
  */
@@ -234,7 +224,6 @@ static void __hash_remove(struct hash_cell *hc)
         /* remove from the dev hash */
         list_del(&hc->uuid_list);
         list_del(&hc->name_list);
-        unregister_with_devfs(hc);
         dm_set_mdptr(hc->md, NULL);
 
         table = dm_get_table(hc->md);
@@ -330,8 +319,6 @@ static int dm_hash_rename(const char *old, const char *new)
         /*
          * rename and move the name cell.
          */
-        unregister_with_devfs(hc);
-
         list_del(&hc->name_list);
         old_name = hc->name;
         hc->name = new_name;
diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index ee7320b4a30e..9fc2314b58d9 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -5611,15 +5611,9 @@ static __exit void md_exit(void)
 {
         mddev_t *mddev;
         struct list_head *tmp;
-        int i;
+
         blk_unregister_region(MKDEV(MAJOR_NR,0), MAX_MD_DEVS);
         blk_unregister_region(MKDEV(mdp_major,0), MAX_MD_DEVS << MdpMinorShift);
-        for (i=0; i < MAX_MD_DEVS; i++)
-                devfs_remove("md/%d", i);
-        for (i=0; i < MAX_MD_DEVS; i++)
-                devfs_remove("md/d%d", i);
-
-        devfs_remove("md");
 
         unregister_blkdev(MAJOR_NR,"md");
         unregister_blkdev(mdp_major, "mdp");
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvbdev.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
index 8e926d98bd92..40774feb8953 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
@@ -248,9 +248,6 @@ void dvb_unregister_device(struct dvb_device *dvbdev)
         if (!dvbdev)
                 return;
 
-        devfs_remove("dvb/adapter%d/%s%d", dvbdev->adapter->num,
-                        dnames[dvbdev->type], dvbdev->id);
-
         class_device_destroy(dvb_class, MKDEV(DVB_MAJOR, nums2minor(dvbdev->adapter->num,
                                         dvbdev->type, dvbdev->id)));
 
@@ -314,8 +311,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dvb_register_adapter);
 
 int dvb_unregister_adapter(struct dvb_adapter *adap)
 {
-        devfs_remove("dvb/adapter%d", adap->num);
-
         if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&dvbdev_register_lock))
                 return -ERESTARTSYS;
         list_del (&adap->list_head);
@@ -421,7 +416,6 @@ error:
 
 static void __exit exit_dvbdev(void)
 {
-        devfs_remove("dvb");
         class_destroy(dvb_class);
         cdev_del(&dvb_device_cdev);
         unregister_chrdev_region(MKDEV(DVB_MAJOR, 0), MAX_DVB_MINORS);
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/videodev.c b/drivers/media/video/videodev.c
index cc67ee952838..3178353787da 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/videodev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/videodev.c
@@ -1601,7 +1601,6 @@ void video_unregister_device(struct video_device *vfd)
         if(video_device[vfd->minor]!=vfd)
                 panic("videodev: bad unregister");
 
-        devfs_remove(vfd->devfs_name);
         video_device[vfd->minor]=NULL;
         class_device_unregister(&vfd->class_dev);
         mutex_unlock(&videodev_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/mmc_block.c b/drivers/mmc/mmc_block.c
index 82c660bf1652..2e5218b8d4a3 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/mmc_block.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/mmc_block.c
@@ -564,7 +564,6 @@ static int __init mmc_blk_init(void)
 static void __exit mmc_blk_exit(void)
 {
         mmc_unregister_driver(&mmc_driver);
-        devfs_remove("mmc");
         unregister_blkdev(major, "mmc");
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
index 52bc51545134..16a59cafb8d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
@@ -2674,7 +2674,6 @@ static void __exit ppp_cleanup(void)
         cardmap_destroy(&all_ppp_units);
         if (unregister_chrdev(PPP_MAJOR, "ppp") != 0)
                 printk(KERN_ERR "PPP: failed to unregister PPP device\n");
-        devfs_remove("ppp");
         class_device_destroy(ppp_class, MKDEV(PPP_MAJOR, 0));
         class_destroy(ppp_class);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/cosa.c b/drivers/net/wan/cosa.c
index c7b530628c8e..3d1e2b6700a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/cosa.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/cosa.c
@@ -418,12 +418,9 @@ static void __exit cosa_exit(void)
         int i;
         printk(KERN_INFO "Unloading the cosa module\n");
 
-        for (i=0; i<nr_cards; i++) {
+        for (i=0; i<nr_cards; i++)
                 class_device_destroy(cosa_class, MKDEV(cosa_major, i));
-                devfs_remove("cosa/%d", i);
-        }
         class_destroy(cosa_class);
-        devfs_remove("cosa");
         for (cosa=cosa_cards; nr_cards--; cosa++) {
                 /* Clean up the per-channel data */
                 for (i=0; i<cosa->nchannels; i++) {
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c
index 09bf44fdb1d1..8b67ce006521 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c
@@ -1834,7 +1834,6 @@ dasd_exit(void)
         }
         dasd_gendisk_exit();
         dasd_devmap_exit();
-        devfs_remove("dasd");
         if (dasd_debug_area != NULL) {
                 debug_unregister(dasd_debug_area);
                 dasd_debug_area = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/xpram.c b/drivers/s390/block/xpram.c
index 36bc01f83a51..15aad01bba07 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/xpram.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/xpram.c
@@ -474,7 +474,6 @@ static int __init xpram_setup_blkdev(void)
 
         return 0;
 out_unreg:
-        devfs_remove("slram");
         unregister_blkdev(XPRAM_MAJOR, XPRAM_NAME);
 out:
         while (i--)
@@ -493,7 +492,6 @@ static void __exit xpram_exit(void)
                 put_disk(xpram_disks[i]);
         }
         unregister_blkdev(XPRAM_MAJOR, XPRAM_NAME);
-        devfs_remove("slram");
         blk_cleanup_queue(xpram_queue);
         sysdev_unregister(&xpram_sys_device);
         sysdev_class_unregister(&xpram_sysclass);
diff --git a/drivers/sbus/char/bpp.c b/drivers/sbus/char/bpp.c
index e680de41d762..03ff5a3b121b 100644
--- a/drivers/sbus/char/bpp.c
+++ b/drivers/sbus/char/bpp.c
@@ -1039,9 +1039,6 @@ static void __exit bpp_cleanup(void)
 {
         unsigned idx;
 
-        for (idx = 0; idx < BPP_NO; idx++)
-                devfs_remove("bpp/%d", idx);
-        devfs_remove("bpp");
         unregister_chrdev(BPP_MAJOR, dev_name);
 
         for (idx = 0;  idx < BPP_NO; idx++) {
diff --git a/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_dev.c b/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_dev.c
index 5d32384ad728..55b2b31bd7ab 100644
--- a/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_dev.c
@@ -712,7 +712,6 @@ static void deinit_vfc_device(struct vfc_dev *dev)
 {
         if(dev == NULL)
                 return;
-        devfs_remove("vfc/%d", dev->instance);
         sbus_iounmap(dev->regs, sizeof(struct vfc_regs));
         kfree(dev);
 }
@@ -726,7 +725,6 @@ void cleanup_module(void)
         for (devp = vfc_dev_lst; *devp; devp++)
                 deinit_vfc_device(*devp);
 
-        devfs_remove("vfc");
         kfree(vfc_dev_lst);
         return;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/telephony/phonedev.c b/drivers/telephony/phonedev.c
index 80f9fe405279..bc5b1d245df9 100644
--- a/drivers/telephony/phonedev.c
+++ b/drivers/telephony/phonedev.c
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ void phone_unregister_device(struct phone_device *pfd)
         mutex_lock(&phone_lock);
         if (phone_device[pfd->minor] != pfd)
                 panic("phone: bad unregister");
-        devfs_remove("phone/%d", pfd->minor);
         phone_device[pfd->minor] = NULL;
         mutex_unlock(&phone_lock);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbmem.c b/drivers/video/fbmem.c
index be2479ab8bc1..afa56a887fa6 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbmem.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbmem.c
@@ -1357,7 +1357,6 @@ unregister_framebuffer(struct fb_info *fb_info)
         i = fb_info->node;
         if (!registered_fb[i])
                 return -EINVAL;
-        devfs_remove("fb/%d", i);
 
         if (fb_info->pixmap.addr &&
             (fb_info->pixmap.flags & FB_PIXMAP_DEFAULT))
diff --git a/fs/coda/psdev.c b/fs/coda/psdev.c
index f478222cb5c9..aaf6462a9421 100644
--- a/fs/coda/psdev.c
+++ b/fs/coda/psdev.c
@@ -409,12 +409,9 @@ static int __init init_coda(void)
         }
         return 0;
 out:
-        for (i = 0; i < MAX_CODADEVS; i++) {
+        for (i = 0; i < MAX_CODADEVS; i++)
                 class_device_destroy(coda_psdev_class, MKDEV(CODA_PSDEV_MAJOR, i));
-                devfs_remove("coda/%d", i);
-        }
         class_destroy(coda_psdev_class);
-        devfs_remove("coda");
         unregister_chrdev(CODA_PSDEV_MAJOR, "coda");
         coda_sysctl_clean();
 out1:
@@ -431,12 +428,9 @@ static void __exit exit_coda(void)
         if ( err != 0 ) {
                 printk("coda: failed to unregister filesystem\n");
         }
-        for (i = 0; i < MAX_CODADEVS; i++) {
+        for (i = 0; i < MAX_CODADEVS; i++)
                 class_device_destroy(coda_psdev_class, MKDEV(CODA_PSDEV_MAJOR, i));
-                devfs_remove("coda/%d", i);
-        }
         class_destroy(coda_psdev_class);
-        devfs_remove("coda");
         unregister_chrdev(CODA_PSDEV_MAJOR, "coda");
         coda_sysctl_clean();
         coda_destroy_inodecache();
diff --git a/fs/partitions/check.c b/fs/partitions/check.c
index d7a5078b3d75..202f50acea88 100644
--- a/fs/partitions/check.c
+++ b/fs/partitions/check.c
@@ -320,7 +320,6 @@ void delete_partition(struct gendisk *disk, int part)
         p->nr_sects = 0;
         p->ios[0] = p->ios[1] = 0;
         p->sectors[0] = p->sectors[1] = 0;
-        devfs_remove("%s/part%d", disk->devfs_name, part);
         sysfs_remove_link(&p->kobj, "subsystem");
         if (p->holder_dir)
                 kobject_unregister(p->holder_dir);
diff --git a/include/linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h b/include/linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h
index c7d05dbc2af7..2036d2e90987 100644
--- a/include/linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h
@@ -6,7 +6,4 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <asm/semaphore.h>
 
-static inline void devfs_remove(const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-}
 #endif                          /*  _LINUX_DEVFS_FS_KERNEL_H  */