35 files changed, 8 insertions, 202 deletions
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/solaris/socksys.c b/arch/sparc64/solaris/socksys.c
index fc6669e8dde1..30ba11682cae 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/solaris/socksys.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/solaris/socksys.c
@@ -190,8 +190,6 @@ init_socksys(void)
                return ret;
        }
-        devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(30, 0), S_IFCHR|S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR, "socksys");
        file = fcheck(ret);
        /* N.B. Is this valid? Suppose the f_ops are in a module ... */
        socksys_file_ops = *file->f_op;
diff --git a/drivers/block/acsi_slm.c b/drivers/block/acsi_slm.c
index 1ecbcc3da147..b087b3a6f06f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/acsi_slm.c
+++ b/drivers/block/acsi_slm.c
@@ -1005,10 +1005,6 @@ int slm_init( void )
        BufferP = SLMBuffer;
        SLMState = IDLE;
        
-        for (i = 0; i < MAX_SLM; i++) {
-                devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(ACSI_MAJOR, i),
-                                S_IFCHR|S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR, "slm/%d", i);
-        }
        return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pg.c b/drivers/block/paride/pg.c
index 9f72bdd2e206..3d464f767eaf 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pg.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pg.c
@@ -676,22 +676,13 @@ static int __init pg_init(void)
        }
        for (unit = 0; unit < PG_UNITS; unit++) {
                struct pg *dev = &devices[unit];
-                if (dev->present) {
+                if (dev->present)
                        class_device_create(pg_class, NULL, MKDEV(major, unit),
                                        NULL, "pg%u", unit);
-                        err = devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(major, unit),
-                                      S_IFCHR | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, "pg/%u",
-                                      unit);
-                        if (err) 
-                                goto out_class;
-                }
        }
        err = 0;
        goto out;
-out_class:
-        class_device_destroy(pg_class, MKDEV(major, unit));
-        class_destroy(pg_class);
 out_chrdev:
        unregister_chrdev(major, "pg");
 out:
diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pt.c b/drivers/block/paride/pt.c
index 7adadd5b29fc..c85bdcb384ae 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pt.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pt.c
@@ -975,27 +975,11 @@ static int __init pt_init(void)
                if (pt[unit].present) {
                        class_device_create(pt_class, NULL, MKDEV(major, unit),
                                        NULL, "pt%d", unit);
-                        err = devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(major, unit),
-                                      S_IFCHR | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
-                                      "pt/%d", unit);
-                        if (err) {
-                                class_device_destroy(pt_class, MKDEV(major, unit));
-                                goto out_class;
-                        }
                        class_device_create(pt_class, NULL, MKDEV(major, unit + 128),
                                        NULL, "pt%dn", unit);
-                        err = devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(major, unit + 128),
-                                      S_IFCHR | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
-                                      "pt/%dn", unit);
-                        if (err) {
-                                class_device_destroy(pt_class, MKDEV(major, unit + 128));
-                                goto out_class;
-                        }
                }
        goto out;
-out_class:
-        class_destroy(pt_class);
 out_chrdev:
        unregister_chrdev(major, "pt");
 out:
diff --git a/drivers/char/dsp56k.c b/drivers/char/dsp56k.c
index e233cf280bc0..45caf778578c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/dsp56k.c
+++ b/drivers/char/dsp56k.c
@@ -518,17 +518,9 @@ static int __init dsp56k_init_driver(void)
        }
        class_device_create(dsp56k_class, NULL, MKDEV(DSP56K_MAJOR, 0), NULL, "dsp56k");
-        err = devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(DSP56K_MAJOR, 0),
-                      S_IFCHR | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, "dsp56k");
-        if(err)
-                goto out_class;
        printk(banner);
        goto out;
-out_class:
-        class_device_destroy(dsp56k_class, MKDEV(DSP56K_MAJOR, 0));
-        class_destroy(dsp56k_class);
 out_chrdev:
        unregister_chrdev(DSP56K_MAJOR, "dsp56k");
 out:
diff --git a/drivers/char/dtlk.c b/drivers/char/dtlk.c
index 87dcaa237f07..e34b4f4d1c27 100644
--- a/drivers/char/dtlk.c
+++ b/drivers/char/dtlk.c
@@ -337,9 +337,6 @@ static int __init dtlk_init(void)
        if (dtlk_dev_probe() == 0)
                printk(", MAJOR %d\n", dtlk_major);
-        devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(dtlk_major, DTLK_MINOR),
-                       S_IFCHR | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, "dtlk");
        init_timer(&dtlk_timer);
        dtlk_timer.function = dtlk_timer_tick;
        init_waitqueue_head(&dtlk_process_list);
diff --git a/drivers/char/ftape/zftape/zftape-init.c b/drivers/char/ftape/zftape/zftape-init.c
index 821357ce7e0e..8c6090c3a421 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ftape/zftape/zftape-init.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ftape/zftape/zftape-init.c
@@ -332,29 +332,11 @@ KERN_INFO
        zft_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "zft");
        for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
                class_device_create(zft_class, NULL, MKDEV(QIC117_TAPE_MAJOR, i), NULL, "qft%i", i);
-                devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(QIC117_TAPE_MAJOR, i),
-                                S_IFCHR | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
-                                "qft%i", i);
                class_device_create(zft_class, NULL, MKDEV(QIC117_TAPE_MAJOR, i + 4), NULL, "nqft%i", i);
-                devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(QIC117_TAPE_MAJOR, i + 4),
-                                S_IFCHR | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
-                                "nqft%i", i);
                class_device_create(zft_class, NULL, MKDEV(QIC117_TAPE_MAJOR, i + 16), NULL, "zqft%i", i);
-                devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(QIC117_TAPE_MAJOR, i + 16),
-                                S_IFCHR | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
-                                "zqft%i", i);
                class_device_create(zft_class, NULL, MKDEV(QIC117_TAPE_MAJOR, i + 20), NULL, "nzqft%i", i);
-                devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(QIC117_TAPE_MAJOR, i + 20),
-                                S_IFCHR | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
-                                "nzqft%i", i);
                class_device_create(zft_class, NULL, MKDEV(QIC117_TAPE_MAJOR, i + 32), NULL, "rawqft%i", i);
-                devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(QIC117_TAPE_MAJOR, i + 32),
-                                S_IFCHR | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
-                                "rawqft%i", i);
                class_device_create(zft_class, NULL, MKDEV(QIC117_TAPE_MAJOR, i + 36), NULL, "nrawrawqft%i", i);
-                devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(QIC117_TAPE_MAJOR, i + 36),
-                                S_IFCHR | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
-                                "nrawqft%i", i);
        }
 #ifdef CONFIG_ZFT_COMPRESSOR
diff --git a/drivers/char/ip2/ip2main.c b/drivers/char/ip2/ip2main.c
index 9ab33c3d359f..afc25db4975f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ip2/ip2main.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ip2/ip2main.c
@@ -724,26 +724,9 @@ ip2_loadmain(int *iop, int *irqp, unsigned char *firmware, int firmsize)
                                class_device_create(ip2_class, NULL,
                                                MKDEV(IP2_IPL_MAJOR, 4 * i),
                                                NULL, "ipl%d", i);
-                                err = devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(IP2_IPL_MAJOR, 4 * i),
-                                                S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IFCHR,
-                                                "ip2/ipl%d", i);
-                                if (err) {
-                                        class_device_destroy(ip2_class,
-                                                MKDEV(IP2_IPL_MAJOR, 4 * i));
-                                        goto out_class;
-                                }
                                class_device_create(ip2_class, NULL,
                                                MKDEV(IP2_IPL_MAJOR, 4 * i + 1),
                                                NULL, "stat%d", i);
-                                err = devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(IP2_IPL_MAJOR, 4 * i + 1),
-                                                S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IFCHR,
-                                                "ip2/stat%d", i);
-                                if (err) {
-                                        class_device_destroy(ip2_class,
-                                                MKDEV(IP2_IPL_MAJOR, 4 * i + 1));
-                                        goto out_class;
-                                }
                            for ( box = 0; box < ABS_MAX_BOXES; ++box )
                            {
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_devintf.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_devintf.c
index 55c57451ee1d..ec22aba12be9 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_devintf.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_devintf.c
@@ -804,9 +804,6 @@ static void ipmi_new_smi(int if_num, struct device *device)
        dev_t dev = MKDEV(ipmi_major, if_num);
        struct ipmi_reg_list *entry;
-        devfs_mk_cdev(dev, S_IFCHR | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
-                      "ipmidev/%d", if_num);
        entry = kmalloc(sizeof(*entry), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!entry) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "ipmi_devintf: Unable to create the"
diff --git a/drivers/char/istallion.c b/drivers/char/istallion.c
index d5054ea47472..1395d4a5204e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/istallion.c
+++ b/drivers/char/istallion.c
@@ -5214,14 +5214,10 @@ int __init stli_init(void)
                                "device\n");
        istallion_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "staliomem");
-        for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+        for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
-                devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(STL_SIOMEMMAJOR, i),
-                               S_IFCHR | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
-                               "staliomem/%d", i);
                class_device_create(istallion_class, NULL,
                                MKDEV(STL_SIOMEMMAJOR, i),
                                NULL, "staliomem%d", i);
-        }
 /*
 *      Set up the tty driver structure and register us as a driver.
diff --git a/drivers/char/lp.c b/drivers/char/lp.c
index f07a9e361f39..1a08e8ea238f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/lp.c
+++ b/drivers/char/lp.c
@@ -807,8 +807,6 @@ static int lp_register(int nr, struct parport *port)
        class_device_create(lp_class, NULL, MKDEV(LP_MAJOR, nr), NULL,
                                "lp%d", nr);
-        devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(LP_MAJOR, nr), S_IFCHR | S_IRUGO | S_IWUGO,
-                        "printers/%d", nr);
        printk(KERN_INFO "lp%d: using %s (%s).\n", nr, port->name, 
               (port->irq == PARPORT_IRQ_NONE)?"polling":"interrupt-driven");
diff --git a/drivers/char/mem.c b/drivers/char/mem.c
index 1fa9fa157c12..e7aa71575aa2 100644
--- a/drivers/char/mem.c
+++ b/drivers/char/mem.c
@@ -941,13 +941,10 @@ static int __init chr_dev_init(void)
                printk("unable to get major %d for memory devs\n", MEM_MAJOR);
        mem_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "mem");
-        for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(devlist); i++) {
+        for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(devlist); i++)
                class_device_create(mem_class, NULL,
                                        MKDEV(MEM_MAJOR, devlist[i].minor),
                                        NULL, devlist[i].name);
-                devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(MEM_MAJOR, devlist[i].minor),
-                                S_IFCHR | devlist[i].mode, devlist[i].name);
-        }
        
        return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/char/misc.c b/drivers/char/misc.c
index 96eb2a709e21..71e513771048 100644
--- a/drivers/char/misc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/misc.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ int misc_register(struct miscdevice * misc)
 {
        struct miscdevice *c;
        dev_t dev;
-        int err;
+        int err = 0;
        down(&misc_sem);
        list_for_each_entry(c, &misc_list, list) {
@@ -241,13 +241,6 @@ int misc_register(struct miscdevice * misc)
                goto out;
        }
-        err = devfs_mk_cdev(dev, S_IFCHR|S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR|S_IRGRP, 
-                            misc->devfs_name);
-        if (err) {
-                class_device_destroy(misc_class, dev);
-                goto out;
-        }
        /*
         * Add it to the front, so that later devices can "override"
         * earlier defaults
diff --git a/drivers/char/ppdev.c b/drivers/char/ppdev.c
index d437a4c9e634..ba350799405c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ppdev.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ppdev.c
@@ -782,10 +782,6 @@ static int __init ppdev_init (void)
                err = PTR_ERR(ppdev_class);
                goto out_chrdev;
        }
-        for (i = 0; i < PARPORT_MAX; i++) {
-                devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(PP_MAJOR, i),
-                                S_IFCHR | S_IRUGO | S_IWUGO, "parports/%d", i);
-        }
        if (parport_register_driver(&pp_driver)) {
                printk (KERN_WARNING CHRDEV ": unable to register with parport\n");
                goto out_class;
diff --git a/drivers/char/raw.c b/drivers/char/raw.c
index 15a7b4086524..72c8ee4c0069 100644
--- a/drivers/char/raw.c
+++ b/drivers/char/raw.c
@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@ static struct cdev raw_cdev = {
 static int __init raw_init(void)
 {
-        int i;
        dev_t dev = MKDEV(RAW_MAJOR, 0);
        if (register_chrdev_region(dev, MAX_RAW_MINORS, "raw"))
@@ -310,13 +309,6 @@ static int __init raw_init(void)
        }
        class_device_create(raw_class, NULL, MKDEV(RAW_MAJOR, 0), NULL, "rawctl");
-        devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(RAW_MAJOR, 0),
-                      S_IFCHR | S_IRUGO | S_IWUGO,
-                      "raw/rawctl");
-        for (i = 1; i < MAX_RAW_MINORS; i++)
-                devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(RAW_MAJOR, i),
-                              S_IFCHR | S_IRUGO | S_IWUGO,
-                              "raw/raw%d", i);
        return 0;
 error:
diff --git a/drivers/char/stallion.c b/drivers/char/stallion.c
index c090a63fbdea..a1a68f90d803 100644
--- a/drivers/char/stallion.c
+++ b/drivers/char/stallion.c
@@ -3071,14 +3071,10 @@ static int __init stl_init(void)
                printk("STALLION: failed to register serial board device\n");
        stallion_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "staliomem");
-        for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+        for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
-                devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(STL_SIOMEMMAJOR, i),
-                                S_IFCHR|S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR,
-                                "staliomem/%d", i);
                class_device_create(stallion_class, NULL,
                                    MKDEV(STL_SIOMEMMAJOR, i), NULL,
                                    "staliomem%d", i);
-        }
        stl_serial->owner = THIS_MODULE;
        stl_serial->driver_name = stl_drvname;
diff --git a/drivers/char/tipar.c b/drivers/char/tipar.c
index 70cfe07ab999..0dc83a5bd4c1 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tipar.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tipar.c
@@ -443,12 +443,6 @@ tipar_register(int nr, struct parport *port)
        class_device_create(tipar_class, NULL, MKDEV(TIPAR_MAJOR,
                        TIPAR_MINOR + nr), NULL, "par%d", nr);
-        /* Use devfs, tree: /dev/ticables/par/[0..2] */
-        err = devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(TIPAR_MAJOR, TIPAR_MINOR + nr),
-                        S_IFCHR | S_IRUGO | S_IWUGO,
-                        "ticables/par/%d", nr);
-        if (err)
-                goto out_class;
        /* Display informations */
        pr_info("tipar%d: using %s (%s)\n", nr, port->name, (port->irq ==
@@ -460,11 +454,7 @@ tipar_register(int nr, struct parport *port)
                pr_info("tipar%d: link cable not found\n", nr);
        err = 0;
-        goto out;
-out_class:
-        class_device_destroy(tipar_class, MKDEV(TIPAR_MAJOR, TIPAR_MINOR + nr));
-        class_destroy(tipar_class);
 out:
        return err;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_io.c b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
index 8b2a59969868..0b9a33c0f1bd 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
@@ -2979,9 +2979,6 @@ struct class_device *tty_register_device(struct tty_driver *driver,
                return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
        }
-        devfs_mk_cdev(dev, S_IFCHR | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
-                        "%s%d", driver->devfs_name, index + driver->name_base);
        if (driver->type == TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_PTY)
                pty_line_name(driver, index, name);
        else
@@ -3241,14 +3238,12 @@ static int __init tty_init(void)
        if (cdev_add(&tty_cdev, MKDEV(TTYAUX_MAJOR, 0), 1) ||
            register_chrdev_region(MKDEV(TTYAUX_MAJOR, 0), 1, "/dev/tty") < 0)
                panic("Couldn't register /dev/tty driver\n");
-        devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(TTYAUX_MAJOR, 0), S_IFCHR|S_IRUGO|S_IWUGO, "tty");
        class_device_create(tty_class, NULL, MKDEV(TTYAUX_MAJOR, 0), NULL, "tty");
        cdev_init(&console_cdev, &console_fops);
        if (cdev_add(&console_cdev, MKDEV(TTYAUX_MAJOR, 1), 1) ||
            register_chrdev_region(MKDEV(TTYAUX_MAJOR, 1), 1, "/dev/console") < 0)
                panic("Couldn't register /dev/console driver\n");
-        devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(TTYAUX_MAJOR, 1), S_IFCHR|S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR, "console");
        class_device_create(tty_class, NULL, MKDEV(TTYAUX_MAJOR, 1), NULL, "console");
 #ifdef CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS
@@ -3256,7 +3251,6 @@ static int __init tty_init(void)
        if (cdev_add(&ptmx_cdev, MKDEV(TTYAUX_MAJOR, 2), 1) ||
            register_chrdev_region(MKDEV(TTYAUX_MAJOR, 2), 1, "/dev/ptmx") < 0)
                panic("Couldn't register /dev/ptmx driver\n");
-        devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(TTYAUX_MAJOR, 2), S_IFCHR|S_IRUGO|S_IWUGO, "ptmx");
        class_device_create(tty_class, NULL, MKDEV(TTYAUX_MAJOR, 2), NULL, "ptmx");
 #endif
@@ -3265,7 +3259,6 @@ static int __init tty_init(void)
        if (cdev_add(&vc0_cdev, MKDEV(TTY_MAJOR, 0), 1) ||
            register_chrdev_region(MKDEV(TTY_MAJOR, 0), 1, "/dev/vc/0") < 0)
                panic("Couldn't register /dev/tty0 driver\n");
-        devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(TTY_MAJOR, 0), S_IFCHR|S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR, "vc/0");
        class_device_create(tty_class, NULL, MKDEV(TTY_MAJOR, 0), NULL, "tty0");
        vty_init();
diff --git a/drivers/char/vc_screen.c b/drivers/char/vc_screen.c
index 3c1dafaa3441..1633d8206524 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vc_screen.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vc_screen.c
@@ -478,12 +478,6 @@ static struct class *vc_class;
 void vcs_make_devfs(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
-        devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(VCS_MAJOR, tty->index + 1),
-                        S_IFCHR|S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR,
-                        "vcc/%u", tty->index + 1);
-        devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(VCS_MAJOR, tty->index + 129),
-                        S_IFCHR|S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR,
-                        "vcc/a%u", tty->index + 1);
        class_device_create(vc_class, NULL, MKDEV(VCS_MAJOR, tty->index + 1),
                        NULL, "vcs%u", tty->index + 1);
        class_device_create(vc_class, NULL, MKDEV(VCS_MAJOR, tty->index + 129),
@@ -503,8 +497,6 @@ int __init vcs_init(void)
                panic("unable to get major %d for vcs device", VCS_MAJOR);
        vc_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "vc");
-        devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(VCS_MAJOR, 0), S_IFCHR|S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR, "vcc/0");
-        devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(VCS_MAJOR, 128), S_IFCHR|S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR, "vcc/a0");
        class_device_create(vc_class, NULL, MKDEV(VCS_MAJOR, 0), NULL, "vcs");
        class_device_create(vc_class, NULL, MKDEV(VCS_MAJOR, 128), NULL, "vcsa");
        return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/char/viotape.c b/drivers/char/viotape.c
index ebc337acca15..4c1a128fd77b 100644
--- a/drivers/char/viotape.c
+++ b/drivers/char/viotape.c
@@ -958,10 +958,6 @@ static int viotape_probe(struct vio_dev *vdev, const struct vio_device_id *id)
                        "iseries!vt%d", i);
        class_device_create(tape_class, NULL, MKDEV(VIOTAPE_MAJOR, i | 0x80),
                        NULL, "iseries!nvt%d", i);
-        devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(VIOTAPE_MAJOR, i), S_IFCHR | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
-                        "iseries/vt%d", i);
-        devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(VIOTAPE_MAJOR, i | 0x80),
-                        S_IFCHR | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, "iseries/nvt%d", i);
        sprintf(tapename, "iseries/vt%d", i);
        printk(VIOTAPE_KERN_INFO "tape %s is iSeries "
                        "resource %10.10s type %4.4s, model %3.3s\n",
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/capi/capi.c b/drivers/isdn/capi/capi.c
index 2e541fa02024..1c8fe77270ae 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/capi/capi.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/capi/capi.c
@@ -1516,8 +1516,6 @@ static int __init capi_init(void)
        }
        class_device_create(capi_class, NULL, MKDEV(capi_major, 0), NULL, "capi");
-        devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(capi_major, 0), S_IFCHR | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
-                        "isdn/capi20");
 #ifdef CONFIG_ISDN_CAPI_MIDDLEWARE
        if (capinc_tty_init() < 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divamnt.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divamnt.c
index 6146f7633be5..12465b3c2b4d 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divamnt.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divamnt.c
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ static int DIVA_INIT_FUNCTION divas_maint_register_chrdev(void)
                       DRIVERLNAME);
                return (0);
        }
-        devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(major, 0), S_IFCHR|S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR, DEVNAME);
        return (1);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasi.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasi.c
index df715b47e2b4..2d80d94b5d0c 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasi.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasi.c
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ static int DIVA_INIT_FUNCTION divas_idi_register_chrdev(void)
                       DRIVERLNAME);
                return (0);
        }
-        devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(major, 0), S_IFCHR|S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR, DEVNAME);
        return (1);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasmain.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasmain.c
index c9b26e86d183..71b3e06cbe39 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasmain.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasmain.c
@@ -690,7 +690,6 @@ static int DIVA_INIT_FUNCTION divas_register_chrdev(void)
                       DRIVERLNAME);
                return (0);
        }
-        devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(major, 0), S_IFCHR|S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR, DEVNAME);
        return (1);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/adb.c b/drivers/macintosh/adb.c
index 259fd8973ce9..a60e3abaa8e0 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/adb.c
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/adb.c
@@ -904,8 +904,6 @@ adbdev_init(void)
                return;
        }
-        devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(ADB_MAJOR, 0), S_IFCHR | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, "adb");
        adb_dev_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "adb");
        if (IS_ERR(adb_dev_class))
                return;
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvbdev.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
index cf78a72320e5..8e926d98bd92 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
@@ -231,10 +231,6 @@ int dvb_register_device(struct dvb_adapter *adap, struct dvb_device **pdvbdev,
        mutex_unlock(&dvbdev_register_lock);
-        devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(DVB_MAJOR, nums2minor(adap->num, type, id)),
-                        S_IFCHR | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
-                        "dvb/adapter%d/%s%d", adap->num, dnames[type], id);
        class_device_create(dvb_class, NULL, MKDEV(DVB_MAJOR, nums2minor(adap->num, type, id)),
                            adap->device, "dvb%d.%s%d", adap->num, dnames[type], id);
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/videodev.c b/drivers/media/video/videodev.c
index 2dfa7f23d0ca..cc67ee952838 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/videodev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/videodev.c
@@ -1563,10 +1563,6 @@ int video_register_device(struct video_device *vfd, int type, int nr)
        video_device[i]=vfd;
        vfd->minor=i;
        mutex_unlock(&videodev_lock);
-        sprintf(vfd->devfs_name, "v4l/%s%d", name_base, i - base);
-        devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(VIDEO_MAJOR, vfd->minor),
-                        S_IFCHR | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, vfd->devfs_name);
        mutex_init(&vfd->lock);
        /* sysfs class */
@@ -1575,7 +1571,8 @@ int video_register_device(struct video_device *vfd, int type, int nr)
                vfd->class_dev.dev = vfd->dev;
        vfd->class_dev.class       = &video_class;
        vfd->class_dev.devt        = MKDEV(VIDEO_MAJOR, vfd->minor);
-        strlcpy(vfd->class_dev.class_id, vfd->devfs_name + 4, BUS_ID_SIZE);
+        sprintf(vfd->devfs_name, "%s%d", name_base, i - base);
+        strlcpy(vfd->class_dev.class_id, vfd->devfs_name, BUS_ID_SIZE);
        class_device_register(&vfd->class_dev);
        class_device_create_file(&vfd->class_dev,
                                &class_device_attr_name);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
index d643a097faa5..52bc51545134 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
@@ -863,10 +863,6 @@ static int __init ppp_init(void)
                        goto out_chrdev;
                }
                class_device_create(ppp_class, NULL, MKDEV(PPP_MAJOR, 0), NULL, "ppp");
-                err = devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(PPP_MAJOR, 0),
-                                S_IFCHR|S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR, "ppp");
-                if (err)
-                        goto out_class;
        }
 out:
@@ -874,9 +870,6 @@ out:
                printk(KERN_ERR "failed to register PPP device (%d)\n", err);
        return err;
-out_class:
-        class_device_destroy(ppp_class, MKDEV(PPP_MAJOR,0));
-        class_destroy(ppp_class);
 out_chrdev:
        unregister_chrdev(PPP_MAJOR, "ppp");
        goto out;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/cosa.c b/drivers/net/wan/cosa.c
index 62b7087e44d0..c7b530628c8e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/cosa.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/cosa.c
@@ -401,13 +401,6 @@ static int __init cosa_init(void)
        for (i=0; i<nr_cards; i++) {
                class_device_create(cosa_class, NULL, MKDEV(cosa_major, i),
                                NULL, "cosa%d", i);
-                err = devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(cosa_major, i),
-                                S_IFCHR|S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR,
-                                "cosa/%d", i);
-                if (err) {
-                        class_device_destroy(cosa_class, MKDEV(cosa_major, i));
-                        goto out_chrdev;                
-                }
        }
        err = 0;
        goto out;
diff --git a/drivers/sbus/char/bpp.c b/drivers/sbus/char/bpp.c
index 03f6e9880692..e680de41d762 100644
--- a/drivers/sbus/char/bpp.c
+++ b/drivers/sbus/char/bpp.c
@@ -1031,10 +1031,6 @@ static int __init bpp_init(void)
                instances[idx].opened = 0;
                probeLptPort(idx);
        }
-        for (idx = 0; idx < BPP_NO; idx++) {
-                devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(BPP_MAJOR, idx),
-                                S_IFCHR | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, "bpp/%d", idx);
-        }
        return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_dev.c b/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_dev.c
index 31232ce72071..5d32384ad728 100644
--- a/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_dev.c
@@ -164,10 +164,6 @@ int init_vfc_device(struct sbus_dev *sdev,struct vfc_dev *dev, int instance)
                return -EINVAL;
        if (init_vfc_hw(dev))
                return -EIO;
-        devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(VFC_MAJOR, instance),
-                        S_IFCHR | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
-                        "vfc/%d", instance);
        return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/telephony/phonedev.c b/drivers/telephony/phonedev.c
index e166fffea86b..80f9fe405279 100644
--- a/drivers/telephony/phonedev.c
+++ b/drivers/telephony/phonedev.c
@@ -106,8 +106,6 @@ int phone_register_device(struct phone_device *p, int unit)
                if (phone_device[i] == NULL) {
                        phone_device[i] = p;
                        p->minor = i;
-                        devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(PHONE_MAJOR,i),
-                                S_IFCHR|S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR, "phone/%d", i);
                        mutex_unlock(&phone_lock);
                        return 0;
                }
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbmem.c b/drivers/video/fbmem.c
index 93546a848f46..be2479ab8bc1 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbmem.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbmem.c
@@ -1331,8 +1331,6 @@ register_framebuffer(struct fb_info *fb_info)
        fb_add_videomode(&mode, &fb_info->modelist);
        registered_fb[i] = fb_info;
-        devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(FB_MAJOR, i),
-                        S_IFCHR | S_IRUGO | S_IWUGO, "fb/%d", i);
        event.info = fb_info;
        blocking_notifier_call_chain(&fb_notifier_list,
                            FB_EVENT_FB_REGISTERED, &event);
diff --git a/fs/coda/psdev.c b/fs/coda/psdev.c
index a193823f9058..f478222cb5c9 100644
--- a/fs/coda/psdev.c
+++ b/fs/coda/psdev.c
@@ -365,21 +365,12 @@ static int init_coda_psdev(void)
                err = PTR_ERR(coda_psdev_class);
                goto out_chrdev;
        }               
-        for (i = 0; i < MAX_CODADEVS; i++) {
+        for (i = 0; i < MAX_CODADEVS; i++)
                class_device_create(coda_psdev_class, NULL,
                                MKDEV(CODA_PSDEV_MAJOR,i), NULL, "cfs%d", i);
-                err = devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(CODA_PSDEV_MAJOR, i),
-                                S_IFCHR|S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR, "coda/%d", i);
-                if (err)
-                        goto out_class;
-        }
        coda_sysctl_init();
        goto out;
-out_class:
-        for (i = 0; i < MAX_CODADEVS; i++) 
-                class_device_destroy(coda_psdev_class, MKDEV(CODA_PSDEV_MAJOR, i));
-        class_destroy(coda_psdev_class);
 out_chrdev:
        unregister_chrdev(CODA_PSDEV_MAJOR, "coda");
 out:
diff --git a/include/linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h b/include/linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h
index 6d9f003dbce5..c7d05dbc2af7 100644
--- a/include/linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <asm/semaphore.h>
-static inline int devfs_mk_cdev(dev_t dev, umode_t mode, const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-        return 0;
-}
 static inline void devfs_remove(const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 }