6 files changed, 17 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c
index 9c4461501fcb..9371448290ac 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ static const struct file_operations microcode_fops = {
 static struct miscdevice microcode_dev = {
         .minor                  = MICROCODE_MINOR,
         .name                   = "microcode",
+        .devnode                = "cpu/microcode",
         .fops                   = &microcode_fops,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
index e5d583c84e4f..fc93e2fc7c71 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ static const struct file_operations rng_chrdev_ops = {
 static struct miscdevice rng_miscdev = {
         .minor          = RNG_MISCDEV_MINOR,
         .name           = RNG_MODULE_NAME,
+        .devnode        = "hwrng",
         .fops           = &rng_chrdev_ops,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/misc.c b/drivers/char/misc.c
index a5e0db9d7662..62c99fa59e2b 100644
--- a/drivers/char/misc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/misc.c
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ static const struct file_operations misc_fops = {
         .open           = misc_open,
 };
 
-
 /**
  *      misc_register   -       register a miscellaneous device
  *      @misc: device structure
@@ -217,8 +216,8 @@ int misc_register(struct miscdevice * misc)
                 misc_minors[misc->minor >> 3] |= 1 << (misc->minor & 7);
         dev = MKDEV(MISC_MAJOR, misc->minor);
 
-        misc->this_device = device_create(misc_class, misc->parent, dev, NULL,
-                                          "%s", misc->name);
+        misc->this_device = device_create(misc_class, misc->parent, dev,
+                                          misc, "%s", misc->name);
         if (IS_ERR(misc->this_device)) {
                 err = PTR_ERR(misc->this_device);
                 goto out;
@@ -264,6 +263,15 @@ int misc_deregister(struct miscdevice *misc)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(misc_register);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(misc_deregister);
 
+static char *misc_nodename(struct device *dev)
+{
+        struct miscdevice *c = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+        if (c->devnode)
+                return kstrdup(c->devnode, GFP_KERNEL);
+        return NULL;
+}
+
 static int __init misc_init(void)
 {
         int err;
@@ -279,6 +287,7 @@ static int __init misc_init(void)
         err = -EIO;
         if (register_chrdev(MISC_MAJOR,"misc",&misc_fops))
                 goto fail_printk;
+        misc_class->nodename = misc_nodename;
         return 0;
 
 fail_printk:
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c b/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
index 823ceba6efa8..1128d3fba797 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
@@ -1513,6 +1513,7 @@ static const struct file_operations _ctl_fops = {
 static struct miscdevice _dm_misc = {
         .minor          = MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR,
         .name           = DM_NAME,
+        .devnode        = "mapper/control",
         .fops           = &_ctl_fops
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index 811d3517fce0..11a0ba47b677 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -1366,6 +1366,7 @@ static const struct file_operations tun_fops = {
 static struct miscdevice tun_miscdev = {
         .minor = TUN_MINOR,
         .name = "tun",
+        .devnode = "net/tun",
         .fops = &tun_fops,
 };
 
diff --git a/include/linux/miscdevice.h b/include/linux/miscdevice.h
index beb6ec99cfef..052117744629 100644
--- a/include/linux/miscdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/miscdevice.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ struct miscdevice  {
         struct list_head list;
         struct device *parent;
         struct device *this_device;
+        const char *devnode;
 };
 
 extern int misc_register(struct miscdevice * misc);