1 files changed, 1 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/misc.c b/drivers/char/misc.c
index 96eb2a709e21..dfe1cede3916 100644
--- a/drivers/char/misc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/misc.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
-#include <linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h>
 #include <linux/stat.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
@@ -204,7 +203,7 @@ 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) {
@@ -228,10 +227,6 @@ int misc_register(struct miscdevice * misc)
 
         if (misc->minor < DYNAMIC_MINORS)
                 misc_minors[misc->minor >> 3] |= 1 << (misc->minor & 7);
-        if (misc->devfs_name[0] == '\0') {
-                snprintf(misc->devfs_name, sizeof(misc->devfs_name),
-                                "misc/%s", misc->name);
-        }
         dev = MKDEV(MISC_MAJOR, misc->minor);
 
         misc->class = class_device_create(misc_class, NULL, dev, misc->dev,
@@ -241,13 +236,6 @@ 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
@@ -278,7 +266,6 @@ 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));
         }