5 files changed, 29 insertions, 31 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index 17cbc6db67b4..0cdee78e5ce1 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ struct bus_type {
         struct driver_attribute * drv_attrs;
 
         int             (*match)(struct device * dev, struct device_driver * drv);
-        int             (*hotplug) (struct device *dev, char **envp, 
-                                    int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size);
+        int             (*uevent)(struct device *dev, char **envp,
+                                  int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size);
         int             (*suspend)(struct device * dev, pm_message_t state);
         int             (*resume)(struct device * dev);
 };
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ struct class {
         struct class_attribute          * class_attrs;
         struct class_device_attribute   * class_dev_attrs;
 
-        int     (*hotplug)(struct class_device *dev, char **envp, 
+        int     (*uevent)(struct class_device *dev, char **envp,
                            int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size);
 
         void    (*release)(struct class_device *dev);
@@ -209,9 +209,9 @@ extern int class_device_create_file(struct class_device *,
  * set, this will be called instead of the class specific release function.
  * Only use this if you want to override the default release function, like
  * when you are nesting class_device structures.
- * @hotplug: pointer to a hotplug function for this struct class_device.  If
- * set, this will be called instead of the class specific hotplug function.
- * Only use this if you want to override the default hotplug function, like
+ * @uevent: pointer to a uevent function for this struct class_device.  If
+ * set, this will be called instead of the class specific uevent function.
+ * Only use this if you want to override the default uevent function, like
  * when you are nesting class_device structures.
  */
 struct class_device {
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ struct class_device {
         struct class_device     *parent;        /* parent of this child device, if there is one */
 
         void    (*release)(struct class_device *dev);
-        int     (*hotplug)(struct class_device *dev, char **envp,
+        int     (*uevent)(struct class_device *dev, char **envp,
                            int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size);
         char    class_id[BUS_ID_SIZE];  /* unique to this class */
 };
diff --git a/include/linux/firmware.h b/include/linux/firmware.h
index 2063c0839d4f..2d716080be4a 100644
--- a/include/linux/firmware.h
+++ b/include/linux/firmware.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ struct device;
 int request_firmware(const struct firmware **fw, const char *name,
                      struct device *device);
 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));
 
diff --git a/include/linux/kobject.h b/include/linux/kobject.h
index 5b08248fba72..8eb21f2f25e1 100644
--- a/include/linux/kobject.h
+++ b/include/linux/kobject.h
@@ -26,15 +26,14 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 
-#define KOBJ_NAME_LEN   20
-
-#define HOTPLUG_PATH_LEN        256
+#define KOBJ_NAME_LEN                   20
+#define UEVENT_HELPER_PATH_LEN          256
 
 /* path to the userspace helper executed on an event */
-extern char hotplug_path[];
+extern char uevent_helper[];
 
-/* counter to tag the hotplug event, read only except for the kobject core */
-extern u64 hotplug_seqnum;
+/* counter to tag the uevent, read only except for the kobject core */
+extern u64 uevent_seqnum;
 
 /* the actions here must match the proper string in lib/kobject_uevent.c */
 typedef int __bitwise kobject_action_t;
@@ -101,15 +100,14 @@ struct kobj_type {
  *      of object; multiple ksets can belong to one subsystem. All 
  *      ksets of a subsystem share the subsystem's lock.
  *
- *      Each kset can support hotplugging; if it does, it will be given
- *      the opportunity to filter out specific kobjects from being
- *      reported, as well as to add its own "data" elements to the
- *      environment being passed to the hotplug helper.
+ *      Each kset can support specific event variables; it can
+ *      supress the event generation or add subsystem specific
+ *      variables carried with the event.
  */
-struct kset_hotplug_ops {
+struct kset_uevent_ops {
         int (*filter)(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj);
         const char *(*name)(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj);
-        int (*hotplug)(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
+        int (*uevent)(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
                         int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size);
 };
 
@@ -119,7 +117,7 @@ struct kset {
         struct list_head        list;
         spinlock_t              list_lock;
         struct kobject          kobj;
-        struct kset_hotplug_ops * hotplug_ops;
+        struct kset_uevent_ops  * uevent_ops;
 };
 
 
@@ -167,20 +165,20 @@ struct subsystem {
         struct rw_semaphore     rwsem;
 };
 
-#define decl_subsys(_name,_type,_hotplug_ops) \
+#define decl_subsys(_name,_type,_uevent_ops) \
 struct subsystem _name##_subsys = { \
         .kset = { \
                 .kobj = { .name = __stringify(_name) }, \
                 .ktype = _type, \
-                .hotplug_ops =_hotplug_ops, \
+                .uevent_ops =_uevent_ops, \
         } \
 }
-#define decl_subsys_name(_varname,_name,_type,_hotplug_ops) \
+#define decl_subsys_name(_varname,_name,_type,_uevent_ops) \
 struct subsystem _varname##_subsys = { \
         .kset = { \
                 .kobj = { .name = __stringify(_name) }, \
                 .ktype = _type, \
-                .hotplug_ops =_hotplug_ops, \
+                .uevent_ops =_uevent_ops, \
         } \
 }
 
@@ -256,16 +254,16 @@ extern int subsys_create_file(struct subsystem * , struct subsys_attribute *);
 extern void subsys_remove_file(struct subsystem * , struct subsys_attribute *);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
-void kobject_hotplug(struct kobject *kobj, enum kobject_action action);
+void kobject_uevent(struct kobject *kobj, enum kobject_action action);
 
-int add_hotplug_env_var(char **envp, int num_envp, int *cur_index,
+int add_uevent_var(char **envp, int num_envp, int *cur_index,
                         char *buffer, int buffer_size, int *cur_len,
                         const char *format, ...)
         __attribute__((format (printf, 7, 8)));
 #else
-static inline void kobject_hotplug(struct kobject *kobj, enum kobject_action action) { }
+static inline void kobject_uevent(struct kobject *kobj, enum kobject_action action) { }
 
-static inline int add_hotplug_env_var(char **envp, int num_envp, int *cur_index, 
+static inline int add_uevent_var(char **envp, int num_envp, int *cur_index,
                                       char *buffer, int buffer_size, int *cur_len, 
                                       const char *format, ...)
 { return 0; }
diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h
index 4be34ef8c2f7..501564264518 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ enum
         KERN_OVERFLOWUID=46,    /* int: overflow UID */
         KERN_OVERFLOWGID=47,    /* int: overflow GID */
         KERN_SHMPATH=48,        /* string: path to shm fs */
-        KERN_HOTPLUG=49,        /* string: path to hotplug policy agent */
+        KERN_HOTPLUG=49,        /* string: path to uevent helper (deprecated) */
         KERN_IEEE_EMULATION_WARNINGS=50, /* int: unimplemented ieee instructions */
         KERN_S390_USER_DEBUG_LOGGING=51,  /* int: dumps of user faults */
         KERN_CORE_USES_PID=52,          /* int: use core or core.%pid */
diff --git a/include/linux/usb.h b/include/linux/usb.h
index d81b050e5955..7a20997e8071 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb.h
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ struct usb_interface_cache {
  * Device drivers should not attempt to activate configurations.  The choice
  * of which configuration to install is a policy decision based on such
  * considerations as available power, functionality provided, and the user's
- * desires (expressed through hotplug scripts).  However, drivers can call
+ * desires (expressed through userspace tools).  However, drivers can call
  * usb_reset_configuration() to reinitialize the current configuration and
  * all its interfaces.
  */