At this time, a generic EEH recovery mechanism has been implemented,
 so that individual device drivers do not need to be modified to support
 EEH recovery.  This generic mechanism piggy-backs on the PCI hotplug
-infrastructure,  and percolates events up through the hotplug/udev
+infrastructure,  and percolates events up through the userspace/udev
 infrastructure.  Followiing is a detailed description of how this is
 accomplished.
 
 drivers/pci/hotplug/pSeries_pci.c, called handle_eeh_events().
 It saves the device BAR's and then calls rpaphp_unconfig_pci_adapter().
 This last call causes the device driver for the card to be stopped,
-which causes hotplug events to go out to user space. This triggers
+which causes uevents to go out to user space. This triggers
 user-space scripts that might issue commands such as "ifdown eth0"
 for ethernet cards, and so on.  This handler then sleeps for 5 seconds,
 hoping to give the user-space scripts enough time to complete.
     calls
     pci_destroy_dev (struct pci_dev *) {
       calls
-      device_unregister (&dev->dev) {      // in /drivers/base/core.c
+      device_unregister (&dev->dev) {        // in /drivers/base/core.c
         calls
-        device_del(struct device * dev) {  // in /drivers/base/core.c
+        device_del(struct device * dev) {    // in /drivers/base/core.c
           calls
-          kobject_del() {                  //in /libs/kobject.c
+          kobject_del() {                    //in /libs/kobject.c
             calls
-            kobject_hotplug() {            // in /libs/kobject.c
+            kobject_uevent() {               // in /libs/kobject.c
               calls
-              kset_hotplug() {             // in /lib/kobject.c
+              kset_uevent() {                // in /lib/kobject.c
                 calls
-                kset->hotplug_ops->hotplug() which is really just
+                kset->uevent_ops->uevent()   // which is really just
                 a call to
-                dev_hotplug() {           // in /drivers/base/core.c
+                dev_uevent() {               // in /drivers/base/core.c
                   calls
-                  dev->bus->hotplug() which is really just a call to
-                  pci_hotplug () {      // in drivers/pci/hotplug.c
+                  dev->bus->uevent() which is really just a call to
+                  pci_uevent () {            // in drivers/pci/hotplug.c
                     which prints device name, etc....
                  }
                }
-               then kset_hotplug() calls
-                call_usermodehelper () with
-                   argv[0]=hotplug_path[] which is "/sbin/hotplug"
-             --> event to userspace,
+               then kobject_uevent() sends a netlink uevent to userspace
+               --> userspace uevent
+               (during early boot, nobody listens to netlink events and
+               kobject_uevent() executes uevent_helper[], which runs the
+               event process /sbin/hotplug)
            }
          }
          kobject_del() then calls sysfs_remove_dir(), which would
 
 
 struct bus_type vio_bus_type = {
        .name = "vio",
-       .hotplug = vio_hotplug,
+       .uevent = vio_hotplug,
        .match = vio_bus_match,
 };
 
 static ssize_t disk_uevent_store(struct gendisk * disk,
                                 const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
-       kobject_hotplug(&disk->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+       kobject_uevent(&disk->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
        return count;
 }
 static ssize_t disk_dev_read(struct gendisk * disk, char *page)
 
 extern struct kobj_type ktype_part;
 
-static int block_hotplug_filter(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
+static int block_uevent_filter(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
 {
        struct kobj_type *ktype = get_ktype(kobj);
 
        return ((ktype == &ktype_block) || (ktype == &ktype_part));
 }
 
-static int block_hotplug(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
+static int block_uevent(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
                         int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
        struct kobj_type *ktype = get_ktype(kobj);
 
        if (ktype == &ktype_block) {
                disk = container_of(kobj, struct gendisk, kobj);
-               add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size,
-                                   &length, "MINOR=%u", disk->first_minor);
+               add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size,
+                              &length, "MINOR=%u", disk->first_minor);
        } else if (ktype == &ktype_part) {
                disk = container_of(kobj->parent, struct gendisk, kobj);
                part = container_of(kobj, struct hd_struct, kobj);
-               add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size,
-                                   &length, "MINOR=%u",
-                                   disk->first_minor + part->partno);
+               add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size,
+                              &length, "MINOR=%u",
+                              disk->first_minor + part->partno);
        } else
                return 0;
 
-       add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-                           "MAJOR=%u", disk->major);
+       add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+                      "MAJOR=%u", disk->major);
 
        /* add physical device, backing this device  */
        physdev = disk->driverfs_dev;
        if (physdev) {
                char *path = kobject_get_path(&physdev->kobj, GFP_KERNEL);
 
-               add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size,
-                                   &length, "PHYSDEVPATH=%s", path);
+               add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size,
+                              &length, "PHYSDEVPATH=%s", path);
                kfree(path);
 
                if (physdev->bus)
-                       add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-                                           buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-                                           "PHYSDEVBUS=%s",
-                                           physdev->bus->name);
+                       add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+                                      buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+                                      "PHYSDEVBUS=%s",
+                                      physdev->bus->name);
 
                if (physdev->driver)
-                       add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-                                           buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-                                           "PHYSDEVDRIVER=%s",
-                                           physdev->driver->name);
+                       add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+                                      buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+                                      "PHYSDEVDRIVER=%s",
+                                      physdev->driver->name);
        }
 
        /* terminate, set to next free slot, shrink available space */
        return 0;
 }
 
-static struct kset_hotplug_ops block_hotplug_ops = {
-       .filter         = block_hotplug_filter,
-       .hotplug        = block_hotplug,
+static struct kset_uevent_ops block_uevent_ops = {
+       .filter         = block_uevent_filter,
+       .uevent         = block_uevent,
 };
 
 /* declare block_subsys. */
-static decl_subsys(block, &ktype_block, &block_hotplug_ops);
+static decl_subsys(block, &ktype_block, &block_uevent_ops);
 
 
 /*
 
                        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status) || !device) {
                                result = container_device_add(&device, handle);
                                if (!result)
-                                       kobject_hotplug(&device->kobj,
-                                                       KOBJ_ONLINE);
+                                       kobject_uevent(&device->kobj,
+                                                      KOBJ_ONLINE);
                                else
                                        printk("Failed to add container\n");
                        }
                } else {
                        if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
                                /* device exist and this is a remove request */
-                               kobject_hotplug(&device->kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
+                               kobject_uevent(&device->kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
                        }
                }
                break;
        case ACPI_NOTIFY_EJECT_REQUEST:
                if (!acpi_bus_get_device(handle, &device) && device) {
-                       kobject_hotplug(&device->kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
+                       kobject_uevent(&device->kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
                }
                break;
        default:
 
                return_VALUE(-ENODEV);
 
        if ((pr->id >= 0) && (pr->id < NR_CPUS)) {
-               kobject_hotplug(&(*device)->kobj, KOBJ_ONLINE);
+               kobject_uevent(&(*device)->kobj, KOBJ_ONLINE);
        }
        return_VALUE(0);
 }
                }
 
                if (pr->id >= 0 && (pr->id < NR_CPUS)) {
-                       kobject_hotplug(&device->kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
+                       kobject_uevent(&device->kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
                        break;
                }
 
                result = acpi_processor_start(device);
                if ((!result) && ((pr->id >= 0) && (pr->id < NR_CPUS))) {
-                       kobject_hotplug(&device->kobj, KOBJ_ONLINE);
+                       kobject_uevent(&device->kobj, KOBJ_ONLINE);
                } else {
                        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_ERROR,
                                          "Device [%s] failed to start\n",
                }
 
                if ((pr->id < NR_CPUS) && (cpu_present(pr->id)))
-                       kobject_hotplug(&device->kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
+                       kobject_uevent(&device->kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
                break;
        default:
                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
 
        .release = acpi_device_release,
 };
 
-static int namespace_hotplug(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj,
+static int namespace_uevent(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj,
                             char **envp, int num_envp, char *buffer,
                             int buffer_size)
 {
        if (!dev->driver)
                return 0;
 
-       if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size, &len,
-                               "PHYSDEVDRIVER=%s", dev->driver->name))
+       if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size, &len,
+                          "PHYSDEVDRIVER=%s", dev->driver->name))
                return -ENOMEM;
 
        envp[i] = NULL;
        return 0;
 }
 
-static struct kset_hotplug_ops namespace_hotplug_ops = {
-       .hotplug = &namespace_hotplug,
+static struct kset_uevent_ops namespace_uevent_ops = {
+       .uevent = &namespace_uevent,
 };
 
 static struct kset acpi_namespace_kset = {
                 },
        .subsys = &acpi_subsys,
        .ktype = &ktype_acpi_ns,
-       .hotplug_ops = &namespace_hotplug_ops,
+       .uevent_ops = &namespace_uevent_ops,
 };
 
 static void acpi_device_register(struct acpi_device *device,
 }
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-               ACPI hotplug sysfs device file support
+               ACPI sysfs device file support
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 static ssize_t acpi_eject_store(struct acpi_device *device,
                                const char *buf, size_t count);
 
          If unsure say Y here.
 
 config FW_LOADER
-       tristate "Hotplug firmware loading support"
+       tristate "Userspace firmware loading support"
        select HOTPLUG
        ---help---
          This option is provided for the case where no in-kernel-tree modules
-         require hotplug firmware loading support, but a module built outside
+         require userspace firmware loading support, but a module built outside
          the kernel tree does.
 
 config DEBUG_DRIVER
 
 }
 
 /* needed to allow these devices to have parent class devices */
-static int class_device_create_hotplug(struct class_device *class_dev,
+static int class_device_create_uevent(struct class_device *class_dev,
                                       char **envp, int num_envp,
                                       char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
        .release        = class_dev_release,
 };
 
-static int class_hotplug_filter(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
+static int class_uevent_filter(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
 {
        struct kobj_type *ktype = get_ktype(kobj);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-static const char *class_hotplug_name(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
+static const char *class_uevent_name(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
 {
        struct class_device *class_dev = to_class_dev(kobj);
 
        return class_dev->class->name;
 }
 
-static int class_hotplug(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
+static int class_uevent(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
                         int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
        struct class_device *class_dev = to_class_dev(kobj);
                struct device *dev = class_dev->dev;
                char *path = kobject_get_path(&dev->kobj, GFP_KERNEL);
 
-               add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size,
-                                   &length, "PHYSDEVPATH=%s", path);
+               add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size,
+                              &length, "PHYSDEVPATH=%s", path);
                kfree(path);
 
                if (dev->bus)
-                       add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-                                           buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-                                           "PHYSDEVBUS=%s", dev->bus->name);
+                       add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+                                      buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+                                      "PHYSDEVBUS=%s", dev->bus->name);
 
                if (dev->driver)
-                       add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-                                           buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-                                           "PHYSDEVDRIVER=%s", dev->driver->name);
+                       add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+                                      buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+                                      "PHYSDEVDRIVER=%s", dev->driver->name);
        }
 
        if (MAJOR(class_dev->devt)) {
-               add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-                                   buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-                                   "MAJOR=%u", MAJOR(class_dev->devt));
+               add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+                              buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+                              "MAJOR=%u", MAJOR(class_dev->devt));
 
-               add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-                                   buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-                                   "MINOR=%u", MINOR(class_dev->devt));
+               add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+                              buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+                              "MINOR=%u", MINOR(class_dev->devt));
        }
 
        /* terminate, set to next free slot, shrink available space */
        buffer = &buffer[length];
        buffer_size -= length;
 
-       if (class_dev->hotplug) {
+       if (class_dev->uevent) {
                /* have the class device specific function add its stuff */
-               retval = class_dev->hotplug(class_dev, envp, num_envp,
+               retval = class_dev->uevent(class_dev, envp, num_envp,
                                            buffer, buffer_size);
                if (retval)
-                       pr_debug("class_dev->hotplug() returned %d\n", retval);
-       } else if (class_dev->class->hotplug) {
+                       pr_debug("class_dev->uevent() returned %d\n", retval);
+       } else if (class_dev->class->uevent) {
                /* have the class specific function add its stuff */
-               retval = class_dev->class->hotplug(class_dev, envp, num_envp,
+               retval = class_dev->class->uevent(class_dev, envp, num_envp,
                                                   buffer, buffer_size);
                if (retval)
-                       pr_debug("class->hotplug() returned %d\n", retval);
+                       pr_debug("class->uevent() returned %d\n", retval);
        }
 
        return retval;
 }
 
-static struct kset_hotplug_ops class_hotplug_ops = {
-       .filter =       class_hotplug_filter,
-       .name =         class_hotplug_name,
-       .hotplug =      class_hotplug,
+static struct kset_uevent_ops class_uevent_ops = {
+       .filter =       class_uevent_filter,
+       .name =         class_uevent_name,
+       .uevent =       class_uevent,
 };
 
-static decl_subsys(class_obj, &ktype_class_device, &class_hotplug_ops);
+static decl_subsys(class_obj, &ktype_class_device, &class_uevent_ops);
 
 
 static int class_device_add_attrs(struct class_device * cd)
 static ssize_t store_uevent(struct class_device *class_dev,
                            const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
-       kobject_hotplug(&class_dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+       kobject_uevent(&class_dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
        return count;
 }
 
                                  class_name);
        }
 
-       kobject_hotplug(&class_dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+       kobject_uevent(&class_dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 
        /* notify any interfaces this device is now here */
        if (parent_class) {
        class_dev->class = cls;
        class_dev->parent = parent;
        class_dev->release = class_device_create_release;
-       class_dev->hotplug = class_device_create_hotplug;
+       class_dev->uevent = class_device_create_uevent;
 
        va_start(args, fmt);
        vsnprintf(class_dev->class_id, BUS_ID_SIZE, fmt, args);
                class_device_remove_file(class_dev, class_dev->devt_attr);
        class_device_remove_attrs(class_dev);
 
-       kobject_hotplug(&class_dev->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
+       kobject_uevent(&class_dev->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
        kobject_del(&class_dev->kobj);
 
        class_device_put(parent_device);
 
 };
 
 
-static int dev_hotplug_filter(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
+static int dev_uevent_filter(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
 {
        struct kobj_type *ktype = get_ktype(kobj);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-static const char *dev_hotplug_name(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
+static const char *dev_uevent_name(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
 {
        struct device *dev = to_dev(kobj);
 
        return dev->bus->name;
 }
 
-static int dev_hotplug(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
+static int dev_uevent(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
                        int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
        struct device *dev = to_dev(kobj);
 
        /* add bus name of physical device */
        if (dev->bus)
-               add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-                                   buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-                                   "PHYSDEVBUS=%s", dev->bus->name);
+               add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+                              buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+                              "PHYSDEVBUS=%s", dev->bus->name);
 
        /* add driver name of physical device */
        if (dev->driver)
-               add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-                                   buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-                                   "PHYSDEVDRIVER=%s", dev->driver->name);
+               add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+                              buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+                              "PHYSDEVDRIVER=%s", dev->driver->name);
 
        /* terminate, set to next free slot, shrink available space */
        envp[i] = NULL;
        buffer = &buffer[length];
        buffer_size -= length;
 
-       if (dev->bus && dev->bus->hotplug) {
+       if (dev->bus && dev->bus->uevent) {
                /* have the bus specific function add its stuff */
-               retval = dev->bus->hotplug (dev, envp, num_envp, buffer, buffer_size);
+               retval = dev->bus->uevent(dev, envp, num_envp, buffer, buffer_size);
                        if (retval) {
-                       pr_debug ("%s - hotplug() returned %d\n",
+                       pr_debug ("%s - uevent() returned %d\n",
                                  __FUNCTION__, retval);
                }
        }
        return retval;
 }
 
-static struct kset_hotplug_ops device_hotplug_ops = {
-       .filter =       dev_hotplug_filter,
-       .name =         dev_hotplug_name,
-       .hotplug =      dev_hotplug,
+static struct kset_uevent_ops device_uevent_ops = {
+       .filter =       dev_uevent_filter,
+       .name =         dev_uevent_name,
+       .uevent =       dev_uevent,
 };
 
 static ssize_t store_uevent(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
                            const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
-       kobject_hotplug(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+       kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
        return count;
 }
 
  *     device_subsys - structure to be registered with kobject core.
  */
 
-decl_subsys(devices, &ktype_device, &device_hotplug_ops);
+decl_subsys(devices, &ktype_device, &device_uevent_ops);
 
 
 /**
        dev->uevent_attr.store = store_uevent;
        device_create_file(dev, &dev->uevent_attr);
 
-       kobject_hotplug(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+       kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
        if ((error = device_pm_add(dev)))
                goto PMError;
        if ((error = bus_add_device(dev)))
  BusError:
        device_pm_remove(dev);
  PMError:
-       kobject_hotplug(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
+       kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
        kobject_del(&dev->kobj);
  Error:
        if (parent)
                platform_notify_remove(dev);
        bus_remove_device(dev);
        device_pm_remove(dev);
-       kobject_hotplug(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
+       kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
        kobject_del(&dev->kobj);
        if (parent)
                put_device(parent);
 
        case '0':
                ret = cpu_down(cpu->sysdev.id);
                if (!ret)
-                       kobject_hotplug(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
+                       kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
                break;
        case '1':
                ret = smp_prepare_cpu(cpu->sysdev.id);
                if (!ret)
                        ret = cpu_up(cpu->sysdev.id);
                if (!ret)
-                       kobject_hotplug(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_ONLINE);
+                       kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_ONLINE);
                break;
        default:
                ret = -EINVAL;
 
 static CLASS_ATTR(timeout, 0644, firmware_timeout_show, firmware_timeout_store);
 
 static void  fw_class_dev_release(struct class_device *class_dev);
-int firmware_class_hotplug(struct class_device *dev, char **envp,
+int firmware_class_uevent(struct class_device *dev, char **envp,
                           int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size);
 
 static struct class firmware_class = {
        .name           = "firmware",
-       .hotplug        = firmware_class_hotplug,
+       .uevent = firmware_class_uevent,
        .release        = fw_class_dev_release,
 };
 
 int
-firmware_class_hotplug(struct class_device *class_dev, char **envp,
+firmware_class_uevent(struct class_device *class_dev, char **envp,
                       int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
        struct firmware_priv *fw_priv = class_get_devdata(class_dev);
        if (!test_bit(FW_STATUS_READY, &fw_priv->status))
                return -ENODEV;
 
-       if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size, &len,
-                       "FIRMWARE=%s", fw_priv->fw_id))
+       if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size, &len,
+                          "FIRMWARE=%s", fw_priv->fw_id))
                return -ENOMEM;
-       if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size, &len,
-                       "TIMEOUT=%i", loading_timeout))
+       if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size, &len,
+                          "TIMEOUT=%i", loading_timeout))
                return -ENOMEM;
-
        envp[i] = NULL;
 
        return 0;
 
 static int
 fw_setup_class_device(struct firmware *fw, struct class_device **class_dev_p,
-                     const char *fw_name, struct device *device, int hotplug)
+                     const char *fw_name, struct device *device, int uevent)
 {
        struct class_device *class_dev;
        struct firmware_priv *fw_priv;
                goto error_unreg;
        }
 
-       if (hotplug)
+       if (uevent)
                 set_bit(FW_STATUS_READY, &fw_priv->status);
         else
                 set_bit(FW_STATUS_READY_NOHOTPLUG, &fw_priv->status);
 
 static int
 _request_firmware(const struct firmware **firmware_p, const char *name,
-                struct device *device, int hotplug)
+                struct device *device, int uevent)
 {
        struct class_device *class_dev;
        struct firmware_priv *fw_priv;
        }
 
        retval = fw_setup_class_device(firmware, &class_dev, name, device,
-               hotplug);
+                                      uevent);
        if (retval)
                goto error_kfree_fw;
 
        fw_priv = class_get_devdata(class_dev);
 
-       if (hotplug) {
+       if (uevent) {
                if (loading_timeout > 0) {
                        fw_priv->timeout.expires = jiffies + loading_timeout * HZ;
                        add_timer(&fw_priv->timeout);
                }
 
-               kobject_hotplug(&class_dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+               kobject_uevent(&class_dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
                wait_for_completion(&fw_priv->completion);
                set_bit(FW_STATUS_DONE, &fw_priv->status);
                del_timer_sync(&fw_priv->timeout);
 }
 
 /**
- * request_firmware: - request firmware to hotplug and wait for it
+ * request_firmware: - send firmware request and wait for it
  * @firmware_p: pointer to firmware image
  * @name: name of firmware file
  * @device: device for which firmware is being loaded
  *
  *      Should be called from user context where sleeping is allowed.
  *
- *      @name will be used as $FIRMWARE in the hotplug environment and
+ *      @name will be used as $FIRMWARE in the uevent environment and
  *      should be distinctive enough not to be confused with any other
  *      firmware image for this or any other device.
  **/
 request_firmware(const struct firmware **firmware_p, const char *name,
                  struct device *device)
 {
-        int hotplug = 1;
-        return _request_firmware(firmware_p, name, device, hotplug);
+        int uevent = 1;
+        return _request_firmware(firmware_p, name, device, uevent);
 }
 
 /**
        struct device *device;
        void *context;
        void (*cont)(const struct firmware *fw, void *context);
-       int hotplug;
+       int uevent;
 };
 
 static int
        }
        daemonize("%s/%s", "firmware", fw_work->name);
        ret = _request_firmware(&fw, fw_work->name, fw_work->device,
-               fw_work->hotplug);
+               fw_work->uevent);
        if (ret < 0)
                fw_work->cont(NULL, fw_work->context);
        else {
 /**
  * request_firmware_nowait: asynchronous version of request_firmware
  * @module: module requesting the firmware
- * @hotplug: invokes hotplug event to copy the firmware image if this flag
+ * @uevent: sends uevent to copy the firmware image if this flag
  *     is non-zero else the firmware copy must be done manually.
  * @name: name of firmware file
  * @device: device for which firmware is being loaded
  **/
 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))
 {
                .device = device,
                .context = context,
                .cont = cont,
-               .hotplug = hotplug,
+               .uevent = uevent,
        };
 
        ret = kernel_thread(request_firmware_work_func, fw_work,
 
        set_kset_name(MEMORY_CLASS_NAME),
 };
 
-static char *memory_hotplug_name(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
+static const char *memory_uevent_name(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
 {
        return MEMORY_CLASS_NAME;
 }
 
-static int memory_hotplug(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
+static int memory_uevent(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
                        int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
        int retval = 0;
        return retval;
 }
 
-static struct kset_hotplug_ops memory_hotplug_ops = {
-       .name           = memory_hotplug_name,
-       .hotplug        = memory_hotplug,
+static struct kset_uevent_ops memory_uevent_ops = {
+       .name           = memory_uevent_name,
+       .uevent         = memory_uevent,
 };
 
 static struct notifier_block *memory_chain;
        unsigned int i;
        int ret;
 
-       memory_sysdev_class.kset.hotplug_ops = &memory_hotplug_ops;
+       memory_sysdev_class.kset.uevent_ops = &memory_uevent_ops;
        ret = sysdev_class_register(&memory_sysdev_class);
 
        /*
 
 };
 
 static int nodemgr_bus_match(struct device * dev, struct device_driver * drv);
-static int nodemgr_hotplug(struct class_device *cdev, char **envp, int num_envp,
-                          char *buffer, int buffer_size);
+static int nodemgr_uevent(struct class_device *cdev, char **envp, int num_envp,
+                         char *buffer, int buffer_size);
 static void nodemgr_resume_ne(struct node_entry *ne);
 static void nodemgr_remove_ne(struct node_entry *ne);
 static struct node_entry *find_entry_by_guid(u64 guid);
 static struct class nodemgr_ud_class = {
        .name           = "ieee1394",
        .release        = ud_cls_release,
-       .hotplug        = nodemgr_hotplug,
+       .uevent         = nodemgr_uevent,
 };
 
 static struct hpsb_highlevel nodemgr_highlevel;
                                if (ud_child == NULL)
                                        break;
                                
-                               /* inherit unspecified values so hotplug picks it up */
+                               /* inherit unspecified values, the driver core picks it up */
                                if ((ud->flags & UNIT_DIRECTORY_MODEL_ID) &&
                                    !(ud_child->flags & UNIT_DIRECTORY_MODEL_ID))
                                {
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
 
-static int nodemgr_hotplug(struct class_device *cdev, char **envp, int num_envp,
-                          char *buffer, int buffer_size)
+static int nodemgr_uevent(struct class_device *cdev, char **envp, int num_envp,
+                         char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
        struct unit_directory *ud;
        int i = 0;
 
 #else
 
-static int nodemgr_hotplug(struct class_device *cdev, char **envp, int num_envp,
-                          char *buffer, int buffer_size)
+static int nodemgr_uevent(struct class_device *cdev, char **envp, int num_envp,
+                         char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
        return -ENODEV;
 }
 
                /* Scan our nodes to get the bus options and create node
                 * entries. This does not do the sysfs stuff, since that
-                * would trigger hotplug callbacks and such, which is a
-                * bad idea at this point. */
+                * would trigger uevents and such, which is a bad idea at
+                * this point. */
                nodemgr_node_scan(hi, generation);
 
                /* This actually does the full probe, with sysfs
 
        kfree(dev);
 }
 
-static int ib_device_hotplug(struct class_device *cdev, char **envp,
-                            int num_envp, char *buf, int size)
+static int ib_device_uevent(struct class_device *cdev, char **envp,
+                           int num_envp, char *buf, int size)
 {
        struct ib_device *dev = container_of(cdev, struct ib_device, class_dev);
        int i = 0, len = 0;
 
-       if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buf, size, &len,
-                               "NAME=%s", dev->name))
+       if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buf, size, &len,
+                          "NAME=%s", dev->name))
                return -ENOMEM;
 
        /*
-        * It might be nice to pass the node GUID to hotplug, but
+        * It might be nice to pass the node GUID with the event, but
         * right now the only way to get it is to query the device
         * provider, and this can crash during device removal because
         * we are will be running after driver removal has started.
         * We could add a node_guid field to struct ib_device, or we
-        * could just let the hotplug script read the node GUID from
-        * sysfs when devices are added.
+        * could just let userspace read the node GUID from sysfs when
+        * devices are added.
         */
 
        envp[i] = NULL;
 static struct class ib_class = {
        .name    = "infiniband",
        .release = ib_device_release,
-       .hotplug = ib_device_hotplug,
+       .uevent = ib_device_uevent,
 };
 
 int ib_device_register_sysfs(struct ib_device *device)
 
 }
 
 /*
- * Input hotplugging interface - loading event handlers based on
+ * Input uevent interface - loading event handlers based on
  * device bitfields.
  */
-static int input_add_hotplug_bm_var(char **envp, int num_envp, int *cur_index,
+static int input_add_uevent_bm_var(char **envp, int num_envp, int *cur_index,
                                    char *buffer, int buffer_size, int *cur_len,
                                    const char *name, unsigned long *bitmap, int max)
 {
 
 #define INPUT_ADD_HOTPLUG_VAR(fmt, val...)                             \
        do {                                                            \
-               int err = add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,       \
+               int err = add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,    \
                                        buffer, buffer_size, &len,      \
                                        fmt, val);                      \
                if (err)                                                \
 
 #define INPUT_ADD_HOTPLUG_BM_VAR(name, bm, max)                                \
        do {                                                            \
-               int err = input_add_hotplug_bm_var(envp, num_envp, &i,  \
+               int err = input_add_uevent_bm_var(envp, num_envp, &i,   \
                                        buffer, buffer_size, &len,      \
                                        name, bm, max);                 \
                if (err)                                                \
                        return err;                                     \
        } while (0)
 
-static int input_dev_hotplug(struct class_device *cdev, char **envp,
-                            int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
+static int input_dev_uevent(struct class_device *cdev, char **envp,
+                           int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
        struct input_dev *dev = to_input_dev(cdev);
        int i = 0;
 struct class input_class = {
        .name                   = "input",
        .release                = input_dev_release,
-       .hotplug                = input_dev_hotplug,
+       .uevent                 = input_dev_uevent,
 };
 
 struct input_dev *input_allocate_device(void)
 
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
 
-#define SERIO_ADD_HOTPLUG_VAR(fmt, val...)                             \
+#define SERIO_ADD_UEVENT_VAR(fmt, val...)                              \
        do {                                                            \
-               int err = add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,       \
+               int err = add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,    \
                                        buffer, buffer_size, &len,      \
                                        fmt, val);                      \
                if (err)                                                \
                        return err;                                     \
        } while (0)
 
-static int serio_hotplug(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
+static int serio_uevent(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
        struct serio *serio;
        int i = 0;
 
        serio = to_serio_port(dev);
 
-       SERIO_ADD_HOTPLUG_VAR("SERIO_TYPE=%02x", serio->id.type);
-       SERIO_ADD_HOTPLUG_VAR("SERIO_PROTO=%02x", serio->id.proto);
-       SERIO_ADD_HOTPLUG_VAR("SERIO_ID=%02x", serio->id.id);
-       SERIO_ADD_HOTPLUG_VAR("SERIO_EXTRA=%02x", serio->id.extra);
-       SERIO_ADD_HOTPLUG_VAR("MODALIAS=serio:ty%02Xpr%02Xid%02Xex%02X",
+       SERIO_ADD_UEVENT_VAR("SERIO_TYPE=%02x", serio->id.type);
+       SERIO_ADD_UEVENT_VAR("SERIO_PROTO=%02x", serio->id.proto);
+       SERIO_ADD_UEVENT_VAR("SERIO_ID=%02x", serio->id.id);
+       SERIO_ADD_UEVENT_VAR("SERIO_EXTRA=%02x", serio->id.extra);
+       SERIO_ADD_UEVENT_VAR("MODALIAS=serio:ty%02Xpr%02Xid%02Xex%02X",
                                serio->id.type, serio->id.proto, serio->id.id, serio->id.extra);
        envp[i] = NULL;
 
        return 0;
 }
-#undef SERIO_ADD_HOTPLUG_VAR
+#undef SERIO_ADD_UEVENT_VAR
 
 #else
 
-static int serio_hotplug(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
+static int serio_uevent(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
        return -ENODEV;
 }
        serio_bus.dev_attrs = serio_device_attrs;
        serio_bus.drv_attrs = serio_driver_attrs;
        serio_bus.match = serio_bus_match;
-       serio_bus.hotplug = serio_hotplug;
+       serio_bus.uevent = serio_uevent;
        serio_bus.resume = serio_resume;
        bus_register(&serio_bus);
 
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int macio_hotplug (struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
+static int macio_uevent(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
                           char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
        struct macio_dev * macio_dev;
 struct bus_type macio_bus_type = {
        .name   = "macio",
        .match  = macio_bus_match,
-       .hotplug = macio_hotplug,
+       .uevent = macio_uevent,
        .suspend        = macio_device_suspend,
        .resume = macio_device_resume,
        .dev_attrs = macio_dev_attrs,
 
 }
 
 static int
-mmc_bus_hotplug(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buf,
+mmc_bus_uevent(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buf,
                int buf_size)
 {
        struct mmc_card *card = dev_to_mmc_card(dev);
        .name           = "mmc",
        .dev_attrs      = mmc_dev_attrs,
        .match          = mmc_bus_match,
-       .hotplug        = mmc_bus_hotplug,
+       .uevent         = mmc_bus_uevent,
        .suspend        = mmc_bus_suspend,
        .resume         = mmc_bus_resume,
 };
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include "pci.h"
 
-int pci_hotplug (struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
-                char *buffer, int buffer_size)
+int pci_uevent(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
+              char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
        struct pci_dev *pdev;
        int i = 0;
        if (!pdev)
                return -ENODEV;
 
-       if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-                               buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-                               "PCI_CLASS=%04X", pdev->class))
+       if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+                          buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+                          "PCI_CLASS=%04X", pdev->class))
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-                               buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-                               "PCI_ID=%04X:%04X", pdev->vendor, pdev->device))
+       if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+                          buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+                          "PCI_ID=%04X:%04X", pdev->vendor, pdev->device))
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-                               buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-                               "PCI_SUBSYS_ID=%04X:%04X", pdev->subsystem_vendor,
-                               pdev->subsystem_device))
+       if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+                          buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+                          "PCI_SUBSYS_ID=%04X:%04X", pdev->subsystem_vendor,
+                          pdev->subsystem_device))
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-                               buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-                               "PCI_SLOT_NAME=%s", pci_name(pdev)))
+       if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+                          buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+                          "PCI_SLOT_NAME=%s", pci_name(pdev)))
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-                               buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-                               "MODALIAS=pci:v%08Xd%08Xsv%08Xsd%08Xbc%02Xsc%02Xi%02x",
-                               pdev->vendor, pdev->device,
-                               pdev->subsystem_vendor, pdev->subsystem_device,
-                               (u8)(pdev->class >> 16), (u8)(pdev->class >> 8),
-                               (u8)(pdev->class)))
+       if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+                          buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+                          "MODALIAS=pci:v%08Xd%08Xsv%08Xsd%08Xbc%02Xsc%02Xi%02x",
+                          pdev->vendor, pdev->device,
+                          pdev->subsystem_vendor, pdev->subsystem_device,
+                          (u8)(pdev->class >> 16), (u8)(pdev->class >> 8),
+                          (u8)(pdev->class)))
                return -ENOMEM;
 
        envp[i] = NULL;
 
 }
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
-int pci_hotplug (struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
-                char *buffer, int buffer_size)
+int pci_uevent(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
+              char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
        return -ENODEV;
 }
 struct bus_type pci_bus_type = {
        .name           = "pci",
        .match          = pci_bus_match,
-       .hotplug        = pci_hotplug,
+       .uevent         = pci_uevent,
        .suspend        = pci_device_suspend,
        .resume         = pci_device_resume,
        .dev_attrs      = pci_dev_attrs,
 
 /* Functions internal to the PCI core code */
 
-extern int pci_hotplug (struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
-                        char *buffer, int buffer_size);
+extern int pci_uevent(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
+                     char *buffer, int buffer_size);
 extern int pci_create_sysfs_dev_files(struct pci_dev *pdev);
 extern void pci_remove_sysfs_dev_files(struct pci_dev *pdev);
 extern void pci_cleanup_rom(struct pci_dev *dev);
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pcmcia_insert_card);
 
 
-static int pcmcia_socket_hotplug(struct class_device *dev, char **envp,
-                               int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
+static int pcmcia_socket_uevent(struct class_device *dev, char **envp,
+                               int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
        struct pcmcia_socket *s = container_of(dev, struct pcmcia_socket, dev);
        int i = 0, length = 0;
 
-       if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size,
-                               &length, "SOCKET_NO=%u", s->sock))
+       if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size,
+                          &length, "SOCKET_NO=%u", s->sock))
                return -ENOMEM;
 
        envp[i] = NULL;
 
 struct class pcmcia_socket_class = {
        .name = "pcmcia_socket",
-        .hotplug = pcmcia_socket_hotplug,
+       .uevent = pcmcia_socket_uevent,
        .release = pcmcia_release_socket,
        .class_release = pcmcia_release_socket_class,
 };
 
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
 
-static int pcmcia_bus_hotplug(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
-                             char *buffer, int buffer_size)
+static int pcmcia_bus_uevent(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
+                            char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
        struct pcmcia_device *p_dev;
        int i, length = 0;
 
        i = 0;
 
-       if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-                               buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-                               "SOCKET_NO=%u",
-                               p_dev->socket->sock))
+       if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+                          buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+                          "SOCKET_NO=%u",
+                          p_dev->socket->sock))
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-                               buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-                               "DEVICE_NO=%02X",
-                               p_dev->device_no))
+       if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+                          buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+                          "DEVICE_NO=%02X",
+                          p_dev->device_no))
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-                               buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-                               "MODALIAS=pcmcia:m%04Xc%04Xf%02Xfn%02Xpfn%02X"
-                               "pa%08Xpb%08Xpc%08Xpd%08X",
-                               p_dev->has_manf_id ? p_dev->manf_id : 0,
-                               p_dev->has_card_id ? p_dev->card_id : 0,
-                               p_dev->has_func_id ? p_dev->func_id : 0,
-                               p_dev->func,
-                               p_dev->device_no,
-                               hash[0],
-                               hash[1],
-                               hash[2],
-                               hash[3]))
+       if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+                          buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+                          "MODALIAS=pcmcia:m%04Xc%04Xf%02Xfn%02Xpfn%02X"
+                          "pa%08Xpb%08Xpc%08Xpd%08X",
+                          p_dev->has_manf_id ? p_dev->manf_id : 0,
+                          p_dev->has_card_id ? p_dev->card_id : 0,
+                          p_dev->has_func_id ? p_dev->func_id : 0,
+                          p_dev->func,
+                          p_dev->device_no,
+                          hash[0],
+                          hash[1],
+                          hash[2],
+                          hash[3]))
                return -ENOMEM;
 
        envp[i] = NULL;
 
 #else
 
-static int pcmcia_bus_hotplug(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
+static int pcmcia_bus_uevent(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
                              char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
        return -ENODEV;
 
 struct bus_type pcmcia_bus_type = {
        .name = "pcmcia",
-       .hotplug = pcmcia_bus_hotplug,
+       .uevent = pcmcia_bus_uevent,
        .match = pcmcia_bus_match,
        .dev_attrs = pcmcia_dev_attrs,
 };
 
        }
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(ioa_cfg->host->host_lock, lock_flags);
-       kobject_hotplug(&ioa_cfg->host->shost_classdev.kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
+       kobject_uevent(&ioa_cfg->host->shost_classdev.kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
        LEAVE;
 }
 
 
  * Most USB device drivers will use this indirectly, through the usb core,
  * but some layered driver frameworks use it directly.
  * These device tables are exported with MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE, through
- * modutils and "modules.usbmap", to support the driver loading
- * functionality of USB hotplugging.
+ * modutils, to support the driver loading functionality of USB hotplugging.
  *
  * What Matches:
  *
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
 
 /*
- * USB hotplugging invokes what /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug says
- * (normally /sbin/hotplug) when USB devices get added or removed.
- *
- * This invokes a user mode policy agent, typically helping to load driver
+ * This sends an uevent to userspace, typically helping to load driver
  * or other modules, configure the device, and more.  Drivers can provide
  * a MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE to help with module loading subtasks.
  *
  * delays in event delivery.  Use sysfs (and DEVPATH) to make sure the
  * device (and this configuration!) are still present.
  */
-static int usb_hotplug (struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
-                       char *buffer, int buffer_size)
+static int usb_uevent(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
+                     char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
        struct usb_interface *intf;
        struct usb_device *usb_dev;
                return -ENODEV;
 
        /* driver is often null here; dev_dbg() would oops */
-       pr_debug ("usb %s: hotplug\n", dev->bus_id);
+       pr_debug ("usb %s: uevent\n", dev->bus_id);
 
        /* Must check driver_data here, as on remove driver is always NULL */
        if ((dev->driver == &usb_generic_driver) || 
         *
         * FIXME reduce hardwired intelligence here
         */
-       if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-                               buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-                               "DEVICE=/proc/bus/usb/%03d/%03d",
-                               usb_dev->bus->busnum, usb_dev->devnum))
+       if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+                          buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+                          "DEVICE=/proc/bus/usb/%03d/%03d",
+                          usb_dev->bus->busnum, usb_dev->devnum))
                return -ENOMEM;
 #endif
 
        /* per-device configurations are common */
-       if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-                               buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-                               "PRODUCT=%x/%x/%x",
-                               le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.idVendor),
-                               le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.idProduct),
-                               le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.bcdDevice)))
+       if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+                          buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+                          "PRODUCT=%x/%x/%x",
+                          le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.idVendor),
+                          le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.idProduct),
+                          le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.bcdDevice)))
                return -ENOMEM;
 
        /* class-based driver binding models */
-       if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-                               buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-                               "TYPE=%d/%d/%d",
-                               usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceClass,
-                               usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceSubClass,
-                               usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceProtocol))
+       if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+                          buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+                          "TYPE=%d/%d/%d",
+                          usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceClass,
+                          usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceSubClass,
+                          usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceProtocol))
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-                               buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-                               "INTERFACE=%d/%d/%d",
-                               alt->desc.bInterfaceClass,
-                               alt->desc.bInterfaceSubClass,
-                               alt->desc.bInterfaceProtocol))
+       if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+                          buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+                          "INTERFACE=%d/%d/%d",
+                          alt->desc.bInterfaceClass,
+                          alt->desc.bInterfaceSubClass,
+                          alt->desc.bInterfaceProtocol))
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-                               buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-                               "MODALIAS=usb:v%04Xp%04Xd%04Xdc%02Xdsc%02Xdp%02Xic%02Xisc%02Xip%02X",
-                               le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.idVendor),
-                               le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.idProduct),
-                               le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.bcdDevice),
-                               usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceClass,
-                               usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceSubClass,
-                               usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceProtocol,
-                               alt->desc.bInterfaceClass,
-                               alt->desc.bInterfaceSubClass,
-                               alt->desc.bInterfaceProtocol))
+       if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+                          buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+                          "MODALIAS=usb:v%04Xp%04Xd%04Xdc%02Xdsc%02Xdp%02Xic%02Xisc%02Xip%02X",
+                          le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.idVendor),
+                          le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.idProduct),
+                          le16_to_cpu(usb_dev->descriptor.bcdDevice),
+                          usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceClass,
+                          usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceSubClass,
+                          usb_dev->descriptor.bDeviceProtocol,
+                          alt->desc.bInterfaceClass,
+                          alt->desc.bInterfaceSubClass,
+                          alt->desc.bInterfaceProtocol))
                return -ENOMEM;
 
        envp[i] = NULL;
 
 #else
 
-static int usb_hotplug (struct device *dev, char **envp,
+static int usb_uevent(struct device *dev, char **envp,
                        int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
        return -ENODEV;
 struct bus_type usb_bus_type = {
        .name =         "usb",
        .match =        usb_device_match,
-       .hotplug =      usb_hotplug,
+       .uevent =       usb_uevent,
        .suspend =      usb_generic_suspend,
        .resume =       usb_generic_resume,
 };
 
         device_initialize(&fake_device);
         kobject_set_name(&fake_device.kobj, "etrax_usb");
         kobject_add(&fake_device.kobj);
-        kobject_hotplug(&fake_device.kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+       kobject_uevent(&fake_device.kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
         hc->bus->controller = &fake_device;
        usb_register_bus(hc->bus);
 
 
 /* Default family */
 static struct w1_family w1_default_family;
 
-static int w1_hotplug(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size);
+static int w1_uevent(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size);
 
 static struct bus_type w1_bus_type = {
        .name = "w1",
        .match = w1_master_match,
-       .hotplug = w1_hotplug,
+       .uevent = w1_uevent,
 };
 
 struct device_driver w1_master_driver = {
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
-static int w1_hotplug(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
+static int w1_uevent(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
        struct w1_master *md = NULL;
        struct w1_slave *sl = NULL;
                event_owner = "slave";
                name = sl->name;
        } else {
-               dev_dbg(dev, "Unknown hotplug event.\n");
+               dev_dbg(dev, "Unknown event.\n");
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
        if (dev->driver != &w1_slave_driver || !sl)
                return 0;
 
-       err = add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &cur_index, buffer, buffer_size, &cur_len, "W1_FID=%02X", sl->reg_num.family);
+       err = add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &cur_index, buffer, buffer_size, &cur_len, "W1_FID=%02X", sl->reg_num.family);
        if (err)
                return err;
 
-       err = add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &cur_index, buffer, buffer_size, &cur_len, "W1_SLAVE_ID=%024LX", (u64)sl->reg_num.id);
+       err = add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &cur_index, buffer, buffer_size, &cur_len, "W1_SLAVE_ID=%024LX", (u64)sl->reg_num.id);
        if (err)
                return err;
 
        return 0;
 };
 #else
-static int w1_hotplug(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
+static int w1_uevent(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
        return 0;
 }
 
 static ssize_t part_uevent_store(struct hd_struct * p,
                                 const char *page, size_t count)
 {
-       kobject_hotplug(&p->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+       kobject_uevent(&p->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
        return count;
 }
 static ssize_t part_dev_read(struct hd_struct * p, char *page)
        if ((err = kobject_add(&disk->kobj)))
                return;
        disk_sysfs_symlinks(disk);
-       kobject_hotplug(&disk->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+       kobject_uevent(&disk->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 
        /* No minors to use for partitions */
        if (disk->minors == 1) {
                sysfs_remove_link(&disk->driverfs_dev->kobj, "block");
                put_device(disk->driverfs_dev);
        }
-       kobject_hotplug(&disk->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
+       kobject_uevent(&disk->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
        kobject_del(&disk->kobj);
 }
 
        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);
 };
        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);
  * 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 {
        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 */
 };
 
 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));
 
 
 #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;
  *     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);
 };
 
        struct list_head        list;
        spinlock_t              list_lock;
        struct kobject          kobj;
-       struct kset_hotplug_ops * hotplug_ops;
+       struct kset_uevent_ops  * uevent_ops;
 };
 
 
        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, \
        } \
 }
 
 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; }
 
        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 */
 
  * 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.
  */
 
 /* current uevent sequence number */
 static ssize_t uevent_seqnum_show(struct subsystem *subsys, char *page)
 {
-       return sprintf(page, "%llu\n", (unsigned long long)hotplug_seqnum);
+       return sprintf(page, "%llu\n", (unsigned long long)uevent_seqnum);
 }
 KERNEL_ATTR_RO(uevent_seqnum);
 
 /* uevent helper program, used during early boo */
 static ssize_t uevent_helper_show(struct subsystem *subsys, char *page)
 {
-       return sprintf(page, "%s\n", hotplug_path);
+       return sprintf(page, "%s\n", uevent_helper);
 }
 static ssize_t uevent_helper_store(struct subsystem *subsys, const char *page, size_t count)
 {
-       if (count+1 > HOTPLUG_PATH_LEN)
+       if (count+1 > UEVENT_HELPER_PATH_LEN)
                return -ENOENT;
-       memcpy(hotplug_path, page, count);
-       hotplug_path[count] = '\0';
-       if (count && hotplug_path[count-1] == '\n')
-               hotplug_path[count-1] = '\0';
+       memcpy(uevent_helper, page, count);
+       uevent_helper[count] = '\0';
+       if (count && uevent_helper[count-1] == '\n')
+               uevent_helper[count-1] = '\0';
        return count;
 }
 KERNEL_ATTR_RW(uevent_helper);
 
        {
                .ctl_name       = KERN_HOTPLUG,
                .procname       = "hotplug",
-               .data           = &hotplug_path,
-               .maxlen         = HOTPLUG_PATH_LEN,
+               .data           = &uevent_helper,
+               .maxlen         = UEVENT_HELPER_PATH_LEN,
                .mode           = 0644,
                .proc_handler   = &proc_dostring,
                .strategy       = &sysctl_string,
 
                               kobject_name(kobj),error);
                        dump_stack();
                } else
-                       kobject_hotplug(kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+                       kobject_uevent(kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
        } else
                error = -EINVAL;
        return error;
 void kobject_unregister(struct kobject * kobj)
 {
        pr_debug("kobject %s: unregistering\n",kobject_name(kobj));
-       kobject_hotplug(kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
+       kobject_uevent(kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
        kobject_del(kobj);
        kobject_put(kobj);
 }
 
 #include <linux/kobject.h>
 #include <net/sock.h>
 
-#define BUFFER_SIZE    1024    /* buffer for the hotplug env */
+#define BUFFER_SIZE    1024    /* buffer for the variables */
 #define NUM_ENVP       32      /* number of env pointers */
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_HOTPLUG)
-char hotplug_path[HOTPLUG_PATH_LEN] = "/sbin/hotplug";
-u64 hotplug_seqnum;
+char uevent_helper[UEVENT_HELPER_PATH_LEN] = "/sbin/hotplug";
+u64 uevent_seqnum;
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(sequence_lock);
 static struct sock *uevent_sock;
 
 }
 
 /**
- * kobject_hotplug - notify userspace by executing /sbin/hotplug
+ * kobject_uevent - notify userspace by ending an uevent
  *
- * @action: action that is happening (usually "ADD" or "REMOVE")
+ * @action: action that is happening (usually KOBJ_ADD and KOBJ_REMOVE)
  * @kobj: struct kobject that the action is happening to
  */
-void kobject_hotplug(struct kobject *kobj, enum kobject_action action)
+void kobject_uevent(struct kobject *kobj, enum kobject_action action)
 {
        char **envp;
        char *buffer;
        const char *subsystem;
        struct kobject *top_kobj;
        struct kset *kset;
-       struct kset_hotplug_ops *hotplug_ops;
+       struct kset_uevent_ops *uevent_ops;
        u64 seq;
        char *seq_buff;
        int i = 0;
                return;
 
        kset = top_kobj->kset;
-       hotplug_ops = kset->hotplug_ops;
+       uevent_ops = kset->uevent_ops;
 
        /*  skip the event, if the filter returns zero. */
-       if (hotplug_ops && hotplug_ops->filter)
-               if (!hotplug_ops->filter(kset, kobj))
+       if (uevent_ops && uevent_ops->filter)
+               if (!uevent_ops->filter(kset, kobj))
                        return;
 
        /* environment index */
                goto exit;
 
        /* originating subsystem */
-       if (hotplug_ops && hotplug_ops->name)
-               subsystem = hotplug_ops->name(kset, kobj);
+       if (uevent_ops && uevent_ops->name)
+               subsystem = uevent_ops->name(kset, kobj);
        else
                subsystem = kobject_name(&kset->kobj);
 
        scratch += strlen("SEQNUM=18446744073709551616") + 1;
 
        /* let the kset specific function add its stuff */
-       if (hotplug_ops && hotplug_ops->hotplug) {
-               retval = hotplug_ops->hotplug (kset, kobj,
+       if (uevent_ops && uevent_ops->uevent) {
+               retval = uevent_ops->uevent(kset, kobj,
                                  &envp[i], NUM_ENVP - i, scratch,
                                  BUFFER_SIZE - (scratch - buffer));
                if (retval) {
-                       pr_debug ("%s - hotplug() returned %d\n",
+                       pr_debug ("%s - uevent() returned %d\n",
                                  __FUNCTION__, retval);
                        goto exit;
                }
 
        /* we will send an event, request a new sequence number */
        spin_lock(&sequence_lock);
-       seq = ++hotplug_seqnum;
+       seq = ++uevent_seqnum;
        spin_unlock(&sequence_lock);
        sprintf(seq_buff, "SEQNUM=%llu", (unsigned long long)seq);
 
        }
 
        /* call uevent_helper, usually only enabled during early boot */
-       if (hotplug_path[0]) {
+       if (uevent_helper[0]) {
                char *argv [3];
 
-               argv [0] = hotplug_path;
+               argv [0] = uevent_helper;
                argv [1] = (char *)subsystem;
                argv [2] = NULL;
                call_usermodehelper (argv[0], argv, envp, 0);
        kfree(envp);
        return;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_hotplug);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobject_uevent);
 
 /**
- * add_hotplug_env_var - helper for creating hotplug environment variables
+ * add_uevent_var - helper for creating event variables
  * @envp: Pointer to table of environment variables, as passed into
- * hotplug() method.
+ * uevent() method.
  * @num_envp: Number of environment variable slots available, as
- * passed into hotplug() method.
+ * passed into uevent() method.
  * @cur_index: Pointer to current index into @envp.  It should be
- * initialized to 0 before the first call to add_hotplug_env_var(),
+ * initialized to 0 before the first call to add_uevent_var(),
  * and will be incremented on success.
  * @buffer: Pointer to buffer for environment variables, as passed
- * into hotplug() method.
- * @buffer_size: Length of @buffer, as passed into hotplug() method.
+ * into uevent() method.
+ * @buffer_size: Length of @buffer, as passed into uevent() method.
  * @cur_len: Pointer to current length of space used in @buffer.
  * Should be initialized to 0 before the first call to
- * add_hotplug_env_var(), and will be incremented on success.
+ * add_uevent_var(), and will be incremented on success.
  * @format: Format for creating environment variable (of the form
  * "XXX=%x") for snprintf().
  *
  * Returns 0 if environment variable was added successfully or -ENOMEM
  * if no space was available.
  */
-int add_hotplug_env_var(char **envp, int num_envp, int *cur_index,
-                       char *buffer, int buffer_size, int *cur_len,
-                       const char *format, ...)
+int add_uevent_var(char **envp, int num_envp, int *cur_index,
+                  char *buffer, int buffer_size, int *cur_len,
+                  const char *format, ...)
 {
        va_list args;
 
        /*
         * We check against num_envp - 1 to make sure there is at
-        * least one slot left after we return, since the hotplug
-        * method needs to set the last slot to NULL.
+        * least one slot left after we return, since kobject_uevent()
+        * needs to set the last slot to NULL.
         */
        if (*cur_index >= num_envp - 1)
                return -ENOMEM;
        (*cur_index)++;
        return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(add_hotplug_env_var);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(add_uevent_var);
 
 static int __init kobject_uevent_init(void)
 {
 
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
-static int bt_hotplug(struct class_device *cdev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buf, int size)
+static int bt_uevent(struct class_device *cdev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buf, int size)
 {
        struct hci_dev *hdev = class_get_devdata(cdev);
        int n, i = 0;
        .name           = "bluetooth",
        .release        = bt_release,
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
-       .hotplug        = bt_hotplug,
+       .uevent         = bt_uevent,
 #endif
 };
 
 
        if (err)
                goto out2;
 
-       kobject_hotplug(&p->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+       kobject_uevent(&p->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
        return 0;
  out2:
        kobject_del(&p->kobj);
 {
        pr_debug("br_sysfs_removeif\n");
        sysfs_remove_link(&p->br->ifobj, p->dev->name);
-       kobject_hotplug(&p->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
+       kobject_uevent(&p->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
        kobject_del(&p->kobj);
 }
 
 
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
-static int netdev_hotplug(struct class_device *cd, char **envp,
-                         int num_envp, char *buf, int size)
+static int netdev_uevent(struct class_device *cd, char **envp,
+                        int num_envp, char *buf, int size)
 {
        struct net_device *dev = to_net_dev(cd);
        int i = 0;
        int n;
 
-       /* pass interface in env to hotplug. */
+       /* pass interface to uevent. */
        envp[i++] = buf;
        n = snprintf(buf, size, "INTERFACE=%s", dev->name) + 1;
        buf += n;
        .name = "net",
        .release = netdev_release,
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
-       .hotplug = netdev_hotplug,
+       .uevent = netdev_uevent,
 #endif
 };