dummy_driver.init_termios = tty_std_termios;
        dummy_driver.init_termios.c_cflag =
                B115200 | CS8 | CREAD | HUPCL | CLOCAL; /* is normally B9600 default... */
-       dummy_driver.flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS;
+       dummy_driver.flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
 
        dummy_driver.open = dummy_open;
        dummy_driver.close = dummy_close;
 
        dummy_driver.init_termios = tty_std_termios;
        dummy_driver.init_termios.c_cflag =
                B115200 | CS8 | CREAD | HUPCL | CLOCAL; /* is normally B9600 default... */
-       dummy_driver.flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS;
+       dummy_driver.flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
 
        dummy_driver.open = dummy_open;
        dummy_driver.close = dummy_close;
 
     siccnormal_driver->subtype = SERIAL_TYPE_NORMAL;
     siccnormal_driver->init_termios = tty_std_termios;
     siccnormal_driver->init_termios.c_cflag = B9600 | CS8 | CREAD | HUPCL | CLOCAL;
-    siccnormal_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS;
+    siccnormal_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
     tty_set_operations(siccnormal_driver, &sicc_ops);
 
     if (tty_register_driver(siccnormal_driver))
 
        ip2_tty_driver->subtype              = SERIAL_TYPE_NORMAL;
        ip2_tty_driver->init_termios         = tty_std_termios;
        ip2_tty_driver->init_termios.c_cflag = B9600|CS8|CREAD|HUPCL|CLOCAL;
-       ip2_tty_driver->flags                = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS;
+       ip2_tty_driver->flags                = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
        tty_set_operations(ip2_tty_driver, &ip2_ops);
 
        ip2trace (ITRC_NO_PORT, ITRC_INIT, 3, 0 );
 
        ptm_driver->init_termios.c_cflag = B38400 | CS8 | CREAD;
        ptm_driver->init_termios.c_lflag = 0;
        ptm_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_RESET_TERMIOS | TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW |
-               TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS | TTY_DRIVER_DEVPTS_MEM;
+               TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV | TTY_DRIVER_DEVPTS_MEM;
        ptm_driver->other = pts_driver;
        tty_set_operations(ptm_driver, &pty_ops);
        ptm_driver->ioctl = pty_unix98_ioctl;
        pts_driver->init_termios = tty_std_termios;
        pts_driver->init_termios.c_cflag = B38400 | CS8 | CREAD;
        pts_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_RESET_TERMIOS | TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW |
-               TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS | TTY_DRIVER_DEVPTS_MEM;
+               TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV | TTY_DRIVER_DEVPTS_MEM;
        pts_driver->other = ptm_driver;
        tty_set_operations(pts_driver, &pty_ops);
        
 
         */
 
        rocket_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
-       rocket_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS;
+       rocket_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
        rocket_driver->name = "ttyR";
        rocket_driver->driver_name = "Comtrol RocketPort";
        rocket_driver->major = TTY_ROCKET_MAJOR;
        rocket_driver->init_termios.c_cflag =
            B9600 | CS8 | CREAD | HUPCL | CLOCAL;
 #ifdef ROCKET_SOFT_FLOW
-       rocket_driver->flags |= TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS;
+       rocket_driver->flags |= TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
 #endif
        tty_set_operations(rocket_driver, &rocket_ops);
 
 
  * Returns a pointer to the class device (or ERR_PTR(-EFOO) on error).
  *
  * This call is required to be made to register an individual tty device if
- * the tty driver's flags have the TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS bit set.  If that
- * bit is not set, this function should not be called.
+ * the tty driver's flags have the TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV bit set.  If that
+ * bit is not set, this function should not be called by a tty driver.
  */
 struct class_device *tty_register_device(struct tty_driver *driver,
                                         unsigned index, struct device *device)
        
        list_add(&driver->tty_drivers, &tty_drivers);
        
-       if ( !(driver->flags & TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS) ) {
+       if ( !(driver->flags & TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV) ) {
                for(i = 0; i < driver->num; i++)
                    tty_register_device(driver, i, NULL);
        }
                        driver->termios_locked[i] = NULL;
                        kfree(tp);
                }
-               if (!(driver->flags & TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS))
+               if (!(driver->flags & TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV))
                        tty_unregister_device(driver, i);
        }
        p = driver->ttys;
 
        tty->major =            GIG_MAJOR,
        tty->type =             TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_SERIAL,
        tty->subtype =          SERIAL_TYPE_NORMAL,
-       tty->flags =            TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS,
+       tty->flags =            TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
 
        tty->driver_name =      procname;
        tty->name =             devname;
 
        m->tty_modem->subtype = SERIAL_TYPE_NORMAL;
        m->tty_modem->init_termios = tty_std_termios;
        m->tty_modem->init_termios.c_cflag = B9600 | CS8 | CREAD | HUPCL | CLOCAL;
-       m->tty_modem->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS;
+       m->tty_modem->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
        m->tty_modem->driver_name = "isdn_tty";
        tty_set_operations(m->tty_modem, &modem_ops);
        retval = tty_register_driver(m->tty_modem);
 
        driver->type = TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_SYSTEM;
        driver->subtype = SYSTEM_TYPE_TTY;
        driver->init_termios = tty_std_termios;
-       driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_RESET_TERMIOS | TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS;
+       driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_RESET_TERMIOS | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
        tty_set_operations(driver, &tty3270_ops);
        ret = tty_register_driver(driver);
        if (ret) {
 
        driver->init_termios = tty_std_termios;
        driver->init_termios.c_cflag =
                B115200 | CS8 | CREAD | HUPCL | CLOCAL; /* is normally B9600 default... */
-       driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS;
+       driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
        driver->termios = serial_termios;
        driver->termios_locked = serial_termios_locked;
 
 
        normal->subtype         = SERIAL_TYPE_NORMAL;
        normal->init_termios    = tty_std_termios;
        normal->init_termios.c_cflag = B9600 | CS8 | CREAD | HUPCL | CLOCAL;
-       normal->flags           = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS;
+       normal->flags           = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
        normal->driver_state    = drv;
        tty_set_operations(normal, &uart_ops);
 
 
        serial_driver->init_termios = tty_std_termios;
        serial_driver->init_termios.c_cflag =
                B9600 | CS8 | CREAD | HUPCL | CLOCAL;
-       serial_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS;
+       serial_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
        tty_set_operations(serial_driver, &serial_ops);
 
        if (tty_register_driver(serial_driver))
 
        acm_tty_driver->minor_start = 0,
        acm_tty_driver->type = TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_SERIAL,
        acm_tty_driver->subtype = SERIAL_TYPE_NORMAL,
-       acm_tty_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS,
+       acm_tty_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
        acm_tty_driver->init_termios = tty_std_termios;
        acm_tty_driver->init_termios.c_cflag = B9600 | CS8 | CREAD | HUPCL | CLOCAL;
        tty_set_operations(acm_tty_driver, &acm_ops);
 
        gs_tty_driver->minor_start = GS_MINOR_START;
        gs_tty_driver->type = TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_SERIAL;
        gs_tty_driver->subtype = SERIAL_TYPE_NORMAL;
-       gs_tty_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS;
+       gs_tty_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
        gs_tty_driver->init_termios = tty_std_termios;
        gs_tty_driver->init_termios.c_cflag = B9600 | CS8 | CREAD | HUPCL | CLOCAL;
        tty_set_operations(gs_tty_driver, &gs_tty_ops);
 
        usb_serial_tty_driver->minor_start = 0;
        usb_serial_tty_driver->type = TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_SERIAL;
        usb_serial_tty_driver->subtype = SERIAL_TYPE_NORMAL;
-       usb_serial_tty_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS;
+       usb_serial_tty_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
        usb_serial_tty_driver->init_termios = tty_std_termios;
        usb_serial_tty_driver->init_termios.c_cflag = B9600 | CS8 | CREAD | HUPCL | CLOCAL;
        tty_set_operations(usb_serial_tty_driver, &serial_ops);
 
  *     is also a promise, if the above case is true, not to signal
  *     overruns, either.)
  *
- * TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS --- if set, do not create devfs entries. This
- *     is only used by tty_register_driver().
+ * TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV --- if set, the individual tty devices need
+ *     to be registered with a call to tty_register_driver() when the
+ *     device is found in the system and unregistered with a call to
+ *     tty_unregister_device() so the devices will be show up
+ *     properly in sysfs.  If not set, driver->num entries will be
+ *     created by the tty core in sysfs when tty_register_driver() is
+ *     called.  This is to be used by drivers that have tty devices
+ *     that can appear and disappear while the main tty driver is
+ *     registered with the tty core.
  *
  * TTY_DRIVER_DEVPTS_MEM -- don't use the standard arrays, instead
  *     use dynamic memory keyed through the devpts filesystem.  This
 #define TTY_DRIVER_INSTALLED           0x0001
 #define TTY_DRIVER_RESET_TERMIOS       0x0002
 #define TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW            0x0004
-#define TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS            0x0008
+#define TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV         0x0008
 #define TTY_DRIVER_DEVPTS_MEM          0x0010
 
 /* tty driver types */
 
        rfcomm_tty_driver->minor_start  = RFCOMM_TTY_MINOR;
        rfcomm_tty_driver->type         = TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_SERIAL;
        rfcomm_tty_driver->subtype      = SERIAL_TYPE_NORMAL;
-       rfcomm_tty_driver->flags        = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS;
+       rfcomm_tty_driver->flags        = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
        rfcomm_tty_driver->init_termios = tty_std_termios;
        rfcomm_tty_driver->init_termios.c_cflag = B9600 | CS8 | CREAD | HUPCL | CLOCAL;
        tty_set_operations(rfcomm_tty_driver, &rfcomm_ops);