diff --git a/Documentation/powerpc/eeh-pci-error-recovery.txt b/Documentation/powerpc/eeh-pci-error-recovery.txt
index e75d7474322c..67a11a36270c 100644
--- a/Documentation/powerpc/eeh-pci-error-recovery.txt
+++ b/Documentation/powerpc/eeh-pci-error-recovery.txt
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ Current PPC64 Linux EEH Implementation
 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.
 
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ A handler for the EEH notifier_block events is implemented in
 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.
@@ -258,29 +258,30 @@ rpa_php_unconfig_pci_adapter() {             // in rpaphp_pci.c
     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
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vio.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vio.c
index 71a6addf9f7f..13c41495fe06 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vio.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vio.c
@@ -293,6 +293,6 @@ static int vio_hotplug(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
 
 struct bus_type vio_bus_type = {
 	.name = "vio",
-	.hotplug = vio_hotplug,
+	.uevent = vio_hotplug,
 	.match = vio_bus_match,
 };
diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index f04609d553b8..f1ed83f3f083 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ static struct sysfs_ops disk_sysfs_ops = {
 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)
@@ -455,14 +455,14 @@ static struct kobj_type ktype_block = {
 
 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);
@@ -474,40 +474,40 @@ static int block_hotplug(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
 
 	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 */
@@ -520,13 +520,13 @@ static int block_hotplug(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
 	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);
 
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/container.c b/drivers/acpi/container.c
index 27ec12c1fab0..b69a8cad82b7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/container.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/container.c
@@ -172,21 +172,21 @@ static void container_notify_cb(acpi_handle handle, u32 type, void *context)
 			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:
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c
index 0c561c571f29..1278aca96fe3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ int acpi_processor_device_add(acpi_handle handle, struct acpi_device **device)
 		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);
 }
@@ -788,13 +788,13 @@ acpi_processor_hotplug_notify(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *data)
 		}
 
 		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",
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ acpi_processor_hotplug_notify(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *data)
 		}
 
 		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,
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
index 31218e1d2a18..0745d20afb8c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static struct kobj_type ktype_acpi_ns = {
 	.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)
 {
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ static int namespace_hotplug(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj,
 	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;
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ static int namespace_hotplug(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj,
 	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 = {
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ 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,
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ static int acpi_bus_get_wakeup_device_flags(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);
diff --git a/drivers/base/Kconfig b/drivers/base/Kconfig
index 934149c1512b..f0eff3dac58d 100644
--- a/drivers/base/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/base/Kconfig
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ config PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD
 	  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
diff --git a/drivers/base/class.c b/drivers/base/class.c
index db65fd0babe9..df7fdabd0730 100644
--- a/drivers/base/class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/class.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static void class_device_create_release(struct class_device *class_dev)
 }
 
 /* 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)
 {
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ static struct kobj_type ktype_class_device = {
 	.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);
 
@@ -343,14 +343,14 @@ static int class_hotplug_filter(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *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);
@@ -365,29 +365,29 @@ static int class_hotplug(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
 		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 */
@@ -397,30 +397,30 @@ static int class_hotplug(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
 	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)
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ static ssize_t show_dev(struct class_device *class_dev, char *buf)
 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;
 }
 
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ int class_device_add(struct class_device *class_dev)
 				  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) {
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ struct class_device *class_device_create(struct class *cls,
 	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);
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ void class_device_del(struct class_device *class_dev)
 		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);
diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 8615b42b517a..fd8059920dbf 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static struct kobj_type ktype_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);
 
@@ -102,14 +102,14 @@ static int dev_hotplug_filter(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *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);
@@ -119,15 +119,15 @@ static int dev_hotplug(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
 
 	/* 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;
@@ -136,11 +136,11 @@ static int dev_hotplug(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
 	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);
 		}
 	}
@@ -148,16 +148,16 @@ static int dev_hotplug(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
 	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;
 }
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static ssize_t store_uevent(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
  *	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);
 
 
 /**
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ int device_add(struct device *dev)
 	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)))
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ int device_add(struct 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)
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ void device_del(struct device * dev)
 		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);
diff --git a/drivers/base/cpu.c b/drivers/base/cpu.c
index a95844790f7b..281d26784d25 100644
--- a/drivers/base/cpu.c
+++ b/drivers/base/cpu.c
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ static ssize_t store_online(struct sys_device *dev, const char *buf,
 	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;
diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
index 59dacb6552c0..5b3d5e9ddcb6 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
@@ -85,17 +85,17 @@ firmware_timeout_store(struct class *class, const char *buf, size_t count)
 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);
@@ -104,13 +104,12 @@ firmware_class_hotplug(struct class_device *class_dev, char **envp,
 	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;
@@ -352,7 +351,7 @@ fw_register_class_device(struct class_device **class_dev_p,
 
 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;
@@ -384,7 +383,7 @@ fw_setup_class_device(struct firmware *fw, struct class_device **class_dev_p,
 		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);
@@ -399,7 +398,7 @@ fw_setup_class_device(struct firmware *fw, struct class_device **class_dev_p,
 
 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;
@@ -418,19 +417,19 @@ _request_firmware(const struct firmware **firmware_p, const char *name,
 	}
 
 	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);
@@ -456,7 +455,7 @@ _request_firmware(const struct firmware **firmware_p, const char *name,
 }
 
 /**
- * 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
@@ -466,7 +465,7 @@ _request_firmware(const struct firmware **firmware_p, const char *name,
  *
  *      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.
  **/
@@ -474,8 +473,8 @@ int
 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);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -518,7 +517,7 @@ struct firmware_work {
 	struct device *device;
 	void *context;
 	void (*cont)(const struct firmware *fw, void *context);
-	int hotplug;
+	int uevent;
 };
 
 static int
@@ -533,7 +532,7 @@ request_firmware_work_func(void *arg)
 	}
 	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 {
@@ -548,7 +547,7 @@ request_firmware_work_func(void *arg)
 /**
  * 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
@@ -562,7 +561,7 @@ request_firmware_work_func(void *arg)
  **/
 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))
 {
@@ -583,7 +582,7 @@ request_firmware_nowait(
 		.device = device,
 		.context = context,
 		.cont = cont,
-		.hotplug = hotplug,
+		.uevent = uevent,
 	};
 
 	ret = kernel_thread(request_firmware_work_func, fw_work,
diff --git a/drivers/base/memory.c b/drivers/base/memory.c
index bc3ca6a656b2..7e1d077874df 100644
--- a/drivers/base/memory.c
+++ b/drivers/base/memory.c
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ static struct sysdev_class memory_sysdev_class = {
 	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;
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ static int memory_hotplug(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
 	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;
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ int __init memory_dev_init(void)
 	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);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c b/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c
index 0ea37b1bccb2..f2453668acf5 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ struct host_info {
 };
 
 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);
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static void ud_cls_release(struct class_device *class_dev)
 static struct class nodemgr_ud_class = {
 	.name		= "ieee1394",
 	.release	= ud_cls_release,
-	.hotplug	= nodemgr_hotplug,
+	.uevent		= nodemgr_uevent,
 };
 
 static struct hpsb_highlevel nodemgr_highlevel;
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ static struct unit_directory *nodemgr_process_unit_directory
 				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))
 				{
@@ -1062,8 +1062,8 @@ static void nodemgr_process_root_directory(struct host_info *hi, struct node_ent
 
 #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;
@@ -1112,8 +1112,8 @@ do {								\
 
 #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;
 }
@@ -1618,8 +1618,8 @@ static int nodemgr_host_thread(void *__hi)
 
 		/* 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
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c
index 08648b1a387e..1f1743c5c9a3 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c
@@ -434,24 +434,24 @@ static void ib_device_release(struct class_device *cdev)
 	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;
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ static struct class_device_attribute *ib_class_attributes[] = {
 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)
diff --git a/drivers/input/input.c b/drivers/input/input.c
index 43b49ccd7dad..2d37b394e384 100644
--- a/drivers/input/input.c
+++ b/drivers/input/input.c
@@ -610,10 +610,10 @@ static void input_dev_release(struct class_device *class_dev)
 }
 
 /*
- * 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)
 {
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ static int input_add_hotplug_bm_var(char **envp, int num_envp, int *cur_index,
 
 #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)						\
@@ -647,15 +647,15 @@ static int input_add_hotplug_bm_var(char **envp, int num_envp, int *cur_index,
 
 #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;
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ static int input_dev_hotplug(struct class_device *cdev, char **envp,
 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)
diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/serio.c b/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
index fbb69ef6a77b..8e530cc970e1 100644
--- a/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
+++ b/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
@@ -800,16 +800,16 @@ static int serio_bus_match(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
 
 #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;
@@ -820,21 +820,21 @@ static int serio_hotplug(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *bu
 
 	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;
 }
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ static int __init serio_init(void)
 	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);
 
diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/macio_asic.c b/drivers/macintosh/macio_asic.c
index c34c96d18907..228e1852a836 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/macio_asic.c
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/macio_asic.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static int macio_device_resume(struct device * dev)
 	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;
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ extern struct device_attribute macio_dev_attrs[];
 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,
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/mmc_sysfs.c b/drivers/mmc/mmc_sysfs.c
index 3f4a66ca9555..ec701667abfc 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/mmc_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/mmc_sysfs.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static int mmc_bus_match(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
 }
 
 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);
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static struct bus_type mmc_bus_type = {
 	.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,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug.c
index e1743be31909..1c97e7dd130b 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug.c
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 #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;
@@ -17,34 +17,34 @@ int pci_hotplug (struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
 	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;
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c b/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c
index a9046d4b8af3..7146b69b812c 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c
@@ -502,8 +502,8 @@ void pci_dev_put(struct pci_dev *dev)
 }
 
 #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;
 }
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ int pci_hotplug (struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
 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,
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci.h b/drivers/pci/pci.h
index 6527b36c9a61..294849d24590 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci.h
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* 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);
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c b/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c
index a30aa74304a2..7cf09084ef61 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c
@@ -901,14 +901,14 @@ int pcmcia_insert_card(struct pcmcia_socket *skt)
 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;
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ static void pcmcia_release_socket_class(struct class *data)
 
 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,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
index 7f8219f3fd9e..6fb76399547e 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
@@ -779,8 +779,8 @@ static int pcmcia_bus_match(struct device * dev, struct device_driver * drv) {
 
 #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;
@@ -800,31 +800,31 @@ static int pcmcia_bus_hotplug(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
 
 	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;
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ static int pcmcia_bus_hotplug(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
 
 #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;
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ static struct class_interface pcmcia_bus_interface = {
 
 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,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
index bf44a409ba0d..07ddf9a38758 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
@@ -2132,7 +2132,7 @@ static void ipr_worker_thread(void *data)
 	}
 
 	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;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
index e80ef9467825..af2f0941baac 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
@@ -363,8 +363,7 @@ void usb_driver_release_interface(struct usb_driver *driver,
  * 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:
  *
@@ -545,10 +544,7 @@ static int usb_device_match (struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
 #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.
  *
@@ -557,8 +553,8 @@ static int usb_device_match (struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
  * 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;
@@ -570,7 +566,7 @@ static int usb_hotplug (struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
 		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) || 
@@ -597,51 +593,51 @@ static int usb_hotplug (struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
 	 *
 	 * 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;
@@ -651,7 +647,7 @@ static int usb_hotplug (struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
 
 #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;
@@ -1491,7 +1487,7 @@ static int usb_generic_resume(struct device *dev)
 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,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/hc_crisv10.c b/drivers/usb/host/hc_crisv10.c
index 0eaabeb37ac3..641268d7e6f3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/hc_crisv10.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/hc_crisv10.c
@@ -4397,7 +4397,7 @@ static int __init etrax_usb_hc_init(void)
         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);
 
diff --git a/drivers/w1/w1.c b/drivers/w1/w1.c
index 14016b1cd948..024206c4a0e4 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/w1.c
+++ b/drivers/w1/w1.c
@@ -142,12 +142,12 @@ static struct bin_attribute w1_slave_attr_bin_id = {
 /* 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 = {
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ void w1_destroy_master_attributes(struct w1_master *master)
 }
 
 #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;
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ static int w1_hotplug(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buffe
 		event_owner = "slave";
 		name = sl->name;
 	} else {
-		dev_dbg(dev, "Unknown hotplug event.\n");
+		dev_dbg(dev, "Unknown event.\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -386,18 +386,18 @@ static int w1_hotplug(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buffe
 	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;
 }
diff --git a/fs/partitions/check.c b/fs/partitions/check.c
index 8dc1822a7022..7187a57d51e8 100644
--- a/fs/partitions/check.c
+++ b/fs/partitions/check.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ static struct sysfs_ops part_sysfs_ops = {
 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)
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ void register_disk(struct gendisk *disk)
 	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) {
@@ -465,6 +465,6 @@ void del_gendisk(struct gendisk *disk)
 		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);
 }
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.
  */
diff --git a/kernel/ksysfs.c b/kernel/ksysfs.c
index e975a76a9d5b..bfb4a7a54e22 100644
--- a/kernel/ksysfs.c
+++ b/kernel/ksysfs.c
@@ -26,23 +26,23 @@ static struct subsys_attribute _name##_attr = \
 /* 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);
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 6a51e25d4466..345f4a1d533f 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -395,8 +395,8 @@ static ctl_table kern_table[] = {
 	{
 		.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,
diff --git a/lib/kobject.c b/lib/kobject.c
index a181abed89f6..7a0e6809490d 100644
--- a/lib/kobject.c
+++ b/lib/kobject.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ int kobject_register(struct kobject * kobj)
 			       kobject_name(kobj),error);
 			dump_stack();
 		} else
-			kobject_hotplug(kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+			kobject_uevent(kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 	} else
 		error = -EINVAL;
 	return error;
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ void kobject_del(struct kobject * kobj)
 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);
 }
diff --git a/lib/kobject_uevent.c b/lib/kobject_uevent.c
index dd061da3aba9..01479e5c6d18 100644
--- a/lib/kobject_uevent.c
+++ b/lib/kobject_uevent.c
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
 #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;
 
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ static char *action_to_string(enum kobject_action action)
 }
 
 /**
- * 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;
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void kobject_hotplug(struct kobject *kobj, enum kobject_action action)
 	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;
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ void kobject_hotplug(struct kobject *kobj, enum kobject_action action)
 		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 */
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ void kobject_hotplug(struct kobject *kobj, enum kobject_action action)
 		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);
 
@@ -134,12 +134,12 @@ void kobject_hotplug(struct kobject *kobj, enum kobject_action action)
 	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;
 		}
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void kobject_hotplug(struct kobject *kobj, enum kobject_action action)
 
 	/* 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);
 
@@ -177,10 +177,10 @@ void kobject_hotplug(struct kobject *kobj, enum kobject_action action)
 	}
 
 	/* 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);
@@ -192,39 +192,39 @@ void kobject_hotplug(struct kobject *kobj, enum kobject_action action)
 	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;
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ int add_hotplug_env_var(char **envp, int num_envp, int *cur_index,
 	(*cur_index)++;
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(add_hotplug_env_var);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(add_uevent_var);
 
 static int __init kobject_uevent_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sysfs.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sysfs.c
index bd7568ac87fc..0ed38740388c 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sysfs.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sysfs.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static struct class_device_attribute *bt_attrs[] = {
 };
 
 #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;
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ struct class bt_class = {
 	.name		= "bluetooth",
 	.release	= bt_release,
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
-	.hotplug	= bt_hotplug,
+	.uevent		= bt_uevent,
 #endif
 };
 
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_sysfs_if.c b/net/bridge/br_sysfs_if.c
index f6a19d53eaeb..2ebdc23bbe26 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_sysfs_if.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_sysfs_if.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ int br_sysfs_addif(struct net_bridge_port *p)
 	if (err)
 		goto out2;
 
-	kobject_hotplug(&p->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+	kobject_uevent(&p->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 	return 0;
  out2:
 	kobject_del(&p->kobj);
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ void br_sysfs_removeif(struct net_bridge_port *p)
 {
 	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);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/core/net-sysfs.c b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
index e2137f3e489d..198655dd9a77 100644
--- a/net/core/net-sysfs.c
+++ b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
@@ -369,14 +369,14 @@ static struct attribute_group wireless_group = {
 #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;
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ static struct class net_class = {
 	.name = "net",
 	.release = netdev_release,
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
-	.hotplug = netdev_hotplug,
+	.uevent = netdev_uevent,
 #endif
 };