diff --git a/fs/devfs/Makefile b/fs/devfs/Makefile
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+#
+# Makefile for the linux devfs-filesystem routines.
+#
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_DEVFS_FS) += devfs.o
+
+devfs-objs := base.o util.o
+
diff --git a/fs/devfs/base.c b/fs/devfs/base.c
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+++ b/fs/devfs/base.c
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+/*  devfs (Device FileSystem) driver.
+
+    Copyright (C) 1998-2002  Richard Gooch
+
+    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+    modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+    version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+    Library General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+    License along with this library; if not, write to the Free
+    Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
+    Richard Gooch may be reached by email at  rgooch@atnf.csiro.au
+    The postal address is:
+      Richard Gooch, c/o ATNF, P. O. Box 76, Epping, N.S.W., 2121, Australia.
+
+    ChangeLog
+
+    19980110   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Original version.
+  v0.1
+    19980111   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Created per-fs inode table rather than using inode->u.generic_ip
+  v0.2
+    19980111   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Created .epoch inode which has a ctime of 0.
+	       Fixed loss of named pipes when dentries lost.
+	       Fixed loss of inode data when devfs_register() follows mknod().
+  v0.3
+    19980111   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Fix for when compiling with CONFIG_KERNELD.
+    19980112   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Fix for readdir() which sometimes didn't show entries.
+	       Added <<tolerant>> option to <devfs_register>.
+  v0.4
+    19980113   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Created <devfs_fill_file> function.
+  v0.5
+    19980115   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Added subdirectory support. Major restructuring.
+    19980116   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Fixed <find_by_dev> to not search major=0,minor=0.
+	       Added symlink support.
+  v0.6
+    19980120   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Created <devfs_mk_dir> function and support directory unregister
+    19980120   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Auto-ownership uses real uid/gid rather than effective uid/gid.
+  v0.7
+    19980121   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Supported creation of sockets.
+  v0.8
+    19980122   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Added DEVFS_FL_HIDE_UNREG flag.
+	       Interface change to <devfs_mk_symlink>.
+               Created <devfs_symlink> to support symlink(2).
+  v0.9
+    19980123   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Added check to <devfs_fill_file> to check inode is in devfs.
+	       Added optional traversal of symlinks.
+  v0.10
+    19980124   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Created <devfs_get_flags> and <devfs_set_flags>.
+  v0.11
+    19980125   C. Scott Ananian <cananian@alumni.princeton.edu>
+               Created <devfs_find_handle>.
+    19980125   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Allow removal of symlinks.
+  v0.12
+    19980125   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Created <devfs_set_symlink_destination>.
+    19980126   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Moved DEVFS_SUPER_MAGIC into header file.
+	       Added DEVFS_FL_HIDE flag.
+	       Created <devfs_get_maj_min>.
+	       Created <devfs_get_handle_from_inode>.
+	       Fixed minor bug in <find_by_dev>.
+    19980127   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Changed interface to <find_by_dev>, <find_entry>,
+	       <devfs_unregister>, <devfs_fill_file> and <devfs_find_handle>.
+	       Fixed inode times when symlink created with symlink(2).
+  v0.13
+    19980129   C. Scott Ananian <cananian@alumni.princeton.edu>
+               Exported <devfs_set_symlink_destination>, <devfs_get_maj_min>
+	       and <devfs_get_handle_from_inode>.
+    19980129   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Created <devfs_unlink> to support unlink(2).
+  v0.14
+    19980129   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Fixed kerneld support for entries in devfs subdirectories.
+    19980130   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Bugfixes in <call_kerneld>.
+  v0.15
+    19980207   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Call kerneld when looking up unregistered entries.
+  v0.16
+    19980326   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Modified interface to <devfs_find_handle> for symlink traversal.
+  v0.17
+    19980331   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Fixed persistence bug with device numbers for manually created
+	       device files.
+	       Fixed problem with recreating symlinks with different content.
+  v0.18
+    19980401   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Changed to CONFIG_KMOD.
+	       Hide entries which are manually unlinked.
+	       Always invalidate devfs dentry cache when registering entries.
+	       Created <devfs_rmdir> to support rmdir(2).
+	       Ensure directories created by <devfs_mk_dir> are visible.
+  v0.19
+    19980402   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Invalidate devfs dentry cache when making directories.
+	       Invalidate devfs dentry cache when removing entries.
+	       Fixed persistence bug with fifos.
+  v0.20
+    19980421   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Print process command when debugging kerneld/kmod.
+	       Added debugging for register/unregister/change operations.
+    19980422   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Added "devfs=" boot options.
+  v0.21
+    19980426   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       No longer lock/unlock superblock in <devfs_put_super>.
+	       Drop negative dentries when they are released.
+	       Manage dcache more efficiently.
+  v0.22
+    19980427   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Added DEVFS_FL_AUTO_DEVNUM flag.
+  v0.23
+    19980430   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       No longer set unnecessary methods.
+  v0.24
+    19980504   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Added PID display to <call_kerneld> debugging message.
+	       Added "after" debugging message to <call_kerneld>.
+    19980519   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Added "diread" and "diwrite" boot options.
+    19980520   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Fixed persistence problem with permissions.
+  v0.25
+    19980602   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Support legacy device nodes.
+	       Fixed bug where recreated inodes were hidden.
+  v0.26
+    19980602   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Improved debugging in <get_vfs_inode>.
+    19980607   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       No longer free old dentries in <devfs_mk_dir>.
+	       Free all dentries for a given entry when deleting inodes.
+  v0.27
+    19980627   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Limit auto-device numbering to majors 128 to 239.
+  v0.28
+    19980629   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Fixed inode times persistence problem.
+  v0.29
+    19980704   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Fixed spelling in <devfs_readlink> debug.
+	       Fixed bug in <devfs_setup> parsing "dilookup".
+  v0.30
+    19980705   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Fixed devfs inode leak when manually recreating inodes.
+	       Fixed permission persistence problem when recreating inodes.
+  v0.31
+    19980727   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Removed harmless "unused variable" compiler warning.
+	       Fixed modes for manually recreated device nodes.
+  v0.32
+    19980728   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Added NULL devfs inode warning in <devfs_read_inode>.
+	       Force all inode nlink values to 1.
+  v0.33
+    19980730   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Added "dimknod" boot option.
+	       Set inode nlink to 0 when freeing dentries.
+	       Fixed modes for manually recreated symlinks.
+  v0.34
+    19980802   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Fixed bugs in recreated directories and symlinks.
+  v0.35
+    19980806   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Fixed bugs in recreated device nodes.
+    19980807   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Fixed bug in currently unused <devfs_get_handle_from_inode>.
+	       Defined new <devfs_handle_t> type.
+	       Improved debugging when getting entries.
+	       Fixed bug where directories could be emptied.
+  v0.36
+    19980809   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Replaced dummy .epoch inode with .devfsd character device.
+    19980810   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Implemented devfsd protocol revision 0.
+  v0.37
+    19980819   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Added soothing message to warning in <devfs_d_iput>.
+  v0.38
+    19980829   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Use GCC extensions for structure initialisations.
+	       Implemented async open notification.
+	       Incremented devfsd protocol revision to 1.
+  v0.39
+    19980908   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Moved async open notification to end of <devfs_open>.
+  v0.40
+    19980910   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Prepended "/dev/" to module load request.
+	       Renamed <call_kerneld> to <call_kmod>.
+  v0.41
+    19980910   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Fixed typo "AYSNC" -> "ASYNC".
+  v0.42
+    19980910   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Added open flag for files.
+  v0.43
+    19980927   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Set i_blocks=0 and i_blksize=1024 in <devfs_read_inode>.
+  v0.44
+    19981005   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Added test for empty <<name>> in <devfs_find_handle>.
+	       Renamed <generate_path> to <devfs_generate_path> and published.
+  v0.45
+    19981006   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Created <devfs_get_fops>.
+  v0.46
+    19981007   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Limit auto-device numbering to majors 144 to 239.
+  v0.47
+    19981010   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Updated <devfs_follow_link> for VFS change in 2.1.125.
+  v0.48
+    19981022   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Created DEVFS_ FL_COMPAT flag.
+  v0.49
+    19981023   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Created "nocompat" boot option.
+  v0.50
+    19981025   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Replaced "mount" boot option with "nomount".
+  v0.51
+    19981110   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Created "only" boot option.
+  v0.52
+    19981112   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Added DEVFS_FL_REMOVABLE flag.
+  v0.53
+    19981114   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Only call <scan_dir_for_removable> on first call to
+	       <devfs_readdir>.
+  v0.54
+    19981205   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Updated <devfs_rmdir> for VFS change in 2.1.131.
+  v0.55
+    19981218   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Created <devfs_mk_compat>.
+    19981220   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Check for partitions on removable media in <devfs_lookup>.
+  v0.56
+    19990118   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Added support for registering regular files.
+	       Created <devfs_set_file_size>.
+	       Update devfs inodes from entries if not changed through FS.
+  v0.57
+    19990124   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Fixed <devfs_fill_file> to only initialise temporary inodes.
+	       Trap for NULL fops in <devfs_register>.
+	       Return -ENODEV in <devfs_fill_file> for non-driver inodes.
+  v0.58
+    19990126   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Switched from PATH_MAX to DEVFS_PATHLEN.
+  v0.59
+    19990127   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Created "nottycompat" boot option.
+  v0.60
+    19990318   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Fixed <devfsd_read> to not overrun event buffer.
+  v0.61
+    19990329   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Created <devfs_auto_unregister>.
+  v0.62
+    19990330   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Don't return unregistred entries in <devfs_find_handle>.
+	       Panic in <devfs_unregister> if entry unregistered.
+    19990401   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Don't panic in <devfs_auto_unregister> for duplicates.
+  v0.63
+    19990402   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Don't unregister already unregistered entries in <unregister>.
+  v0.64
+    19990510   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Disable warning messages when unable to read partition table for
+	       removable media.
+  v0.65
+    19990512   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Updated <devfs_lookup> for VFS change in 2.3.1-pre1.
+	       Created "oops-on-panic" boot option.
+	       Improved debugging in <devfs_register> and <devfs_unregister>.
+  v0.66
+    19990519   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Added documentation for some functions.
+    19990525   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Removed "oops-on-panic" boot option: now always Oops.
+  v0.67
+    19990531   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Improved debugging in <devfs_register>.
+  v0.68
+    19990604   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Added "diunlink" and "nokmod" boot options.
+	       Removed superfluous warning message in <devfs_d_iput>.
+  v0.69
+    19990611   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Took account of change to <d_alloc_root>.
+  v0.70
+    19990614   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Created separate event queue for each mounted devfs.
+	       Removed <devfs_invalidate_dcache>.
+	       Created new ioctl()s.
+	       Incremented devfsd protocol revision to 3.
+	       Fixed bug when re-creating directories: contents were lost.
+	       Block access to inodes until devfsd updates permissions.
+    19990615   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Support 2.2.x kernels.
+  v0.71
+    19990623   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Switched to sending process uid/gid to devfsd.
+	       Renamed <call_kmod> to <try_modload>.
+	       Added DEVFSD_NOTIFY_LOOKUP event.
+    19990624   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Added DEVFSD_NOTIFY_CHANGE event.
+	       Incremented devfsd protocol revision to 4.
+  v0.72
+    19990713   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Return EISDIR rather than EINVAL for read(2) on directories.
+  v0.73
+    19990809   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Changed <devfs_setup> to new __init scheme.
+  v0.74
+    19990901   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Changed remaining function declarations to new __init scheme.
+  v0.75
+    19991013   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Created <devfs_get_info>, <devfs_set_info>,
+	       <devfs_get_first_child> and <devfs_get_next_sibling>.
+	       Added <<dir>> parameter to <devfs_register>, <devfs_mk_compat>,
+	       <devfs_mk_dir> and <devfs_find_handle>.
+	       Work sponsored by SGI.
+  v0.76
+    19991017   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Allow multiple unregistrations.
+	       Work sponsored by SGI.
+  v0.77
+    19991026   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Added major and minor number to devfsd protocol.
+	       Incremented devfsd protocol revision to 5.
+	       Work sponsored by SGI.
+  v0.78
+    19991030   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Support info pointer for all devfs entry types.
+	       Added <<info>> parameter to <devfs_mk_dir> and
+	       <devfs_mk_symlink>.
+	       Work sponsored by SGI.
+  v0.79
+    19991031   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Support "../" when searching devfs namespace.
+	       Work sponsored by SGI.
+  v0.80
+    19991101   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Created <devfs_get_unregister_slave>.
+	       Work sponsored by SGI.
+  v0.81
+    19991103   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Exported <devfs_get_parent>.
+	       Work sponsored by SGI.
+  v0.82
+    19991104   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Removed unused <devfs_set_symlink_destination>.
+    19991105   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Do not hide entries from devfsd or children.
+	       Removed DEVFS_ FL_TTY_COMPAT flag.
+	       Removed "nottycompat" boot option.
+	       Removed <devfs_mk_compat>.
+	       Work sponsored by SGI.
+  v0.83
+    19991107   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Added DEVFS_FL_WAIT flag.
+	       Work sponsored by SGI.
+  v0.84
+    19991107   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Support new "disc" naming scheme in <get_removable_partition>.
+	       Allow NULL fops in <devfs_register>.
+	       Work sponsored by SGI.
+  v0.85
+    19991110   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Fall back to major table if NULL fops given to <devfs_register>.
+	       Work sponsored by SGI.
+  v0.86
+    19991204   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Support fifos when unregistering.
+	       Work sponsored by SGI.
+  v0.87
+    19991209   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Removed obsolete DEVFS_ FL_COMPAT and DEVFS_ FL_TOLERANT flags.
+	       Work sponsored by SGI.
+  v0.88
+    19991214   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Removed kmod support.
+	       Work sponsored by SGI.
+  v0.89
+    19991216   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Improved debugging in <get_vfs_inode>.
+	       Ensure dentries created by devfsd will be cleaned up.
+	       Work sponsored by SGI.
+  v0.90
+    19991223   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Created <devfs_get_name>.
+	       Work sponsored by SGI.
+  v0.91
+    20000203   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Ported to kernel 2.3.42.
+	       Removed <devfs_fill_file>.
+	       Work sponsored by SGI.
+  v0.92
+    20000306   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Added DEVFS_ FL_NO_PERSISTENCE flag.
+	       Removed unnecessary call to <update_devfs_inode_from_entry> in
+	       <devfs_readdir>.
+	       Work sponsored by SGI.
+  v0.93
+    20000413   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Set inode->i_size to correct size for symlinks.
+    20000414   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Only give lookup() method to directories to comply with new VFS
+	       assumptions.
+	       Work sponsored by SGI.
+    20000415   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Remove unnecessary tests in symlink methods.
+	       Don't kill existing block ops in <devfs_read_inode>.
+	       Work sponsored by SGI.
+  v0.94
+    20000424   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Don't create missing directories in <devfs_find_handle>.
+	       Work sponsored by SGI.
+  v0.95
+    20000430   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Added CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT.
+	       Work sponsored by SGI.
+  v0.96
+    20000608   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Disabled multi-mount capability (use VFS bindings instead).
+	       Work sponsored by SGI.
+  v0.97
+    20000610   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Switched to FS_SINGLE to disable multi-mounts.
+    20000612   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Removed module support.
+	       Removed multi-mount code.
+	       Removed compatibility macros: VFS has changed too much.
+	       Work sponsored by SGI.
+  v0.98
+    20000614   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Merged devfs inode into devfs entry.
+	       Work sponsored by SGI.
+  v0.99
+    20000619   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Removed dead code in <devfs_register> which used to call
+	       <free_dentries>.
+	       Work sponsored by SGI.
+  v0.100
+    20000621   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Changed interface to <devfs_register>.
+	       Work sponsored by SGI.
+  v0.101
+    20000622   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Simplified interface to <devfs_mk_symlink> and <devfs_mk_dir>.
+	       Simplified interface to <devfs_find_handle>.
+	       Work sponsored by SGI.
+  v0.102
+    20010519   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Ensure <devfs_generate_path> terminates string for root entry.
+	       Exported <devfs_get_name> to modules.
+    20010520   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Make <devfs_mk_symlink> send events to devfsd.
+	       Cleaned up option processing in <devfs_setup>.
+    20010521   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Fixed bugs in handling symlinks: could leak or cause Oops.
+    20010522   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Cleaned up directory handling by separating fops.
+  v0.103
+    20010601   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Fixed handling of inverted options in <devfs_setup>.
+  v0.104
+    20010604   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Adjusted <try_modload> to account for <devfs_generate_path> fix.
+  v0.105
+    20010617   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Answered question posed by Al Viro and removed his comments.
+	       Moved setting of registered flag after other fields are changed.
+	       Fixed race between <devfsd_close> and <devfsd_notify_one>.
+	       Global VFS changes added bogus BKL to <devfsd_close>: removed.
+	       Widened locking in <devfs_readlink> and <devfs_follow_link>.
+	       Replaced <devfsd_read> stack usage with <devfsd_ioctl> kmalloc.
+	       Simplified locking in <devfsd_ioctl> and fixed memory leak.
+  v0.106
+    20010709   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Removed broken devnum allocation and use <devfs_alloc_devnum>.
+	       Fixed old devnum leak by calling new <devfs_dealloc_devnum>.
+  v0.107
+    20010712   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Fixed bug in <devfs_setup> which could hang boot process.
+  v0.108
+    20010730   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Added DEVFSD_NOTIFY_DELETE event.
+    20010801   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Removed #include <asm/segment.h>.
+  v0.109
+    20010807   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Fixed inode table races by removing it and using
+	       inode->u.generic_ip instead.
+	       Moved <devfs_read_inode> into <get_vfs_inode>.
+	       Moved <devfs_write_inode> into <devfs_notify_change>.
+  v0.110
+    20010808   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Fixed race in <devfs_do_symlink> for uni-processor.
+  v0.111
+    20010818   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Removed remnant of multi-mount support in <devfs_mknod>.
+               Removed unused DEVFS_FL_SHOW_UNREG flag.
+  v0.112
+    20010820   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Removed nlink field from struct devfs_inode.
+  v0.113
+    20010823   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Replaced BKL with global rwsem to protect symlink data (quick
+	       and dirty hack).
+  v0.114
+    20010827   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Replaced global rwsem for symlink with per-link refcount.
+  v0.115
+    20010919   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Set inode->i_mapping->a_ops for block nodes in <get_vfs_inode>.
+  v0.116
+    20011008   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Fixed overrun in <devfs_link> by removing function (not needed).
+    20011009   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Fixed buffer underrun in <try_modload>.
+    20011029   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Fixed race in <devfsd_ioctl> when setting event mask.
+    20011114   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       First release of new locking code.
+  v1.0
+    20011117   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Discard temporary buffer, now use "%s" for dentry names.
+    20011118   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Don't generate path in <try_modload>: use fake entry instead.
+	       Use "existing" directory in <_devfs_make_parent_for_leaf>.
+    20011122   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Use slab cache rather than fixed buffer for devfsd events.
+  v1.1
+    20011125   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Send DEVFSD_NOTIFY_REGISTERED events in <devfs_mk_dir>.
+    20011127   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Fixed locking bug in <devfs_d_revalidate_wait> due to typo.
+	       Do not send CREATE, CHANGE, ASYNC_OPEN or DELETE events from
+	       devfsd or children.
+  v1.2
+    20011202   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Fixed bug in <devfsd_read>: was dereferencing freed pointer.
+  v1.3
+    20011203   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Fixed bug in <devfsd_close>: was dereferencing freed pointer.
+	       Added process group check for devfsd privileges.
+  v1.4
+    20011204   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Use SLAB_ATOMIC in <devfsd_notify_de> from <devfs_d_delete>.
+  v1.5
+    20011211   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Return old entry in <devfs_mk_dir> for 2.4.x kernels.
+    20011212   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Increment refcount on module in <check_disc_changed>.
+    20011215   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Created <devfs_get_handle> and exported <devfs_put>.
+	       Increment refcount on module in <devfs_get_ops>.
+	       Created <devfs_put_ops>.
+  v1.6
+    20011216   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Added poisoning to <devfs_put>.
+	       Improved debugging messages.
+  v1.7
+    20011221   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Corrected (made useful) debugging message in <unregister>.
+	       Moved <kmem_cache_create> in <mount_devfs_fs> to <init_devfs_fs>
+    20011224   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Added magic number to guard against scribbling drivers.
+    20011226   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Only return old entry in <devfs_mk_dir> if a directory.
+	       Defined macros for error and debug messages.
+  v1.8
+    20020113   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Fixed (rare, old) race in <devfs_lookup>.
+  v1.9
+    20020120   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Fixed deadlock bug in <devfs_d_revalidate_wait>.
+	       Tag VFS deletable in <devfs_mk_symlink> if handle ignored.
+  v1.10
+    20020129   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Added KERN_* to remaining messages.
+	       Cleaned up declaration of <stat_read>.
+  v1.11
+    20020219   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Changed <devfs_rmdir> to allow later additions if not yet empty.
+  v1.12
+    20020406   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Removed silently introduced calls to lock_kernel() and
+	       unlock_kernel() due to recent VFS locking changes. BKL isn't
+	       required in devfs.
+  v1.13
+    20020428   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Removed 2.4.x compatibility code.
+  v1.14
+    20020510   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Added BKL to <devfs_open> because drivers still need it.
+  v1.15
+    20020512   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Protected <scan_dir_for_removable> and <get_removable_partition>
+	       from changing directory contents.
+  v1.16
+    20020514   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Minor cleanup of <scan_dir_for_removable>.
+  v1.17
+    20020721   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Switched to ISO C structure field initialisers.
+	       Switch to set_current_state() and move before add_wait_queue().
+    20020722   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Fixed devfs entry leak in <devfs_readdir> when *readdir fails.
+  v1.18
+    20020725   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Created <devfs_find_and_unregister>.
+  v1.19
+    20020728   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Removed deprecated <devfs_find_handle>.
+  v1.20
+    20020820   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Fixed module unload race in <devfs_open>.
+  v1.21
+    20021013   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+	       Removed DEVFS_ FL_AUTO_OWNER.
+	       Switched lingering structure field initialiser to ISO C.
+	       Added locking when updating FCB flags.
+  v1.22
+*/
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/time.h>
+#include <linux/tty.h>
+#include <linux/timer.h>
+#include <linux/config.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/wait.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/ioport.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/ctype.h>
+#include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/devfs_fs.h>
+#include <linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
+#include <linux/smp.h>
+#include <linux/rwsem.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/namei.h>
+#include <linux/bitops.h>
+
+#include <asm/uaccess.h>
+#include <asm/io.h>
+#include <asm/processor.h>
+#include <asm/system.h>
+#include <asm/pgtable.h>
+#include <asm/atomic.h>
+
+#define DEVFS_VERSION            "2004-01-31"
+
+#define DEVFS_NAME "devfs"
+
+#define FIRST_INODE 1
+
+#define STRING_LENGTH 256
+#define FAKE_BLOCK_SIZE 1024
+#define POISON_PTR ( *(void **) poison_array )
+#define MAGIC_VALUE 0x327db823
+
+#ifndef TRUE
+#  define TRUE 1
+#  define FALSE 0
+#endif
+
+#define MODE_DIR (S_IFDIR | S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO | S_IXUGO)
+
+#define DEBUG_NONE         0x0000000
+#define DEBUG_MODULE_LOAD  0x0000001
+#define DEBUG_REGISTER     0x0000002
+#define DEBUG_UNREGISTER   0x0000004
+#define DEBUG_FREE         0x0000008
+#define DEBUG_SET_FLAGS    0x0000010
+#define DEBUG_S_READ       0x0000100	/*  Break  */
+#define DEBUG_I_LOOKUP     0x0001000	/*  Break  */
+#define DEBUG_I_CREATE     0x0002000
+#define DEBUG_I_GET        0x0004000
+#define DEBUG_I_CHANGE     0x0008000
+#define DEBUG_I_UNLINK     0x0010000
+#define DEBUG_I_RLINK      0x0020000
+#define DEBUG_I_FLINK      0x0040000
+#define DEBUG_I_MKNOD      0x0080000
+#define DEBUG_F_READDIR    0x0100000	/*  Break  */
+#define DEBUG_D_DELETE     0x1000000	/*  Break  */
+#define DEBUG_D_RELEASE    0x2000000
+#define DEBUG_D_IPUT       0x4000000
+#define DEBUG_ALL          0xfffffff
+#define DEBUG_DISABLED     DEBUG_NONE
+
+#define OPTION_NONE             0x00
+#define OPTION_MOUNT            0x01
+
+#define PRINTK(format, args...) \
+   {printk (KERN_ERR "%s" format, __FUNCTION__ , ## args);}
+
+#define OOPS(format, args...) \
+   {printk (KERN_CRIT "%s" format, __FUNCTION__ , ## args); \
+    printk ("Forcing Oops\n"); \
+    BUG();}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG
+#  define VERIFY_ENTRY(de) \
+   {if ((de) && (de)->magic_number != MAGIC_VALUE) \
+        OOPS ("(%p): bad magic value: %x\n", (de), (de)->magic_number);}
+#  define WRITE_ENTRY_MAGIC(de,magic) (de)->magic_number = (magic)
+#  define DPRINTK(flag, format, args...) \
+   {if (devfs_debug & flag) \
+	printk (KERN_INFO "%s" format, __FUNCTION__ , ## args);}
+#else
+#  define VERIFY_ENTRY(de)
+#  define WRITE_ENTRY_MAGIC(de,magic)
+#  define DPRINTK(flag, format, args...)
+#endif
+
+typedef struct devfs_entry *devfs_handle_t;
+
+struct directory_type {
+	rwlock_t lock;		/*  Lock for searching(R)/updating(W)   */
+	struct devfs_entry *first;
+	struct devfs_entry *last;
+	unsigned char no_more_additions:1;
+};
+
+struct symlink_type {
+	unsigned int length;	/*  Not including the NULL-termimator       */
+	char *linkname;		/*  This is NULL-terminated                 */
+};
+
+struct devfs_inode {		/*  This structure is for "persistent" inode storage  */
+	struct dentry *dentry;
+	struct timespec atime;
+	struct timespec mtime;
+	struct timespec ctime;
+	unsigned int ino;	/*  Inode number as seen in the VFS         */
+	uid_t uid;
+	gid_t gid;
+};
+
+struct devfs_entry {
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG
+	unsigned int magic_number;
+#endif
+	void *info;
+	atomic_t refcount;	/*  When this drops to zero, it's unused    */
+	union {
+		struct directory_type dir;
+		dev_t dev;
+		struct symlink_type symlink;
+		const char *name;	/*  Only used for (mode == 0)               */
+	} u;
+	struct devfs_entry *prev;	/*  Previous entry in the parent directory  */
+	struct devfs_entry *next;	/*  Next entry in the parent directory      */
+	struct devfs_entry *parent;	/*  The parent directory                    */
+	struct devfs_inode inode;
+	umode_t mode;
+	unsigned short namelen;	/*  I think 64k+ filenames are a way off... */
+	unsigned char vfs:1;	/*  Whether the VFS may delete the entry   */
+	char name[1];		/*  This is just a dummy: the allocated array
+				   is bigger. This is NULL-terminated      */
+};
+
+/*  The root of the device tree  */
+static struct devfs_entry *root_entry;
+
+struct devfsd_buf_entry {
+	struct devfs_entry *de;	/*  The name is generated with this         */
+	unsigned short type;	/*  The type of event                       */
+	umode_t mode;
+	uid_t uid;
+	gid_t gid;
+	struct devfsd_buf_entry *next;
+};
+
+struct fs_info {		/*  This structure is for the mounted devfs  */
+	struct super_block *sb;
+	spinlock_t devfsd_buffer_lock;	/*  Lock when inserting/deleting events  */
+	struct devfsd_buf_entry *devfsd_first_event;
+	struct devfsd_buf_entry *devfsd_last_event;
+	volatile int devfsd_sleeping;
+	volatile struct task_struct *devfsd_task;
+	volatile pid_t devfsd_pgrp;
+	volatile struct file *devfsd_file;
+	struct devfsd_notify_struct *devfsd_info;
+	volatile unsigned long devfsd_event_mask;
+	atomic_t devfsd_overrun_count;
+	wait_queue_head_t devfsd_wait_queue;	/*  Wake devfsd on input       */
+	wait_queue_head_t revalidate_wait_queue;	/*  Wake when devfsd sleeps    */
+};
+
+static struct fs_info fs_info = {.devfsd_buffer_lock = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED };
+static kmem_cache_t *devfsd_buf_cache;
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG
+static unsigned int devfs_debug_init __initdata = DEBUG_NONE;
+static unsigned int devfs_debug = DEBUG_NONE;
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(stat_lock);
+static unsigned int stat_num_entries;
+static unsigned int stat_num_bytes;
+#endif
+static unsigned char poison_array[8] =
+    { 0x5a, 0x5a, 0x5a, 0x5a, 0x5a, 0x5a, 0x5a, 0x5a };
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT
+static unsigned int boot_options = OPTION_MOUNT;
+#else
+static unsigned int boot_options = OPTION_NONE;
+#endif
+
+/*  Forward function declarations  */
+static devfs_handle_t _devfs_walk_path(struct devfs_entry *dir,
+				       const char *name, int namelen,
+				       int traverse_symlink);
+static ssize_t devfsd_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t len,
+			   loff_t * ppos);
+static int devfsd_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
+			unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
+static int devfsd_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG
+static ssize_t stat_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t len,
+			 loff_t * ppos);
+static struct file_operations stat_fops = {
+	.open = nonseekable_open,
+	.read = stat_read,
+};
+#endif
+
+/*  Devfs daemon file operations  */
+static struct file_operations devfsd_fops = {
+	.open = nonseekable_open,
+	.read = devfsd_read,
+	.ioctl = devfsd_ioctl,
+	.release = devfsd_close,
+};
+
+/*  Support functions follow  */
+
+/**
+ *	devfs_get - Get a reference to a devfs entry.
+ *	@de:  The devfs entry.
+ */
+
+static struct devfs_entry *devfs_get(struct devfs_entry *de)
+{
+	VERIFY_ENTRY(de);
+	if (de)
+		atomic_inc(&de->refcount);
+	return de;
+}				/*  End Function devfs_get  */
+
+/**
+ *	devfs_put - Put (release) a reference to a devfs entry.
+ *	@de:  The handle to the devfs entry.
+ */
+
+static void devfs_put(devfs_handle_t de)
+{
+	if (!de)
+		return;
+	VERIFY_ENTRY(de);
+	if (de->info == POISON_PTR)
+		OOPS("(%p): poisoned pointer\n", de);
+	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&de->refcount))
+		return;
+	if (de == root_entry)
+		OOPS("(%p): root entry being freed\n", de);
+	DPRINTK(DEBUG_FREE, "(%s): de: %p, parent: %p \"%s\"\n",
+		de->name, de, de->parent,
+		de->parent ? de->parent->name : "no parent");
+	if (S_ISLNK(de->mode))
+		kfree(de->u.symlink.linkname);
+	WRITE_ENTRY_MAGIC(de, 0);
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG
+	spin_lock(&stat_lock);
+	--stat_num_entries;
+	stat_num_bytes -= sizeof *de + de->namelen;
+	if (S_ISLNK(de->mode))
+		stat_num_bytes -= de->u.symlink.length + 1;
+	spin_unlock(&stat_lock);
+#endif
+	de->info = POISON_PTR;
+	kfree(de);
+}				/*  End Function devfs_put  */
+
+/**
+ *	_devfs_search_dir - Search for a devfs entry in a directory.
+ *	@dir:  The directory to search.
+ *	@name:  The name of the entry to search for.
+ *	@namelen:  The number of characters in @name.
+ *
+ *  Search for a devfs entry in a directory and returns a pointer to the entry
+ *   on success, else %NULL. The directory must be locked already.
+ *   An implicit devfs_get() is performed on the returned entry.
+ */
+
+static struct devfs_entry *_devfs_search_dir(struct devfs_entry *dir,
+					     const char *name,
+					     unsigned int namelen)
+{
+	struct devfs_entry *curr;
+
+	if (!S_ISDIR(dir->mode)) {
+		PRINTK("(%s): not a directory\n", dir->name);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	for (curr = dir->u.dir.first; curr != NULL; curr = curr->next) {
+		if (curr->namelen != namelen)
+			continue;
+		if (memcmp(curr->name, name, namelen) == 0)
+			break;
+		/*  Not found: try the next one  */
+	}
+	return devfs_get(curr);
+}				/*  End Function _devfs_search_dir  */
+
+/**
+ *	_devfs_alloc_entry - Allocate a devfs entry.
+ *	@name:     the name of the entry
+ *	@namelen:  the number of characters in @name
+ *      @mode:     the mode for the entry
+ *
+ *  Allocate a devfs entry and returns a pointer to the entry on success, else
+ *   %NULL.
+ */
+
+static struct devfs_entry *_devfs_alloc_entry(const char *name,
+					      unsigned int namelen,
+					      umode_t mode)
+{
+	struct devfs_entry *new;
+	static unsigned long inode_counter = FIRST_INODE;
+	static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(counter_lock);
+
+	if (name && (namelen < 1))
+		namelen = strlen(name);
+	if ((new = kmalloc(sizeof *new + namelen, GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	memset(new, 0, sizeof *new + namelen);	/*  Will set '\0' on name  */
+	new->mode = mode;
+	if (S_ISDIR(mode))
+		rwlock_init(&new->u.dir.lock);
+	atomic_set(&new->refcount, 1);
+	spin_lock(&counter_lock);
+	new->inode.ino = inode_counter++;
+	spin_unlock(&counter_lock);
+	if (name)
+		memcpy(new->name, name, namelen);
+	new->namelen = namelen;
+	WRITE_ENTRY_MAGIC(new, MAGIC_VALUE);
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG
+	spin_lock(&stat_lock);
+	++stat_num_entries;
+	stat_num_bytes += sizeof *new + namelen;
+	spin_unlock(&stat_lock);
+#endif
+	return new;
+}				/*  End Function _devfs_alloc_entry  */
+
+/**
+ *	_devfs_append_entry - Append a devfs entry to a directory's child list.
+ *	@dir:  The directory to add to.
+ *	@de:  The devfs entry to append.
+ *	@old_de: If an existing entry exists, it will be written here. This may
+ *		 be %NULL. An implicit devfs_get() is performed on this entry.
+ *
+ *  Append a devfs entry to a directory's list of children, checking first to
+ *   see if an entry of the same name exists. The directory will be locked.
+ *   The value 0 is returned on success, else a negative error code.
+ *   On failure, an implicit devfs_put() is performed on %de.
+ */
+
+static int _devfs_append_entry(devfs_handle_t dir, devfs_handle_t de,
+			       devfs_handle_t * old_de)
+{
+	int retval;
+
+	if (old_de)
+		*old_de = NULL;
+	if (!S_ISDIR(dir->mode)) {
+		PRINTK("(%s): dir: \"%s\" is not a directory\n", de->name,
+		       dir->name);
+		devfs_put(de);
+		return -ENOTDIR;
+	}
+	write_lock(&dir->u.dir.lock);
+	if (dir->u.dir.no_more_additions)
+		retval = -ENOENT;
+	else {
+		struct devfs_entry *old;
+
+		old = _devfs_search_dir(dir, de->name, de->namelen);
+		if (old_de)
+			*old_de = old;
+		else
+			devfs_put(old);
+		if (old == NULL) {
+			de->parent = dir;
+			de->prev = dir->u.dir.last;
+			/*  Append to the directory's list of children  */
+			if (dir->u.dir.first == NULL)
+				dir->u.dir.first = de;
+			else
+				dir->u.dir.last->next = de;
+			dir->u.dir.last = de;
+			retval = 0;
+		} else
+			retval = -EEXIST;
+	}
+	write_unlock(&dir->u.dir.lock);
+	if (retval)
+		devfs_put(de);
+	return retval;
+}				/*  End Function _devfs_append_entry  */
+
+/**
+ *	_devfs_get_root_entry - Get the root devfs entry.
+ *
+ *	Returns the root devfs entry on success, else %NULL.
+ *
+ *	TODO it must be called asynchronously due to the fact
+ *	that devfs is initialized relatively late. Proper way
+ *	is to remove module_init from init_devfs_fs and manually
+ *	call it early enough during system init
+ */
+
+static struct devfs_entry *_devfs_get_root_entry(void)
+{
+	struct devfs_entry *new;
+	static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(root_lock);
+
+	if (root_entry)
+		return root_entry;
+
+	new = _devfs_alloc_entry(NULL, 0, MODE_DIR);
+	if (new == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	spin_lock(&root_lock);
+	if (root_entry) {
+		spin_unlock(&root_lock);
+		devfs_put(new);
+		return root_entry;
+	}
+	root_entry = new;
+	spin_unlock(&root_lock);
+
+	return root_entry;
+}				/*  End Function _devfs_get_root_entry  */
+
+/**
+ *	_devfs_descend - Descend down a tree using the next component name.
+ *	@dir:  The directory to search.
+ *	@name:  The component name to search for.
+ *	@namelen:  The length of %name.
+ *	@next_pos:  The position of the next '/' or '\0' is written here.
+ *
+ *  Descend into a directory, searching for a component. This function forms
+ *   the core of a tree-walking algorithm. The directory will be locked.
+ *   The devfs entry corresponding to the component is returned. If there is
+ *   no matching entry, %NULL is returned.
+ *   An implicit devfs_get() is performed on the returned entry.
+ */
+
+static struct devfs_entry *_devfs_descend(struct devfs_entry *dir,
+					  const char *name, int namelen,
+					  int *next_pos)
+{
+	const char *stop, *ptr;
+	struct devfs_entry *entry;
+
+	if ((namelen >= 3) && (strncmp(name, "../", 3) == 0)) {	/*  Special-case going to parent directory  */
+		*next_pos = 3;
+		return devfs_get(dir->parent);
+	}
+	stop = name + namelen;
+	/*  Search for a possible '/'  */
+	for (ptr = name; (ptr < stop) && (*ptr != '/'); ++ptr) ;
+	*next_pos = ptr - name;
+	read_lock(&dir->u.dir.lock);
+	entry = _devfs_search_dir(dir, name, *next_pos);
+	read_unlock(&dir->u.dir.lock);
+	return entry;
+}				/*  End Function _devfs_descend  */
+
+static devfs_handle_t _devfs_make_parent_for_leaf(struct devfs_entry *dir,
+						  const char *name,
+						  int namelen, int *leaf_pos)
+{
+	int next_pos = 0;
+
+	if (dir == NULL)
+		dir = _devfs_get_root_entry();
+	if (dir == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	devfs_get(dir);
+	/*  Search for possible trailing component and ignore it  */
+	for (--namelen; (namelen > 0) && (name[namelen] != '/'); --namelen) ;
+	*leaf_pos = (name[namelen] == '/') ? (namelen + 1) : 0;
+	for (; namelen > 0; name += next_pos, namelen -= next_pos) {
+		struct devfs_entry *de, *old = NULL;
+
+		if ((de =
+		     _devfs_descend(dir, name, namelen, &next_pos)) == NULL) {
+			de = _devfs_alloc_entry(name, next_pos, MODE_DIR);
+			devfs_get(de);
+			if (!de || _devfs_append_entry(dir, de, &old)) {
+				devfs_put(de);
+				if (!old || !S_ISDIR(old->mode)) {
+					devfs_put(old);
+					devfs_put(dir);
+					return NULL;
+				}
+				de = old;	/*  Use the existing directory  */
+			}
+		}
+		if (de == dir->parent) {
+			devfs_put(dir);
+			devfs_put(de);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		devfs_put(dir);
+		dir = de;
+		if (name[next_pos] == '/')
+			++next_pos;
+	}
+	return dir;
+}				/*  End Function _devfs_make_parent_for_leaf  */
+
+static devfs_handle_t _devfs_prepare_leaf(devfs_handle_t * dir,
+					  const char *name, umode_t mode)
+{
+	int namelen, leaf_pos;
+	struct devfs_entry *de;
+
+	namelen = strlen(name);
+	if ((*dir = _devfs_make_parent_for_leaf(*dir, name, namelen,
+						&leaf_pos)) == NULL) {
+		PRINTK("(%s): could not create parent path\n", name);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	if ((de = _devfs_alloc_entry(name + leaf_pos, namelen - leaf_pos, mode))
+	    == NULL) {
+		PRINTK("(%s): could not allocate entry\n", name);
+		devfs_put(*dir);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return de;
+}				/*  End Function _devfs_prepare_leaf  */
+
+static devfs_handle_t _devfs_walk_path(struct devfs_entry *dir,
+				       const char *name, int namelen,
+				       int traverse_symlink)
+{
+	int next_pos = 0;
+
+	if (dir == NULL)
+		dir = _devfs_get_root_entry();
+	if (dir == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	devfs_get(dir);
+	for (; namelen > 0; name += next_pos, namelen -= next_pos) {
+		struct devfs_entry *de, *link;
+
+		if (!S_ISDIR(dir->mode)) {
+			devfs_put(dir);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+
+		if ((de =
+		     _devfs_descend(dir, name, namelen, &next_pos)) == NULL) {
+			devfs_put(dir);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		if (S_ISLNK(de->mode) && traverse_symlink) {	/*  Need to follow the link: this is a stack chomper  */
+			/* FIXME what if it puts outside of mounted tree? */
+			link = _devfs_walk_path(dir, de->u.symlink.linkname,
+						de->u.symlink.length, TRUE);
+			devfs_put(de);
+			if (!link) {
+				devfs_put(dir);
+				return NULL;
+			}
+			de = link;
+		}
+		devfs_put(dir);
+		dir = de;
+		if (name[next_pos] == '/')
+			++next_pos;
+	}
+	return dir;
+}				/*  End Function _devfs_walk_path  */
+
+/**
+ *	_devfs_find_entry - Find a devfs entry.
+ *	@dir: The handle to the parent devfs directory entry. If this is %NULL the
+ *		name is relative to the root of the devfs.
+ *	@name: The name of the entry. This may be %NULL.
+ *	@traverse_symlink: If %TRUE then symbolic links are traversed.
+ *
+ *	Returns the devfs_entry pointer on success, else %NULL. An implicit
+ *	devfs_get() is performed.
+ */
+
+static struct devfs_entry *_devfs_find_entry(devfs_handle_t dir,
+					     const char *name,
+					     int traverse_symlink)
+{
+	unsigned int namelen = strlen(name);
+
+	if (name[0] == '/') {
+		/*  Skip leading pathname component  */
+		if (namelen < 2) {
+			PRINTK("(%s): too short\n", name);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		for (++name, --namelen; (*name != '/') && (namelen > 0);
+		     ++name, --namelen) ;
+		if (namelen < 2) {
+			PRINTK("(%s): too short\n", name);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		++name;
+		--namelen;
+	}
+	return _devfs_walk_path(dir, name, namelen, traverse_symlink);
+}				/*  End Function _devfs_find_entry  */
+
+static struct devfs_entry *get_devfs_entry_from_vfs_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	if (inode == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	VERIFY_ENTRY((struct devfs_entry *)inode->u.generic_ip);
+	return inode->u.generic_ip;
+}				/*  End Function get_devfs_entry_from_vfs_inode  */
+
+/**
+ *	free_dentry - Free the dentry for a device entry and invalidate inode.
+ *	@de: The entry.
+ *
+ *	This must only be called after the entry has been unhooked from its
+ *	 parent directory.
+ */
+
+static void free_dentry(struct devfs_entry *de)
+{
+	struct dentry *dentry = de->inode.dentry;
+
+	if (!dentry)
+		return;
+	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
+	dget_locked(dentry);
+	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+	/*  Forcefully remove the inode  */
+	if (dentry->d_inode != NULL)
+		dentry->d_inode->i_nlink = 0;
+	d_drop(dentry);
+	dput(dentry);
+}				/*  End Function free_dentry  */
+
+/**
+ *	is_devfsd_or_child - Test if the current process is devfsd or one of its children.
+ *	@fs_info: The filesystem information.
+ *
+ *	Returns %TRUE if devfsd or child, else %FALSE.
+ */
+
+static int is_devfsd_or_child(struct fs_info *fs_info)
+{
+	struct task_struct *p = current;
+
+	if (p == fs_info->devfsd_task)
+		return (TRUE);
+	if (process_group(p) == fs_info->devfsd_pgrp)
+		return (TRUE);
+	read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
+	for (; p != &init_task; p = p->real_parent) {
+		if (p == fs_info->devfsd_task) {
+			read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
+			return (TRUE);
+		}
+	}
+	read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
+	return (FALSE);
+}				/*  End Function is_devfsd_or_child  */
+
+/**
+ *	devfsd_queue_empty - Test if devfsd has work pending in its event queue.
+ *	@fs_info: The filesystem information.
+ *
+ *	Returns %TRUE if the queue is empty, else %FALSE.
+ */
+
+static inline int devfsd_queue_empty(struct fs_info *fs_info)
+{
+	return (fs_info->devfsd_last_event) ? FALSE : TRUE;
+}				/*  End Function devfsd_queue_empty  */
+
+/**
+ *	wait_for_devfsd_finished - Wait for devfsd to finish processing its event queue.
+ *	@fs_info: The filesystem information.
+ *
+ *	Returns %TRUE if no more waiting will be required, else %FALSE.
+ */
+
+static int wait_for_devfsd_finished(struct fs_info *fs_info)
+{
+	DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
+
+	if (fs_info->devfsd_task == NULL)
+		return (TRUE);
+	if (devfsd_queue_empty(fs_info) && fs_info->devfsd_sleeping)
+		return TRUE;
+	if (is_devfsd_or_child(fs_info))
+		return (FALSE);
+	set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+	add_wait_queue(&fs_info->revalidate_wait_queue, &wait);
+	if (!devfsd_queue_empty(fs_info) || !fs_info->devfsd_sleeping)
+		if (fs_info->devfsd_task)
+			schedule();
+	remove_wait_queue(&fs_info->revalidate_wait_queue, &wait);
+	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
+	return (TRUE);
+}				/*  End Function wait_for_devfsd_finished  */
+
+/**
+ *	devfsd_notify_de - Notify the devfsd daemon of a change.
+ *	@de: The devfs entry that has changed. This and all parent entries will
+ *            have their reference counts incremented if the event was queued.
+ *	@type: The type of change.
+ *	@mode: The mode of the entry.
+ *	@uid: The user ID.
+ *	@gid: The group ID.
+ *	@fs_info: The filesystem info.
+ *
+ *	Returns %TRUE if an event was queued and devfsd woken up, else %FALSE.
+ */
+
+static int devfsd_notify_de(struct devfs_entry *de,
+			    unsigned short type, umode_t mode,
+			    uid_t uid, gid_t gid, struct fs_info *fs_info)
+{
+	struct devfsd_buf_entry *entry;
+	struct devfs_entry *curr;
+
+	if (!(fs_info->devfsd_event_mask & (1 << type)))
+		return (FALSE);
+	if ((entry = kmem_cache_alloc(devfsd_buf_cache, SLAB_KERNEL)) == NULL) {
+		atomic_inc(&fs_info->devfsd_overrun_count);
+		return (FALSE);
+	}
+	for (curr = de; curr != NULL; curr = curr->parent)
+		devfs_get(curr);
+	entry->de = de;
+	entry->type = type;
+	entry->mode = mode;
+	entry->uid = uid;
+	entry->gid = gid;
+	entry->next = NULL;
+	spin_lock(&fs_info->devfsd_buffer_lock);
+	if (!fs_info->devfsd_first_event)
+		fs_info->devfsd_first_event = entry;
+	if (fs_info->devfsd_last_event)
+		fs_info->devfsd_last_event->next = entry;
+	fs_info->devfsd_last_event = entry;
+	spin_unlock(&fs_info->devfsd_buffer_lock);
+	wake_up_interruptible(&fs_info->devfsd_wait_queue);
+	return (TRUE);
+}				/*  End Function devfsd_notify_de  */
+
+/**
+ *	devfsd_notify - Notify the devfsd daemon of a change.
+ *	@de: The devfs entry that has changed.
+ *	@type: The type of change event.
+ *	@wait: If TRUE, the function waits for the daemon to finish processing
+ *		the event.
+ */
+
+static void devfsd_notify(struct devfs_entry *de, unsigned short type)
+{
+	devfsd_notify_de(de, type, de->mode, current->euid,
+			 current->egid, &fs_info);
+}
+
+static int devfs_mk_dev(dev_t dev, umode_t mode, const char *fmt, va_list args)
+{
+	struct devfs_entry *dir = NULL, *de;
+	char buf[64];
+	int error, n;
+
+	n = vsnprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), fmt, args);
+	if (n >= sizeof(buf) || !buf[0]) {
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: invalid format string %s\n",
+		       __FUNCTION__, fmt);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	de = _devfs_prepare_leaf(&dir, buf, mode);
+	if (!de) {
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: could not prepare leaf for %s\n",
+		       __FUNCTION__, buf);
+		return -ENOMEM;	/* could be more accurate... */
+	}
+
+	de->u.dev = dev;
+
+	error = _devfs_append_entry(dir, de, NULL);
+	if (error) {
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: could not append to parent for %s\n",
+		       __FUNCTION__, buf);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	devfsd_notify(de, DEVFSD_NOTIFY_REGISTERED);
+      out:
+	devfs_put(dir);
+	return error;
+}
+
+int devfs_mk_bdev(dev_t dev, umode_t mode, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list args;
+
+	if (!S_ISBLK(mode)) {
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: invalide mode (%u) for %s\n",
+		       __FUNCTION__, mode, fmt);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	return devfs_mk_dev(dev, mode, fmt, args);
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(devfs_mk_bdev);
+
+int devfs_mk_cdev(dev_t dev, umode_t mode, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list args;
+
+	if (!S_ISCHR(mode)) {
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: invalide mode (%u) for %s\n",
+		       __FUNCTION__, mode, fmt);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	return devfs_mk_dev(dev, mode, fmt, args);
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(devfs_mk_cdev);
+
+/**
+ *	_devfs_unhook - Unhook a device entry from its parents list
+ *	@de: The entry to unhook.
+ *
+ *	Returns %TRUE if the entry was unhooked, else %FALSE if it was
+ *		previously unhooked.
+ *	The caller must have a write lock on the parent directory.
+ */
+
+static int _devfs_unhook(struct devfs_entry *de)
+{
+	struct devfs_entry *parent;
+
+	if (!de || (de->prev == de))
+		return FALSE;
+	parent = de->parent;
+	if (de->prev == NULL)
+		parent->u.dir.first = de->next;
+	else
+		de->prev->next = de->next;
+	if (de->next == NULL)
+		parent->u.dir.last = de->prev;
+	else
+		de->next->prev = de->prev;
+	de->prev = de;		/*  Indicate we're unhooked                      */
+	de->next = NULL;	/*  Force early termination for <devfs_readdir>  */
+	return TRUE;
+}				/*  End Function _devfs_unhook  */
+
+/**
+ *	_devfs_unregister - Unregister a device entry from its parent.
+ *	@dir: The parent directory.
+ *	@de: The entry to unregister.
+ *
+ *	The caller must have a write lock on the parent directory, which is
+ *	unlocked by this function.
+ */
+
+static void _devfs_unregister(struct devfs_entry *dir, struct devfs_entry *de)
+{
+	int unhooked = _devfs_unhook(de);
+
+	write_unlock(&dir->u.dir.lock);
+	if (!unhooked)
+		return;
+	devfs_get(dir);
+	devfsd_notify(de, DEVFSD_NOTIFY_UNREGISTERED);
+	free_dentry(de);
+	devfs_put(dir);
+	if (!S_ISDIR(de->mode))
+		return;
+	while (TRUE) {		/*  Recursively unregister: this is a stack chomper  */
+		struct devfs_entry *child;
+
+		write_lock(&de->u.dir.lock);
+		de->u.dir.no_more_additions = TRUE;
+		child = de->u.dir.first;
+		VERIFY_ENTRY(child);
+		_devfs_unregister(de, child);
+		if (!child)
+			break;
+		DPRINTK(DEBUG_UNREGISTER, "(%s): child: %p  refcount: %d\n",
+			child->name, child, atomic_read(&child->refcount));
+		devfs_put(child);
+	}
+}				/*  End Function _devfs_unregister  */
+
+static int devfs_do_symlink(devfs_handle_t dir, const char *name,
+			    const char *link, devfs_handle_t * handle)
+{
+	int err;
+	unsigned int linklength;
+	char *newlink;
+	struct devfs_entry *de;
+
+	if (handle != NULL)
+		*handle = NULL;
+	if (name == NULL) {
+		PRINTK("(): NULL name pointer\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if (link == NULL) {
+		PRINTK("(%s): NULL link pointer\n", name);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	linklength = strlen(link);
+	if ((newlink = kmalloc(linklength + 1, GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	memcpy(newlink, link, linklength);
+	newlink[linklength] = '\0';
+	if ((de = _devfs_prepare_leaf(&dir, name, S_IFLNK | S_IRUGO | S_IXUGO))
+	    == NULL) {
+		PRINTK("(%s): could not prepare leaf\n", name);
+		kfree(newlink);
+		return -ENOTDIR;
+	}
+	de->info = NULL;
+	de->u.symlink.linkname = newlink;
+	de->u.symlink.length = linklength;
+	if ((err = _devfs_append_entry(dir, de, NULL)) != 0) {
+		PRINTK("(%s): could not append to parent, err: %d\n", name,
+		       err);
+		devfs_put(dir);
+		return err;
+	}
+	devfs_put(dir);
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG
+	spin_lock(&stat_lock);
+	stat_num_bytes += linklength + 1;
+	spin_unlock(&stat_lock);
+#endif
+	if (handle != NULL)
+		*handle = de;
+	return 0;
+}				/*  End Function devfs_do_symlink  */
+
+/**
+ *	devfs_mk_symlink Create a symbolic link in the devfs namespace.
+ *	@from: The name of the entry.
+ *	@to: Name of the destination
+ *
+ *	Returns 0 on success, else a negative error code is returned.
+ */
+
+int devfs_mk_symlink(const char *from, const char *to)
+{
+	devfs_handle_t de;
+	int err;
+
+	err = devfs_do_symlink(NULL, from, to, &de);
+	if (!err) {
+		de->vfs = TRUE;
+		devfsd_notify(de, DEVFSD_NOTIFY_REGISTERED);
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+/**
+ *	devfs_mk_dir - Create a directory in the devfs namespace.
+ *		new name is relative to the root of the devfs.
+ *	@fmt: The name of the entry.
+ *
+ *	Use of this function is optional. The devfs_register() function
+ *	will automatically create intermediate directories as needed. This function
+ *	is provided for efficiency reasons, as it provides a handle to a directory.
+ *	On failure %NULL is returned.
+ */
+
+int devfs_mk_dir(const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	struct devfs_entry *dir = NULL, *de = NULL, *old;
+	char buf[64];
+	va_list args;
+	int error, n;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	n = vsnprintf(buf, 64, fmt, args);
+	if (n >= 64 || !buf[0]) {
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: invalid argument.", __FUNCTION__);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	de = _devfs_prepare_leaf(&dir, buf, MODE_DIR);
+	if (!de) {
+		PRINTK("(%s): could not prepare leaf\n", buf);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	error = _devfs_append_entry(dir, de, &old);
+	if (error == -EEXIST && S_ISDIR(old->mode)) {
+		/*
+		 * devfs_mk_dir() of an already-existing directory will
+		 * return success.
+		 */
+		error = 0;
+		goto out_put;
+	} else if (error) {
+		PRINTK("(%s): could not append to dir: %p \"%s\"\n",
+		       buf, dir, dir->name);
+		devfs_put(old);
+		goto out_put;
+	}
+
+	devfsd_notify(de, DEVFSD_NOTIFY_REGISTERED);
+
+      out_put:
+	devfs_put(dir);
+	return error;
+}
+
+void devfs_remove(const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	char buf[64];
+	va_list args;
+	int n;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	n = vsnprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), fmt, args);
+	if (n < sizeof(buf) && buf[0]) {
+		devfs_handle_t de = _devfs_find_entry(NULL, buf, 0);
+
+		if (!de) {
+			printk(KERN_ERR "%s: %s not found, cannot remove\n",
+			       __FUNCTION__, buf);
+			dump_stack();
+			return;
+		}
+
+		write_lock(&de->parent->u.dir.lock);
+		_devfs_unregister(de->parent, de);
+		devfs_put(de);
+		devfs_put(de);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ *	devfs_generate_path - Generate a pathname for an entry, relative to the devfs root.
+ *	@de: The devfs entry.
+ *	@path: The buffer to write the pathname to. The pathname and '\0'
+ *		terminator will be written at the end of the buffer.
+ *	@buflen: The length of the buffer.
+ *
+ *	Returns the offset in the buffer where the pathname starts on success,
+ *	else a negative error code.
+ */
+
+static int devfs_generate_path(devfs_handle_t de, char *path, int buflen)
+{
+	int pos;
+#define NAMEOF(de) ( (de)->mode ? (de)->name : (de)->u.name )
+
+	if (de == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	VERIFY_ENTRY(de);
+	if (de->namelen >= buflen)
+		return -ENAMETOOLONG;	/*  Must be first       */
+	path[buflen - 1] = '\0';
+	if (de->parent == NULL)
+		return buflen - 1;	/*  Don't prepend root  */
+	pos = buflen - de->namelen - 1;
+	memcpy(path + pos, NAMEOF(de), de->namelen);
+	for (de = de->parent; de->parent != NULL; de = de->parent) {
+		if (pos - de->namelen - 1 < 0)
+			return -ENAMETOOLONG;
+		path[--pos] = '/';
+		pos -= de->namelen;
+		memcpy(path + pos, NAMEOF(de), de->namelen);
+	}
+	return pos;
+}				/*  End Function devfs_generate_path  */
+
+/**
+ *	devfs_setup - Process kernel boot options.
+ *	@str: The boot options after the "devfs=".
+ */
+
+static int __init devfs_setup(char *str)
+{
+	static struct {
+		char *name;
+		unsigned int mask;
+		unsigned int *opt;
+	} devfs_options_tab[] __initdata = {
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG
+		{
+		"dall", DEBUG_ALL, &devfs_debug_init}, {
+		"dmod", DEBUG_MODULE_LOAD, &devfs_debug_init}, {
+		"dreg", DEBUG_REGISTER, &devfs_debug_init}, {
+		"dunreg", DEBUG_UNREGISTER, &devfs_debug_init}, {
+		"dfree", DEBUG_FREE, &devfs_debug_init}, {
+		"diget", DEBUG_I_GET, &devfs_debug_init}, {
+		"dchange", DEBUG_SET_FLAGS, &devfs_debug_init}, {
+		"dsread", DEBUG_S_READ, &devfs_debug_init}, {
+		"dichange", DEBUG_I_CHANGE, &devfs_debug_init}, {
+		"dimknod", DEBUG_I_MKNOD, &devfs_debug_init}, {
+		"dilookup", DEBUG_I_LOOKUP, &devfs_debug_init}, {
+		"diunlink", DEBUG_I_UNLINK, &devfs_debug_init},
+#endif				/*  CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG  */
+		{
+		"mount", OPTION_MOUNT, &boot_options}, {
+		NULL, 0, NULL}
+	};
+
+	while ((*str != '\0') && !isspace(*str)) {
+		int i, found = 0, invert = 0;
+
+		if (strncmp(str, "no", 2) == 0) {
+			invert = 1;
+			str += 2;
+		}
+		for (i = 0; devfs_options_tab[i].name != NULL; i++) {
+			int len = strlen(devfs_options_tab[i].name);
+
+			if (strncmp(str, devfs_options_tab[i].name, len) == 0) {
+				if (invert)
+					*devfs_options_tab[i].opt &=
+					    ~devfs_options_tab[i].mask;
+				else
+					*devfs_options_tab[i].opt |=
+					    devfs_options_tab[i].mask;
+				str += len;
+				found = 1;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		if (!found)
+			return 0;	/*  No match         */
+		if (*str != ',')
+			return 0;	/*  No more options  */
+		++str;
+	}
+	return 1;
+}				/*  End Function devfs_setup  */
+
+__setup("devfs=", devfs_setup);
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(devfs_mk_dir);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(devfs_remove);
+
+/**
+ *	try_modload - Notify devfsd of an inode lookup by a non-devfsd process.
+ *	@parent: The parent devfs entry.
+ *	@fs_info: The filesystem info.
+ *	@name: The device name.
+ *	@namelen: The number of characters in @name.
+ *	@buf: A working area that will be used. This must not go out of scope
+ *            until devfsd is idle again.
+ *
+ *	Returns 0 on success (event was queued), else a negative error code.
+ */
+
+static int try_modload(struct devfs_entry *parent, struct fs_info *fs_info,
+		       const char *name, unsigned namelen,
+		       struct devfs_entry *buf)
+{
+	if (!(fs_info->devfsd_event_mask & (1 << DEVFSD_NOTIFY_LOOKUP)))
+		return -ENOENT;
+	if (is_devfsd_or_child(fs_info))
+		return -ENOENT;
+	memset(buf, 0, sizeof *buf);
+	atomic_set(&buf->refcount, 1);
+	buf->parent = parent;
+	buf->namelen = namelen;
+	buf->u.name = name;
+	WRITE_ENTRY_MAGIC(buf, MAGIC_VALUE);
+	if (!devfsd_notify_de(buf, DEVFSD_NOTIFY_LOOKUP, 0,
+			      current->euid, current->egid, fs_info))
+		return -ENOENT;
+	/*  Possible success: event has been queued  */
+	return 0;
+}				/*  End Function try_modload  */
+
+/*  Superblock operations follow  */
+
+static struct inode_operations devfs_iops;
+static struct inode_operations devfs_dir_iops;
+static struct file_operations devfs_fops;
+static struct file_operations devfs_dir_fops;
+static struct inode_operations devfs_symlink_iops;
+
+static int devfs_notify_change(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr)
+{
+	int retval;
+	struct devfs_entry *de;
+	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+	struct fs_info *fs_info = inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
+
+	de = get_devfs_entry_from_vfs_inode(inode);
+	if (de == NULL)
+		return -ENODEV;
+	retval = inode_change_ok(inode, iattr);
+	if (retval != 0)
+		return retval;
+	retval = inode_setattr(inode, iattr);
+	if (retval != 0)
+		return retval;
+	DPRINTK(DEBUG_I_CHANGE, "(%d): VFS inode: %p  devfs_entry: %p\n",
+		(int)inode->i_ino, inode, de);
+	DPRINTK(DEBUG_I_CHANGE, "():   mode: 0%o  uid: %d  gid: %d\n",
+		(int)inode->i_mode, (int)inode->i_uid, (int)inode->i_gid);
+	/*  Inode is not on hash chains, thus must save permissions here rather
+	   than in a write_inode() method  */
+	de->mode = inode->i_mode;
+	de->inode.uid = inode->i_uid;
+	de->inode.gid = inode->i_gid;
+	de->inode.atime = inode->i_atime;
+	de->inode.mtime = inode->i_mtime;
+	de->inode.ctime = inode->i_ctime;
+	if ((iattr->ia_valid & (ATTR_MODE | ATTR_UID | ATTR_GID)) &&
+	    !is_devfsd_or_child(fs_info))
+		devfsd_notify_de(de, DEVFSD_NOTIFY_CHANGE, inode->i_mode,
+				 inode->i_uid, inode->i_gid, fs_info);
+	return 0;
+}				/*  End Function devfs_notify_change  */
+
+static struct super_operations devfs_sops = {
+	.drop_inode = generic_delete_inode,
+	.statfs = simple_statfs,
+};
+
+/**
+ *	_devfs_get_vfs_inode - Get a VFS inode.
+ *	@sb: The super block.
+ *	@de: The devfs inode.
+ *	@dentry: The dentry to register with the devfs inode.
+ *
+ *	Returns the inode on success, else %NULL. An implicit devfs_get() is
+ *       performed if the inode is created.
+ */
+
+static struct inode *_devfs_get_vfs_inode(struct super_block *sb,
+					  struct devfs_entry *de,
+					  struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	struct inode *inode;
+
+	if (de->prev == de)
+		return NULL;	/*  Quick check to see if unhooked  */
+	if ((inode = new_inode(sb)) == NULL) {
+		PRINTK("(%s): new_inode() failed, de: %p\n", de->name, de);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	if (de->parent) {
+		read_lock(&de->parent->u.dir.lock);
+		if (de->prev != de)
+			de->inode.dentry = dentry;	/*      Not unhooked  */
+		read_unlock(&de->parent->u.dir.lock);
+	} else
+		de->inode.dentry = dentry;	/*  Root: no locking needed  */
+	if (de->inode.dentry != dentry) {	/*  Must have been unhooked  */
+		iput(inode);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	/* FIXME where is devfs_put? */
+	inode->u.generic_ip = devfs_get(de);
+	inode->i_ino = de->inode.ino;
+	DPRINTK(DEBUG_I_GET, "(%d): VFS inode: %p  devfs_entry: %p\n",
+		(int)inode->i_ino, inode, de);
+	inode->i_blocks = 0;
+	inode->i_blksize = FAKE_BLOCK_SIZE;
+	inode->i_op = &devfs_iops;
+	inode->i_mode = de->mode;
+	if (S_ISDIR(de->mode)) {
+		inode->i_op = &devfs_dir_iops;
+		inode->i_fop = &devfs_dir_fops;
+	} else if (S_ISLNK(de->mode)) {
+		inode->i_op = &devfs_symlink_iops;
+		inode->i_size = de->u.symlink.length;
+	} else if (S_ISCHR(de->mode) || S_ISBLK(de->mode)) {
+		init_special_inode(inode, de->mode, de->u.dev);
+	} else if (S_ISFIFO(de->mode) || S_ISSOCK(de->mode)) {
+		init_special_inode(inode, de->mode, 0);
+	} else {
+		PRINTK("(%s): unknown mode %o de: %p\n",
+		       de->name, de->mode, de);
+		iput(inode);
+		devfs_put(de);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	inode->i_uid = de->inode.uid;
+	inode->i_gid = de->inode.gid;
+	inode->i_atime = de->inode.atime;
+	inode->i_mtime = de->inode.mtime;
+	inode->i_ctime = de->inode.ctime;
+	DPRINTK(DEBUG_I_GET, "():   mode: 0%o  uid: %d  gid: %d\n",
+		(int)inode->i_mode, (int)inode->i_uid, (int)inode->i_gid);
+	return inode;
+}				/*  End Function _devfs_get_vfs_inode  */
+
+/*  File operations for device entries follow  */
+
+static int devfs_readdir(struct file *file, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
+{
+	int err, count;
+	int stored = 0;
+	struct fs_info *fs_info;
+	struct devfs_entry *parent, *de, *next = NULL;
+	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+
+	fs_info = inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
+	parent = get_devfs_entry_from_vfs_inode(file->f_dentry->d_inode);
+	if ((long)file->f_pos < 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	DPRINTK(DEBUG_F_READDIR, "(%s): fs_info: %p  pos: %ld\n",
+		parent->name, fs_info, (long)file->f_pos);
+	switch ((long)file->f_pos) {
+	case 0:
+		err = (*filldir) (dirent, "..", 2, file->f_pos,
+				  parent_ino(file->f_dentry), DT_DIR);
+		if (err == -EINVAL)
+			break;
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+		file->f_pos++;
+		++stored;
+		/*  Fall through  */
+	case 1:
+		err =
+		    (*filldir) (dirent, ".", 1, file->f_pos, inode->i_ino,
+				DT_DIR);
+		if (err == -EINVAL)
+			break;
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+		file->f_pos++;
+		++stored;
+		/*  Fall through  */
+	default:
+		/*  Skip entries  */
+		count = file->f_pos - 2;
+		read_lock(&parent->u.dir.lock);
+		for (de = parent->u.dir.first; de && (count > 0); de = de->next)
+			--count;
+		devfs_get(de);
+		read_unlock(&parent->u.dir.lock);
+		/*  Now add all remaining entries  */
+		while (de) {
+			err = (*filldir) (dirent, de->name, de->namelen,
+					  file->f_pos, de->inode.ino,
+					  de->mode >> 12);
+			if (err < 0)
+				devfs_put(de);
+			else {
+				file->f_pos++;
+				++stored;
+			}
+			if (err == -EINVAL)
+				break;
+			if (err < 0)
+				return err;
+			read_lock(&parent->u.dir.lock);
+			next = devfs_get(de->next);
+			read_unlock(&parent->u.dir.lock);
+			devfs_put(de);
+			de = next;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+	return stored;
+}				/*  End Function devfs_readdir  */
+
+/* Open devfs specific special files */
+static int devfs_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	int err;
+	int minor = MINOR(inode->i_rdev);
+	struct file_operations *old_fops, *new_fops;
+
+	switch (minor) {
+	case 0:		/* /dev/.devfsd */
+		new_fops = fops_get(&devfsd_fops);
+		break;
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG
+	case 1:		/* /dev/.stat */
+		new_fops = fops_get(&stat_fops);
+		break;
+#endif
+	default:
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	if (new_fops == NULL)
+		return -ENODEV;
+	old_fops = file->f_op;
+	file->f_op = new_fops;
+	err = new_fops->open ? new_fops->open(inode, file) : 0;
+	if (err) {
+		file->f_op = old_fops;
+		fops_put(new_fops);
+	} else
+		fops_put(old_fops);
+	return err;
+}				/*  End Function devfs_open  */
+
+static struct file_operations devfs_fops = {
+	.open = devfs_open,
+};
+
+static struct file_operations devfs_dir_fops = {
+	.read = generic_read_dir,
+	.readdir = devfs_readdir,
+};
+
+/*  Dentry operations for device entries follow  */
+
+/**
+ *	devfs_d_release - Callback for when a dentry is freed.
+ *	@dentry: The dentry.
+ */
+
+static void devfs_d_release(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	DPRINTK(DEBUG_D_RELEASE, "(%p): inode: %p\n", dentry, dentry->d_inode);
+}				/*  End Function devfs_d_release  */
+
+/**
+ *	devfs_d_iput - Callback for when a dentry loses its inode.
+ *	@dentry: The dentry.
+ *	@inode:	The inode.
+ */
+
+static void devfs_d_iput(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
+{
+	struct devfs_entry *de;
+
+	de = get_devfs_entry_from_vfs_inode(inode);
+	DPRINTK(DEBUG_D_IPUT,
+		"(%s): dentry: %p inode: %p de: %p de->dentry: %p\n", de->name,
+		dentry, inode, de, de->inode.dentry);
+	if (de->inode.dentry && (de->inode.dentry != dentry))
+		OOPS("(%s): de: %p dentry: %p de->dentry: %p\n",
+		     de->name, de, dentry, de->inode.dentry);
+	de->inode.dentry = NULL;
+	iput(inode);
+	devfs_put(de);
+}				/*  End Function devfs_d_iput  */
+
+static int devfs_d_delete(struct dentry *dentry);
+
+static struct dentry_operations devfs_dops = {
+	.d_delete = devfs_d_delete,
+	.d_release = devfs_d_release,
+	.d_iput = devfs_d_iput,
+};
+
+static int devfs_d_revalidate_wait(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *);
+
+static struct dentry_operations devfs_wait_dops = {
+	.d_delete = devfs_d_delete,
+	.d_release = devfs_d_release,
+	.d_iput = devfs_d_iput,
+	.d_revalidate = devfs_d_revalidate_wait,
+};
+
+/**
+ *	devfs_d_delete - Callback for when all files for a dentry are closed.
+ *	@dentry: The dentry.
+ */
+
+static int devfs_d_delete(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+
+	if (dentry->d_op == &devfs_wait_dops)
+		dentry->d_op = &devfs_dops;
+	/*  Unhash dentry if negative (has no inode)  */
+	if (inode == NULL) {
+		DPRINTK(DEBUG_D_DELETE, "(%p): dropping negative dentry\n",
+			dentry);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}				/*  End Function devfs_d_delete  */
+
+struct devfs_lookup_struct {
+	devfs_handle_t de;
+	wait_queue_head_t wait_queue;
+};
+
+/* XXX: this doesn't handle the case where we got a negative dentry
+        but a devfs entry has been registered in the meanwhile */
+static int devfs_d_revalidate_wait(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+{
+	struct inode *dir = dentry->d_parent->d_inode;
+	struct fs_info *fs_info = dir->i_sb->s_fs_info;
+	devfs_handle_t parent = get_devfs_entry_from_vfs_inode(dir);
+	struct devfs_lookup_struct *lookup_info = dentry->d_fsdata;
+	DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
+	int need_lock;
+
+	/*
+	 * FIXME HACK
+	 *
+	 * make sure that
+	 *   d_instantiate always runs under lock
+	 *   we release i_sem lock before going to sleep
+	 *
+	 * unfortunately sometimes d_revalidate is called with
+	 * and sometimes without i_sem lock held. The following checks
+	 * attempt to deduce when we need to add (and drop resp.) lock
+	 * here. This relies on current (2.6.2) calling coventions:
+	 *
+	 *   lookup_hash is always run under i_sem and is passing NULL
+	 *   as nd
+	 *
+	 *   open(...,O_CREATE,...) calls _lookup_hash under i_sem
+	 *   and sets flags to LOOKUP_OPEN|LOOKUP_CREATE
+	 *
+	 *   all other invocations of ->d_revalidate seem to happen
+	 *   outside of i_sem
+	 */
+	need_lock = nd &&
+	    (!(nd->flags & LOOKUP_CREATE) || (nd->flags & LOOKUP_PARENT));
+
+	if (need_lock)
+		down(&dir->i_sem);
+
+	if (is_devfsd_or_child(fs_info)) {
+		devfs_handle_t de = lookup_info->de;
+		struct inode *inode;
+
+		DPRINTK(DEBUG_I_LOOKUP,
+			"(%s): dentry: %p inode: %p de: %p by: \"%s\"\n",
+			dentry->d_name.name, dentry, dentry->d_inode, de,
+			current->comm);
+		if (dentry->d_inode)
+			goto out;
+		if (de == NULL) {
+			read_lock(&parent->u.dir.lock);
+			de = _devfs_search_dir(parent, dentry->d_name.name,
+					       dentry->d_name.len);
+			read_unlock(&parent->u.dir.lock);
+			if (de == NULL)
+				goto out;
+			lookup_info->de = de;
+		}
+		/*  Create an inode, now that the driver information is available  */
+		inode = _devfs_get_vfs_inode(dir->i_sb, de, dentry);
+		if (!inode)
+			goto out;
+		DPRINTK(DEBUG_I_LOOKUP,
+			"(%s): new VFS inode(%u): %p de: %p by: \"%s\"\n",
+			de->name, de->inode.ino, inode, de, current->comm);
+		d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+		goto out;
+	}
+	if (lookup_info == NULL)
+		goto out;	/*  Early termination  */
+	read_lock(&parent->u.dir.lock);
+	if (dentry->d_fsdata) {
+		set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+		add_wait_queue(&lookup_info->wait_queue, &wait);
+		read_unlock(&parent->u.dir.lock);
+		/* at this point it is always (hopefully) locked */
+		up(&dir->i_sem);
+		schedule();
+		down(&dir->i_sem);
+		/*
+		 * This does not need nor should remove wait from wait_queue.
+		 * Wait queue head is never reused - nothing is ever added to it
+		 * after all waiters have been waked up and head itself disappears
+		 * very soon after it. Moreover it is local variable on stack that
+		 * is likely to have already disappeared so any reference to it
+		 * at this point is buggy.
+		 */
+
+	} else
+		read_unlock(&parent->u.dir.lock);
+
+      out:
+	if (need_lock)
+		up(&dir->i_sem);
+	return 1;
+}				/*  End Function devfs_d_revalidate_wait  */
+
+/*  Inode operations for device entries follow  */
+
+static struct dentry *devfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
+				   struct nameidata *nd)
+{
+	struct devfs_entry tmp;	/*  Must stay in scope until devfsd idle again  */
+	struct devfs_lookup_struct lookup_info;
+	struct fs_info *fs_info = dir->i_sb->s_fs_info;
+	struct devfs_entry *parent, *de;
+	struct inode *inode;
+	struct dentry *retval = NULL;
+
+	/*  Set up the dentry operations before anything else, to ensure cleaning
+	   up on any error  */
+	dentry->d_op = &devfs_dops;
+	/*  First try to get the devfs entry for this directory  */
+	parent = get_devfs_entry_from_vfs_inode(dir);
+	DPRINTK(DEBUG_I_LOOKUP, "(%s): dentry: %p parent: %p by: \"%s\"\n",
+		dentry->d_name.name, dentry, parent, current->comm);
+	if (parent == NULL)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+	read_lock(&parent->u.dir.lock);
+	de = _devfs_search_dir(parent, dentry->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.len);
+	read_unlock(&parent->u.dir.lock);
+	lookup_info.de = de;
+	init_waitqueue_head(&lookup_info.wait_queue);
+	dentry->d_fsdata = &lookup_info;
+	if (de == NULL) {	/*  Try with devfsd. For any kind of failure, leave a negative dentry
+				   so someone else can deal with it (in the case where the sysadmin
+				   does a mknod()). It's important to do this before hashing the
+				   dentry, so that the devfsd queue is filled before revalidates
+				   can start  */
+		if (try_modload(parent, fs_info, dentry->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.len, &tmp) < 0) {	/*  Lookup event was not queued to devfsd  */
+			d_add(dentry, NULL);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+	}
+	dentry->d_op = &devfs_wait_dops;
+	d_add(dentry, NULL);	/*  Open the floodgates  */
+	/*  Unlock directory semaphore, which will release any waiters. They
+	   will get the hashed dentry, and may be forced to wait for
+	   revalidation  */
+	up(&dir->i_sem);
+	wait_for_devfsd_finished(fs_info);	/*  If I'm not devfsd, must wait  */
+	down(&dir->i_sem);	/*  Grab it again because them's the rules  */
+	de = lookup_info.de;
+	/*  If someone else has been so kind as to make the inode, we go home
+	   early  */
+	if (dentry->d_inode)
+		goto out;
+	if (de == NULL) {
+		read_lock(&parent->u.dir.lock);
+		de = _devfs_search_dir(parent, dentry->d_name.name,
+				       dentry->d_name.len);
+		read_unlock(&parent->u.dir.lock);
+		if (de == NULL)
+			goto out;
+		/*  OK, there's an entry now, but no VFS inode yet  */
+	}
+	/*  Create an inode, now that the driver information is available  */
+	inode = _devfs_get_vfs_inode(dir->i_sb, de, dentry);
+	if (!inode) {
+		retval = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		goto out;
+	}
+	DPRINTK(DEBUG_I_LOOKUP,
+		"(%s): new VFS inode(%u): %p de: %p by: \"%s\"\n", de->name,
+		de->inode.ino, inode, de, current->comm);
+	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+      out:
+	write_lock(&parent->u.dir.lock);
+	dentry->d_op = &devfs_dops;
+	dentry->d_fsdata = NULL;
+	wake_up(&lookup_info.wait_queue);
+	write_unlock(&parent->u.dir.lock);
+	devfs_put(de);
+	return retval;
+}				/*  End Function devfs_lookup  */
+
+static int devfs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	int unhooked;
+	struct devfs_entry *de;
+	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+	struct fs_info *fs_info = dir->i_sb->s_fs_info;
+
+	de = get_devfs_entry_from_vfs_inode(inode);
+	DPRINTK(DEBUG_I_UNLINK, "(%s): de: %p\n", dentry->d_name.name, de);
+	if (de == NULL)
+		return -ENOENT;
+	if (!de->vfs)
+		return -EPERM;
+	write_lock(&de->parent->u.dir.lock);
+	unhooked = _devfs_unhook(de);
+	write_unlock(&de->parent->u.dir.lock);
+	if (!unhooked)
+		return -ENOENT;
+	if (!is_devfsd_or_child(fs_info))
+		devfsd_notify_de(de, DEVFSD_NOTIFY_DELETE, inode->i_mode,
+				 inode->i_uid, inode->i_gid, fs_info);
+	free_dentry(de);
+	devfs_put(de);
+	return 0;
+}				/*  End Function devfs_unlink  */
+
+static int devfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
+			 const char *symname)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct fs_info *fs_info = dir->i_sb->s_fs_info;
+	struct devfs_entry *parent, *de;
+	struct inode *inode;
+
+	/*  First try to get the devfs entry for this directory  */
+	parent = get_devfs_entry_from_vfs_inode(dir);
+	if (parent == NULL)
+		return -ENOENT;
+	err = devfs_do_symlink(parent, dentry->d_name.name, symname, &de);
+	DPRINTK(DEBUG_DISABLED, "(%s): errcode from <devfs_do_symlink>: %d\n",
+		dentry->d_name.name, err);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+	de->vfs = TRUE;
+	de->inode.uid = current->euid;
+	de->inode.gid = current->egid;
+	de->inode.atime = CURRENT_TIME;
+	de->inode.mtime = CURRENT_TIME;
+	de->inode.ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
+	if ((inode = _devfs_get_vfs_inode(dir->i_sb, de, dentry)) == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	DPRINTK(DEBUG_DISABLED, "(%s): new VFS inode(%u): %p  dentry: %p\n",
+		dentry->d_name.name, de->inode.ino, inode, dentry);
+	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+	if (!is_devfsd_or_child(fs_info))
+		devfsd_notify_de(de, DEVFSD_NOTIFY_CREATE, inode->i_mode,
+				 inode->i_uid, inode->i_gid, fs_info);
+	return 0;
+}				/*  End Function devfs_symlink  */
+
+static int devfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct fs_info *fs_info = dir->i_sb->s_fs_info;
+	struct devfs_entry *parent, *de;
+	struct inode *inode;
+
+	mode = (mode & ~S_IFMT) | S_IFDIR;	/*  VFS doesn't pass S_IFMT part  */
+	parent = get_devfs_entry_from_vfs_inode(dir);
+	if (parent == NULL)
+		return -ENOENT;
+	de = _devfs_alloc_entry(dentry->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.len, mode);
+	if (!de)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	de->vfs = TRUE;
+	if ((err = _devfs_append_entry(parent, de, NULL)) != 0)
+		return err;
+	de->inode.uid = current->euid;
+	de->inode.gid = current->egid;
+	de->inode.atime = CURRENT_TIME;
+	de->inode.mtime = CURRENT_TIME;
+	de->inode.ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
+	if ((inode = _devfs_get_vfs_inode(dir->i_sb, de, dentry)) == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	DPRINTK(DEBUG_DISABLED, "(%s): new VFS inode(%u): %p  dentry: %p\n",
+		dentry->d_name.name, de->inode.ino, inode, dentry);
+	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+	if (!is_devfsd_or_child(fs_info))
+		devfsd_notify_de(de, DEVFSD_NOTIFY_CREATE, inode->i_mode,
+				 inode->i_uid, inode->i_gid, fs_info);
+	return 0;
+}				/*  End Function devfs_mkdir  */
+
+static int devfs_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	int err = 0;
+	struct devfs_entry *de;
+	struct fs_info *fs_info = dir->i_sb->s_fs_info;
+	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+
+	if (dir->i_sb->s_fs_info != inode->i_sb->s_fs_info)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	de = get_devfs_entry_from_vfs_inode(inode);
+	if (de == NULL)
+		return -ENOENT;
+	if (!S_ISDIR(de->mode))
+		return -ENOTDIR;
+	if (!de->vfs)
+		return -EPERM;
+	/*  First ensure the directory is empty and will stay that way  */
+	write_lock(&de->u.dir.lock);
+	if (de->u.dir.first)
+		err = -ENOTEMPTY;
+	else
+		de->u.dir.no_more_additions = TRUE;
+	write_unlock(&de->u.dir.lock);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	/*  Now unhook the directory from its parent  */
+	write_lock(&de->parent->u.dir.lock);
+	if (!_devfs_unhook(de))
+		err = -ENOENT;
+	write_unlock(&de->parent->u.dir.lock);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	if (!is_devfsd_or_child(fs_info))
+		devfsd_notify_de(de, DEVFSD_NOTIFY_DELETE, inode->i_mode,
+				 inode->i_uid, inode->i_gid, fs_info);
+	free_dentry(de);
+	devfs_put(de);
+	return 0;
+}				/*  End Function devfs_rmdir  */
+
+static int devfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
+		       dev_t rdev)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct fs_info *fs_info = dir->i_sb->s_fs_info;
+	struct devfs_entry *parent, *de;
+	struct inode *inode;
+
+	DPRINTK(DEBUG_I_MKNOD, "(%s): mode: 0%o  dev: %u:%u\n",
+		dentry->d_name.name, mode, MAJOR(rdev), MINOR(rdev));
+	parent = get_devfs_entry_from_vfs_inode(dir);
+	if (parent == NULL)
+		return -ENOENT;
+	de = _devfs_alloc_entry(dentry->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.len, mode);
+	if (!de)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	de->vfs = TRUE;
+	if (S_ISCHR(mode) || S_ISBLK(mode))
+		de->u.dev = rdev;
+	if ((err = _devfs_append_entry(parent, de, NULL)) != 0)
+		return err;
+	de->inode.uid = current->euid;
+	de->inode.gid = current->egid;
+	de->inode.atime = CURRENT_TIME;
+	de->inode.mtime = CURRENT_TIME;
+	de->inode.ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
+	if ((inode = _devfs_get_vfs_inode(dir->i_sb, de, dentry)) == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	DPRINTK(DEBUG_I_MKNOD, ":   new VFS inode(%u): %p  dentry: %p\n",
+		de->inode.ino, inode, dentry);
+	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+	if (!is_devfsd_or_child(fs_info))
+		devfsd_notify_de(de, DEVFSD_NOTIFY_CREATE, inode->i_mode,
+				 inode->i_uid, inode->i_gid, fs_info);
+	return 0;
+}				/*  End Function devfs_mknod  */
+
+static int devfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+{
+	struct devfs_entry *p = get_devfs_entry_from_vfs_inode(dentry->d_inode);
+	nd_set_link(nd, p ? p->u.symlink.linkname : ERR_PTR(-ENODEV));
+	return 0;
+}				/*  End Function devfs_follow_link  */
+
+static struct inode_operations devfs_iops = {
+	.setattr = devfs_notify_change,
+};
+
+static struct inode_operations devfs_dir_iops = {
+	.lookup = devfs_lookup,
+	.unlink = devfs_unlink,
+	.symlink = devfs_symlink,
+	.mkdir = devfs_mkdir,
+	.rmdir = devfs_rmdir,
+	.mknod = devfs_mknod,
+	.setattr = devfs_notify_change,
+};
+
+static struct inode_operations devfs_symlink_iops = {
+	.readlink = generic_readlink,
+	.follow_link = devfs_follow_link,
+	.setattr = devfs_notify_change,
+};
+
+static int devfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
+{
+	struct inode *root_inode = NULL;
+
+	if (_devfs_get_root_entry() == NULL)
+		goto out_no_root;
+	atomic_set(&fs_info.devfsd_overrun_count, 0);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&fs_info.devfsd_wait_queue);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&fs_info.revalidate_wait_queue);
+	fs_info.sb = sb;
+	sb->s_fs_info = &fs_info;
+	sb->s_blocksize = 1024;
+	sb->s_blocksize_bits = 10;
+	sb->s_magic = DEVFS_SUPER_MAGIC;
+	sb->s_op = &devfs_sops;
+	sb->s_time_gran = 1;
+	if ((root_inode = _devfs_get_vfs_inode(sb, root_entry, NULL)) == NULL)
+		goto out_no_root;
+	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(root_inode);
+	if (!sb->s_root)
+		goto out_no_root;
+	DPRINTK(DEBUG_S_READ, "(): made devfs ptr: %p\n", sb->s_fs_info);
+	return 0;
+
+      out_no_root:
+	PRINTK("(): get root inode failed\n");
+	if (root_inode)
+		iput(root_inode);
+	return -EINVAL;
+}				/*  End Function devfs_fill_super  */
+
+static struct super_block *devfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+					int flags, const char *dev_name,
+					void *data)
+{
+	return get_sb_single(fs_type, flags, data, devfs_fill_super);
+}
+
+static struct file_system_type devfs_fs_type = {
+	.name = DEVFS_NAME,
+	.get_sb = devfs_get_sb,
+	.kill_sb = kill_anon_super,
+};
+
+/*  File operations for devfsd follow  */
+
+static ssize_t devfsd_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t len,
+			   loff_t * ppos)
+{
+	int done = FALSE;
+	int ival;
+	loff_t pos, devname_offset, tlen, rpos;
+	devfs_handle_t de;
+	struct devfsd_buf_entry *entry;
+	struct fs_info *fs_info = file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
+	struct devfsd_notify_struct *info = fs_info->devfsd_info;
+	DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
+
+	/*  Verify the task has grabbed the queue  */
+	if (fs_info->devfsd_task != current)
+		return -EPERM;
+	info->major = 0;
+	info->minor = 0;
+	/*  Block for a new entry  */
+	set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+	add_wait_queue(&fs_info->devfsd_wait_queue, &wait);
+	while (devfsd_queue_empty(fs_info)) {
+		fs_info->devfsd_sleeping = TRUE;
+		wake_up(&fs_info->revalidate_wait_queue);
+		schedule();
+		fs_info->devfsd_sleeping = FALSE;
+		if (signal_pending(current)) {
+			remove_wait_queue(&fs_info->devfsd_wait_queue, &wait);
+			__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
+			return -EINTR;
+		}
+		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+	}
+	remove_wait_queue(&fs_info->devfsd_wait_queue, &wait);
+	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
+	/*  Now play with the data  */
+	ival = atomic_read(&fs_info->devfsd_overrun_count);
+	info->overrun_count = ival;
+	entry = fs_info->devfsd_first_event;
+	info->type = entry->type;
+	info->mode = entry->mode;
+	info->uid = entry->uid;
+	info->gid = entry->gid;
+	de = entry->de;
+	if (S_ISCHR(de->mode) || S_ISBLK(de->mode)) {
+		info->major = MAJOR(de->u.dev);
+		info->minor = MINOR(de->u.dev);
+	}
+	pos = devfs_generate_path(de, info->devname, DEVFS_PATHLEN);
+	if (pos < 0)
+		return pos;
+	info->namelen = DEVFS_PATHLEN - pos - 1;
+	if (info->mode == 0)
+		info->mode = de->mode;
+	devname_offset = info->devname - (char *)info;
+	rpos = *ppos;
+	if (rpos < devname_offset) {
+		/*  Copy parts of the header  */
+		tlen = devname_offset - rpos;
+		if (tlen > len)
+			tlen = len;
+		if (copy_to_user(buf, (char *)info + rpos, tlen)) {
+			return -EFAULT;
+		}
+		rpos += tlen;
+		buf += tlen;
+		len -= tlen;
+	}
+	if ((rpos >= devname_offset) && (len > 0)) {
+		/*  Copy the name  */
+		tlen = info->namelen + 1;
+		if (tlen > len)
+			tlen = len;
+		else
+			done = TRUE;
+		if (copy_to_user
+		    (buf, info->devname + pos + rpos - devname_offset, tlen)) {
+			return -EFAULT;
+		}
+		rpos += tlen;
+	}
+	tlen = rpos - *ppos;
+	if (done) {
+		devfs_handle_t parent;
+
+		spin_lock(&fs_info->devfsd_buffer_lock);
+		fs_info->devfsd_first_event = entry->next;
+		if (entry->next == NULL)
+			fs_info->devfsd_last_event = NULL;
+		spin_unlock(&fs_info->devfsd_buffer_lock);
+		for (; de != NULL; de = parent) {
+			parent = de->parent;
+			devfs_put(de);
+		}
+		kmem_cache_free(devfsd_buf_cache, entry);
+		if (ival > 0)
+			atomic_sub(ival, &fs_info->devfsd_overrun_count);
+		*ppos = 0;
+	} else
+		*ppos = rpos;
+	return tlen;
+}				/*  End Function devfsd_read  */
+
+static int devfsd_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
+			unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+{
+	int ival;
+	struct fs_info *fs_info = inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
+
+	switch (cmd) {
+	case DEVFSDIOC_GET_PROTO_REV:
+		ival = DEVFSD_PROTOCOL_REVISION_KERNEL;
+		if (copy_to_user((void __user *)arg, &ival, sizeof ival))
+			return -EFAULT;
+		break;
+	case DEVFSDIOC_SET_EVENT_MASK:
+		/*  Ensure only one reader has access to the queue. This scheme will
+		   work even if the global kernel lock were to be removed, because it
+		   doesn't matter who gets in first, as long as only one gets it  */
+		if (fs_info->devfsd_task == NULL) {
+			static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(lock);
+
+			if (!spin_trylock(&lock))
+				return -EBUSY;
+			if (fs_info->devfsd_task != NULL) {	/*  We lost the race...  */
+				spin_unlock(&lock);
+				return -EBUSY;
+			}
+			fs_info->devfsd_task = current;
+			spin_unlock(&lock);
+			fs_info->devfsd_pgrp =
+			    (process_group(current) ==
+			     current->pid) ? process_group(current) : 0;
+			fs_info->devfsd_file = file;
+			fs_info->devfsd_info =
+			    kmalloc(sizeof *fs_info->devfsd_info, GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (!fs_info->devfsd_info) {
+				devfsd_close(inode, file);
+				return -ENOMEM;
+			}
+		} else if (fs_info->devfsd_task != current)
+			return -EBUSY;
+		fs_info->devfsd_event_mask = arg;	/*  Let the masses come forth  */
+		break;
+	case DEVFSDIOC_RELEASE_EVENT_QUEUE:
+		if (fs_info->devfsd_file != file)
+			return -EPERM;
+		return devfsd_close(inode, file);
+		/*break; */
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG
+	case DEVFSDIOC_SET_DEBUG_MASK:
+		if (copy_from_user(&ival, (void __user *)arg, sizeof ival))
+			return -EFAULT;
+		devfs_debug = ival;
+		break;
+#endif
+	default:
+		return -ENOIOCTLCMD;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}				/*  End Function devfsd_ioctl  */
+
+static int devfsd_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct devfsd_buf_entry *entry, *next;
+	struct fs_info *fs_info = inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
+
+	if (fs_info->devfsd_file != file)
+		return 0;
+	fs_info->devfsd_event_mask = 0;
+	fs_info->devfsd_file = NULL;
+	spin_lock(&fs_info->devfsd_buffer_lock);
+	entry = fs_info->devfsd_first_event;
+	fs_info->devfsd_first_event = NULL;
+	fs_info->devfsd_last_event = NULL;
+	if (fs_info->devfsd_info) {
+		kfree(fs_info->devfsd_info);
+		fs_info->devfsd_info = NULL;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&fs_info->devfsd_buffer_lock);
+	fs_info->devfsd_pgrp = 0;
+	fs_info->devfsd_task = NULL;
+	wake_up(&fs_info->revalidate_wait_queue);
+	for (; entry; entry = next) {
+		next = entry->next;
+		kmem_cache_free(devfsd_buf_cache, entry);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}				/*  End Function devfsd_close  */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG
+static ssize_t stat_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t len,
+			 loff_t * ppos)
+{
+	ssize_t num;
+	char txt[80];
+
+	num = sprintf(txt, "Number of entries: %u  number of bytes: %u\n",
+		      stat_num_entries, stat_num_bytes) + 1;
+	if (*ppos >= num)
+		return 0;
+	if (*ppos + len > num)
+		len = num - *ppos;
+	if (copy_to_user(buf, txt + *ppos, len))
+		return -EFAULT;
+	*ppos += len;
+	return len;
+}				/*  End Function stat_read  */
+#endif
+
+static int __init init_devfs_fs(void)
+{
+	int err;
+	int major;
+	struct devfs_entry *devfsd;
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG
+	struct devfs_entry *stat;
+#endif
+
+	if (_devfs_get_root_entry() == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	printk(KERN_INFO "%s: %s Richard Gooch (rgooch@atnf.csiro.au)\n",
+	       DEVFS_NAME, DEVFS_VERSION);
+	devfsd_buf_cache = kmem_cache_create("devfsd_event",
+					     sizeof(struct devfsd_buf_entry),
+					     0, 0, NULL, NULL);
+	if (!devfsd_buf_cache)
+		OOPS("(): unable to allocate event slab\n");
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG
+	devfs_debug = devfs_debug_init;
+	printk(KERN_INFO "%s: devfs_debug: 0x%0x\n", DEVFS_NAME, devfs_debug);
+#endif
+	printk(KERN_INFO "%s: boot_options: 0x%0x\n", DEVFS_NAME, boot_options);
+
+	/* register special device for devfsd communication */
+	major = register_chrdev(0, "devfs", &devfs_fops);
+	if (major < 0)
+		return major;
+
+	/*  And create the entry for ".devfsd"  */
+	devfsd = _devfs_alloc_entry(".devfsd", 0, S_IFCHR | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
+	if (devfsd == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	devfsd->u.dev = MKDEV(major, 0);
+	_devfs_append_entry(root_entry, devfsd, NULL);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG
+	stat = _devfs_alloc_entry(".stat", 0, S_IFCHR | S_IRUGO);
+	if (stat == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	stat->u.dev = MKDEV(major, 1);
+	_devfs_append_entry(root_entry, stat, NULL);
+#endif
+
+	err = register_filesystem(&devfs_fs_type);
+	return err;
+}				/*  End Function init_devfs_fs  */
+
+void __init mount_devfs_fs(void)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	if (!(boot_options & OPTION_MOUNT))
+		return;
+	err = do_mount("none", "/dev", "devfs", 0, NULL);
+	if (err == 0)
+		printk(KERN_INFO "Mounted devfs on /dev\n");
+	else
+		PRINTK("(): unable to mount devfs, err: %d\n", err);
+}				/*  End Function mount_devfs_fs  */
+
+module_init(init_devfs_fs)
diff --git a/fs/devfs/util.c b/fs/devfs/util.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db06d38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/devfs/util.c
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+/*  devfs (Device FileSystem) utilities.
+
+    Copyright (C) 1999-2002  Richard Gooch
+
+    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+    modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+    version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+    Library General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+    License along with this library; if not, write to the Free
+    Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
+    Richard Gooch may be reached by email at  rgooch@atnf.csiro.au
+    The postal address is:
+      Richard Gooch, c/o ATNF, P. O. Box 76, Epping, N.S.W., 2121, Australia.
+
+    ChangeLog
+
+    19991031   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Created.
+    19991103   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Created <_devfs_convert_name> and supported SCSI and IDE CD-ROMs
+    20000203   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Changed operations pointer type to void *.
+    20000621   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Changed interface to <devfs_register_series>.
+    20000622   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Took account of interface change to <devfs_mk_symlink>.
+               Took account of interface change to <devfs_mk_dir>.
+    20010519   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Documentation cleanup.
+    20010709   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Created <devfs_*alloc_major> and <devfs_*alloc_devnum>.
+    20010710   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Created <devfs_*alloc_unique_number>.
+    20010730   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Documentation typo fix.
+    20010806   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Made <block_semaphore> and <char_semaphore> private.
+    20010813   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Fixed bug in <devfs_alloc_unique_number>: limited to 128 numbers
+    20010818   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Updated major masks up to Linus' "no new majors" proclamation.
+	       Block: were 126 now 122 free, char: were 26 now 19 free.
+    20020324   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Fixed bug in <devfs_alloc_unique_number>: was clearing beyond
+	       bitfield.
+    20020326   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Fixed bitfield data type for <devfs_*alloc_devnum>.
+               Made major bitfield type and initialiser 64 bit safe.
+    20020413   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Fixed shift warning on 64 bit machines.
+    20020428   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Copied and used macro for error messages from fs/devfs/base.c 
+    20021013   Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
+               Documentation fix.
+    20030101   Adam J. Richter <adam@yggdrasil.com>
+               Eliminate DEVFS_SPECIAL_{CHR,BLK}.  Use mode_t instead.
+    20030106   Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
+               Rewrite devfs_{,de}alloc_devnum to look like C code.
+*/
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
+#include <linux/genhd.h>
+#include <linux/bitops.h>
+
+int devfs_register_tape(const char *name)
+{
+	char tname[32], dest[64];
+	static unsigned int tape_counter;
+	unsigned int n = tape_counter++;
+
+	sprintf(dest, "../%s", name);
+	sprintf(tname, "tapes/tape%u", n);
+	devfs_mk_symlink(tname, dest);
+
+	return n;
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(devfs_register_tape);
+
+void devfs_unregister_tape(int num)
+{
+	if (num >= 0)
+		devfs_remove("tapes/tape%u", num);
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(devfs_unregister_tape);