diff --git a/drivers/input/joydev.c b/drivers/input/joydev.c
index 78f323e..b62b589 100644
--- a/drivers/input/joydev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/joydev.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <linux/poll.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/cdev.h>
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@ucw.cz>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Joystick device interfaces");
@@ -39,13 +40,13 @@
 
 struct joydev {
 	int open;
-	int minor;
 	struct input_handle handle;
 	wait_queue_head_t wait;
 	struct list_head client_list;
 	spinlock_t client_lock; /* protects client_list */
 	struct mutex mutex;
 	struct device dev;
+	struct cdev cdev;
 	bool exist;
 
 	struct js_corr corr[ABS_CNT];
@@ -70,9 +71,6 @@
 	struct list_head node;
 };
 
-static struct joydev *joydev_table[JOYDEV_MINORS];
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(joydev_table_mutex);
-
 static int joydev_correct(int value, struct js_corr *corr)
 {
 	switch (corr->type) {
@@ -252,30 +250,14 @@
 
 static int joydev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
+	struct joydev *joydev =
+			container_of(inode->i_cdev, struct joydev, cdev);
 	struct joydev_client *client;
-	struct joydev *joydev;
-	int i = iminor(inode) - JOYDEV_MINOR_BASE;
 	int error;
 
-	if (i >= JOYDEV_MINORS)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	error = mutex_lock_interruptible(&joydev_table_mutex);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
-	joydev = joydev_table[i];
-	if (joydev)
-		get_device(&joydev->dev);
-	mutex_unlock(&joydev_table_mutex);
-
-	if (!joydev)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	client = kzalloc(sizeof(struct joydev_client), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!client) {
-		error = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err_put_joydev;
-	}
+	if (!client)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&client->buffer_lock);
 	client->joydev = joydev;
@@ -288,13 +270,12 @@
 	file->private_data = client;
 	nonseekable_open(inode, file);
 
+	get_device(&joydev->dev);
 	return 0;
 
  err_free_client:
 	joydev_detach_client(joydev, client);
 	kfree(client);
- err_put_joydev:
-	put_device(&joydev->dev);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -742,19 +723,6 @@
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 };
 
-static int joydev_install_chrdev(struct joydev *joydev)
-{
-	joydev_table[joydev->minor] = joydev;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void joydev_remove_chrdev(struct joydev *joydev)
-{
-	mutex_lock(&joydev_table_mutex);
-	joydev_table[joydev->minor] = NULL;
-	mutex_unlock(&joydev_table_mutex);
-}
-
 /*
  * Mark device non-existent. This disables writes, ioctls and
  * prevents new users from opening the device. Already posted
@@ -773,7 +741,8 @@
 
 	joydev_mark_dead(joydev);
 	joydev_hangup(joydev);
-	joydev_remove_chrdev(joydev);
+
+	cdev_del(&joydev->cdev);
 
 	/* joydev is marked dead so no one else accesses joydev->open */
 	if (joydev->open)
@@ -798,30 +767,33 @@
 			  const struct input_device_id *id)
 {
 	struct joydev *joydev;
-	int i, j, t, minor;
+	int i, j, t, minor, dev_no;
 	int error;
 
-	for (minor = 0; minor < JOYDEV_MINORS; minor++)
-		if (!joydev_table[minor])
-			break;
-
-	if (minor == JOYDEV_MINORS) {
-		pr_err("no more free joydev devices\n");
-		return -ENFILE;
+	minor = input_get_new_minor(JOYDEV_MINOR_BASE, JOYDEV_MINORS, true);
+	if (minor < 0) {
+		error = minor;
+		pr_err("failed to reserve new minor: %d\n", error);
+		return error;
 	}
 
 	joydev = kzalloc(sizeof(struct joydev), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!joydev)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (!joydev) {
+		error = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_free_minor;
+	}
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&joydev->client_list);
 	spin_lock_init(&joydev->client_lock);
 	mutex_init(&joydev->mutex);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&joydev->wait);
-
-	dev_set_name(&joydev->dev, "js%d", minor);
 	joydev->exist = true;
-	joydev->minor = minor;
+
+	dev_no = minor;
+	/* Normalize device number if it falls into legacy range */
+	if (dev_no < JOYDEV_MINOR_BASE + JOYDEV_MINORS)
+		dev_no -= JOYDEV_MINOR_BASE;
+	dev_set_name(&joydev->dev, "js%d", dev_no);
 
 	joydev->handle.dev = input_get_device(dev);
 	joydev->handle.name = dev_name(&joydev->dev);
@@ -875,7 +847,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	joydev->dev.devt = MKDEV(INPUT_MAJOR, JOYDEV_MINOR_BASE + minor);
+	joydev->dev.devt = MKDEV(INPUT_MAJOR, minor);
 	joydev->dev.class = &input_class;
 	joydev->dev.parent = &dev->dev;
 	joydev->dev.release = joydev_free;
@@ -885,7 +857,8 @@
 	if (error)
 		goto err_free_joydev;
 
-	error = joydev_install_chrdev(joydev);
+	cdev_init(&joydev->cdev, &joydev_fops);
+	error = cdev_add(&joydev->cdev, joydev->dev.devt, 1);
 	if (error)
 		goto err_unregister_handle;
 
@@ -901,6 +874,8 @@
 	input_unregister_handle(&joydev->handle);
  err_free_joydev:
 	put_device(&joydev->dev);
+ err_free_minor:
+	input_free_minor(minor);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -910,6 +885,7 @@
 
 	device_del(&joydev->dev);
 	joydev_cleanup(joydev);
+	input_free_minor(MINOR(joydev->dev.devt));
 	input_unregister_handle(handle);
 	put_device(&joydev->dev);
 }
@@ -961,7 +937,7 @@
 	.match		= joydev_match,
 	.connect	= joydev_connect,
 	.disconnect	= joydev_disconnect,
-	.fops		= &joydev_fops,
+	.legacy_minors	= true,
 	.minor		= JOYDEV_MINOR_BASE,
 	.name		= "joydev",
 	.id_table	= joydev_ids,