diff --git a/drivers/base/Kconfig b/drivers/base/Kconfig
index 934149c..f0eff3d 100644
--- a/drivers/base/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/base/Kconfig
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 	  If unsure say Y here.
 
 config FW_LOADER
-	tristate "Hotplug firmware loading support"
+	tristate "Userspace firmware loading support"
 	select HOTPLUG
 	---help---
 	  This option is provided for the case where no in-kernel-tree modules
-	  require hotplug firmware loading support, but a module built outside
+	  require userspace firmware loading support, but a module built outside
 	  the kernel tree does.
 
 config DEBUG_DRIVER
diff --git a/drivers/base/class.c b/drivers/base/class.c
index db65fd0..df7fdab 100644
--- a/drivers/base/class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/class.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
 }
 
 /* needed to allow these devices to have parent class devices */
-static int class_device_create_hotplug(struct class_device *class_dev,
+static int class_device_create_uevent(struct class_device *class_dev,
 				       char **envp, int num_envp,
 				       char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@
 	.release	= class_dev_release,
 };
 
-static int class_hotplug_filter(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
+static int class_uevent_filter(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
 {
 	struct kobj_type *ktype = get_ktype(kobj);
 
@@ -343,14 +343,14 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const char *class_hotplug_name(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
+static const char *class_uevent_name(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
 {
 	struct class_device *class_dev = to_class_dev(kobj);
 
 	return class_dev->class->name;
 }
 
-static int class_hotplug(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
+static int class_uevent(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
 			 int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
 	struct class_device *class_dev = to_class_dev(kobj);
@@ -365,29 +365,29 @@
 		struct device *dev = class_dev->dev;
 		char *path = kobject_get_path(&dev->kobj, GFP_KERNEL);
 
-		add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size,
-				    &length, "PHYSDEVPATH=%s", path);
+		add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size,
+			       &length, "PHYSDEVPATH=%s", path);
 		kfree(path);
 
 		if (dev->bus)
-			add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-					    buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-					    "PHYSDEVBUS=%s", dev->bus->name);
+			add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+				       buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+				       "PHYSDEVBUS=%s", dev->bus->name);
 
 		if (dev->driver)
-			add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-					    buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-					    "PHYSDEVDRIVER=%s", dev->driver->name);
+			add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+				       buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+				       "PHYSDEVDRIVER=%s", dev->driver->name);
 	}
 
 	if (MAJOR(class_dev->devt)) {
-		add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-				    buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-				    "MAJOR=%u", MAJOR(class_dev->devt));
+		add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+			       buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+			       "MAJOR=%u", MAJOR(class_dev->devt));
 
-		add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-				    buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-				    "MINOR=%u", MINOR(class_dev->devt));
+		add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+			       buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+			       "MINOR=%u", MINOR(class_dev->devt));
 	}
 
 	/* terminate, set to next free slot, shrink available space */
@@ -397,30 +397,30 @@
 	buffer = &buffer[length];
 	buffer_size -= length;
 
-	if (class_dev->hotplug) {
+	if (class_dev->uevent) {
 		/* have the class device specific function add its stuff */
-		retval = class_dev->hotplug(class_dev, envp, num_envp,
+		retval = class_dev->uevent(class_dev, envp, num_envp,
 					    buffer, buffer_size);
 		if (retval)
-			pr_debug("class_dev->hotplug() returned %d\n", retval);
-	} else if (class_dev->class->hotplug) {
+			pr_debug("class_dev->uevent() returned %d\n", retval);
+	} else if (class_dev->class->uevent) {
 		/* have the class specific function add its stuff */
-		retval = class_dev->class->hotplug(class_dev, envp, num_envp,
+		retval = class_dev->class->uevent(class_dev, envp, num_envp,
 						   buffer, buffer_size);
 		if (retval)
-			pr_debug("class->hotplug() returned %d\n", retval);
+			pr_debug("class->uevent() returned %d\n", retval);
 	}
 
 	return retval;
 }
 
-static struct kset_hotplug_ops class_hotplug_ops = {
-	.filter =	class_hotplug_filter,
-	.name =		class_hotplug_name,
-	.hotplug =	class_hotplug,
+static struct kset_uevent_ops class_uevent_ops = {
+	.filter =	class_uevent_filter,
+	.name =		class_uevent_name,
+	.uevent =	class_uevent,
 };
 
-static decl_subsys(class_obj, &ktype_class_device, &class_hotplug_ops);
+static decl_subsys(class_obj, &ktype_class_device, &class_uevent_ops);
 
 
 static int class_device_add_attrs(struct class_device * cd)
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@
 static ssize_t store_uevent(struct class_device *class_dev,
 			    const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
-	kobject_hotplug(&class_dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+	kobject_uevent(&class_dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 	return count;
 }
 
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@
 				  class_name);
 	}
 
-	kobject_hotplug(&class_dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+	kobject_uevent(&class_dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 
 	/* notify any interfaces this device is now here */
 	if (parent_class) {
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@
 	class_dev->class = cls;
 	class_dev->parent = parent;
 	class_dev->release = class_device_create_release;
-	class_dev->hotplug = class_device_create_hotplug;
+	class_dev->uevent = class_device_create_uevent;
 
 	va_start(args, fmt);
 	vsnprintf(class_dev->class_id, BUS_ID_SIZE, fmt, args);
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@
 		class_device_remove_file(class_dev, class_dev->devt_attr);
 	class_device_remove_attrs(class_dev);
 
-	kobject_hotplug(&class_dev->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
+	kobject_uevent(&class_dev->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
 	kobject_del(&class_dev->kobj);
 
 	class_device_put(parent_device);
diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 8615b42..fd80599 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 };
 
 
-static int dev_hotplug_filter(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
+static int dev_uevent_filter(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
 {
 	struct kobj_type *ktype = get_ktype(kobj);
 
@@ -102,14 +102,14 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const char *dev_hotplug_name(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
+static const char *dev_uevent_name(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
 {
 	struct device *dev = to_dev(kobj);
 
 	return dev->bus->name;
 }
 
-static int dev_hotplug(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
+static int dev_uevent(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
 			int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
 	struct device *dev = to_dev(kobj);
@@ -119,15 +119,15 @@
 
 	/* add bus name of physical device */
 	if (dev->bus)
-		add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-				    buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-				    "PHYSDEVBUS=%s", dev->bus->name);
+		add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+			       buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+			       "PHYSDEVBUS=%s", dev->bus->name);
 
 	/* add driver name of physical device */
 	if (dev->driver)
-		add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-				    buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-				    "PHYSDEVDRIVER=%s", dev->driver->name);
+		add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+			       buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+			       "PHYSDEVDRIVER=%s", dev->driver->name);
 
 	/* terminate, set to next free slot, shrink available space */
 	envp[i] = NULL;
@@ -136,11 +136,11 @@
 	buffer = &buffer[length];
 	buffer_size -= length;
 
-	if (dev->bus && dev->bus->hotplug) {
+	if (dev->bus && dev->bus->uevent) {
 		/* have the bus specific function add its stuff */
-		retval = dev->bus->hotplug (dev, envp, num_envp, buffer, buffer_size);
+		retval = dev->bus->uevent(dev, envp, num_envp, buffer, buffer_size);
 			if (retval) {
-			pr_debug ("%s - hotplug() returned %d\n",
+			pr_debug ("%s - uevent() returned %d\n",
 				  __FUNCTION__, retval);
 		}
 	}
@@ -148,16 +148,16 @@
 	return retval;
 }
 
-static struct kset_hotplug_ops device_hotplug_ops = {
-	.filter =	dev_hotplug_filter,
-	.name =		dev_hotplug_name,
-	.hotplug =	dev_hotplug,
+static struct kset_uevent_ops device_uevent_ops = {
+	.filter =	dev_uevent_filter,
+	.name =		dev_uevent_name,
+	.uevent =	dev_uevent,
 };
 
 static ssize_t store_uevent(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 			    const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
-	kobject_hotplug(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+	kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 	return count;
 }
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
  *	device_subsys - structure to be registered with kobject core.
  */
 
-decl_subsys(devices, &ktype_device, &device_hotplug_ops);
+decl_subsys(devices, &ktype_device, &device_uevent_ops);
 
 
 /**
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
 	dev->uevent_attr.store = store_uevent;
 	device_create_file(dev, &dev->uevent_attr);
 
-	kobject_hotplug(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+	kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 	if ((error = device_pm_add(dev)))
 		goto PMError;
 	if ((error = bus_add_device(dev)))
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
  BusError:
 	device_pm_remove(dev);
  PMError:
-	kobject_hotplug(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
+	kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
 	kobject_del(&dev->kobj);
  Error:
 	if (parent)
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@
 		platform_notify_remove(dev);
 	bus_remove_device(dev);
 	device_pm_remove(dev);
-	kobject_hotplug(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
+	kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
 	kobject_del(&dev->kobj);
 	if (parent)
 		put_device(parent);
diff --git a/drivers/base/cpu.c b/drivers/base/cpu.c
index a958447..281d267 100644
--- a/drivers/base/cpu.c
+++ b/drivers/base/cpu.c
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@
 	case '0':
 		ret = cpu_down(cpu->sysdev.id);
 		if (!ret)
-			kobject_hotplug(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
+			kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
 		break;
 	case '1':
 		ret = smp_prepare_cpu(cpu->sysdev.id);
 		if (!ret)
 			ret = cpu_up(cpu->sysdev.id);
 		if (!ret)
-			kobject_hotplug(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_ONLINE);
+			kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_ONLINE);
 		break;
 	default:
 		ret = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
index 59dacb6..5b3d5e9 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
@@ -85,17 +85,17 @@
 static CLASS_ATTR(timeout, 0644, firmware_timeout_show, firmware_timeout_store);
 
 static void  fw_class_dev_release(struct class_device *class_dev);
-int firmware_class_hotplug(struct class_device *dev, char **envp,
+int firmware_class_uevent(struct class_device *dev, char **envp,
 			   int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size);
 
 static struct class firmware_class = {
 	.name		= "firmware",
-	.hotplug	= firmware_class_hotplug,
+	.uevent	= firmware_class_uevent,
 	.release	= fw_class_dev_release,
 };
 
 int
-firmware_class_hotplug(struct class_device *class_dev, char **envp,
+firmware_class_uevent(struct class_device *class_dev, char **envp,
 		       int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
 	struct firmware_priv *fw_priv = class_get_devdata(class_dev);
@@ -104,13 +104,12 @@
 	if (!test_bit(FW_STATUS_READY, &fw_priv->status))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size, &len,
-			"FIRMWARE=%s", fw_priv->fw_id))
+	if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size, &len,
+			   "FIRMWARE=%s", fw_priv->fw_id))
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	if (add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size, &len,
-			"TIMEOUT=%i", loading_timeout))
+	if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size, &len,
+			   "TIMEOUT=%i", loading_timeout))
 		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	envp[i] = NULL;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -352,7 +351,7 @@
 
 static int
 fw_setup_class_device(struct firmware *fw, struct class_device **class_dev_p,
-		      const char *fw_name, struct device *device, int hotplug)
+		      const char *fw_name, struct device *device, int uevent)
 {
 	struct class_device *class_dev;
 	struct firmware_priv *fw_priv;
@@ -384,7 +383,7 @@
 		goto error_unreg;
 	}
 
-	if (hotplug)
+	if (uevent)
                 set_bit(FW_STATUS_READY, &fw_priv->status);
         else
                 set_bit(FW_STATUS_READY_NOHOTPLUG, &fw_priv->status);
@@ -399,7 +398,7 @@
 
 static int
 _request_firmware(const struct firmware **firmware_p, const char *name,
-		 struct device *device, int hotplug)
+		 struct device *device, int uevent)
 {
 	struct class_device *class_dev;
 	struct firmware_priv *fw_priv;
@@ -418,19 +417,19 @@
 	}
 
 	retval = fw_setup_class_device(firmware, &class_dev, name, device,
-		hotplug);
+				       uevent);
 	if (retval)
 		goto error_kfree_fw;
 
 	fw_priv = class_get_devdata(class_dev);
 
-	if (hotplug) {
+	if (uevent) {
 		if (loading_timeout > 0) {
 			fw_priv->timeout.expires = jiffies + loading_timeout * HZ;
 			add_timer(&fw_priv->timeout);
 		}
 
-		kobject_hotplug(&class_dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+		kobject_uevent(&class_dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 		wait_for_completion(&fw_priv->completion);
 		set_bit(FW_STATUS_DONE, &fw_priv->status);
 		del_timer_sync(&fw_priv->timeout);
@@ -456,7 +455,7 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * request_firmware: - request firmware to hotplug and wait for it
+ * request_firmware: - send firmware request and wait for it
  * @firmware_p: pointer to firmware image
  * @name: name of firmware file
  * @device: device for which firmware is being loaded
@@ -466,7 +465,7 @@
  *
  *      Should be called from user context where sleeping is allowed.
  *
- *      @name will be used as $FIRMWARE in the hotplug environment and
+ *      @name will be used as $FIRMWARE in the uevent environment and
  *      should be distinctive enough not to be confused with any other
  *      firmware image for this or any other device.
  **/
@@ -474,8 +473,8 @@
 request_firmware(const struct firmware **firmware_p, const char *name,
                  struct device *device)
 {
-        int hotplug = 1;
-        return _request_firmware(firmware_p, name, device, hotplug);
+        int uevent = 1;
+        return _request_firmware(firmware_p, name, device, uevent);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -518,7 +517,7 @@
 	struct device *device;
 	void *context;
 	void (*cont)(const struct firmware *fw, void *context);
-	int hotplug;
+	int uevent;
 };
 
 static int
@@ -533,7 +532,7 @@
 	}
 	daemonize("%s/%s", "firmware", fw_work->name);
 	ret = _request_firmware(&fw, fw_work->name, fw_work->device,
-		fw_work->hotplug);
+		fw_work->uevent);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		fw_work->cont(NULL, fw_work->context);
 	else {
@@ -548,7 +547,7 @@
 /**
  * request_firmware_nowait: asynchronous version of request_firmware
  * @module: module requesting the firmware
- * @hotplug: invokes hotplug event to copy the firmware image if this flag
+ * @uevent: sends uevent to copy the firmware image if this flag
  *	is non-zero else the firmware copy must be done manually.
  * @name: name of firmware file
  * @device: device for which firmware is being loaded
@@ -562,7 +561,7 @@
  **/
 int
 request_firmware_nowait(
-	struct module *module, int hotplug,
+	struct module *module, int uevent,
 	const char *name, struct device *device, void *context,
 	void (*cont)(const struct firmware *fw, void *context))
 {
@@ -583,7 +582,7 @@
 		.device = device,
 		.context = context,
 		.cont = cont,
-		.hotplug = hotplug,
+		.uevent = uevent,
 	};
 
 	ret = kernel_thread(request_firmware_work_func, fw_work,
diff --git a/drivers/base/memory.c b/drivers/base/memory.c
index bc3ca6a..7e1d077 100644
--- a/drivers/base/memory.c
+++ b/drivers/base/memory.c
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@
 	set_kset_name(MEMORY_CLASS_NAME),
 };
 
-static char *memory_hotplug_name(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
+static const char *memory_uevent_name(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
 {
 	return MEMORY_CLASS_NAME;
 }
 
-static int memory_hotplug(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
+static int memory_uevent(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
 			int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
 	int retval = 0;
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@
 	return retval;
 }
 
-static struct kset_hotplug_ops memory_hotplug_ops = {
-	.name		= memory_hotplug_name,
-	.hotplug	= memory_hotplug,
+static struct kset_uevent_ops memory_uevent_ops = {
+	.name		= memory_uevent_name,
+	.uevent		= memory_uevent,
 };
 
 static struct notifier_block *memory_chain;
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@
 	unsigned int i;
 	int ret;
 
-	memory_sysdev_class.kset.hotplug_ops = &memory_hotplug_ops;
+	memory_sysdev_class.kset.uevent_ops = &memory_uevent_ops;
 	ret = sysdev_class_register(&memory_sysdev_class);
 
 	/*