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);