diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/debugport.c b/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/debugport.c
index f3a85b77c17e..dde813e16294 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/debugport.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/debugport.c
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ init_dummy_console(void)
 	dummy_driver.init_termios = tty_std_termios;
 	dummy_driver.init_termios.c_cflag =
 		B115200 | CS8 | CREAD | HUPCL | CLOCAL; /* is normally B9600 default... */
-	dummy_driver.flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS;
+	dummy_driver.flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
 
 	dummy_driver.open = dummy_open;
 	dummy_driver.close = dummy_close;
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/debugport.c b/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/debugport.c
index ffc1ebf2dfee..3dc587e6201a 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/debugport.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/debugport.c
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ init_dummy_console(void)
 	dummy_driver.init_termios = tty_std_termios;
 	dummy_driver.init_termios.c_cflag =
 		B115200 | CS8 | CREAD | HUPCL | CLOCAL; /* is normally B9600 default... */
-	dummy_driver.flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS;
+	dummy_driver.flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
 
 	dummy_driver.open = dummy_open;
 	dummy_driver.close = dummy_close;
diff --git a/arch/ppc/4xx_io/serial_sicc.c b/arch/ppc/4xx_io/serial_sicc.c
index 98b25fa0049a..1e113d0f59b8 100644
--- a/arch/ppc/4xx_io/serial_sicc.c
+++ b/arch/ppc/4xx_io/serial_sicc.c
@@ -1758,7 +1758,7 @@ int __init siccuart_init(void)
     siccnormal_driver->subtype = SERIAL_TYPE_NORMAL;
     siccnormal_driver->init_termios = tty_std_termios;
     siccnormal_driver->init_termios.c_cflag = B9600 | CS8 | CREAD | HUPCL | CLOCAL;
-    siccnormal_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS;
+    siccnormal_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
     tty_set_operations(siccnormal_driver, &sicc_ops);
 
     if (tty_register_driver(siccnormal_driver))
diff --git a/drivers/char/ip2/ip2main.c b/drivers/char/ip2/ip2main.c
index 2db55d1f0403..8619542766cb 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ip2/ip2main.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ip2/ip2main.c
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ ip2_loadmain(int *iop, int *irqp, unsigned char *firmware, int firmsize)
 	ip2_tty_driver->subtype              = SERIAL_TYPE_NORMAL;
 	ip2_tty_driver->init_termios         = tty_std_termios;
 	ip2_tty_driver->init_termios.c_cflag = B9600|CS8|CREAD|HUPCL|CLOCAL;
-	ip2_tty_driver->flags                = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS;
+	ip2_tty_driver->flags                = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
 	tty_set_operations(ip2_tty_driver, &ip2_ops);
 
 	ip2trace (ITRC_NO_PORT, ITRC_INIT, 3, 0 );
diff --git a/drivers/char/pty.c b/drivers/char/pty.c
index d3a5092402c2..f373d0155a77 100644
--- a/drivers/char/pty.c
+++ b/drivers/char/pty.c
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ static void __init unix98_pty_init(void)
 	ptm_driver->init_termios.c_cflag = B38400 | CS8 | CREAD;
 	ptm_driver->init_termios.c_lflag = 0;
 	ptm_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_RESET_TERMIOS | TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW |
-		TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS | TTY_DRIVER_DEVPTS_MEM;
+		TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV | TTY_DRIVER_DEVPTS_MEM;
 	ptm_driver->other = pts_driver;
 	tty_set_operations(ptm_driver, &pty_ops);
 	ptm_driver->ioctl = pty_unix98_ioctl;
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ static void __init unix98_pty_init(void)
 	pts_driver->init_termios = tty_std_termios;
 	pts_driver->init_termios.c_cflag = B38400 | CS8 | CREAD;
 	pts_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_RESET_TERMIOS | TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW |
-		TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS | TTY_DRIVER_DEVPTS_MEM;
+		TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV | TTY_DRIVER_DEVPTS_MEM;
 	pts_driver->other = ptm_driver;
 	tty_set_operations(pts_driver, &pty_ops);
 	
diff --git a/drivers/char/rocket.c b/drivers/char/rocket.c
index ed511ec9b578..0ac131881322 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rocket.c
+++ b/drivers/char/rocket.c
@@ -2426,7 +2426,7 @@ static int __init rp_init(void)
 	 */
 
 	rocket_driver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
-	rocket_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS;
+	rocket_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
 	rocket_driver->name = "ttyR";
 	rocket_driver->driver_name = "Comtrol RocketPort";
 	rocket_driver->major = TTY_ROCKET_MAJOR;
@@ -2437,7 +2437,7 @@ static int __init rp_init(void)
 	rocket_driver->init_termios.c_cflag =
 	    B9600 | CS8 | CREAD | HUPCL | CLOCAL;
 #ifdef ROCKET_SOFT_FLOW
-	rocket_driver->flags |= TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS;
+	rocket_driver->flags |= TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
 #endif
 	tty_set_operations(rocket_driver, &rocket_ops);
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_io.c b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
index ebe1158e6c6e..6c79ff3030fa 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
@@ -2963,8 +2963,8 @@ static struct class *tty_class;
  * Returns a pointer to the class device (or ERR_PTR(-EFOO) on error).
  *
  * This call is required to be made to register an individual tty device if
- * the tty driver's flags have the TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS bit set.  If that
- * bit is not set, this function should not be called.
+ * the tty driver's flags have the TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV bit set.  If that
+ * bit is not set, this function should not be called by a tty driver.
  */
 struct class_device *tty_register_device(struct tty_driver *driver,
 					 unsigned index, struct device *device)
@@ -3117,7 +3117,7 @@ int tty_register_driver(struct tty_driver *driver)
 	
 	list_add(&driver->tty_drivers, &tty_drivers);
 	
-	if ( !(driver->flags & TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS) ) {
+	if ( !(driver->flags & TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV) ) {
 		for(i = 0; i < driver->num; i++)
 		    tty_register_device(driver, i, NULL);
 	}
@@ -3160,7 +3160,7 @@ int tty_unregister_driver(struct tty_driver *driver)
 			driver->termios_locked[i] = NULL;
 			kfree(tp);
 		}
-		if (!(driver->flags & TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS))
+		if (!(driver->flags & TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV))
 			tty_unregister_device(driver, i);
 	}
 	p = driver->ttys;
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/gigaset/interface.c b/drivers/isdn/gigaset/interface.c
index 9f8628bbdf56..bd2e4267528e 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/gigaset/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/gigaset/interface.c
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ void gigaset_if_initdriver(struct gigaset_driver *drv, const char *procname,
 	tty->major =		GIG_MAJOR,
 	tty->type =		TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_SERIAL,
 	tty->subtype =		SERIAL_TYPE_NORMAL,
-	tty->flags =		TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS,
+	tty->flags =		TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
 
 	tty->driver_name =	procname;
 	tty->name =		devname;
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_tty.c b/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_tty.c
index e7f0f15c7353..77579f82aede 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_tty.c
@@ -1896,7 +1896,7 @@ isdn_tty_modem_init(void)
 	m->tty_modem->subtype = SERIAL_TYPE_NORMAL;
 	m->tty_modem->init_termios = tty_std_termios;
 	m->tty_modem->init_termios.c_cflag = B9600 | CS8 | CREAD | HUPCL | CLOCAL;
-	m->tty_modem->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS;
+	m->tty_modem->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
 	m->tty_modem->driver_name = "isdn_tty";
 	tty_set_operations(m->tty_modem, &modem_ops);
 	retval = tty_register_driver(m->tty_modem);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/tty3270.c b/drivers/s390/char/tty3270.c
index 43c8c9f5f301..7d26a3e4cb80 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/tty3270.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/tty3270.c
@@ -1792,7 +1792,7 @@ tty3270_init(void)
 	driver->type = TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_SYSTEM;
 	driver->subtype = SYSTEM_TYPE_TTY;
 	driver->init_termios = tty_std_termios;
-	driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_RESET_TERMIOS | TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS;
+	driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_RESET_TERMIOS | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
 	tty_set_operations(driver, &tty3270_ops);
 	ret = tty_register_driver(driver);
 	if (ret) {
diff --git a/drivers/serial/crisv10.c b/drivers/serial/crisv10.c
index 89700141f87e..2364c3949981 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/crisv10.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/crisv10.c
@@ -4884,7 +4884,7 @@ rs_init(void)
 	driver->init_termios = tty_std_termios;
 	driver->init_termios.c_cflag =
 		B115200 | CS8 | CREAD | HUPCL | CLOCAL; /* is normally B9600 default... */
-	driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS;
+	driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
 	driver->termios = serial_termios;
 	driver->termios_locked = serial_termios_locked;
 
diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/serial/serial_core.c
index 84d70d855598..7dc1e67b6851 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -2160,7 +2160,7 @@ int uart_register_driver(struct uart_driver *drv)
 	normal->subtype		= SERIAL_TYPE_NORMAL;
 	normal->init_termios	= tty_std_termios;
 	normal->init_termios.c_cflag = B9600 | CS8 | CREAD | HUPCL | CLOCAL;
-	normal->flags		= TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS;
+	normal->flags		= TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
 	normal->driver_state    = drv;
 	tty_set_operations(normal, &uart_ops);
 
diff --git a/drivers/tc/zs.c b/drivers/tc/zs.c
index 582d926cd000..7f27b356eaf7 100644
--- a/drivers/tc/zs.c
+++ b/drivers/tc/zs.c
@@ -1753,7 +1753,7 @@ int __init zs_init(void)
 	serial_driver->init_termios = tty_std_termios;
 	serial_driver->init_termios.c_cflag =
 		B9600 | CS8 | CREAD | HUPCL | CLOCAL;
-	serial_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS;
+	serial_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
 	tty_set_operations(serial_driver, &serial_ops);
 
 	if (tty_register_driver(serial_driver))
diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
index a0b9eddd98e4..3670d77e912c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ static int __init acm_init(void)
 	acm_tty_driver->minor_start = 0,
 	acm_tty_driver->type = TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_SERIAL,
 	acm_tty_driver->subtype = SERIAL_TYPE_NORMAL,
-	acm_tty_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS,
+	acm_tty_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
 	acm_tty_driver->init_termios = tty_std_termios;
 	acm_tty_driver->init_termios.c_cflag = B9600 | CS8 | CREAD | HUPCL | CLOCAL;
 	tty_set_operations(acm_tty_driver, &acm_ops);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/serial.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/serial.c
index 2c8e5c10eb9f..416acac879df 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/serial.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/serial.c
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ static int __init gs_module_init(void)
 	gs_tty_driver->minor_start = GS_MINOR_START;
 	gs_tty_driver->type = TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_SERIAL;
 	gs_tty_driver->subtype = SERIAL_TYPE_NORMAL;
-	gs_tty_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS;
+	gs_tty_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
 	gs_tty_driver->init_termios = tty_std_termios;
 	gs_tty_driver->init_termios.c_cflag = B9600 | CS8 | CREAD | HUPCL | CLOCAL;
 	tty_set_operations(gs_tty_driver, &gs_tty_ops);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c b/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
index db7f54b0d856..f466f89eeb6d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ static int __init usb_serial_init(void)
 	usb_serial_tty_driver->minor_start = 0;
 	usb_serial_tty_driver->type = TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_SERIAL;
 	usb_serial_tty_driver->subtype = SERIAL_TYPE_NORMAL;
-	usb_serial_tty_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS;
+	usb_serial_tty_driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
 	usb_serial_tty_driver->init_termios = tty_std_termios;
 	usb_serial_tty_driver->init_termios.c_cflag = B9600 | CS8 | CREAD | HUPCL | CLOCAL;
 	tty_set_operations(usb_serial_tty_driver, &serial_ops);
diff --git a/include/linux/tty_driver.h b/include/linux/tty_driver.h
index 0bd31f0830f9..58c961c9e170 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty_driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty_driver.h
@@ -241,8 +241,15 @@ void tty_set_operations(struct tty_driver *driver, struct tty_operations *op);
  * 	is also a promise, if the above case is true, not to signal
  * 	overruns, either.)
  *
- * TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS --- if set, do not create devfs entries. This
- *	is only used by tty_register_driver().
+ * TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV --- if set, the individual tty devices need
+ *	to be registered with a call to tty_register_driver() when the
+ *	device is found in the system and unregistered with a call to
+ *	tty_unregister_device() so the devices will be show up
+ *	properly in sysfs.  If not set, driver->num entries will be
+ *	created by the tty core in sysfs when tty_register_driver() is
+ *	called.  This is to be used by drivers that have tty devices
+ *	that can appear and disappear while the main tty driver is
+ *	registered with the tty core.
  *
  * TTY_DRIVER_DEVPTS_MEM -- don't use the standard arrays, instead
  *	use dynamic memory keyed through the devpts filesystem.  This
@@ -251,7 +258,7 @@ void tty_set_operations(struct tty_driver *driver, struct tty_operations *op);
 #define TTY_DRIVER_INSTALLED		0x0001
 #define TTY_DRIVER_RESET_TERMIOS	0x0002
 #define TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW		0x0004
-#define TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS		0x0008
+#define TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV		0x0008
 #define TTY_DRIVER_DEVPTS_MEM		0x0010
 
 /* tty driver types */
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/tty.c b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/tty.c
index afb3c524db34..5fdc36678621 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/tty.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/tty.c
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ int rfcomm_init_ttys(void)
 	rfcomm_tty_driver->minor_start	= RFCOMM_TTY_MINOR;
 	rfcomm_tty_driver->type		= TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_SERIAL;
 	rfcomm_tty_driver->subtype	= SERIAL_TYPE_NORMAL;
-	rfcomm_tty_driver->flags	= TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS;
+	rfcomm_tty_driver->flags	= TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
 	rfcomm_tty_driver->init_termios	= tty_std_termios;
 	rfcomm_tty_driver->init_termios.c_cflag	= B9600 | CS8 | CREAD | HUPCL | CLOCAL;
 	tty_set_operations(rfcomm_tty_driver, &rfcomm_ops);