diff --git a/drivers/base/driver.c b/drivers/base/driver.c
index 4250fb091..37560fd46 100644
--- a/drivers/base/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/base/driver.c
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ int register_device(struct device_d *new_device)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&new_device->cdevs);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&new_device->parameters);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&new_device->active);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&new_device->bus_list);
 
 	if (new_device->bus) {
 		if (!new_device->parent)
@@ -181,6 +182,8 @@ int unregister_device(struct device_d *old_dev)
 
 	dev_dbg(old_dev, "unregister\n");
 
+	dev_remove_parameters(old_dev);
+
 	if (old_dev->driver)
 		old_dev->bus->remove(old_dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/core.c b/drivers/mtd/core.c
index 3439a389a..36a363fa3 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/core.c
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ static int mtd_op_erase(struct cdev *cdev, size_t count, loff_t offset)
 {
 	struct mtd_info *mtd = cdev->priv;
 	struct erase_info erase;
+	uint32_t addr;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = mtd_erase_align(mtd, &count, &offset);
@@ -154,9 +155,10 @@ static int mtd_op_erase(struct cdev *cdev, size_t count, loff_t offset)
 
 	memset(&erase, 0, sizeof(erase));
 	erase.mtd = mtd;
-	erase.addr = offset;
+	addr = offset;
 
 	if (!mtd->block_isbad) {
+		erase.addr = addr;
 		erase.len = count;
 		return mtd_erase(mtd, &erase);
 	}
@@ -164,22 +166,24 @@ static int mtd_op_erase(struct cdev *cdev, size_t count, loff_t offset)
 	erase.len = mtd->erasesize;
 
 	while (count > 0) {
-		dev_dbg(cdev->dev, "erase %d %d\n", erase.addr, erase.len);
+		dev_dbg(cdev->dev, "erase %d %d\n", addr, erase.len);
 
 		if (!mtd->allow_erasebad)
-			ret = mtd_block_isbad(mtd, erase.addr);
+			ret = mtd_block_isbad(mtd, addr);
 		else
 			ret = 0;
 
+		erase.addr = addr;
+
 		if (ret > 0) {
-			printf("Skipping bad block at 0x%08x\n", erase.addr);
+			printf("Skipping bad block at 0x%08x\n", addr);
 		} else {
 			ret = mtd_erase(mtd, &erase);
 			if (ret)
 				return ret;
 		}
 
-		erase.addr += mtd->erasesize;
+		addr += mtd->erasesize;
 		count -= count > mtd->erasesize ? mtd->erasesize : count;
 	}
 
@@ -404,7 +408,8 @@ int add_mtd_device(struct mtd_info *mtd, char *devname, int device_id)
 	}
 
 	devfs_create(&mtd->cdev);
-	if (mtd->parent)
+
+	if (mtd->parent && !mtd->master)
 		of_parse_partitions(&mtd->cdev, mtd->parent->device_node);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(hook, &mtd_register_hooks, hook)
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdoob.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdoob.c
index 1e88b534f..b9cac2ae6 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdoob.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdoob.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static int add_mtdoob_device(struct mtd_info *mtd, char *devname, void **priv)
 {
 	struct mtdoob *mtdoob;
 
-	if (mtd->oobsize == 0)
+	if (mtd->master || mtd->oobsize == 0)
 		return 0;
 
 	mtdoob = xzalloc(sizeof(*mtdoob));
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ static int del_mtdoob_device(struct mtd_info *mtd, void **priv)
 {
 	struct mtdoob *mtdoob;
 
+	if (mtd->master || mtd->oobsize == 0)
+		return 0;
+
 	mtdoob = *priv;
 	devfs_remove(&mtdoob->cdev);
 	free(mtdoob);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdraw.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdraw.c
index be347233b..006b28f9b 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdraw.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdraw.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ static int add_mtdraw_device(struct mtd_info *mtd, char *devname, void **priv)
 {
 	struct mtdraw *mtdraw;
 
+	if (mtd->master || mtd->oobsize == 0)
+		return 0;
+
 	mtdraw = xzalloc(sizeof(*mtdraw));
 	mtdraw->writebuf = xmalloc(RAW_WRITEBUF_SIZE);
 	mtdraw->mtd = mtd;
@@ -306,6 +309,9 @@ static int del_mtdraw_device(struct mtd_info *mtd, void **priv)
 {
 	struct mtdraw *mtdraw;
 
+	if (mtd->master || mtd->oobsize == 0)
+		return 0;
+
 	mtdraw = *priv;
 	devfs_remove(&mtdraw->cdev);
 	free(mtdraw);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/partition.c b/drivers/mtd/partition.c
index 85f486d0e..351c5831b 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/partition.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/partition.c
@@ -4,29 +4,19 @@
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/mtd/mtd.h>
 
-struct mtd_part {
-	struct mtd_info mtd;
-	struct mtd_info *master;
-	uint64_t offset;
-	struct list_head list;
-};
-
-#define PART(x)  ((struct mtd_part *)(x))
-
 static int mtd_part_read(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
                 size_t *retlen, u_char *buf)
 {
-	struct mtd_part *part = PART(mtd);
 	struct mtd_ecc_stats stats;
 	int res;
 
-	stats = part->master->ecc_stats;
+	stats = mtd->master->ecc_stats;
 
 	if (from >= mtd->size)
 		len = 0;
 	else if (from + len > mtd->size)
 		len = mtd->size - from;
-	res = part->master->read(part->master, from + part->offset,
+	res = mtd->master->read(mtd->master, from + mtd->master_offset,
 				len, retlen, buf);
 	return res;
 }
@@ -34,57 +24,52 @@ static int mtd_part_read(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
 static int mtd_part_write(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to, size_t len,
                 size_t *retlen, const u_char *buf)
 {
-	struct mtd_part *part = PART(mtd);
-
 	if (!(mtd->flags & MTD_WRITEABLE))
 		return -EROFS;
 	if (to >= mtd->size)
 		len = 0;
 	else if (to + len > mtd->size)
 		len = mtd->size - to;
-	return part->master->write(part->master, to + part->offset,
+	return mtd->master->write(mtd->master, to + mtd->master_offset,
 					len, retlen, buf);
 }
 
 static int mtd_part_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr)
 {
-	struct mtd_part *part = PART(mtd);
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!(mtd->flags & MTD_WRITEABLE))
 		return -EROFS;
 	if (instr->addr >= mtd->size)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	instr->addr += part->offset;
-	ret = part->master->erase(part->master, instr);
+	instr->addr += mtd->master_offset;
+	ret = mtd->master->erase(mtd->master, instr);
 	if (ret) {
 		if (instr->fail_addr != 0xffffffff)
-			instr->fail_addr -= part->offset;
-		instr->addr -= part->offset;
+			instr->fail_addr -= mtd->master_offset;
+		instr->addr -= mtd->master_offset;
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static int mtd_part_block_isbad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs)
 {
-	struct mtd_part *part = PART(mtd);
 	if (ofs >= mtd->size)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	ofs += part->offset;
-	return mtd_block_isbad(part->master, ofs);
+	ofs += mtd->master_offset;
+	return mtd_block_isbad(mtd->master, ofs);
 }
 
 static int mtd_part_block_markbad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs)
 {
-	struct mtd_part *part = PART(mtd);
 	int res;
 
 	if (!(mtd->flags & MTD_WRITEABLE))
 		return -EROFS;
 	if (ofs >= mtd->size)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	ofs += part->offset;
-	res = part->master->block_markbad(part->master, ofs);
+	ofs += mtd->master_offset;
+	res = mtd->master->block_markbad(mtd->master, ofs);
 	if (!res)
 		mtd->ecc_stats.badblocks++;
 	return res;
@@ -93,14 +78,23 @@ static int mtd_part_block_markbad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs)
 struct mtd_info *mtd_add_partition(struct mtd_info *mtd, off_t offset, size_t size,
 		unsigned long flags, const char *name)
 {
-	struct mtd_part *slave;
-	struct mtd_info *slave_mtd;
+	struct mtd_info *part;
 	int start = 0, end = 0, i;
 
-	slave = xzalloc(sizeof(*slave));
-	slave_mtd = &slave->mtd;
+	part = xzalloc(sizeof(*part));
 
-	memcpy(slave_mtd, mtd, sizeof(*slave));
+	part->type = mtd->type;
+	part->flags = mtd->flags;
+	part->parent = &mtd->class_dev;
+	part->erasesize = mtd->erasesize;
+	part->writesize = mtd->writesize;
+	part->writebufsize = mtd->writebufsize;
+	part->oobsize = mtd->oobsize;
+	part->oobavail = mtd->oobavail;
+	part->bitflip_threshold = mtd->bitflip_threshold;
+	part->ecclayout = mtd->ecclayout;
+	part->ecc_strength = mtd->ecc_strength;
+	part->subpage_sft = mtd->subpage_sft;
 
 	/*
 	 * find the number of eraseregions the partition includes.
@@ -118,26 +112,37 @@ struct mtd_info *mtd_add_partition(struct mtd_info *mtd, off_t offset, size_t si
 			end = i;
 	}
 
-	slave_mtd->numeraseregions = end - start;
+	part->numeraseregions = end - start;
 
-	slave_mtd->read = mtd_part_read;
-	slave_mtd->write = mtd_part_write;
-	slave_mtd->erase = mtd_part_erase;
-	slave_mtd->block_isbad = mtd->block_isbad ? mtd_part_block_isbad : NULL;
-	slave_mtd->block_markbad = mtd->block_markbad ? mtd_part_block_markbad : NULL;
-	slave_mtd->size = size;
-	slave_mtd->name = strdup(name);
+	part->read = mtd_part_read;
+	part->write = mtd_part_write;
+	part->erase = mtd_part_erase;
+	part->block_isbad = mtd->block_isbad ? mtd_part_block_isbad : NULL;
+	part->block_markbad = mtd->block_markbad ? mtd_part_block_markbad : NULL;
+	part->size = size;
+	part->name = strdup(name);
 
-	slave->offset = offset;
-	slave->master = mtd;
+	part->master_offset = offset;
+	part->master = mtd;
 
-	return slave_mtd;
+	if (!strncmp(mtd->cdev.name, name, strlen(mtd->cdev.name)))
+		part->cdev.partname = xstrdup(name + strlen(mtd->cdev.name) + 1);
+
+	add_mtd_device(part, part->name, DEVICE_ID_SINGLE);
+
+	return part;
 }
 
-void mtd_del_partition(struct mtd_info *mtd)
+int mtd_del_partition(struct mtd_info *part)
 {
-	struct mtd_part *part = PART(mtd);
+	if (!part->master)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
-	free(mtd->name);
+	del_mtd_device(part);
+
+	free(part->cdev.partname);
+	free(part->name);
 	free(part);
+
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
index 202b04602..9c75442ac 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
@@ -157,10 +157,18 @@ static int uif_init(struct ubi_device *ubi, int *ref)
 	*ref = 0;
 	sprintf(ubi->ubi_name, UBI_NAME_STR "%d", ubi->ubi_num);
 
+	sprintf(ubi->dev.name, "ubi");
+	ubi->dev.id = DEVICE_ID_DYNAMIC;
+	ubi->dev.parent = &ubi->mtd->class_dev;
+
+	err = register_device(&ubi->dev);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_unreg;
+
 	err = ubi_cdev_add(ubi);
 	if (err) {
 		ubi_err("cannot add character device");
-		goto out_unreg;
+		goto out_dev;
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ubi->vtbl_slots; i++)
@@ -177,6 +185,8 @@ static int uif_init(struct ubi_device *ubi, int *ref)
 out_volumes:
 	kill_volumes(ubi);
 	devfs_remove(&ubi->cdev);
+out_dev:
+	unregister_device(&ubi->dev);
 out_unreg:
 	ubi_err("cannot initialize UBI %s, error %d", ubi->ubi_name, err);
 	return err;
@@ -193,6 +203,7 @@ out_unreg:
 static void uif_close(struct ubi_device *ubi)
 {
 	kill_volumes(ubi);
+	unregister_device(&ubi->dev);
 	ubi_cdev_remove(ubi);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c
index 129f2e2e2..e8beaa501 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ int ubi_volume_cdev_add(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol)
 	cdev->name = asprintf("ubi%d.%s", ubi->ubi_num, vol->name);
 	cdev->priv = priv;
 	cdev->size = vol->used_bytes;
+	cdev->dev = &vol->dev;
 	printf("registering %s as /dev/%s\n", vol->name, cdev->name);
 	ret = devfs_create(cdev);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ void ubi_volume_cdev_remove(struct ubi_volume *vol)
 	list_del(&vol->list);
 
 	devfs_remove(cdev);
+	unregister_device(&vol->dev);
 	kfree(cdev->name);
 	kfree(priv);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vmt.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vmt.c
index 65339efb9..d828b3293 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vmt.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vmt.c
@@ -147,6 +147,13 @@ int ubi_create_volume(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_mkvol_req *req)
 			vol->last_eb_bytes = vol->usable_leb_size;
 	}
 
+	sprintf(vol->dev.name, "%s.%s", dev_name(&ubi->dev), vol->name);
+	vol->dev.id = DEVICE_ID_SINGLE;
+	vol->dev.parent = &ubi->dev;
+	err = register_device(&vol->dev);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_acc;
+
 	/* Register character device for the volume */
 	err = ubi_volume_cdev_add(ubi, vol);
 	if (err) {
@@ -190,6 +197,7 @@ out_sysfs:
 out_mapping:
 	if (do_free)
 		kfree(vol->eba_tbl);
+	unregister_device(&vol->dev);
 out_acc:
 	ubi->rsvd_pebs -= vol->reserved_pebs;
 	ubi->avail_pebs += vol->reserved_pebs;
@@ -245,6 +253,7 @@ int ubi_remove_volume(struct ubi_volume_desc *desc, int no_vtbl)
 			goto out_err;
 	}
 
+	unregister_device(&vol->dev);
 	devfs_remove(&vol->cdev);
 
 	ubi->rsvd_pebs -= reserved_pebs;
@@ -427,6 +436,13 @@ int ubi_add_volume(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol)
 
 	dbg_gen("add volume");
 
+	sprintf(vol->dev.name, "%s.%s", dev_name(&ubi->dev), vol->name);
+	vol->dev.id = DEVICE_ID_SINGLE;
+	vol->dev.parent = &ubi->dev;
+	err = register_device(&vol->dev);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	/* Register character device for the volume */
 	err = ubi_volume_cdev_add(ubi, vol);
 	if (err) {
@@ -454,6 +470,7 @@ void ubi_free_volume(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol)
 	dbg_gen("free volume %d", vol->vol_id);
 
 	ubi->volumes[vol->vol_id] = NULL;
+	unregister_device(&vol->dev);
 	devfs_remove(&vol->cdev);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/devfs-core.c b/fs/devfs-core.c
index 44f0169e6..bd6d48286 100644
--- a/fs/devfs-core.c
+++ b/fs/devfs-core.c
@@ -276,6 +276,15 @@ struct cdev *devfs_add_partition(const char *devname, loff_t offset, loff_t size
 	if (offset + size > cdev->size)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PARTITION_NEED_MTD) && cdev->mtd) {
+		struct mtd_info *mtd;
+
+		mtd = mtd_add_partition(cdev->mtd, offset, size, flags, name);
+		if (IS_ERR(mtd))
+			return (void *)mtd;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	new = xzalloc(sizeof (*new));
 	new->name = strdup(name);
 	if (!strncmp(devname, name, strlen(devname)))
@@ -287,17 +296,6 @@ struct cdev *devfs_add_partition(const char *devname, loff_t offset, loff_t size
 	new->dev = cdev->dev;
 	new->flags = flags | DEVFS_IS_PARTITION;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PARTITION_NEED_MTD
-	if (cdev->mtd) {
-		new->mtd = mtd_add_partition(cdev->mtd, offset, size, flags, name);
-		if (IS_ERR(new->mtd)) {
-			int ret = PTR_ERR(new->mtd);
-			free(new);
-			return ERR_PTR(ret);
-		}
-	}
-#endif
-
 	devfs_create(new);
 
 	return new;
@@ -312,16 +310,16 @@ int devfs_del_partition(const char *name)
 	if (!cdev)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PARTITION_NEED_MTD) && cdev->mtd) {
+		ret = mtd_del_partition(cdev->mtd);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	if (!(cdev->flags & DEVFS_IS_PARTITION))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (cdev->flags & DEVFS_PARTITION_FIXED)
 		return -EPERM;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PARTITION_NEED_MTD
-	if (cdev->mtd)
-		mtd_del_partition(cdev->mtd);
-#endif
-
 	ret = devfs_remove(cdev);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
index 402e4978b..e02204a50 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
@@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ struct mtd_info {
 	/* If true erasing bad blocks is allowed, this is set via a device parameter */
 	bool allow_erasebad;
 	int p_allow_erasebad;
+
+	struct mtd_info *master;
+	uint32_t master_offset;
 };
 
 int mtd_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr);
@@ -272,7 +275,7 @@ struct mtd_notifier {
 
 struct mtd_info *mtd_add_partition(struct mtd_info *mtd, off_t offset, size_t size,
 		unsigned long flags, const char *name);
-void mtd_del_partition(struct mtd_info *mtd);
+int mtd_del_partition(struct mtd_info *mtd);
 
 extern void register_mtd_user (struct mtd_notifier *new);
 extern int unregister_mtd_user (struct mtd_notifier *old);
diff --git a/net/eth.c b/net/eth.c
index cb59e7614..524fb8978 100644
--- a/net/eth.c
+++ b/net/eth.c
@@ -380,8 +380,6 @@ void eth_unregister(struct eth_device *edev)
 	if (edev == eth_current)
 		eth_current = NULL;
 
-	dev_remove_parameters(&edev->dev);
-
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_OFDEVICE))
 		free(edev->nodepath);