#include <linux/input/mt.h>
 #include <linux/major.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/cdev.h>
 #include "input-compat.h"
 
 struct evdev {
        int open;
-       int minor;
        struct input_handle handle;
        wait_queue_head_t wait;
        struct evdev_client __rcu *grab;
        spinlock_t client_lock; /* protects client_list */
        struct mutex mutex;
        struct device dev;
+       struct cdev cdev;
        bool exist;
 };
 
        struct input_event buffer[];
 };
 
-static struct evdev *evdev_table[EVDEV_MINORS];
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(evdev_table_mutex);
-
 static void __pass_event(struct evdev_client *client,
                         const struct input_event *event)
 {
 
 static int evdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-       struct evdev *evdev;
+       struct evdev *evdev = container_of(inode->i_cdev, struct evdev, cdev);
+       unsigned int bufsize = evdev_compute_buffer_size(evdev->handle.dev);
        struct evdev_client *client;
-       int i = iminor(inode) - EVDEV_MINOR_BASE;
-       unsigned int bufsize;
        int error;
 
-       if (i >= EVDEV_MINORS)
-               return -ENODEV;
-
-       error = mutex_lock_interruptible(&evdev_table_mutex);
-       if (error)
-               return error;
-       evdev = evdev_table[i];
-       if (evdev)
-               get_device(&evdev->dev);
-       mutex_unlock(&evdev_table_mutex);
-
-       if (!evdev)
-               return -ENODEV;
-
-       bufsize = evdev_compute_buffer_size(evdev->handle.dev);
-
        client = kzalloc(sizeof(struct evdev_client) +
                                bufsize * sizeof(struct input_event),
                         GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!client) {
-               error = -ENOMEM;
-               goto err_put_evdev;
-       }
+       if (!client)
+               return -ENOMEM;
 
        client->bufsize = bufsize;
        spin_lock_init(&client->buffer_lock);
        file->private_data = client;
        nonseekable_open(inode, file);
 
+       get_device(&evdev->dev);
        return 0;
 
  err_free_client:
        evdev_detach_client(evdev, client);
        kfree(client);
- err_put_evdev:
-       put_device(&evdev->dev);
        return error;
 }
 
        .llseek         = no_llseek,
 };
 
-static int evdev_install_chrdev(struct evdev *evdev)
-{
-       /*
-        * No need to do any locking here as calls to connect and
-        * disconnect are serialized by the input core
-        */
-       evdev_table[evdev->minor] = evdev;
-       return 0;
-}
-
-static void evdev_remove_chrdev(struct evdev *evdev)
-{
-       /*
-        * Lock evdev table to prevent race with evdev_open()
-        */
-       mutex_lock(&evdev_table_mutex);
-       evdev_table[evdev->minor] = NULL;
-       mutex_unlock(&evdev_table_mutex);
-}
-
 /*
  * Mark device non-existent. This disables writes, ioctls and
  * prevents new users from opening the device. Already posted
 
        evdev_mark_dead(evdev);
        evdev_hangup(evdev);
-       evdev_remove_chrdev(evdev);
+
+       cdev_del(&evdev->cdev);
 
        /* evdev is marked dead so no one else accesses evdev->open */
        if (evdev->open) {
 
 /*
  * Create new evdev device. Note that input core serializes calls
- * to connect and disconnect so we don't need to lock evdev_table here.
+ * to connect and disconnect.
  */
 static int evdev_connect(struct input_handler *handler, struct input_dev *dev,
                         const struct input_device_id *id)
 {
        struct evdev *evdev;
        int minor;
+       int dev_no;
        int error;
 
-       for (minor = 0; minor < EVDEV_MINORS; minor++)
-               if (!evdev_table[minor])
-                       break;
-
-       if (minor == EVDEV_MINORS) {
-               pr_err("no more free evdev devices\n");
-               return -ENFILE;
+       minor = input_get_new_minor(EVDEV_MINOR_BASE, EVDEV_MINORS, true);
+       if (minor < 0) {
+               error = minor;
+               pr_err("failed to reserve new minor: %d\n", error);
+               return error;
        }
 
        evdev = kzalloc(sizeof(struct evdev), GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!evdev)
-               return -ENOMEM;
+       if (!evdev) {
+               error = -ENOMEM;
+               goto err_free_minor;
+       }
 
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&evdev->client_list);
        spin_lock_init(&evdev->client_lock);
        mutex_init(&evdev->mutex);
        init_waitqueue_head(&evdev->wait);
-
-       dev_set_name(&evdev->dev, "event%d", minor);
        evdev->exist = true;
-       evdev->minor = minor;
+
+       dev_no = minor;
+       /* Normalize device number if it falls into legacy range */
+       if (dev_no < EVDEV_MINOR_BASE + EVDEV_MINORS)
+               dev_no -= EVDEV_MINOR_BASE;
+       dev_set_name(&evdev->dev, "event%d", dev_no);
 
        evdev->handle.dev = input_get_device(dev);
        evdev->handle.name = dev_name(&evdev->dev);
        evdev->handle.handler = handler;
        evdev->handle.private = evdev;
 
-       evdev->dev.devt = MKDEV(INPUT_MAJOR, EVDEV_MINOR_BASE + minor);
+       evdev->dev.devt = MKDEV(INPUT_MAJOR, minor);
        evdev->dev.class = &input_class;
        evdev->dev.parent = &dev->dev;
        evdev->dev.release = evdev_free;
        if (error)
                goto err_free_evdev;
 
-       error = evdev_install_chrdev(evdev);
+       cdev_init(&evdev->cdev, &evdev_fops);
+       error = cdev_add(&evdev->cdev, evdev->dev.devt, 1);
        if (error)
                goto err_unregister_handle;
 
        input_unregister_handle(&evdev->handle);
  err_free_evdev:
        put_device(&evdev->dev);
+ err_free_minor:
+       input_free_minor(minor);
        return error;
 }
 
 
        device_del(&evdev->dev);
        evdev_cleanup(evdev);
+       input_free_minor(MINOR(evdev->dev.devt));
        input_unregister_handle(handle);
        put_device(&evdev->dev);
 }
        .events         = evdev_events,
        .connect        = evdev_connect,
        .disconnect     = evdev_disconnect,
-       .fops           = &evdev_fops,
+       .legacy_minors  = true,
        .minor          = EVDEV_MINOR_BASE,
        .name           = "evdev",
        .id_table       = evdev_ids,
 
 
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/idr.h>
 #include <linux/input/mt.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Input core");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
-#define INPUT_DEVICES  256
+#define INPUT_MAX_CHAR_DEVICES         1024
+#define INPUT_FIRST_DYNAMIC_DEV                256
+static DEFINE_IDA(input_ida);
 
 static LIST_HEAD(input_dev_list);
 static LIST_HEAD(input_handler_list);
  */
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(input_mutex);
 
-static struct input_handler *input_table[8];
-
 static const struct input_value input_value_sync = { EV_SYN, SYN_REPORT, 1 };
 
 static inline int is_event_supported(unsigned int code,
        seq_printf(seq, "N: Number=%u Name=%s", state->pos, handler->name);
        if (handler->filter)
                seq_puts(seq, " (filter)");
-       if (handler->fops)
+       if (handler->legacy_minors)
                seq_printf(seq, " Minor=%d", handler->minor);
        seq_putc(seq, '\n');
 
 int input_register_handler(struct input_handler *handler)
 {
        struct input_dev *dev;
-       int retval;
+       int error;
 
-       retval = mutex_lock_interruptible(&input_mutex);
-       if (retval)
-               return retval;
+       error = mutex_lock_interruptible(&input_mutex);
+       if (error)
+               return error;
 
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&handler->h_list);
 
-       if (handler->fops != NULL) {
-               if (input_table[handler->minor >> 5]) {
-                       retval = -EBUSY;
-                       goto out;
-               }
-               input_table[handler->minor >> 5] = handler;
-       }
-
        list_add_tail(&handler->node, &input_handler_list);
 
        list_for_each_entry(dev, &input_dev_list, node)
 
        input_wakeup_procfs_readers();
 
- out:
        mutex_unlock(&input_mutex);
-       return retval;
+       return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(input_register_handler);
 
 
        list_del_init(&handler->node);
 
-       if (handler->fops != NULL)
-               input_table[handler->minor >> 5] = NULL;
-
        input_wakeup_procfs_readers();
 
        mutex_unlock(&input_mutex);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(input_unregister_handle);
 
-static int input_open_file(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+/**
+ * input_get_new_minor - allocates a new input minor number
+ * @legacy_base: beginning or the legacy range to be searched
+ * @legacy_num: size of legacy range
+ * @allow_dynamic: whether we can also take ID from the dynamic range
+ *
+ * This function allocates a new device minor for from input major namespace.
+ * Caller can request legacy minor by specifying @legacy_base and @legacy_num
+ * parameters and whether ID can be allocated from dynamic range if there are
+ * no free IDs in legacy range.
+ */
+int input_get_new_minor(int legacy_base, unsigned int legacy_num,
+                       bool allow_dynamic)
 {
-       struct input_handler *handler;
-       const struct file_operations *old_fops, *new_fops = NULL;
-       int err;
-
-       err = mutex_lock_interruptible(&input_mutex);
-       if (err)
-               return err;
-
-       /* No load-on-demand here? */
-       handler = input_table[iminor(inode) >> 5];
-       if (handler)
-               new_fops = fops_get(handler->fops);
-
-       mutex_unlock(&input_mutex);
-
        /*
-        * That's _really_ odd. Usually NULL ->open means "nothing special",
-        * not "no device". Oh, well...
+        * This function should be called from input handler's ->connect()
+        * methods, which are serialized with input_mutex, so no additional
+        * locking is needed here.
         */
-       if (!new_fops || !new_fops->open) {
-               fops_put(new_fops);
-               err = -ENODEV;
-               goto out;
+       if (legacy_base >= 0) {
+               int minor = ida_simple_get(&input_ida,
+                                          legacy_base,
+                                          legacy_base + legacy_num,
+                                          GFP_KERNEL);
+               if (minor >= 0 || !allow_dynamic)
+                       return minor;
        }
 
-       old_fops = file->f_op;
-       file->f_op = new_fops;
-
-       err = new_fops->open(inode, file);
-       if (err) {
-               fops_put(file->f_op);
-               file->f_op = fops_get(old_fops);
-       }
-       fops_put(old_fops);
-out:
-       return err;
+       return ida_simple_get(&input_ida,
+                             INPUT_FIRST_DYNAMIC_DEV, INPUT_MAX_CHAR_DEVICES,
+                             GFP_KERNEL);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(input_get_new_minor);
 
-static const struct file_operations input_fops = {
-       .owner = THIS_MODULE,
-       .open = input_open_file,
-       .llseek = noop_llseek,
-};
+/**
+ * input_free_minor - release previously allocated minor
+ * @minor: minor to be released
+ *
+ * This function releases previously allocated input minor so that it can be
+ * reused later.
+ */
+void input_free_minor(unsigned int minor)
+{
+       ida_simple_remove(&input_ida, minor);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(input_free_minor);
 
 static int __init input_init(void)
 {
        if (err)
                goto fail1;
 
-       err = register_chrdev(INPUT_MAJOR, "input", &input_fops);
+       err = register_chrdev_region(MKDEV(INPUT_MAJOR, 0),
+                                    INPUT_MAX_CHAR_DEVICES, "input");
        if (err) {
                pr_err("unable to register char major %d", INPUT_MAJOR);
                goto fail2;
 static void __exit input_exit(void)
 {
        input_proc_exit();
-       unregister_chrdev(INPUT_MAJOR, "input");
+       unregister_chrdev_region(MKDEV(INPUT_MAJOR, 0),
+                                INPUT_MAX_CHAR_DEVICES);
        class_unregister(&input_class);
 }
 
 
 #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");
 
 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];
        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) {
 
 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;
        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;
 }
 
        .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
 
        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)
                          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);
                }
        }
 
-       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;
        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;
 
        input_unregister_handle(&joydev->handle);
  err_free_joydev:
        put_device(&joydev->dev);
+ err_free_minor:
+       input_free_minor(minor);
        return error;
 }
 
 
        device_del(&joydev->dev);
        joydev_cleanup(joydev);
+       input_free_minor(MINOR(joydev->dev.devt));
        input_unregister_handle(handle);
        put_device(&joydev->dev);
 }
        .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,
 
 #include <linux/random.h>
 #include <linux/major.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/cdev.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@ucw.cz>");
 
 struct mousedev {
        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;
+       bool is_mixdev;
 
        struct list_head mixdev_node;
        bool opened_by_mixdev;
 static unsigned char mousedev_imps_seq[] = { 0xf3, 200, 0xf3, 100, 0xf3, 80 };
 static unsigned char mousedev_imex_seq[] = { 0xf3, 200, 0xf3, 200, 0xf3, 80 };
 
-static struct input_handler mousedev_handler;
-
-static struct mousedev *mousedev_table[MOUSEDEV_MINORS];
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(mousedev_table_mutex);
 static struct mousedev *mousedev_mix;
 static LIST_HEAD(mousedev_mix_list);
 
        if (retval)
                return retval;
 
-       if (mousedev->minor == MOUSEDEV_MIX)
+       if (mousedev->is_mixdev)
                mixdev_open_devices();
        else if (!mousedev->exist)
                retval = -ENODEV;
 {
        mutex_lock(&mousedev->mutex);
 
-       if (mousedev->minor == MOUSEDEV_MIX)
+       if (mousedev->is_mixdev)
                mixdev_close_devices();
        else if (mousedev->exist && !--mousedev->open)
                input_close_device(&mousedev->handle);
        struct mousedev_client *client;
        struct mousedev *mousedev;
        int error;
-       int i;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_PSAUX
        if (imajor(inode) == MISC_MAJOR)
-               i = MOUSEDEV_MIX;
+               mousedev = mousedev_mix;
        else
 #endif
-               i = iminor(inode) - MOUSEDEV_MINOR_BASE;
-
-       if (i >= MOUSEDEV_MINORS)
-               return -ENODEV;
-
-       error = mutex_lock_interruptible(&mousedev_table_mutex);
-       if (error)
-               return error;
-
-       mousedev = mousedev_table[i];
-       if (mousedev)
-               get_device(&mousedev->dev);
-       mutex_unlock(&mousedev_table_mutex);
-
-       if (!mousedev)
-               return -ENODEV;
+               mousedev = container_of(inode->i_cdev, struct mousedev, cdev);
 
        client = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mousedev_client), GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!client) {
-               error = -ENOMEM;
-               goto err_put_mousedev;
-       }
+       if (!client)
+               return -ENOMEM;
 
        spin_lock_init(&client->packet_lock);
        client->pos_x = xres / 2;
 
        file->private_data = client;
        nonseekable_open(inode, file);
+
+       get_device(&mousedev->dev);
        return 0;
 
  err_free_client:
        mousedev_detach_client(mousedev, client);
        kfree(client);
- err_put_mousedev:
-       put_device(&mousedev->dev);
        return error;
 }
 
        .llseek         = noop_llseek,
 };
 
-static int mousedev_install_chrdev(struct mousedev *mousedev)
-{
-       mousedev_table[mousedev->minor] = mousedev;
-       return 0;
-}
-
-static void mousedev_remove_chrdev(struct mousedev *mousedev)
-{
-       mutex_lock(&mousedev_table_mutex);
-       mousedev_table[mousedev->minor] = NULL;
-       mutex_unlock(&mousedev_table_mutex);
-}
-
 /*
  * Mark device non-existent. This disables writes, ioctls and
  * prevents new users from opening the device. Already posted
 
        mousedev_mark_dead(mousedev);
        mousedev_hangup(mousedev);
-       mousedev_remove_chrdev(mousedev);
+
+       cdev_del(&mousedev->cdev);
 
        /* mousedev is marked dead so no one else accesses mousedev->open */
        if (mousedev->open)
                input_close_device(handle);
 }
 
+static int mousedev_reserve_minor(bool mixdev)
+{
+       int minor;
+
+       if (mixdev) {
+               minor = input_get_new_minor(MOUSEDEV_MIX, 1, false);
+               if (minor < 0)
+                       pr_err("failed to reserve mixdev minor: %d\n", minor);
+       } else {
+               minor = input_get_new_minor(MOUSEDEV_MINOR_BASE,
+                                           MOUSEDEV_MINORS, true);
+               if (minor < 0)
+                       pr_err("failed to reserve new minor: %d\n", minor);
+       }
+
+       return minor;
+}
+
 static struct mousedev *mousedev_create(struct input_dev *dev,
                                        struct input_handler *handler,
-                                       int minor)
+                                       bool mixdev)
 {
        struct mousedev *mousedev;
+       int minor;
        int error;
 
+       minor = mousedev_reserve_minor(mixdev);
+       if (minor < 0) {
+               error = minor;
+               goto err_out;
+       }
+
        mousedev = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mousedev), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!mousedev) {
                error = -ENOMEM;
-               goto err_out;
+               goto err_free_minor;
        }
 
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mousedev->client_list);
        spin_lock_init(&mousedev->client_lock);
        mutex_init(&mousedev->mutex);
        lockdep_set_subclass(&mousedev->mutex,
-                            minor == MOUSEDEV_MIX ? SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING : 0);
+                            mixdev ? SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING : 0);
        init_waitqueue_head(&mousedev->wait);
 
-       if (minor == MOUSEDEV_MIX)
+       if (mixdev) {
                dev_set_name(&mousedev->dev, "mice");
-       else
-               dev_set_name(&mousedev->dev, "mouse%d", minor);
+       } else {
+               int dev_no = minor;
+               /* Normalize device number if it falls into legacy range */
+               if (dev_no < MOUSEDEV_MINOR_BASE + MOUSEDEV_MINORS)
+                       dev_no -= MOUSEDEV_MINOR_BASE;
+               dev_set_name(&mousedev->dev, "mouse%d", dev_no);
+       }
 
-       mousedev->minor = minor;
        mousedev->exist = true;
+       mousedev->is_mixdev = mixdev;
        mousedev->handle.dev = input_get_device(dev);
        mousedev->handle.name = dev_name(&mousedev->dev);
        mousedev->handle.handler = handler;
        mousedev->dev.class = &input_class;
        if (dev)
                mousedev->dev.parent = &dev->dev;
-       mousedev->dev.devt = MKDEV(INPUT_MAJOR, MOUSEDEV_MINOR_BASE + minor);
+       mousedev->dev.devt = MKDEV(INPUT_MAJOR, minor);
        mousedev->dev.release = mousedev_free;
        device_initialize(&mousedev->dev);
 
-       if (minor != MOUSEDEV_MIX) {
+       if (!mixdev) {
                error = input_register_handle(&mousedev->handle);
                if (error)
                        goto err_free_mousedev;
        }
 
-       error = mousedev_install_chrdev(mousedev);
+       cdev_init(&mousedev->cdev, &mousedev_fops);
+       error = cdev_add(&mousedev->cdev, mousedev->dev.devt, 1);
        if (error)
                goto err_unregister_handle;
 
  err_cleanup_mousedev:
        mousedev_cleanup(mousedev);
  err_unregister_handle:
-       if (minor != MOUSEDEV_MIX)
+       if (!mixdev)
                input_unregister_handle(&mousedev->handle);
  err_free_mousedev:
        put_device(&mousedev->dev);
+ err_free_minor:
+       input_free_minor(minor);
  err_out:
        return ERR_PTR(error);
 }
 {
        device_del(&mousedev->dev);
        mousedev_cleanup(mousedev);
-       if (mousedev->minor != MOUSEDEV_MIX)
+       input_free_minor(MINOR(mousedev->dev.devt));
+       if (!mousedev->is_mixdev)
                input_unregister_handle(&mousedev->handle);
        put_device(&mousedev->dev);
 }
                            const struct input_device_id *id)
 {
        struct mousedev *mousedev;
-       int minor;
        int error;
 
-       for (minor = 0; minor < MOUSEDEV_MINORS; minor++)
-               if (!mousedev_table[minor])
-                       break;
-
-       if (minor == MOUSEDEV_MINORS) {
-               pr_err("no more free mousedev devices\n");
-               return -ENFILE;
-       }
-
-       mousedev = mousedev_create(dev, handler, minor);
+       mousedev = mousedev_create(dev, handler, false);
        if (IS_ERR(mousedev))
                return PTR_ERR(mousedev);
 
        .event          = mousedev_event,
        .connect        = mousedev_connect,
        .disconnect     = mousedev_disconnect,
-       .fops           = &mousedev_fops,
+       .legacy_minors  = true,
        .minor          = MOUSEDEV_MINOR_BASE,
        .name           = "mousedev",
        .id_table       = mousedev_ids,
 {
        int error;
 
-       mousedev_mix = mousedev_create(NULL, &mousedev_handler, MOUSEDEV_MIX);
+       mousedev_mix = mousedev_create(NULL, &mousedev_handler, true);
        if (IS_ERR(mousedev_mix))
                return PTR_ERR(mousedev_mix);
 
 
  * @start: starts handler for given handle. This function is called by
  *     input core right after connect() method and also when a process
  *     that "grabbed" a device releases it
- * @fops: file operations this driver implements
- * @minor: beginning of range of 32 minors for devices this driver
+ * @legacy_minors: set to %true by drivers using legacy minor ranges
+ * @minor: beginning of range of 32 legacy minors for devices this driver
  *     can provide
  * @name: name of the handler, to be shown in /proc/bus/input/handlers
  * @id_table: pointer to a table of input_device_ids this driver can
        void (*disconnect)(struct input_handle *handle);
        void (*start)(struct input_handle *handle);
 
-       const struct file_operations *fops;
+       bool legacy_minors;
        int minor;
        const char *name;
 
 int __must_check input_register_handler(struct input_handler *);
 void input_unregister_handler(struct input_handler *);
 
+int __must_check input_get_new_minor(int legacy_base, unsigned int legacy_num,
+                                    bool allow_dynamic);
+void input_free_minor(unsigned int minor);
+
 int input_handler_for_each_handle(struct input_handler *, void *data,
                                  int (*fn)(struct input_handle *, void *));