FW_STATUS_LOADING,
        FW_STATUS_DONE,
        FW_STATUS_ABORT,
-       FW_STATUS_READY,
-       FW_STATUS_READY_NOHOTPLUG,
 };
 
 static int loading_timeout = 60;       /* In seconds */
        struct firmware_priv *fw_priv = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
        int i = 0, len = 0;
 
-       if (!test_bit(FW_STATUS_READY, &fw_priv->status))
-               return -ENODEV;
-
        if (add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size, &len,
                           "FIRMWARE=%s", fw_priv->fw_id))
                return -ENOMEM;
        f_dev->parent = device;
        f_dev->class = &firmware_class;
        dev_set_drvdata(f_dev, fw_priv);
+       f_dev->uevent_suppress = 1;
        retval = device_register(f_dev);
        if (retval) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "%s: device_register failed\n",
        }
 
        if (uevent)
-                set_bit(FW_STATUS_READY, &fw_priv->status);
-        else
-                set_bit(FW_STATUS_READY_NOHOTPLUG, &fw_priv->status);
+               f_dev->uevent_suppress = 0;
        *dev_p = f_dev;
        goto out;