diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index bc1c0088dc49..c68a1189140c 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -1940,8 +1940,10 @@ L:	lm-sensors@lm-sensors.org
 S:	Maintained
 
 I2C SUBSYSTEM
-P:	Jean Delvare
+P:	Jean Delvare (PC drivers, core)
 M:	khali@linux-fr.org
+P:	Ben Dooks (embedded platforms)
+M:	ben-linux@fluff.org
 L:	i2c@lm-sensors.org
 T:	quilt http://khali.linux-fr.org/devel/linux-2.6/jdelvare-i2c/
 S:	Maintained
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf527/boards/ezkit.c b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf527/boards/ezkit.c
index 8aa49f804228..bb6d58c931de 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf527/boards/ezkit.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf527/boards/ezkit.c
@@ -799,13 +799,11 @@ static struct i2c_board_info __initdata bfin_i2c_board_info[] = {
 #if defined(CONFIG_TWI_LCD) || defined(CONFIG_TWI_LCD_MODULE)
 	{
 		I2C_BOARD_INFO("pcf8574_lcd", 0x22),
-		.type = "pcf8574_lcd",
 	},
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_TWI_KEYPAD) || defined(CONFIG_TWI_KEYPAD_MODULE)
 	{
 		I2C_BOARD_INFO("pcf8574_keypad", 0x27),
-		.type = "pcf8574_keypad",
 		.irq = IRQ_PF8,
 	},
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pasemi/misc.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pasemi/misc.c
index ded7d152d00c..e0ab299763c1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pasemi/misc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pasemi/misc.c
@@ -24,12 +24,11 @@
  */
 struct i2c_driver_device {
 	char    *of_device;
-	char    *i2c_driver;
 	char    *i2c_type;
 };
 
 static struct i2c_driver_device i2c_devices[] __initdata = {
-	{"dallas,ds1338",  "rtc-ds1307",  "ds1338"},
+	{"dallas,ds1338",  "ds1338"},
 };
 
 static int __init find_i2c_driver(struct device_node *node,
@@ -40,9 +39,7 @@ static int __init find_i2c_driver(struct device_node *node,
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(i2c_devices); i++) {
 		if (!of_device_is_compatible(node, i2c_devices[i].of_device))
 			continue;
-		if (strlcpy(info->driver_name, i2c_devices[i].i2c_driver,
-			    KOBJ_NAME_LEN) >= KOBJ_NAME_LEN ||
-		    strlcpy(info->type, i2c_devices[i].i2c_type,
+		if (strlcpy(info->type, i2c_devices[i].i2c_type,
 			    I2C_NAME_SIZE) >= I2C_NAME_SIZE)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-amd756.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-amd756.c
index 2fa43183d375..43508d61eb7c 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-amd756.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-amd756.c
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ static u32 amd756_func(struct i2c_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	return I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_QUICK | I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE |
 	    I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA | I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_WORD_DATA |
-	    I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BLOCK_DATA | I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_PROC_CALL;
+	    I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BLOCK_DATA;
 }
 
 static const struct i2c_algorithm smbus_algorithm = {
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-nforce2.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-nforce2.c
index 3dac920e53ea..43c9f8df9509 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-nforce2.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-nforce2.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/i2c.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/dmi.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
@@ -109,6 +110,18 @@ struct nforce2_smbus {
 /* Misc definitions */
 #define MAX_TIMEOUT	100
 
+/* We disable the second SMBus channel on these boards */
+static struct dmi_system_id __devinitdata nforce2_dmi_blacklist2[] = {
+	{
+		.ident = "DFI Lanparty NF4 Expert",
+		.matches = {
+			DMI_MATCH(DMI_BOARD_VENDOR, "DFI Corp,LTD"),
+			DMI_MATCH(DMI_BOARD_NAME, "LP UT NF4 Expert"),
+		},
+	},
+	{ }
+};
+
 static struct pci_driver nforce2_driver;
 
 static void nforce2_abort(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
@@ -367,10 +380,17 @@ static int __devinit nforce2_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_
 		smbuses[0].base = 0;	/* to have a check value */
 	}
 	/* SMBus adapter 2 */
-	res2 = nforce2_probe_smb(dev, 5, NFORCE_PCI_SMB2, &smbuses[1], "SMB2");
-	if (res2 < 0) {
-		dev_err(&dev->dev, "Error probing SMB2.\n");
-		smbuses[1].base = 0;	/* to have a check value */
+	if (dmi_check_system(nforce2_dmi_blacklist2)) {
+		dev_err(&dev->dev, "Disabling SMB2 for safety reasons.\n");
+		res2 = -EPERM;
+		smbuses[1].base = 0;
+	} else {
+		res2 = nforce2_probe_smb(dev, 5, NFORCE_PCI_SMB2, &smbuses[1],
+					 "SMB2");
+		if (res2 < 0) {
+			dev_err(&dev->dev, "Error probing SMB2.\n");
+			smbuses[1].base = 0;	/* to have a check value */
+		}
 	}
 	if ((res1 < 0) && (res2 < 0)) {
 		/* we did not find even one of the SMBuses, so we give up */
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/chips/max6875.c b/drivers/i2c/chips/max6875.c
index fb7ea5637eca..cf507b3f60f3 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/chips/max6875.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/chips/max6875.c
@@ -207,9 +207,6 @@ static int max6875_detect(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int address, int kind)
 	fake_client->flags = 0;
 	strlcpy(fake_client->name, "max6875 subclient", I2C_NAME_SIZE);
 
-	/* Prevent 24RF08 corruption (in case of user error) */
-	i2c_smbus_write_quick(real_client, 0);
-
 	if ((err = i2c_attach_client(real_client)) != 0)
 		goto exit_kfree2;
 
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
index c99ebeadb558..d0175f4f8fc6 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
@@ -74,10 +74,7 @@ static int i2c_device_match(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
 	if (driver->id_table)
 		return i2c_match_id(driver->id_table, client) != NULL;
 
-	/* new style drivers use the same kind of driver matching policy
-	 * as platform devices or SPI:  compare device and driver IDs.
-	 */
-	return strcmp(client->driver_name, drv->name) == 0;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 #ifdef	CONFIG_HOTPLUG
@@ -91,14 +88,9 @@ static int i2c_device_uevent(struct device *dev, struct kobj_uevent_env *env)
 	if (dev->driver)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (client->driver_name[0]) {
-		if (add_uevent_var(env, "MODALIAS=%s", client->driver_name))
-			return -ENOMEM;
-	} else {
-		if (add_uevent_var(env, "MODALIAS=%s%s",
-				   I2C_MODULE_PREFIX, client->name))
-			return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+	if (add_uevent_var(env, "MODALIAS=%s%s",
+			   I2C_MODULE_PREFIX, client->name))
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	dev_dbg(dev, "uevent\n");
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -206,9 +198,7 @@ static ssize_t show_client_name(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *att
 static ssize_t show_modalias(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	struct i2c_client *client = to_i2c_client(dev);
-	return client->driver_name[0]
-		? sprintf(buf, "%s\n", client->driver_name)
-		: sprintf(buf, "%s%s\n", I2C_MODULE_PREFIX, client->name);
+	return sprintf(buf, "%s%s\n", I2C_MODULE_PREFIX, client->name);
 }
 
 static struct device_attribute i2c_dev_attrs[] = {
@@ -282,8 +272,6 @@ i2c_new_device(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_board_info const *info)
 	client->addr = info->addr;
 	client->irq = info->irq;
 
-	strlcpy(client->driver_name, info->driver_name,
-		sizeof(client->driver_name));
 	strlcpy(client->name, info->type, sizeof(client->name));
 
 	/* a new style driver may be bound to this device when we
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cs5345.c b/drivers/media/video/cs5345.c
index 2a429f9e32cd..03411503457e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cs5345.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cs5345.c
@@ -160,10 +160,17 @@ static int cs5345_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+static const struct i2c_device_id cs5345_id[] = {
+	{ "cs5345", 0 },
+	{ }
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, cs5345_id);
+
 static struct v4l2_i2c_driver_data v4l2_i2c_data = {
 	.name = "cs5345",
 	.driverid = I2C_DRIVERID_CS5345,
 	.command = cs5345_command,
 	.probe = cs5345_probe,
+	.id_table = cs5345_id,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cs53l32a.c b/drivers/media/video/cs53l32a.c
index 2dfd0afc62db..d965af860ab2 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cs53l32a.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cs53l32a.c
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ static int cs53l32a_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (!i2c_check_functionality(client->adapter, I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA))
 		return -EIO;
 
-	snprintf(client->name, sizeof(client->name) - 1, "cs53l32a");
+	if (!id)
+		strlcpy(client->name, "cs53l32a", sizeof(client->name));
 
 	v4l_info(client, "chip found @ 0x%x (%s)\n",
 			client->addr << 1, client->adapter->name);
@@ -175,10 +176,17 @@ static int cs53l32a_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct i2c_device_id cs53l32a_id[] = {
+	{ "cs53l32a", 0 },
+	{ }
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, cs53l32a_id);
+
 static struct v4l2_i2c_driver_data v4l2_i2c_data = {
 	.name = "cs53l32a",
 	.driverid = I2C_DRIVERID_CS53L32A,
 	.command = cs53l32a_command,
 	.probe = cs53l32a_probe,
+	.id_table = cs53l32a_id,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-i2c.c b/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-i2c.c
index 4f08a4058d1a..1d6c51a75313 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-i2c.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static const u8 hw_bus[] = {
 };
 
 /* This array should match the CX18_HW_ defines */
-static const char * const hw_drivernames[] = {
+static const char * const hw_devicenames[] = {
 	"tuner",
 	"tveeprom",
 	"cs5345",
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@ int cx18_i2c_register(struct cx18 *cx, unsigned idx)
 	id = hw_driverids[idx];
 	bus = hw_bus[idx];
 	memset(&info, 0, sizeof(info));
-	strlcpy(info.driver_name, hw_drivernames[idx],
-			sizeof(info.driver_name));
+	strlcpy(info.type, hw_devicenames[idx], sizeof(info.type));
 	info.addr = hw_addrs[idx];
 	for (i = 0; i < I2C_CLIENTS_MAX; i++)
 		if (cx->i2c_clients[i] == NULL)
@@ -279,7 +278,7 @@ static const char *cx18_i2c_id_name(u32 id)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(hw_driverids); i++)
 		if (hw_driverids[i] == id)
-			return hw_drivernames[i];
+			return hw_devicenames[i];
 	return "unknown device";
 }
 
@@ -290,7 +289,7 @@ static const char *cx18_i2c_hw_name(u32 hw)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(hw_driverids); i++)
 		if (1 << i == hw)
-			return hw_drivernames[i];
+			return hw_devicenames[i];
 	return "unknown device";
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-core.c b/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-core.c
index 88823810497c..607efdcd22f8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-core.c
@@ -1284,10 +1284,17 @@ static int cx25840_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct i2c_device_id cx25840_id[] = {
+	{ "cx25840", 0 },
+	{ }
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, cx25840_id);
+
 static struct v4l2_i2c_driver_data v4l2_i2c_data = {
 	.name = "cx25840",
 	.driverid = I2C_DRIVERID_CX25840,
 	.command = cx25840_command,
 	.probe = cx25840_probe,
 	.remove = cx25840_remove,
+	.id_table = cx25840_id,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-i2c.c b/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-i2c.c
index 771adf47e944..32129f3ea836 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-i2c.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static const u8 hw_addrs[] = {
 };
 
 /* This array should match the IVTV_HW_ defines */
-static const char * const hw_drivernames[] = {
+static const char * const hw_devicenames[] = {
 	"cx25840",
 	"saa7115",
 	"saa7127",
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static const char * const hw_drivernames[] = {
 	"wm8775",
 	"cs53l32a",
 	"tveeprom",
-	"saa7115",
+	"saa7114",
 	"upd64031a",
 	"upd64083",
 	"saa717x",
@@ -167,8 +167,7 @@ int ivtv_i2c_register(struct ivtv *itv, unsigned idx)
 		return -1;
 	id = hw_driverids[idx];
 	memset(&info, 0, sizeof(info));
-	strlcpy(info.driver_name, hw_drivernames[idx],
-			sizeof(info.driver_name));
+	strlcpy(info.type, hw_devicenames[idx], sizeof(info.type));
 	info.addr = hw_addrs[idx];
 	for (i = 0; itv->i2c_clients[i] && i < I2C_CLIENTS_MAX; i++) {}
 
@@ -657,7 +656,7 @@ static const char *ivtv_i2c_id_name(u32 id)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(hw_driverids); i++)
 		if (hw_driverids[i] == id)
-			return hw_drivernames[i];
+			return hw_devicenames[i];
 	return "unknown device";
 }
 
@@ -668,7 +667,7 @@ static const char *ivtv_i2c_hw_name(u32 hw)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(hw_driverids); i++)
 		if (1 << i == hw)
-			return hw_drivernames[i];
+			return hw_devicenames[i];
 	return "unknown device";
 }
 
@@ -770,7 +769,7 @@ int init_ivtv_i2c(struct ivtv *itv)
 	 * same size and GPIO must be the last entry.
 	 */
 	if (ARRAY_SIZE(hw_driverids) != ARRAY_SIZE(hw_addrs) ||
-	    ARRAY_SIZE(hw_drivernames) != ARRAY_SIZE(hw_addrs) ||
+	    ARRAY_SIZE(hw_devicenames) != ARRAY_SIZE(hw_addrs) ||
 	    IVTV_HW_GPIO != (1 << (ARRAY_SIZE(hw_addrs) - 1)) ||
 	    hw_driverids[ARRAY_SIZE(hw_addrs) - 1]) {
 		IVTV_ERR("Mismatched I2C hardware arrays\n");
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/m52790.c b/drivers/media/video/m52790.c
index 5b9dfa2c51b4..8e0160d275ca 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/m52790.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/m52790.c
@@ -135,8 +135,6 @@ static int m52790_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (!i2c_check_functionality(client->adapter, I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA))
 		return -EIO;
 
-	snprintf(client->name, sizeof(client->name) - 1, "m52790");
-
 	v4l_info(client, "chip found @ 0x%x (%s)\n",
 			client->addr << 1, client->adapter->name);
 
@@ -159,11 +157,18 @@ static int m52790_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+static const struct i2c_device_id m52790_id[] = {
+	{ "m52790", 0 },
+	{ }
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, m52790_id);
+
 static struct v4l2_i2c_driver_data v4l2_i2c_data = {
 	.name = "m52790",
 	.driverid = I2C_DRIVERID_M52790,
 	.command = m52790_command,
 	.probe = m52790_probe,
 	.remove = m52790_remove,
+	.id_table = m52790_id,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/msp3400-driver.c b/drivers/media/video/msp3400-driver.c
index e6273162e123..310dbaba55ff 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/msp3400-driver.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/msp3400-driver.c
@@ -815,7 +815,8 @@ static int msp_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 	int msp_product, msp_prod_hi, msp_prod_lo;
 	int msp_rom;
 
-	snprintf(client->name, sizeof(client->name) - 1, "msp3400");
+	if (!id)
+		strlcpy(client->name, "msp3400", sizeof(client->name));
 
 	if (msp_reset(client) == -1) {
 		v4l_dbg(1, msp_debug, client, "msp3400 not found\n");
@@ -864,9 +865,6 @@ static int msp_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 	msp_revision = (state->rev1 & 0x0f) + '@';
 	msp_hard = ((state->rev1 >> 8) & 0xff) + '@';
 	msp_rom = state->rev2 & 0x1f;
-	snprintf(client->name, sizeof(client->name), "MSP%d4%02d%c-%c%d",
-			msp_family, msp_product,
-			msp_revision, msp_hard, msp_rom);
 	/* Rev B=2, C=3, D=4, G=7 */
 	state->ident = msp_family * 10000 + 4000 + msp_product * 10 +
 			msp_revision - '@';
@@ -931,7 +929,9 @@ static int msp_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 	}
 
 	/* hello world :-) */
-	v4l_info(client, "%s found @ 0x%x (%s)\n", client->name,
+	v4l_info(client, "MSP%d4%02d%c-%c%d found @ 0x%x (%s)\n",
+			msp_family, msp_product,
+			msp_revision, msp_hard, msp_rom,
 			client->addr << 1, client->adapter->name);
 	v4l_info(client, "%s ", client->name);
 	if (state->has_nicam && state->has_radio)
@@ -987,6 +987,12 @@ static int msp_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+static const struct i2c_device_id msp_id[] = {
+	{ "msp3400", 0 },
+	{ }
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, msp_id);
+
 static struct v4l2_i2c_driver_data v4l2_i2c_data = {
 	.name = "msp3400",
 	.driverid = I2C_DRIVERID_MSP3400,
@@ -995,6 +1001,7 @@ static struct v4l2_i2c_driver_data v4l2_i2c_data = {
 	.remove = msp_remove,
 	.suspend = msp_suspend,
 	.resume = msp_resume,
+	.id_table = msp_id,
 };
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/saa7115.c b/drivers/media/video/saa7115.c
index e684108637ad..435c083cc542 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/saa7115.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/saa7115.c
@@ -1456,14 +1456,13 @@ static int saa7115_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	struct saa711x_state *state;
 	int	i;
 	char	name[17];
-	u8 chip_id;
+	char chip_id;
+	int autodetect = !id || id->driver_data == 1;
 
 	/* Check if the adapter supports the needed features */
 	if (!i2c_check_functionality(client->adapter, I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA))
 		return -EIO;
 
-	snprintf(client->name, sizeof(client->name) - 1, "saa7115");
-
 	for (i = 0; i < 0x0f; i++) {
 		saa711x_write(client, 0, i);
 		name[i] = (saa711x_read(client, 0) & 0x0f) + '0';
@@ -1472,8 +1471,7 @@ static int saa7115_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	}
 	name[i] = '\0';
 
-	saa711x_write(client, 0, 5);
-	chip_id = saa711x_read(client, 0) & 0x0f;
+	chip_id = name[5];
 
 	/* Check whether this chip is part of the saa711x series */
 	if (memcmp(name, "1f711", 5)) {
@@ -1482,8 +1480,14 @@ static int saa7115_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	snprintf(client->name, sizeof(client->name) - 1, "saa711%d",chip_id);
-	v4l_info(client, "saa711%d found (%s) @ 0x%x (%s)\n", chip_id, name, client->addr << 1, client->adapter->name);
+	/* Safety check */
+	if (!autodetect && id->name[6] != chip_id) {
+		v4l_warn(client, "found saa711%c while %s was expected\n",
+			 chip_id, id->name);
+	}
+	snprintf(client->name, sizeof(client->name), "saa711%c", chip_id);
+	v4l_info(client, "saa711%c found (%s) @ 0x%x (%s)\n", chip_id, name,
+		 client->addr << 1, client->adapter->name);
 
 	state = kzalloc(sizeof(struct saa711x_state), GFP_KERNEL);
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, state);
@@ -1499,19 +1503,19 @@ static int saa7115_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	state->hue = 0;
 	state->sat = 64;
 	switch (chip_id) {
-	case 1:
+	case '1':
 		state->ident = V4L2_IDENT_SAA7111;
 		break;
-	case 3:
+	case '3':
 		state->ident = V4L2_IDENT_SAA7113;
 		break;
-	case 4:
+	case '4':
 		state->ident = V4L2_IDENT_SAA7114;
 		break;
-	case 5:
+	case '5':
 		state->ident = V4L2_IDENT_SAA7115;
 		break;
-	case 8:
+	case '8':
 		state->ident = V4L2_IDENT_SAA7118;
 		break;
 	default:
@@ -1553,6 +1557,17 @@ static int saa7115_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct i2c_device_id saa7115_id[] = {
+	{ "saa711x", 1 }, /* autodetect */
+	{ "saa7111", 0 },
+	{ "saa7113", 0 },
+	{ "saa7114", 0 },
+	{ "saa7115", 0 },
+	{ "saa7118", 0 },
+	{ }
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, saa7115_id);
+
 static struct v4l2_i2c_driver_data v4l2_i2c_data = {
 	.name = "saa7115",
 	.driverid = I2C_DRIVERID_SAA711X,
@@ -1560,5 +1575,6 @@ static struct v4l2_i2c_driver_data v4l2_i2c_data = {
 	.probe = saa7115_probe,
 	.remove = saa7115_remove,
 	.legacy_class = I2C_CLASS_TV_ANALOG | I2C_CLASS_TV_DIGITAL,
+	.id_table = saa7115_id,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/saa7127.c b/drivers/media/video/saa7127.c
index e750cd65c1c3..79d11a658bdf 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/saa7127.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/saa7127.c
@@ -672,8 +672,6 @@ static int saa7127_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (!i2c_check_functionality(client->adapter, I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA))
 		return -EIO;
 
-	snprintf(client->name, sizeof(client->name) - 1, "saa7127");
-
 	v4l_dbg(1, debug, client, "detecting saa7127 client on address 0x%x\n",
 			client->addr << 1);
 
@@ -741,11 +739,18 @@ static int saa7127_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+static struct i2c_device_id saa7127_id[] = {
+	{ "saa7127", 0 },
+	{ }
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, saa7127_id);
+
 static struct v4l2_i2c_driver_data v4l2_i2c_data = {
 	.name = "saa7127",
 	.driverid = I2C_DRIVERID_SAA7127,
 	.command = saa7127_command,
 	.probe = saa7127_probe,
 	.remove = saa7127_remove,
+	.id_table = saa7127_id,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/saa717x.c b/drivers/media/video/saa717x.c
index 72c4081feff5..2220f9569941 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/saa717x.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/saa717x.c
@@ -1429,8 +1429,6 @@ static int saa717x_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (!i2c_check_functionality(client->adapter, I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA))
 		return -EIO;
 
-	snprintf(client->name, sizeof(client->name) - 1, "saa717x");
-
 	if (saa717x_write(client, 0x5a4, 0xfe) &&
 			saa717x_write(client, 0x5a5, 0x0f) &&
 			saa717x_write(client, 0x5a6, 0x00) &&
@@ -1507,6 +1505,12 @@ static int saa717x_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+static const struct i2c_device_id saa717x_id[] = {
+	{ "saa717x", 0 },
+	{ }
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, saa717x_id);
+
 static struct v4l2_i2c_driver_data v4l2_i2c_data = {
 	.name = "saa717x",
 	.driverid = I2C_DRIVERID_SAA717X,
@@ -1514,4 +1518,5 @@ static struct v4l2_i2c_driver_data v4l2_i2c_data = {
 	.probe = saa717x_probe,
 	.remove = saa717x_remove,
 	.legacy_class = I2C_CLASS_TV_ANALOG | I2C_CLASS_TV_DIGITAL,
+	.id_table = saa717x_id,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/tuner-core.c b/drivers/media/video/tuner-core.c
index 5a75788b92ae..198f0afb812e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/tuner-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/tuner-core.c
@@ -1115,7 +1115,6 @@ static int tuner_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (NULL == t)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	t->i2c = client;
-	strlcpy(client->name, "(tuner unset)", sizeof(client->name));
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, t);
 	t->type = UNSET;
 	t->audmode = V4L2_TUNER_MODE_STEREO;
@@ -1273,11 +1272,26 @@ static int tuner_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 	list_del(&t->list);
 	kfree(t);
+
+	/* The probing code has overwritten the device name, restore it so
+	   that reloading the driver will work. Ideally the device name
+	   should not be overwritten in the first place, but for now that
+	   will do. */
+	strlcpy(client->name, "tuner", I2C_NAME_SIZE);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+/* This driver supports many devices and the idea is to let the driver
+   detect which device is present. So rather than listing all supported
+   devices here, we pretend to support a single, fake device type. */
+static const struct i2c_device_id tuner_id[] = {
+	{ "tuner", }, /* autodetect */
+	{ }
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, tuner_id);
+
 static struct v4l2_i2c_driver_data v4l2_i2c_data = {
 	.name = "tuner",
 	.driverid = I2C_DRIVERID_TUNER,
@@ -1287,6 +1301,7 @@ static struct v4l2_i2c_driver_data v4l2_i2c_data = {
 	.suspend = tuner_suspend,
 	.resume = tuner_resume,
 	.legacy_probe = tuner_legacy_probe,
+	.id_table = tuner_id,
 };
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/upd64031a.c b/drivers/media/video/upd64031a.c
index 93bfd19dec7d..b4628874933b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/upd64031a.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/upd64031a.c
@@ -228,6 +228,11 @@ static int upd64031a_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+static const struct i2c_device_id upd64031a_id[] = {
+	{ "upd64031a", 0 },
+	{ }
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, upd64031a_id);
 
 static struct v4l2_i2c_driver_data v4l2_i2c_data = {
 	.name = "upd64031a",
@@ -235,4 +240,5 @@ static struct v4l2_i2c_driver_data v4l2_i2c_data = {
 	.command = upd64031a_command,
 	.probe = upd64031a_probe,
 	.remove = upd64031a_remove,
+	.id_table = upd64031a_id,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/upd64083.c b/drivers/media/video/upd64083.c
index 9ab712a56ce0..9521ce004dcc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/upd64083.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/upd64083.c
@@ -205,6 +205,11 @@ static int upd64083_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+static const struct i2c_device_id upd64083_id[] = {
+	{ "upd64083", 0 },
+	{ }
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, upd64083_id);
 
 static struct v4l2_i2c_driver_data v4l2_i2c_data = {
 	.name = "upd64083",
@@ -212,4 +217,5 @@ static struct v4l2_i2c_driver_data v4l2_i2c_data = {
 	.command = upd64083_command,
 	.probe = upd64083_probe,
 	.remove = upd64083_remove,
+	.id_table = upd64083_id,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/vp27smpx.c b/drivers/media/video/vp27smpx.c
index fac0deba24af..a1f76ee032e7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/vp27smpx.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/vp27smpx.c
@@ -130,8 +130,6 @@ static int vp27smpx_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (!i2c_check_functionality(client->adapter, I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA))
 		return -EIO;
 
-	snprintf(client->name, sizeof(client->name) - 1, "vp27smpx");
-
 	v4l_info(client, "chip found @ 0x%x (%s)\n",
 			client->addr << 1, client->adapter->name);
 
@@ -154,11 +152,18 @@ static int vp27smpx_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+static const struct i2c_device_id vp27smpx_id[] = {
+	{ "vp27smpx", 0 },
+	{ }
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, vp27smpx_id);
+
 static struct v4l2_i2c_driver_data v4l2_i2c_data = {
 	.name = "vp27smpx",
 	.driverid = I2C_DRIVERID_VP27SMPX,
 	.command = vp27smpx_command,
 	.probe = vp27smpx_probe,
 	.remove = vp27smpx_remove,
+	.id_table = vp27smpx_id,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/wm8739.c b/drivers/media/video/wm8739.c
index 0f8ed8461fba..fc50299caa36 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/wm8739.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/wm8739.c
@@ -313,11 +313,18 @@ static int wm8739_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct i2c_device_id wm8739_id[] = {
+	{ "wm8739", 0 },
+	{ }
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, wm8739_id);
+
 static struct v4l2_i2c_driver_data v4l2_i2c_data = {
 	.name = "wm8739",
 	.driverid = I2C_DRIVERID_WM8739,
 	.command = wm8739_command,
 	.probe = wm8739_probe,
 	.remove = wm8739_remove,
+	.id_table = wm8739_id,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/wm8775.c b/drivers/media/video/wm8775.c
index 67a409e60c46..506378a508b9 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/wm8775.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/wm8775.c
@@ -216,11 +216,18 @@ static int wm8775_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct i2c_device_id wm8775_id[] = {
+	{ "wm8775", 0 },
+	{ }
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, wm8775_id);
+
 static struct v4l2_i2c_driver_data v4l2_i2c_data = {
 	.name = "wm8775",
 	.driverid = I2C_DRIVERID_WM8775,
 	.command = wm8775_command,
 	.probe = wm8775_probe,
 	.remove = wm8775_remove,
+	.id_table = wm8775_id,
 };
 
diff --git a/include/linux/i2c.h b/include/linux/i2c.h
index 6716ec808c5e..fb9af6a0fe9c 100644
--- a/include/linux/i2c.h
+++ b/include/linux/i2c.h
@@ -155,8 +155,6 @@ struct i2c_driver {
  * @driver: device's driver, hence pointer to access routines
  * @dev: Driver model device node for the slave.
  * @irq: indicates the IRQ generated by this device (if any)
- * @driver_name: Identifies new-style driver used with this device; also
- *	used as the module name for hotplug/coldplug modprobe support.
  * @list: list of active/busy clients (DEPRECATED)
  * @released: used to synchronize client releases & detaches and references
  *
@@ -174,7 +172,6 @@ struct i2c_client {
 	struct i2c_driver *driver;	/* and our access routines	*/
 	struct device dev;		/* the device structure		*/
 	int irq;			/* irq issued by device (or -1) */
-	char driver_name[KOBJ_NAME_LEN];
 	struct list_head list;		/* DEPRECATED */
 	struct completion released;
 };
@@ -200,8 +197,7 @@ static inline void i2c_set_clientdata (struct i2c_client *dev, void *data)
 
 /**
  * struct i2c_board_info - template for device creation
- * @driver_name: identifies the driver to be bound to the device
- * @type: optional chip type information, to initialize i2c_client.name
+ * @type: chip type, to initialize i2c_client.name
  * @flags: to initialize i2c_client.flags
  * @addr: stored in i2c_client.addr
  * @platform_data: stored in i2c_client.dev.platform_data
@@ -220,7 +216,6 @@ static inline void i2c_set_clientdata (struct i2c_client *dev, void *data)
  * with the adapter already known.
  */
 struct i2c_board_info {
-	char		driver_name[KOBJ_NAME_LEN];
 	char		type[I2C_NAME_SIZE];
 	unsigned short	flags;
 	unsigned short	addr;
diff --git a/include/linux/i2c/pcf857x.h b/include/linux/i2c/pcf857x.h
index ba8ea6e16476..0767a2a6b2f1 100644
--- a/include/linux/i2c/pcf857x.h
+++ b/include/linux/i2c/pcf857x.h
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@
  * @context: optional parameter passed to setup() and teardown()
  *
  * In addition to the I2C_BOARD_INFO() state appropriate to each chip,
- * the i2c_board_info used with the pcf875x driver must provide the
- * chip "type" ("pcf8574", "pcf8574a", "pcf8575", "pcf8575c") and its
+ * the i2c_board_info used with the pcf875x driver must provide its
  * platform_data (pointer to one of these structures) with at least
  * the gpio_base value initialized.
  *