diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c b/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
index 4109e0b..a49a9c8 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@
 	gd->private_data = new;
 	new->blkcore_priv = gd;
 	gd->queue = tr->blkcore_priv->rq;
+	gd->driverfs_dev = new->mtd->dev.parent;
 
 	if (new->readonly)
 		set_disk_ro(gd, 1);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
index f478f1f..763d3f0 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
@@ -20,33 +20,6 @@
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
-static struct class *mtd_class;
-
-static void mtd_notify_add(struct mtd_info* mtd)
-{
-	if (!mtd)
-		return;
-
-	device_create(mtd_class, NULL, MKDEV(MTD_CHAR_MAJOR, mtd->index*2),
-		      NULL, "mtd%d", mtd->index);
-
-	device_create(mtd_class, NULL, MKDEV(MTD_CHAR_MAJOR, mtd->index*2+1),
-		      NULL, "mtd%dro", mtd->index);
-}
-
-static void mtd_notify_remove(struct mtd_info* mtd)
-{
-	if (!mtd)
-		return;
-
-	device_destroy(mtd_class, MKDEV(MTD_CHAR_MAJOR, mtd->index*2));
-	device_destroy(mtd_class, MKDEV(MTD_CHAR_MAJOR, mtd->index*2+1));
-}
-
-static struct mtd_notifier notifier = {
-	.add	= mtd_notify_add,
-	.remove	= mtd_notify_remove,
-};
 
 /*
  * Data structure to hold the pointer to the mtd device as well
@@ -854,34 +827,26 @@
 
 static int __init init_mtdchar(void)
 {
-	if (register_chrdev(MTD_CHAR_MAJOR, "mtd", &mtd_fops)) {
+	int status;
+
+	status = register_chrdev(MTD_CHAR_MAJOR, "mtd", &mtd_fops);
+	if (status < 0) {
 		printk(KERN_NOTICE "Can't allocate major number %d for Memory Technology Devices.\n",
 		       MTD_CHAR_MAJOR);
-		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
 
-	mtd_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "mtd");
-
-	if (IS_ERR(mtd_class)) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "Error creating mtd class.\n");
-		unregister_chrdev(MTD_CHAR_MAJOR, "mtd");
-		return PTR_ERR(mtd_class);
-	}
-
-	register_mtd_user(&notifier);
-	return 0;
+	return status;
 }
 
 static void __exit cleanup_mtdchar(void)
 {
-	unregister_mtd_user(&notifier);
-	class_destroy(mtd_class);
 	unregister_chrdev(MTD_CHAR_MAJOR, "mtd");
 }
 
 module_init(init_mtdchar);
 module_exit(cleanup_mtdchar);
 
+MODULE_ALIAS_CHARDEV_MAJOR(MTD_CHAR_MAJOR);
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>");
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
index 65a7f37..a88f8bc 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 
 #include "mtdcore.h"
 
+
+static struct class *mtd_class;
+
 /* These are exported solely for the purpose of mtd_blkdevs.c. You
    should not use them for _anything_ else */
 DEFINE_MUTEX(mtd_table_mutex);
@@ -33,6 +36,82 @@
 
 static LIST_HEAD(mtd_notifiers);
 
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_MTD_CHAR) || defined(CONFIG_MTD_CHAR_MODULE)
+#define MTD_DEVT(index) MKDEV(MTD_CHAR_MAJOR, (index)*2)
+#else
+#define MTD_DEVT(index) 0
+#endif
+
+/* REVISIT once MTD uses the driver model better, whoever allocates
+ * the mtd_info will probably want to use the release() hook...
+ */
+static void mtd_release(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct mtd_info *mtd = dev_to_mtd(dev);
+
+	/* remove /dev/mtdXro node if needed */
+	if (MTD_DEVT(mtd->index))
+		device_destroy(mtd_class, MTD_DEVT(mtd->index) + 1);
+}
+
+static ssize_t mtd_type_show(struct device *dev,
+		struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+	struct mtd_info *mtd = dev_to_mtd(dev);
+	char *type;
+
+	switch (mtd->type) {
+	case MTD_ABSENT:
+		type = "absent";
+		break;
+	case MTD_RAM:
+		type = "ram";
+		break;
+	case MTD_ROM:
+		type = "rom";
+		break;
+	case MTD_NORFLASH:
+		type = "nor";
+		break;
+	case MTD_NANDFLASH:
+		type = "nand";
+		break;
+	case MTD_DATAFLASH:
+		type = "dataflash";
+		break;
+	case MTD_UBIVOLUME:
+		type = "ubi";
+		break;
+	default:
+		type = "unknown";
+	}
+
+	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%s\n", type);
+}
+static DEVICE_ATTR(mtd_type, S_IRUGO, mtd_type_show, NULL);
+
+static struct attribute *mtd_attrs[] = {
+	&dev_attr_mtd_type.attr,
+	/* FIXME provide a /proc/mtd superset */
+	NULL,
+};
+
+struct attribute_group mtd_group = {
+	.attrs		= mtd_attrs,
+};
+
+struct attribute_group *mtd_groups[] = {
+	&mtd_group,
+	NULL,
+};
+
+static struct device_type mtd_devtype = {
+	.name		= "mtd",
+	.groups		= mtd_groups,
+	.release	= mtd_release,
+};
+
 /**
  *	add_mtd_device - register an MTD device
  *	@mtd: pointer to new MTD device info structure
@@ -41,6 +120,7 @@
  *	notify each currently active MTD 'user' of its arrival. Returns
  *	zero on success or 1 on failure, which currently will only happen
  *	if the number of present devices exceeds MAX_MTD_DEVICES (i.e. 16)
+ *	or there's a sysfs error.
  */
 
 int add_mtd_device(struct mtd_info *mtd)
@@ -95,6 +175,23 @@
 					       mtd->name);
 			}
 
+			/* Caller should have set dev.parent to match the
+			 * physical device.
+			 */
+			mtd->dev.type = &mtd_devtype;
+			mtd->dev.class = mtd_class;
+			mtd->dev.devt = MTD_DEVT(i);
+			dev_set_name(&mtd->dev, "mtd%d", i);
+			if (device_register(&mtd->dev) != 0) {
+				mtd_table[i] = NULL;
+				break;
+			}
+
+			if (MTD_DEVT(i))
+				device_create(mtd_class, mtd->dev.parent,
+						MTD_DEVT(i) + 1,
+						NULL, "mtd%dro", i);
+
 			DEBUG(0, "mtd: Giving out device %d to %s\n",i, mtd->name);
 			/* No need to get a refcount on the module containing
 			   the notifier, since we hold the mtd_table_mutex */
@@ -358,6 +455,24 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_mtd_user);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(default_mtd_writev);
 
+static int __init mtd_setup(void)
+{
+	mtd_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "mtd");
+
+	if (IS_ERR(mtd_class)) {
+		pr_err("Error creating mtd class.\n");
+		return PTR_ERR(mtd_class);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+core_initcall(mtd_setup);
+
+static void __exit mtd_teardown(void)
+{
+	class_destroy(mtd_class);
+}
+__exitcall(mtd_teardown);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 
 /*====================================================================*/
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c
index 06d5b9d..02ce38f 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c
@@ -356,6 +356,11 @@
 	slave->mtd.owner = master->owner;
 	slave->mtd.backing_dev_info = master->backing_dev_info;
 
+	/* NOTE:  we don't arrange MTDs as a tree; it'd be error-prone
+	 * to have the same data be in two different partitions.
+	 */
+	slave->mtd.dev.parent = master->dev.parent;
+
 	slave->mtd.read = part_read;
 	slave->mtd.write = part_write;
 
@@ -508,7 +513,9 @@
  * This function, given a master MTD object and a partition table, creates
  * and registers slave MTD objects which are bound to the master according to
  * the partition definitions.
- * (Q: should we register the master MTD object as well?)
+ *
+ * We don't register the master, or expect the caller to have done so,
+ * for reasons of data integrity.
  */
 
 int add_mtd_partitions(struct mtd_info *master,
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
index 0c079fd..5675b63 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/uio.h>
 #include <linux/notifier.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
 
 #include <linux/mtd/compatmac.h>
 #include <mtd/mtd-abi.h>
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@
 	void *priv;
 
 	struct module *owner;
+	struct device dev;
 	int usecount;
 
 	/* If the driver is something smart, like UBI, it may need to maintain
@@ -247,6 +249,11 @@
 	void (*put_device) (struct mtd_info *mtd);
 };
 
+static inline struct mtd_info *dev_to_mtd(struct device *dev)
+{
+	return dev ? container_of(dev, struct mtd_info, dev) : NULL;
+}
+
 static inline uint32_t mtd_div_by_eb(uint64_t sz, struct mtd_info *mtd)
 {
 	if (mtd->erasesize_shift)