diff --git a/drivers/media/IR/ir-keytable.c b/drivers/media/IR/ir-keytable.c
index 6db3ff74659b54acb6476469f5462a8201a9ddf3..73fe4bec83bc8124b894715a91644bd9be0c0b42 100644
--- a/drivers/media/IR/ir-keytable.c
+++ b/drivers/media/IR/ir-keytable.c
@@ -404,7 +404,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ir_g_keycode_from_table);
  */
 int ir_input_register(struct input_dev *input_dev,
 		      const struct ir_scancode_table *rc_tab,
-		      const struct ir_dev_props *props)
+		      const struct ir_dev_props *props,
+		      const char *driver_name)
 {
 	struct ir_input_dev *ir_dev;
 	struct ir_scancode  *keymap    = rc_tab->scan;
@@ -419,6 +420,10 @@ int ir_input_register(struct input_dev *input_dev,
 
 	spin_lock_init(&ir_dev->rc_tab.lock);
 
+	ir_dev->driver_name = kmalloc(strlen(driver_name) + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ir_dev->driver_name)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	strcpy(ir_dev->driver_name, driver_name);
 	ir_dev->rc_tab.name = rc_tab->name;
 	ir_dev->rc_tab.size = ir_roundup_tablesize(rc_tab->size);
 	ir_dev->rc_tab.scan = kzalloc(ir_dev->rc_tab.size *
diff --git a/drivers/media/IR/ir-sysfs.c b/drivers/media/IR/ir-sysfs.c
index 6d63657b5685384b7d4e66ad4e91eacc0335d58f..0592515a19f8b561a420ba8517c5eeefedc82b6a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/IR/ir-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/media/IR/ir-sysfs.c
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ static int ir_dev_uevent(struct device *device, struct kobj_uevent_env *env)
 
 	if (ir_dev->rc_tab.name)
 		ADD_HOTPLUG_VAR("NAME=\"%s\"", ir_dev->rc_tab.name);
+	if (ir_dev->driver_name)
+		ADD_HOTPLUG_VAR("DRV_NAME=\"%s\"", ir_dev->driver_name);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dm1105/dm1105.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dm1105/dm1105.c
index b6d46961a99e8726954f4adb2381e59fa05d60a3..3229ff325c5699864f020f90b6d1f55700a52449 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dm1105/dm1105.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dm1105/dm1105.c
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
 #include "z0194a.h"
 #include "ds3000.h"
 
+#define MODULE_NAME "dm1105"
+
 #define UNSET (-1U)
 
 #define DM1105_BOARD_NOAUTO		UNSET
@@ -628,7 +630,7 @@ int __devinit dm1105_ir_init(struct dm1105_dev *dm1105)
 
 	INIT_WORK(&dm1105->ir.work, dm1105_emit_key);
 
-	err = ir_input_register(input_dev, ir_codes, NULL);
+	err = ir_input_register(input_dev, ir_codes, NULL, MODULE_NAME);
 
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/mantis/mantis_input.c b/drivers/media/dvb/mantis/mantis_input.c
index 4675a3b53c7d13812f9d8f2ed1c4201071542d17..6baf3022968910da4d28ed0eaefa2a109dfc07c8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/mantis/mantis_input.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/mantis/mantis_input.c
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 #include "mantis_reg.h"
 #include "mantis_uart.h"
 
+#define MODULE_NAME "mantis_core"
+
 static struct ir_scancode mantis_ir_table[] = {
 	{ 0x29, KEY_POWER	},
 	{ 0x28, KEY_FAVORITES	},
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ int mantis_input_init(struct mantis_pci *mantis)
 	rc->id.version	= 1;
 	rc->dev		= mantis->pdev->dev;
 
-	err = ir_input_register(rc, &ir_mantis, NULL);
+	err = ir_input_register(rc, &ir_mantis, NULL, MODULE_NAME);
 	if (err) {
 		dprintk(MANTIS_ERROR, 1, "IR device registration failed, ret = %d", err);
 		input_free_device(rc);
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/budget-ci.c b/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/budget-ci.c
index 49c2a817a06f76a4d7eb10ef7a84a0b4e91e05dd..ec89afd38917d8a60762660d5bcfa728e4faa874 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/budget-ci.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/budget-ci.c
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@
 #include "tda1002x.h"
 #include "tda827x.h"
 
+#define MODULE_NAME "budget_ci"
+
 /*
  * Regarding DEBIADDR_IR:
  * Some CI modules hang if random addresses are read.
@@ -254,7 +256,7 @@ static int msp430_ir_init(struct budget_ci *budget_ci)
 	budget_ci->ir.timer_keyup.function = msp430_ir_keyup;
 	budget_ci->ir.timer_keyup.data = (unsigned long) &budget_ci->ir;
 	budget_ci->ir.last_raw = 0xffff; /* An impossible value */
-	error = ir_input_register(input_dev, ir_codes, NULL);
+	error = ir_input_register(input_dev, ir_codes, NULL, MODULE_NAME);
 	if (error) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "budget_ci: could not init driver for IR device (code %d)\n", error);
 		return error;
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttv-input.c b/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttv-input.c
index aa153a986ade3e7e264ab27815dd71db0538af18..d17a9b7911e5443633dd8e176b3a80cb37d23f25 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttv-input.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttv-input.c
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ module_param(ir_rc5_key_timeout, int, 0644);
 
 #define DEVNAME "bttv-input"
 
+#define MODULE_NAME "bttv"
+
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 static void ir_handle_key(struct bttv *btv)
@@ -390,7 +392,7 @@ int bttv_input_init(struct bttv *btv)
 	bttv_ir_start(btv, ir);
 
 	/* all done */
-	err = ir_input_register(btv->remote->dev, ir_codes, NULL);
+	err = ir_input_register(btv->remote->dev, ir_codes, NULL, MODULE_NAME);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_out_stop;
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx231xx/cx231xx-input.c b/drivers/media/video/cx231xx/cx231xx-input.c
index b473cd8367f59ba170de3b76d187cd725c0a297f..a0e8bb88d67e5dbfa44a79b4c6065ab654e93194 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx231xx/cx231xx-input.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx231xx/cx231xx-input.c
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ static unsigned int ir_debug;
 module_param(ir_debug, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ir_debug, "enable debug messages [IR]");
 
+#define MODULE_NAME "cx231xx"
+
 #define i2cdprintk(fmt, arg...) \
 	if (ir_debug) { \
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s/ir: " fmt, ir->name , ## arg); \
@@ -217,7 +219,8 @@ int cx231xx_ir_init(struct cx231xx *dev)
 	cx231xx_ir_start(ir);
 
 	/* all done */
-	err = ir_input_register(ir->input, dev->board.ir_codes, NULL);
+	err = ir_input_register(ir->input, dev->board.ir_codes,
+				NULL, MODULE_NAME);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_out_stop;
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-input.c b/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-input.c
index 8e9d990dbe9385b223fa5c3d95e1dff5c2a54ecc..ef1db2d9668aeb04ab316a85b7a1b3b547b8f0d0 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-input.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-input.c
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
 
 #define RC5_EXTENDED_COMMAND_OFFSET	64
 
+#define MODULE_NAME "cx23885"
+
 static inline unsigned int rc5_command(u32 rc5_baseband)
 {
 	return RC5_INSTR(rc5_baseband) +
@@ -398,7 +400,7 @@ int cx23885_input_init(struct cx23885_dev *dev)
 	dev->ir_input = ir;
 	cx23885_input_ir_start(dev);
 
-	ret = ir_input_register(ir->dev, ir_codes, NULL);
+	ret = ir_input_register(ir->dev, ir_codes, NULL, MODULE_NAME);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_out_stop;
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-input.c b/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-input.c
index 6b6abf062c21bd7c08f9fedefd751526b54fbf46..8b52546c6e1d787eb1bae9829d273166f1e4745f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-input.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-input.c
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 #include "cx88.h"
 #include <media/ir-common.h>
 
+#define MODULE_NAME "cx88xx"
+
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 struct cx88_IR {
@@ -384,7 +386,7 @@ int cx88_ir_init(struct cx88_core *core, struct pci_dev *pci)
 	cx88_ir_start(core, ir);
 
 	/* all done */
-	err = ir_input_register(ir->input, ir_codes, NULL);
+	err = ir_input_register(ir->input, ir_codes, NULL, MODULE_NAME);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_out_stop;
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-input.c b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-input.c
index 20a0001e88850c97e3f1282eeb82f1700a5b5d32..32f376654c0c53bfcfaf4238765549a339c3a705 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-input.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-input.c
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ static unsigned int ir_debug;
 module_param(ir_debug, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ir_debug, "enable debug messages [IR]");
 
+#define MODULE_NAME "em28xx"
+
 #define i2cdprintk(fmt, arg...) \
 	if (ir_debug) { \
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s/ir: " fmt, ir->name , ## arg); \
@@ -474,7 +476,7 @@ int em28xx_ir_init(struct em28xx *dev)
 
 	/* all done */
 	err = ir_input_register(ir->input, dev->board.ir_codes,
-				&ir->props);
+				&ir->props, MODULE_NAME);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_out_stop;
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/ir-kbd-i2c.c b/drivers/media/video/ir-kbd-i2c.c
index da18d698e7f2b10ea61983b0ca57acafa0386d57..6af69d5c84990625f7e1ec53a13e3341b195f563 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/ir-kbd-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/ir-kbd-i2c.c
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ module_param(hauppauge, int, 0644);    /* Choose Hauppauge remote */
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(hauppauge, "Specify Hauppauge remote: 0=black, 1=grey (defaults to 0)");
 
 
-#define DEVNAME "ir-kbd-i2c"
+#define MODULE_NAME "ir-kbd-i2c"
 #define dprintk(level, fmt, arg...)	if (debug >= level) \
-	printk(KERN_DEBUG DEVNAME ": " fmt , ## arg)
+	printk(KERN_DEBUG MODULE_NAME ": " fmt , ## arg)
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
@@ -447,11 +447,11 @@ static int ir_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 	input_dev->name       = ir->name;
 	input_dev->phys       = ir->phys;
 
-	err = ir_input_register(ir->input, ir->ir_codes, NULL);
+	err = ir_input_register(ir->input, ir->ir_codes, NULL, MODULE_NAME);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_out_free;
 
-	printk(DEVNAME ": %s detected at %s [%s]\n",
+	printk(MODULE_NAME ": %s detected at %s [%s]\n",
 	       ir->input->name, ir->input->phys, adap->name);
 
 	/* start polling via eventd */
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-input.c b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-input.c
index a2b16693ee9a6ac493b42fbc6194ebc12eecbfe7..c1fe7c9369b2881ac52f922a89c88d8c143b93a1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-input.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-input.c
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #include "saa7134-reg.h"
 #include "saa7134.h"
 
+#define MODULE_NAME "saa7134"
+
 static unsigned int disable_ir;
 module_param(disable_ir, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(disable_ir,"disable infrared remote support");
@@ -730,7 +732,7 @@ int saa7134_input_init1(struct saa7134_dev *dev)
 	dev->remote = ir;
 	saa7134_ir_start(dev, ir);
 
-	err = ir_input_register(ir->dev, ir_codes, NULL);
+	err = ir_input_register(ir->dev, ir_codes, NULL, MODULE_NAME);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_out_stop;
 
diff --git a/include/media/ir-core.h b/include/media/ir-core.h
index 9ab8a7774223b9d94c48b5ebf498bbf6ddf50344..1eae72d518e01868f54ad6692c0787bf161eed49 100644
--- a/include/media/ir-core.h
+++ b/include/media/ir-core.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ struct ir_dev_props {
 
 struct ir_input_dev {
 	struct device			dev;		/* device */
+	char				*driver_name;	/* Name of the driver module */
 	struct ir_scancode_table	rc_tab;		/* scan/key table */
 	unsigned long			devno;		/* device number */
 	const struct ir_dev_props	*props;		/* Device properties */
@@ -62,7 +63,8 @@ u32 ir_g_keycode_from_table(struct input_dev *input_dev,
 
 int ir_input_register(struct input_dev *dev,
 		      const struct ir_scancode_table *ir_codes,
-		      const struct ir_dev_props *props);
+		      const struct ir_dev_props *props,
+		      const char *driver_name);
 void ir_input_unregister(struct input_dev *input_dev);
 
 /* Routines from ir-sysfs.c */