diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/8255.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/8255.c
index c7aa41ad842f8e2be8e82632825c6536613861d4..0237187389e44f1661cf0725b88621a244623fac 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/8255.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/8255.c
@@ -354,8 +354,6 @@ static int dev_8255_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	unsigned long iobase;
 	int i;
 
-	dev->board_name = "8255";
-
 	for (i = 0; i < COMEDI_NDEVCONFOPTS; i++) {
 		iobase = it->options[i];
 		if (!iobase)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_1032.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_1032.c
index 3d32448e4e69f555f49ba02cac630269dbfb7c0a..3d4878facc26994a5e31de3d52375acbe2358ad8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_1032.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_1032.c
@@ -296,8 +296,6 @@ static int apci1032_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	struct comedi_subdevice *s;
 	int ret;
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	devpriv = kzalloc(sizeof(*devpriv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!devpriv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_1710.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_1710.c
index 3640c50f2cb0d0cc6e4ce0cf21b553a7c4b47fa1..acde462a69275e8d9ccd3f3103bd8618852e1c7a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_1710.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_1710.c
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ static int apci1710_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	struct comedi_subdevice *s;
 	int ret;
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	devpriv = kzalloc(sizeof(*devpriv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!devpriv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_2032.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_2032.c
index 59e092eab9f3455b723eb151314f9d84a32c235a..e5fa20aa7f2d154827e578602ff0b4587b26490b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_2032.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_2032.c
@@ -287,8 +287,6 @@ static int apci2032_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	struct comedi_subdevice *s;
 	int ret;
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	ret = comedi_pci_enable(dev);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_2200.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_2200.c
index 0953f65ab0ad67f5a8f370f003856ffe732d139a..8cad37ccf73e792c8a3a4cb33721198385290914 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_2200.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_2200.c
@@ -88,8 +88,6 @@ static int apci2200_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	struct comedi_subdevice *s;
 	int ret;
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	ret = comedi_pci_enable(dev);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_3501.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_3501.c
index 75a36e364932fd094102b87b0dc61b6c8ddf20d2..a0cf6ecdef0ee68c2557bbabe2a53616954c4f12 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_3501.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_3501.c
@@ -339,8 +339,6 @@ static int apci3501_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	int ao_n_chan;
 	int ret;
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	devpriv = kzalloc(sizeof(*devpriv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!devpriv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adl_pci8164.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adl_pci8164.c
index 469a51d97b82cc407078cec01fbaef229b6e3dd0..b3ec60afe3a040f9b55fa6667e2a870e5f0a0108 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adl_pci8164.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adl_pci8164.c
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ static int adl_pci8164_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	struct comedi_subdevice *s;
 	int ret;
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	ret = comedi_pci_enable(dev);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adl_pci9111.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adl_pci9111.c
index 9c27e981db0c5255f545cf63bfc3c2b8b0b3857c..99bce7c74af754324bd6f20d85cd3348d05d9e33 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adl_pci9111.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adl_pci9111.c
@@ -865,8 +865,6 @@ static int pci9111_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	struct comedi_subdevice *s;
 	int ret;
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	dev_private = kzalloc(sizeof(*dev_private), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dev_private)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adq12b.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adq12b.c
index f7950dfe2ddbca536a112310d56a54bb5bd12913..dd315972d927127e9235dd0b1d8f4d324bfe5e07 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adq12b.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adq12b.c
@@ -217,8 +217,6 @@ static int adq12b_attach(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_devconfig *it)
 	int unipolar, differential;
 	int ret;
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	iobase = it->options[0];
 	unipolar = it->options[1];
 	differential = it->options[2];
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adv_pci1723.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adv_pci1723.c
index 9e81e58a6e695d4a3f4ebc4f691aa121427c4f15..ccc114d6c08b4e183beb0c126606f7a75b7f2917 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adv_pci1723.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adv_pci1723.c
@@ -242,8 +242,6 @@ static int pci1723_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	struct comedi_subdevice *s;
 	int ret;
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	devpriv = kzalloc(sizeof(*devpriv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!devpriv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adv_pci1724.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adv_pci1724.c
index a33929e87a2f34ee112b2b67c9e62fd6f90324c5..e60f12578d44c2e9d6f3ec0f584e8854c02fa8a2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adv_pci1724.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adv_pci1724.c
@@ -358,8 +358,6 @@ static int adv_pci1724_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 		devpriv->gain_value[i] = -1;
 	}
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	retval = comedi_pci_enable(dev);
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/aio_iiro_16.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/aio_iiro_16.c
index 64c1ae58ce7fc1ac22d7243ac7273ad995df7f1d..29aba2bb396fe1381ad40ee9d7d63090640a6b09 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/aio_iiro_16.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/aio_iiro_16.c
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ static int aio_iiro_16_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "comedi%d: aio_iiro_16: ", dev->minor);
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	iobase = it->options[0];
 
 	if (!request_region(iobase, AIO_IIRO_16_SIZE, dev->board_name)) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/c6xdigio.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/c6xdigio.c
index 070037c22db7ab25b7787b6179d01132c0b3e2c3..816b879c7e199d10586e04e7c3e23a2a87694aac 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/c6xdigio.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/c6xdigio.c
@@ -431,7 +431,6 @@ static int c6xdigio_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 	dev->iobase = iobase;
-	dev->board_name = "c6xdigio";
 
 	result = comedi_alloc_subdevices(dev, 2);
 	if (result)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/cb_pcimdas.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/cb_pcimdas.c
index f6d99a3a972e404b4c4dde01999f60fa5a43e9ce..29813c9d4a2a14783420b83021d312e016733b61 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/cb_pcimdas.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/cb_pcimdas.c
@@ -215,8 +215,6 @@ static int cb_pcimdas_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	unsigned long iobase_8255;
 	int ret;
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	devpriv = kzalloc(sizeof(*devpriv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!devpriv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/cb_pcimdda.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/cb_pcimdda.c
index d00f7f629d36fc8ab7f5d203792f8eb5b5344e10..f7d1136be652e9f21d2de54bc23f7f5ec4d0f329 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/cb_pcimdda.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/cb_pcimdda.c
@@ -161,8 +161,6 @@ static int cb_pcimdda_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	struct comedi_subdevice *s;
 	int ret;
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	devpriv = kzalloc(sizeof(*devpriv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!devpriv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/comedi_parport.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/comedi_parport.c
index 76d59dcbea07233bae7f46db7e19b3b3758f0f27..e392f6837ab1e4ca449ea5a4182cd2766800e6b6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/comedi_parport.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/comedi_parport.c
@@ -266,8 +266,6 @@ static int parport_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	unsigned long iobase;
 	struct comedi_subdevice *s;
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	iobase = it->options[0];
 	if (!request_region(iobase, PARPORT_SIZE, dev->board_name)) {
 		dev_err(dev->class_dev, "I/O port conflict\n");
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/comedi_test.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/comedi_test.c
index 270fea5c6b512a7bc462173b7b9cade1210ba04d..c1d8e86f53a20e73b99196c05610c767640aa604 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/comedi_test.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/comedi_test.c
@@ -384,8 +384,6 @@ static int waveform_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	int i;
 	int ret;
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	devpriv = kzalloc(sizeof(*devpriv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!devpriv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/contec_pci_dio.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/contec_pci_dio.c
index da0be62aef600097abd09d0efe983eeb31a52b60..f2230bfd4eb9c656ff0103085d1b5f460254e7bf 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/contec_pci_dio.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/contec_pci_dio.c
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ static int contec_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	struct comedi_subdevice *s;
 	int ret;
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	ret = comedi_pci_enable(dev);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/das16m1.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/das16m1.c
index 7ba8fc7a02f697590b565d0e4b66244487045cbd..3c37a660a154a7b1ea01e7c75e4c539b5a07bb54 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/das16m1.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/das16m1.c
@@ -573,8 +573,6 @@ static int das16m1_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	unsigned int irq;
 	unsigned long iobase;
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	iobase = it->options[0];
 
 	devpriv = kzalloc(sizeof(*devpriv), GFP_KERNEL);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/das6402.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/das6402.c
index 2efddb89bbcb67c24f6d6f0dbb2a6b20f0e308bf..c2f20c281d48daae363a05889be41f133c596ae8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/das6402.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/das6402.c
@@ -288,8 +288,6 @@ static int das6402_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	int ret;
 	struct comedi_subdevice *s;
 
-	dev->board_name = "das6402";
-
 	iobase = it->options[0];
 	if (iobase == 0)
 		iobase = 0x300;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dmm32at.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dmm32at.c
index 9e2124179a0cb2053351a2c4beb29a61b55ea16b..ca07e54de2eef06eca7b99b28af71515ad19f4c6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dmm32at.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dmm32at.c
@@ -698,8 +698,6 @@ static int dmm32at_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	unsigned long iobase;
 	unsigned int irq;
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	iobase = it->options[0];
 	irq = it->options[1];
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt2814.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt2814.c
index e520dbaaa194ecf83f3327f0e7cb16eec91df9c2..e4d629e6d06ec6e3e09d23eadc9499ef538ff8a9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt2814.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt2814.c
@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@ static int dt2814_attach(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_devconfig *it)
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 	dev->iobase = iobase;
-	dev->board_name = "dt2814";
 
 	outb(0, dev->iobase + DT2814_CSR);
 	udelay(100);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt2815.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt2815.c
index 10828fc7e16cecfabaf7df0b2b1c25de9e03208b..ad18b1ac8d321adbc3289fb2c38098f2f099fa3a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt2815.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt2815.c
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ static int dt2815_attach(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_devconfig *it)
 	}
 
 	dev->iobase = iobase;
-	dev->board_name = "dt2815";
 
 	ret = comedi_alloc_subdevices(dev, 1);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt2817.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt2817.c
index 502e42e0753e448287acc077bb2d44f7ddce1c15..0dd6dd0f2a3d69c9a3b3b15328781bfb60638977 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt2817.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt2817.c
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ static int dt2817_attach(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_devconfig *it)
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 	dev->iobase = iobase;
-	dev->board_name = "dt2817";
 
 	ret = comedi_alloc_subdevices(dev, 1);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt9812.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt9812.c
index 9ca3488da4df747e49a3fc4d4c9637fe30f61c98..81eb5ed6ec97dae546c3ea9dfcbb0bdd46cdf9c3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt9812.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt9812.c
@@ -1012,8 +1012,6 @@ static int dt9812_attach(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_devconfig *it)
 	struct comedi_subdevice *s;
 	int ret;
 
-	dev->board_name = "dt9812";
-
 	devpriv = kzalloc(sizeof(*devpriv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!devpriv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dyna_pci10xx.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dyna_pci10xx.c
index 17f9ec2a9072fc6b7358a762fb66645297192d18..93ec8e492cccbfa0b6abf90754bd2226225adeab 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dyna_pci10xx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dyna_pci10xx.c
@@ -187,8 +187,6 @@ static int dyna_pci10xx_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	struct comedi_subdevice *s;
 	int ret;
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	devpriv = kzalloc(sizeof(*devpriv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!devpriv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/fl512.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/fl512.c
index 019c96eda6fd25b93f65c59524263bde72157fd7..07f9d6760364d750f3433d026ef7f7dc72112ad9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/fl512.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/fl512.c
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ static int fl512_attach(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_devconfig *it)
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 	dev->iobase = iobase;
-	dev->board_name = "fl512";
 
 	devpriv = kzalloc(sizeof(*devpriv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!devpriv)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/icp_multi.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/icp_multi.c
index f29a797fd9d5741da712f1532f7e55cb89b41ed1..2bd916e4bfe838f7dcc4172f1bb96d874d3f6082 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/icp_multi.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/icp_multi.c
@@ -503,8 +503,6 @@ static int icp_multi_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	resource_size_t iobase;
 	int ret;
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	devpriv = kzalloc(sizeof(*devpriv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!devpriv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ii_pci20kc.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ii_pci20kc.c
index 93584e2be35a50c8e97dbfec2a494e33e60cddae..03719f256d187563b0b524ba57355781b42cf07a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ii_pci20kc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ii_pci20kc.c
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ static int pci20xxx_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	dev->private = devpriv;
 
 	devpriv->ioaddr = (void __iomem *)(unsigned long)it->options[0];
-	dev->board_name = "pci20kc";
 
 	/* Check PCI-20001 C-2A Carrier Board ID */
 	if ((readb(devpriv->ioaddr) & PCI20000_ID) != PCI20000_ID) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/jr3_pci.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/jr3_pci.c
index f21ebb536a2d8fb97be68bd03510a6347cc3fab9..653c5c3891e1e55ddebcf15e7d309abeadba7be9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/jr3_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/jr3_pci.c
@@ -700,7 +700,6 @@ static int jr3_pci_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 		break;
 	}
-	dev->board_name = "jr3_pci";
 
 	result = comedi_pci_enable(dev);
 	if (result)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ke_counter.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ke_counter.c
index bca29e5f4fc5e798b01aab348c5b300a96c91a1d..e0e64752e3103032e2724c6f9c541a7d1064ab74 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ke_counter.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ke_counter.c
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ static int cnt_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	struct comedi_subdevice *s;
 	int ret;
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	ret = comedi_pci_enable(dev);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/mpc624.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/mpc624.c
index 67dc5ad81b0d883334c6ad51d479bfa749e87895..3b7a53f8a23588e9eb8b47ed8bd3e8ebcacfda6e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/mpc624.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/mpc624.c
@@ -296,7 +296,6 @@ static int mpc624_attach(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_devconfig *it)
 	}
 
 	dev->iobase = iobase;
-	dev->board_name = "mpc624";
 
 	devpriv = kzalloc(sizeof(*devpriv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!devpriv)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/multiq3.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/multiq3.c
index 1f5f402f3d17245322c8387767c8ec7158cd3d6b..fe94a62de4383ed8ed5c65c4363529dd5a14afab 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/multiq3.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/multiq3.c
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ static int multiq3_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 			dev->minor, irq);
 	else
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "comedi%d: no irq\n", dev->minor);
-	dev->board_name = "multiq3";
 
 	result = comedi_alloc_subdevices(dev, 5);
 	if (result)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_daq_700.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_daq_700.c
index 9cc6092eacdd87df8d2fc4141e397d1ef085675a..d067ef70e194d3e736e28eb975d95502b4565392 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_daq_700.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_daq_700.c
@@ -202,8 +202,6 @@ static int daq700_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	struct comedi_subdevice *s;
 	int ret;
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	link->config_flags |= CONF_AUTO_SET_IO;
 	ret = comedi_pcmcia_enable(dev, NULL);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_daq_dio24.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_daq_dio24.c
index e1cc9d01f2000a9cadd10137cf3ce25ba05abbb1..c17ffe3cf5c41209ee532615b02ff5cf2bc32b14 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_daq_dio24.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_daq_dio24.c
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ static int dio24_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	struct comedi_subdevice *s;
 	int ret;
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	link->config_flags |= CONF_AUTO_SET_IO;
 	ret = comedi_pcmcia_enable(dev, NULL);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcl725.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcl725.c
index 21fbc1ae1e73ceca01bbeddacaff58c8cb0f346c..3cd5e7f04f428c290976b89ff86350855e5fff53 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcl725.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcl725.c
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ static int pcl725_attach(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_devconfig *it)
 		printk("I/O port conflict\n");
 		return -EIO;
 	}
-	dev->board_name = "pcl725";
 	dev->iobase = iobase;
 	dev->irq = 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcm3724.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcm3724.c
index 5f062df1ead4026bdc6310a5f80fcb3f780bce1c..d78aeebd17b5b5e43df4c1316b5c0066350ffe7a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcm3724.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcm3724.c
@@ -230,8 +230,6 @@ static int pcm3724_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	unsigned int iorange;
 	int ret, i;
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	iobase = it->options[0];
 	iorange = PCM3724_SIZE;
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcm3730.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcm3730.c
index 067f14d22610cf37afb4912dd0456409443e8263..d049194f366ab8d81e614a172cb12acccd5d7313 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcm3730.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcm3730.c
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ static int pcm3730_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 	dev->iobase = iobase;
-	dev->board_name = "pcm3730";
 	dev->iobase = dev->iobase;
 	dev->irq = 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcmda12.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcmda12.c
index 13f79f49748a3e5b5e169d6f4b5a8ec1a504c803..64b76e48c29069d2508940b16cd7a5ac6e30728f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcmda12.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcmda12.c
@@ -168,8 +168,6 @@ static int pcmda12_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	}
 	dev->iobase = iobase;
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	devpriv = kzalloc(sizeof(*devpriv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!devpriv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcmmio.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcmmio.c
index 5fa1fe08eb97f5f75da24e0aa755225e44c952b0..a342e3799c51d233c9af63b946bccaf70fd19097 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcmmio.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcmmio.c
@@ -1038,8 +1038,6 @@ static int pcmmio_attach(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_devconfig *it)
 	unsigned int irq[MAX_ASICS];
 	int ret;
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	iobase = it->options[0];
 	irq[0] = it->options[1];
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/quatech_daqp_cs.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/quatech_daqp_cs.c
index 911eb6b32296c8e6f0c205db34357853e4bfbc55..e092ce87722e1af838fe74a43051c05f5250963f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/quatech_daqp_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/quatech_daqp_cs.c
@@ -715,8 +715,6 @@ static int daqp_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	struct comedi_subdevice *s;
 	int ret;
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	devpriv = kzalloc(sizeof(*devpriv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!devpriv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/rti802.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/rti802.c
index 2185ca1bcf020638914eb54621ad2c4696779544..1440162c841149a3d5402824783ea7a6d188aafd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/rti802.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/rti802.c
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ static int rti802_attach(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_devconfig *it)
 	}
 	dev->iobase = iobase;
 
-	dev->board_name = "rti802";
-
 	devpriv = kzalloc(sizeof(*devpriv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!devpriv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/s526.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/s526.c
index 39232b359453395a98d08b771d809195827e57c1..b490b47b0bb847b85929971d496819b902e077cb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/s526.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/s526.c
@@ -555,8 +555,6 @@ static int s526_attach(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_devconfig *it)
 	int iobase;
 	int ret;
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	iobase = it->options[0];
 	if (!iobase || !request_region(iobase, S526_IOSIZE, dev->board_name)) {
 		comedi_error(dev, "I/O port conflict");
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/s626.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/s626.c
index 02f9406f8f09e8a5b81a8799373abe7141d53433..b6c7cb980d3380e78b859535196fd2a8c3ec52e1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/s626.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/s626.c
@@ -2590,8 +2590,6 @@ static int s626_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	struct comedi_subdevice *s;
 	int ret;
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	devpriv = kzalloc(sizeof(*devpriv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!devpriv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/serial2002.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/serial2002.c
index 21e3cf162636f8ef92b43f20246252340c83960d..8900086374db8a581d9781f2499d8f2e6a5791ec 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/serial2002.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/serial2002.c
@@ -724,8 +724,6 @@ static int serial2002_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	struct comedi_subdevice *s;
 	int ret;
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	devpriv = kzalloc(sizeof(*devpriv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!devpriv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/skel.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/skel.c
index 6fb7d5d220946c4c313e3a74f9e77678cca0b6d6..6dc77fc0722014b4f203a1de0d0a6f2d28d3027e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/skel.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/skel.c
@@ -481,10 +481,12 @@ static int skel_attach(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_devconfig *it)
 
 	thisboard = comedi_board(dev);
 
-/*
- * Initialize dev->board_name.
- */
-	dev->board_name = thisboard->name;
+	/*
+	 * The dev->board_name is initialized by the comedi core before
+	 * calling the (*attach) function. It can be optionally set by
+	 * the driver if additional probing has been done.
+	 */
+	/* dev->board_name = thisboard->name; */
 
 	/* Allocate the private data */
 	devpriv = kzalloc(sizeof(*devpriv), GFP_KERNEL);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ssv_dnp.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ssv_dnp.c
index afa4016f906ae4d63f816140223dff43dc2fd3a9..a76df092a57b149bc131f5460d0fa30273097a4d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ssv_dnp.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ssv_dnp.c
@@ -167,8 +167,6 @@ static int dnp_attach(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_devconfig *it)
 	struct comedi_subdevice *s;
 	int ret;
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	ret = comedi_alloc_subdevices(dev, 1);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/unioxx5.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/unioxx5.c
index 74b974bf10324ae96cfc52ca78707409b757321f..fdeec4b5076b7937893d405f9433fdf292b0a8f5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/unioxx5.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/unioxx5.c
@@ -442,7 +442,6 @@ static int unioxx5_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 
 	iobase = it->options[0];
 
-	dev->board_name = DRIVER_NAME;
 	dev->iobase = iobase;
 	iobase += UNIOXX5_SUBDEV_BASE;
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbdux.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbdux.c
index 148ecfcc5dd5705e1eaa4ea41b7fa45183ab652d..6f5da67e26cba8ab03fa39abf2532391ce5cb80a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbdux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbdux.c
@@ -2207,8 +2207,6 @@ static int usbdux_attach_common(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	/* pointer back to the corresponding comedi device */
 	udev->comedidev = dev;
 
-	dev->board_name = "usbdux";
-
 	/* set number of subdevices */
 	if (udev->high_speed) {
 		/* with pwm */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbduxfast.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbduxfast.c
index 1ba0e3df492d1e9ceeedcebe4af3e85b82a08491..7f95af33085d42e6010c0e9b8ddad3dc302ac210 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbduxfast.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbduxfast.c
@@ -1387,7 +1387,7 @@ static int usbduxfast_attach_common(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	down(&udfs->sem);
 	/* pointer back to the corresponding comedi device */
 	udfs->comedidev = dev;
-	dev->board_name = "usbduxfast";
+
 	ret = comedi_alloc_subdevices(dev, 1);
 	if (ret) {
 		up(&udfs->sem);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbduxsigma.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbduxsigma.c
index 1c2bfb4423e3b5655662792c75bcc4c5e3450e14..d3bc1b9910a7d3cea18b57364b102f3e21bc0359 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbduxsigma.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbduxsigma.c
@@ -2205,7 +2205,7 @@ static int usbduxsigma_attach_common(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	down(&uds->sem);
 	/* pointer back to the corresponding comedi device */
 	uds->comedidev = dev;
-	dev->board_name = "usbduxsigma";
+
 	/* set number of subdevices */
 	if (uds->high_speed)
 		n_subdevs = 4;	/* with pwm */