diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c b/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
index 1128d3fba797..1c871736f48c 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ static void dm_hash_remove_all(int keep_open_devices)
 	up_write(&_hash_lock);
 }
 
-static int dm_hash_rename(const char *old, const char *new)
+static int dm_hash_rename(uint32_t cookie, const char *old, const char *new)
 {
 	char *new_name, *old_name;
 	struct hash_cell *hc;
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ static int dm_hash_rename(const char *old, const char *new)
 		dm_table_put(table);
 	}
 
-	dm_kobject_uevent(hc->md);
+	dm_kobject_uevent(hc->md, KOBJ_CHANGE, cookie);
 
 	dm_put(hc->md);
 	up_write(&_hash_lock);
@@ -680,6 +680,9 @@ static int dev_remove(struct dm_ioctl *param, size_t param_size)
 
 	__hash_remove(hc);
 	up_write(&_hash_lock);
+
+	dm_kobject_uevent(md, KOBJ_REMOVE, param->event_nr);
+
 	dm_put(md);
 	param->data_size = 0;
 	return 0;
@@ -715,7 +718,7 @@ static int dev_rename(struct dm_ioctl *param, size_t param_size)
 		return r;
 
 	param->data_size = 0;
-	return dm_hash_rename(param->name, new_name);
+	return dm_hash_rename(param->event_nr, param->name, new_name);
 }
 
 static int dev_set_geometry(struct dm_ioctl *param, size_t param_size)
@@ -842,8 +845,11 @@ static int do_resume(struct dm_ioctl *param)
 	if (dm_suspended(md))
 		r = dm_resume(md);
 
-	if (!r)
+
+	if (!r) {
+		dm_kobject_uevent(md, KOBJ_CHANGE, param->event_nr);
 		r = __dev_status(md, param);
+	}
 
 	dm_put(md);
 	return r;
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
index 36142e947ffc..a9210bb594e7 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@
 
 #define DM_MSG_PREFIX "core"
 
+/*
+ * Cookies are numeric values sent with CHANGE and REMOVE
+ * uevents while resuming, removing or renaming the device.
+ */
+#define DM_COOKIE_ENV_VAR_NAME "DM_COOKIE"
+#define DM_COOKIE_LENGTH 24
+
 static const char *_name = DM_NAME;
 
 static unsigned int major = 0;
@@ -1731,11 +1738,7 @@ int dm_resume(struct mapped_device *md)
 	clear_bit(DMF_SUSPENDED, &md->flags);
 
 	dm_table_unplug_all(map);
-
-	dm_kobject_uevent(md);
-
 	r = 0;
-
 out:
 	dm_table_put(map);
 	mutex_unlock(&md->suspend_lock);
@@ -1746,9 +1749,19 @@ int dm_resume(struct mapped_device *md)
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------
  * Event notification.
  *---------------------------------------------------------------*/
-void dm_kobject_uevent(struct mapped_device *md)
+void dm_kobject_uevent(struct mapped_device *md, enum kobject_action action,
+		       unsigned cookie)
 {
-	kobject_uevent(&disk_to_dev(md->disk)->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
+	char udev_cookie[DM_COOKIE_LENGTH];
+	char *envp[] = { udev_cookie, NULL };
+
+	if (!cookie)
+		kobject_uevent(&disk_to_dev(md->disk)->kobj, action);
+	else {
+		snprintf(udev_cookie, DM_COOKIE_LENGTH, "%s=%u",
+			 DM_COOKIE_ENV_VAR_NAME, cookie);
+		kobject_uevent_env(&disk_to_dev(md->disk)->kobj, action, envp);
+	}
 }
 
 uint32_t dm_next_uevent_seq(struct mapped_device *md)
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.h b/drivers/md/dm.h
index a31506d93e91..b5935c610c44 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.h
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ void dm_stripe_exit(void);
 int dm_open_count(struct mapped_device *md);
 int dm_lock_for_deletion(struct mapped_device *md);
 
-void dm_kobject_uevent(struct mapped_device *md);
+void dm_kobject_uevent(struct mapped_device *md, enum kobject_action action,
+		       unsigned cookie);
 
 int dm_kcopyd_init(void);
 void dm_kcopyd_exit(void);
diff --git a/include/linux/dm-ioctl.h b/include/linux/dm-ioctl.h
index 48e44ee2b466..2ab84c83c31a 100644
--- a/include/linux/dm-ioctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/dm-ioctl.h
@@ -123,6 +123,16 @@ struct dm_ioctl {
 	__u32 target_count;	/* in/out */
 	__s32 open_count;	/* out */
 	__u32 flags;		/* in/out */
+
+	/*
+	 * event_nr holds either the event number (input and output) or the
+	 * udev cookie value (input only).
+	 * The DM_DEV_WAIT ioctl takes an event number as input.
+	 * The DM_SUSPEND, DM_DEV_REMOVE and DM_DEV_RENAME ioctls
+	 * use the field as a cookie to return in the DM_COOKIE
+	 * variable with the uevents they issue.
+	 * For output, the ioctls return the event number, not the cookie.
+	 */
 	__u32 event_nr;      	/* in/out */
 	__u32 padding;
 
@@ -256,9 +266,9 @@ enum {
 #define DM_DEV_SET_GEOMETRY	_IOWR(DM_IOCTL, DM_DEV_SET_GEOMETRY_CMD, struct dm_ioctl)
 
 #define DM_VERSION_MAJOR	4
-#define DM_VERSION_MINOR	14
+#define DM_VERSION_MINOR	15
 #define DM_VERSION_PATCHLEVEL	0
-#define DM_VERSION_EXTRA	"-ioctl (2008-04-23)"
+#define DM_VERSION_EXTRA	"-ioctl (2009-04-01)"
 
 /* Status bits */
 #define DM_READONLY_FLAG	(1 << 0) /* In/Out */