--- floppy/floppy.el8.c	2023-04-05 12:44:47.000000000 -0400
+++ floppy/floppy.c	2023-10-24 00:05:23.464458678 -0400
@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ static void floppy_release_irq_and_dma(v
  * output_byte is automatically disabled when reset is set.
  */
 static void reset_fdc(void);
+static int floppy_revalidate(struct gendisk *disk);
 
 /*
  * These are global variables, as that's the easiest way to give
@@ -3222,7 +3223,8 @@ static int invalidate_drive(struct block
 	/* invalidate the buffer track to force a reread */
 	set_bit((long)bdev->bd_disk->private_data, &fake_change);
 	process_fd_request();
-	check_disk_change(bdev);
+	if (bdev_check_media_change(bdev))
+		floppy_revalidate(bdev->bd_disk);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -4033,7 +4035,8 @@ static int floppy_open(struct block_devi
 		if (mode & (FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE)) {
 			UDRS->last_checked = 0;
 			clear_bit(FD_OPEN_SHOULD_FAIL_BIT, &UDRS->flags);
-			check_disk_change(bdev);
+			if (bdev_check_media_change(bdev))
+				floppy_revalidate(bdev->bd_disk);
 			if (test_bit(FD_DISK_CHANGED_BIT, &UDRS->flags))
 				goto out;
 			if (test_bit(FD_OPEN_SHOULD_FAIL_BIT, &UDRS->flags))
@@ -4490,17 +4493,6 @@ static bool floppy_available(int drive)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static struct kobject *floppy_find(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
-{
-	int drive = (*part & 3) | ((*part & 0x80) >> 5);
-	if (drive >= N_DRIVE || !floppy_available(drive))
-		return NULL;
-	if (((*part >> 2) & 0x1f) >= ARRAY_SIZE(floppy_type))
-		return NULL;
-	*part = 0;
-	return get_disk_and_module(disks[drive]);
-}
-
 static int __init do_floppy_init(void)
 {
 	int i, unit, drive, err;
@@ -4553,9 +4545,6 @@ static int __init do_floppy_init(void)
 	if (err)
 		goto out_unreg_blkdev;
 
-	blk_register_region(MKDEV(FLOPPY_MAJOR, 0), 256, THIS_MODULE,
-			    floppy_find, NULL, NULL);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < 256; i++)
 		if (ITYPE(i))
 			floppy_sizes[i] = floppy_type[ITYPE(i)].size;
@@ -4584,7 +4573,7 @@ static int __init do_floppy_init(void)
 	if (fdc_state[0].address == -1) {
 		cancel_delayed_work(&fd_timeout);
 		err = -ENODEV;
-		goto out_unreg_region;
+		goto out_unreg_driver;
 	}
 #if N_FDC > 1
 	fdc_state[1].address = FDC2;
@@ -4595,7 +4584,7 @@ static int __init do_floppy_init(void)
 	if (err) {
 		cancel_delayed_work(&fd_timeout);
 		err = -EBUSY;
-		goto out_unreg_region;
+		goto out_unreg_driver;
 	}
 
 	/* initialise drive state */
@@ -4690,8 +4679,7 @@ out_remove_drives:
 out_release_dma:
 	if (atomic_read(&usage_count))
 		floppy_release_irq_and_dma();
-out_unreg_region:
-	blk_unregister_region(MKDEV(FLOPPY_MAJOR, 0), 256);
+out_unreg_driver:
 	platform_driver_unregister(&floppy_driver);
 out_unreg_blkdev:
 	unregister_blkdev(FLOPPY_MAJOR, "fd");
@@ -4918,7 +4906,6 @@ static void __exit floppy_module_exit(vo
 {
 	int drive;
 
-	blk_unregister_region(MKDEV(FLOPPY_MAJOR, 0), 256);
 	unregister_blkdev(FLOPPY_MAJOR, "fd");
 	platform_driver_unregister(&floppy_driver);