diff --git a/init/devices.c b/init/devices.c
index 3e1c524..fa96f7c 100644
--- a/init/devices.c
+++ b/init/devices.c
@@ -37,10 +37,8 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "list.h"
 
-#define CMDLINE_PREFIX  "/dev"
 #define SYSFS_PREFIX    "/sys"
 #define FIRMWARE_DIR    "/etc/firmware"
-#define MAX_QEMU_PERM 6
 
 static int device_fd = -1;
 
@@ -87,102 +85,21 @@
     unsigned int gid;
     unsigned short prefix;
 };
-static struct perms_ devperms[] = {
-    { "/dev/null",          0666,   AID_ROOT,       AID_ROOT,       0 },
-    { "/dev/zero",          0666,   AID_ROOT,       AID_ROOT,       0 },
-    { "/dev/full",          0666,   AID_ROOT,       AID_ROOT,       0 },
-    { "/dev/ptmx",          0666,   AID_ROOT,       AID_ROOT,       0 },
-    { "/dev/tty",           0666,   AID_ROOT,       AID_ROOT,       0 },
-    { "/dev/random",        0666,   AID_ROOT,       AID_ROOT,       0 },
-    { "/dev/urandom",       0666,   AID_ROOT,       AID_ROOT,       0 },
-    { "/dev/ashmem",        0666,   AID_ROOT,       AID_ROOT,       0 },
-    { "/dev/binder",        0666,   AID_ROOT,       AID_ROOT,       0 },
 
-	    /* logger should be world writable (for logging) but not readable */
-    { "/dev/log/",          0662,   AID_ROOT,       AID_LOG,        1 },
-
-    /* the msm hw3d client device node is world writable/readable. */
-    { "/dev/msm_hw3dc",     0666,   AID_ROOT,       AID_ROOT,       0 },
-
-    /* gpu driver for adreno200 is globally accessible */
-    { "/dev/kgsl",          0666,   AID_ROOT,       AID_ROOT,       0 },
-
-        /* these should not be world writable */
-    { "/dev/diag",          0660,   AID_RADIO,      AID_RADIO,        0 },
-    { "/dev/diag_arm9",     0660,   AID_RADIO,      AID_RADIO,        0 },
-    { "/dev/android_adb",   0660,   AID_ADB,        AID_ADB,        0 },
-    { "/dev/android_adb_enable",   0660,   AID_ADB,        AID_ADB,        0 },
-    { "/dev/ttyMSM0",       0600,   AID_BLUETOOTH,  AID_BLUETOOTH,  0 },
-    { "/dev/ttyHS0",        0600,   AID_BLUETOOTH,  AID_BLUETOOTH,  0 },
-    { "/dev/uinput",        0660,   AID_SYSTEM,     AID_BLUETOOTH,  0 },
-    { "/dev/alarm",         0664,   AID_SYSTEM,     AID_RADIO,      0 },
-    { "/dev/tty0",          0660,   AID_ROOT,       AID_SYSTEM,     0 },
-    { "/dev/graphics/",     0660,   AID_ROOT,       AID_GRAPHICS,   1 },
-    { "/dev/msm_hw3dm",     0660,   AID_SYSTEM,     AID_GRAPHICS,   0 },
-    { "/dev/input/",        0660,   AID_ROOT,       AID_INPUT,      1 },
-    { "/dev/eac",           0660,   AID_ROOT,       AID_AUDIO,      0 },
-    { "/dev/cam",           0660,   AID_ROOT,       AID_CAMERA,     0 },
-    { "/dev/pmem",          0660,   AID_SYSTEM,     AID_GRAPHICS,   0 },
-    { "/dev/pmem_adsp",     0660,   AID_SYSTEM,     AID_AUDIO,      1 },
-    { "/dev/pmem_camera",   0660,   AID_SYSTEM,     AID_CAMERA,     1 },
-    { "/dev/oncrpc/",       0660,   AID_ROOT,       AID_SYSTEM,     1 },
-    { "/dev/adsp/",         0660,   AID_SYSTEM,     AID_AUDIO,      1 },
-    { "/dev/snd/",          0660,   AID_SYSTEM,     AID_AUDIO,      1 },
-    { "/dev/mt9t013",       0660,   AID_SYSTEM,     AID_SYSTEM,     0 },
-    { "/dev/msm_camera/",   0660,   AID_SYSTEM,     AID_SYSTEM,     1 },
-    { "/dev/akm8976_daemon",0640,   AID_COMPASS,    AID_SYSTEM,     0 },
-    { "/dev/akm8976_aot",   0640,   AID_COMPASS,    AID_SYSTEM,     0 },
-    { "/dev/akm8973_daemon",0640,   AID_COMPASS,    AID_SYSTEM,     0 },
-    { "/dev/akm8973_aot",   0640,   AID_COMPASS,    AID_SYSTEM,     0 },
-    { "/dev/bma150",        0640,   AID_COMPASS,    AID_SYSTEM,     0 },
-    { "/dev/cm3602",        0640,   AID_COMPASS,    AID_SYSTEM,     0 },
-    { "/dev/akm8976_pffd",  0640,   AID_COMPASS,    AID_SYSTEM,     0 },
-    { "/dev/lightsensor",   0640,   AID_SYSTEM,     AID_SYSTEM,     0 },
-    { "/dev/msm_pcm_out",   0660,   AID_SYSTEM,     AID_AUDIO,      1 },
-    { "/dev/msm_pcm_in",    0660,   AID_SYSTEM,     AID_AUDIO,      1 },
-    { "/dev/msm_pcm_ctl",   0660,   AID_SYSTEM,     AID_AUDIO,      1 },
-    { "/dev/msm_snd",       0660,   AID_SYSTEM,     AID_AUDIO,      1 },
-    { "/dev/msm_mp3",       0660,   AID_SYSTEM,     AID_AUDIO,      1 },
-    { "/dev/audience_a1026", 0660,   AID_SYSTEM,     AID_AUDIO,      1 },
-    { "/dev/tpa2018d1",     0660,   AID_SYSTEM,     AID_AUDIO,      1 },
-    { "/dev/msm_audpre",    0660,   AID_SYSTEM,     AID_AUDIO,      0 },
-    { "/dev/msm_audio_ctl", 0660,   AID_SYSTEM,     AID_AUDIO,      0 },
-    { "/dev/htc-acoustic",  0660,   AID_SYSTEM,     AID_AUDIO,      0 },
-    { "/dev/vdec",          0660,   AID_SYSTEM,     AID_AUDIO,      0 },
-    { "/dev/q6venc",        0660,   AID_SYSTEM,     AID_AUDIO,      0 },
-    { "/dev/snd/dsp",       0660,   AID_SYSTEM,     AID_AUDIO,      0 },
-    { "/dev/snd/dsp1",      0660,   AID_SYSTEM,     AID_AUDIO,      0 },
-    { "/dev/snd/mixer",     0660,   AID_SYSTEM,     AID_AUDIO,      0 },
-    { "/dev/smd0",          0640,   AID_RADIO,      AID_RADIO,      0 },
-    { "/dev/qemu_trace",    0666,   AID_SYSTEM,     AID_SYSTEM,     0 },
-    { "/dev/qmi",           0640,   AID_RADIO,      AID_RADIO,      0 },
-    { "/dev/qmi0",          0640,   AID_RADIO,      AID_RADIO,      0 },
-    { "/dev/qmi1",          0640,   AID_RADIO,      AID_RADIO,      0 },
-    { "/dev/qmi2",          0640,   AID_RADIO,      AID_RADIO,      0 },
-        /* CDMA radio interface MUX */
-    { "/dev/ts0710mux",     0640,   AID_RADIO,      AID_RADIO,      1 },
-    { "/dev/ppp",           0660,   AID_RADIO,      AID_VPN,        0 },
-    { "/dev/tun",           0640,   AID_VPN,        AID_VPN,        0 },
-    { NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
-};
-
-/* devperms_partners list and perm_node are for hardware specific /dev entries */
 struct perm_node {
     struct perms_ dp;
     struct listnode plist;
 };
-list_declare(devperms_partners);
+static list_declare(dev_perms);
 
 /*
  * Permission override when in emulator mode, must be parsed before
  * system properties is initalized.
  */
-static int qemu_perm_count;
-static struct perms_ qemu_perms[MAX_QEMU_PERM + 1];
-
-int add_devperms_partners(const char *name, mode_t perm, unsigned int uid,
-                        unsigned int gid, unsigned short prefix) {
+int add_dev_perms(const char *name, mode_t perm, unsigned int uid,
+                  unsigned int gid, unsigned short prefix) {
     int size;
+    char *tmp = 0;
     struct perm_node *node = malloc(sizeof (struct perm_node));
     if (!node)
         return -ENOMEM;
@@ -197,51 +114,10 @@
     node->dp.gid = gid;
     node->dp.prefix = prefix;
 
-    list_add_tail(&devperms_partners, &node->plist);
+    list_add_tail(&dev_perms, &node->plist);
     return 0;
 }
 
-void qemu_init(void) {
-    qemu_perm_count = 0;
-    memset(&qemu_perms, 0, sizeof(qemu_perms));
-}
-
-static int qemu_perm(const char* name, mode_t perm, unsigned int uid,
-                         unsigned int gid, unsigned short prefix)
-{
-    char *buf;
-    if (qemu_perm_count == MAX_QEMU_PERM)
-        return -ENOSPC;
-
-    buf = malloc(strlen(name) + 1);
-    if (!buf)
-        return -errno;
-
-    strlcpy(buf, name, strlen(name) + 1);
-    qemu_perms[qemu_perm_count].name = buf;
-    qemu_perms[qemu_perm_count].perm = perm;
-    qemu_perms[qemu_perm_count].uid = uid;
-    qemu_perms[qemu_perm_count].gid = gid;
-    qemu_perms[qemu_perm_count].prefix = prefix;
-
-    qemu_perm_count++;
-    return 0;
-}
-
-/* Permission overrides for emulator that are parsed from /proc/cmdline. */
-void qemu_cmdline(const char* name, const char *value)
-{
-    char *buf;
-    if (!strcmp(name, "android.ril")) {
-        /* cmd line params currently assume /dev/ prefix */
-        if (asprintf(&buf, CMDLINE_PREFIX"/%s", value) == -1) {
-            return;
-        }
-        INFO("nani- buf:: %s\n", buf);
-        qemu_perm(buf, 0660, AID_RADIO, AID_ROOT, 0);
-    }
-}
-
 static int get_device_perm_inner(struct perms_ *perms, const char *path,
                                     unsigned *uid, unsigned *gid, mode_t *perm)
 {
@@ -267,38 +143,32 @@
 static mode_t get_device_perm(const char *path, unsigned *uid, unsigned *gid)
 {
     mode_t perm;
+    struct listnode *node;
+    struct perm_node *perm_node;
+    struct perms_ *dp;
 
-    if (get_device_perm_inner(qemu_perms, path, uid, gid, &perm) == 0) {
-        return perm;
-    } else if (get_device_perm_inner(devperms, path, uid, gid, &perm) == 0) {
-        return perm;
-    } else {
-        struct listnode *node;
-        struct perm_node *perm_node;
-        struct perms_ *dp;
+    /* search the perms list in reverse so that ueventd.$hardware can
+     * override ueventd.rc
+     */
+    list_for_each_reverse(node, &dev_perms) {
+        perm_node = node_to_item(node, struct perm_node, plist);
+        dp = &perm_node->dp;
 
-        /* Check partners list. */
-        list_for_each(node, &devperms_partners) {
-            perm_node = node_to_item(node, struct perm_node, plist);
-            dp = &perm_node->dp;
-
-            if (dp->prefix) {
-                if (strncmp(path, dp->name, strlen(dp->name)))
-                    continue;
-            } else {
-                if (strcmp(path, dp->name))
-                    continue;
-            }
-            /* Found perm in partner list. */
-            *uid = dp->uid;
-            *gid = dp->gid;
-            return dp->perm;
+        if (dp->prefix) {
+            if (strncmp(path, dp->name, strlen(dp->name)))
+                continue;
+        } else {
+            if (strcmp(path, dp->name))
+                continue;
         }
-        /* Default if nothing found. */
-        *uid = 0;
-        *gid = 0;
-        return 0600;
+        *uid = dp->uid;
+        *gid = dp->gid;
+        return dp->perm;
     }
+    /* Default if nothing found. */
+    *uid = 0;
+    *gid = 0;
+    return 0600;
 }
 
 static void make_device(const char *path, int block, int major, int minor)