1 files changed, 11 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index d0f84ff78776..27c2176895de 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -356,6 +356,13 @@ int device_add(struct device *dev)
         if (parent)
                 klist_add_tail(&dev->knode_parent, &parent->klist_children);
 
+        if (dev->class) {
+                /* tie the class to the device */
+                down(&dev->class->sem);
+                list_add_tail(&dev->node, &dev->class->devices);
+                up(&dev->class->sem);
+        }
+
         /* notify platform of device entry */
         if (platform_notify)
                 platform_notify(dev);
@@ -455,6 +462,9 @@ void device_del(struct device * dev)
                 sysfs_remove_link(&dev->kobj, "device");
                 sysfs_remove_link(&dev->parent->kobj, class_name);
                 kfree(class_name);
+                down(&dev->class->sem);
+                list_del_init(&dev->node);
+                up(&dev->class->sem);
         }
         device_remove_file(dev, &dev->uevent_attr);
 
@@ -601,11 +611,6 @@ struct device *device_create(struct class *class, struct device *parent,
         if (retval)
                 goto error;
 
-        /* tie the class to the device */
-        down(&class->sem);
-        list_add_tail(&dev->node, &class->devices);
-        up(&class->sem);
-
         return dev;
 
 error:
@@ -636,9 +641,7 @@ void device_destroy(struct class *class, dev_t devt)
         }
         up(&class->sem);
 
-        if (dev) {
-                list_del_init(&dev->node);
+        if (dev)
                 device_unregister(dev);
-        }
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_destroy);