69 files changed, 1286 insertions, 709 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/HOWTO b/Documentation/HOWTO
index 8d51c148f721..48123dba5e6a 100644
--- a/Documentation/HOWTO
+++ b/Documentation/HOWTO
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ are not a good substitute for a solid C education and/or years of
 experience, the following books are good for, if anything, reference:
  - "The C Programming Language" by Kernighan and Ritchie [Prentice Hall]
  - "Practical C Programming" by Steve Oualline [O'Reilly]
+ - "C:  A Reference Manual" by Harbison and Steele [Prentice Hall]
 
 The kernel is written using GNU C and the GNU toolchain.  While it
 adheres to the ISO C89 standard, it uses a number of extensions that are
diff --git a/drivers/base/class.c b/drivers/base/class.c
index 8bf2ca2e56b5..96def1ddba19 100644
--- a/drivers/base/class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/class.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ char *make_class_name(const char *name, struct kobject *kobj)
 
         class_name = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!class_name)
-                return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+                return NULL;
 
         strcpy(class_name, name);
         strcat(class_name, ":");
@@ -411,8 +411,11 @@ static int make_deprecated_class_device_links(struct class_device *class_dev)
                 return 0;
 
         class_name = make_class_name(class_dev->class->name, &class_dev->kobj);
-        error = sysfs_create_link(&class_dev->dev->kobj, &class_dev->kobj,
-                                  class_name);
+        if (class_name)
+                error = sysfs_create_link(&class_dev->dev->kobj,
+                                          &class_dev->kobj, class_name);
+        else
+                error = -ENOMEM;
         kfree(class_name);
         return error;
 }
@@ -425,7 +428,8 @@ static void remove_deprecated_class_device_links(struct class_device *class_dev)
                 return;
 
         class_name = make_class_name(class_dev->class->name, &class_dev->kobj);
-        sysfs_remove_link(&class_dev->dev->kobj, class_name);
+        if (class_name)
+                sysfs_remove_link(&class_dev->dev->kobj, class_name);
         kfree(class_name);
 }
 #else
@@ -863,9 +867,12 @@ int class_device_rename(struct class_device *class_dev, char *new_name)
         if (class_dev->dev) {
                 new_class_name = make_class_name(class_dev->class->name,
                                                  &class_dev->kobj);
-                sysfs_create_link(&class_dev->dev->kobj, &class_dev->kobj,
-                                  new_class_name);
-                sysfs_remove_link(&class_dev->dev->kobj, old_class_name);
+                if (new_class_name)
+                        sysfs_create_link(&class_dev->dev->kobj,
+                                          &class_dev->kobj, new_class_name);
+                if (old_class_name)
+                        sysfs_remove_link(&class_dev->dev->kobj,
+                                                old_class_name);
         }
 #endif
         class_device_put(class_dev);
diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 67b79a7592a9..e13614241c9e 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ static void device_release(struct kobject * kobj)
 
         if (dev->release)
                 dev->release(dev);
+        else if (dev->type && dev->type->release)
+                dev->type->release(dev);
         else if (dev->class && dev->class->dev_release)
                 dev->class->dev_release(dev);
         else {
@@ -154,25 +156,47 @@ static int dev_uevent(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
                                "MINOR=%u", MINOR(dev->devt));
         }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED
-        /* add bus name (same as SUBSYSTEM, deprecated) */
-        if (dev->bus)
-                add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
-                               buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-                               "PHYSDEVBUS=%s", dev->bus->name);
-#endif
-
-        /* add driver name (PHYSDEV* values are deprecated)*/
-        if (dev->driver) {
+        if (dev->driver)
                 add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
                                buffer, buffer_size, &length,
                                "DRIVER=%s", dev->driver->name);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED
+        if (dev->class) {
+                struct device *parent = dev->parent;
+
+                /* find first bus device in parent chain */
+                while (parent && !parent->bus)
+                        parent = parent->parent;
+                if (parent && parent->bus) {
+                        const char *path;
+
+                        path = kobject_get_path(&parent->kobj, GFP_KERNEL);
+                        add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+                                       buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+                                       "PHYSDEVPATH=%s", path);
+                        kfree(path);
+
+                        add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+                                       buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+                                       "PHYSDEVBUS=%s", parent->bus->name);
+
+                        if (parent->driver)
+                                add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+                                               buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+                                               "PHYSDEVDRIVER=%s", parent->driver->name);
+                }
+        } else if (dev->bus) {
                 add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
                                buffer, buffer_size, &length,
-                               "PHYSDEVDRIVER=%s", dev->driver->name);
-#endif
+                               "PHYSDEVBUS=%s", dev->bus->name);
+
+                if (dev->driver)
+                        add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+                                       buffer, buffer_size, &length,
+                                       "PHYSDEVDRIVER=%s", dev->driver->name);
         }
+#endif
 
         /* terminate, set to next free slot, shrink available space */
         envp[i] = NULL;
@@ -184,19 +208,25 @@ static int dev_uevent(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
         if (dev->bus && dev->bus->uevent) {
                 /* have the bus specific function add its stuff */
                 retval = dev->bus->uevent(dev, envp, num_envp, buffer, buffer_size);
-                        if (retval) {
-                        pr_debug ("%s - uevent() returned %d\n",
+                if (retval)
+                        pr_debug ("%s: bus uevent() returned %d\n",
                                   __FUNCTION__, retval);
-                }
         }
 
         if (dev->class && dev->class->dev_uevent) {
                 /* have the class specific function add its stuff */
                 retval = dev->class->dev_uevent(dev, envp, num_envp, buffer, buffer_size);
-                        if (retval) {
-                                pr_debug("%s - dev_uevent() returned %d\n",
-                                         __FUNCTION__, retval);
-                }
+                if (retval)
+                        pr_debug("%s: class uevent() returned %d\n",
+                                 __FUNCTION__, retval);
+        }
+
+        if (dev->type && dev->type->uevent) {
+                /* have the device type specific fuction add its stuff */
+                retval = dev->type->uevent(dev, envp, num_envp, buffer, buffer_size);
+                if (retval)
+                        pr_debug("%s: dev_type uevent() returned %d\n",
+                                 __FUNCTION__, retval);
         }
 
         return retval;
@@ -247,37 +277,50 @@ static void device_remove_groups(struct device *dev)
 static int device_add_attrs(struct device *dev)
 {
         struct class *class = dev->class;
+        struct device_type *type = dev->type;
         int error = 0;
         int i;
 
-        if (!class)
-                return 0;
-
-        if (class->dev_attrs) {
+        if (class && class->dev_attrs) {
                 for (i = 0; attr_name(class->dev_attrs[i]); i++) {
                         error = device_create_file(dev, &class->dev_attrs[i]);
                         if (error)
                                 break;
                 }
+                if (error)
+                        while (--i >= 0)
+                                device_remove_file(dev, &class->dev_attrs[i]);
         }
-        if (error)
-                while (--i >= 0)
-                        device_remove_file(dev, &class->dev_attrs[i]);
+
+        if (type && type->attrs) {
+                for (i = 0; attr_name(type->attrs[i]); i++) {
+                        error = device_create_file(dev, &type->attrs[i]);
+                        if (error)
+                                break;
+                }
+                if (error)
+                        while (--i >= 0)
+                                device_remove_file(dev, &type->attrs[i]);
+        }
+
         return error;
 }
 
 static void device_remove_attrs(struct device *dev)
 {
         struct class *class = dev->class;
+        struct device_type *type = dev->type;
         int i;
 
-        if (!class)
-                return;
-
-        if (class->dev_attrs) {
+        if (class && class->dev_attrs) {
                 for (i = 0; attr_name(class->dev_attrs[i]); i++)
                         device_remove_file(dev, &class->dev_attrs[i]);
         }
+
+        if (type && type->attrs) {
+                for (i = 0; attr_name(type->attrs[i]); i++)
+                        device_remove_file(dev, &type->attrs[i]);
+        }
 }
 
 
@@ -390,22 +433,23 @@ void device_initialize(struct device *dev)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED
-static int setup_parent(struct device *dev, struct device *parent)
+static struct kobject * get_device_parent(struct device *dev,
+                                          struct device *parent)
 {
         /* Set the parent to the class, not the parent device */
         /* this keeps sysfs from having a symlink to make old udevs happy */
         if (dev->class)
-                dev->kobj.parent = &dev->class->subsys.kset.kobj;
+                return &dev->class->subsys.kset.kobj;
         else if (parent)
-                dev->kobj.parent = &parent->kobj;
+                return &parent->kobj;
 
-        return 0;
+        return NULL;
 }
 #else
-static int virtual_device_parent(struct device *dev)
+static struct kobject * virtual_device_parent(struct device *dev)
 {
         if (!dev->class)
-                return -ENODEV;
+                return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 
         if (!dev->class->virtual_dir) {
                 static struct kobject *virtual_dir = NULL;
@@ -415,25 +459,31 @@ static int virtual_device_parent(struct device *dev)
                 dev->class->virtual_dir = kobject_add_dir(virtual_dir, dev->class->name);
         }
 
-        dev->kobj.parent = dev->class->virtual_dir;
-        return 0;
+        return dev->class->virtual_dir;
 }
 
-static int setup_parent(struct device *dev, struct device *parent)
+static struct kobject * get_device_parent(struct device *dev,
+                                          struct device *parent)
 {
-        int error;
-
         /* if this is a class device, and has no parent, create one */
         if ((dev->class) && (parent == NULL)) {
-                error = virtual_device_parent(dev);
-                if (error)
-                        return error;
+                return virtual_device_parent(dev);
         } else if (parent)
-                dev->kobj.parent = &parent->kobj;
+                return &parent->kobj;
+        return NULL;
+}
 
+#endif
+static int setup_parent(struct device *dev, struct device *parent)
+{
+        struct kobject *kobj;
+        kobj = get_device_parent(dev, parent);
+        if (IS_ERR(kobj))
+                return PTR_ERR(kobj);
+        if (kobj)
+                dev->kobj.parent = kobj;
         return 0;
 }
-#endif
 
 /**
  *      device_add - add device to device hierarchy.
@@ -520,9 +570,13 @@ int device_add(struct device *dev)
                                           &dev->kobj, dev->bus_id);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED
                 if (parent) {
-                        sysfs_create_link(&dev->kobj, &dev->parent->kobj, "device");
-                        class_name = make_class_name(dev->class->name, &dev->kobj);
-                        sysfs_create_link(&dev->parent->kobj, &dev->kobj, class_name);
+                        sysfs_create_link(&dev->kobj, &dev->parent->kobj,
+                                                        "device");
+                        class_name = make_class_name(dev->class->name,
+                                                        &dev->kobj);
+                        if (class_name)
+                                sysfs_create_link(&dev->parent->kobj,
+                                                  &dev->kobj, class_name);
                 }
 #endif
         }
@@ -535,7 +589,8 @@ int device_add(struct device *dev)
                 goto PMError;
         if ((error = bus_add_device(dev)))
                 goto BusError;
-        kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+        if (!dev->uevent_suppress)
+                kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
         if ((error = bus_attach_device(dev)))
                 goto AttachError;
         if (parent)
@@ -665,7 +720,9 @@ void device_del(struct device * dev)
                 if (parent) {
                         char *class_name = make_class_name(dev->class->name,
                                                            &dev->kobj);
-                        sysfs_remove_link(&dev->parent->kobj, class_name);
+                        if (class_name)
+                                sysfs_remove_link(&dev->parent->kobj,
+                                                  class_name);
                         kfree(class_name);
                         sysfs_remove_link(&dev->kobj, "device");
                 }
@@ -968,20 +1025,25 @@ static int device_move_class_links(struct device *dev,
 
         class_name = make_class_name(dev->class->name, &dev->kobj);
         if (!class_name) {
-                error = PTR_ERR(class_name);
-                class_name = NULL;
+                error = -ENOMEM;
                 goto out;
         }
         if (old_parent) {
                 sysfs_remove_link(&dev->kobj, "device");
                 sysfs_remove_link(&old_parent->kobj, class_name);
         }
-        error = sysfs_create_link(&dev->kobj, &new_parent->kobj, "device");
-        if (error)
-                goto out;
-        error = sysfs_create_link(&new_parent->kobj, &dev->kobj, class_name);
-        if (error)
-                sysfs_remove_link(&dev->kobj, "device");
+        if (new_parent) {
+                error = sysfs_create_link(&dev->kobj, &new_parent->kobj,
+                                          "device");
+                if (error)
+                        goto out;
+                error = sysfs_create_link(&new_parent->kobj, &dev->kobj,
+                                          class_name);
+                if (error)
+                        sysfs_remove_link(&dev->kobj, "device");
+        }
+        else
+                error = 0;
 out:
         kfree(class_name);
         return error;
@@ -993,29 +1055,28 @@ out:
 /**
  * device_move - moves a device to a new parent
  * @dev: the pointer to the struct device to be moved
- * @new_parent: the new parent of the device
+ * @new_parent: the new parent of the device (can by NULL)
  */
 int device_move(struct device *dev, struct device *new_parent)
 {
         int error;
         struct device *old_parent;
+        struct kobject *new_parent_kobj;
 
         dev = get_device(dev);
         if (!dev)
                 return -EINVAL;
 
-        if (!device_is_registered(dev)) {
-                error = -EINVAL;
-                goto out;
-        }
         new_parent = get_device(new_parent);
-        if (!new_parent) {
-                error = -EINVAL;
+        new_parent_kobj = get_device_parent (dev, new_parent);
+        if (IS_ERR(new_parent_kobj)) {
+                error = PTR_ERR(new_parent_kobj);
+                put_device(new_parent);
                 goto out;
         }
         pr_debug("DEVICE: moving '%s' to '%s'\n", dev->bus_id,
-                new_parent->bus_id);
-        error = kobject_move(&dev->kobj, &new_parent->kobj);
+                 new_parent ? new_parent->bus_id : "<NULL>");
+        error = kobject_move(&dev->kobj, new_parent_kobj);
         if (error) {
                 put_device(new_parent);
                 goto out;
@@ -1024,7 +1085,8 @@ int device_move(struct device *dev, struct device *new_parent)
         dev->parent = new_parent;
         if (old_parent)
                 klist_remove(&dev->knode_parent);
-        klist_add_tail(&dev->knode_parent, &new_parent->klist_children);
+        if (new_parent)
+                klist_add_tail(&dev->knode_parent, &new_parent->klist_children);
         if (!dev->class)
                 goto out_put;
         error = device_move_class_links(dev, old_parent, new_parent);
@@ -1032,7 +1094,8 @@ int device_move(struct device *dev, struct device *new_parent)
                 /* We ignore errors on cleanup since we're hosed anyway... */
                 device_move_class_links(dev, new_parent, old_parent);
                 if (!kobject_move(&dev->kobj, &old_parent->kobj)) {
-                        klist_remove(&dev->knode_parent);
+                        if (new_parent)
+                                klist_remove(&dev->knode_parent);
                         if (old_parent)
                                 klist_add_tail(&dev->knode_parent,
                                                &old_parent->klist_children);
diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index 510e7884975f..b5bf243d9cd6 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -86,8 +86,12 @@ static void driver_sysfs_remove(struct device *dev)
  */
 int device_bind_driver(struct device *dev)
 {
-        driver_bound(dev);
-        return driver_sysfs_add(dev);
+        int ret;
+
+        ret = driver_sysfs_add(dev);
+        if (!ret)
+                driver_bound(dev);
+        return ret;
 }
 
 struct stupid_thread_structure {
@@ -136,18 +140,17 @@ probe_failed:
         driver_sysfs_remove(dev);
         dev->driver = NULL;
 
-        if (ret == -ENODEV || ret == -ENXIO) {
-                /* Driver matched, but didn't support device
-                 * or device not found.
-                 * Not an error; keep going.
-                 */
-                ret = 0;
-        } else {
+        if (ret != -ENODEV && ret != -ENXIO) {
                 /* driver matched but the probe failed */
                 printk(KERN_WARNING
                        "%s: probe of %s failed with error %d\n",
                        drv->name, dev->bus_id, ret);
         }
+        /*
+         * Ignore errors returned by ->probe so that the next driver can try
+         * its luck.
+         */
+        ret = 0;
 done:
         kfree(data);
         atomic_dec(&probe_count);
diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
index 64558f45e6bc..c0a979a5074b 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ enum {
         FW_STATUS_READY_NOHOTPLUG,
 };
 
-static int loading_timeout = 10;        /* In seconds */
+static int loading_timeout = 60;        /* In seconds */
 
 /* fw_lock could be moved to 'struct firmware_priv' but since it is just
  * guarding for corner cases a global lock should be OK */
diff --git a/drivers/base/platform.c b/drivers/base/platform.c
index f9c903ba9fcd..30480f6f2af2 100644
--- a/drivers/base/platform.c
+++ b/drivers/base/platform.c
@@ -611,8 +611,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(platform_bus_type);
 
 int __init platform_bus_init(void)
 {
-        device_register(&platform_bus);
-        return bus_register(&platform_bus_type);
+        int error;
+
+        error = device_register(&platform_bus);
+        if (error)
+                return error;
+        error =  bus_register(&platform_bus_type);
+        if (error)
+                device_unregister(&platform_bus);
+        return error;
 }
 
 #ifndef ARCH_HAS_DMA_GET_REQUIRED_MASK
diff --git a/drivers/ide/setup-pci.c b/drivers/ide/setup-pci.c
index 695e23904d30..a52c80fe7d3e 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/setup-pci.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/setup-pci.c
@@ -783,10 +783,11 @@ static LIST_HEAD(ide_pci_drivers);
  *      Returns are the same as for pci_register_driver
  */
 
-int __ide_pci_register_driver(struct pci_driver *driver, struct module *module)
+int __ide_pci_register_driver(struct pci_driver *driver, struct module *module,
+                              const char *mod_name)
 {
         if(!pre_init)
-                return __pci_register_driver(driver, module);
+                return __pci_register_driver(driver, module, mod_name);
         driver->driver.owner = module;
         list_add_tail(&driver->node, &ide_pci_drivers);
         return 0;
@@ -862,6 +863,6 @@ void __init ide_scan_pcibus (int scan_direction)
         {
                 list_del(l);
                 d = list_entry(l, struct pci_driver, node);
-                __pci_register_driver(d, d->driver.owner);
+                __pci_register_driver(d, d->driver.owner, d->driver.mod_name);
         }
 }
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
index 705eb1d0e554..af5ee2ec4499 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
@@ -958,16 +958,17 @@ struct ipoib_dev_priv *ipoib_intf_alloc(const char *name)
         return netdev_priv(dev);
 }
 
-static ssize_t show_pkey(struct class_device *cdev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t show_pkey(struct device *dev,
+                         struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
-        struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv =
-                netdev_priv(container_of(cdev, struct net_device, class_dev));
+        struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(to_net_dev(dev));
 
         return sprintf(buf, "0x%04x\n", priv->pkey);
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(pkey, S_IRUGO, show_pkey, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(pkey, S_IRUGO, show_pkey, NULL);
 
-static ssize_t create_child(struct class_device *cdev,
+static ssize_t create_child(struct device *dev,
+                            struct device_attribute *attr,
                             const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
         int pkey;
@@ -985,14 +986,14 @@ static ssize_t create_child(struct class_device *cdev,
          */
         pkey |= 0x8000;
 
-        ret = ipoib_vlan_add(container_of(cdev, struct net_device, class_dev),
-                             pkey);
+        ret = ipoib_vlan_add(to_net_dev(dev), pkey);
 
         return ret ? ret : count;
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(create_child, S_IWUGO, NULL, create_child);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(create_child, S_IWUGO, NULL, create_child);
 
-static ssize_t delete_child(struct class_device *cdev,
+static ssize_t delete_child(struct device *dev,
+                            struct device_attribute *attr,
                             const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
         int pkey;
@@ -1004,18 +1005,16 @@ static ssize_t delete_child(struct class_device *cdev,
         if (pkey < 0 || pkey > 0xffff)
                 return -EINVAL;
 
-        ret = ipoib_vlan_delete(container_of(cdev, struct net_device, class_dev),
-                                pkey);
+        ret = ipoib_vlan_delete(to_net_dev(dev), pkey);
 
         return ret ? ret : count;
 
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(delete_child, S_IWUGO, NULL, delete_child);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(delete_child, S_IWUGO, NULL, delete_child);
 
 int ipoib_add_pkey_attr(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-        return class_device_create_file(&dev->class_dev,
-                                        &class_device_attr_pkey);
+        return device_create_file(&dev->dev, &dev_attr_pkey);
 }
 
 static struct net_device *ipoib_add_port(const char *format,
@@ -1083,11 +1082,9 @@ static struct net_device *ipoib_add_port(const char *format,
 
         if (ipoib_add_pkey_attr(priv->dev))
                 goto sysfs_failed;
-        if (class_device_create_file(&priv->dev->class_dev,
-                                     &class_device_attr_create_child))
+        if (device_create_file(&priv->dev->dev, &dev_attr_create_child))
                 goto sysfs_failed;
-        if (class_device_create_file(&priv->dev->class_dev,
-                                     &class_device_attr_delete_child))
+        if (device_create_file(&priv->dev->dev, &dev_attr_delete_child))
                 goto sysfs_failed;
 
         return priv->dev;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_vlan.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_vlan.c
index f887780e8093..085eafe6667c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_vlan.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_vlan.c
@@ -42,15 +42,15 @@
 
 #include "ipoib.h"
 
-static ssize_t show_parent(struct class_device *class_dev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t show_parent(struct device *d, struct device_attribute *attr,
+                           char *buf)
 {
-        struct net_device *dev =
-                container_of(class_dev, struct net_device, class_dev);
+        struct net_device *dev = to_net_dev(d);
         struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 
         return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", priv->parent->name);
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(parent, S_IRUGO, show_parent, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(parent, S_IRUGO, show_parent, NULL);
 
 int ipoib_vlan_add(struct net_device *pdev, unsigned short pkey)
 {
@@ -118,8 +118,7 @@ int ipoib_vlan_add(struct net_device *pdev, unsigned short pkey)
         if (ipoib_add_pkey_attr(priv->dev))
                 goto sysfs_failed;
 
-        if (class_device_create_file(&priv->dev->class_dev,
-                                     &class_device_attr_parent))
+        if (device_create_file(&priv->dev->dev, &dev_attr_parent))
                 goto sysfs_failed;
 
         list_add_tail(&priv->list, &ppriv->child_intfs);
diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/serio.c b/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
index f0ce822c1028..17c8c63cbe1a 100644
--- a/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
+++ b/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(serio_interrupt);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__serio_register_port);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(serio_unregister_port);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(serio_unregister_child_port);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(serio_register_driver);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__serio_register_driver);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(serio_unregister_driver);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(serio_open);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(serio_close);
@@ -789,12 +789,14 @@ static void serio_attach_driver(struct serio_driver *drv)
                         drv->driver.name, error);
 }
 
-int serio_register_driver(struct serio_driver *drv)
+int __serio_register_driver(struct serio_driver *drv, struct module *owner, const char *mod_name)
 {
         int manual_bind = drv->manual_bind;
         int error;
 
         drv->driver.bus = &serio_bus;
+        drv->driver.owner = owner;
+        drv->driver.mod_name = mod_name;
 
         /*
          * Temporarily disable automatic binding because probing
diff --git a/drivers/net/arm/at91_ether.c b/drivers/net/arm/at91_ether.c
index fada15d959de..1621b8fe35cf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/arm/at91_ether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/arm/at91_ether.c
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ static void at91ether_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_drvinfo
 {
         strlcpy(info->driver, DRV_NAME, sizeof(info->driver));
         strlcpy(info->version, DRV_VERSION, sizeof(info->version));
-        strlcpy(info->bus_info, dev->class_dev.dev->bus_id, sizeof(info->bus_info));
+        strlcpy(info->bus_info, dev->dev.parent->bus_id, sizeof(info->bus_info));
 }
 
 static const struct ethtool_ops at91ether_ethtool_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/net/arm/etherh.c b/drivers/net/arm/etherh.c
index f3faa4fe58e7..72c41f5907f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/arm/etherh.c
+++ b/drivers/net/arm/etherh.c
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ static void etherh_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_drvinfo *i
 {
         strlcpy(info->driver, DRV_NAME, sizeof(info->driver));
         strlcpy(info->version, DRV_VERSION, sizeof(info->version));
-        strlcpy(info->bus_info, dev->class_dev.dev->bus_id,
+        strlcpy(info->bus_info, dev->dev.parent->bus_id,
                 sizeof(info->bus_info));
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
index 8e317e115532..878f7aabeeac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@
 
 /* #define BONDING_DEBUG 1 */
 #include "bonding.h"
-#define to_class_dev(obj) container_of(obj,struct class_device,kobj)
-#define to_net_dev(class) container_of(class, struct net_device, class_dev)
+#define to_dev(obj)     container_of(obj,struct device,kobj)
 #define to_bond(cd)     ((struct bonding *)(to_net_dev(cd)->priv))
 
 /*---------------------------- Declarations -------------------------------*/
@@ -154,7 +153,7 @@ static ssize_t bonding_store_bonds(struct class *cls, const char *buffer, size_t
                                  * If it's > expected, then there's a file open,
                                  * and we have to fail.
                                  */
-                                if (atomic_read(&bond->dev->class_dev.kobj.kref.refcount)
+                                if (atomic_read(&bond->dev->dev.kobj.kref.refcount)
                                                         > expected_refcount){
                                         rtnl_unlock();
                                         printk(KERN_INFO DRV_NAME
@@ -201,13 +200,13 @@ int bond_create_slave_symlinks(struct net_device *master, struct net_device *sla
         int ret = 0;
 
         /* first, create a link from the slave back to the master */
-        ret = sysfs_create_link(&(slave->class_dev.kobj), &(master->class_dev.kobj),
+        ret = sysfs_create_link(&(slave->dev.kobj), &(master->dev.kobj),
                                 "master");
         if (ret)
                 return ret;
         /* next, create a link from the master to the slave */
         sprintf(linkname,"slave_%s",slave->name);
-        ret = sysfs_create_link(&(master->class_dev.kobj), &(slave->class_dev.kobj),
+        ret = sysfs_create_link(&(master->dev.kobj), &(slave->dev.kobj),
                                 linkname);
         return ret;
 
@@ -217,20 +216,21 @@ void bond_destroy_slave_symlinks(struct net_device *master, struct net_device *s
 {
         char linkname[IFNAMSIZ+7];
 
-        sysfs_remove_link(&(slave->class_dev.kobj), "master");
+        sysfs_remove_link(&(slave->dev.kobj), "master");
         sprintf(linkname,"slave_%s",slave->name);
-        sysfs_remove_link(&(master->class_dev.kobj), linkname);
+        sysfs_remove_link(&(master->dev.kobj), linkname);
 }
 
 
 /*
  * Show the slaves in the current bond.
  */
-static ssize_t bonding_show_slaves(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t bonding_show_slaves(struct device *d,
+                                   struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
         struct slave *slave;
         int i, res = 0;
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
         read_lock_bh(&bond->lock);
         bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, i) {
@@ -254,14 +254,16 @@ static ssize_t bonding_show_slaves(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
  * up for this to succeed.
  * This function is largely the same flow as bonding_update_bonds().
  */
-static ssize_t bonding_store_slaves(struct class_device *cd, const char *buffer, size_t count)
+static ssize_t bonding_store_slaves(struct device *d,
+                                    struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                    const char *buffer, size_t count)
 {
         char command[IFNAMSIZ + 1] = { 0, };
         char *ifname;
         int i, res, found, ret = count;
         struct slave *slave;
         struct net_device *dev = NULL;
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
         /* Quick sanity check -- is the bond interface up? */
         if (!(bond->dev->flags & IFF_UP)) {
@@ -387,25 +389,28 @@ out:
         return ret;
 }
 
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(slaves, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, bonding_show_slaves, bonding_store_slaves);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(slaves, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, bonding_show_slaves, bonding_store_slaves);
 
 /*
  * Show and set the bonding mode.  The bond interface must be down to
  * change the mode.
  */
-static ssize_t bonding_show_mode(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t bonding_show_mode(struct device *d,
+                                 struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
         return sprintf(buf, "%s %d\n",
                         bond_mode_tbl[bond->params.mode].modename,
                         bond->params.mode) + 1;
 }
 
-static ssize_t bonding_store_mode(struct class_device *cd, const char *buf, size_t count)
+static ssize_t bonding_store_mode(struct device *d,
+                                  struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                  const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
         int new_value, ret = count;
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
         if (bond->dev->flags & IFF_UP) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR DRV_NAME
@@ -438,16 +443,18 @@ static ssize_t bonding_store_mode(struct class_device *cd, const char *buf, size
 out:
         return ret;
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(mode, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, bonding_show_mode, bonding_store_mode);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(mode, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, bonding_show_mode, bonding_store_mode);
 
 /*
  * Show and set the bonding transmit hash method.  The bond interface must be down to
  * change the xmit hash policy.
  */
-static ssize_t bonding_show_xmit_hash(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t bonding_show_xmit_hash(struct device *d,
+                                      struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                      char *buf)
 {
         int count;
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
         if ((bond->params.mode != BOND_MODE_XOR) &&
             (bond->params.mode != BOND_MODE_8023AD)) {
@@ -462,10 +469,12 @@ static ssize_t bonding_show_xmit_hash(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
         return count;
 }
 
-static ssize_t bonding_store_xmit_hash(struct class_device *cd, const char *buf, size_t count)
+static ssize_t bonding_store_xmit_hash(struct device *d,
+                                       struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                       const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
         int new_value, ret = count;
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
         if (bond->dev->flags & IFF_UP) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR DRV_NAME
@@ -501,24 +510,28 @@ static ssize_t bonding_store_xmit_hash(struct class_device *cd, const char *buf,
 out:
         return ret;
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(xmit_hash_policy, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, bonding_show_xmit_hash, bonding_store_xmit_hash);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(xmit_hash_policy, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, bonding_show_xmit_hash, bonding_store_xmit_hash);
 
 /*
  * Show and set arp_validate.
  */
-static ssize_t bonding_show_arp_validate(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t bonding_show_arp_validate(struct device *d,
+                                         struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                         char *buf)
 {
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
         return sprintf(buf, "%s %d\n",
                        arp_validate_tbl[bond->params.arp_validate].modename,
                        bond->params.arp_validate) + 1;
 }
 
-static ssize_t bonding_store_arp_validate(struct class_device *cd, const char *buf, size_t count)
+static ssize_t bonding_store_arp_validate(struct device *d,
+                                          struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                          const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
         int new_value;
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
         new_value = bond_parse_parm((char *)buf, arp_validate_tbl);
         if (new_value < 0) {
@@ -548,7 +561,7 @@ static ssize_t bonding_store_arp_validate(struct class_device *cd, const char *b
         return count;
 }
 
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(arp_validate, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, bonding_show_arp_validate, bonding_store_arp_validate);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(arp_validate, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, bonding_show_arp_validate, bonding_store_arp_validate);
 
 /*
  * Show and set the arp timer interval.  There are two tricky bits
@@ -556,17 +569,21 @@ static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(arp_validate, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, bonding_show_arp_valid
  * MII monitoring.  Second, if the ARP timer isn't running, we must
  * start it.
  */
-static ssize_t bonding_show_arp_interval(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t bonding_show_arp_interval(struct device *d,
+                                         struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                         char *buf)
 {
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
         return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", bond->params.arp_interval) + 1;
 }
 
-static ssize_t bonding_store_arp_interval(struct class_device *cd, const char *buf, size_t count)
+static ssize_t bonding_store_arp_interval(struct device *d,
+                                          struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                          const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
         int new_value, ret = count;
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
         if (sscanf(buf, "%d", &new_value) != 1) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR DRV_NAME
@@ -638,15 +655,17 @@ static ssize_t bonding_store_arp_interval(struct class_device *cd, const char *b
 out:
         return ret;
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(arp_interval, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR , bonding_show_arp_interval, bonding_store_arp_interval);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(arp_interval, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR , bonding_show_arp_interval, bonding_store_arp_interval);
 
 /*
  * Show and set the arp targets.
  */
-static ssize_t bonding_show_arp_targets(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t bonding_show_arp_targets(struct device *d,
+                                        struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                        char *buf)
 {
         int i, res = 0;
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
         for (i = 0; i < BOND_MAX_ARP_TARGETS; i++) {
                 if (bond->params.arp_targets[i])
@@ -660,11 +679,13 @@ static ssize_t bonding_show_arp_targets(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
         return res;
 }
 
-static ssize_t bonding_store_arp_targets(struct class_device *cd, const char *buf, size_t count)
+static ssize_t bonding_store_arp_targets(struct device *d,
+                                         struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                         const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
         u32 newtarget;
         int i = 0, done = 0, ret = count;
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
         u32 *targets;
 
         targets = bond->params.arp_targets;
@@ -742,24 +763,28 @@ static ssize_t bonding_store_arp_targets(struct class_device *cd, const char *bu
 out:
         return ret;
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(arp_ip_target, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR , bonding_show_arp_targets, bonding_store_arp_targets);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(arp_ip_target, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR , bonding_show_arp_targets, bonding_store_arp_targets);
 
 /*
  * Show and set the up and down delays.  These must be multiples of the
  * MII monitoring value, and are stored internally as the multiplier.
  * Thus, we must translate to MS for the real world.
  */
-static ssize_t bonding_show_downdelay(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t bonding_show_downdelay(struct device *d,
+                                      struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                      char *buf)
 {
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
         return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", bond->params.downdelay * bond->params.miimon) + 1;
 }
 
-static ssize_t bonding_store_downdelay(struct class_device *cd, const char *buf, size_t count)
+static ssize_t bonding_store_downdelay(struct device *d,
+                                       struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                       const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
         int new_value, ret = count;
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
         if (!(bond->params.miimon)) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR DRV_NAME
@@ -800,20 +825,24 @@ static ssize_t bonding_store_downdelay(struct class_device *cd, const char *buf,
 out:
         return ret;
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(downdelay, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR , bonding_show_downdelay, bonding_store_downdelay);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(downdelay, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR , bonding_show_downdelay, bonding_store_downdelay);
 
-static ssize_t bonding_show_updelay(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t bonding_show_updelay(struct device *d,
+                                    struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                    char *buf)
 {
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
         return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", bond->params.updelay * bond->params.miimon) + 1;
 
 }
 
-static ssize_t bonding_store_updelay(struct class_device *cd, const char *buf, size_t count)
+static ssize_t bonding_store_updelay(struct device *d,
+                                     struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                     const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
         int new_value, ret = count;
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
         if (!(bond->params.miimon)) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR DRV_NAME
@@ -854,25 +883,29 @@ static ssize_t bonding_store_updelay(struct class_device *cd, const char *buf, s
 out:
         return ret;
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(updelay, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR , bonding_show_updelay, bonding_store_updelay);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(updelay, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR , bonding_show_updelay, bonding_store_updelay);
 
 /*
  * Show and set the LACP interval.  Interface must be down, and the mode
  * must be set to 802.3ad mode.
  */
-static ssize_t bonding_show_lacp(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t bonding_show_lacp(struct device *d,
+                                 struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                 char *buf)
 {
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
         return sprintf(buf, "%s %d\n",
                 bond_lacp_tbl[bond->params.lacp_fast].modename,
                 bond->params.lacp_fast) + 1;
 }
 
-static ssize_t bonding_store_lacp(struct class_device *cd, const char *buf, size_t count)
+static ssize_t bonding_store_lacp(struct device *d,
+                                  struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                  const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
         int new_value, ret = count;
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
         if (bond->dev->flags & IFF_UP) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR DRV_NAME
@@ -906,7 +939,7 @@ static ssize_t bonding_store_lacp(struct class_device *cd, const char *buf, size
 out:
         return ret;
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(lacp_rate, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, bonding_show_lacp, bonding_store_lacp);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(lacp_rate, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, bonding_show_lacp, bonding_store_lacp);
 
 /*
  * Show and set the MII monitor interval.  There are two tricky bits
@@ -914,17 +947,21 @@ static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(lacp_rate, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, bonding_show_lacp, bondin
  * ARP monitoring.  Second, if the timer isn't running, we must
  * start it.
  */
-static ssize_t bonding_show_miimon(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t bonding_show_miimon(struct device *d,
+                                   struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                   char *buf)
 {
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
         return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", bond->params.miimon) + 1;
 }
 
-static ssize_t bonding_store_miimon(struct class_device *cd, const char *buf, size_t count)
+static ssize_t bonding_store_miimon(struct device *d,
+                                    struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                    const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
         int new_value, ret = count;
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
         if (sscanf(buf, "%d", &new_value) != 1) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR DRV_NAME
@@ -1000,7 +1037,7 @@ static ssize_t bonding_store_miimon(struct class_device *cd, const char *buf, si
 out:
         return ret;
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(miimon, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, bonding_show_miimon, bonding_store_miimon);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(miimon, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, bonding_show_miimon, bonding_store_miimon);
 
 /*
  * Show and set the primary slave.  The store function is much
@@ -1009,10 +1046,12 @@ static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(miimon, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, bonding_show_miimon, bonding
  * The bond must be a mode that supports a primary for this be
  * set.
  */
-static ssize_t bonding_show_primary(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t bonding_show_primary(struct device *d,
+                                    struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                    char *buf)
 {
         int count = 0;
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
         if (bond->primary_slave)
                 count = sprintf(buf, "%s\n", bond->primary_slave->dev->name) + 1;
@@ -1022,11 +1061,13 @@ static ssize_t bonding_show_primary(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
         return count;
 }
 
-static ssize_t bonding_store_primary(struct class_device *cd, const char *buf, size_t count)
+static ssize_t bonding_store_primary(struct device *d,
+                                     struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                     const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
         int i;
         struct slave *slave;
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
         write_lock_bh(&bond->lock);
         if (!USES_PRIMARY(bond->params.mode)) {
@@ -1065,22 +1106,26 @@ out:
         write_unlock_bh(&bond->lock);
         return count;
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(primary, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, bonding_show_primary, bonding_store_primary);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(primary, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, bonding_show_primary, bonding_store_primary);
 
 /*
  * Show and set the use_carrier flag.
  */
-static ssize_t bonding_show_carrier(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t bonding_show_carrier(struct device *d,
+                                    struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                    char *buf)
 {
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
         return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", bond->params.use_carrier) + 1;
 }
 
-static ssize_t bonding_store_carrier(struct class_device *cd, const char *buf, size_t count)
+static ssize_t bonding_store_carrier(struct device *d,
+                                     struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                     const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
         int new_value, ret = count;
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
 
         if (sscanf(buf, "%d", &new_value) != 1) {
@@ -1102,16 +1147,18 @@ static ssize_t bonding_store_carrier(struct class_device *cd, const char *buf, s
 out:
         return count;
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(use_carrier, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, bonding_show_carrier, bonding_store_carrier);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(use_carrier, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, bonding_show_carrier, bonding_store_carrier);
 
 
 /*
  * Show and set currently active_slave.
  */
-static ssize_t bonding_show_active_slave(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t bonding_show_active_slave(struct device *d,
+                                         struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                         char *buf)
 {
         struct slave *curr;
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
         int count;
 
 
@@ -1126,13 +1173,15 @@ static ssize_t bonding_show_active_slave(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
         return count;
 }
 
-static ssize_t bonding_store_active_slave(struct class_device *cd, const char *buf, size_t count)
+static ssize_t bonding_store_active_slave(struct device *d,
+                                          struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                          const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
         int i;
         struct slave *slave;
         struct slave *old_active = NULL;
         struct slave *new_active = NULL;
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
         write_lock_bh(&bond->lock);
         if (!USES_PRIMARY(bond->params.mode)) {
@@ -1194,16 +1243,18 @@ out:
         return count;
 
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(active_slave, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, bonding_show_active_slave, bonding_store_active_slave);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(active_slave, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, bonding_show_active_slave, bonding_store_active_slave);
 
 
 /*
  * Show link status of the bond interface.
  */
-static ssize_t bonding_show_mii_status(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t bonding_show_mii_status(struct device *d,
+                                       struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                       char *buf)
 {
         struct slave *curr;
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
         read_lock(&bond->curr_slave_lock);
         curr = bond->curr_active_slave;
@@ -1211,16 +1262,18 @@ static ssize_t bonding_show_mii_status(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
 
         return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", (curr) ? "up" : "down") + 1;
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(mii_status, S_IRUGO, bonding_show_mii_status, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(mii_status, S_IRUGO, bonding_show_mii_status, NULL);
 
 
 /*
  * Show current 802.3ad aggregator ID.
  */
-static ssize_t bonding_show_ad_aggregator(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t bonding_show_ad_aggregator(struct device *d,
+                                          struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                          char *buf)
 {
         int count = 0;
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
         if (bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_8023AD) {
                 struct ad_info ad_info;
@@ -1231,16 +1284,18 @@ static ssize_t bonding_show_ad_aggregator(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
 
         return count;
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(ad_aggregator, S_IRUGO, bonding_show_ad_aggregator, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(ad_aggregator, S_IRUGO, bonding_show_ad_aggregator, NULL);
 
 
 /*
  * Show number of active 802.3ad ports.
  */
-static ssize_t bonding_show_ad_num_ports(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t bonding_show_ad_num_ports(struct device *d,
+                                         struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                         char *buf)
 {
         int count = 0;
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
         if (bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_8023AD) {
                 struct ad_info ad_info;
@@ -1251,16 +1306,18 @@ static ssize_t bonding_show_ad_num_ports(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
 
         return count;
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(ad_num_ports, S_IRUGO, bonding_show_ad_num_ports, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(ad_num_ports, S_IRUGO, bonding_show_ad_num_ports, NULL);
 
 
 /*
  * Show current 802.3ad actor key.
  */
-static ssize_t bonding_show_ad_actor_key(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t bonding_show_ad_actor_key(struct device *d,
+                                         struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                         char *buf)
 {
         int count = 0;
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
         if (bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_8023AD) {
                 struct ad_info ad_info;
@@ -1271,16 +1328,18 @@ static ssize_t bonding_show_ad_actor_key(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
 
         return count;
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(ad_actor_key, S_IRUGO, bonding_show_ad_actor_key, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(ad_actor_key, S_IRUGO, bonding_show_ad_actor_key, NULL);
 
 
 /*
  * Show current 802.3ad partner key.
  */
-static ssize_t bonding_show_ad_partner_key(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t bonding_show_ad_partner_key(struct device *d,
+                                           struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                           char *buf)
 {
         int count = 0;
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
         if (bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_8023AD) {
                 struct ad_info ad_info;
@@ -1291,16 +1350,18 @@ static ssize_t bonding_show_ad_partner_key(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
 
         return count;
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(ad_partner_key, S_IRUGO, bonding_show_ad_partner_key, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(ad_partner_key, S_IRUGO, bonding_show_ad_partner_key, NULL);
 
 
 /*
  * Show current 802.3ad partner mac.
  */
-static ssize_t bonding_show_ad_partner_mac(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t bonding_show_ad_partner_mac(struct device *d,
+                                           struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                           char *buf)
 {
         int count = 0;
-        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(cd);
+        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
         if (bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_8023AD) {
                 struct ad_info ad_info;
@@ -1319,30 +1380,30 @@ static ssize_t bonding_show_ad_partner_mac(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
 
         return count;
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(ad_partner_mac, S_IRUGO, bonding_show_ad_partner_mac, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(ad_partner_mac, S_IRUGO, bonding_show_ad_partner_mac, NULL);
 
 
 
 static struct attribute *per_bond_attrs[] = {
-        &class_device_attr_slaves.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_mode.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_arp_validate.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_arp_interval.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_arp_ip_target.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_downdelay.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_updelay.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_lacp_rate.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_xmit_hash_policy.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_miimon.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_primary.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_use_carrier.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_active_slave.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_mii_status.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_ad_aggregator.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_ad_num_ports.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_ad_actor_key.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_ad_partner_key.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_ad_partner_mac.attr,
+        &dev_attr_slaves.attr,
+        &dev_attr_mode.attr,
+        &dev_attr_arp_validate.attr,
+        &dev_attr_arp_interval.attr,
+        &dev_attr_arp_ip_target.attr,
+        &dev_attr_downdelay.attr,
+        &dev_attr_updelay.attr,
+        &dev_attr_lacp_rate.attr,
+        &dev_attr_xmit_hash_policy.attr,
+        &dev_attr_miimon.attr,
+        &dev_attr_primary.attr,
+        &dev_attr_use_carrier.attr,
+        &dev_attr_active_slave.attr,
+        &dev_attr_mii_status.attr,
+        &dev_attr_ad_aggregator.attr,
+        &dev_attr_ad_num_ports.attr,
+        &dev_attr_ad_actor_key.attr,
+        &dev_attr_ad_partner_key.attr,
+        &dev_attr_ad_partner_mac.attr,
         NULL,
 };
 
@@ -1367,7 +1428,7 @@ int bond_create_sysfs(void)
         if (!firstbond)
                 return -ENODEV;
 
-        netdev_class = firstbond->dev->class_dev.class;
+        netdev_class = firstbond->dev->dev.class;
         if (!netdev_class)
                 return -ENODEV;
 
@@ -1410,13 +1471,13 @@ int bond_create_sysfs_entry(struct bonding *bond)
         struct net_device *dev = bond->dev;
         int err;
 
-        err = sysfs_create_group(&(dev->class_dev.kobj), &bonding_group);
+        err = sysfs_create_group(&(dev->dev.kobj), &bonding_group);
         if (err) {
                 printk(KERN_EMERG "eek! didn't create group!\n");
         }
 
         if (expected_refcount < 1)
-                expected_refcount = atomic_read(&bond->dev->class_dev.kobj.kref.refcount);
+                expected_refcount = atomic_read(&bond->dev->dev.kobj.kref.refcount);
 
         return err;
 }
@@ -1427,6 +1488,6 @@ void bond_destroy_sysfs_entry(struct bonding *bond)
 {
         struct net_device *dev = bond->dev;
 
-        sysfs_remove_group(&(dev->class_dev.kobj), &bonding_group);
+        sysfs_remove_group(&(dev->dev.kobj), &bonding_group);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/iseries_veth.c b/drivers/net/iseries_veth.c
index 2194b567239f..0e9ba3c3faf7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/iseries_veth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/iseries_veth.c
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ static struct net_device * __init veth_probe_one(int vlan,
         }
 
         kobject_init(&port->kobject);
-        port->kobject.parent = &dev->class_dev.kobj;
+        port->kobject.parent = &dev->dev.kobj;
         port->kobject.ktype  = &veth_port_ktype;
         kobject_set_name(&port->kobject, "veth_port");
         if (0 != kobject_add(&port->kobject))
diff --git a/drivers/net/macb.c b/drivers/net/macb.c
index 5eb7a3536f29..e67361e2bf5d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macb.c
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 
 #include "macb.h"
 
-#define to_net_dev(class) container_of(class, struct net_device, class_dev)
-
 #define RX_BUFFER_SIZE          128
 #define RX_RING_SIZE            512
 #define RX_RING_BYTES           (sizeof(struct dma_desc) * RX_RING_SIZE)
@@ -945,10 +943,10 @@ static int macb_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
         return ret;
 }
 
-static ssize_t macb_mii_show(const struct class_device *cd, char *buf,
+static ssize_t macb_mii_show(const struct device *_dev, char *buf,
                         unsigned long addr)
 {
-        struct net_device *dev = to_net_dev(cd);
+        struct net_device *dev = to_net_dev(_dev);
         struct macb *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
         ssize_t ret = -EINVAL;
 
@@ -962,11 +960,13 @@ static ssize_t macb_mii_show(const struct class_device *cd, char *buf,
 }
 
 #define MII_ENTRY(name, addr)                                   \
-static ssize_t show_##name(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)  \
+static ssize_t show_##name(struct device *_dev,                 \
+                           struct device_attribute *attr,       \
+                           char *buf)                           \
 {                                                               \
-        return macb_mii_show(cd, buf, addr);                    \
+        return macb_mii_show(_dev, buf, addr);                  \
 }                                                               \
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(name, S_IRUGO, show_##name, NULL)
+static DEVICE_ATTR(name, S_IRUGO, show_##name, NULL)
 
 MII_ENTRY(bmcr, MII_BMCR);
 MII_ENTRY(bmsr, MII_BMSR);
@@ -977,13 +977,13 @@ MII_ENTRY(lpa, MII_LPA);
 MII_ENTRY(expansion, MII_EXPANSION);
 
 static struct attribute *macb_mii_attrs[] = {
-        &class_device_attr_bmcr.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_bmsr.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_physid1.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_physid2.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_advertise.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_lpa.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_expansion.attr,
+        &dev_attr_bmcr.attr,
+        &dev_attr_bmsr.attr,
+        &dev_attr_physid1.attr,
+        &dev_attr_physid2.attr,
+        &dev_attr_advertise.attr,
+        &dev_attr_lpa.attr,
+        &dev_attr_expansion.attr,
         NULL,
 };
 
@@ -994,17 +994,17 @@ static struct attribute_group macb_mii_group = {
 
 static void macb_unregister_sysfs(struct net_device *net)
 {
-        struct class_device *class_dev = &net->class_dev;
+        struct device *_dev = &net->dev;
 
-        sysfs_remove_group(&class_dev->kobj, &macb_mii_group);
+        sysfs_remove_group(&_dev->kobj, &macb_mii_group);
 }
 
 static int macb_register_sysfs(struct net_device *net)
 {
-        struct class_device *class_dev = &net->class_dev;
+        struct device *_dev = &net->dev;
         int ret;
 
-        ret = sysfs_create_group(&class_dev->kobj, &macb_mii_group);
+        ret = sysfs_create_group(&_dev->kobj, &macb_mii_group);
         if (ret)
                 printk(KERN_WARNING
                        "%s: sysfs mii attribute registration failed: %d\n",
diff --git a/drivers/net/smc911x.c b/drivers/net/smc911x.c
index 43af61438449..c95614131980 100644
--- a/drivers/net/smc911x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/smc911x.c
@@ -1659,7 +1659,7 @@ smc911x_ethtool_getdrvinfo(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_drvinfo *info)
 {
         strncpy(info->driver, CARDNAME, sizeof(info->driver));
         strncpy(info->version, version, sizeof(info->version));
-        strncpy(info->bus_info, dev->class_dev.dev->bus_id, sizeof(info->bus_info));
+        strncpy(info->bus_info, dev->dev.parent->bus_id, sizeof(info->bus_info));
 }
 
 static int smc911x_ethtool_nwayreset(struct net_device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/smc91x.c b/drivers/net/smc91x.c
index e62a9586fb95..49f4b7712ebf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/smc91x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/smc91x.c
@@ -1712,7 +1712,7 @@ smc_ethtool_getdrvinfo(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_drvinfo *info)
 {
         strncpy(info->driver, CARDNAME, sizeof(info->driver));
         strncpy(info->version, version, sizeof(info->version));
-        strncpy(info->bus_info, dev->class_dev.dev->bus_id, sizeof(info->bus_info));
+        strncpy(info->bus_info, dev->dev.parent->bus_id, sizeof(info->bus_info));
 }
 
 static int smc_ethtool_nwayreset(struct net_device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_main.c
index 04c19cefa1da..9077e6edde34 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_main.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ struct net_device * hostap_add_interface(struct local_info *local,
         if (strchr(dev->name, '%'))
                 ret = dev_alloc_name(dev, dev->name);
 
-        SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, mdev->class_dev.dev);
+        SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, mdev->dev.parent);
         if (ret >= 0)
                 ret = register_netdevice(dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c
index 2a65bb93de26..4e7f6cf51436 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c
@@ -4293,8 +4293,8 @@ static void orinoco_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *dev,
         strncpy(info->driver, DRIVER_NAME, sizeof(info->driver) - 1);
         strncpy(info->version, DRIVER_VERSION, sizeof(info->version) - 1);
         strncpy(info->fw_version, priv->fw_name, sizeof(info->fw_version) - 1);
-        if (dev->class_dev.dev)
-                strncpy(info->bus_info, dev->class_dev.dev->bus_id,
+        if (dev->dev.parent)
+                strncpy(info->bus_info, dev->dev.parent->bus_id,
                         sizeof(info->bus_info) - 1);
         else
                 snprintf(info->bus_info, sizeof(info->bus_info) - 1,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco_cs.c
index d08ae8d2726c..d1e502236b2a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco_cs.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ orinoco_cs_config(struct pcmcia_device *link)
 
         /* Finally, report what we've done */
         printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: " DRIVER_NAME " at %s, irq %d, io "
-               "0x%04x-0x%04x\n", dev->name, dev->class_dev.dev->bus_id,
+               "0x%04x-0x%04x\n", dev->name, dev->dev.parent->bus_id,
                link->irq.AssignedIRQ, link->io.BasePort1,
                link->io.BasePort1 + link->io.NumPorts1 - 1);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/spectrum_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/spectrum_cs.c
index cf2d1486b01d..af70460f008a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/spectrum_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/spectrum_cs.c
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ spectrum_cs_config(struct pcmcia_device *link)
 
         /* Finally, report what we've done */
         printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: " DRIVER_NAME " at %s, irq %d, io "
-               "0x%04x-0x%04x\n", dev->name, dev->class_dev.dev->bus_id,
+               "0x%04x-0x%04x\n", dev->name, dev->dev.parent->bus_id,
                link->irq.AssignedIRQ, link->io.BasePort1,
                link->io.BasePort1 + link->io.NumPorts1 - 1);
 
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c b/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c
index 92d5e8db0de7..358766885260 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c
@@ -422,7 +422,8 @@ static struct kobj_type pci_driver_kobj_type = {
  * If no error occurred, the driver remains registered even if 
  * no device was claimed during registration.
  */
-int __pci_register_driver(struct pci_driver *drv, struct module *owner)
+int __pci_register_driver(struct pci_driver *drv, struct module *owner,
+                          const char *mod_name)
 {
         int error;
 
@@ -430,6 +431,7 @@ int __pci_register_driver(struct pci_driver *drv, struct module *owner)
         drv->driver.name = drv->name;
         drv->driver.bus = &pci_bus_type;
         drv->driver.owner = owner;
+        drv->driver.mod_name = mod_name;
         drv->driver.kobj.ktype = &pci_driver_kobj_type;
 
         if (pci_multithread_probe)
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c b/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c
index 606a46740338..ac004248324a 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ int pcmcia_socket_dev_suspend(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state)
 
         down_read(&pcmcia_socket_list_rwsem);
         list_for_each_entry(socket, &pcmcia_socket_list, socket_list) {
-                if (socket->dev.dev != dev)
+                if (socket->dev.parent != dev)
                         continue;
                 mutex_lock(&socket->skt_mutex);
                 socket_suspend(socket);
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ int pcmcia_socket_dev_resume(struct device *dev)
 
         down_read(&pcmcia_socket_list_rwsem);
         list_for_each_entry(socket, &pcmcia_socket_list, socket_list) {
-                if (socket->dev.dev != dev)
+                if (socket->dev.parent != dev)
                         continue;
                 mutex_lock(&socket->skt_mutex);
                 socket_resume(socket);
@@ -143,12 +143,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(pcmcia_socket_dev_resume);
 
 struct pcmcia_socket * pcmcia_get_socket(struct pcmcia_socket *skt)
 {
-        struct class_device *cl_dev = class_device_get(&skt->dev);
-        if (!cl_dev)
+        struct device *dev = get_device(&skt->dev);
+        if (!dev)
                 return NULL;
-        skt = class_get_devdata(cl_dev);
+        skt = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
         if (!try_module_get(skt->owner)) {
-                class_device_put(&skt->dev);
+                put_device(&skt->dev);
                 return NULL;
         }
         return (skt);
@@ -159,14 +159,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(pcmcia_get_socket);
 void pcmcia_put_socket(struct pcmcia_socket *skt)
 {
         module_put(skt->owner);
-        class_device_put(&skt->dev);
+        put_device(&skt->dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pcmcia_put_socket);
 
 
-static void pcmcia_release_socket(struct class_device *class_dev)
+static void pcmcia_release_socket(struct device *dev)
 {
-        struct pcmcia_socket *socket = class_get_devdata(class_dev);
+        struct pcmcia_socket *socket = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
         complete(&socket->socket_released);
 }
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ int pcmcia_register_socket(struct pcmcia_socket *socket)
         struct task_struct *tsk;
         int ret;
 
-        if (!socket || !socket->ops || !socket->dev.dev || !socket->resource_ops)
+        if (!socket || !socket->ops || !socket->dev.parent || !socket->resource_ops)
                 return -EINVAL;
 
         cs_dbg(socket, 0, "pcmcia_register_socket(0x%p)\n", socket->ops);
@@ -226,9 +226,9 @@ int pcmcia_register_socket(struct pcmcia_socket *socket)
 #endif
 
         /* set proper values in socket->dev */
-        socket->dev.class_data = socket;
+        dev_set_drvdata(&socket->dev, socket);
         socket->dev.class = &pcmcia_socket_class;
-        snprintf(socket->dev.class_id, BUS_ID_SIZE, "pcmcia_socket%u", socket->sock);
+        snprintf(socket->dev.bus_id, BUS_ID_SIZE, "pcmcia_socket%u", socket->sock);
 
         /* base address = 0, map = 0 */
         socket->cis_mem.flags = 0;
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ static int pccardd(void *__skt)
         skt->ops->set_socket(skt, &skt->socket);
 
         /* register with the device core */
-        ret = class_device_register(&skt->dev);
+        ret = device_register(&skt->dev);
         if (ret) {
                 printk(KERN_WARNING "PCMCIA: unable to register socket 0x%p\n",
                         skt);
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ static int pccardd(void *__skt)
         remove_wait_queue(&skt->thread_wait, &wait);
 
         /* remove from the device core */
-        class_device_unregister(&skt->dev);
+        device_unregister(&skt->dev);
 
         return 0;
 }
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ int pcmcia_insert_card(struct pcmcia_socket *skt)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pcmcia_insert_card);
 
 
-static int pcmcia_socket_uevent(struct class_device *dev, char **envp,
+static int pcmcia_socket_uevent(struct device *dev, char **envp,
                                 int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size)
 {
         struct pcmcia_socket *s = container_of(dev, struct pcmcia_socket, dev);
@@ -930,8 +930,8 @@ static void pcmcia_release_socket_class(struct class *data)
 
 struct class pcmcia_socket_class = {
         .name = "pcmcia_socket",
-        .uevent = pcmcia_socket_uevent,
-        .release = pcmcia_release_socket,
+        .dev_uevent = pcmcia_socket_uevent,
+        .dev_release = pcmcia_release_socket,
         .class_release = pcmcia_release_socket_class,
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pcmcia_socket_class);
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/cs_internal.h b/drivers/pcmcia/cs_internal.h
index f573ea04db6f..9fa207e3c7b3 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/cs_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/cs_internal.h
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ struct pcmcia_callback{
 
 int pccard_register_pcmcia(struct pcmcia_socket *s, struct pcmcia_callback *c);
 
-#define cs_socket_name(skt)     ((skt)->dev.class_id)
+#define cs_socket_name(skt)     ((skt)->dev.bus_id)
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
 extern int cs_debug_level(int);
@@ -158,6 +158,6 @@ extern int cs_debug_level(int);
 #endif
 
 #define cs_err(skt, fmt, arg...) \
-        printk(KERN_ERR "cs: %s: " fmt, (skt)->dev.class_id , ## arg)
+        printk(KERN_ERR "cs: %s: " fmt, (skt)->dev.bus_id , ## arg)
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_CS_INTERNAL_H */
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
index 7355eb455a88..18e111e12339 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ struct pcmcia_device * pcmcia_device_add(struct pcmcia_socket *s, unsigned int f
         p_dev->func   = function;
 
         p_dev->dev.bus = &pcmcia_bus_type;
-        p_dev->dev.parent = s->dev.dev;
+        p_dev->dev.parent = s->dev.parent;
         p_dev->dev.release = pcmcia_release_dev;
         bus_id_len = sprintf (p_dev->dev.bus_id, "%d.%d", p_dev->socket->sock, p_dev->device_no);
 
@@ -1328,10 +1328,10 @@ static struct pcmcia_callback pcmcia_bus_callback = {
         .resume = pcmcia_bus_resume,
 };
 
-static int __devinit pcmcia_bus_add_socket(struct class_device *class_dev,
+static int __devinit pcmcia_bus_add_socket(struct device *dev,
                                            struct class_interface *class_intf)
 {
-        struct pcmcia_socket *socket = class_get_devdata(class_dev);
+        struct pcmcia_socket *socket = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
         int ret;
 
         socket = pcmcia_get_socket(socket);
@@ -1364,10 +1364,10 @@ static int __devinit pcmcia_bus_add_socket(struct class_device *class_dev,
         return 0;
 }
 
-static void pcmcia_bus_remove_socket(struct class_device *class_dev,
+static void pcmcia_bus_remove_socket(struct device *dev,
                                      struct class_interface *class_intf)
 {
-        struct pcmcia_socket *socket = class_get_devdata(class_dev);
+        struct pcmcia_socket *socket = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
         if (!socket)
                 return;
@@ -1389,8 +1389,8 @@ static void pcmcia_bus_remove_socket(struct class_device *class_dev,
 /* the pcmcia_bus_interface is used to handle pcmcia socket devices */
 static struct class_interface pcmcia_bus_interface = {
         .class = &pcmcia_socket_class,
-        .add = &pcmcia_bus_add_socket,
-        .remove = &pcmcia_bus_remove_socket,
+        .add_dev = &pcmcia_bus_add_socket,
+        .remove_dev = &pcmcia_bus_remove_socket,
 };
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/i82092.c b/drivers/pcmcia/i82092.c
index c2ea07aa7a12..df21e2d16f87 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/i82092.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/i82092.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static int __devinit i82092aa_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_de
         pci_set_drvdata(dev, &sockets[i].socket);
 
         for (i = 0; i<socket_count; i++) {
-                sockets[i].socket.dev.dev = &dev->dev;
+                sockets[i].socket.dev.parent = &dev->dev;
                 sockets[i].socket.ops = &i82092aa_operations;
                 sockets[i].socket.resource_ops = &pccard_nonstatic_ops;
                 ret = pcmcia_register_socket(&sockets[i].socket);
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/i82365.c b/drivers/pcmcia/i82365.c
index ea74f98a7350..72ff2f615b33 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/i82365.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/i82365.c
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ static int __init init_i82365(void)
     
     /* register sockets with the pcmcia core */
     for (i = 0; i < sockets; i++) {
-            socket[i].socket.dev.dev = &i82365_device->dev;
+            socket[i].socket.dev.parent = &i82365_device->dev;
             socket[i].socket.ops = &pcic_operations;
             socket[i].socket.resource_ops = &pccard_nonstatic_ops;
             socket[i].socket.owner = THIS_MODULE;
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_ioctl.c b/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_ioctl.c
index 327372b7a54e..88494149e910 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_ioctl.c
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ typedef struct user_info_t {
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
 extern int ds_pc_debug;
-#define cs_socket_name(skt)    ((skt)->dev.class_id)
 
 #define ds_dbg(lvl, fmt, arg...) do {           \
         if (ds_pc_debug >= lvl)                         \
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_resource.c b/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_resource.c
index b9201c2ec38b..0ce39de834c4 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_resource.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_resource.c
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ static u8 pcmcia_used_irq[NR_IRQS];
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
 extern int ds_pc_debug;
-#define cs_socket_name(skt)    ((skt)->dev.class_id)
 
 #define ds_dbg(skt, lvl, fmt, arg...) do {                      \
         if (ds_pc_debug >= lvl)                                 \
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/pd6729.c b/drivers/pcmcia/pd6729.c
index 360c24896548..dd0ddf19ee57 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/pd6729.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/pd6729.c
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ static int __devinit pd6729_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *dev,
 
                 socket[i].socket.ops = &pd6729_operations;
                 socket[i].socket.resource_ops = &pccard_nonstatic_ops;
-                socket[i].socket.dev.dev = &dev->dev;
+                socket[i].socket.dev.parent = &dev->dev;
                 socket[i].socket.driver_data = &socket[i];
         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/rsrc_nonstatic.c b/drivers/pcmcia/rsrc_nonstatic.c
index c3176b16b7be..bfcaad6021cf 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/rsrc_nonstatic.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/rsrc_nonstatic.c
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ static int nonstatic_adjust_io_region(struct resource *res, unsigned long r_star
 static struct resource *nonstatic_find_io_region(unsigned long base, int num,
                    unsigned long align, struct pcmcia_socket *s)
 {
-        struct resource *res = make_resource(0, num, IORESOURCE_IO, s->dev.class_id);
+        struct resource *res = make_resource(0, num, IORESOURCE_IO, s->dev.bus_id);
         struct socket_data *s_data = s->resource_data;
         struct pcmcia_align_data data;
         unsigned long min = base;
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ static struct resource *nonstatic_find_io_region(unsigned long base, int num,
 static struct resource * nonstatic_find_mem_region(u_long base, u_long num,
                 u_long align, int low, struct pcmcia_socket *s)
 {
-        struct resource *res = make_resource(0, num, IORESOURCE_MEM, s->dev.class_id);
+        struct resource *res = make_resource(0, num, IORESOURCE_MEM, s->dev.bus_id);
         struct socket_data *s_data = s->resource_data;
         struct pcmcia_align_data data;
         unsigned long min, max;
@@ -897,9 +897,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(pccard_nonstatic_ops);
 
 /* sysfs interface to the resource database */
 
-static ssize_t show_io_db(struct class_device *class_dev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t show_io_db(struct device *dev,
+                          struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
-        struct pcmcia_socket *s = class_get_devdata(class_dev);
+        struct pcmcia_socket *s = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
         struct socket_data *data;
         struct resource_map *p;
         ssize_t ret = 0;
@@ -920,9 +921,11 @@ static ssize_t show_io_db(struct class_device *class_dev, char *buf)
         return (ret);
 }
 
-static ssize_t store_io_db(struct class_device *class_dev, const char *buf, size_t count)
+static ssize_t store_io_db(struct device *dev,
+                           struct device_attribute *attr,
+                           const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
-        struct pcmcia_socket *s = class_get_devdata(class_dev);
+        struct pcmcia_socket *s = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
         unsigned long start_addr, end_addr;
         unsigned int add = ADD_MANAGED_RESOURCE;
         ssize_t ret = 0;
@@ -947,11 +950,12 @@ static ssize_t store_io_db(struct class_device *class_dev, const char *buf, size
 
         return ret ? ret : count;
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(available_resources_io, 0600, show_io_db, store_io_db);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(available_resources_io, 0600, show_io_db, store_io_db);
 
-static ssize_t show_mem_db(struct class_device *class_dev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t show_mem_db(struct device *dev,
+                           struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
-        struct pcmcia_socket *s = class_get_devdata(class_dev);
+        struct pcmcia_socket *s = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
         struct socket_data *data;
         struct resource_map *p;
         ssize_t ret = 0;
@@ -972,9 +976,11 @@ static ssize_t show_mem_db(struct class_device *class_dev, char *buf)
         return (ret);
 }
 
-static ssize_t store_mem_db(struct class_device *class_dev, const char *buf, size_t count)
+static ssize_t store_mem_db(struct device *dev,
+                            struct device_attribute *attr,
+                            const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
-        struct pcmcia_socket *s = class_get_devdata(class_dev);
+        struct pcmcia_socket *s = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
         unsigned long start_addr, end_addr;
         unsigned int add = ADD_MANAGED_RESOURCE;
         ssize_t ret = 0;
@@ -999,25 +1005,25 @@ static ssize_t store_mem_db(struct class_device *class_dev, const char *buf, siz
 
         return ret ? ret : count;
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(available_resources_mem, 0600, show_mem_db, store_mem_db);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(available_resources_mem, 0600, show_mem_db, store_mem_db);
 
-static struct class_device_attribute *pccard_rsrc_attributes[] = {
-        &class_device_attr_available_resources_io,
-        &class_device_attr_available_resources_mem,
+static struct device_attribute *pccard_rsrc_attributes[] = {
+        &dev_attr_available_resources_io,
+        &dev_attr_available_resources_mem,
         NULL,
 };
 
-static int __devinit pccard_sysfs_add_rsrc(struct class_device *class_dev,
+static int __devinit pccard_sysfs_add_rsrc(struct device *dev,
                                            struct class_interface *class_intf)
 {
-        struct pcmcia_socket *s = class_get_devdata(class_dev);
-        struct class_device_attribute **attr;
+        struct pcmcia_socket *s = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+        struct device_attribute **attr;
         int ret = 0;
         if (s->resource_ops != &pccard_nonstatic_ops)
                 return 0;
 
         for (attr = pccard_rsrc_attributes; *attr; attr++) {
-                ret = class_device_create_file(class_dev, *attr);
+                ret = device_create_file(dev, *attr);
                 if (ret)
                         break;
         }
@@ -1025,23 +1031,23 @@ static int __devinit pccard_sysfs_add_rsrc(struct class_device *class_dev,
         return ret;
 }
 
-static void __devexit pccard_sysfs_remove_rsrc(struct class_device *class_dev,
+static void __devexit pccard_sysfs_remove_rsrc(struct device *dev,
                                                struct class_interface *class_intf)
 {
-        struct pcmcia_socket *s = class_get_devdata(class_dev);
-        struct class_device_attribute **attr;
+        struct pcmcia_socket *s = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+        struct device_attribute **attr;
 
         if (s->resource_ops != &pccard_nonstatic_ops)
                 return;
 
         for (attr = pccard_rsrc_attributes; *attr; attr++)
-                class_device_remove_file(class_dev, *attr);
+                device_remove_file(dev, *attr);
 }
 
 static struct class_interface pccard_rsrc_interface = {
         .class = &pcmcia_socket_class,
-        .add = &pccard_sysfs_add_rsrc,
-        .remove = __devexit_p(&pccard_sysfs_remove_rsrc),
+        .add_dev = &pccard_sysfs_add_rsrc,
+        .remove_dev = __devexit_p(&pccard_sysfs_remove_rsrc),
 };
 
 static int __init nonstatic_sysfs_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/soc_common.c b/drivers/pcmcia/soc_common.c
index e433704e026a..d2a3bea55de2 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/soc_common.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/soc_common.c
@@ -478,10 +478,10 @@ dump_bits(char **p, const char *prefix, unsigned int val, struct bittbl *bits, i
  *
  * Returns: the number of characters added to the buffer
  */
-static ssize_t show_status(struct class_device *class_dev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t show_status(struct device *dev, char *buf)
 {
         struct soc_pcmcia_socket *skt =
-                container_of(class_dev, struct soc_pcmcia_socket, socket.dev);
+                container_of(dev, struct soc_pcmcia_socket, socket.dev);
         char *p = buf;
 
         p+=sprintf(p, "slot     : %d\n", skt->nr);
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ int soc_common_drv_pcmcia_probe(struct device *dev, struct pcmcia_low_level *ops
 
                 add_timer(&skt->poll_timer);
 
-                class_device_create_file(&skt->socket.dev, &class_device_attr_status);
+                device_create_file(&skt->socket.dev, &device_attr_status);
         }
 
         dev_set_drvdata(dev, sinfo);
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/socket_sysfs.c b/drivers/pcmcia/socket_sysfs.c
index b005602d6b53..ea5765c3bdc0 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/socket_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/socket_sysfs.c
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
 
 #define to_socket(_dev) container_of(_dev, struct pcmcia_socket, dev)
 
-static ssize_t pccard_show_type(struct class_device *dev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t pccard_show_type(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                char *buf)
 {
         struct pcmcia_socket *s = to_socket(dev);
 
@@ -50,9 +51,10 @@ static ssize_t pccard_show_type(struct class_device *dev, char *buf)
                 return sprintf(buf, "32-bit\n");
         return sprintf(buf, "16-bit\n");
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(card_type, 0444, pccard_show_type, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(card_type, 0444, pccard_show_type, NULL);
 
-static ssize_t pccard_show_voltage(struct class_device *dev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t pccard_show_voltage(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                   char *buf)
 {
         struct pcmcia_socket *s = to_socket(dev);
 
@@ -63,28 +65,31 @@ static ssize_t pccard_show_voltage(struct class_device *dev, char *buf)
                                s->socket.Vcc % 10);
         return sprintf(buf, "X.XV\n");
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(card_voltage, 0444, pccard_show_voltage, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(card_voltage, 0444, pccard_show_voltage, NULL);
 
-static ssize_t pccard_show_vpp(struct class_device *dev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t pccard_show_vpp(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+                               char *buf)
 {
         struct pcmcia_socket *s = to_socket(dev);
         if (!(s->state & SOCKET_PRESENT))
                 return -ENODEV;
         return sprintf(buf, "%d.%dV\n", s->socket.Vpp / 10, s->socket.Vpp % 10);
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(card_vpp, 0444, pccard_show_vpp, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(card_vpp, 0444, pccard_show_vpp, NULL);
 
-static ssize_t pccard_show_vcc(struct class_device *dev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t pccard_show_vcc(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+                               char *buf)
 {
         struct pcmcia_socket *s = to_socket(dev);
         if (!(s->state & SOCKET_PRESENT))
                 return -ENODEV;
         return sprintf(buf, "%d.%dV\n", s->socket.Vcc / 10, s->socket.Vcc % 10);
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(card_vcc, 0444, pccard_show_vcc, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(card_vcc, 0444, pccard_show_vcc, NULL);
 
 
-static ssize_t pccard_store_insert(struct class_device *dev, const char *buf, size_t count)
+static ssize_t pccard_store_insert(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                   const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
         ssize_t ret;
         struct pcmcia_socket *s = to_socket(dev);
@@ -96,16 +101,20 @@ static ssize_t pccard_store_insert(struct class_device *dev, const char *buf, si
 
         return ret ? ret : count;
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(card_insert, 0200, NULL, pccard_store_insert);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(card_insert, 0200, NULL, pccard_store_insert);
 
 
-static ssize_t pccard_show_card_pm_state(struct class_device *dev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t pccard_show_card_pm_state(struct device *dev,
+                                         struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                         char *buf)
 {
         struct pcmcia_socket *s = to_socket(dev);
         return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", s->state & SOCKET_SUSPEND ? "off" : "on");
 }
 
-static ssize_t pccard_store_card_pm_state(struct class_device *dev, const char *buf, size_t count)
+static ssize_t pccard_store_card_pm_state(struct device *dev,
+                                          struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                          const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
         ssize_t ret = -EINVAL;
         struct pcmcia_socket *s = to_socket(dev);
@@ -120,9 +129,11 @@ static ssize_t pccard_store_card_pm_state(struct class_device *dev, const char *
 
         return ret ? -ENODEV : count;
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(card_pm_state, 0644, pccard_show_card_pm_state, pccard_store_card_pm_state);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(card_pm_state, 0644, pccard_show_card_pm_state, pccard_store_card_pm_state);
 
-static ssize_t pccard_store_eject(struct class_device *dev, const char *buf, size_t count)
+static ssize_t pccard_store_eject(struct device *dev,
+                                  struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                  const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
         ssize_t ret;
         struct pcmcia_socket *s = to_socket(dev);
@@ -134,16 +145,20 @@ static ssize_t pccard_store_eject(struct class_device *dev, const char *buf, siz
 
         return ret ? ret : count;
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(card_eject, 0200, NULL, pccard_store_eject);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(card_eject, 0200, NULL, pccard_store_eject);
 
 
-static ssize_t pccard_show_irq_mask(struct class_device *dev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t pccard_show_irq_mask(struct device *dev,
+                                    struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                    char *buf)
 {
         struct pcmcia_socket *s = to_socket(dev);
         return sprintf(buf, "0x%04x\n", s->irq_mask);
 }
 
-static ssize_t pccard_store_irq_mask(struct class_device *dev, const char *buf, size_t count)
+static ssize_t pccard_store_irq_mask(struct device *dev,
+                                     struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                     const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
         ssize_t ret;
         struct pcmcia_socket *s = to_socket(dev);
@@ -161,16 +176,19 @@ static ssize_t pccard_store_irq_mask(struct class_device *dev, const char *buf,
 
         return ret ? ret : count;
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(card_irq_mask, 0600, pccard_show_irq_mask, pccard_store_irq_mask);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(card_irq_mask, 0600, pccard_show_irq_mask, pccard_store_irq_mask);
 
 
-static ssize_t pccard_show_resource(struct class_device *dev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t pccard_show_resource(struct device *dev,
+                                    struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
         struct pcmcia_socket *s = to_socket(dev);
         return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", s->resource_setup_done ? "yes" : "no");
 }
 
-static ssize_t pccard_store_resource(struct class_device *dev, const char *buf, size_t count)
+static ssize_t pccard_store_resource(struct device *dev,
+                                     struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                     const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
         unsigned long flags;
         struct pcmcia_socket *s = to_socket(dev);
@@ -196,7 +214,7 @@ static ssize_t pccard_store_resource(struct class_device *dev, const char *buf,
 
         return count;
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(available_resources_setup_done, 0600, pccard_show_resource, pccard_store_resource);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(available_resources_setup_done, 0600, pccard_show_resource, pccard_store_resource);
 
 
 static ssize_t pccard_extract_cis(struct pcmcia_socket *s, char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
@@ -279,7 +297,7 @@ static ssize_t pccard_show_cis(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off, size
                 if (off + count > size)
                         count = size - off;
 
-                s = to_socket(container_of(kobj, struct class_device, kobj));
+                s = to_socket(container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj));
 
                 if (!(s->state & SOCKET_PRESENT))
                         return -ENODEV;
@@ -296,7 +314,7 @@ static ssize_t pccard_show_cis(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off, size
 
 static ssize_t pccard_store_cis(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
-        struct pcmcia_socket *s = to_socket(container_of(kobj, struct class_device, kobj));
+        struct pcmcia_socket *s = to_socket(container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj));
         cisdump_t *cis;
         int error;
 
@@ -335,16 +353,16 @@ static ssize_t pccard_store_cis(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf, loff_t off, siz
 }
 
 
-static struct class_device_attribute *pccard_socket_attributes[] = {
-        &class_device_attr_card_type,
-        &class_device_attr_card_voltage,
-        &class_device_attr_card_vpp,
-        &class_device_attr_card_vcc,
-        &class_device_attr_card_insert,
-        &class_device_attr_card_pm_state,
-        &class_device_attr_card_eject,
-        &class_device_attr_card_irq_mask,
-        &class_device_attr_available_resources_setup_done,
+static struct device_attribute *pccard_socket_attributes[] = {
+        &dev_attr_card_type,
+        &dev_attr_card_voltage,
+        &dev_attr_card_vpp,
+        &dev_attr_card_vcc,
+        &dev_attr_card_insert,
+        &dev_attr_card_pm_state,
+        &dev_attr_card_eject,
+        &dev_attr_card_irq_mask,
+        &dev_attr_available_resources_setup_done,
         NULL,
 };
 
@@ -355,35 +373,35 @@ static struct bin_attribute pccard_cis_attr = {
         .write = pccard_store_cis,
 };
 
-static int __devinit pccard_sysfs_add_socket(struct class_device *class_dev,
+static int __devinit pccard_sysfs_add_socket(struct device *dev,
                                              struct class_interface *class_intf)
 {
-        struct class_device_attribute **attr;
+        struct device_attribute **attr;
         int ret = 0;
 
         for (attr = pccard_socket_attributes; *attr; attr++) {
-                ret = class_device_create_file(class_dev, *attr);
+                ret = device_create_file(dev, *attr);
                 if (ret)
                         break;
         }
         if (!ret)
-                ret = sysfs_create_bin_file(&class_dev->kobj, &pccard_cis_attr);
+                ret = sysfs_create_bin_file(&dev->kobj, &pccard_cis_attr);
 
         return ret;
 }
 
-static void __devexit pccard_sysfs_remove_socket(struct class_device *class_dev,
+static void __devexit pccard_sysfs_remove_socket(struct device *dev,
                                                  struct class_interface *class_intf)
 {
-        struct class_device_attribute **attr;
+        struct device_attribute **attr;
 
-        sysfs_remove_bin_file(&class_dev->kobj, &pccard_cis_attr);
+        sysfs_remove_bin_file(&dev->kobj, &pccard_cis_attr);
         for (attr = pccard_socket_attributes; *attr; attr++)
-                class_device_remove_file(class_dev, *attr);
+                device_remove_file(dev, *attr);
 }
 
 struct class_interface pccard_sysfs_interface = {
         .class = &pcmcia_socket_class,
-        .add = &pccard_sysfs_add_socket,
-        .remove = __devexit_p(&pccard_sysfs_remove_socket),
+        .add_dev = &pccard_sysfs_add_socket,
+        .remove_dev = __devexit_p(&pccard_sysfs_remove_socket),
 };
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/tcic.c b/drivers/pcmcia/tcic.c
index 2d2f415f80a8..c158cf38b9dd 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/tcic.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/tcic.c
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ static int __init init_tcic(void)
     for (i = 0; i < sockets; i++) {
             socket_table[i].socket.ops = &tcic_operations;
             socket_table[i].socket.resource_ops = &pccard_nonstatic_ops;
-            socket_table[i].socket.dev.dev = &tcic_device.dev;
+            socket_table[i].socket.dev.parent = &tcic_device.dev;
             ret = pcmcia_register_socket(&socket_table[i].socket);
             if (ret && i)
                     pcmcia_unregister_socket(&socket_table[0].socket);
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/yenta_socket.c b/drivers/pcmcia/yenta_socket.c
index da471bddc972..a61d768f6e0e 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/yenta_socket.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/yenta_socket.c
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ static int __devinit yenta_probe (struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_i
         /* prepare pcmcia_socket */
         socket->socket.ops = &yenta_socket_operations;
         socket->socket.resource_ops = &pccard_nonstatic_ops;
-        socket->socket.dev.dev = &dev->dev;
+        socket->socket.dev.parent = &dev->dev;
         socket->socket.driver_data = socket;
         socket->socket.owner = THIS_MODULE;
         socket->socket.features = SS_CAP_PAGE_REGS | SS_CAP_PCCARD;
diff --git a/drivers/spi/pxa2xx_spi.c b/drivers/spi/pxa2xx_spi.c
index 8b41f9cc2560..dccdc50b0296 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/pxa2xx_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/pxa2xx_spi.c
@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@ static int init_queue(struct driver_data *drv_data)
 
         INIT_WORK(&drv_data->pump_messages, pump_messages);
         drv_data->workqueue = create_singlethread_workqueue(
-                                        drv_data->master->cdev.dev->bus_id);
+                                        drv_data->master->dev.parent->bus_id);
         if (drv_data->workqueue == NULL)
                 return -EBUSY;
 
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index 6307428d2c94..35d8c01b42ac 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ struct spi_device *__init_or_module
 spi_new_device(struct spi_master *master, struct spi_board_info *chip)
 {
         struct spi_device       *proxy;
-        struct device           *dev = master->cdev.dev;
+        struct device           *dev = &master->dev;
         int                     status;
 
         /* NOTE:  caller did any chip->bus_num checks necessary */
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ spi_new_device(struct spi_master *master, struct spi_board_info *chip)
         proxy->modalias = chip->modalias;
 
         snprintf(proxy->dev.bus_id, sizeof proxy->dev.bus_id,
-                        "%s.%u", master->cdev.class_id,
+                        "%s.%u", master->dev.bus_id,
                         chip->chip_select);
         proxy->dev.parent = dev;
         proxy->dev.bus = &spi_bus_type;
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ static void __init_or_module
 scan_boardinfo(struct spi_master *master)
 {
         struct boardinfo        *bi;
-        struct device           *dev = master->cdev.dev;
+        struct device           *dev = master->dev.parent;
 
         down(&board_lock);
         list_for_each_entry(bi, &board_list, list) {
@@ -319,18 +319,18 @@ scan_boardinfo(struct spi_master *master)
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-static void spi_master_release(struct class_device *cdev)
+static void spi_master_release(struct device *dev)
 {
         struct spi_master *master;
 
-        master = container_of(cdev, struct spi_master, cdev);
+        master = container_of(dev, struct spi_master, dev);
         kfree(master);
 }
 
 static struct class spi_master_class = {
         .name           = "spi_master",
         .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
-        .release        = spi_master_release,
+        .dev_release    = spi_master_release,
 };
 
 
@@ -364,9 +364,9 @@ spi_alloc_master(struct device *dev, unsigned size)
         if (!master)
                 return NULL;
 
-        class_device_initialize(&master->cdev);
-        master->cdev.class = &spi_master_class;
-        master->cdev.dev = get_device(dev);
+        device_initialize(&master->dev);
+        master->dev.class = &spi_master_class;
+        master->dev.parent = get_device(dev);
         spi_master_set_devdata(master, &master[1]);
 
         return master;
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ int __init_or_module
 spi_register_master(struct spi_master *master)
 {
         static atomic_t         dyn_bus_id = ATOMIC_INIT((1<<16) - 1);
-        struct device           *dev = master->cdev.dev;
+        struct device           *dev = master->dev.parent;
         int                     status = -ENODEV;
         int                     dynamic = 0;
 
@@ -412,12 +412,12 @@ spi_register_master(struct spi_master *master)
         /* register the device, then userspace will see it.
          * registration fails if the bus ID is in use.
          */
-        snprintf(master->cdev.class_id, sizeof master->cdev.class_id,
+        snprintf(master->dev.bus_id, sizeof master->dev.bus_id,
                 "spi%u", master->bus_num);
-        status = class_device_add(&master->cdev);
+        status = device_add(&master->dev);
         if (status < 0)
                 goto done;
-        dev_dbg(dev, "registered master %s%s\n", master->cdev.class_id,
+        dev_dbg(dev, "registered master %s%s\n", master->dev.bus_id,
                         dynamic ? " (dynamic)" : "");
 
         /* populate children from any spi device tables */
@@ -449,8 +449,8 @@ void spi_unregister_master(struct spi_master *master)
 {
         int dummy;
 
-        dummy = device_for_each_child(master->cdev.dev, NULL, __unregister);
-        class_device_unregister(&master->cdev);
+        dummy = device_for_each_child(&master->dev, NULL, __unregister);
+        device_unregister(&master->dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spi_unregister_master);
 
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ struct spi_master *spi_busnum_to_master(u16 bus_num)
 
         down(&spi_master_class.sem);
         list_for_each_entry(cdev, &spi_master_class.children, node) {
-                m = container_of(cdev, struct spi_master, cdev);
+                m = container_of(cdev, struct spi_master, dev.kobj);
                 if (m->bus_num == bus_num) {
                         master = spi_master_get(m);
                         break;
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_bitbang.c b/drivers/spi/spi_bitbang.c
index 57289b61d0be..4638e6c83715 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_bitbang.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_bitbang.c
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ int spi_bitbang_start(struct spi_bitbang *bitbang)
         /* this task is the only thing to touch the SPI bits */
         bitbang->busy = 0;
         bitbang->workqueue = create_singlethread_workqueue(
-                        bitbang->master->cdev.dev->bus_id);
+                        bitbang->master->dev.parent->bus_id);
         if (bitbang->workqueue == NULL) {
                 status = -EBUSY;
                 goto err1;
@@ -513,14 +513,14 @@ int spi_bitbang_stop(struct spi_bitbang *bitbang)
         while (!list_empty(&bitbang->queue) && limit--) {
                 spin_unlock_irq(&bitbang->lock);
 
-                dev_dbg(bitbang->master->cdev.dev, "wait for queue\n");
+                dev_dbg(&bitbang->master->dev, "wait for queue\n");
                 msleep(10);
 
                 spin_lock_irq(&bitbang->lock);
         }
         spin_unlock_irq(&bitbang->lock);
         if (!list_empty(&bitbang->queue)) {
-                dev_err(bitbang->master->cdev.dev, "queue didn't empty\n");
+                dev_err(&bitbang->master->dev, "queue didn't empty\n");
                 return -EBUSY;
         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_butterfly.c b/drivers/spi/spi_butterfly.c
index 312987a03210..31b7970ae463 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_butterfly.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_butterfly.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ static void butterfly_attach(struct parport *p)
          * and no way to be selective about what it binds to.
          */
 
-        /* FIXME where should master->cdev.dev come from?
+        /* FIXME where should master->dev.parent come from?
          * e.g. /sys/bus/pnp0/00:0b, some PCI thing, etc
          * setting up a platform device like this is an ugly kluge...
          */
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ static void butterfly_detach(struct parport *p)
         butterfly = NULL;
 
         /* stop() unregisters child devices too */
-        pdev = to_platform_device(pp->bitbang.master->cdev.dev);
+        pdev = to_platform_device(pp->bitbang.master->dev.parent);
         status = spi_bitbang_stop(&pp->bitbang);
 
         /* turn off VCC */
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
index d6eb5ce1dd1d..d505926aa9cc 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
@@ -750,7 +750,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_deregister_device_driver);
  * usb_register_dev() to enable that functionality.  This function no longer
  * takes care of that.
  */
-int usb_register_driver(struct usb_driver *new_driver, struct module *owner)
+int usb_register_driver(struct usb_driver *new_driver, struct module *owner,
+                        const char *mod_name)
 {
         int retval = 0;
 
@@ -763,6 +764,7 @@ int usb_register_driver(struct usb_driver *new_driver, struct module *owner)
         new_driver->drvwrap.driver.probe = usb_probe_interface;
         new_driver->drvwrap.driver.remove = usb_unbind_interface;
         new_driver->drvwrap.driver.owner = owner;
+        new_driver->drvwrap.driver.mod_name = mod_name;
         spin_lock_init(&new_driver->dynids.lock);
         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&new_driver->dynids.list);
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/input/hid-lgff.c b/drivers/usb/input/hid-lgff.c
index e47466268565..4f4fc3be192e 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/input/hid-lgff.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/input/hid-lgff.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include <linux/hid.h>
 #include "usbhid.h"
 
-struct device_type {
+struct dev_type {
         u16 idVendor;
         u16 idProduct;
         const signed short *ff;
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static const signed short ff_joystick[] = {
         -1
 };
 
-static const struct device_type devices[] = {
+static const struct dev_type devices[] = {
         { 0x046d, 0xc211, ff_rumble },
         { 0x046d, 0xc219, ff_rumble },
         { 0x046d, 0xc283, ff_joystick },
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/bin.c b/fs/sysfs/bin.c
index e8f540d38d48..d3b9f5f07db1 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/bin.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/bin.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
+#include <asm/semaphore.h>
 
 #include "sysfs.h"
 
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ static int open(struct inode * inode, struct file * file)
  Error:
         module_put(attr->attr.owner);
  Done:
-        if (error && kobj)
+        if (error)
                 kobject_put(kobj);
         return error;
 }
@@ -157,8 +158,7 @@ static int release(struct inode * inode, struct file * file)
         struct bin_attribute * attr = to_bin_attr(file->f_path.dentry);
         u8 * buffer = file->private_data;
 
-        if (kobj) 
-                kobject_put(kobj);
+        kobject_put(kobj);
         module_put(attr->attr.owner);
         kfree(buffer);
         return 0;
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/dir.c b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
index 511edef8b321..9dcdf556c99c 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/kobject.h>
 #include <linux/namei.h>
+#include <asm/semaphore.h>
 #include "sysfs.h"
 
 DECLARE_RWSEM(sysfs_rename_sem);
@@ -32,8 +33,7 @@ static struct dentry_operations sysfs_dentry_ops = {
 /*
  * Allocates a new sysfs_dirent and links it to the parent sysfs_dirent
  */
-static struct sysfs_dirent * sysfs_new_dirent(struct sysfs_dirent * parent_sd,
-                                                void * element)
+static struct sysfs_dirent * __sysfs_new_dirent(void * element)
 {
         struct sysfs_dirent * sd;
 
@@ -45,12 +45,28 @@ static struct sysfs_dirent * sysfs_new_dirent(struct sysfs_dirent * parent_sd,
         atomic_set(&sd->s_count, 1);
         atomic_set(&sd->s_event, 1);
         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sd->s_children);
-        list_add(&sd->s_sibling, &parent_sd->s_children);
+        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sd->s_sibling);
         sd->s_element = element;
 
         return sd;
 }
 
+static void __sysfs_list_dirent(struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd,
+                              struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
+{
+        if (sd)
+                list_add(&sd->s_sibling, &parent_sd->s_children);
+}
+
+static struct sysfs_dirent * sysfs_new_dirent(struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd,
+                                                void * element)
+{
+        struct sysfs_dirent *sd;
+        sd = __sysfs_new_dirent(element);
+        __sysfs_list_dirent(parent_sd, sd);
+        return sd;
+}
+
 /*
  *
  * Return -EEXIST if there is already a sysfs element with the same name for
@@ -77,14 +93,14 @@ int sysfs_dirent_exist(struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd,
 }
 
 
-int sysfs_make_dirent(struct sysfs_dirent * parent_sd, struct dentry * dentry,
-                        void * element, umode_t mode, int type)
+static struct sysfs_dirent *
+__sysfs_make_dirent(struct dentry *dentry, void *element, mode_t mode, int type)
 {
         struct sysfs_dirent * sd;
 
-        sd = sysfs_new_dirent(parent_sd, element);
+        sd = __sysfs_new_dirent(element);
         if (!sd)
-                return -ENOMEM;
+                goto out;
 
         sd->s_mode = mode;
         sd->s_type = type;
@@ -94,7 +110,19 @@ int sysfs_make_dirent(struct sysfs_dirent * parent_sd, struct dentry * dentry,
                 dentry->d_op = &sysfs_dentry_ops;
         }
 
-        return 0;
+out:
+        return sd;
+}
+
+int sysfs_make_dirent(struct sysfs_dirent * parent_sd, struct dentry * dentry,
+                        void * element, umode_t mode, int type)
+{
+        struct sysfs_dirent *sd;
+
+        sd = __sysfs_make_dirent(dentry, element, mode, type);
+        __sysfs_list_dirent(parent_sd, sd);
+
+        return sd ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
 }
 
 static int init_dir(struct inode * inode)
@@ -165,11 +193,11 @@ int sysfs_create_subdir(struct kobject * k, const char * n, struct dentry ** d)
 
 /**
  *      sysfs_create_dir - create a directory for an object.
- *      @parent:        parent parent object.
  *      @kobj:          object we're creating directory for. 
+ *      @shadow_parent: parent parent object.
  */
 
-int sysfs_create_dir(struct kobject * kobj)
+int sysfs_create_dir(struct kobject * kobj, struct dentry *shadow_parent)
 {
         struct dentry * dentry = NULL;
         struct dentry * parent;
@@ -177,7 +205,9 @@ int sysfs_create_dir(struct kobject * kobj)
 
         BUG_ON(!kobj);
 
-        if (kobj->parent)
+        if (shadow_parent)
+                parent = shadow_parent;
+        else if (kobj->parent)
                 parent = kobj->parent->dentry;
         else if (sysfs_mount && sysfs_mount->mnt_sb)
                 parent = sysfs_mount->mnt_sb->s_root;
@@ -298,21 +328,12 @@ void sysfs_remove_subdir(struct dentry * d)
 }
 
 
-/**
- *      sysfs_remove_dir - remove an object's directory.
- *      @kobj:  object. 
- *
- *      The only thing special about this is that we remove any files in 
- *      the directory before we remove the directory, and we've inlined
- *      what used to be sysfs_rmdir() below, instead of calling separately.
- */
-
-void sysfs_remove_dir(struct kobject * kobj)
+static void __sysfs_remove_dir(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-        struct dentry * dentry = dget(kobj->dentry);
         struct sysfs_dirent * parent_sd;
         struct sysfs_dirent * sd, * tmp;
 
+        dget(dentry);
         if (!dentry)
                 return;
 
@@ -333,32 +354,60 @@ void sysfs_remove_dir(struct kobject * kobj)
          * Drop reference from dget() on entrance.
          */
         dput(dentry);
+}
+
+/**
+ *      sysfs_remove_dir - remove an object's directory.
+ *      @kobj:  object.
+ *
+ *      The only thing special about this is that we remove any files in
+ *      the directory before we remove the directory, and we've inlined
+ *      what used to be sysfs_rmdir() below, instead of calling separately.
+ */
+
+void sysfs_remove_dir(struct kobject * kobj)
+{
+        __sysfs_remove_dir(kobj->dentry);
         kobj->dentry = NULL;
 }
 
-int sysfs_rename_dir(struct kobject * kobj, const char *new_name)
+int sysfs_rename_dir(struct kobject * kobj, struct dentry *new_parent,
+                     const char *new_name)
 {
         int error = 0;
-        struct dentry * new_dentry, * parent;
-
-        if (!strcmp(kobject_name(kobj), new_name))
-                return -EINVAL;
+        struct dentry * new_dentry;
 
-        if (!kobj->parent)
-                return -EINVAL;
+        if (!new_parent)
+                return -EFAULT;
 
         down_write(&sysfs_rename_sem);
-        parent = kobj->parent->dentry;
-
-        mutex_lock(&parent->d_inode->i_mutex);
+        mutex_lock(&new_parent->d_inode->i_mutex);
 
-        new_dentry = lookup_one_len(new_name, parent, strlen(new_name));
+        new_dentry = lookup_one_len(new_name, new_parent, strlen(new_name));
         if (!IS_ERR(new_dentry)) {
-                if (!new_dentry->d_inode) {
+                /* By allowing two different directories with the
+                 * same d_parent we allow this routine to move
+                 * between different shadows of the same directory
+                 */
+                if (kobj->dentry->d_parent->d_inode != new_parent->d_inode)
+                        return -EINVAL;
+                else if (new_dentry->d_parent->d_inode != new_parent->d_inode)
+                        error = -EINVAL;
+                else if (new_dentry == kobj->dentry)
+                        error = -EINVAL;
+                else if (!new_dentry->d_inode) {
                         error = kobject_set_name(kobj, "%s", new_name);
                         if (!error) {
+                                struct sysfs_dirent *sd, *parent_sd;
+
                                 d_add(new_dentry, NULL);
                                 d_move(kobj->dentry, new_dentry);
+
+                                sd = kobj->dentry->d_fsdata;
+                                parent_sd = new_parent->d_fsdata;
+
+                                list_del_init(&sd->s_sibling);
+                                list_add(&sd->s_sibling, &parent_sd->s_children);
                         }
                         else
                                 d_drop(new_dentry);
@@ -366,7 +415,7 @@ int sysfs_rename_dir(struct kobject * kobj, const char *new_name)
                         error = -EEXIST;
                 dput(new_dentry);
         }
-        mutex_unlock(&parent->d_inode->i_mutex);
+        mutex_unlock(&new_parent->d_inode->i_mutex);
         up_write(&sysfs_rename_sem);
 
         return error;
@@ -378,12 +427,10 @@ int sysfs_move_dir(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *new_parent)
         struct sysfs_dirent *new_parent_sd, *sd;
         int error;
 
-        if (!new_parent)
-                return -EINVAL;
-
         old_parent_dentry = kobj->parent ?
                 kobj->parent->dentry : sysfs_mount->mnt_sb->s_root;
-        new_parent_dentry = new_parent->dentry;
+        new_parent_dentry = new_parent ?
+                new_parent->dentry : sysfs_mount->mnt_sb->s_root;
 
 again:
         mutex_lock(&old_parent_dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
@@ -547,6 +594,95 @@ static loff_t sysfs_dir_lseek(struct file * file, loff_t offset, int origin)
         return offset;
 }
 
+
+/**
+ *      sysfs_make_shadowed_dir - Setup so a directory can be shadowed
+ *      @kobj:  object we're creating shadow of.
+ */
+
+int sysfs_make_shadowed_dir(struct kobject *kobj,
+        void * (*follow_link)(struct dentry *, struct nameidata *))
+{
+        struct inode *inode;
+        struct inode_operations *i_op;
+
+        inode = kobj->dentry->d_inode;
+        if (inode->i_op != &sysfs_dir_inode_operations)
+                return -EINVAL;
+
+        i_op = kmalloc(sizeof(*i_op), GFP_KERNEL);
+        if (!i_op)
+                return -ENOMEM;
+
+        memcpy(i_op, &sysfs_dir_inode_operations, sizeof(*i_op));
+        i_op->follow_link = follow_link;
+
+        /* Locking of inode->i_op?
+         * Since setting i_op is a single word write and they
+         * are atomic we should be ok here.
+         */
+        inode->i_op = i_op;
+        return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ *      sysfs_create_shadow_dir - create a shadow directory for an object.
+ *      @kobj:  object we're creating directory for.
+ *
+ *      sysfs_make_shadowed_dir must already have been called on this
+ *      directory.
+ */
+
+struct dentry *sysfs_create_shadow_dir(struct kobject *kobj)
+{
+        struct sysfs_dirent *sd;
+        struct dentry *parent, *dir, *shadow;
+        struct inode *inode;
+
+        dir = kobj->dentry;
+        inode = dir->d_inode;
+        parent = dir->d_parent;
+        shadow = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+        if (!sysfs_is_shadowed_inode(inode))
+                goto out;
+
+        shadow = d_alloc(parent, &dir->d_name);
+        if (!shadow)
+                goto nomem;
+
+        sd = __sysfs_make_dirent(shadow, kobj, inode->i_mode, SYSFS_DIR);
+        if (!sd)
+                goto nomem;
+
+        d_instantiate(shadow, igrab(inode));
+        inc_nlink(inode);
+        inc_nlink(parent->d_inode);
+        shadow->d_op = &sysfs_dentry_ops;
+
+        dget(shadow);           /* Extra count - pin the dentry in core */
+
+out:
+        return shadow;
+nomem:
+        dput(shadow);
+        shadow = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+        goto out;
+}
+
+/**
+ *      sysfs_remove_shadow_dir - remove an object's directory.
+ *      @shadow: dentry of shadow directory
+ *
+ *      The only thing special about this is that we remove any files in
+ *      the directory before we remove the directory, and we've inlined
+ *      what used to be sysfs_rmdir() below, instead of calling separately.
+ */
+
+void sysfs_remove_shadow_dir(struct dentry *shadow)
+{
+        __sysfs_remove_dir(shadow);
+}
+
 const struct file_operations sysfs_dir_operations = {
         .open           = sysfs_dir_open,
         .release        = sysfs_dir_close,
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index 9cfe53e1e00d..c0e117649a4d 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <linux/kobject.h>
 #include <linux/namei.h>
 #include <linux/poll.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/semaphore.h>
 
@@ -50,17 +51,29 @@ static struct sysfs_ops subsys_sysfs_ops = {
         .store  = subsys_attr_store,
 };
 
+/**
+ *      add_to_collection - add buffer to a collection
+ *      @buffer:        buffer to be added
+ *      @node           inode of set to add to
+ */
 
-struct sysfs_buffer {
-        size_t                  count;
-        loff_t                  pos;
-        char                    * page;
-        struct sysfs_ops        * ops;
-        struct semaphore        sem;
-        int                     needs_read_fill;
-        int                     event;
-};
+static inline void
+add_to_collection(struct sysfs_buffer *buffer, struct inode *node)
+{
+        struct sysfs_buffer_collection *set = node->i_private;
 
+        mutex_lock(&node->i_mutex);
+        list_add(&buffer->associates, &set->associates);
+        mutex_unlock(&node->i_mutex);
+}
+
+static inline void
+remove_from_collection(struct sysfs_buffer *buffer, struct inode *node)
+{
+        mutex_lock(&node->i_mutex);
+        list_del(&buffer->associates);
+        mutex_unlock(&node->i_mutex);
+}
 
 /**
  *      fill_read_buffer - allocate and fill buffer from object.
@@ -70,7 +83,8 @@ struct sysfs_buffer {
  *      Allocate @buffer->page, if it hasn't been already, then call the
  *      kobject's show() method to fill the buffer with this attribute's 
  *      data. 
- *      This is called only once, on the file's first read. 
+ *      This is called only once, on the file's first read unless an error
+ *      is returned.
  */
 static int fill_read_buffer(struct dentry * dentry, struct sysfs_buffer * buffer)
 {
@@ -88,12 +102,13 @@ static int fill_read_buffer(struct dentry * dentry, struct sysfs_buffer * buffer
 
         buffer->event = atomic_read(&sd->s_event);
         count = ops->show(kobj,attr,buffer->page);
-        buffer->needs_read_fill = 0;
         BUG_ON(count > (ssize_t)PAGE_SIZE);
-        if (count >= 0)
+        if (count >= 0) {
+                buffer->needs_read_fill = 0;
                 buffer->count = count;
-        else
+        } else {
                 ret = count;
+        }
         return ret;
 }
 
@@ -153,6 +168,10 @@ sysfs_read_file(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
         ssize_t retval = 0;
 
         down(&buffer->sem);
+        if (buffer->orphaned) {
+                retval = -ENODEV;
+                goto out;
+        }
         if (buffer->needs_read_fill) {
                 if ((retval = fill_read_buffer(file->f_path.dentry,buffer)))
                         goto out;
@@ -165,7 +184,6 @@ out:
         return retval;
 }
 
-
 /**
  *      fill_write_buffer - copy buffer from userspace.
  *      @buffer:        data buffer for file.
@@ -243,19 +261,25 @@ sysfs_write_file(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t
         ssize_t len;
 
         down(&buffer->sem);
+        if (buffer->orphaned) {
+                len = -ENODEV;
+                goto out;
+        }
         len = fill_write_buffer(buffer, buf, count);
         if (len > 0)
                 len = flush_write_buffer(file->f_path.dentry, buffer, len);
         if (len > 0)
                 *ppos += len;
+out:
         up(&buffer->sem);
         return len;
 }
 
-static int check_perm(struct inode * inode, struct file * file)
+static int sysfs_open_file(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
         struct kobject *kobj = sysfs_get_kobject(file->f_path.dentry->d_parent);
         struct attribute * attr = to_attr(file->f_path.dentry);
+        struct sysfs_buffer_collection *set;
         struct sysfs_buffer * buffer;
         struct sysfs_ops * ops = NULL;
         int error = 0;
@@ -285,6 +309,18 @@ static int check_perm(struct inode * inode, struct file * file)
         if (!ops)
                 goto Eaccess;
 
+        /* make sure we have a collection to add our buffers to */
+        mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
+        if (!(set = inode->i_private)) {
+                if (!(set = inode->i_private = kmalloc(sizeof(struct sysfs_buffer_collection), GFP_KERNEL))) {
+                        error = -ENOMEM;
+                        goto Done;
+                } else {
+                        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&set->associates);
+                }
+        }
+        mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
+
         /* File needs write support.
          * The inode's perms must say it's ok, 
          * and we must have a store method.
@@ -310,9 +346,11 @@ static int check_perm(struct inode * inode, struct file * file)
          */
         buffer = kzalloc(sizeof(struct sysfs_buffer), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (buffer) {
+                INIT_LIST_HEAD(&buffer->associates);
                 init_MUTEX(&buffer->sem);
                 buffer->needs_read_fill = 1;
                 buffer->ops = ops;
+                add_to_collection(buffer, inode);
                 file->private_data = buffer;
         } else
                 error = -ENOMEM;
@@ -325,16 +363,11 @@ static int check_perm(struct inode * inode, struct file * file)
         error = -EACCES;
         module_put(attr->owner);
  Done:
-        if (error && kobj)
+        if (error)
                 kobject_put(kobj);
         return error;
 }
 
-static int sysfs_open_file(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp)
-{
-        return check_perm(inode,filp);
-}
-
 static int sysfs_release(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp)
 {
         struct kobject * kobj = to_kobj(filp->f_path.dentry->d_parent);
@@ -342,8 +375,9 @@ static int sysfs_release(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp)
         struct module * owner = attr->owner;
         struct sysfs_buffer * buffer = filp->private_data;
 
-        if (kobj) 
-                kobject_put(kobj);
+        if (buffer)
+                remove_from_collection(buffer, inode);
+        kobject_put(kobj);
         /* After this point, attr should not be accessed. */
         module_put(owner);
 
@@ -548,7 +582,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_chmod_file);
 
 void sysfs_remove_file(struct kobject * kobj, const struct attribute * attr)
 {
-        sysfs_hash_and_remove(kobj->dentry,attr->name);
+        sysfs_hash_and_remove(kobj->dentry, attr->name);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/group.c b/fs/sysfs/group.c
index 122145b0895c..b20951c93761 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/group.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/group.c
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #include <linux/dcache.h>
 #include <linux/namei.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <asm/semaphore.h>
 #include "sysfs.h"
 
 
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/inode.c b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
index e79e38d52c00..542d2bcc73df 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/backing-dev.h>
 #include <linux/capability.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <asm/semaphore.h>
 #include "sysfs.h"
 
 extern struct super_block * sysfs_sb;
@@ -32,6 +33,16 @@ static struct inode_operations sysfs_inode_operations ={
         .setattr        = sysfs_setattr,
 };
 
+void sysfs_delete_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+        /* Free the shadowed directory inode operations */
+        if (sysfs_is_shadowed_inode(inode)) {
+                kfree(inode->i_op);
+                inode->i_op = NULL;
+        }
+        return generic_delete_inode(inode);
+}
+
 int sysfs_setattr(struct dentry * dentry, struct iattr * iattr)
 {
         struct inode * inode = dentry->d_inode;
@@ -209,6 +220,22 @@ const unsigned char * sysfs_get_name(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
         return NULL;
 }
 
+static inline void orphan_all_buffers(struct inode *node)
+{
+        struct sysfs_buffer_collection *set = node->i_private;
+        struct sysfs_buffer *buf;
+
+        mutex_lock_nested(&node->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_CHILD);
+        if (node->i_private) {
+                list_for_each_entry(buf, &set->associates, associates) {
+                        down(&buf->sem);
+                        buf->orphaned = 1;
+                        up(&buf->sem);
+                }
+        }
+        mutex_unlock(&node->i_mutex);
+}
+
 
 /*
  * Unhashes the dentry corresponding to given sysfs_dirent
@@ -217,16 +244,23 @@ const unsigned char * sysfs_get_name(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
 void sysfs_drop_dentry(struct sysfs_dirent * sd, struct dentry * parent)
 {
         struct dentry * dentry = sd->s_dentry;
+        struct inode *inode;
 
         if (dentry) {
                 spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
                 spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
                 if (!(d_unhashed(dentry) && dentry->d_inode)) {
+                        inode = dentry->d_inode;
+                        spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+                        __iget(inode);
+                        spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
                         dget_locked(dentry);
                         __d_drop(dentry);
                         spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
                         spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
                         simple_unlink(parent->d_inode, dentry);
+                        orphan_all_buffers(inode);
+                        iput(inode);
                 } else {
                         spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
                         spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
@@ -248,7 +282,7 @@ int sysfs_hash_and_remove(struct dentry * dir, const char * name)
                 return -ENOENT;
 
         parent_sd = dir->d_fsdata;
-        mutex_lock(&dir->d_inode->i_mutex);
+        mutex_lock_nested(&dir->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
         list_for_each_entry(sd, &parent_sd->s_children, s_sibling) {
                 if (!sd->s_element)
                         continue;
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/mount.c b/fs/sysfs/mount.c
index e503f858fba8..f6a87a824883 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/mount.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/mount.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <linux/mount.h>
 #include <linux/pagemap.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
+#include <asm/semaphore.h>
 
 #include "sysfs.h"
 
@@ -18,9 +19,12 @@ struct vfsmount *sysfs_mount;
 struct super_block * sysfs_sb = NULL;
 struct kmem_cache *sysfs_dir_cachep;
 
+static void sysfs_clear_inode(struct inode *inode);
+
 static struct super_operations sysfs_ops = {
         .statfs         = simple_statfs,
-        .drop_inode     = generic_delete_inode,
+        .drop_inode     = sysfs_delete_inode,
+        .clear_inode    = sysfs_clear_inode,
 };
 
 static struct sysfs_dirent sysfs_root = {
@@ -31,6 +35,11 @@ static struct sysfs_dirent sysfs_root = {
         .s_iattr        = NULL,
 };
 
+static void sysfs_clear_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+        kfree(inode->i_private);
+}
+
 static int sysfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 {
         struct inode *inode;
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/symlink.c b/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
index f50e3cc2ded8..4869f611192f 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/kobject.h>
 #include <linux/namei.h>
+#include <asm/semaphore.h>
 
 #include "sysfs.h"
 
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
index bd7cec295dab..fe1cbfd208ed 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
+++ b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 extern struct vfsmount * sysfs_mount;
 extern struct kmem_cache *sysfs_dir_cachep;
 
+extern void sysfs_delete_inode(struct inode *inode);
 extern struct inode * sysfs_new_inode(mode_t mode, struct sysfs_dirent *);
 extern int sysfs_create(struct dentry *, int mode, int (*init)(struct inode *));
 
@@ -33,6 +34,22 @@ struct sysfs_symlink {
         struct kobject * target_kobj;
 };
 
+struct sysfs_buffer {
+        struct list_head                associates;
+        size_t                          count;
+        loff_t                          pos;
+        char                            * page;
+        struct sysfs_ops                * ops;
+        struct semaphore                sem;
+        int                             orphaned;
+        int                             needs_read_fill;
+        int                             event;
+};
+
+struct sysfs_buffer_collection {
+        struct list_head        associates;
+};
+
 static inline struct kobject * to_kobj(struct dentry * dentry)
 {
         struct sysfs_dirent * sd = dentry->d_fsdata;
@@ -96,3 +113,7 @@ static inline void sysfs_put(struct sysfs_dirent * sd)
                 release_sysfs_dirent(sd);
 }
 
+static inline int sysfs_is_shadowed_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+        return S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) && inode->i_op->follow_link;
+}
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index f44247fe8135..5ca1cdba563a 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ struct device_driver {
         struct klist_node       knode_bus;
 
         struct module           * owner;
+        const char              * mod_name;     /* used for built-in modules */
 
         int     (*probe)        (struct device * dev);
         int     (*remove)       (struct device * dev);
@@ -327,6 +328,13 @@ extern struct class_device *class_device_create(struct class *cls,
                                         __attribute__((format(printf,5,6)));
 extern void class_device_destroy(struct class *cls, dev_t devt);
 
+struct device_type {
+        struct device_attribute *attrs;
+        int (*uevent)(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
+                      char *buffer, int buffer_size);
+        void (*release)(struct device *dev);
+};
+
 /* interface for exporting device attributes */
 struct device_attribute {
         struct attribute        attr;
@@ -355,6 +363,7 @@ struct device {
 
         struct kobject kobj;
         char    bus_id[BUS_ID_SIZE];    /* position on parent bus */
+        struct device_type      *type;
         unsigned                is_registered:1;
         struct device_attribute uevent_attr;
         struct device_attribute *devt_attr;
@@ -390,9 +399,10 @@ struct device {
 
         /* class_device migration path */
         struct list_head        node;
-        struct class            *class;         /* optional*/
+        struct class            *class;
         dev_t                   devt;           /* dev_t, creates the sysfs "dev" */
         struct attribute_group  **groups;       /* optional groups */
+        int                     uevent_suppress;
 
         void    (*release)(struct device * dev);
 };
diff --git a/include/linux/ide.h b/include/linux/ide.h
index e26a03981a94..827688f41d6c 100644
--- a/include/linux/ide.h
+++ b/include/linux/ide.h
@@ -1192,8 +1192,8 @@ void ide_init_disk(struct gendisk *, ide_drive_t *);
 extern int ideprobe_init(void);
 
 extern void ide_scan_pcibus(int scan_direction) __init;
-extern int __ide_pci_register_driver(struct pci_driver *driver, struct module *owner);
-#define ide_pci_register_driver(d) __ide_pci_register_driver(d, THIS_MODULE)
+extern int __ide_pci_register_driver(struct pci_driver *driver, struct module *owner, const char *mod_name);
+#define ide_pci_register_driver(d) __ide_pci_register_driver(d, THIS_MODULE, KBUILD_MODNAME)
 void ide_pci_setup_ports(struct pci_dev *, struct ide_pci_device_s *, int, ata_index_t *);
 extern void ide_setup_pci_noise (struct pci_dev *dev, struct ide_pci_device_s *d);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/kobject.h b/include/linux/kobject.h
index 76538fcf2c4e..b850e0310538 100644
--- a/include/linux/kobject.h
+++ b/include/linux/kobject.h
@@ -74,9 +74,13 @@ extern void kobject_init(struct kobject *);
 extern void kobject_cleanup(struct kobject *);
 
 extern int __must_check kobject_add(struct kobject *);
+extern int __must_check kobject_shadow_add(struct kobject *, struct dentry *);
 extern void kobject_del(struct kobject *);
 
 extern int __must_check kobject_rename(struct kobject *, const char *new_name);
+extern int __must_check kobject_shadow_rename(struct kobject *kobj,
+                                                struct dentry *new_parent,
+                                                const char *new_name);
 extern int __must_check kobject_move(struct kobject *, struct kobject *);
 
 extern int __must_check kobject_register(struct kobject *);
diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index 10f771a49997..419d3ef293dd 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ struct module_kobject
 {
         struct kobject kobj;
         struct module *mod;
+        struct kobject *drivers_dir;
 };
 
 /* These are either module local, or the kernel's dummy ones. */
@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ struct module
         struct module_attribute *modinfo_attrs;
         const char *version;
         const char *srcversion;
-        struct kobject *drivers_dir;
+        struct kobject *holders_dir;
 
         /* Exported symbols */
         const struct kernel_symbol *syms;
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index fea0d9db6846..2e37f5012788 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -529,10 +529,11 @@ struct net_device
         struct net_bridge_port  *br_port;
 
         /* class/net/name entry */
-        struct class_device     class_dev;
+        struct device           dev;
         /* space for optional statistics and wireless sysfs groups */
         struct attribute_group  *sysfs_groups[3];
 };
+#define to_net_dev(d) container_of(d, struct net_device, dev)
 
 #define NETDEV_ALIGN            32
 #define NETDEV_ALIGN_CONST      (NETDEV_ALIGN - 1)
@@ -548,7 +549,7 @@ static inline void *netdev_priv(struct net_device *dev)
 /* Set the sysfs physical device reference for the network logical device
  * if set prior to registration will cause a symlink during initialization.
  */
-#define SET_NETDEV_DEV(net, pdev)       ((net)->class_dev.dev = (pdev))
+#define SET_NETDEV_DEV(net, pdev)       ((net)->dev.parent = (pdev))
 
 struct packet_type {
         __be16                  type;   /* This is really htons(ether_type). */
diff --git a/include/linux/pci.h b/include/linux/pci.h
index f3c617eabd8d..cb899eb95d31 100644
--- a/include/linux/pci.h
+++ b/include/linux/pci.h
@@ -573,10 +573,11 @@ int __must_check pci_bus_alloc_resource(struct pci_bus *bus,
 void pci_enable_bridges(struct pci_bus *bus);
 
 /* Proper probing supporting hot-pluggable devices */
-int __must_check __pci_register_driver(struct pci_driver *, struct module *);
+int __must_check __pci_register_driver(struct pci_driver *, struct module *,
+                                       const char *mod_name);
 static inline int __must_check pci_register_driver(struct pci_driver *driver)
 {
-        return __pci_register_driver(driver, THIS_MODULE);
+        return __pci_register_driver(driver, THIS_MODULE, KBUILD_MODNAME);
 }
 
 void pci_unregister_driver(struct pci_driver *);
diff --git a/include/linux/serio.h b/include/linux/serio.h
index 0f478a8791a2..ac2c70e7f760 100644
--- a/include/linux/serio.h
+++ b/include/linux/serio.h
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ static inline void serio_register_port(struct serio *serio)
 void serio_unregister_port(struct serio *serio);
 void serio_unregister_child_port(struct serio *serio);
 
+int __serio_register_driver(struct serio_driver *drv, struct module *owner, const char *mod_name);
+static inline int serio_register_driver(struct serio_driver *drv)
+{
+        return __serio_register_driver(drv, THIS_MODULE, KBUILD_MODNAME);
+}
 int serio_register_driver(struct serio_driver *drv);
 void serio_unregister_driver(struct serio_driver *drv);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/spi/spi.h b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
index 176f6e36dbfa..8c2edd82a073 100644
--- a/include/linux/spi/spi.h
+++ b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static inline void spi_unregister_driver(struct spi_driver *sdrv)
  * message's completion function when the transaction completes.
  */
 struct spi_master {
-        struct class_device     cdev;
+        struct device           dev;
 
         /* other than negative (== assign one dynamically), bus_num is fully
          * board-specific.  usually that simplifies to being SOC-specific.
@@ -216,17 +216,17 @@ struct spi_master {
 
 static inline void *spi_master_get_devdata(struct spi_master *master)
 {
-        return class_get_devdata(&master->cdev);
+        return dev_get_drvdata(&master->dev);
 }
 
 static inline void spi_master_set_devdata(struct spi_master *master, void *data)
 {
-        class_set_devdata(&master->cdev, data);
+        dev_set_drvdata(&master->dev, data);
 }
 
 static inline struct spi_master *spi_master_get(struct spi_master *master)
 {
-        if (!master || !class_device_get(&master->cdev))
+        if (!master || !get_device(&master->dev))
                 return NULL;
         return master;
 }
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ static inline struct spi_master *spi_master_get(struct spi_master *master)
 static inline void spi_master_put(struct spi_master *master)
 {
         if (master)
-                class_device_put(&master->cdev);
+                put_device(&master->dev);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/include/linux/sysfs.h b/include/linux/sysfs.h
index 2129d1b6c874..192de3afa96b 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysfs.h
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@
 #define _SYSFS_H_
 
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 
 struct kobject;
 struct module;
+struct nameidata;
 
 struct attribute {
         const char              * name;
@@ -88,13 +90,13 @@ struct sysfs_dirent {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
 
 extern int __must_check
-sysfs_create_dir(struct kobject *);
+sysfs_create_dir(struct kobject *, struct dentry *);
 
 extern void
 sysfs_remove_dir(struct kobject *);
 
 extern int __must_check
-sysfs_rename_dir(struct kobject *, const char *new_name);
+sysfs_rename_dir(struct kobject *, struct dentry *, const char *new_name);
 
 extern int __must_check
 sysfs_move_dir(struct kobject *, struct kobject *);
@@ -126,11 +128,17 @@ int __must_check sysfs_create_group(struct kobject *,
 void sysfs_remove_group(struct kobject *, const struct attribute_group *);
 void sysfs_notify(struct kobject * k, char *dir, char *attr);
 
+
+extern int sysfs_make_shadowed_dir(struct kobject *kobj,
+        void * (*follow_link)(struct dentry *, struct nameidata *));
+extern struct dentry *sysfs_create_shadow_dir(struct kobject *kobj);
+extern void sysfs_remove_shadow_dir(struct dentry *dir);
+
 extern int __must_check sysfs_init(void);
 
 #else /* CONFIG_SYSFS */
 
-static inline int sysfs_create_dir(struct kobject * k)
+static inline int sysfs_create_dir(struct kobject * k, struct dentry *shadow)
 {
         return 0;
 }
@@ -140,7 +148,9 @@ static inline void sysfs_remove_dir(struct kobject * k)
         ;
 }
 
-static inline int sysfs_rename_dir(struct kobject * k, const char *new_name)
+static inline int sysfs_rename_dir(struct kobject * k,
+                                        struct dentry *new_parent,
+                                        const char *new_name)
 {
         return 0;
 }
@@ -204,6 +214,12 @@ static inline void sysfs_notify(struct kobject * k, char *dir, char *attr)
 {
 }
 
+static inline int sysfs_make_shadowed_dir(struct kobject *kobj,
+        void * (*follow_link)(struct dentry *, struct nameidata *))
+{
+        return 0;
+}
+
 static inline int __must_check sysfs_init(void)
 {
         return 0;
diff --git a/include/linux/usb.h b/include/linux/usb.h
index aab5b1b72021..733f38de4978 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb.h
@@ -868,10 +868,11 @@ struct usb_class_driver {
  * use these in module_init()/module_exit()
  * and don't forget MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(usb, ...)
  */
-extern int usb_register_driver(struct usb_driver *, struct module *);
+extern int usb_register_driver(struct usb_driver *, struct module *,
+                               const char *);
 static inline int usb_register(struct usb_driver *driver)
 {
-        return usb_register_driver(driver, THIS_MODULE);
+        return usb_register_driver(driver, THIS_MODULE, KBUILD_MODNAME);
 }
 extern void usb_deregister(struct usb_driver *);
 
diff --git a/include/pcmcia/ss.h b/include/pcmcia/ss.h
index 623a0fc0dae1..6e84258b94de 100644
--- a/include/pcmcia/ss.h
+++ b/include/pcmcia/ss.h
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ struct pcmcia_socket {
 #endif
 
         /* socket device */
-        struct class_device             dev;
+        struct device                   dev;
         void                            *driver_data;   /* data internal to the socket driver */
 
 };
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index d0f2260a0210..8a94e054230c 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -537,6 +537,8 @@ static int already_uses(struct module *a, struct module *b)
 static int use_module(struct module *a, struct module *b)
 {
         struct module_use *use;
+        int no_warn;
+
         if (b == NULL || already_uses(a, b)) return 1;
 
         if (!strong_try_module_get(b))
@@ -552,6 +554,7 @@ static int use_module(struct module *a, struct module *b)
 
         use->module_which_uses = a;
         list_add(&use->list, &b->modules_which_use_me);
+        no_warn = sysfs_create_link(b->holders_dir, &a->mkobj.kobj, a->name);
         return 1;
 }
 
@@ -569,6 +572,7 @@ static void module_unload_free(struct module *mod)
                                 module_put(i);
                                 list_del(&use->list);
                                 kfree(use);
+                                sysfs_remove_link(i->holders_dir, mod->name);
                                 /* There can be at most one match. */
                                 break;
                         }
@@ -1106,9 +1110,7 @@ static void module_remove_modinfo_attrs(struct module *mod)
         kfree(mod->modinfo_attrs);
 }
 
-static int mod_sysfs_setup(struct module *mod,
-                           struct kernel_param *kparam,
-                           unsigned int num_params)
+static int mod_sysfs_init(struct module *mod)
 {
         int err;
 
@@ -1125,21 +1127,30 @@ static int mod_sysfs_setup(struct module *mod,
         kobj_set_kset_s(&mod->mkobj, module_subsys);
         mod->mkobj.mod = mod;
 
-        /* delay uevent until full sysfs population */
         kobject_init(&mod->mkobj.kobj);
+
+out:
+        return err;
+}
+
+static int mod_sysfs_setup(struct module *mod,
+                           struct kernel_param *kparam,
+                           unsigned int num_params)
+{
+        int err;
+
+        /* delay uevent until full sysfs population */
         err = kobject_add(&mod->mkobj.kobj);
         if (err)
                 goto out;
 
-        mod->drivers_dir = kobject_add_dir(&mod->mkobj.kobj, "drivers");
-        if (!mod->drivers_dir) {
-                err = -ENOMEM;
+        mod->holders_dir = kobject_add_dir(&mod->mkobj.kobj, "holders");
+        if (!mod->holders_dir)
                 goto out_unreg;
-        }
 
         err = module_param_sysfs_setup(mod, kparam, num_params);
         if (err)
-                goto out_unreg_drivers;
+                goto out_unreg_holders;
 
         err = module_add_modinfo_attrs(mod);
         if (err)
@@ -1150,8 +1161,8 @@ static int mod_sysfs_setup(struct module *mod,
 
 out_unreg_param:
         module_param_sysfs_remove(mod);
-out_unreg_drivers:
-        kobject_unregister(mod->drivers_dir);
+out_unreg_holders:
+        kobject_unregister(mod->holders_dir);
 out_unreg:
         kobject_del(&mod->mkobj.kobj);
         kobject_put(&mod->mkobj.kobj);
@@ -1163,7 +1174,10 @@ static void mod_kobject_remove(struct module *mod)
 {
         module_remove_modinfo_attrs(mod);
         module_param_sysfs_remove(mod);
-        kobject_unregister(mod->drivers_dir);
+        if (mod->mkobj.drivers_dir)
+                kobject_unregister(mod->mkobj.drivers_dir);
+        if (mod->holders_dir)
+                kobject_unregister(mod->holders_dir);
 
         kobject_unregister(&mod->mkobj.kobj);
 }
@@ -1768,6 +1782,10 @@ static struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
         /* Now we've moved module, initialize linked lists, etc. */
         module_unload_init(mod);
 
+        /* Initialize kobject, so we can reference it. */
+        if (mod_sysfs_init(mod) != 0)
+                goto cleanup;
+
         /* Set up license info based on the info section */
         set_license(mod, get_modinfo(sechdrs, infoindex, "license"));
 
@@ -2340,19 +2358,43 @@ static char *make_driver_name(struct device_driver *drv)
         return driver_name;
 }
 
+static void module_create_drivers_dir(struct module_kobject *mk)
+{
+        if (!mk || mk->drivers_dir)
+                return;
+
+        mk->drivers_dir = kobject_add_dir(&mk->kobj, "drivers");
+}
+
 void module_add_driver(struct module *mod, struct device_driver *drv)
 {
         char *driver_name;
         int no_warn;
+        struct module_kobject *mk = NULL;
+
+        if (!drv)
+                return;
+
+        if (mod)
+                mk = &mod->mkobj;
+        else if (drv->mod_name) {
+                struct kobject *mkobj;
+
+                /* Lookup built-in module entry in /sys/modules */
+                mkobj = kset_find_obj(&module_subsys.kset, drv->mod_name);
+                if (mkobj)
+                        mk = container_of(mkobj, struct module_kobject, kobj);
+        }
 
-        if (!mod || !drv)
+        if (!mk)
                 return;
 
         /* Don't check return codes; these calls are idempotent */
-        no_warn = sysfs_create_link(&drv->kobj, &mod->mkobj.kobj, "module");
+        no_warn = sysfs_create_link(&drv->kobj, &mk->kobj, "module");
         driver_name = make_driver_name(drv);
         if (driver_name) {
-                no_warn = sysfs_create_link(mod->drivers_dir, &drv->kobj,
+                module_create_drivers_dir(mk);
+                no_warn = sysfs_create_link(mk->drivers_dir, &drv->kobj,
                                             driver_name);
                 kfree(driver_name);
         }
@@ -2367,10 +2409,10 @@ void module_remove_driver(struct device_driver *drv)
                 return;
 
         sysfs_remove_link(&drv->kobj, "module");
-        if (drv->owner && drv->owner->drivers_dir) {
+        if (drv->owner && drv->owner->mkobj.drivers_dir) {
                 driver_name = make_driver_name(drv);
                 if (driver_name) {
-                        sysfs_remove_link(drv->owner->drivers_dir,
+                        sysfs_remove_link(drv->owner->mkobj.drivers_dir,
                                           driver_name);
                         kfree(driver_name);
                 }
diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index 718945da8f58..553cf7d6a4be 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 #define DEBUGP(fmt, a...)
 #endif
 
+static struct kobj_type module_ktype;
+
 static inline char dash2underscore(char c)
 {
         if (c == '-')
@@ -561,14 +563,11 @@ static void __init kernel_param_sysfs_setup(const char *name,
         mk->mod = THIS_MODULE;
         kobj_set_kset_s(mk, module_subsys);
         kobject_set_name(&mk->kobj, name);
-        ret = kobject_register(&mk->kobj);
+        kobject_init(&mk->kobj);
+        ret = kobject_add(&mk->kobj);
         BUG_ON(ret < 0);
-
-        /* no need to keep the kobject if no parameter is exported */
-        if (!param_sysfs_setup(mk, kparam, num_params, name_skip)) {
-                kobject_unregister(&mk->kobj);
-                kfree(mk);
-        }
+        param_sysfs_setup(mk, kparam, num_params, name_skip);
+        kobject_uevent(&mk->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -674,6 +673,19 @@ static struct sysfs_ops module_sysfs_ops = {
         .store = module_attr_store,
 };
 
+static int uevent_filter(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
+{
+        struct kobj_type *ktype = get_ktype(kobj);
+
+        if (ktype == &module_ktype)
+                return 1;
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static struct kset_uevent_ops module_uevent_ops = {
+        .filter = uevent_filter,
+};
+
 #else
 static struct sysfs_ops module_sysfs_ops = {
         .show = NULL,
@@ -685,7 +697,7 @@ static struct kobj_type module_ktype = {
         .sysfs_ops =    &module_sysfs_ops,
 };
 
-decl_subsys(module, &module_ktype, NULL);
+decl_subsys(module, &module_ktype, &module_uevent_ops);
 
 /*
  * param_sysfs_init - wrapper for built-in params support
diff --git a/lib/kobject.c b/lib/kobject.c
index 7ce6dc138e90..c2917ffe8bf1 100644
--- a/lib/kobject.c
+++ b/lib/kobject.c
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ static int populate_dir(struct kobject * kobj)
         return error;
 }
 
-static int create_dir(struct kobject * kobj)
+static int create_dir(struct kobject * kobj, struct dentry *shadow_parent)
 {
         int error = 0;
         if (kobject_name(kobj)) {
-                error = sysfs_create_dir(kobj);
+                error = sysfs_create_dir(kobj, shadow_parent);
                 if (!error) {
                         if ((error = populate_dir(kobj)))
                                 sysfs_remove_dir(kobj);
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobject_get_path);
  */
 void kobject_init(struct kobject * kobj)
 {
+        if (!kobj)
+                return;
         kref_init(&kobj->kref);
         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&kobj->entry);
         init_waitqueue_head(&kobj->poll);
@@ -156,9 +158,10 @@ static void unlink(struct kobject * kobj)
 /**
  *      kobject_add - add an object to the hierarchy.
  *      @kobj:  object.
+ *      @shadow_parent: sysfs directory to add to.
  */
 
-int kobject_add(struct kobject * kobj)
+int kobject_shadow_add(struct kobject * kobj, struct dentry *shadow_parent)
 {
         int error = 0;
         struct kobject * parent;
@@ -189,12 +192,11 @@ int kobject_add(struct kobject * kobj)
         }
         kobj->parent = parent;
 
-        error = create_dir(kobj);
+        error = create_dir(kobj, shadow_parent);
         if (error) {
                 /* unlink does the kobject_put() for us */
                 unlink(kobj);
-                if (parent)
-                        kobject_put(parent);
+                kobject_put(parent);
 
                 /* be noisy on error issues */
                 if (error == -EEXIST)
@@ -211,6 +213,15 @@ int kobject_add(struct kobject * kobj)
         return error;
 }
 
+/**
+ *      kobject_add - add an object to the hierarchy.
+ *      @kobj:  object.
+ */
+int kobject_add(struct kobject * kobj)
+{
+        return kobject_shadow_add(kobj, NULL);
+}
+
 
 /**
  *      kobject_register - initialize and add an object.
@@ -303,7 +314,29 @@ int kobject_rename(struct kobject * kobj, const char *new_name)
         kobj = kobject_get(kobj);
         if (!kobj)
                 return -EINVAL;
-        error = sysfs_rename_dir(kobj, new_name);
+        if (!kobj->parent)
+                return -EINVAL;
+        error = sysfs_rename_dir(kobj, kobj->parent->dentry, new_name);
+        kobject_put(kobj);
+
+        return error;
+}
+
+/**
+ *      kobject_rename - change the name of an object
+ *      @kobj:  object in question.
+ *      @new_name: object's new name
+ */
+
+int kobject_shadow_rename(struct kobject * kobj, struct dentry *new_parent,
+                          const char *new_name)
+{
+        int error = 0;
+
+        kobj = kobject_get(kobj);
+        if (!kobj)
+                return -EINVAL;
+        error = sysfs_rename_dir(kobj, new_parent, new_name);
         kobject_put(kobj);
 
         return error;
@@ -312,7 +345,7 @@ int kobject_rename(struct kobject * kobj, const char *new_name)
 /**
  *      kobject_move - move object to another parent
  *      @kobj:  object in question.
- *      @new_parent: object's new parent
+ *      @new_parent: object's new parent (can be NULL)
  */
 
 int kobject_move(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *new_parent)
@@ -328,8 +361,8 @@ int kobject_move(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *new_parent)
                 return -EINVAL;
         new_parent = kobject_get(new_parent);
         if (!new_parent) {
-                error = -EINVAL;
-                goto out;
+                if (kobj->kset)
+                        new_parent = kobject_get(&kobj->kset->kobj);
         }
         /* old object path */
         devpath = kobject_get_path(kobj, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -366,6 +399,8 @@ out:
 
 void kobject_del(struct kobject * kobj)
 {
+        if (!kobj)
+                return;
         sysfs_remove_dir(kobj);
         unlink(kobj);
 }
@@ -377,6 +412,8 @@ void kobject_del(struct kobject * kobj)
 
 void kobject_unregister(struct kobject * kobj)
 {
+        if (!kobj)
+                return;
         pr_debug("kobject %s: unregistering\n",kobject_name(kobj));
         kobject_uevent(kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
         kobject_del(kobj);
@@ -414,8 +451,7 @@ void kobject_cleanup(struct kobject * kobj)
                 t->release(kobj);
         if (s)
                 kset_put(s);
-        if (parent) 
-                kobject_put(parent);
+        kobject_put(parent);
 }
 
 static void kobject_release(struct kref *kref)
@@ -523,6 +559,8 @@ int kset_add(struct kset * k)
 
 int kset_register(struct kset * k)
 {
+        if (!k)
+                return -EINVAL;
         kset_init(k);
         return kset_add(k);
 }
@@ -535,6 +573,8 @@ int kset_register(struct kset * k)
 
 void kset_unregister(struct kset * k)
 {
+        if (!k)
+                return;
         kobject_unregister(&k->kobj);
 }
 
@@ -586,6 +626,9 @@ int subsystem_register(struct subsystem * s)
 {
         int error;
 
+        if (!s)
+                return -EINVAL;
+
         subsystem_init(s);
         pr_debug("subsystem %s: registering\n",s->kset.kobj.name);
 
@@ -598,6 +641,8 @@ int subsystem_register(struct subsystem * s)
 
 void subsystem_unregister(struct subsystem * s)
 {
+        if (!s)
+                return;
         pr_debug("subsystem %s: unregistering\n",s->kset.kobj.name);
         kset_unregister(&s->kset);
 }
@@ -612,6 +657,10 @@ void subsystem_unregister(struct subsystem * s)
 int subsys_create_file(struct subsystem * s, struct subsys_attribute * a)
 {
         int error = 0;
+
+        if (!s || !a)
+                return -EINVAL;
+
         if (subsys_get(s)) {
                 error = sysfs_create_file(&s->kset.kobj,&a->attr);
                 subsys_put(s);
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_if.c b/net/bridge/br_if.c
index 55bb2634c088..2b7c2c7dad48 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_if.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_if.c
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ static struct net_bridge_port *new_nbp(struct net_bridge *br,
         kobject_init(&p->kobj);
         kobject_set_name(&p->kobj, SYSFS_BRIDGE_PORT_ATTR);
         p->kobj.ktype = &brport_ktype;
-        p->kobj.parent = &(dev->class_dev.kobj);
+        p->kobj.parent = &(dev->dev.kobj);
         p->kobj.kset = NULL;
 
         return p;
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_sysfs_br.c b/net/bridge/br_sysfs_br.c
index de9d1a9473f2..ce10464716a7 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_sysfs_br.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_sysfs_br.c
@@ -21,18 +21,17 @@
 
 #include "br_private.h"
 
-#define to_class_dev(obj) container_of(obj,struct class_device,kobj)
-#define to_net_dev(class) container_of(class, struct net_device, class_dev)
+#define to_dev(obj)     container_of(obj, struct device, kobj)
 #define to_bridge(cd)   ((struct net_bridge *)(to_net_dev(cd)->priv))
 
 /*
  * Common code for storing bridge parameters.
  */
-static ssize_t store_bridge_parm(struct class_device *cd,
+static ssize_t store_bridge_parm(struct device *d,
                                  const char *buf, size_t len,
                                  void (*set)(struct net_bridge *, unsigned long))
 {
-        struct net_bridge *br = to_bridge(cd);
+        struct net_bridge *br = to_bridge(d);
         char *endp;
         unsigned long val;
 
@@ -50,9 +49,10 @@ static ssize_t store_bridge_parm(struct class_device *cd,
 }
 
 
-static ssize_t show_forward_delay(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t show_forward_delay(struct device *d,
+                                  struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
-        struct net_bridge *br = to_bridge(cd);
+        struct net_bridge *br = to_bridge(d);
         return sprintf(buf, "%lu\n", jiffies_to_clock_t(br->forward_delay));
 }
 
@@ -64,18 +64,20 @@ static void set_forward_delay(struct net_bridge *br, unsigned long val)
                 br->bridge_forward_delay = delay;
 }
 
-static ssize_t store_forward_delay(struct class_device *cd, const char *buf,
-                                   size_t len)
+static ssize_t store_forward_delay(struct device *d,
+                                   struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                   const char *buf, size_t len)
 {
-        return store_bridge_parm(cd, buf, len, set_forward_delay);
+        return store_bridge_parm(d, buf, len, set_forward_delay);
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(forward_delay, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
-                         show_forward_delay, store_forward_delay);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(forward_delay, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
+                   show_forward_delay, store_forward_delay);
 
-static ssize_t show_hello_time(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t show_hello_time(struct device *d, struct device_attribute *attr,
+                               char *buf)
 {
         return sprintf(buf, "%lu\n",
-                       jiffies_to_clock_t(to_bridge(cd)->hello_time));
+                       jiffies_to_clock_t(to_bridge(d)->hello_time));
 }
 
 static void set_hello_time(struct net_bridge *br, unsigned long val)
@@ -86,19 +88,20 @@ static void set_hello_time(struct net_bridge *br, unsigned long val)
                 br->bridge_hello_time = t;
 }
 
-static ssize_t store_hello_time(struct class_device *cd, const char *buf,
+static ssize_t store_hello_time(struct device *d,
+                                struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf,
                                 size_t len)
 {
-        return store_bridge_parm(cd, buf, len, set_hello_time);
+        return store_bridge_parm(d, buf, len, set_hello_time);
 }
+static DEVICE_ATTR(hello_time, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, show_hello_time,
+                   store_hello_time);
 
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(hello_time, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, show_hello_time,
-                         store_hello_time);
-
-static ssize_t show_max_age(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t show_max_age(struct device *d, struct device_attribute *attr,
+                            char *buf)
 {
         return sprintf(buf, "%lu\n",
-                       jiffies_to_clock_t(to_bridge(cd)->max_age));
+                       jiffies_to_clock_t(to_bridge(d)->max_age));
 }
 
 static void set_max_age(struct net_bridge *br, unsigned long val)
@@ -109,18 +112,17 @@ static void set_max_age(struct net_bridge *br, unsigned long val)
                 br->bridge_max_age = t;
 }
 
-static ssize_t store_max_age(struct class_device *cd, const char *buf,
-                                size_t len)
+static ssize_t store_max_age(struct device *d, struct device_attribute *attr,
+                             const char *buf, size_t len)
 {
-        return store_bridge_parm(cd, buf, len, set_max_age);
+        return store_bridge_parm(d, buf, len, set_max_age);
 }
+static DEVICE_ATTR(max_age, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, show_max_age, store_max_age);
 
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(max_age, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, show_max_age,
-                         store_max_age);
-
-static ssize_t show_ageing_time(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t show_ageing_time(struct device *d,
+                                struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
-        struct net_bridge *br = to_bridge(cd);
+        struct net_bridge *br = to_bridge(d);
         return sprintf(buf, "%lu\n", jiffies_to_clock_t(br->ageing_time));
 }
 
@@ -129,17 +131,19 @@ static void set_ageing_time(struct net_bridge *br, unsigned long val)
         br->ageing_time = clock_t_to_jiffies(val);
 }
 
-static ssize_t store_ageing_time(struct class_device *cd, const char *buf,
-                                 size_t len)
+static ssize_t store_ageing_time(struct device *d,
+                                 struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                 const char *buf, size_t len)
 {
-        return store_bridge_parm(cd, buf, len, set_ageing_time);
+        return store_bridge_parm(d, buf, len, set_ageing_time);
 }
+static DEVICE_ATTR(ageing_time, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, show_ageing_time,
+                   store_ageing_time);
 
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(ageing_time, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, show_ageing_time,
-                         store_ageing_time);
-static ssize_t show_stp_state(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t show_stp_state(struct device *d,
+                              struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
-        struct net_bridge *br = to_bridge(cd);
+        struct net_bridge *br = to_bridge(d);
         return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", br->stp_enabled);
 }
 
@@ -148,18 +152,19 @@ static void set_stp_state(struct net_bridge *br, unsigned long val)
         br->stp_enabled = val;
 }
 
-static ssize_t store_stp_state(struct class_device *cd,
-                               const char *buf, size_t len)
+static ssize_t store_stp_state(struct device *d,
+                               struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf,
+                               size_t len)
 {
-        return store_bridge_parm(cd, buf, len, set_stp_state);
+        return store_bridge_parm(d, buf, len, set_stp_state);
 }
+static DEVICE_ATTR(stp_state, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, show_stp_state,
+                   store_stp_state);
 
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(stp_state, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, show_stp_state,
-                         store_stp_state);
-
-static ssize_t show_priority(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t show_priority(struct device *d, struct device_attribute *attr,
+                             char *buf)
 {
-        struct net_bridge *br = to_bridge(cd);
+        struct net_bridge *br = to_bridge(d);
         return sprintf(buf, "%d\n",
                        (br->bridge_id.prio[0] << 8) | br->bridge_id.prio[1]);
 }
@@ -169,92 +174,107 @@ static void set_priority(struct net_bridge *br, unsigned long val)
         br_stp_set_bridge_priority(br, (u16) val);
 }
 
-static ssize_t store_priority(struct class_device *cd,
+static ssize_t store_priority(struct device *d, struct device_attribute *attr,
                                const char *buf, size_t len)
 {
-        return store_bridge_parm(cd, buf, len, set_priority);
+        return store_bridge_parm(d, buf, len, set_priority);
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(priority, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, show_priority,
-                         store_priority);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(priority, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, show_priority, store_priority);
 
-static ssize_t show_root_id(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t show_root_id(struct device *d, struct device_attribute *attr,
+                            char *buf)
 {
-        return br_show_bridge_id(buf, &to_bridge(cd)->designated_root);
+        return br_show_bridge_id(buf, &to_bridge(d)->designated_root);
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(root_id, S_IRUGO, show_root_id, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(root_id, S_IRUGO, show_root_id, NULL);
 
-static ssize_t show_bridge_id(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t show_bridge_id(struct device *d, struct device_attribute *attr,
+                              char *buf)
 {
-        return br_show_bridge_id(buf, &to_bridge(cd)->bridge_id);
+        return br_show_bridge_id(buf, &to_bridge(d)->bridge_id);
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(bridge_id, S_IRUGO, show_bridge_id, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(bridge_id, S_IRUGO, show_bridge_id, NULL);
 
-static ssize_t show_root_port(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t show_root_port(struct device *d, struct device_attribute *attr,
+                              char *buf)
 {
-        return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", to_bridge(cd)->root_port);
+        return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", to_bridge(d)->root_port);
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(root_port, S_IRUGO, show_root_port, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(root_port, S_IRUGO, show_root_port, NULL);
 
-static ssize_t show_root_path_cost(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t show_root_path_cost(struct device *d,
+                                   struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
-        return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", to_bridge(cd)->root_path_cost);
+        return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", to_bridge(d)->root_path_cost);
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(root_path_cost, S_IRUGO, show_root_path_cost, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(root_path_cost, S_IRUGO, show_root_path_cost, NULL);
 
-static ssize_t show_topology_change(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t show_topology_change(struct device *d,
+                                    struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
-        return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", to_bridge(cd)->topology_change);
+        return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", to_bridge(d)->topology_change);
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(topology_change, S_IRUGO, show_topology_change, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(topology_change, S_IRUGO, show_topology_change, NULL);
 
-static ssize_t show_topology_change_detected(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t show_topology_change_detected(struct device *d,
+                                             struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                             char *buf)
 {
-        struct net_bridge *br = to_bridge(cd);
+        struct net_bridge *br = to_bridge(d);
         return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", br->topology_change_detected);
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(topology_change_detected, S_IRUGO, show_topology_change_detected, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(topology_change_detected, S_IRUGO,
+                   show_topology_change_detected, NULL);
 
-static ssize_t show_hello_timer(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t show_hello_timer(struct device *d,
+                                struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
-        struct net_bridge *br = to_bridge(cd);
+        struct net_bridge *br = to_bridge(d);
         return sprintf(buf, "%ld\n", br_timer_value(&br->hello_timer));
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(hello_timer, S_IRUGO, show_hello_timer, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(hello_timer, S_IRUGO, show_hello_timer, NULL);
 
-static ssize_t show_tcn_timer(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t show_tcn_timer(struct device *d, struct device_attribute *attr,
+                              char *buf)
 {
-        struct net_bridge *br = to_bridge(cd);
+        struct net_bridge *br = to_bridge(d);
         return sprintf(buf, "%ld\n", br_timer_value(&br->tcn_timer));
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(tcn_timer, S_IRUGO, show_tcn_timer, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(tcn_timer, S_IRUGO, show_tcn_timer, NULL);
 
-static ssize_t show_topology_change_timer(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t show_topology_change_timer(struct device *d,
+                                          struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                          char *buf)
 {
-        struct net_bridge *br = to_bridge(cd);
+        struct net_bridge *br = to_bridge(d);
         return sprintf(buf, "%ld\n", br_timer_value(&br->topology_change_timer));
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(topology_change_timer, S_IRUGO, show_topology_change_timer, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(topology_change_timer, S_IRUGO, show_topology_change_timer,
+                   NULL);
 
-static ssize_t show_gc_timer(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t show_gc_timer(struct device *d, struct device_attribute *attr,
+                             char *buf)
 {
-        struct net_bridge *br = to_bridge(cd);
+        struct net_bridge *br = to_bridge(d);
         return sprintf(buf, "%ld\n", br_timer_value(&br->gc_timer));
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(gc_timer, S_IRUGO, show_gc_timer, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(gc_timer, S_IRUGO, show_gc_timer, NULL);
 
-static ssize_t show_group_addr(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)
+static ssize_t show_group_addr(struct device *d,
+                               struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
-        struct net_bridge *br = to_bridge(cd);
+        struct net_bridge *br = to_bridge(d);
         return sprintf(buf, "%x:%x:%x:%x:%x:%x\n",
                        br->group_addr[0], br->group_addr[1],
                        br->group_addr[2], br->group_addr[3],
                        br->group_addr[4], br->group_addr[5]);
 }
 
-static ssize_t store_group_addr(struct class_device *cd, const char *buf,
-                                    size_t len)
+static ssize_t store_group_addr(struct device *d,
+                                struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                const char *buf, size_t len)
 {
-        struct net_bridge *br = to_bridge(cd);
+        struct net_bridge *br = to_bridge(d);
         unsigned new_addr[6];
         int i;
 
@@ -286,28 +306,28 @@ static ssize_t store_group_addr(struct class_device *cd, const char *buf,
         return len;
 }
 
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(group_addr, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
-                         show_group_addr, store_group_addr);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(group_addr, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
+                   show_group_addr, store_group_addr);
 
 
 static struct attribute *bridge_attrs[] = {
-        &class_device_attr_forward_delay.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_hello_time.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_max_age.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_ageing_time.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_stp_state.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_priority.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_bridge_id.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_root_id.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_root_path_cost.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_root_port.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_topology_change.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_topology_change_detected.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_hello_timer.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_tcn_timer.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_topology_change_timer.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_gc_timer.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_group_addr.attr,
+        &dev_attr_forward_delay.attr,
+        &dev_attr_hello_time.attr,
+        &dev_attr_max_age.attr,
+        &dev_attr_ageing_time.attr,
+        &dev_attr_stp_state.attr,
+        &dev_attr_priority.attr,
+        &dev_attr_bridge_id.attr,
+        &dev_attr_root_id.attr,
+        &dev_attr_root_path_cost.attr,
+        &dev_attr_root_port.attr,
+        &dev_attr_topology_change.attr,
+        &dev_attr_topology_change_detected.attr,
+        &dev_attr_hello_timer.attr,
+        &dev_attr_tcn_timer.attr,
+        &dev_attr_topology_change_timer.attr,
+        &dev_attr_gc_timer.attr,
+        &dev_attr_group_addr.attr,
         NULL
 };
 
@@ -325,8 +345,8 @@ static struct attribute_group bridge_group = {
 static ssize_t brforward_read(struct kobject *kobj, char *buf,
                            loff_t off, size_t count)
 {
-        struct class_device *cdev = to_class_dev(kobj);
-        struct net_bridge *br = to_bridge(cdev);
+        struct device *dev = to_dev(kobj);
+        struct net_bridge *br = to_bridge(dev);
         int n;
 
         /* must read whole records */
@@ -363,7 +383,7 @@ static struct bin_attribute bridge_forward = {
  */
 int br_sysfs_addbr(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-        struct kobject *brobj = &dev->class_dev.kobj;
+        struct kobject *brobj = &dev->dev.kobj;
         struct net_bridge *br = netdev_priv(dev);
         int err;
 
@@ -395,9 +415,9 @@ int br_sysfs_addbr(struct net_device *dev)
         }
         return 0;
  out3:
-        sysfs_remove_bin_file(&dev->class_dev.kobj, &bridge_forward);
+        sysfs_remove_bin_file(&dev->dev.kobj, &bridge_forward);
  out2:
-        sysfs_remove_group(&dev->class_dev.kobj, &bridge_group);
+        sysfs_remove_group(&dev->dev.kobj, &bridge_group);
  out1:
         return err;
 
@@ -405,7 +425,7 @@ int br_sysfs_addbr(struct net_device *dev)
 
 void br_sysfs_delbr(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-        struct kobject *kobj = &dev->class_dev.kobj;
+        struct kobject *kobj = &dev->dev.kobj;
         struct net_bridge *br = netdev_priv(dev);
 
         kobject_unregister(&br->ifobj);
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_sysfs_if.c b/net/bridge/br_sysfs_if.c
index c51c9e42aeb3..0bc2aef8f9f3 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_sysfs_if.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_sysfs_if.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ int br_sysfs_addif(struct net_bridge_port *p)
         struct brport_attribute **a;
         int err;
 
-        err = sysfs_create_link(&p->kobj, &br->dev->class_dev.kobj, 
+        err = sysfs_create_link(&p->kobj, &br->dev->dev.kobj,
                                 SYSFS_BRIDGE_PORT_LINK);
         if (err)
                 goto out2;
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index e660cb57e42a..455d589683e8 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ int dev_change_name(struct net_device *dev, char *newname)
         else
                 strlcpy(dev->name, newname, IFNAMSIZ);
 
-        err = class_device_rename(&dev->class_dev, dev->name);
+        err = device_rename(&dev->dev, dev->name);
         if (!err) {
                 hlist_del(&dev->name_hlist);
                 hlist_add_head(&dev->name_hlist, dev_name_hash(dev->name));
@@ -3221,8 +3221,8 @@ void free_netdev(struct net_device *dev)
         BUG_ON(dev->reg_state != NETREG_UNREGISTERED);
         dev->reg_state = NETREG_RELEASED;
 
-        /* will free via class release */
-        class_device_put(&dev->class_dev);
+        /* will free via device release */
+        put_device(&dev->dev);
 #else
         kfree((char *)dev - dev->padded);
 #endif
diff --git a/net/core/net-sysfs.c b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
index f47f319bb7dc..44db095a8f7e 100644
--- a/net/core/net-sysfs.c
+++ b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@
 #include <linux/wireless.h>
 #include <net/iw_handler.h>
 
-#define to_class_dev(obj) container_of(obj,struct class_device,kobj)
-#define to_net_dev(class) container_of(class, struct net_device, class_dev)
-
 static const char fmt_hex[] = "%#x\n";
 static const char fmt_long_hex[] = "%#lx\n";
 static const char fmt_dec[] = "%d\n";
@@ -32,10 +29,11 @@ static inline int dev_isalive(const struct net_device *dev)
 }
 
 /* use same locking rules as GIF* ioctl's */
-static ssize_t netdev_show(const struct class_device *cd, char *buf,
+static ssize_t netdev_show(const struct device *dev,
+                           struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf,
                            ssize_t (*format)(const struct net_device *, char *))
 {
-        struct net_device *net = to_net_dev(cd);
+        struct net_device *net = to_net_dev(dev);
         ssize_t ret = -EINVAL;
 
         read_lock(&dev_base_lock);
@@ -52,14 +50,15 @@ static ssize_t format_##field(const struct net_device *net, char *buf)	\
 {                                                                       \
         return sprintf(buf, format_string, net->field);                 \
 }                                                                       \
-static ssize_t show_##field(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)         \
+static ssize_t show_##field(struct device *dev,                         \
+                            struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)   \
 {                                                                       \
-        return netdev_show(cd, buf, format_##field);                    \
+        return netdev_show(dev, attr, buf, format_##field);             \
 }
 
 
 /* use same locking and permission rules as SIF* ioctl's */
-static ssize_t netdev_store(struct class_device *dev,
+static ssize_t netdev_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
                             const char *buf, size_t len,
                             int (*set)(struct net_device *, unsigned long))
 {
@@ -104,7 +103,8 @@ static ssize_t format_addr(char *buf, const unsigned char *addr, int len)
         return cp - buf;
 }
 
-static ssize_t show_address(struct class_device *dev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t show_address(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+                            char *buf)
 {
         struct net_device *net = to_net_dev(dev);
         ssize_t ret = -EINVAL;
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ static ssize_t show_address(struct class_device *dev, char *buf)
         return ret;
 }
 
-static ssize_t show_broadcast(struct class_device *dev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t show_broadcast(struct device *dev,
+                            struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
         struct net_device *net = to_net_dev(dev);
         if (dev_isalive(net))
@@ -124,7 +125,8 @@ static ssize_t show_broadcast(struct class_device *dev, char *buf)
         return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static ssize_t show_carrier(struct class_device *dev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t show_carrier(struct device *dev,
+                            struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
         struct net_device *netdev = to_net_dev(dev);
         if (netif_running(netdev)) {
@@ -133,7 +135,8 @@ static ssize_t show_carrier(struct class_device *dev, char *buf)
         return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static ssize_t show_dormant(struct class_device *dev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t show_dormant(struct device *dev,
+                            struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
         struct net_device *netdev = to_net_dev(dev);
 
@@ -153,7 +156,8 @@ static const char *operstates[] = {
         "up"
 };
 
-static ssize_t show_operstate(struct class_device *dev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t show_operstate(struct device *dev,
+                              struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
         const struct net_device *netdev = to_net_dev(dev);
         unsigned char operstate;
@@ -178,9 +182,10 @@ static int change_mtu(struct net_device *net, unsigned long new_mtu)
         return dev_set_mtu(net, (int) new_mtu);
 }
 
-static ssize_t store_mtu(struct class_device *dev, const char *buf, size_t len)
+static ssize_t store_mtu(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+                         const char *buf, size_t len)
 {
-        return netdev_store(dev, buf, len, change_mtu);
+        return netdev_store(dev, attr, buf, len, change_mtu);
 }
 
 NETDEVICE_SHOW(flags, fmt_hex);
@@ -190,9 +195,10 @@ static int change_flags(struct net_device *net, unsigned long new_flags)
         return dev_change_flags(net, (unsigned) new_flags);
 }
 
-static ssize_t store_flags(struct class_device *dev, const char *buf, size_t len)
+static ssize_t store_flags(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+                           const char *buf, size_t len)
 {
-        return netdev_store(dev, buf, len, change_flags);
+        return netdev_store(dev, attr, buf, len, change_flags);
 }
 
 NETDEVICE_SHOW(tx_queue_len, fmt_ulong);
@@ -203,9 +209,11 @@ static int change_tx_queue_len(struct net_device *net, unsigned long new_len)
         return 0;
 }
 
-static ssize_t store_tx_queue_len(struct class_device *dev, const char *buf, size_t len)
+static ssize_t store_tx_queue_len(struct device *dev,
+                                  struct device_attribute *attr,
+                                  const char *buf, size_t len)
 {
-        return netdev_store(dev, buf, len, change_tx_queue_len);
+        return netdev_store(dev, attr, buf, len, change_tx_queue_len);
 }
 
 NETDEVICE_SHOW(weight, fmt_dec);
@@ -216,12 +224,13 @@ static int change_weight(struct net_device *net, unsigned long new_weight)
         return 0;
 }
 
-static ssize_t store_weight(struct class_device *dev, const char *buf, size_t len)
+static ssize_t store_weight(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+                            const char *buf, size_t len)
 {
-        return netdev_store(dev, buf, len, change_weight);
+        return netdev_store(dev, attr, buf, len, change_weight);
 }
 
-static struct class_device_attribute net_class_attributes[] = {
+static struct device_attribute net_class_attributes[] = {
         __ATTR(addr_len, S_IRUGO, show_addr_len, NULL),
         __ATTR(iflink, S_IRUGO, show_iflink, NULL),
         __ATTR(ifindex, S_IRUGO, show_ifindex, NULL),
@@ -242,10 +251,11 @@ static struct class_device_attribute net_class_attributes[] = {
 };
 
 /* Show a given an attribute in the statistics group */
-static ssize_t netstat_show(const struct class_device *cd, char *buf, 
+static ssize_t netstat_show(const struct device *d,
+                            struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf,
                             unsigned long offset)
 {
-        struct net_device *dev = to_net_dev(cd);
+        struct net_device *dev = to_net_dev(d);
         struct net_device_stats *stats;
         ssize_t ret = -EINVAL;
 
@@ -265,12 +275,13 @@ static ssize_t netstat_show(const struct class_device *cd, char *buf,
 
 /* generate a read-only statistics attribute */
 #define NETSTAT_ENTRY(name)                                             \
-static ssize_t show_##name(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)          \
+static ssize_t show_##name(struct device *d,                            \
+                           struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)    \
 {                                                                       \
-        return netstat_show(cd, buf,                                    \
+        return netstat_show(d, attr, buf,                               \
                             offsetof(struct net_device_stats, name));   \
 }                                                                       \
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(name, S_IRUGO, show_##name, NULL)
+static DEVICE_ATTR(name, S_IRUGO, show_##name, NULL)
 
 NETSTAT_ENTRY(rx_packets);
 NETSTAT_ENTRY(tx_packets);
@@ -297,29 +308,29 @@ NETSTAT_ENTRY(rx_compressed);
 NETSTAT_ENTRY(tx_compressed);
 
 static struct attribute *netstat_attrs[] = {
-        &class_device_attr_rx_packets.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_tx_packets.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_rx_bytes.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_tx_bytes.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_rx_errors.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_tx_errors.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_rx_dropped.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_tx_dropped.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_multicast.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_collisions.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_rx_length_errors.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_rx_over_errors.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_rx_crc_errors.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_rx_frame_errors.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_rx_fifo_errors.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_rx_missed_errors.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_tx_aborted_errors.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_tx_carrier_errors.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_tx_fifo_errors.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_tx_heartbeat_errors.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_tx_window_errors.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_rx_compressed.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_tx_compressed.attr,
+        &dev_attr_rx_packets.attr,
+        &dev_attr_tx_packets.attr,
+        &dev_attr_rx_bytes.attr,
+        &dev_attr_tx_bytes.attr,
+        &dev_attr_rx_errors.attr,
+        &dev_attr_tx_errors.attr,
+        &dev_attr_rx_dropped.attr,
+        &dev_attr_tx_dropped.attr,
+        &dev_attr_multicast.attr,
+        &dev_attr_collisions.attr,
+        &dev_attr_rx_length_errors.attr,
+        &dev_attr_rx_over_errors.attr,
+        &dev_attr_rx_crc_errors.attr,
+        &dev_attr_rx_frame_errors.attr,
+        &dev_attr_rx_fifo_errors.attr,
+        &dev_attr_rx_missed_errors.attr,
+        &dev_attr_tx_aborted_errors.attr,
+        &dev_attr_tx_carrier_errors.attr,
+        &dev_attr_tx_fifo_errors.attr,
+        &dev_attr_tx_heartbeat_errors.attr,
+        &dev_attr_tx_window_errors.attr,
+        &dev_attr_rx_compressed.attr,
+        &dev_attr_tx_compressed.attr,
         NULL
 };
 
@@ -331,11 +342,11 @@ static struct attribute_group netstat_group = {
 
 #ifdef WIRELESS_EXT
 /* helper function that does all the locking etc for wireless stats */
-static ssize_t wireless_show(struct class_device *cd, char *buf,
+static ssize_t wireless_show(struct device *d, char *buf,
                              ssize_t (*format)(const struct iw_statistics *,
                                                char *))
 {
-        struct net_device *dev = to_net_dev(cd);
+        struct net_device *dev = to_net_dev(d);
         const struct iw_statistics *iw = NULL;
         ssize_t ret = -EINVAL;
         
@@ -358,11 +369,12 @@ static ssize_t format_iw_##name(const struct iw_statistics *iw, char *buf) \
 {                                                                       \
         return sprintf(buf, format_string, iw->field);                  \
 }                                                                       \
-static ssize_t show_iw_##name(struct class_device *cd, char *buf)       \
+static ssize_t show_iw_##name(struct device *d,                         \
+                              struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf) \
 {                                                                       \
-        return wireless_show(cd, buf, format_iw_##name);                \
+        return wireless_show(d, buf, format_iw_##name);                 \
 }                                                                       \
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(name, S_IRUGO, show_iw_##name, NULL)
+static DEVICE_ATTR(name, S_IRUGO, show_iw_##name, NULL)
 
 WIRELESS_SHOW(status, status, fmt_hex);
 WIRELESS_SHOW(link, qual.qual, fmt_dec);
@@ -376,16 +388,16 @@ WIRELESS_SHOW(retries, discard.retries, fmt_dec);
 WIRELESS_SHOW(beacon, miss.beacon, fmt_dec);
 
 static struct attribute *wireless_attrs[] = {
-        &class_device_attr_status.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_link.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_level.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_noise.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_nwid.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_crypt.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_fragment.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_retries.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_misc.attr,
-        &class_device_attr_beacon.attr,
+        &dev_attr_status.attr,
+        &dev_attr_link.attr,
+        &dev_attr_level.attr,
+        &dev_attr_noise.attr,
+        &dev_attr_nwid.attr,
+        &dev_attr_crypt.attr,
+        &dev_attr_fragment.attr,
+        &dev_attr_retries.attr,
+        &dev_attr_misc.attr,
+        &dev_attr_beacon.attr,
         NULL
 };
 
@@ -396,10 +408,10 @@ static struct attribute_group wireless_group = {
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
-static int netdev_uevent(struct class_device *cd, char **envp,
+static int netdev_uevent(struct device *d, char **envp,
                          int num_envp, char *buf, int size)
 {
-        struct net_device *dev = to_net_dev(cd);
+        struct net_device *dev = to_net_dev(d);
         int i = 0;
         int n;
 
@@ -419,12 +431,11 @@ static int netdev_uevent(struct class_device *cd, char **envp,
 
 /*
  *      netdev_release -- destroy and free a dead device. 
- *      Called when last reference to class_device kobject is gone.
+ *      Called when last reference to device kobject is gone.
  */
-static void netdev_release(struct class_device *cd)
+static void netdev_release(struct device *d)
 {
-        struct net_device *dev 
-                = container_of(cd, struct net_device, class_dev);
+        struct net_device *dev = to_net_dev(d);
 
         BUG_ON(dev->reg_state != NETREG_RELEASED);
 
@@ -433,31 +444,31 @@ static void netdev_release(struct class_device *cd)
 
 static struct class net_class = {
         .name = "net",
-        .release = netdev_release,
-        .class_dev_attrs = net_class_attributes,
+        .dev_release = netdev_release,
+        .dev_attrs = net_class_attributes,
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
-        .uevent = netdev_uevent,
+        .dev_uevent = netdev_uevent,
 #endif
 };
 
 void netdev_unregister_sysfs(struct net_device * net)
 {
-        class_device_del(&(net->class_dev));
+        device_del(&(net->dev));
 }
 
 /* Create sysfs entries for network device. */
 int netdev_register_sysfs(struct net_device *net)
 {
-        struct class_device *class_dev = &(net->class_dev);
+        struct device *dev = &(net->dev);
         struct attribute_group **groups = net->sysfs_groups;
 
-        class_device_initialize(class_dev);
-        class_dev->class = &net_class;
-        class_dev->class_data = net;
-        class_dev->groups = groups;
+        device_initialize(dev);
+        dev->class = &net_class;
+        dev->platform_data = net;
+        dev->groups = groups;
 
         BUILD_BUG_ON(BUS_ID_SIZE < IFNAMSIZ);
-        strlcpy(class_dev->class_id, net->name, BUS_ID_SIZE);
+        strlcpy(dev->bus_id, net->name, BUS_ID_SIZE);
 
         if (net->get_stats)
                 *groups++ = &netstat_group;
@@ -467,7 +478,7 @@ int netdev_register_sysfs(struct net_device *net)
                 *groups++ = &wireless_group;
 #endif
 
-        return class_device_add(class_dev);
+        return device_add(dev);
 }
 
 int netdev_sysfs_init(void)
diff --git a/net/core/skbuff.c b/net/core/skbuff.c
index de7801d589e7..f3404ae9f190 100644
--- a/net/core/skbuff.c
+++ b/net/core/skbuff.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ nodata:
 struct sk_buff *__netdev_alloc_skb(struct net_device *dev,
                 unsigned int length, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
-        int node = dev->class_dev.dev ? dev_to_node(dev->class_dev.dev) : -1;
+        int node = dev->dev.parent ? dev_to_node(dev->dev.parent) : -1;
         struct sk_buff *skb;
 
         skb = __alloc_skb(length + NET_SKB_PAD, gfp_mask, 0, node);