2 files changed, 15 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/base/cpu.c b/drivers/base/cpu.c
index 081c927b1ed8..a95844790f7b 100644
--- a/drivers/base/cpu.c
+++ b/drivers/base/cpu.c
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ struct sysdev_class cpu_sysdev_class = {
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpu_sysdev_class);
 
+static struct sys_device *cpu_sys_devices[NR_CPUS];
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 int __attribute__((weak)) smp_prepare_cpu (int cpu)
 {
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ static void __devinit register_cpu_control(struct cpu *cpu)
 }
 void unregister_cpu(struct cpu *cpu, struct node *root)
 {
+        int logical_cpu = cpu->sysdev.id;
 
         if (root)
                 sysfs_remove_link(&root->sysdev.kobj,
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@ void unregister_cpu(struct cpu *cpu, struct node *root)
         sysdev_remove_file(&cpu->sysdev, &attr_online);
 
         sysdev_unregister(&cpu->sysdev);
-
+        cpu_sys_devices[logical_cpu] = NULL;
         return;
 }
 #else /* ... !CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
@@ -103,10 +106,19 @@ int __devinit register_cpu(struct cpu *cpu, int num, struct node *root)
                                           kobject_name(&cpu->sysdev.kobj));
         if (!error && !cpu->no_control)
                 register_cpu_control(cpu);
+        if (!error)
+                cpu_sys_devices[num] = &cpu->sysdev;
         return error;
 }
 
-
+struct sys_device *get_cpu_sysdev(int cpu)
+{
+        if (cpu < NR_CPUS)
+                return cpu_sys_devices[cpu];
+        else
+                return NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_cpu_sysdev);
 
 int __init cpu_dev_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/cpu.h b/include/linux/cpu.h
index 86980c68234a..1f7b2c097503 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpu.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpu.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ struct cpu {
 };
 
 extern int register_cpu(struct cpu *, int, struct node *);
+extern struct sys_device *get_cpu_sysdev(int cpu);
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 extern void unregister_cpu(struct cpu *, struct node *);
 #endif