1 files changed, 16 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index c8a33df00761..6ab73f5c799a 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -191,6 +191,20 @@ void device_remove_file(struct device * dev, struct device_attribute * attr)
         }
 }
 
+static void klist_children_get(struct klist_node *n)
+{
+        struct device *dev = container_of(n, struct device, knode_parent);
+
+        get_device(dev);
+}
+
+static void klist_children_put(struct klist_node *n)
+{
+        struct device *dev = container_of(n, struct device, knode_parent);
+
+        put_device(dev);
+}
+
 
 /**
  *      device_initialize - init device structure.
@@ -207,7 +221,8 @@ void device_initialize(struct device *dev)
 {
         kobj_set_kset_s(dev, devices_subsys);
         kobject_init(&dev->kobj);
-        klist_init(&dev->klist_children);
+        klist_init(&dev->klist_children, klist_children_get,
+                   klist_children_put);
         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->dma_pools);
         init_MUTEX(&dev->sem);
 }