1 files changed, 34 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/base/platform.c b/drivers/base/platform.c
index 83f5c5984d1a..2b8755db76c6 100644
--- a/drivers/base/platform.c
+++ b/drivers/base/platform.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ int platform_device_add(struct platform_device *pdev)
         pr_debug("Registering platform device '%s'. Parent at %s\n",
                  pdev->dev.bus_id, pdev->dev.parent->bus_id);
 
-        ret = device_register(&pdev->dev);
+        ret = device_add(&pdev->dev);
         if (ret == 0)
                 return ret;
 
@@ -452,6 +452,37 @@ void platform_driver_unregister(struct platform_driver *drv)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(platform_driver_unregister);
 
 
+/* modalias support enables more hands-off userspace setup:
+ * (a) environment variable lets new-style hotplug events work once system is
+ *     fully running:  "modprobe $MODALIAS"
+ * (b) sysfs attribute lets new-style coldplug recover from hotplug events
+ *     mishandled before system is fully running:  "modprobe $(cat modalias)"
+ */
+static ssize_t
+modalias_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *a, char *buf)
+{
+        struct platform_device  *pdev = to_platform_device(dev);
+        int len = snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%s\n", pdev->name);
+
+        return (len >= PAGE_SIZE) ? (PAGE_SIZE - 1) : len;
+}
+
+static struct device_attribute platform_dev_attrs[] = {
+        __ATTR_RO(modalias),
+        __ATTR_NULL,
+};
+
+static int platform_uevent(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
+                char *buffer, int buffer_size)
+{
+        struct platform_device  *pdev = to_platform_device(dev);
+
+        envp[0] = buffer;
+        snprintf(buffer, buffer_size, "MODALIAS=%s", pdev->name);
+        return 0;
+}
+
+
 /**
  *      platform_match - bind platform device to platform driver.
  *      @dev:   device.
@@ -496,7 +527,9 @@ static int platform_resume(struct device * dev)
 
 struct bus_type platform_bus_type = {
         .name           = "platform",
+        .dev_attrs      = platform_dev_attrs,
         .match          = platform_match,
+        .uevent         = platform_uevent,
         .suspend        = platform_suspend,
         .resume         = platform_resume,
 };