2 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/base/class.c b/drivers/base/class.c
index e078bc21d52e..cbdf47c0c60d 100644
--- a/drivers/base/class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/class.c
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include "base.h"
 
+extern struct subsystem devices_subsys;
+
 #define to_class_attr(_attr) container_of(_attr, struct class_attribute, attr)
 #define to_class(obj) container_of(obj, struct class, subsys.kset.kobj)
 
@@ -878,7 +880,22 @@ void class_interface_unregister(struct class_interface *class_intf)
         class_put(parent);
 }
 
+int virtual_device_parent(struct device *dev)
+{
+        if (!dev->class)
+                return -ENODEV;
+
+        if (!dev->class->virtual_dir) {
+                static struct kobject *virtual_dir = NULL;
 
+                if (!virtual_dir)
+                        virtual_dir = kobject_add_dir(&devices_subsys.kset.kobj, "virtual");
+                dev->class->virtual_dir = kobject_add_dir(virtual_dir, dev->class->name);
+        }
+
+        dev->kobj.parent = dev->class->virtual_dir;
+        return 0;
+}
 
 int __init classes_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 0db47561331e..e21a65fc043e 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -378,6 +378,13 @@ int device_add(struct device *dev)
         if (!dev || !strlen(dev->bus_id))
                 goto Error;
 
+        /* if this is a class device, and has no parent, create one */
+        if ((dev->class) && (dev->parent == NULL)) {
+                error = virtual_device_parent(dev);
+                if (error)
+                        goto Error;
+        }
+
         parent = get_device(dev->parent);
 
         pr_debug("DEV: registering device: ID = '%s'\n", dev->bus_id);