diff --git a/drivers/base/base.h b/drivers/base/base.h
index c0444146c09a880a51e1b514e9fe8710119a2f67..2c9ae43e221933607e81f32b26c40f7156447dc5 100644
--- a/drivers/base/base.h
+++ b/drivers/base/base.h
@@ -64,17 +64,6 @@ extern void sysdev_shutdown(void);
 extern int sysdev_suspend(pm_message_t state);
 extern int sysdev_resume(void);
 
-static inline struct class_device *to_class_dev(struct kobject *obj)
-{
-	return container_of(obj, struct class_device, kobj);
-}
-
-static inline
-struct class_device_attribute *to_class_dev_attr(struct attribute *_attr)
-{
-	return container_of(_attr, struct class_device_attribute, attr);
-}
-
 extern char *make_class_name(const char *name, struct kobject *kobj);
 
 extern int devres_release_all(struct device *dev);
diff --git a/drivers/base/class.c b/drivers/base/class.c
index b4901799308b00d2755e1536e477976a8302ff08..0ef00e8d4153879513bfa2823a7fad0e25e4f6b7 100644
--- a/drivers/base/class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/class.c
@@ -179,27 +179,13 @@ static void class_create_release(struct class *cls)
 	kfree(cls);
 }
 
-static void class_device_create_release(struct class_device *class_dev)
-{
-	pr_debug("%s called for %s\n", __func__, class_dev->class_id);
-	kfree(class_dev);
-}
-
-/* needed to allow these devices to have parent class devices */
-static int class_device_create_uevent(struct class_device *class_dev,
-				      struct kobj_uevent_env *env)
-{
-	pr_debug("%s called for %s\n", __func__, class_dev->class_id);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /**
  * class_create - create a struct class structure
  * @owner: pointer to the module that is to "own" this struct class
  * @name: pointer to a string for the name of this class.
  *
  * This is used to create a struct class pointer that can then be used
- * in calls to class_device_create().
+ * in calls to device_create().
  *
  * Note, the pointer created here is to be destroyed when finished by
  * making a call to class_destroy().
@@ -218,7 +204,6 @@ struct class *class_create(struct module *owner, const char *name)
 	cls->name = name;
 	cls->owner = owner;
 	cls->class_release = class_create_release;
-	cls->release = class_device_create_release;
 
 	retval = class_register(cls);
 	if (retval)
@@ -246,113 +231,6 @@ void class_destroy(struct class *cls)
 	class_unregister(cls);
 }
 
-/* Class Device Stuff */
-
-int class_device_create_file(struct class_device *class_dev,
-			     const struct class_device_attribute *attr)
-{
-	int error = -EINVAL;
-	if (class_dev)
-		error = sysfs_create_file(&class_dev->kobj, &attr->attr);
-	return error;
-}
-
-void class_device_remove_file(struct class_device *class_dev,
-			      const struct class_device_attribute *attr)
-{
-	if (class_dev)
-		sysfs_remove_file(&class_dev->kobj, &attr->attr);
-}
-
-int class_device_create_bin_file(struct class_device *class_dev,
-				 struct bin_attribute *attr)
-{
-	int error = -EINVAL;
-	if (class_dev)
-		error = sysfs_create_bin_file(&class_dev->kobj, attr);
-	return error;
-}
-
-void class_device_remove_bin_file(struct class_device *class_dev,
-				  struct bin_attribute *attr)
-{
-	if (class_dev)
-		sysfs_remove_bin_file(&class_dev->kobj, attr);
-}
-
-static ssize_t class_device_attr_show(struct kobject *kobj,
-				      struct attribute *attr, char *buf)
-{
-	struct class_device_attribute *class_dev_attr = to_class_dev_attr(attr);
-	struct class_device *cd = to_class_dev(kobj);
-	ssize_t ret = 0;
-
-	if (class_dev_attr->show)
-		ret = class_dev_attr->show(cd, buf);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static ssize_t class_device_attr_store(struct kobject *kobj,
-				       struct attribute *attr,
-				       const char *buf, size_t count)
-{
-	struct class_device_attribute *class_dev_attr = to_class_dev_attr(attr);
-	struct class_device *cd = to_class_dev(kobj);
-	ssize_t ret = 0;
-
-	if (class_dev_attr->store)
-		ret = class_dev_attr->store(cd, buf, count);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static struct sysfs_ops class_dev_sysfs_ops = {
-	.show	= class_device_attr_show,
-	.store	= class_device_attr_store,
-};
-
-static void class_dev_release(struct kobject *kobj)
-{
-	struct class_device *cd = to_class_dev(kobj);
-	struct class *cls = cd->class;
-
-	pr_debug("device class '%s': release.\n", cd->class_id);
-
-	if (cd->release)
-		cd->release(cd);
-	else if (cls->release)
-		cls->release(cd);
-	else {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "Class Device '%s' does not have a release() "
-			"function, it is broken and must be fixed.\n",
-			cd->class_id);
-		WARN_ON(1);
-	}
-}
-
-static struct kobj_type class_device_ktype = {
-	.sysfs_ops	= &class_dev_sysfs_ops,
-	.release	= class_dev_release,
-};
-
-static int class_uevent_filter(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
-{
-	struct kobj_type *ktype = get_ktype(kobj);
-
-	if (ktype == &class_device_ktype) {
-		struct class_device *class_dev = to_class_dev(kobj);
-		if (class_dev->class)
-			return 1;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static const char *class_uevent_name(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
-{
-	struct class_device *class_dev = to_class_dev(kobj);
-
-	return class_dev->class->name;
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED
 char *make_class_name(const char *name, struct kobject *kobj)
 {
@@ -370,445 +248,8 @@ char *make_class_name(const char *name, struct kobject *kobj)
 	strcat(class_name, kobject_name(kobj));
 	return class_name;
 }
-
-static int make_deprecated_class_device_links(struct class_device *class_dev)
-{
-	char *class_name;
-	int error;
-
-	if (!class_dev->dev)
-		return 0;
-
-	class_name = make_class_name(class_dev->class->name, &class_dev->kobj);
-	if (class_name)
-		error = sysfs_create_link(&class_dev->dev->kobj,
-					  &class_dev->kobj, class_name);
-	else
-		error = -ENOMEM;
-	kfree(class_name);
-	return error;
-}
-
-static void remove_deprecated_class_device_links(struct class_device *class_dev)
-{
-	char *class_name;
-
-	if (!class_dev->dev)
-		return;
-
-	class_name = make_class_name(class_dev->class->name, &class_dev->kobj);
-	if (class_name)
-		sysfs_remove_link(&class_dev->dev->kobj, class_name);
-	kfree(class_name);
-}
-#else
-static inline int make_deprecated_class_device_links(struct class_device *cd)
-{ return 0; }
-static void remove_deprecated_class_device_links(struct class_device *cd)
-{ }
 #endif
 
-static int class_uevent(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj,
-			struct kobj_uevent_env *env)
-{
-	struct class_device *class_dev = to_class_dev(kobj);
-	struct device *dev = class_dev->dev;
-	int retval = 0;
-
-	pr_debug("%s - name = %s\n", __func__, class_dev->class_id);
-
-	if (MAJOR(class_dev->devt)) {
-		add_uevent_var(env, "MAJOR=%u", MAJOR(class_dev->devt));
-
-		add_uevent_var(env, "MINOR=%u", MINOR(class_dev->devt));
-	}
-
-	if (dev) {
-		const char *path = kobject_get_path(&dev->kobj, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (path) {
-			add_uevent_var(env, "PHYSDEVPATH=%s", path);
-			kfree(path);
-		}
-
-		if (dev->bus)
-			add_uevent_var(env, "PHYSDEVBUS=%s", dev->bus->name);
-
-		if (dev->driver)
-			add_uevent_var(env, "PHYSDEVDRIVER=%s",
-				       dev->driver->name);
-	}
-
-	if (class_dev->uevent) {
-		/* have the class device specific function add its stuff */
-		retval = class_dev->uevent(class_dev, env);
-		if (retval)
-			pr_debug("class_dev->uevent() returned %d\n", retval);
-	} else if (class_dev->class->uevent) {
-		/* have the class specific function add its stuff */
-		retval = class_dev->class->uevent(class_dev, env);
-		if (retval)
-			pr_debug("class->uevent() returned %d\n", retval);
-	}
-
-	return retval;
-}
-
-static struct kset_uevent_ops class_uevent_ops = {
-	.filter =	class_uevent_filter,
-	.name =		class_uevent_name,
-	.uevent =	class_uevent,
-};
-
-/*
- * DO NOT copy how this is created, kset_create_and_add() should be
- * called, but this is a hold-over from the old-way and will be deleted
- * entirely soon.
- */
-static struct kset class_obj_subsys = {
-	.uevent_ops = &class_uevent_ops,
-};
-
-static int class_device_add_attrs(struct class_device *cd)
-{
-	int i;
-	int error = 0;
-	struct class *cls = cd->class;
-
-	if (cls->class_dev_attrs) {
-		for (i = 0; attr_name(cls->class_dev_attrs[i]); i++) {
-			error = class_device_create_file(cd,
-						&cls->class_dev_attrs[i]);
-			if (error)
-				goto err;
-		}
-	}
-done:
-	return error;
-err:
-	while (--i >= 0)
-		class_device_remove_file(cd, &cls->class_dev_attrs[i]);
-	goto done;
-}
-
-static void class_device_remove_attrs(struct class_device *cd)
-{
-	int i;
-	struct class *cls = cd->class;
-
-	if (cls->class_dev_attrs) {
-		for (i = 0; attr_name(cls->class_dev_attrs[i]); i++)
-			class_device_remove_file(cd, &cls->class_dev_attrs[i]);
-	}
-}
-
-static int class_device_add_groups(struct class_device *cd)
-{
-	int i;
-	int error = 0;
-
-	if (cd->groups) {
-		for (i = 0; cd->groups[i]; i++) {
-			error = sysfs_create_group(&cd->kobj, cd->groups[i]);
-			if (error) {
-				while (--i >= 0)
-					sysfs_remove_group(&cd->kobj,
-							   cd->groups[i]);
-				goto out;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-out:
-	return error;
-}
-
-static void class_device_remove_groups(struct class_device *cd)
-{
-	int i;
-	if (cd->groups)
-		for (i = 0; cd->groups[i]; i++)
-			sysfs_remove_group(&cd->kobj, cd->groups[i]);
-}
-
-static ssize_t show_dev(struct class_device *class_dev, char *buf)
-{
-	return print_dev_t(buf, class_dev->devt);
-}
-
-static struct class_device_attribute class_devt_attr =
-	__ATTR(dev, S_IRUGO, show_dev, NULL);
-
-static ssize_t store_uevent(struct class_device *class_dev,
-			    const char *buf, size_t count)
-{
-	kobject_uevent(&class_dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
-	return count;
-}
-
-static struct class_device_attribute class_uevent_attr =
-	__ATTR(uevent, S_IWUSR, NULL, store_uevent);
-
-void class_device_initialize(struct class_device *class_dev)
-{
-	class_dev->kobj.kset = &class_obj_subsys;
-	kobject_init(&class_dev->kobj, &class_device_ktype);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&class_dev->node);
-}
-
-int class_device_add(struct class_device *class_dev)
-{
-	struct class *parent_class = NULL;
-	struct class_device *parent_class_dev = NULL;
-	struct class_interface *class_intf;
-	int error = -EINVAL;
-
-	class_dev = class_device_get(class_dev);
-	if (!class_dev)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (!strlen(class_dev->class_id))
-		goto out1;
-
-	parent_class = class_get(class_dev->class);
-	if (!parent_class)
-		goto out1;
-
-	parent_class_dev = class_device_get(class_dev->parent);
-
-	pr_debug("CLASS: registering class device: ID = '%s'\n",
-		 class_dev->class_id);
-
-	/* first, register with generic layer. */
-	if (parent_class_dev)
-		class_dev->kobj.parent = &parent_class_dev->kobj;
-	else
-		class_dev->kobj.parent = &parent_class->subsys.kobj;
-
-	error = kobject_add(&class_dev->kobj, class_dev->kobj.parent,
-			    "%s", class_dev->class_id);
-	if (error)
-		goto out2;
-
-	/* add the needed attributes to this device */
-	error = sysfs_create_link(&class_dev->kobj,
-				  &parent_class->subsys.kobj, "subsystem");
-	if (error)
-		goto out3;
-
-	error = class_device_create_file(class_dev, &class_uevent_attr);
-	if (error)
-		goto out3;
-
-	if (MAJOR(class_dev->devt)) {
-		error = class_device_create_file(class_dev, &class_devt_attr);
-		if (error)
-			goto out4;
-	}
-
-	error = class_device_add_attrs(class_dev);
-	if (error)
-		goto out5;
-
-	if (class_dev->dev) {
-		error = sysfs_create_link(&class_dev->kobj,
-					  &class_dev->dev->kobj, "device");
-		if (error)
-			goto out6;
-	}
-
-	error = class_device_add_groups(class_dev);
-	if (error)
-		goto out7;
-
-	error = make_deprecated_class_device_links(class_dev);
-	if (error)
-		goto out8;
-
-	kobject_uevent(&class_dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
-
-	/* notify any interfaces this device is now here */
-	down(&parent_class->sem);
-	list_add_tail(&class_dev->node, &parent_class->children);
-	list_for_each_entry(class_intf, &parent_class->interfaces, node) {
-		if (class_intf->add)
-			class_intf->add(class_dev, class_intf);
-	}
-	up(&parent_class->sem);
-
-	goto out1;
-
- out8:
-	class_device_remove_groups(class_dev);
- out7:
-	if (class_dev->dev)
-		sysfs_remove_link(&class_dev->kobj, "device");
- out6:
-	class_device_remove_attrs(class_dev);
- out5:
-	if (MAJOR(class_dev->devt))
-		class_device_remove_file(class_dev, &class_devt_attr);
- out4:
-	class_device_remove_file(class_dev, &class_uevent_attr);
- out3:
-	kobject_del(&class_dev->kobj);
- out2:
-	if (parent_class_dev)
-		class_device_put(parent_class_dev);
-	class_put(parent_class);
- out1:
-	class_device_put(class_dev);
-	return error;
-}
-
-int class_device_register(struct class_device *class_dev)
-{
-	class_device_initialize(class_dev);
-	return class_device_add(class_dev);
-}
-
-/**
- * class_device_create - creates a class device and registers it with sysfs
- * @cls: pointer to the struct class that this device should be registered to.
- * @parent: pointer to the parent struct class_device of this new device, if
- * any.
- * @devt: the dev_t for the char device to be added.
- * @device: a pointer to a struct device that is assiociated with this class
- * device.
- * @fmt: string for the class device's name
- *
- * This function can be used by char device classes.  A struct
- * class_device will be created in sysfs, registered to the specified
- * class.
- * A "dev" file will be created, showing the dev_t for the device, if
- * the dev_t is not 0,0.
- * If a pointer to a parent struct class_device is passed in, the newly
- * created struct class_device will be a child of that device in sysfs.
- * The pointer to the struct class_device will be returned from the
- * call.  Any further sysfs files that might be required can be created
- * using this pointer.
- *
- * Note: the struct class passed to this function must have previously
- * been created with a call to class_create().
- */
-struct class_device *class_device_create(struct class *cls,
-					 struct class_device *parent,
-					 dev_t devt,
-					 struct device *device,
-					 const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-	va_list args;
-	struct class_device *class_dev = NULL;
-	int retval = -ENODEV;
-
-	if (cls == NULL || IS_ERR(cls))
-		goto error;
-
-	class_dev = kzalloc(sizeof(*class_dev), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!class_dev) {
-		retval = -ENOMEM;
-		goto error;
-	}
-
-	class_dev->devt = devt;
-	class_dev->dev = device;
-	class_dev->class = cls;
-	class_dev->parent = parent;
-	class_dev->release = class_device_create_release;
-	class_dev->uevent = class_device_create_uevent;
-
-	va_start(args, fmt);
-	vsnprintf(class_dev->class_id, BUS_ID_SIZE, fmt, args);
-	va_end(args);
-	retval = class_device_register(class_dev);
-	if (retval)
-		goto error;
-
-	return class_dev;
-
-error:
-	kfree(class_dev);
-	return ERR_PTR(retval);
-}
-
-void class_device_del(struct class_device *class_dev)
-{
-	struct class *parent_class = class_dev->class;
-	struct class_device *parent_device = class_dev->parent;
-	struct class_interface *class_intf;
-
-	if (parent_class) {
-		down(&parent_class->sem);
-		list_del_init(&class_dev->node);
-		list_for_each_entry(class_intf, &parent_class->interfaces, node)
-			if (class_intf->remove)
-				class_intf->remove(class_dev, class_intf);
-		up(&parent_class->sem);
-	}
-
-	if (class_dev->dev) {
-		remove_deprecated_class_device_links(class_dev);
-		sysfs_remove_link(&class_dev->kobj, "device");
-	}
-	sysfs_remove_link(&class_dev->kobj, "subsystem");
-	class_device_remove_file(class_dev, &class_uevent_attr);
-	if (MAJOR(class_dev->devt))
-		class_device_remove_file(class_dev, &class_devt_attr);
-	class_device_remove_attrs(class_dev);
-	class_device_remove_groups(class_dev);
-
-	kobject_uevent(&class_dev->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
-	kobject_del(&class_dev->kobj);
-
-	class_device_put(parent_device);
-	class_put(parent_class);
-}
-
-void class_device_unregister(struct class_device *class_dev)
-{
-	pr_debug("CLASS: Unregistering class device. ID = '%s'\n",
-		 class_dev->class_id);
-	class_device_del(class_dev);
-	class_device_put(class_dev);
-}
-
-/**
- * class_device_destroy - removes a class device that was created with class_device_create()
- * @cls: the pointer to the struct class that this device was registered * with.
- * @devt: the dev_t of the device that was previously registered.
- *
- * This call unregisters and cleans up a class device that was created with a
- * call to class_device_create()
- */
-void class_device_destroy(struct class *cls, dev_t devt)
-{
-	struct class_device *class_dev = NULL;
-	struct class_device *class_dev_tmp;
-
-	down(&cls->sem);
-	list_for_each_entry(class_dev_tmp, &cls->children, node) {
-		if (class_dev_tmp->devt == devt) {
-			class_dev = class_dev_tmp;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	up(&cls->sem);
-
-	if (class_dev)
-		class_device_unregister(class_dev);
-}
-
-struct class_device *class_device_get(struct class_device *class_dev)
-{
-	if (class_dev)
-		return to_class_dev(kobject_get(&class_dev->kobj));
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-void class_device_put(struct class_device *class_dev)
-{
-	if (class_dev)
-		kobject_put(&class_dev->kobj);
-}
-
 /**
  * class_for_each_device - device iterator
  * @class: the class we're iterating
@@ -897,56 +338,9 @@ struct device *class_find_device(struct class *class, void *data,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_find_device);
 
-/**
- * class_find_child - device iterator for locating a particular class_device
- * @class: the class we're iterating
- * @data: data for the match function
- * @match: function to check class_device
- *
- * This function returns a reference to a class_device that is 'found' for
- * later use, as determined by the @match callback.
- *
- * The callback should return 0 if the class_device doesn't match and non-zero
- * if it does.  If the callback returns non-zero, this function will
- * return to the caller and not iterate over any more class_devices.
- *
- * Note, you will need to drop the reference with class_device_put() after use.
- *
- * We hold class->sem in this function, so it can not be
- * re-acquired in @match, otherwise it will self-deadlocking. For
- * example, calls to add or remove class members would be verboten.
- */
-struct class_device *class_find_child(struct class *class, void *data,
-				   int (*match)(struct class_device *, void *))
-{
-	struct class_device *dev;
-	int found = 0;
-
-	if (!class)
-		return NULL;
-
-	down(&class->sem);
-	list_for_each_entry(dev, &class->children, node) {
-		dev = class_device_get(dev);
-		if (dev) {
-			if (match(dev, data)) {
-				found = 1;
-				break;
-			} else
-				class_device_put(dev);
-		} else
-			break;
-	}
-	up(&class->sem);
-
-	return found ? dev : NULL;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_find_child);
-
 int class_interface_register(struct class_interface *class_intf)
 {
 	struct class *parent;
-	struct class_device *class_dev;
 	struct device *dev;
 
 	if (!class_intf || !class_intf->class)
@@ -958,10 +352,6 @@ int class_interface_register(struct class_interface *class_intf)
 
 	down(&parent->sem);
 	list_add_tail(&class_intf->node, &parent->interfaces);
-	if (class_intf->add) {
-		list_for_each_entry(class_dev, &parent->children, node)
-			class_intf->add(class_dev, class_intf);
-	}
 	if (class_intf->add_dev) {
 		list_for_each_entry(dev, &parent->devices, node)
 			class_intf->add_dev(dev, class_intf);
@@ -974,7 +364,6 @@ int class_interface_register(struct class_interface *class_intf)
 void class_interface_unregister(struct class_interface *class_intf)
 {
 	struct class *parent = class_intf->class;
-	struct class_device *class_dev;
 	struct device *dev;
 
 	if (!parent)
@@ -982,10 +371,6 @@ void class_interface_unregister(struct class_interface *class_intf)
 
 	down(&parent->sem);
 	list_del_init(&class_intf->node);
-	if (class_intf->remove) {
-		list_for_each_entry(class_dev, &parent->children, node)
-			class_intf->remove(class_dev, class_intf);
-	}
 	if (class_intf->remove_dev) {
 		list_for_each_entry(dev, &parent->devices, node)
 			class_intf->remove_dev(dev, class_intf);
@@ -1000,13 +385,6 @@ int __init classes_init(void)
 	class_kset = kset_create_and_add("class", NULL, NULL);
 	if (!class_kset)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	/* ick, this is ugly, the things we go through to keep from showing up
-	 * in sysfs... */
-	kset_init(&class_obj_subsys);
-	kobject_set_name(&class_obj_subsys.kobj, "class_obj");
-	if (!class_obj_subsys.kobj.parent)
-		class_obj_subsys.kobj.parent = &class_obj_subsys.kobj;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1017,19 +395,5 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_unregister);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_create);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_destroy);
 
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_device_register);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_device_unregister);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_device_initialize);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_device_add);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_device_del);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_device_get);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_device_put);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_device_create);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_device_destroy);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_device_create_file);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_device_remove_file);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_device_create_bin_file);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_device_remove_bin_file);
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_interface_register);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_interface_unregister);
diff --git a/drivers/base/driver.c b/drivers/base/driver.c
index 9a6537f14401df5aae7a81842c7bd7a145c2f849..2ef5acf4368b9e8deef4440d865a87cef8d0b0a6 100644
--- a/drivers/base/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/base/driver.c
@@ -217,12 +217,22 @@ static void driver_remove_groups(struct device_driver *drv,
 int driver_register(struct device_driver *drv)
 {
 	int ret;
+	struct device_driver *other;
 
 	if ((drv->bus->probe && drv->probe) ||
 	    (drv->bus->remove && drv->remove) ||
 	    (drv->bus->shutdown && drv->shutdown))
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "Driver '%s' needs updating - please use "
 			"bus_type methods\n", drv->name);
+
+	other = driver_find(drv->name, drv->bus);
+	if (other) {
+		put_driver(other);
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Error: Driver '%s' is already registered, "
+			"aborting...\n", drv->name);
+		return -EEXIST;
+	}
+
 	ret = bus_add_driver(drv);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c b/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c
index 56230dbd347aee88f9d6eb9fc1a32ec9642d7799..29276bd28295007212a73e89c4bc44cb6f0a0a2a 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c
@@ -652,6 +652,9 @@ static int pccardd(void *__skt)
 		complete(&skt->thread_done);
 		return 0;
 	}
+	ret = pccard_sysfs_add_socket(&skt->dev);
+	if (ret)
+		dev_warn(&skt->dev, "err %d adding socket attributes\n", ret);
 
 	add_wait_queue(&skt->thread_wait, &wait);
 	complete(&skt->thread_done);
@@ -694,6 +697,7 @@ static int pccardd(void *__skt)
 	remove_wait_queue(&skt->thread_wait, &wait);
 
 	/* remove from the device core */
+	pccard_sysfs_remove_socket(&skt->dev);
 	device_unregister(&skt->dev);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -940,20 +944,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(pcmcia_socket_class);
 
 static int __init init_pcmcia_cs(void)
 {
-	int ret;
-
 	init_completion(&pcmcia_unload);
-	ret = class_register(&pcmcia_socket_class);
-	if (ret)
-		return (ret);
-	return class_interface_register(&pccard_sysfs_interface);
+	return class_register(&pcmcia_socket_class);
 }
 
 static void __exit exit_pcmcia_cs(void)
 {
-	class_interface_unregister(&pccard_sysfs_interface);
 	class_unregister(&pcmcia_socket_class);
-
 	wait_for_completion(&pcmcia_unload);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/cs_internal.h b/drivers/pcmcia/cs_internal.h
index 9fa207e3c7b35757dcd394cb1478191b266d3ed6..e7d5d141f24dc9b661f9ed4412752c53a04b7764 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/cs_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/cs_internal.h
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ struct resource *pcmcia_find_mem_region(u_long base, u_long num, u_long align,
 void release_resource_db(struct pcmcia_socket *s);
 
 /* In socket_sysfs.c */
-extern struct class_interface pccard_sysfs_interface;
+extern int pccard_sysfs_add_socket(struct device *dev);
+extern void pccard_sysfs_remove_socket(struct device *dev);
 
 /* In cs.c */
 extern struct rw_semaphore pcmcia_socket_list_rwsem;
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/socket_sysfs.c b/drivers/pcmcia/socket_sysfs.c
index b4409002b7f8415a88c4a8a823dbcd0ffa96f530..562384d6f3213b71e0f9f83999b4579b3d3b16e5 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/socket_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/socket_sysfs.c
@@ -356,19 +356,23 @@ static ssize_t pccard_store_cis(struct kobject *kobj,
 }
 
 
-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,
+static struct attribute *pccard_socket_attributes[] = {
+	&dev_attr_card_type.attr,
+	&dev_attr_card_voltage.attr,
+	&dev_attr_card_vpp.attr,
+	&dev_attr_card_vcc.attr,
+	&dev_attr_card_insert.attr,
+	&dev_attr_card_pm_state.attr,
+	&dev_attr_card_eject.attr,
+	&dev_attr_card_irq_mask.attr,
+	&dev_attr_available_resources_setup_done.attr,
 	NULL,
 };
 
+static const struct attribute_group socket_attrs = {
+	.attrs = pccard_socket_attributes,
+};
+
 static struct bin_attribute pccard_cis_attr = {
 	.attr = { .name = "cis", .mode = S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR },
 	.size = 0x200,
@@ -376,35 +380,21 @@ static struct bin_attribute pccard_cis_attr = {
 	.write = pccard_store_cis,
 };
 
-static int __devinit pccard_sysfs_add_socket(struct device *dev,
-					     struct class_interface *class_intf)
+int pccard_sysfs_add_socket(struct device *dev)
 {
-	struct device_attribute **attr;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	for (attr = pccard_socket_attributes; *attr; attr++) {
-		ret = device_create_file(dev, *attr);
+	ret = sysfs_create_group(&dev->kobj, &socket_attrs);
+	if (!ret) {
+		ret = sysfs_create_bin_file(&dev->kobj, &pccard_cis_attr);
 		if (ret)
-			break;
+			sysfs_remove_group(&dev->kobj, &socket_attrs);
 	}
-	if (!ret)
-		ret = sysfs_create_bin_file(&dev->kobj, &pccard_cis_attr);
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void __devexit pccard_sysfs_remove_socket(struct device *dev,
-						 struct class_interface *class_intf)
+void pccard_sysfs_remove_socket(struct device *dev)
 {
-	struct device_attribute **attr;
-
 	sysfs_remove_bin_file(&dev->kobj, &pccard_cis_attr);
-	for (attr = pccard_socket_attributes; *attr; attr++)
-		device_remove_file(dev, *attr);
+	sysfs_remove_group(&dev->kobj, &socket_attrs);
 }
-
-struct class_interface pccard_sysfs_interface = {
-	.class = &pcmcia_socket_class,
-	.add_dev = &pccard_sysfs_add_socket,
-	.remove_dev = __devexit_p(&pccard_sysfs_remove_socket),
-};
diff --git a/fs/debugfs/file.c b/fs/debugfs/file.c
index fddffe4851f550cd78315189d6466bc0a24ad126..159a5efd6a8a8bcf43ecf0b637023bb3d11e24d4 100644
--- a/fs/debugfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/debugfs/file.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  *	2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
  *
  *  debugfs is for people to use instead of /proc or /sys.
- *  See Documentation/DocBook/kernel-api for more details.
+ *  See Documentation/DocBook/filesystems for more details.
  *
  */
 
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/inode.c b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
index f8b82e73b3bf0ee8a7d9403d6ffdf06ad15f5411..eb53c632f8564a100d92e4670b8c6764776a3514 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ int sysfs_setattr(struct dentry * dentry, struct iattr * iattr)
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
+	iattr->ia_valid &= ~ATTR_SIZE; /* ignore size changes */
+
 	error = inode_setattr(inode, iattr);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index 1a060265aceae6f31b2875d86f660dc9baaee1ab..832fb0eb293368793cef2565db179a333907c09d 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ struct device;
 struct device_driver;
 struct driver_private;
 struct class;
-struct class_device;
 struct bus_type;
 struct bus_type_private;
 
@@ -190,13 +189,10 @@ struct class {
 	struct kset		class_dirs;
 	struct semaphore	sem; /* locks children, devices, interfaces */
 	struct class_attribute		*class_attrs;
-	struct class_device_attribute	*class_dev_attrs;
 	struct device_attribute		*dev_attrs;
 
-	int (*uevent)(struct class_device *dev, struct kobj_uevent_env *env);
 	int (*dev_uevent)(struct device *dev, struct kobj_uevent_env *env);
 
-	void (*release)(struct class_device *dev);
 	void (*class_release)(struct class *class);
 	void (*dev_release)(struct device *dev);
 
@@ -210,9 +206,6 @@ extern int class_for_each_device(struct class *class, void *data,
 				 int (*fn)(struct device *dev, void *data));
 extern struct device *class_find_device(struct class *class, void *data,
 					int (*match)(struct device *, void *));
-extern struct class_device *class_find_child(struct class *class, void *data,
-				   int (*match)(struct class_device *, void *));
-
 
 struct class_attribute {
 	struct attribute attr;
@@ -228,92 +221,10 @@ extern int __must_check class_create_file(struct class *class,
 extern void class_remove_file(struct class *class,
 			      const struct class_attribute *attr);
 
-struct class_device_attribute {
-	struct attribute attr;
-	ssize_t (*show)(struct class_device *, char *buf);
-	ssize_t (*store)(struct class_device *, const char *buf, size_t count);
-};
-
-#define CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(_name, _mode, _show, _store)		\
-struct class_device_attribute class_device_attr_##_name = 	\
-	__ATTR(_name, _mode, _show, _store)
-
-extern int __must_check class_device_create_file(struct class_device *,
-				    const struct class_device_attribute *);
-
-/**
- * struct class_device - class devices
- * @class: pointer to the parent class for this class device.  This is required.
- * @devt: for internal use by the driver core only.
- * @node: for internal use by the driver core only.
- * @kobj: for internal use by the driver core only.
- * @groups: optional additional groups to be created
- * @dev: if set, a symlink to the struct device is created in the sysfs
- * directory for this struct class device.
- * @class_data: pointer to whatever you want to store here for this struct
- * class_device.  Use class_get_devdata() and class_set_devdata() to get and
- * set this pointer.
- * @parent: pointer to a struct class_device that is the parent of this struct
- * class_device.  If NULL, this class_device will show up at the root of the
- * struct class in sysfs (which is probably what you want to have happen.)
- * @release: pointer to a release function for this struct class_device.  If
- * set, this will be called instead of the class specific release function.
- * Only use this if you want to override the default release function, like
- * when you are nesting class_device structures.
- * @uevent: pointer to a uevent function for this struct class_device.  If
- * set, this will be called instead of the class specific uevent function.
- * Only use this if you want to override the default uevent function, like
- * when you are nesting class_device structures.
- */
-struct class_device {
-	struct list_head	node;
-
-	struct kobject		kobj;
-	struct class		*class;
-	dev_t			devt;
-	struct device		*dev;
-	void			*class_data;
-	struct class_device	*parent;
-	struct attribute_group  **groups;
-
-	void (*release)(struct class_device *dev);
-	int (*uevent)(struct class_device *dev, struct kobj_uevent_env *env);
-	char class_id[BUS_ID_SIZE];
-};
-
-static inline void *class_get_devdata(struct class_device *dev)
-{
-	return dev->class_data;
-}
-
-static inline void class_set_devdata(struct class_device *dev, void *data)
-{
-	dev->class_data = data;
-}
-
-
-extern int __must_check class_device_register(struct class_device *);
-extern void class_device_unregister(struct class_device *);
-extern void class_device_initialize(struct class_device *);
-extern int __must_check class_device_add(struct class_device *);
-extern void class_device_del(struct class_device *);
-
-extern struct class_device *class_device_get(struct class_device *);
-extern void class_device_put(struct class_device *);
-
-extern void class_device_remove_file(struct class_device *,
-				     const struct class_device_attribute *);
-extern int __must_check class_device_create_bin_file(struct class_device *,
-					struct bin_attribute *);
-extern void class_device_remove_bin_file(struct class_device *,
-					 struct bin_attribute *);
-
 struct class_interface {
 	struct list_head	node;
 	struct class		*class;
 
-	int (*add)	(struct class_device *, struct class_interface *);
-	void (*remove)	(struct class_device *, struct class_interface *);
 	int (*add_dev)		(struct device *, struct class_interface *);
 	void (*remove_dev)	(struct device *, struct class_interface *);
 };
@@ -323,13 +234,6 @@ extern void class_interface_unregister(struct class_interface *);
 
 extern struct class *class_create(struct module *owner, const char *name);
 extern void class_destroy(struct class *cls);
-extern struct class_device *class_device_create(struct class *cls,
-						struct class_device *parent,
-						dev_t devt,
-						struct device *device,
-						const char *fmt, ...)
-					__attribute__((format(printf, 5, 6)));
-extern void class_device_destroy(struct class *cls, dev_t devt);
 
 /*
  * The type of device, "struct device" is embedded in. A class
@@ -465,7 +369,6 @@ struct device {
 	spinlock_t		devres_lock;
 	struct list_head	devres_head;
 
-	/* class_device migration path */
 	struct list_head	node;
 	struct class		*class;
 	dev_t			devt;	/* dev_t, creates the sysfs "dev" */
diff --git a/include/linux/io.h b/include/linux/io.h
index e3b2dda6c8eb5dd97c3ec78befe9c5c0cdb735a0..3a03a3604cce7e61e024c793739d227b5933176f 100644
--- a/include/linux/io.h
+++ b/include/linux/io.h
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ static inline void devm_ioport_unmap(struct device *dev, void __iomem *addr)
 }
 #endif
 
-void __iomem * devm_ioremap(struct device *dev, unsigned long offset,
+void __iomem *devm_ioremap(struct device *dev, resource_size_t offset,
 			    unsigned long size);
-void __iomem * devm_ioremap_nocache(struct device *dev, unsigned long offset,
+void __iomem *devm_ioremap_nocache(struct device *dev, resource_size_t offset,
 				    unsigned long size);
 void devm_iounmap(struct device *dev, void __iomem *addr);
 int check_signature(const volatile void __iomem *io_addr,
diff --git a/include/linux/klist.h b/include/linux/klist.h
index 74071254c9d38c348b0bba649d9e8c9ebb4cb049..06c338ef7f1b9ee62cc43fa4e30e9d79a3acc072 100644
--- a/include/linux/klist.h
+++ b/include/linux/klist.h
@@ -25,37 +25,47 @@ struct klist {
 	void			(*put)(struct klist_node *);
 };
 
+#define KLIST_INIT(_name, _get, _put)					\
+	{ .k_lock	= __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(_name.k_lock),		\
+	  .k_list	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(_name.k_list),			\
+	  .get		= _get,						\
+	  .put		= _put, }
 
-extern void klist_init(struct klist * k, void (*get)(struct klist_node *),
+#define DEFINE_KLIST(_name, _get, _put)					\
+	struct klist _name = KLIST_INIT(_name, _get, _put)
+
+extern void klist_init(struct klist *k, void (*get)(struct klist_node *),
 		       void (*put)(struct klist_node *));
 
 struct klist_node {
-	struct klist		* n_klist;
+	struct klist		*n_klist;
 	struct list_head	n_node;
 	struct kref		n_ref;
 	struct completion	n_removed;
 };
 
-extern void klist_add_tail(struct klist_node * n, struct klist * k);
-extern void klist_add_head(struct klist_node * n, struct klist * k);
+extern void klist_add_tail(struct klist_node *n, struct klist *k);
+extern void klist_add_head(struct klist_node *n, struct klist *k);
+extern void klist_add_after(struct klist_node *n, struct klist_node *pos);
+extern void klist_add_before(struct klist_node *n, struct klist_node *pos);
 
-extern void klist_del(struct klist_node * n);
-extern void klist_remove(struct klist_node * n);
+extern void klist_del(struct klist_node *n);
+extern void klist_remove(struct klist_node *n);
 
-extern int klist_node_attached(struct klist_node * n);
+extern int klist_node_attached(struct klist_node *n);
 
 
 struct klist_iter {
-	struct klist		* i_klist;
-	struct list_head	* i_head;
-	struct klist_node	* i_cur;
+	struct klist		*i_klist;
+	struct list_head	*i_head;
+	struct klist_node	*i_cur;
 };
 
 
-extern void klist_iter_init(struct klist * k, struct klist_iter * i);
-extern void klist_iter_init_node(struct klist * k, struct klist_iter * i, 
-				 struct klist_node * n);
-extern void klist_iter_exit(struct klist_iter * i);
-extern struct klist_node * klist_next(struct klist_iter * i);
+extern void klist_iter_init(struct klist *k, struct klist_iter *i);
+extern void klist_iter_init_node(struct klist *k, struct klist_iter *i,
+				 struct klist_node *n);
+extern void klist_iter_exit(struct klist_iter *i);
+extern struct klist_node *klist_next(struct klist_iter *i);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/sysfs.h b/include/linux/sysfs.h
index add3c5a40827f7824169159a140884da38291d17..7858eac40aa7be8e27f9091806f2b194eabedd61 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysfs.h
@@ -190,6 +190,12 @@ static inline int sysfs_create_group(struct kobject *kobj,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int sysfs_update_group(struct kobject *kobj,
+				const struct attribute_group *grp)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline void sysfs_remove_group(struct kobject *kobj,
 				      const struct attribute_group *grp)
 {
diff --git a/lib/devres.c b/lib/devres.c
index edc27a5d1b735aba4855d33e9756ab375d9569ce..26c87c49d776cf8365e9ff7ba2a7319e481f716f 100644
--- a/lib/devres.c
+++ b/lib/devres.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ static int devm_ioremap_match(struct device *dev, void *res, void *match_data)
  *
  * Managed ioremap().  Map is automatically unmapped on driver detach.
  */
-void __iomem *devm_ioremap(struct device *dev, unsigned long offset,
+void __iomem *devm_ioremap(struct device *dev, resource_size_t offset,
 			   unsigned long size)
 {
 	void __iomem **ptr, *addr;
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(devm_ioremap);
  * Managed ioremap_nocache().  Map is automatically unmapped on driver
  * detach.
  */
-void __iomem *devm_ioremap_nocache(struct device *dev, unsigned long offset,
+void __iomem *devm_ioremap_nocache(struct device *dev, resource_size_t offset,
 				   unsigned long size)
 {
 	void __iomem **ptr, *addr;
diff --git a/lib/klist.c b/lib/klist.c
index 120bd175aa7855044fdb5a440b6fc189b21344b3..cca37f96faa22b5cbe73de502da86cd94f61997f 100644
--- a/lib/klist.c
+++ b/lib/klist.c
@@ -1,38 +1,37 @@
 /*
- *	klist.c - Routines for manipulating klists.
+ * klist.c - Routines for manipulating klists.
  *
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 Patrick Mochel
  *
- *	This klist interface provides a couple of structures that wrap around 
- *	struct list_head to provide explicit list "head" (struct klist) and 
- *	list "node" (struct klist_node) objects. For struct klist, a spinlock
- *	is included that protects access to the actual list itself. struct 
- *	klist_node provides a pointer to the klist that owns it and a kref
- *	reference count that indicates the number of current users of that node
- *	in the list.
+ * This file is released under the GPL v2.
  *
- *	The entire point is to provide an interface for iterating over a list
- *	that is safe and allows for modification of the list during the
- *	iteration (e.g. insertion and removal), including modification of the
- *	current node on the list.
+ * This klist interface provides a couple of structures that wrap around
+ * struct list_head to provide explicit list "head" (struct klist) and list
+ * "node" (struct klist_node) objects. For struct klist, a spinlock is
+ * included that protects access to the actual list itself. struct
+ * klist_node provides a pointer to the klist that owns it and a kref
+ * reference count that indicates the number of current users of that node
+ * in the list.
  *
- *	It works using a 3rd object type - struct klist_iter - that is declared
- *	and initialized before an iteration. klist_next() is used to acquire the
- *	next element in the list. It returns NULL if there are no more items.
- *	Internally, that routine takes the klist's lock, decrements the reference
- *	count of the previous klist_node and increments the count of the next
- *	klist_node. It then drops the lock and returns.
+ * The entire point is to provide an interface for iterating over a list
+ * that is safe and allows for modification of the list during the
+ * iteration (e.g. insertion and removal), including modification of the
+ * current node on the list.
  *
- *	There are primitives for adding and removing nodes to/from a klist. 
- *	When deleting, klist_del() will simply decrement the reference count. 
- *	Only when the count goes to 0 is the node removed from the list. 
- *	klist_remove() will try to delete the node from the list and block
- *	until it is actually removed. This is useful for objects (like devices)
- *	that have been removed from the system and must be freed (but must wait
- *	until all accessors have finished).
+ * It works using a 3rd object type - struct klist_iter - that is declared
+ * and initialized before an iteration. klist_next() is used to acquire the
+ * next element in the list. It returns NULL if there are no more items.
+ * Internally, that routine takes the klist's lock, decrements the
+ * reference count of the previous klist_node and increments the count of
+ * the next klist_node. It then drops the lock and returns.
  *
- *	Copyright (C) 2005 Patrick Mochel
- *
- *	This file is released under the GPL v2.
+ * There are primitives for adding and removing nodes to/from a klist.
+ * When deleting, klist_del() will simply decrement the reference count.
+ * Only when the count goes to 0 is the node removed from the list.
+ * klist_remove() will try to delete the node from the list and block until
+ * it is actually removed. This is useful for objects (like devices) that
+ * have been removed from the system and must be freed (but must wait until
+ * all accessors have finished).
  */
 
 #include <linux/klist.h>
@@ -40,10 +39,10 @@
 
 
 /**
- *	klist_init - Initialize a klist structure. 
- *	@k:	The klist we're initializing.
- *	@get:	The get function for the embedding object (NULL if none)
- *	@put:	The put function for the embedding object (NULL if none)
+ * klist_init - Initialize a klist structure.
+ * @k: The klist we're initializing.
+ * @get: The get function for the embedding object (NULL if none)
+ * @put: The put function for the embedding object (NULL if none)
  *
  * Initialises the klist structure.  If the klist_node structures are
  * going to be embedded in refcounted objects (necessary for safe
@@ -51,8 +50,7 @@
  * functions that take and release references on the embedding
  * objects.
  */
-
-void klist_init(struct klist * k, void (*get)(struct klist_node *),
+void klist_init(struct klist *k, void (*get)(struct klist_node *),
 		void (*put)(struct klist_node *))
 {
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&k->k_list);
@@ -60,26 +58,23 @@ void klist_init(struct klist * k, void (*get)(struct klist_node *),
 	k->get = get;
 	k->put = put;
 }
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(klist_init);
 
-
-static void add_head(struct klist * k, struct klist_node * n)
+static void add_head(struct klist *k, struct klist_node *n)
 {
 	spin_lock(&k->k_lock);
 	list_add(&n->n_node, &k->k_list);
 	spin_unlock(&k->k_lock);
 }
 
-static void add_tail(struct klist * k, struct klist_node * n)
+static void add_tail(struct klist *k, struct klist_node *n)
 {
 	spin_lock(&k->k_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&n->n_node, &k->k_list);
 	spin_unlock(&k->k_lock);
 }
 
-
-static void klist_node_init(struct klist * k, struct klist_node * n)
+static void klist_node_init(struct klist *k, struct klist_node *n)
 {
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&n->n_node);
 	init_completion(&n->n_removed);
@@ -89,60 +84,83 @@ static void klist_node_init(struct klist * k, struct klist_node * n)
 		k->get(n);
 }
 
-
 /**
- *	klist_add_head - Initialize a klist_node and add it to front.
- *	@n:	node we're adding.
- *	@k:	klist it's going on.
+ * klist_add_head - Initialize a klist_node and add it to front.
+ * @n: node we're adding.
+ * @k: klist it's going on.
  */
-
-void klist_add_head(struct klist_node * n, struct klist * k)
+void klist_add_head(struct klist_node *n, struct klist *k)
 {
 	klist_node_init(k, n);
 	add_head(k, n);
 }
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(klist_add_head);
 
-
 /**
- *	klist_add_tail - Initialize a klist_node and add it to back.
- *	@n:	node we're adding.
- *	@k:	klist it's going on.
+ * klist_add_tail - Initialize a klist_node and add it to back.
+ * @n: node we're adding.
+ * @k: klist it's going on.
  */
-
-void klist_add_tail(struct klist_node * n, struct klist * k)
+void klist_add_tail(struct klist_node *n, struct klist *k)
 {
 	klist_node_init(k, n);
 	add_tail(k, n);
 }
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(klist_add_tail);
 
+/**
+ * klist_add_after - Init a klist_node and add it after an existing node
+ * @n: node we're adding.
+ * @pos: node to put @n after
+ */
+void klist_add_after(struct klist_node *n, struct klist_node *pos)
+{
+	struct klist *k = pos->n_klist;
+
+	klist_node_init(k, n);
+	spin_lock(&k->k_lock);
+	list_add(&n->n_node, &pos->n_node);
+	spin_unlock(&k->k_lock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(klist_add_after);
+
+/**
+ * klist_add_before - Init a klist_node and add it before an existing node
+ * @n: node we're adding.
+ * @pos: node to put @n after
+ */
+void klist_add_before(struct klist_node *n, struct klist_node *pos)
+{
+	struct klist *k = pos->n_klist;
+
+	klist_node_init(k, n);
+	spin_lock(&k->k_lock);
+	list_add_tail(&n->n_node, &pos->n_node);
+	spin_unlock(&k->k_lock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(klist_add_before);
 
-static void klist_release(struct kref * kref)
+static void klist_release(struct kref *kref)
 {
-	struct klist_node * n = container_of(kref, struct klist_node, n_ref);
+	struct klist_node *n = container_of(kref, struct klist_node, n_ref);
 
 	list_del(&n->n_node);
 	complete(&n->n_removed);
 	n->n_klist = NULL;
 }
 
-static int klist_dec_and_del(struct klist_node * n)
+static int klist_dec_and_del(struct klist_node *n)
 {
 	return kref_put(&n->n_ref, klist_release);
 }
 
-
 /**
- *	klist_del - Decrement the reference count of node and try to remove.
- *	@n:	node we're deleting.
+ * klist_del - Decrement the reference count of node and try to remove.
+ * @n: node we're deleting.
  */
-
-void klist_del(struct klist_node * n)
+void klist_del(struct klist_node *n)
 {
-	struct klist * k = n->n_klist;
+	struct klist *k = n->n_klist;
 	void (*put)(struct klist_node *) = k->put;
 
 	spin_lock(&k->k_lock);
@@ -152,48 +170,40 @@ void klist_del(struct klist_node * n)
 	if (put)
 		put(n);
 }
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(klist_del);
 
-
 /**
- *	klist_remove - Decrement the refcount of node and wait for it to go away.
- *	@n:	node we're removing.
+ * klist_remove - Decrement the refcount of node and wait for it to go away.
+ * @n: node we're removing.
  */
-
-void klist_remove(struct klist_node * n)
+void klist_remove(struct klist_node *n)
 {
 	klist_del(n);
 	wait_for_completion(&n->n_removed);
 }
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(klist_remove);
 
-
 /**
- *	klist_node_attached - Say whether a node is bound to a list or not.
- *	@n:	Node that we're testing.
+ * klist_node_attached - Say whether a node is bound to a list or not.
+ * @n: Node that we're testing.
  */
-
-int klist_node_attached(struct klist_node * n)
+int klist_node_attached(struct klist_node *n)
 {
 	return (n->n_klist != NULL);
 }
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(klist_node_attached);
 
-
 /**
- *	klist_iter_init_node - Initialize a klist_iter structure.
- *	@k:	klist we're iterating.
- *	@i:	klist_iter we're filling.
- *	@n:	node to start with.
+ * klist_iter_init_node - Initialize a klist_iter structure.
+ * @k: klist we're iterating.
+ * @i: klist_iter we're filling.
+ * @n: node to start with.
  *
- *	Similar to klist_iter_init(), but starts the action off with @n, 
- *	instead of with the list head.
+ * Similar to klist_iter_init(), but starts the action off with @n,
+ * instead of with the list head.
  */
-
-void klist_iter_init_node(struct klist * k, struct klist_iter * i, struct klist_node * n)
+void klist_iter_init_node(struct klist *k, struct klist_iter *i,
+			  struct klist_node *n)
 {
 	i->i_klist = k;
 	i->i_head = &k->k_list;
@@ -201,66 +211,56 @@ void klist_iter_init_node(struct klist * k, struct klist_iter * i, struct klist_
 	if (n)
 		kref_get(&n->n_ref);
 }
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(klist_iter_init_node);
 
-
 /**
- *	klist_iter_init - Iniitalize a klist_iter structure.
- *	@k:	klist we're iterating.
- *	@i:	klist_iter structure we're filling.
+ * klist_iter_init - Iniitalize a klist_iter structure.
+ * @k: klist we're iterating.
+ * @i: klist_iter structure we're filling.
  *
- *	Similar to klist_iter_init_node(), but start with the list head.
+ * Similar to klist_iter_init_node(), but start with the list head.
  */
-
-void klist_iter_init(struct klist * k, struct klist_iter * i)
+void klist_iter_init(struct klist *k, struct klist_iter *i)
 {
 	klist_iter_init_node(k, i, NULL);
 }
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(klist_iter_init);
 
-
 /**
- *	klist_iter_exit - Finish a list iteration.
- *	@i:	Iterator structure.
+ * klist_iter_exit - Finish a list iteration.
+ * @i: Iterator structure.
  *
- *	Must be called when done iterating over list, as it decrements the 
- *	refcount of the current node. Necessary in case iteration exited before
- *	the end of the list was reached, and always good form.
+ * Must be called when done iterating over list, as it decrements the
+ * refcount of the current node. Necessary in case iteration exited before
+ * the end of the list was reached, and always good form.
  */
-
-void klist_iter_exit(struct klist_iter * i)
+void klist_iter_exit(struct klist_iter *i)
 {
 	if (i->i_cur) {
 		klist_del(i->i_cur);
 		i->i_cur = NULL;
 	}
 }
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(klist_iter_exit);
 
-
-static struct klist_node * to_klist_node(struct list_head * n)
+static struct klist_node *to_klist_node(struct list_head *n)
 {
 	return container_of(n, struct klist_node, n_node);
 }
 
-
 /**
- *	klist_next - Ante up next node in list.
- *	@i:	Iterator structure.
+ * klist_next - Ante up next node in list.
+ * @i: Iterator structure.
  *
- *	First grab list lock. Decrement the reference count of the previous
- *	node, if there was one. Grab the next node, increment its reference 
- *	count, drop the lock, and return that next node.
+ * First grab list lock. Decrement the reference count of the previous
+ * node, if there was one. Grab the next node, increment its reference
+ * count, drop the lock, and return that next node.
  */
-
-struct klist_node * klist_next(struct klist_iter * i)
+struct klist_node *klist_next(struct klist_iter *i)
 {
-	struct list_head * next;
-	struct klist_node * lnode = i->i_cur;
-	struct klist_node * knode = NULL;
+	struct list_head *next;
+	struct klist_node *lnode = i->i_cur;
+	struct klist_node *knode = NULL;
 	void (*put)(struct klist_node *) = i->i_klist->put;
 
 	spin_lock(&i->i_klist->k_lock);
@@ -281,7 +281,4 @@ struct klist_node * klist_next(struct klist_iter * i)
 		put(lnode);
 	return knode;
 }
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(klist_next);
-
-
diff --git a/lib/kobject.c b/lib/kobject.c
index fd78740321639afdf10438ed1890a5a61be15c18..718e5101c263596224f7f35b523cea27e093ecd6 100644
--- a/lib/kobject.c
+++ b/lib/kobject.c
@@ -216,21 +216,12 @@ static int kobject_add_internal(struct kobject *kobj)
 static int kobject_set_name_vargs(struct kobject *kobj, const char *fmt,
 				  va_list vargs)
 {
-	va_list aq;
-	char *name;
-
-	va_copy(aq, vargs);
-	name = kvasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, fmt, vargs);
-	va_end(aq);
-
-	if (!name)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	/* Free the old name, if necessary. */
 	kfree(kobj->name);
 
-	/* Now, set the new name */
-	kobj->name = name;
+	kobj->name = kvasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, fmt, vargs);
+	if (!kobj->name)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -246,12 +237,12 @@ static int kobject_set_name_vargs(struct kobject *kobj, const char *fmt,
  */
 int kobject_set_name(struct kobject *kobj, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
-	va_list args;
+	va_list vargs;
 	int retval;
 
-	va_start(args, fmt);
-	retval = kobject_set_name_vargs(kobj, fmt, args);
-	va_end(args);
+	va_start(vargs, fmt);
+	retval = kobject_set_name_vargs(kobj, fmt, vargs);
+	va_end(vargs);
 
 	return retval;
 }
@@ -301,12 +292,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_init);
 static int kobject_add_varg(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *parent,
 			    const char *fmt, va_list vargs)
 {
-	va_list aq;
 	int retval;
 
-	va_copy(aq, vargs);
-	retval = kobject_set_name_vargs(kobj, fmt, aq);
-	va_end(aq);
+	retval = kobject_set_name_vargs(kobj, fmt, vargs);
 	if (retval) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "kobject: can not set name properly!\n");
 		return retval;