diff --git a/drivers/atm/adummy.c b/drivers/atm/adummy.c
index 46b94762125..f9b983ae687 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/adummy.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/adummy.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ static int __init adummy_init(void)
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	atm_dev = atm_dev_register(DEV_LABEL, &adummy_ops, -1, NULL);
+	atm_dev = atm_dev_register(DEV_LABEL, NULL, &adummy_ops, -1, NULL);
 	if (!atm_dev) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR DEV_LABEL ": atm_dev_register() failed\n");
 		err = -ENODEV;
diff --git a/drivers/atm/ambassador.c b/drivers/atm/ambassador.c
index a33896a482e..ffe9b655292 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/ambassador.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/ambassador.c
@@ -2244,7 +2244,8 @@ static int __devinit amb_probe(struct pci_dev *pci_dev, const struct pci_device_
 		goto out_reset;
 	}
 
-	dev->atm_dev = atm_dev_register (DEV_LABEL, &amb_ops, -1, NULL);
+	dev->atm_dev = atm_dev_register (DEV_LABEL, &pci_dev->dev, &amb_ops, -1,
+					 NULL);
 	if (!dev->atm_dev) {
 		PRINTD (DBG_ERR, "failed to register Madge ATM adapter");
 		err = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/atm/atmtcp.c b/drivers/atm/atmtcp.c
index b9101818b47..2b464b631f2 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/atmtcp.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/atmtcp.c
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ static int atmtcp_create(int itf,int persist,struct atm_dev **result)
 	if (!dev_data)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	dev = atm_dev_register(DEV_LABEL,&atmtcp_v_dev_ops,itf,NULL);
+	dev = atm_dev_register(DEV_LABEL,NULL,&atmtcp_v_dev_ops,itf,NULL);
 	if (!dev) {
 		kfree(dev_data);
 		return itf == -1 ? -ENOMEM : -EBUSY;
diff --git a/drivers/atm/eni.c b/drivers/atm/eni.c
index 97c5898cd76..c495fae7420 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/eni.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/eni.c
@@ -2244,7 +2244,7 @@ static int __devinit eni_init_one(struct pci_dev *pci_dev,
 		    &zeroes);
 		if (!cpu_zeroes) goto out1;
 	}
-	dev = atm_dev_register(DEV_LABEL,&ops,-1,NULL);
+	dev = atm_dev_register(DEV_LABEL, &pci_dev->dev, &ops, -1, NULL);
 	if (!dev) goto out2;
 	pci_set_drvdata(pci_dev, dev);
 	eni_dev->pci_dev = pci_dev;
diff --git a/drivers/atm/firestream.c b/drivers/atm/firestream.c
index 5d86bb803e9..7d912baf01d 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/firestream.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/firestream.c
@@ -1911,7 +1911,7 @@ static int __devinit firestream_init_one (struct pci_dev *pci_dev,
 		    fs_dev, sizeof (struct fs_dev));
 	if (!fs_dev)
 		goto err_out;
-	atm_dev = atm_dev_register("fs", &ops, -1, NULL);
+	atm_dev = atm_dev_register("fs", &pci_dev->dev, &ops, -1, NULL);
 	if (!atm_dev)
 		goto err_out_free_fs_dev;
   
diff --git a/drivers/atm/fore200e.c b/drivers/atm/fore200e.c
index c8fc69c85a0..962c309b40c 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/fore200e.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/fore200e.c
@@ -2567,14 +2567,14 @@ release:
 
 
 static int __devinit
-fore200e_register(struct fore200e* fore200e)
+fore200e_register(struct fore200e* fore200e, struct device *parent)
 {
     struct atm_dev* atm_dev;
 
     DPRINTK(2, "device %s being registered\n", fore200e->name);
 
-    atm_dev = atm_dev_register(fore200e->bus->proc_name, &fore200e_ops, -1,
-      NULL); 
+    atm_dev = atm_dev_register(fore200e->bus->proc_name, parent, &fore200e_ops,
+                               -1, NULL);
     if (atm_dev == NULL) {
 	printk(FORE200E "unable to register device %s\n", fore200e->name);
 	return -ENODEV;
@@ -2594,9 +2594,9 @@ fore200e_register(struct fore200e* fore200e)
 
 
 static int __devinit
-fore200e_init(struct fore200e* fore200e)
+fore200e_init(struct fore200e* fore200e, struct device *parent)
 {
-    if (fore200e_register(fore200e) < 0)
+    if (fore200e_register(fore200e, parent) < 0)
 	return -ENODEV;
     
     if (fore200e->bus->configure(fore200e) < 0)
@@ -2662,7 +2662,7 @@ static int __devinit fore200e_sba_probe(struct platform_device *op,
 
 	sprintf(fore200e->name, "%s-%d", bus->model_name, index);
 
-	err = fore200e_init(fore200e);
+	err = fore200e_init(fore200e, &op->dev);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		fore200e_shutdown(fore200e);
 		kfree(fore200e);
@@ -2740,7 +2740,7 @@ fore200e_pca_detect(struct pci_dev *pci_dev, const struct pci_device_id *pci_ent
 
     sprintf(fore200e->name, "%s-%d", bus->model_name, index);
 
-    err = fore200e_init(fore200e);
+    err = fore200e_init(fore200e, &pci_dev->dev);
     if (err < 0) {
 	fore200e_shutdown(fore200e);
 	goto out_free;
diff --git a/drivers/atm/he.c b/drivers/atm/he.c
index 801e8b6e9d1..6cf59bf281d 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/he.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/he.c
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ he_init_one(struct pci_dev *pci_dev, const struct pci_device_id *pci_ent)
 		goto init_one_failure;
 	}
 
-	atm_dev = atm_dev_register(DEV_LABEL, &he_ops, -1, NULL);
+	atm_dev = atm_dev_register(DEV_LABEL, &pci_dev->dev, &he_ops, -1, NULL);
 	if (!atm_dev) {
 		err = -ENODEV;
 		goto init_one_failure;
diff --git a/drivers/atm/horizon.c b/drivers/atm/horizon.c
index a95790452a6..24761e1d664 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/horizon.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/horizon.c
@@ -2733,7 +2733,8 @@ static int __devinit hrz_probe(struct pci_dev *pci_dev, const struct pci_device_
 	PRINTD(DBG_INFO, "found Madge ATM adapter (hrz) at: IO %x, IRQ %u, MEM %p",
 	       iobase, irq, membase);
 
-	dev->atm_dev = atm_dev_register(DEV_LABEL, &hrz_ops, -1, NULL);
+	dev->atm_dev = atm_dev_register(DEV_LABEL, &pci_dev->dev, &hrz_ops, -1,
+					NULL);
 	if (!(dev->atm_dev)) {
 		PRINTD(DBG_ERR, "failed to register Madge ATM adapter");
 		err = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/atm/idt77252.c b/drivers/atm/idt77252.c
index bce57328ddd..bfb7feee040 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/idt77252.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/idt77252.c
@@ -3698,7 +3698,8 @@ idt77252_init_one(struct pci_dev *pcidev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 		goto err_out_iounmap;
 	}
 
-	dev = atm_dev_register("idt77252", &idt77252_ops, -1, NULL);
+	dev = atm_dev_register("idt77252", &pcidev->dev, &idt77252_ops, -1,
+			       NULL);
 	if (!dev) {
 		printk("%s: can't register atm device\n", card->name);
 		err = -EIO;
diff --git a/drivers/atm/iphase.c b/drivers/atm/iphase.c
index 9309d4724e1..72925405375 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/iphase.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/iphase.c
@@ -3172,7 +3172,7 @@ static int __devinit ia_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto err_out_free_iadev;
 	}
-	dev = atm_dev_register(DEV_LABEL, &ops, -1, NULL);
+	dev = atm_dev_register(DEV_LABEL, &pdev->dev, &ops, -1, NULL);
 	if (!dev) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_out_disable_dev;
diff --git a/drivers/atm/lanai.c b/drivers/atm/lanai.c
index cbe15a86c66..a395c9aab14 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/lanai.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/lanai.c
@@ -2591,7 +2591,7 @@ static int __devinit lanai_init_one(struct pci_dev *pci,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	atmdev = atm_dev_register(DEV_LABEL, &ops, -1, NULL);
+	atmdev = atm_dev_register(DEV_LABEL, &pci->dev, &ops, -1, NULL);
 	if (atmdev == NULL) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR DEV_LABEL
 		    ": couldn't register atm device!\n");
diff --git a/drivers/atm/nicstar.c b/drivers/atm/nicstar.c
index 2f3516b7f11..6b313ee9231 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/nicstar.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/nicstar.c
@@ -771,7 +771,8 @@ static int __devinit ns_init_card(int i, struct pci_dev *pcidev)
 	}
 
 	/* Register device */
-	card->atmdev = atm_dev_register("nicstar", &atm_ops, -1, NULL);
+	card->atmdev = atm_dev_register("nicstar", &card->pcidev->dev, &atm_ops,
+					-1, NULL);
 	if (card->atmdev == NULL) {
 		printk("nicstar%d: can't register device.\n", i);
 		error = 17;
diff --git a/drivers/atm/solos-pci.c b/drivers/atm/solos-pci.c
index 2e08c996fd3..73fb1c4f4cd 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/solos-pci.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/solos-pci.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static irqreturn_t solos_irq(int irq, void *dev_id);
 static struct atm_vcc* find_vcc(struct atm_dev *dev, short vpi, int vci);
 static int list_vccs(int vci);
 static void release_vccs(struct atm_dev *dev);
-static int atm_init(struct solos_card *);
+static int atm_init(struct solos_card *, struct device *);
 static void atm_remove(struct solos_card *);
 static int send_command(struct solos_card *card, int dev, const char *buf, size_t size);
 static void solos_bh(unsigned long);
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ static int fpga_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	if (db_firmware_upgrade)
 		flash_upgrade(card, 3);
 
-	err = atm_init(card);
+	err = atm_init(card, &dev->dev);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_free_irq;
 
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ static int fpga_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int atm_init(struct solos_card *card)
+static int atm_init(struct solos_card *card, struct device *parent)
 {
 	int i;
 
@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@ static int atm_init(struct solos_card *card)
 		skb_queue_head_init(&card->tx_queue[i]);
 		skb_queue_head_init(&card->cli_queue[i]);
 
-		card->atmdev[i] = atm_dev_register("solos-pci", &fpga_ops, -1, NULL);
+		card->atmdev[i] = atm_dev_register("solos-pci", parent, &fpga_ops, -1, NULL);
 		if (!card->atmdev[i]) {
 			dev_err(&card->dev->dev, "Could not register ATM device %d\n", i);
 			atm_remove(card);
diff --git a/drivers/atm/zatm.c b/drivers/atm/zatm.c
index 4e885d2da49..624917902b6 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/zatm.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/zatm.c
@@ -1597,7 +1597,7 @@ static int __devinit zatm_init_one(struct pci_dev *pci_dev,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	dev = atm_dev_register(DEV_LABEL, &ops, -1, NULL);
+	dev = atm_dev_register(DEV_LABEL, &pci_dev->dev, &ops, -1, NULL);
 	if (!dev)
 		goto out_free;
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/atm/usbatm.c b/drivers/usb/atm/usbatm.c
index 05bf5a27b5b..989e16e4ab5 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/atm/usbatm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/atm/usbatm.c
@@ -951,7 +951,9 @@ static int usbatm_atm_init(struct usbatm_data *instance)
 	 * condition: callbacks we register can be executed at once, before we have
 	 * initialized the struct atm_dev.  To protect against this, all callbacks
 	 * abort if atm_dev->dev_data is NULL. */
-	atm_dev = atm_dev_register(instance->driver_name, &usbatm_atm_devops, -1, NULL);
+	atm_dev = atm_dev_register(instance->driver_name,
+				   &instance->usb_intf->dev, &usbatm_atm_devops,
+				   -1, NULL);
 	if (!atm_dev) {
 		usb_err(instance, "%s: failed to register ATM device!\n", __func__);
 		return -1;
@@ -966,14 +968,6 @@ static int usbatm_atm_init(struct usbatm_data *instance)
 	/* temp init ATM device, set to 128kbit */
 	atm_dev->link_rate = 128 * 1000 / 424;
 
-	ret = sysfs_create_link(&atm_dev->class_dev.kobj,
-				&instance->usb_intf->dev.kobj, "device");
-	if (ret) {
-		atm_err(instance, "%s: sysfs_create_link failed: %d\n",
-					__func__, ret);
-		goto fail_sysfs;
-	}
-
 	if (instance->driver->atm_start && ((ret = instance->driver->atm_start(instance, atm_dev)) < 0)) {
 		atm_err(instance, "%s: atm_start failed: %d!\n", __func__, ret);
 		goto fail;
@@ -992,8 +986,6 @@ static int usbatm_atm_init(struct usbatm_data *instance)
 	return 0;
 
  fail:
-	sysfs_remove_link(&atm_dev->class_dev.kobj, "device");
- fail_sysfs:
 	instance->atm_dev = NULL;
 	atm_dev_deregister(atm_dev); /* usbatm_atm_dev_close will eventually be called */
 	return ret;
@@ -1329,7 +1321,6 @@ void usbatm_usb_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
 
 	/* ATM finalize */
 	if (instance->atm_dev) {
-		sysfs_remove_link(&instance->atm_dev->class_dev.kobj, "device");
 		atm_dev_deregister(instance->atm_dev);
 		instance->atm_dev = NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/atmdev.h b/include/linux/atmdev.h
index a8e4e832cdb..475f8c42c0e 100644
--- a/include/linux/atmdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/atmdev.h
@@ -427,8 +427,10 @@ extern rwlock_t vcc_sklist_lock;
 
 #define ATM_SKB(skb) (((struct atm_skb_data *) (skb)->cb))
 
-struct atm_dev *atm_dev_register(const char *type,const struct atmdev_ops *ops,
-    int number,unsigned long *flags); /* number == -1: pick first available */
+struct atm_dev *atm_dev_register(const char *type, struct device *parent,
+				 const struct atmdev_ops *ops,
+				 int number, /* -1 == pick first available */
+				 unsigned long *flags);
 struct atm_dev *atm_dev_lookup(int number);
 void atm_dev_deregister(struct atm_dev *dev);
 
diff --git a/net/atm/atm_sysfs.c b/net/atm/atm_sysfs.c
index 799c631f0fe..f7fa67c7876 100644
--- a/net/atm/atm_sysfs.c
+++ b/net/atm/atm_sysfs.c
@@ -143,12 +143,13 @@ static struct class atm_class = {
 	.dev_uevent		= atm_uevent,
 };
 
-int atm_register_sysfs(struct atm_dev *adev)
+int atm_register_sysfs(struct atm_dev *adev, struct device *parent)
 {
 	struct device *cdev = &adev->class_dev;
 	int i, j, err;
 
 	cdev->class = &atm_class;
+	cdev->parent = parent;
 	dev_set_drvdata(cdev, adev);
 
 	dev_set_name(cdev, "%s%d", adev->type, adev->number);
diff --git a/net/atm/resources.c b/net/atm/resources.c
index d29e5826151..23f45ce6f35 100644
--- a/net/atm/resources.c
+++ b/net/atm/resources.c
@@ -74,8 +74,9 @@ struct atm_dev *atm_dev_lookup(int number)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(atm_dev_lookup);
 
-struct atm_dev *atm_dev_register(const char *type, const struct atmdev_ops *ops,
-				 int number, unsigned long *flags)
+struct atm_dev *atm_dev_register(const char *type, struct device *parent,
+				 const struct atmdev_ops *ops, int number,
+				 unsigned long *flags)
 {
 	struct atm_dev *dev, *inuse;
 
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ struct atm_dev *atm_dev_register(const char *type, const struct atmdev_ops *ops,
 		goto out_fail;
 	}
 
-	if (atm_register_sysfs(dev) < 0) {
+	if (atm_register_sysfs(dev, parent) < 0) {
 		pr_err("atm_register_sysfs failed for dev %s\n", type);
 		atm_proc_dev_deregister(dev);
 		goto out_fail;
diff --git a/net/atm/resources.h b/net/atm/resources.h
index 126fb1840df..521431e3050 100644
--- a/net/atm/resources.h
+++ b/net/atm/resources.h
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@ static inline void atm_proc_dev_deregister(struct atm_dev *dev)
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
 
-int atm_register_sysfs(struct atm_dev *adev);
+int atm_register_sysfs(struct atm_dev *adev, struct device *parent);
 void atm_unregister_sysfs(struct atm_dev *adev);
 #endif