static LIST_HEAD(rbd_client_list);             /* clients */
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(rbd_client_list_lock);
 
-static int rbd_dev_snap_devs_update(struct rbd_device *rbd_dev);
+static int rbd_dev_snaps_update(struct rbd_device *rbd_dev);
+static int rbd_dev_snaps_register(struct rbd_device *rbd_dev);
+
 static void rbd_dev_release(struct device *dev);
 static ssize_t rbd_snap_add(struct device *dev,
                            struct device_attribute *attr,
        WARN_ON(strcmp(rbd_dev->header.object_prefix, h.object_prefix));
        kfree(h.object_prefix);
 
-       ret = rbd_dev_snap_devs_update(rbd_dev);
+       ret = rbd_dev_snaps_update(rbd_dev);
+       if (!ret)
+               ret = rbd_dev_snaps_register(rbd_dev);
 
        up_write(&rbd_dev->header_rwsem);
 
        .release        = rbd_snap_dev_release,
 };
 
+static bool rbd_snap_registered(struct rbd_snap *snap)
+{
+       bool ret = snap->dev.type == &rbd_snap_device_type;
+       bool reg = device_is_registered(&snap->dev);
+
+       rbd_assert(!ret ^ reg);
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
 static void __rbd_remove_snap_dev(struct rbd_snap *snap)
 {
        list_del(&snap->node);
-       device_unregister(&snap->dev);
+       if (device_is_registered(&snap->dev))
+               device_unregister(&snap->dev);
 }
 
 static int rbd_register_snap_dev(struct rbd_snap *snap,
        dev->parent = parent;
        dev->release = rbd_snap_dev_release;
        dev_set_name(dev, "snap_%s", snap->name);
+       dout("%s: registering device for snapshot %s\n", __func__, snap->name);
+
        ret = device_register(dev);
 
        return ret;
 
        snap->size = rbd_dev->header.snap_sizes[i];
        snap->id = rbd_dev->header.snapc->snaps[i];
-       if (device_is_registered(&rbd_dev->dev)) {
-               ret = rbd_register_snap_dev(snap, &rbd_dev->dev);
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       goto err;
-       }
 
        return snap;
 
  * snapshot id, highest id first.  (Snapshots in the rbd_dev's list
  * are also maintained in that order.)
  */
-static int rbd_dev_snap_devs_update(struct rbd_device *rbd_dev)
+static int rbd_dev_snaps_update(struct rbd_device *rbd_dev)
 {
        struct ceph_snap_context *snapc = rbd_dev->header.snapc;
        const u32 snap_count = snapc->num_snaps;
        return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Scan the list of snapshots and register the devices for any that
+ * have not already been registered.
+ */
+static int rbd_dev_snaps_register(struct rbd_device *rbd_dev)
+{
+       struct rbd_snap *snap;
+       int ret = 0;
+
+       dout("%s called\n", __func__);
+       if (!device_is_registered(&rbd_dev->dev))
+               return 0;
+
+       list_for_each_entry(snap, &rbd_dev->snaps, node) {
+               if (!rbd_snap_registered(snap)) {
+                       ret = rbd_register_snap_dev(snap, &rbd_dev->dev);
+                       if (ret < 0)
+                               break;
+               }
+       }
+       dout("%s: returning %d\n", __func__, ret);
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
 static int rbd_bus_add_dev(struct rbd_device *rbd_dev)
 {
        struct device *dev;
                goto err_out_bus;
 
        /* no need to lock here, as rbd_dev is not registered yet */
-       rc = rbd_dev_snap_devs_update(rbd_dev);
+       rc = rbd_dev_snaps_update(rbd_dev);
+       if (rc)
+               goto err_out_bus;
+       rc = rbd_dev_snaps_register(rbd_dev);
        if (rc)
                goto err_out_bus;