/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+void usb_gadget_set_state(struct usb_gadget *gadget,
+               enum usb_device_state state)
+{
+       gadget->state = state;
+       sysfs_notify(&gadget->dev.kobj, NULL, "status");
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_gadget_set_state);
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
 /**
  * usb_gadget_udc_start - tells usb device controller to start up
  * @gadget: The gadget we want to get started
        if (ret)
                goto err4;
 
+       usb_gadget_set_state(gadget, USB_STATE_NOTATTACHED);
+
        mutex_unlock(&udc_lock);
 
        return 0;
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR(soft_connect, S_IWUSR, NULL, usb_udc_softconn_store);
 
+static ssize_t usb_gadget_state_show(struct device *dev,
+               struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+       struct usb_udc          *udc = container_of(dev, struct usb_udc, dev);
+       struct usb_gadget       *gadget = udc->gadget;
+
+       return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", usb_state_string(gadget->state));
+}
+static DEVICE_ATTR(state, S_IRUGO, usb_gadget_state_show, NULL);
+
 #define USB_UDC_SPEED_ATTR(name, param)                                        \
 ssize_t usb_udc_##param##_show(struct device *dev,                     \
                struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)               \
 static struct attribute *usb_udc_attrs[] = {
        &dev_attr_srp.attr,
        &dev_attr_soft_connect.attr,
+       &dev_attr_state.attr,
        &dev_attr_current_speed.attr,
        &dev_attr_maximum_speed.attr,
 
 
  * @speed: Speed of current connection to USB host.
  * @max_speed: Maximal speed the UDC can handle.  UDC must support this
  *      and all slower speeds.
+ * @state: the state we are now (attached, suspended, configured, etc)
  * @sg_supported: true if we can handle scatter-gather
  * @is_otg: True if the USB device port uses a Mini-AB jack, so that the
  *     gadget driver must provide a USB OTG descriptor.
        struct list_head                ep_list;        /* of usb_ep */
        enum usb_device_speed           speed;
        enum usb_device_speed           max_speed;
+       enum usb_device_state           state;
        unsigned                        sg_supported:1;
        unsigned                        is_otg:1;
        unsigned                        is_a_peripheral:1;
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+/* utility to set gadget state properly */
+
+extern void usb_gadget_set_state(struct usb_gadget *gadget,
+               enum usb_device_state state);
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
 /* utility wrapping a simple endpoint selection policy */
 
 extern struct usb_ep *usb_ep_autoconfig(struct usb_gadget *,