*/
 void i2c_unregister_device(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
+       if (client->dev.of_node)
+               of_node_clear_flag(client->dev.of_node, OF_POPULATED);
        device_unregister(&client->dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2c_unregister_device);
 
        dev_dbg(&adap->dev, "of_i2c: walking child nodes\n");
 
-       for_each_available_child_of_node(adap->dev.of_node, node)
+       for_each_available_child_of_node(adap->dev.of_node, node) {
+               if (of_node_test_and_set_flag(node, OF_POPULATED))
+                       continue;
                of_i2c_register_device(adap, node);
+       }
 }
 
 static int of_dev_node_match(struct device *dev, void *data)
                if (adap == NULL)
                        return NOTIFY_OK;       /* not for us */
 
+               if (of_node_test_and_set_flag(rd->dn, OF_POPULATED)) {
+                       put_device(&adap->dev);
+                       return NOTIFY_OK;
+               }
+
                client = of_i2c_register_device(adap, rd->dn);
                put_device(&adap->dev);
 
                }
                break;
        case OF_RECONFIG_CHANGE_REMOVE:
+               /* already depopulated? */
+               if (!of_node_check_flag(rd->dn, OF_POPULATED))
+                       return NOTIFY_OK;
+
                /* find our device by node */
                client = of_find_i2c_device_by_node(rd->dn);
                if (client == NULL)