#include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/pnp.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/sysctl.h>
 
 #include <asm/io.h>
        struct resource *base_res;
        struct resource *ECR_res = NULL;
        struct resource *EPP_res = NULL;
+       struct platform_device *pdev = NULL;
+
+       if (!dev) {
+               /* We need a physical device to attach to, but none was
+                * provided. Create our own. */
+               pdev = platform_device_register_simple("parport_pc",
+                                                      base, NULL, 0);
+               if (IS_ERR(pdev))
+                       return NULL;
+               dev = &pdev->dev;
+       }
 
        ops = kmalloc(sizeof (struct parport_operations), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!ops)
 out2:
        kfree (ops);
 out1:
+       if (pdev)
+               platform_device_unregister(pdev);
        return NULL;
 }
 
 };
 
 
+static int __devinit parport_pc_platform_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+       /* Always succeed, the actual probing is done in
+        * parport_pc_probe_port(). */
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static struct platform_driver parport_pc_platform_driver = {
+       .driver = {
+               .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
+               .name   = "parport_pc",
+       },
+       .probe          = parport_pc_platform_probe,
+};
+
 /* This is called by parport_pc_find_nonpci_ports (in asm/parport.h) */
 static int __devinit __attribute__((unused))
 parport_pc_find_isa_ports (int autoirq, int autodma)
 
 static int __init parport_pc_init(void)
 {
+       int err;
+
        if (parse_parport_params())
                return -EINVAL;
 
+       err = platform_driver_register(&parport_pc_platform_driver);
+       if (err)
+               return err;
+
        if (io[0]) {
                int i;
                /* Only probe the ports we were given. */
                pci_unregister_driver (&parport_pc_pci_driver);
        if (pnp_registered_parport)
                pnp_unregister_driver (&parport_pc_pnp_driver);
+       platform_driver_unregister(&parport_pc_platform_driver);
 
        spin_lock(&ports_lock);
        while (!list_empty(&ports_list)) {
                priv = list_entry(ports_list.next,
                                  struct parport_pc_private, list);
                port = priv->port;
+               if (port->dev && port->dev->bus == &platform_bus_type)
+                       platform_device_unregister(
+                               to_platform_device(port->dev));
                spin_unlock(&ports_lock);
                parport_pc_unregister_port(port);
                spin_lock(&ports_lock);