{
        struct class *parent;
        struct class_device *class_dev;
+       struct device *dev;
 
        if (!class_intf || !class_intf->class)
                return -ENODEV;
                list_for_each_entry(class_dev, &parent->children, node)
                        class_intf->add(class_dev, class_intf);
        }
+       if (class_intf->add_dev) {
+               list_for_each_entry(dev, &parent->devices, node)
+                       class_intf->add_dev(dev, class_intf);
+       }
        up(&parent->sem);
 
        return 0;
 {
        struct class * parent = class_intf->class;
        struct class_device *class_dev;
+       struct device *dev;
 
        if (!parent)
                return;
                list_for_each_entry(class_dev, &parent->children, node)
                        class_intf->remove(class_dev, class_intf);
        }
+       if (class_intf->remove_dev) {
+               list_for_each_entry(dev, &parent->devices, node)
+                       class_intf->remove_dev(dev, class_intf);
+       }
        up(&parent->sem);
 
        class_put(parent);
 
 {
        struct device *parent = NULL;
        char *class_name = NULL;
+       struct class_interface *class_intf;
        int error = -EINVAL;
 
        dev = get_device(dev);
                klist_add_tail(&dev->knode_parent, &parent->klist_children);
 
        if (dev->class) {
-               /* tie the class to the device */
                down(&dev->class->sem);
+               /* tie the class to the device */
                list_add_tail(&dev->node, &dev->class->devices);
+
+               /* notify any interfaces that the device is here */
+               list_for_each_entry(class_intf, &dev->class->interfaces, node)
+                       if (class_intf->add_dev)
+                               class_intf->add_dev(dev, class_intf);
                up(&dev->class->sem);
        }
 
 {
        struct device * parent = dev->parent;
        char *class_name = NULL;
+       struct class_interface *class_intf;
 
        if (parent)
                klist_del(&dev->knode_parent);
                }
                kfree(class_name);
                down(&dev->class->sem);
+               /* notify any interfaces that the device is now gone */
+               list_for_each_entry(class_intf, &dev->class->interfaces, node)
+                       if (class_intf->remove_dev)
+                               class_intf->remove_dev(dev, class_intf);
+               /* remove the device from the class list */
                list_del_init(&dev->node);
                up(&dev->class->sem);
        }
 
 
        int (*add)      (struct class_device *, struct class_interface *);
        void (*remove)  (struct class_device *, struct class_interface *);
+       int (*add_dev)          (struct device *, struct class_interface *);
+       void (*remove_dev)      (struct device *, struct class_interface *);
 };
 
 extern int class_interface_register(struct class_interface *);