int error;
 
        if (class) {
-               error = device_add_attributes(dev, class->dev_attrs);
+               error = device_add_groups(dev, class->dev_groups);
                if (error)
                        return error;
+               error = device_add_attributes(dev, class->dev_attrs);
+               if (error)
+                       goto err_remove_class_groups;
                error = device_add_bin_attributes(dev, class->dev_bin_attrs);
                if (error)
                        goto err_remove_class_attrs;
  err_remove_class_attrs:
        if (class)
                device_remove_attributes(dev, class->dev_attrs);
+ err_remove_class_groups:
+       if (class)
+               device_remove_groups(dev, class->dev_groups);
 
        return error;
 }
        if (class) {
                device_remove_attributes(dev, class->dev_attrs);
                device_remove_bin_attributes(dev, class->dev_bin_attrs);
+               device_remove_groups(dev, class->dev_groups);
        }
 }
 
 
  * @name:      Name of the class.
  * @owner:     The module owner.
  * @class_attrs: Default attributes of this class.
+ * @dev_groups:        Default attributes of the devices that belong to the class.
  * @dev_attrs: Default attributes of the devices belong to the class.
  * @dev_bin_attrs: Default binary attributes of the devices belong to the class.
  * @dev_kobj:  The kobject that represents this class and links it into the hierarchy.
        struct module           *owner;
 
        struct class_attribute          *class_attrs;
-       struct device_attribute         *dev_attrs;
+       struct device_attribute         *dev_attrs;     /* use dev_groups instead */
+       const struct attribute_group    **dev_groups;
        struct bin_attribute            *dev_bin_attrs;
        struct kobject                  *dev_kobj;