diff -Naur linux-2.6.1/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c linux-2.6.1-hidden/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
--- linux-2.6.1/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c	Fri Jan  9 00:59:10 2004
+++ linux-2.6.1-hidden/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c	Thu Jan 22 08:54:39 2004
@@ -149,7 +149,13 @@
 /* all probing is done in the individual ->probe routines */
 static int scsi_bus_match(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *gendrv)
 {
-	return 1;
+	struct scsi_device *sdev;
+	sdev = to_scsi_device(dev);
+
+	if (sdev->hidden)
+		return 0;
+	else
+		return 1;
 }
 
 struct bus_type scsi_bus_type = {
diff -Naur linux-2.6.1/include/scsi/scsi_device.h linux-2.6.1-hidden/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
--- linux-2.6.1/include/scsi/scsi_device.h	Fri Jan  9 00:59:06 2004
+++ linux-2.6.1-hidden/include/scsi/scsi_device.h	Thu Jan 22 08:50:33 2004
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
 	unsigned skip_ms_page_8:1;	/* do not use MODE SENSE page 0x08 */
 	unsigned skip_ms_page_3f:1;	/* do not use MODE SENSE page 0x3f */
 	unsigned no_start_on_add:1;	/* do not issue start on add */
+	unsigned hidden:1;	/* do not bind to upper level driver */
 
 	unsigned int device_blocked;	/* Device returned QUEUE_FULL. */