diff --exclude=CVS -urN linux-2.5.orig/drivers/base/class.c linux-2.5.mine/drivers/base/class.c
--- linux-2.5.orig/drivers/base/class.c	2003-05-21 17:38:39.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.5.mine/drivers/base/class.c	2003-05-22 16:51:46.000000000 +0200
@@ -182,7 +179,15 @@
 	.store	= class_device_attr_store,
 };
 
+static void class_dev_release(struct kobject * kobj)
+{
+	struct class_device *class_dev = to_class_dev(kobj);
+	if (class_dev->release)
+		class_dev->release(class_dev);
+}
+
 static struct kobj_type ktype_class_device = {
+	.release	= &class_dev_release,
 	.sysfs_ops	= &class_dev_sysfs_ops,
 };
 
diff --exclude=CVS -urN linux-2.5.orig/include/linux/device.h linux-2.5.mine/include/linux/device.h
--- linux-2.5.orig/include/linux/device.h	2003-05-22 13:05:16.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.5.mine/include/linux/device.h	2003-05-22 12:05:45.000000000 +0200
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@
 	void			* class_data;	/* class-specific data */
 
 	char	class_id[BUS_ID_SIZE];	/* unique to this class */
+	void	(*release)(struct class_device * class_dev);
 };
 
 static inline void *