diff -Naur linux-2.6.12-rc6-mm1/drivers/base/Makefile linux-2.6.12-rc6-mm1-nvidia/drivers/base/Makefile
--- linux-2.6.12-rc6-mm1/drivers/base/Makefile	2005-06-03 03:48:33.282074576 -0700
+++ linux-2.6.12-rc6-mm1-nvidia/drivers/base/Makefile	2005-06-07 16:26:56.219764392 -0700
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Makefile for the Linux device tree
 
 obj-y			:= core.o sys.o bus.o dd.o \
-			   driver.o class.o platform.o \
+			   driver.o class.o class_simple.o platform.o \
 			   cpu.o firmware.o init.o map.o dmapool.o \
 			   attribute_container.o transport_class.o
 obj-y			+= power/
diff -Naur linux-2.6.12-rc6-mm1/drivers/base/class.c linux-2.6.12-rc6-mm1-nvidia/drivers/base/class.c
--- linux-2.6.12-rc6-mm1/drivers/base/class.c	2005-06-03 03:48:33.236081568 -0700
+++ linux-2.6.12-rc6-mm1-nvidia/drivers/base/class.c	2005-06-07 16:29:02.458573176 -0700
@@ -758,8 +758,8 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_unregister);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_get);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_put);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_create);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_destroy);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(class_create);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(class_destroy);
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_device_register);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_device_unregister);
@@ -768,9 +768,9 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_device_del);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_device_get);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_device_put);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_device_create);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(class_device_create);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_device_create_v);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_device_destroy);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(class_device_destroy);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_device_create_file);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_device_remove_file);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_device_create_bin_file);
diff -Naur linux-2.6.12-rc6-mm1/drivers/base/class_simple.c linux-2.6.12-rc6-mm1-nvidia/drivers/base/class_simple.c
--- linux-2.6.12-rc6-mm1/drivers/base/class_simple.c	1969-12-31 16:00:00.000000000 -0800
+++ linux-2.6.12-rc6-mm1-nvidia/drivers/base/class_simple.c	2005-06-07 16:26:11.908500728 -0700
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+/*
+ * class_simple.c - a "simple" interface for classes for simple char devices.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2003-2004 Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@kroah.com>
+ * Copyright (c) 2003-2004 IBM Corp.
+ *
+ * This file is released under the GPLv2
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <linux/config.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
+
+struct class_simple {
+	struct class class;
+};
+#define to_class_simple(d) container_of(d, struct class_simple, class)
+
+struct simple_dev {
+	struct list_head node;
+	struct class_device class_dev;
+};
+#define to_simple_dev(d) container_of(d, struct simple_dev, class_dev)
+
+static LIST_HEAD(simple_dev_list);
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(simple_dev_list_lock);
+
+static void release_simple_dev(struct class_device *class_dev)
+{
+	struct simple_dev *s_dev = to_simple_dev(class_dev);
+	kfree(s_dev);
+}
+
+static void class_simple_release(struct class *class)
+{
+	struct class_simple *cs = to_class_simple(class);
+	kfree(cs);
+}
+
+/**
+ * class_simple_create - create a struct class_simple structure
+ * @owner: pointer to the module that is to "own" this struct class_simple
+ * @name: pointer to a string for the name of this class.
+ *
+ * This is used to create a struct class_simple pointer that can then be used
+ * in calls to class_simple_device_add().  This is used when you do not wish to
+ * create a full blown class support for a type of char devices.
+ *
+ * Note, the pointer created here is to be destroyed when finished by making a
+ * call to class_simple_destroy().
+ */
+struct class_simple *class_simple_create(struct module *owner, char *name)
+{
+	struct class_simple *cs;
+	int retval;
+
+	cs = kmalloc(sizeof(*cs), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!cs) {
+		retval = -ENOMEM;
+		goto error;
+	}
+	memset(cs, 0x00, sizeof(*cs));
+
+	cs->class.name = name;
+	cs->class.class_release = class_simple_release;
+	cs->class.release = release_simple_dev;
+
+	retval = class_register(&cs->class);
+	if (retval)
+		goto error;
+
+	return cs;
+
+error:
+	kfree(cs);
+	return ERR_PTR(retval);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(class_simple_create);
+
+/**
+ * class_simple_destroy - destroys a struct class_simple structure
+ * @cs: pointer to the struct class_simple that is to be destroyed
+ *
+ * Note, the pointer to be destroyed must have been created with a call to
+ * class_simple_create().
+ */
+void class_simple_destroy(struct class_simple *cs)
+{
+	if ((cs == NULL) || (IS_ERR(cs)))
+		return;
+
+	class_unregister(&cs->class);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(class_simple_destroy);
+
+/**
+ * class_simple_device_add - adds a class device to sysfs for a character driver
+ * @cs: pointer to the struct class_simple that this device should be registered to.
+ * @dev: the dev_t for the device to be added.
+ * @device: a pointer to a struct device that is assiociated with this class device.
+ * @fmt: string for the class device's name
+ *
+ * This function can be used by simple char device classes that do not
+ * implement their own class device registration.  A struct class_device will
+ * be created in sysfs, registered to the specified class.  A "dev" file will
+ * be created, showing the dev_t for the device.  The pointer to the struct
+ * class_device will be returned from the call.  Any further sysfs files that
+ * might be required can be created using this pointer.
+ * Note: the struct class_simple passed to this function must have previously been
+ * created with a call to class_simple_create().
+ */
+struct class_device *class_simple_device_add(struct class_simple *cs, dev_t dev, struct device *device, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list args;
+	struct simple_dev *s_dev = NULL;
+	int retval;
+
+	if ((cs == NULL) || (IS_ERR(cs))) {
+		retval = -ENODEV;
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	s_dev = kmalloc(sizeof(*s_dev), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!s_dev) {
+		retval = -ENOMEM;
+		goto error;
+	}
+	memset(s_dev, 0x00, sizeof(*s_dev));
+
+	s_dev->class_dev.devt = dev;
+	s_dev->class_dev.dev = device;
+	s_dev->class_dev.class = &cs->class;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	vsnprintf(s_dev->class_dev.class_id, BUS_ID_SIZE, fmt, args);
+	va_end(args);
+	retval = class_device_register(&s_dev->class_dev);
+	if (retval)
+		goto error;
+
+	spin_lock(&simple_dev_list_lock);
+	list_add(&s_dev->node, &simple_dev_list);
+	spin_unlock(&simple_dev_list_lock);
+
+	return &s_dev->class_dev;
+
+error:
+	kfree(s_dev);
+	return ERR_PTR(retval);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(class_simple_device_add);
+
+/**
+ * class_simple_set_hotplug - set the hotplug callback in the embedded struct class
+ * @cs: pointer to the struct class_simple to hold the pointer
+ * @hotplug: function pointer to the hotplug function
+ *
+ * Implement and set a hotplug function to add environment variables specific to this
+ * class on the hotplug event.
+ */
+int class_simple_set_hotplug(struct class_simple *cs,
+	int (*hotplug)(struct class_device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size))
+{
+	if ((cs == NULL) || (IS_ERR(cs)))
+		return -ENODEV;
+	cs->class.hotplug = hotplug;
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(class_simple_set_hotplug);
+
+/**
+ * class_simple_device_remove - removes a class device that was created with class_simple_device_add()
+ * @dev: the dev_t of the device that was previously registered.
+ *
+ * This call unregisters and cleans up a class device that was created with a
+ * call to class_device_simple_add()
+ */
+void class_simple_device_remove(dev_t dev)
+{
+	struct simple_dev *s_dev = NULL;
+	int found = 0;
+
+	spin_lock(&simple_dev_list_lock);
+	list_for_each_entry(s_dev, &simple_dev_list, node) {
+		if (s_dev->class_dev.devt == dev) {
+			found = 1;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	if (found) {
+		list_del(&s_dev->node);
+		spin_unlock(&simple_dev_list_lock);
+		class_device_unregister(&s_dev->class_dev);
+	} else {
+		spin_unlock(&simple_dev_list_lock);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(class_simple_device_remove);
diff -Naur linux-2.6.12-rc6-mm1/include/linux/device.h linux-2.6.12-rc6-mm1-nvidia/include/linux/device.h
--- linux-2.6.12-rc6-mm1/include/linux/device.h	2005-06-03 03:49:25.322163280 -0700
+++ linux-2.6.12-rc6-mm1-nvidia/include/linux/device.h	2005-06-07 16:26:11.909500576 -0700
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 struct device_driver;
 struct class;
 struct class_device;
+struct class_simple;
 
 struct bus_type {
 	const char		* name;
@@ -265,6 +266,15 @@
 					__attribute__((format(printf,4,0)));
 extern void class_device_destroy(struct class *cls, dev_t devt);
 
+/* interface for class simple stuff */
+extern struct class_simple *class_simple_create(struct module *owner, char *name);
+extern void class_simple_destroy(struct class_simple *cs);
+extern struct class_device *class_simple_device_add(struct class_simple *cs, dev_t dev, struct device *device, const char *fmt, ...)
+	__attribute__((format(printf,4,5)));
+extern int class_simple_set_hotplug(struct class_simple *, 
+	int (*hotplug)(struct class_device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size));
+extern void class_simple_device_remove(dev_t dev);
+
 
 struct device {
 	struct klist		klist_children;
