---------------------------
 
+What:  i2c_adapter.dev
+       i2c_adapter.list
+When:  July 2007
+Why:   Superfluous, given i2c_adapter.class_dev:
+         * The "dev" was a stand-in for the physical device node that legacy
+           drivers would not have; but now it's almost always present.  Any
+           remaining legacy drivers must upgrade (they now trigger warnings).
+         * The "list" duplicates class device children.
+       The delay in removing this is so upgraded lm_sensors and libsensors
+       can get deployed.  (Removal causes minor changes in the sysfs layout,
+       notably the location of the adapter type name and parenting the i2c
+       client hardware directly from their controller.)
+Who:   Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>,
+       David Brownell <dbrownell@users.sourceforge.net>
+
+---------------------------
+
 What:  IPv4 only connection tracking/NAT/helpers
 When:  2.6.22
 Why:   The new layer 3 independant connection tracking replaces the old
 
        .bus = &i2c_bus_type,
 };
 
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+/* I2C bus adapters -- one roots each I2C or SMBUS segment */
+
 static void i2c_adapter_class_dev_release(struct class_device *dev)
 {
        struct i2c_adapter *adap = class_dev_to_i2c_adapter(dev);
        complete(&adap->class_dev_released);
 }
 
+static ssize_t i2c_adapter_show_name(struct class_device *cdev, char *buf)
+{
+       struct i2c_adapter *adap = class_dev_to_i2c_adapter(cdev);
+       return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", adap->name);
+}
+
+static struct class_device_attribute i2c_adapter_attrs[] = {
+       __ATTR(name, S_IRUGO, i2c_adapter_show_name, NULL),
+       { },
+};
+
 struct class i2c_adapter_class = {
-       .owner =        THIS_MODULE,
-       .name =         "i2c-adapter",
-       .release =      &i2c_adapter_class_dev_release,
+       .owner                  = THIS_MODULE,
+       .name                   = "i2c-adapter",
+       .class_dev_attrs        = i2c_adapter_attrs,
+       .release                = &i2c_adapter_class_dev_release,
 };
 
 static ssize_t show_adapter_name(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
         * If the parent pointer is not set up,
         * we add this adapter to the host bus.
         */
-       if (adap->dev.parent == NULL)
+       if (adap->dev.parent == NULL) {
                adap->dev.parent = &platform_bus;
+               printk(KERN_WARNING "**WARNING** I2C adapter driver [%s] "
+                      "forgot to specify physical device; fix it!\n",
+                      adap->name);
+       }
        sprintf(adap->dev.bus_id, "i2c-%d", adap->nr);
        adap->dev.driver = &i2c_adapter_driver;
        adap->dev.release = &i2c_adapter_dev_release;