static struct attribute_group ep_dev_attr_grp = {
        .attrs = ep_dev_attrs,
 };
+static struct attribute_group *ep_dev_groups[] = {
+       &ep_dev_attr_grp,
+       NULL
+};
 
 static int usb_endpoint_major_init(void)
 {
 
        ep_dev->desc = &endpoint->desc;
        ep_dev->udev = udev;
+       ep_dev->dev.groups = ep_dev_groups;
        ep_dev->dev.devt = MKDEV(usb_endpoint_major, ep_dev->minor);
        ep_dev->dev.class = ep_class->class;
        ep_dev->dev.parent = parent;
        retval = device_register(&ep_dev->dev);
        if (retval)
                goto error_chrdev;
-       retval = sysfs_create_group(&ep_dev->dev.kobj, &ep_dev_attr_grp);
-       if (retval)
-               goto error_group;
 
        /* create the symlink to the old-style "ep_XX" directory */
        sprintf(name, "ep_%02x", endpoint->desc.bEndpointAddress);
        return retval;
 
 error_link:
-       sysfs_remove_group(&ep_dev->dev.kobj, &ep_dev_attr_grp);
-error_group:
        device_unregister(&ep_dev->dev);
        destroy_endpoint_class();
        return retval;
 
                sprintf(name, "ep_%02x", endpoint->desc.bEndpointAddress);
                sysfs_remove_link(&ep_dev->dev.parent->kobj, name);
-               sysfs_remove_group(&ep_dev->dev.kobj, &ep_dev_attr_grp);
                device_unregister(&ep_dev->dev);
                endpoint->ep_dev = NULL;
                destroy_endpoint_class();
 
        .attrs = dev_attrs,
 };
 
+/* When modifying this list, be sure to modify dev_string_attrs_are_visible()
+ * accordingly.
+ */
+static struct attribute *dev_string_attrs[] = {
+       &dev_attr_manufacturer.attr,
+       &dev_attr_product.attr,
+       &dev_attr_serial.attr,
+       NULL
+};
+
+static mode_t dev_string_attrs_are_visible(struct kobject *kobj,
+               struct attribute *a, int n)
+{
+       struct usb_device *udev = to_usb_device(
+                       container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj));
+
+       if (a == &dev_attr_manufacturer.attr) {
+               if (udev->manufacturer == NULL)
+                       return 0;
+       } else if (a == &dev_attr_product.attr) {
+               if (udev->product == NULL)
+                       return 0;
+       } else if (a == &dev_attr_serial.attr) {
+               if (udev->serial == NULL)
+                       return 0;
+       }
+       return a->mode;
+}
+
+static struct attribute_group dev_string_attr_grp = {
+       .attrs =        dev_string_attrs,
+       .is_visible =   dev_string_attrs_are_visible,
+};
+
+struct attribute_group *usb_device_groups[] = {
+       &dev_attr_grp,
+       &dev_string_attr_grp,
+       NULL
+};
+
 /* Binary descriptors */
 
 static ssize_t
        struct device *dev = &udev->dev;
        int retval;
 
-       retval = sysfs_create_group(&dev->kobj, &dev_attr_grp);
-       if (retval)
-               return retval;
-
+       /* Unforunately these attributes cannot be created before
+        * the uevent is broadcast.
+        */
        retval = device_create_bin_file(dev, &dev_bin_attr_descriptors);
        if (retval)
                goto error;
        if (retval)
                goto error;
 
-       if (udev->manufacturer) {
-               retval = device_create_file(dev, &dev_attr_manufacturer);
-               if (retval)
-                       goto error;
-       }
-       if (udev->product) {
-               retval = device_create_file(dev, &dev_attr_product);
-               if (retval)
-                       goto error;
-       }
-       if (udev->serial) {
-               retval = device_create_file(dev, &dev_attr_serial);
-               if (retval)
-                       goto error;
-       }
        retval = usb_create_ep_files(dev, &udev->ep0, udev);
        if (retval)
                goto error;
        struct device *dev = &udev->dev;
 
        usb_remove_ep_files(&udev->ep0);
-       device_remove_file(dev, &dev_attr_manufacturer);
-       device_remove_file(dev, &dev_attr_product);
-       device_remove_file(dev, &dev_attr_serial);
        remove_power_attributes(dev);
        remove_persist_attributes(dev);
        device_remove_bin_file(dev, &dev_bin_attr_descriptors);
-       sysfs_remove_group(&dev->kobj, &dev_attr_grp);
 }
 
 /* Interface Accociation Descriptor fields */
                struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
        struct usb_interface *intf;
-       struct usb_device *udev;
-       int len;
+       char *string;
 
        intf = to_usb_interface(dev);
-       udev = interface_to_usbdev(intf);
-       len = snprintf(buf, 256, "%s", intf->cur_altsetting->string);
-       if (len < 0)
+       string = intf->cur_altsetting->string;
+       barrier();              /* The altsetting might change! */
+
+       if (!string)
                return 0;
-       buf[len] = '\n';
-       buf[len+1] = 0;
-       return len+1;
+       return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", string);
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR(interface, S_IRUGO, show_interface_string, NULL);
 
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR(modalias, S_IRUGO, show_modalias, NULL);
 
-static struct attribute *intf_assoc_attrs[] = {
-       &dev_attr_iad_bFirstInterface.attr,
-       &dev_attr_iad_bInterfaceCount.attr,
-       &dev_attr_iad_bFunctionClass.attr,
-       &dev_attr_iad_bFunctionSubClass.attr,
-       &dev_attr_iad_bFunctionProtocol.attr,
-       NULL,
-};
-static struct attribute_group intf_assoc_attr_grp = {
-       .attrs = intf_assoc_attrs,
-};
-
 static struct attribute *intf_attrs[] = {
        &dev_attr_bInterfaceNumber.attr,
        &dev_attr_bAlternateSetting.attr,
        .attrs = intf_attrs,
 };
 
+static struct attribute *intf_assoc_attrs[] = {
+       &dev_attr_iad_bFirstInterface.attr,
+       &dev_attr_iad_bInterfaceCount.attr,
+       &dev_attr_iad_bFunctionClass.attr,
+       &dev_attr_iad_bFunctionSubClass.attr,
+       &dev_attr_iad_bFunctionProtocol.attr,
+       NULL,
+};
+
+static mode_t intf_assoc_attrs_are_visible(struct kobject *kobj,
+               struct attribute *a, int n)
+{
+       struct usb_interface *intf = to_usb_interface(
+                       container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj));
+
+       if (intf->intf_assoc == NULL)
+               return 0;
+       return a->mode;
+}
+
+static struct attribute_group intf_assoc_attr_grp = {
+       .attrs =        intf_assoc_attrs,
+       .is_visible =   intf_assoc_attrs_are_visible,
+};
+
+struct attribute_group *usb_interface_groups[] = {
+       &intf_attr_grp,
+       &intf_assoc_attr_grp,
+       NULL
+};
+
 static inline void usb_create_intf_ep_files(struct usb_interface *intf,
                struct usb_device *udev)
 {
 
 int usb_create_sysfs_intf_files(struct usb_interface *intf)
 {
-       struct device *dev = &intf->dev;
        struct usb_device *udev = interface_to_usbdev(intf);
        struct usb_host_interface *alt = intf->cur_altsetting;
        int retval;
 
        if (intf->sysfs_files_created)
                return 0;
-       retval = sysfs_create_group(&dev->kobj, &intf_attr_grp);
-       if (retval)
-               return retval;
 
+       /* The interface string may be present in some altsettings
+        * and missing in others.  Hence its attribute cannot be created
+        * before the uevent is broadcast.
+        */
        if (alt->string == NULL)
                alt->string = usb_cache_string(udev, alt->desc.iInterface);
        if (alt->string)
-               retval = device_create_file(dev, &dev_attr_interface);
-       if (intf->intf_assoc)
-               retval = sysfs_create_group(&dev->kobj, &intf_assoc_attr_grp);
+               retval = device_create_file(&intf->dev, &dev_attr_interface);
        usb_create_intf_ep_files(intf, udev);
        intf->sysfs_files_created = 1;
        return 0;
                return;
        usb_remove_intf_ep_files(intf);
        device_remove_file(dev, &dev_attr_interface);
-       sysfs_remove_group(&dev->kobj, &intf_attr_grp);
-       sysfs_remove_group(&intf->dev.kobj, &intf_assoc_attr_grp);
        intf->sysfs_files_created = 0;
 }