void *pvt;
        int err;
 
-       debugf1("%s() instances=%d blocks=%d\n",
+       debugf4("%s() instances=%d blocks=%d\n",
                __func__, nr_instances, nr_blocks);
 
        /* Calculate the size of memory we need to allocate AND
        /* Name of this edac device */
        snprintf(dev_ctl->name,sizeof(dev_ctl->name),"%s",edac_device_name);
 
+       debugf4("%s() edac_dev=%p next after end=%p\n",
+               __func__, dev_ctl, pvt + sz_private );
+
        /* Initialize every Instance */
        for (instance = 0; instance < nr_instances; instance++) {
                inst = &dev_inst[instance];
                        snprintf(blk->name, sizeof(blk->name),
                                 "%s%d", edac_block_name, block+offset_value);
 
-                       debugf1("%s() instance=%d block=%d name=%s\n",
-                               __func__, instance, block, blk->name);
+                       debugf4("%s() instance=%d inst_p=%p block=#%d "
+                               "block_p=%p name='%s'\n",
+                               __func__, instance, inst, block,
+                               blk, blk->name);
 
                        /* if there are NO attributes OR no attribute pointer
                         * then continue on to next block iteration
                        attrib_p = &dev_attrib[block*nr_instances*nr_attrib];
                        blk->block_attributes = attrib_p;
 
+                       debugf4("%s() THIS BLOCK_ATTRIB=%p\n",
+                               __func__, blk->block_attributes);
+
                        /* Initialize every user specified attribute in this
                         * block with the data the caller passed in
+                        * Each block gets its own copy of pointers,
+                        * and its unique 'value'
                         */
                        for (attr = 0; attr < nr_attrib; attr++) {
                                attrib = &attrib_p[attr];
-                               attrib->attr = attrib_spec->attr;
-                               attrib->show = attrib_spec->show;
-                               attrib->store = attrib_spec->store;
-
-                               /* up reference this block */
-                               attrib->block = blk;
 
-                               /* bump the attrib_spec */
-                               attrib_spec++;
+                               /* populate the unique per attrib
+                                * with the code pointers and info
+                                */
+                               attrib->attr = attrib_spec[attr].attr;
+                               attrib->show = attrib_spec[attr].show;
+                               attrib->store = attrib_spec[attr].store;
+
+                               attrib->block = blk;    /* up link */
+
+                               debugf4("%s() alloc-attrib=%p attrib_name='%s' "
+                                       "attrib-spec=%p spec-name=%s\n",
+                                       __func__, attrib, attrib->attr.name,
+                                       &attrib_spec[attr],
+                                       attrib_spec[attr].attr.name
+                                       );
                        }
                }
        }
        struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_dev;
        struct list_head *item;
 
-       debugf3("%s()\n", __func__);
+       debugf0("%s()\n", __func__);
 
        list_for_each(item, &edac_device_list) {
                edac_dev = list_entry(item, struct edac_device_ctl_info, link);
        struct delayed_work *d_work = (struct delayed_work *)work_req;
        struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_dev = to_edac_device_ctl_work(d_work);
 
-       //debugf0("%s() here and running\n", __func__);
        mutex_lock(&device_ctls_mutex);
 
        /* Only poll controllers that are running polled and have a check */
 {
        struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_dev;
 
-       debugf0("MC: %s()\n", __func__);
+       debugf0("%s()\n", __func__);
 
        mutex_lock(&device_ctls_mutex);
 
 
 {
        struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_dev = to_edacdev(kobj);
 
-       debugf1("%s() control index=%d\n", __func__, edac_dev->dev_idx);
+       debugf4("%s() control index=%d\n", __func__, edac_dev->dev_idx);
 
        /* decrement the EDAC CORE module ref count */
        module_put(edac_dev->owner);
        edac_dev->kobj.parent = &edac_class->kset.kobj;
 
        /* generate sysfs "..../edac/<name>"   */
-       debugf1("%s() set name of kobject to: %s\n", __func__, edac_dev->name);
+       debugf4("%s() set name of kobject to: %s\n", __func__, edac_dev->name);
        err = kobject_set_name(&edac_dev->kobj, "%s", edac_dev->name);
        if (err)
                goto err_out;
         * edac_device_unregister_sysfs_main_kobj() must be used
         */
 
-       debugf1("%s() Registered '.../edac/%s' kobject\n",
+       debugf4("%s() Registered '.../edac/%s' kobject\n",
                __func__, edac_dev->name);
 
        return 0;
                                        struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_dev)
 {
        debugf0("%s()\n", __func__);
-       debugf1("%s() name of kobject is: %s\n",
+       debugf4("%s() name of kobject is: %s\n",
                __func__, kobject_name(&edac_dev->kobj));
 
        /*
 
 /* edac_dev -> instance -> block information */
 
+#define to_block(k) container_of(k, struct edac_device_block, kobj)
+#define to_block_attr(a) \
+       container_of(a, struct edac_dev_sysfs_block_attribute, attr)
+
 /*
  * Set of low-level block attribute show functions
  */
-static ssize_t block_ue_count_show(struct edac_device_block *block, char *data)
+static ssize_t block_ue_count_show(struct kobject *kobj,
+                                       struct attribute *attr, char *data)
 {
+       struct edac_device_block *block = to_block(kobj);
+
        return sprintf(data, "%u\n", block->counters.ue_count);
 }
 
-static ssize_t block_ce_count_show(struct edac_device_block *block, char *data)
+static ssize_t block_ce_count_show(struct kobject *kobj,
+                                       struct attribute *attr, char *data)
 {
+       struct edac_device_block *block = to_block(kobj);
+
        return sprintf(data, "%u\n", block->counters.ce_count);
 }
 
-#define to_block(k) container_of(k, struct edac_device_block, kobj)
-#define to_block_attr(a) container_of(a,struct block_attribute,attr)
-
 /* DEVICE block kobject release() function */
 static void edac_device_ctrl_block_release(struct kobject *kobj)
 {
        kobject_put(&block->instance->ctl->kobj);
 }
 
-/* block specific attribute structure */
-struct block_attribute {
-       struct attribute attr;
-        ssize_t(*show) (struct edac_device_block *, char *);
-        ssize_t(*store) (struct edac_device_block *, const char *, size_t);
-};
 
 /* Function to 'show' fields from the edac_dev 'block' structure */
 static ssize_t edac_dev_block_show(struct kobject *kobj,
                                struct attribute *attr, char *buffer)
 {
-       struct edac_device_block *block = to_block(kobj);
-       struct block_attribute *block_attr = to_block_attr(attr);
+       struct edac_dev_sysfs_block_attribute *block_attr =
+                                               to_block_attr(attr);
 
        if (block_attr->show)
-               return block_attr->show(block, buffer);
+               return block_attr->show(kobj, attr, buffer);
        return -EIO;
 }
 
                                struct attribute *attr,
                                const char *buffer, size_t count)
 {
-       struct edac_device_block *block = to_block(kobj);
-       struct block_attribute *block_attr = to_block_attr(attr);
+       struct edac_dev_sysfs_block_attribute *block_attr;
+
+       block_attr = to_block_attr(attr);
 
        if (block_attr->store)
-               return block_attr->store(block, buffer, count);
+               return block_attr->store(kobj, attr, buffer, count);
        return -EIO;
 }
 
 };
 
 #define BLOCK_ATTR(_name,_mode,_show,_store)        \
-static struct block_attribute attr_block_##_name = {                       \
+static struct edac_dev_sysfs_block_attribute attr_block_##_name = {    \
        .attr = {.name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode },   \
        .show   = _show,                                        \
        .store  = _store,                                       \
 BLOCK_ATTR(ue_count, S_IRUGO, block_ue_count_show, NULL);
 
 /* list of edac_dev 'block' attributes */
-static struct block_attribute *device_block_attr[] = {
+static struct edac_dev_sysfs_block_attribute *device_block_attr[] = {
        &attr_block_ce_count,
        &attr_block_ue_count,
        NULL,
        struct edac_dev_sysfs_block_attribute *sysfs_attrib;
        struct kobject *main_kobj;
 
-       debugf1("%s() Instance '%s' block '%s'\n",
-               __func__, instance->name, block->name);
+       debugf4("%s() Instance '%s' inst_p=%p  block '%s'  block_p=%p\n",
+               __func__, instance->name, instance, block->name, block);
+       debugf4("%s() block kobj=%p  block kobj->parent=%p\n",
+               __func__, &block->kobj, &block->kobj.parent);
 
        /* init this block's kobject */
        memset(&block->kobj, 0, sizeof(struct kobject));
        block->kobj.parent = &instance->kobj;
        block->kobj.ktype = &ktype_block_ctrl;
-       block->instance = instance;
 
        err = kobject_set_name(&block->kobj, "%s", block->name);
        if (err)
         * to the block kobject
         */
        sysfs_attrib = block->block_attributes;
-       if (sysfs_attrib) {
-               for (i = 0; i < block->nr_attribs; i++) {
+       if (sysfs_attrib && block->nr_attribs) {
+               for (i = 0; i < block->nr_attribs; i++, sysfs_attrib++) {
+
+                       debugf4("%s() creating block attrib='%s' "
+                               "attrib->%p to kobj=%p\n",
+                               __func__,
+                               sysfs_attrib->attr.name,
+                               sysfs_attrib, &block->kobj);
+
+                       /* Create each block_attribute file */
                        err = sysfs_create_file(&block->kobj,
-                               (struct attribute *) sysfs_attrib);
+                               &sysfs_attrib->attr);
                        if (err)
                                goto err_on_attrib;
-
-                       sysfs_attrib++;
                }
        }
 
         */
        sysfs_attrib = block->block_attributes;
        if (sysfs_attrib && block->nr_attribs) {
-               for (i = 0; i < block->nr_attribs; i++) {
+               for (i = 0; i < block->nr_attribs; i++, sysfs_attrib++) {
+
+                       /* remove each block_attrib file */
                        sysfs_remove_file(&block->kobj,
                                (struct attribute *) sysfs_attrib);
                }
                goto err_out;
        }
 
-       debugf1("%s() now register '%d' blocks for instance %d\n",
+       debugf4("%s() now register '%d' blocks for instance %d\n",
                __func__, instance->nr_blocks, idx);
 
        /* register all blocks of this instance */
                }
        }
 
-       debugf1("%s() Registered instance %d '%s' kobject\n",
+       debugf4("%s() Registered instance %d '%s' kobject\n",
                __func__, idx, instance->name);
 
        return 0;
        }
 
 
-       debugf0("%s() calling create-instances, idx=%d\n",
+       debugf4("%s() create-instances done, idx=%d\n",
                __func__, edac_dev->dev_idx);
 
        return 0;