diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-online b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-online
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f990026c0740
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-online
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+What:		/sys/devices/.../online
+Date:		April 2013
+Contact:	Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
+Description:
+		The /sys/devices/.../online attribute is only present for
+		devices whose bus types provide .online() and .offline()
+		callbacks.  The number read from it (0 or 1) reflects the value
+		of the device's 'offline' field.  If that number is 1 and '0'
+		(or 'n', or 'N') is written to this file, the device bus type's
+		.offline() callback is executed for the device and (if
+		successful) its 'offline' field is updated accordingly.  In
+		turn, if that number is 0 and '1' (or 'y', or 'Y') is written to
+		this file, the device bus type's .online() callback is executed
+		for the device and (if successful) its 'offline' field is
+		updated as appropriate.
+
+		After a successful execution of the bus type's .offline()
+		callback the device cannot be used for any purpose until either
+		it is removed (i.e. device_del() is called for it), or its bus
+		type's .online() is exeucted successfully.
diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 016312437577..60c975686089 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -403,6 +403,36 @@ static ssize_t store_uevent(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 static struct device_attribute uevent_attr =
 	__ATTR(uevent, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, show_uevent, store_uevent);
 
+static ssize_t show_online(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+			   char *buf)
+{
+	bool val;
+
+	lock_device_hotplug();
+	val = !dev->offline;
+	unlock_device_hotplug();
+	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", val);
+}
+
+static ssize_t store_online(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+			    const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	bool val;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = strtobool(buf, &val);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	lock_device_hotplug();
+	ret = val ? device_online(dev) : device_offline(dev);
+	unlock_device_hotplug();
+	return ret < 0 ? ret : count;
+}
+
+static struct device_attribute online_attr =
+	__ATTR(online, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, show_online, store_online);
+
 static int device_add_attributes(struct device *dev,
 				 struct device_attribute *attrs)
 {
@@ -516,6 +546,12 @@ static int device_add_attrs(struct device *dev)
 	if (error)
 		goto err_remove_type_groups;
 
+	if (device_supports_offline(dev) && !dev->offline_disabled) {
+		error = device_create_file(dev, &online_attr);
+		if (error)
+			goto err_remove_type_groups;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 
  err_remove_type_groups:
@@ -536,6 +572,7 @@ static void device_remove_attrs(struct device *dev)
 	struct class *class = dev->class;
 	const struct device_type *type = dev->type;
 
+	device_remove_file(dev, &online_attr);
 	device_remove_groups(dev, dev->groups);
 
 	if (type)
@@ -1431,6 +1468,99 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(put_device);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_create_file);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_remove_file);
 
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(device_hotplug_lock);
+
+void lock_device_hotplug(void)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&device_hotplug_lock);
+}
+
+void unlock_device_hotplug(void)
+{
+	mutex_unlock(&device_hotplug_lock);
+}
+
+static int device_check_offline(struct device *dev, void *not_used)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = device_for_each_child(dev, NULL, device_check_offline);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return device_supports_offline(dev) && !dev->offline ? -EBUSY : 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * device_offline - Prepare the device for hot-removal.
+ * @dev: Device to be put offline.
+ *
+ * Execute the device bus type's .offline() callback, if present, to prepare
+ * the device for a subsequent hot-removal.  If that succeeds, the device must
+ * not be used until either it is removed or its bus type's .online() callback
+ * is executed.
+ *
+ * Call under device_hotplug_lock.
+ */
+int device_offline(struct device *dev)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (dev->offline_disabled)
+		return -EPERM;
+
+	ret = device_for_each_child(dev, NULL, device_check_offline);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	device_lock(dev);
+	if (device_supports_offline(dev)) {
+		if (dev->offline) {
+			ret = 1;
+		} else {
+			ret = dev->bus->offline(dev);
+			if (!ret) {
+				kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
+				dev->offline = true;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	device_unlock(dev);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * device_online - Put the device back online after successful device_offline().
+ * @dev: Device to be put back online.
+ *
+ * If device_offline() has been successfully executed for @dev, but the device
+ * has not been removed subsequently, execute its bus type's .online() callback
+ * to indicate that the device can be used again.
+ *
+ * Call under device_hotplug_lock.
+ */
+int device_online(struct device *dev)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	device_lock(dev);
+	if (device_supports_offline(dev)) {
+		if (dev->offline) {
+			ret = dev->bus->online(dev);
+			if (!ret) {
+				kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_ONLINE);
+				dev->offline = false;
+			}
+		} else {
+			ret = 1;
+		}
+	}
+	device_unlock(dev);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 struct root_device {
 	struct device dev;
 	struct module *owner;
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index c0a126125325..eeb33315514c 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ extern void bus_remove_file(struct bus_type *, struct bus_attribute *);
  *		the specific driver's probe to initial the matched device.
  * @remove:	Called when a device removed from this bus.
  * @shutdown:	Called at shut-down time to quiesce the device.
+ *
+ * @online:	Called to put the device back online (after offlining it).
+ * @offline:	Called to put the device offline for hot-removal. May fail.
+ *
  * @suspend:	Called when a device on this bus wants to go to sleep mode.
  * @resume:	Called to bring a device on this bus out of sleep mode.
  * @pm:		Power management operations of this bus, callback the specific
@@ -104,6 +108,9 @@ struct bus_type {
 	int (*remove)(struct device *dev);
 	void (*shutdown)(struct device *dev);
 
+	int (*online)(struct device *dev);
+	int (*offline)(struct device *dev);
+
 	int (*suspend)(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state);
 	int (*resume)(struct device *dev);
 
@@ -648,6 +655,8 @@ struct acpi_dev_node {
  * @release:	Callback to free the device after all references have
  * 		gone away. This should be set by the allocator of the
  * 		device (i.e. the bus driver that discovered the device).
+ * @offline_disabled: If set, the device is permanently online.
+ * @offline:	Set after successful invocation of bus type's .offline().
  *
  * At the lowest level, every device in a Linux system is represented by an
  * instance of struct device. The device structure contains the information
@@ -720,6 +729,9 @@ struct device {
 
 	void	(*release)(struct device *dev);
 	struct iommu_group	*iommu_group;
+
+	bool			offline_disabled:1;
+	bool			offline:1;
 };
 
 static inline struct device *kobj_to_dev(struct kobject *kobj)
@@ -856,6 +868,15 @@ extern const char *device_get_devnode(struct device *dev,
 extern void *dev_get_drvdata(const struct device *dev);
 extern int dev_set_drvdata(struct device *dev, void *data);
 
+static inline bool device_supports_offline(struct device *dev)
+{
+	return dev->bus && dev->bus->offline && dev->bus->online;
+}
+
+extern void lock_device_hotplug(void);
+extern void unlock_device_hotplug(void);
+extern int device_offline(struct device *dev);
+extern int device_online(struct device *dev);
 /*
  * Root device objects for grouping under /sys/devices
  */