diff --git a/drivers/acpi/hotplug/core.c b/drivers/acpi/hotplug/core.c
index 6fac499..14b3d61 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/hotplug/core.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/hotplug/core.c
@@ -115,6 +115,23 @@ static char *acpihp_dev_ioapic_ids[] = {
 	NULL
 };
 
+static void acpihp_dev_node_get(struct klist_node *lp)
+{
+	struct acpihp_dev_node *dp;
+
+	dp = container_of(lp, struct acpihp_dev_node, node);
+	get_device(dp->dev);
+}
+
+static void acpihp_dev_node_put(struct klist_node *lp)
+{
+	struct acpihp_dev_node *dp;
+
+	dp = container_of(lp, struct acpihp_dev_node, node);
+	put_device(dp->dev);
+	kfree(dp);
+}
+
 static void acpihp_slot_release(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct acpihp_slot *slot = to_acpihp_slot(dev);
@@ -134,6 +151,7 @@ static void acpihp_slot_release(struct device *dev)
 
 struct acpihp_slot *acpihp_create_slot(acpi_handle handle, char *name)
 {
+	int i;
 	struct acpihp_slot *slot;
 
 	if (name == NULL) {
@@ -154,6 +172,9 @@ struct acpihp_slot *acpihp_create_slot(acpi_handle handle, char *name)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&slot->slot_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&slot->drvdata_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&slot->slot_id_list);
+	for (i = ACPIHP_DEV_TYPE_UNKNOWN; i < ACPIHP_DEV_TYPE_MAX; i++)
+		klist_init(&slot->dev_lists[i],
+			   &acpihp_dev_node_get, &acpihp_dev_node_put);
 	strncpy(slot->name, name, sizeof(slot->name) - 1);
 	mutex_init(&slot->slot_mutex);
 
@@ -433,6 +454,98 @@ acpi_status acpihp_slot_poweroff(struct acpihp_slot *slot)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpihp_slot_poweroff);
 
+/* Insert a device onto a hotplug slot's device klist. */
+int acpihp_slot_add_device(struct acpihp_slot *slot, enum acpihp_dev_type type,
+			   enum acpihp_dev_state state, struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct acpihp_dev_node *np;
+
+	if (type < ACPIHP_DEV_TYPE_UNKNOWN || type >= ACPIHP_DEV_TYPE_MAX) {
+		ACPIHP_DEBUG("device type %d is invalid.\n", type);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	} else if (slot == NULL) {
+		ACPIHP_DEBUG("invalid parameter, slot is NULL.\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	} else if (dev == NULL) {
+		ACPIHP_DEBUG("invalid parameter, dev is NULL.\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	np = kzalloc(sizeof(*np), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (np == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	np->dev = dev;
+	np->state = state;
+	mutex_init(&np->lock);
+	klist_add_tail(&np->node, &slot->dev_lists[type]);
+	ACPIHP_DEBUG("add device %s to slot %s.\n",
+		     dev_name(dev), slot->name);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpihp_slot_add_device);
+
+/* Remove a device from a hotplug slot's device klist. */
+int acpihp_slot_remove_device(struct acpihp_slot *slot,
+			      enum acpihp_dev_type type, struct device *dev)
+{
+	int ret = -ENOENT;
+	struct klist_iter iter;
+	struct klist_node *ip;
+	struct acpihp_dev_node *np;
+
+	if (type < ACPIHP_DEV_TYPE_UNKNOWN || type >= ACPIHP_DEV_TYPE_MAX) {
+		ACPIHP_DEBUG("device type %d is invalid.\n", type);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	} else if (slot == NULL) {
+		ACPIHP_DEBUG("invalid parameter, slot is NULL.\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	} else if (dev == NULL) {
+		ACPIHP_DEBUG("invalid parameter, dev is NULL.\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	klist_iter_init(&slot->dev_lists[type], &iter);
+	while ((ip = klist_next(&iter)) != NULL) {
+		np = container_of(ip, struct acpihp_dev_node, node);
+		if (np->dev == dev) {
+			ACPIHP_DEBUG("remove device %s from slot %s.\n",
+				     dev_name(dev), slot->name);
+			klist_del(&np->node);
+			ret = 0;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	klist_iter_exit(&iter);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpihp_slot_remove_device);
+
+/* Remove all devices from the klist */
+int acpihp_remove_device_list(struct klist *dev_list)
+{
+	struct klist_iter iter;
+	struct klist_node *ip;
+	struct acpihp_dev_node *np;
+
+	if (dev_list == NULL) {
+		ACPIHP_DEBUG("invalid parameter, dev_list is NULL.\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	klist_iter_init(dev_list, &iter);
+	while ((ip = klist_next(&iter)) != NULL) {
+		np = container_of(ip, struct acpihp_dev_node, node);
+		klist_del(&np->node);
+	}
+	klist_iter_exit(&iter);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpihp_remove_device_list);
+
 /* SYSFS interfaces */
 static ssize_t acpihp_slot_object_show(struct device *d,
 		struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpi_hotplug.h b/include/acpi/acpi_hotplug.h
index b81d934..cd8dd99 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpi_hotplug.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpi_hotplug.h
@@ -48,6 +48,24 @@ enum acpihp_dev_type {
 	ACPIHP_DEV_TYPE_MAX
 };
 
+enum acpihp_dev_state {
+	DEVICE_STATE_UNKOWN = 0x00,
+	DEVICE_STATE_CONNECTED,
+	DEVICE_STATE_PRE_CONFIGURE,
+	DEVICE_STATE_CONFIGURED,
+	DEVICE_STATE_PRE_RELEASE,
+	DEVICE_STATE_RELEASED,
+	DEVICE_STATE_PRE_UNCONFIGURE,
+	DEVICE_STATE_MAX
+};
+
+struct acpihp_dev_node {
+	struct device		*dev;
+	enum acpihp_dev_state	state;
+	struct mutex		lock;
+	struct klist_node	node;
+};
+
 /*
  * ACPI hotplug slot is an abstraction of receptacles where a group of
  * system devices could be attached, just like PCI slot in PCI hotplug.
@@ -190,6 +208,15 @@ typedef acpi_status (*acpihp_walk_device_cb)(struct acpi_device *acpi_device,
 extern int acpihp_walk_devices(acpi_handle handle, acpihp_walk_device_cb cb,
 			       void *argp);
 
+extern int acpihp_slot_add_device(struct acpihp_slot *slot,
+				  enum acpihp_dev_type type,
+				  enum acpihp_dev_state state,
+				  struct device *dev);
+extern int acpihp_slot_remove_device(struct acpihp_slot *slot,
+				     enum acpihp_dev_type type,
+				     struct device *dev);
+extern int acpihp_remove_device_list(struct klist *dev_list);
+
 extern int acpihp_debug;
 
 #define ACPIHP_DEBUG(fmt, ...) \
