Index: linux-2.6/include/linux/pm.h
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/include/linux/pm.h
+++ linux-2.6/include/linux/pm.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <linux/timer.h>
+#include <linux/completion.h>
 
 /*
  * Callbacks for platform drivers to implement.
@@ -412,9 +413,11 @@ struct dev_pm_info {
 	pm_message_t		power_state;
 	unsigned int		can_wakeup:1;
 	unsigned int		should_wakeup:1;
+	unsigned		async_suspend:1;
 	enum dpm_state		status;		/* Owned by the PM core */
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
 	struct list_head	entry;
+	struct completion	completion;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_RUNTIME
 	struct timer_list	suspend_timer;
Index: linux-2.6/drivers/base/power/main.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/drivers/base/power/main.c
+++ linux-2.6/drivers/base/power/main.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <linux/resume-trace.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/async.h>
 
 #include "../base.h"
 #include "power.h"
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@
 LIST_HEAD(dpm_list);
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(dpm_list_mtx);
+static pm_message_t pm_transition;
 
 /*
  * Set once the preparation of devices for a PM transition has started, reset
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ static bool transition_started;
 void device_pm_init(struct device *dev)
 {
 	dev->power.status = DPM_ON;
+	init_completion(&dev->power.completion);
 	pm_runtime_init(dev);
 }
 
@@ -111,6 +114,7 @@ void device_pm_remove(struct device *dev
 	pr_debug("PM: Removing info for %s:%s\n",
 		 dev->bus ? dev->bus->name : "No Bus",
 		 kobject_name(&dev->kobj));
+	complete_all(&dev->power.completion);
 	mutex_lock(&dpm_list_mtx);
 	list_del_init(&dev->power.entry);
 	mutex_unlock(&dpm_list_mtx);
@@ -188,6 +192,31 @@ static void initcall_debug_report(struct
 }
 
 /**
+ * dpm_wait - Wait for a PM operation to complete.
+ * @dev: Device to wait for.
+ * @async: If unset, wait only if the device's power.async_suspend flag is set.
+ */
+static void dpm_wait(struct device *dev, bool async)
+{
+	if (!dev)
+		return;
+
+	if (async || dev->power.async_suspend)
+		wait_for_completion(&dev->power.completion);
+}
+
+static int dpm_wait_fn(struct device *dev, void *async_ptr)
+{
+	dpm_wait(dev, *((bool *)async_ptr));
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void dpm_wait_for_children(struct device *dev, bool async)
+{
+       device_for_each_child(dev, &async, dpm_wait_fn);
+}
+
+/**
  * pm_op - Execute the PM operation appropriate for given PM event.
  * @dev: Device to handle.
  * @ops: PM operations to choose from.
@@ -466,17 +495,19 @@ static int legacy_resume(struct device *
 }
 
 /**
- * device_resume - Execute "resume" callbacks for given device.
+ * __device_resume - Execute "resume" callbacks for given device.
  * @dev: Device to handle.
  * @state: PM transition of the system being carried out.
+ * @async: If true, the device is being resumed asynchronously.
  */
-static int device_resume(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state)
+static int __device_resume(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state, bool async)
 {
 	int error = 0;
 
 	TRACE_DEVICE(dev);
 	TRACE_RESUME(0);
 
+	dpm_wait(dev->parent, async);
 	down(&dev->sem);
 
 	if (dev->bus) {
@@ -511,11 +542,36 @@ static int device_resume(struct device *
 	}
  End:
 	up(&dev->sem);
+	complete_all(&dev->power.completion);
 
 	TRACE_RESUME(error);
 	return error;
 }
 
+static void async_resume(void *data, async_cookie_t cookie)
+{
+	struct device *dev = (struct device *)data;
+	int error;
+
+	error = __device_resume(dev, pm_transition, true);
+	if (error)
+		pm_dev_err(dev, pm_transition, " async", error);
+	put_device(dev);
+}
+
+static int device_resume(struct device *dev)
+{
+	INIT_COMPLETION(dev->power.completion);
+
+	if (dev->power.async_suspend && !pm_trace_is_enabled()) {
+		get_device(dev);
+		async_schedule(async_resume, dev);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return __device_resume(dev, pm_transition, false);
+}
+
 /**
  * dpm_resume - Execute "resume" callbacks for non-sysdev devices.
  * @state: PM transition of the system being carried out.
@@ -530,6 +586,7 @@ static void dpm_resume(pm_message_t stat
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&list);
 	mutex_lock(&dpm_list_mtx);
+	pm_transition = state;
 	while (!list_empty(&dpm_list)) {
 		struct device *dev = to_device(dpm_list.next);
 
@@ -540,7 +597,7 @@ static void dpm_resume(pm_message_t stat
 			dev->power.status = DPM_RESUMING;
 			mutex_unlock(&dpm_list_mtx);
 
-			error = device_resume(dev, state);
+			error = device_resume(dev);
 
 			mutex_lock(&dpm_list_mtx);
 			if (error)
@@ -555,6 +612,7 @@ static void dpm_resume(pm_message_t stat
 	}
 	list_splice(&list, &dpm_list);
 	mutex_unlock(&dpm_list_mtx);
+	async_synchronize_full();
 	dpm_show_time(starttime, state, NULL);
 }
 
@@ -732,17 +790,24 @@ static int legacy_suspend(struct device 
 	return error;
 }
 
+static int async_error;
+
 /**
  * device_suspend - Execute "suspend" callbacks for given device.
  * @dev: Device to handle.
  * @state: PM transition of the system being carried out.
+ * @async: If true, the device is being suspended asynchronously.
  */
-static int device_suspend(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state)
+static int __device_suspend(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state, bool async)
 {
 	int error = 0;
 
+	dpm_wait_for_children(dev, async);
 	down(&dev->sem);
 
+	if (async_error)
+		goto End;
+
 	if (dev->class) {
 		if (dev->class->pm) {
 			pm_dev_dbg(dev, state, "class ");
@@ -773,12 +838,44 @@ static int device_suspend(struct device 
 			error = legacy_suspend(dev, state, dev->bus->suspend);
 		}
 	}
+
+	if (!error)
+		dev->power.status = DPM_OFF;
+
  End:
 	up(&dev->sem);
+	complete_all(&dev->power.completion);
 
 	return error;
 }
 
+static void async_suspend(void *data, async_cookie_t cookie)
+{
+	struct device *dev = (struct device *)data;
+	int error;
+
+	error = __device_suspend(dev, pm_transition, true);
+	if (error) {
+		pm_dev_err(dev, pm_transition, " async", error);
+		async_error = error;
+	}
+
+	put_device(dev);
+}
+
+static int device_suspend(struct device *dev)
+{
+	INIT_COMPLETION(dev->power.completion);
+
+	if (dev->power.async_suspend) {
+		get_device(dev);
+		async_schedule(async_suspend, dev);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return __device_suspend(dev, pm_transition, false);
+}
+
 /**
  * dpm_suspend - Execute "suspend" callbacks for all non-sysdev devices.
  * @state: PM transition of the system being carried out.
@@ -791,13 +888,15 @@ static int dpm_suspend(pm_message_t stat
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&list);
 	mutex_lock(&dpm_list_mtx);
+	pm_transition = state;
+	async_error = 0;
 	while (!list_empty(&dpm_list)) {
 		struct device *dev = to_device(dpm_list.prev);
 
 		get_device(dev);
 		mutex_unlock(&dpm_list_mtx);
 
-		error = device_suspend(dev, state);
+		error = device_suspend(dev);
 
 		mutex_lock(&dpm_list_mtx);
 		if (error) {
@@ -805,13 +904,17 @@ static int dpm_suspend(pm_message_t stat
 			put_device(dev);
 			break;
 		}
-		dev->power.status = DPM_OFF;
 		if (!list_empty(&dev->power.entry))
 			list_move(&dev->power.entry, &list);
 		put_device(dev);
+		if (async_error)
+			break;
 	}
 	list_splice(&list, dpm_list.prev);
 	mutex_unlock(&dpm_list_mtx);
+	async_synchronize_full();
+	if (!error)
+		error = async_error;
 	if (!error)
 		dpm_show_time(starttime, state, NULL);
 	return error;
Index: linux-2.6/include/linux/resume-trace.h
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/include/linux/resume-trace.h
+++ linux-2.6/include/linux/resume-trace.h
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
 
 extern int pm_trace_enabled;
 
+static inline int pm_trace_is_enabled(void)
+{
+       return pm_trace_enabled;
+}
+
 struct device;
 extern void set_trace_device(struct device *);
 extern void generate_resume_trace(const void *tracedata, unsigned int user);
@@ -17,6 +22,8 @@ extern void generate_resume_trace(const 
 
 #else
 
+static inline int pm_trace_is_enabled(void) { return 0; }
+
 #define TRACE_DEVICE(dev) do { } while (0)
 #define TRACE_RESUME(dev) do { } while (0)
 
Index: linux-2.6/include/linux/device.h
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/include/linux/device.h
+++ linux-2.6/include/linux/device.h
@@ -472,6 +472,12 @@ static inline int device_is_registered(s
 	return dev->kobj.state_in_sysfs;
 }
 
+static inline void device_enable_async_suspend(struct device *dev)
+{
+	if (dev->power.status == DPM_ON)
+		dev->power.async_suspend = true;
+}
+
 void driver_init(void);
 
 /*
