diff --git a/drivers/power/power_supply.h b/drivers/power/power_supply.h
index f38ba48..018de2b 100644
--- a/drivers/power/power_supply.h
+++ b/drivers/power/power_supply.h
@@ -12,15 +12,12 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
 
-extern int power_supply_create_attrs(struct power_supply *psy);
-extern void power_supply_remove_attrs(struct power_supply *psy);
+extern void power_supply_init_attrs(struct device_type *dev_type);
 extern int power_supply_uevent(struct device *dev, struct kobj_uevent_env *env);
 
 #else
 
-static inline int power_supply_create_attrs(struct power_supply *psy)
-{ return 0; }
-static inline void power_supply_remove_attrs(struct power_supply *psy) {}
+static inline void power_supply_init_attrs(struct device_type *dev_type) {}
 #define power_supply_uevent NULL
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_SYSFS */
diff --git a/drivers/power/power_supply_core.c b/drivers/power/power_supply_core.c
index cce75b4..91606bb 100644
--- a/drivers/power/power_supply_core.c
+++ b/drivers/power/power_supply_core.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/power_supply.h>
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@
 struct class *power_supply_class;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(power_supply_class);
 
+static struct device_type power_supply_dev_type;
+
 static int __power_supply_changed_work(struct device *dev, void *data)
 {
 	struct power_supply *psy = (struct power_supply *)data;
@@ -144,23 +147,40 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(power_supply_get_by_name);
 
+static void power_supply_dev_release(struct device *dev)
+{
+	pr_debug("device: '%s': %s\n", dev_name(dev), __func__);
+	kfree(dev);
+}
+
 int power_supply_register(struct device *parent, struct power_supply *psy)
 {
-	int rc = 0;
+	struct device *dev;
+	int rc;
 
-	psy->dev = device_create(power_supply_class, parent, 0, psy,
-				 "%s", psy->name);
-	if (IS_ERR(psy->dev)) {
-		rc = PTR_ERR(psy->dev);
-		goto dev_create_failed;
-	}
+	dev = kzalloc(sizeof(*dev), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!dev)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	device_initialize(dev);
+
+	dev->class = power_supply_class;
+	dev->type = &power_supply_dev_type;
+	dev->parent = parent;
+	dev->release = power_supply_dev_release;
+	dev_set_drvdata(dev, psy);
+	psy->dev = dev;
+
+	rc = kobject_set_name(&dev->kobj, "%s", psy->name);
+	if (rc)
+		goto kobject_set_name_failed;
+
+	rc = device_add(dev);
+	if (rc)
+		goto device_add_failed;
 
 	INIT_WORK(&psy->changed_work, power_supply_changed_work);
 
-	rc = power_supply_create_attrs(psy);
-	if (rc)
-		goto create_attrs_failed;
-
 	rc = power_supply_create_triggers(psy);
 	if (rc)
 		goto create_triggers_failed;
@@ -170,10 +190,10 @@
 	goto success;
 
 create_triggers_failed:
-	power_supply_remove_attrs(psy);
-create_attrs_failed:
 	device_unregister(psy->dev);
-dev_create_failed:
+kobject_set_name_failed:
+device_add_failed:
+	kfree(dev);
 success:
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -183,7 +203,6 @@
 {
 	flush_scheduled_work();
 	power_supply_remove_triggers(psy);
-	power_supply_remove_attrs(psy);
 	device_unregister(psy->dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(power_supply_unregister);
@@ -196,6 +215,7 @@
 		return PTR_ERR(power_supply_class);
 
 	power_supply_class->dev_uevent = power_supply_uevent;
+	power_supply_init_attrs(&power_supply_dev_type);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/power/power_supply_sysfs.c b/drivers/power/power_supply_sysfs.c
index 5b6e352..7d7593c 100644
--- a/drivers/power/power_supply_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/power/power_supply_sysfs.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 #define POWER_SUPPLY_ATTR(_name)					\
 {									\
-	.attr = { .name = #_name, .mode = 0444 },	\
+	.attr = { .name = #_name },					\
 	.show = power_supply_show_property,				\
 	.store = NULL,							\
 }
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
 static ssize_t power_supply_show_property(struct device *dev,
 					  struct device_attribute *attr,
 					  char *buf) {
+	static char *type_text[] = {
+		"Battery", "UPS", "Mains", "USB"
+	};
 	static char *status_text[] = {
 		"Unknown", "Charging", "Discharging", "Not charging", "Full"
 	};
@@ -58,12 +61,15 @@
 	static char *capacity_level_text[] = {
 		"Unknown", "Critical", "Low", "Normal", "High", "Full"
 	};
-	ssize_t ret;
+	ssize_t ret = 0;
 	struct power_supply *psy = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	const ptrdiff_t off = attr - power_supply_attrs;
 	union power_supply_propval value;
 
-	ret = psy->get_property(psy, off, &value);
+	if (off == POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_TYPE)
+		value.intval = psy->type;
+	else
+		ret = psy->get_property(psy, off, &value);
 
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		if (ret == -ENODATA)
@@ -85,6 +91,8 @@
 		return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", technology_text[value.intval]);
 	else if (off == POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_CAPACITY_LEVEL)
 		return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", capacity_level_text[value.intval]);
+	else if (off == POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_TYPE)
+		return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", type_text[value.intval]);
 	else if (off >= POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_MODEL_NAME)
 		return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", value.strval);
 
@@ -132,67 +140,50 @@
 	POWER_SUPPLY_ATTR(time_to_empty_avg),
 	POWER_SUPPLY_ATTR(time_to_full_now),
 	POWER_SUPPLY_ATTR(time_to_full_avg),
+	POWER_SUPPLY_ATTR(type),
 	/* Properties of type `const char *' */
 	POWER_SUPPLY_ATTR(model_name),
 	POWER_SUPPLY_ATTR(manufacturer),
 	POWER_SUPPLY_ATTR(serial_number),
 };
 
-static ssize_t power_supply_show_static_attrs(struct device *dev,
-					      struct device_attribute *attr,
-					      char *buf) {
-	static char *type_text[] = { "Battery", "UPS", "Mains", "USB" };
-	struct power_supply *psy = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+static struct attribute *
+__power_supply_attrs[ARRAY_SIZE(power_supply_attrs) + 1];
 
-	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", type_text[psy->type]);
+static mode_t power_supply_attr_is_visible(struct kobject *kobj,
+					   struct attribute *attr,
+					   int attrno)
+{
+	struct device *dev = container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj);
+	struct power_supply *psy = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < psy->num_properties; i++) {
+		if (psy->properties[i] == attrno)
+			return 0444;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct device_attribute power_supply_static_attrs[] = {
-	__ATTR(type, 0444, power_supply_show_static_attrs, NULL),
+static struct attribute_group power_supply_attr_group = {
+	.attrs = __power_supply_attrs,
+	.is_visible = power_supply_attr_is_visible,
 };
 
-int power_supply_create_attrs(struct power_supply *psy)
-{
-	int rc = 0;
-	int i, j;
+static const struct attribute_group *power_supply_attr_groups[] = {
+	&power_supply_attr_group,
+	NULL,
+};
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(power_supply_static_attrs); i++) {
-		rc = device_create_file(psy->dev,
-			    &power_supply_static_attrs[i]);
-		if (rc)
-			goto statics_failed;
-	}
-
-	for (j = 0; j < psy->num_properties; j++) {
-		rc = device_create_file(psy->dev,
-			    &power_supply_attrs[psy->properties[j]]);
-		if (rc)
-			goto dynamics_failed;
-	}
-
-	goto succeed;
-
-dynamics_failed:
-	while (j--)
-		device_remove_file(psy->dev,
-			   &power_supply_attrs[psy->properties[j]]);
-statics_failed:
-	while (i--)
-		device_remove_file(psy->dev, &power_supply_static_attrs[i]);
-succeed:
-	return rc;
-}
-
-void power_supply_remove_attrs(struct power_supply *psy)
+void power_supply_init_attrs(struct device_type *dev_type)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(power_supply_static_attrs); i++)
-		device_remove_file(psy->dev, &power_supply_static_attrs[i]);
+	dev_type->groups = power_supply_attr_groups;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < psy->num_properties; i++)
-		device_remove_file(psy->dev,
-			    &power_supply_attrs[psy->properties[i]]);
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(power_supply_attrs); i++)
+		__power_supply_attrs[i] = &power_supply_attrs[i].attr;
 }
 
 static char *kstruprdup(const char *str, gfp_t gfp)
@@ -236,36 +227,6 @@
 	if (!prop_buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	for (j = 0; j < ARRAY_SIZE(power_supply_static_attrs); j++) {
-		struct device_attribute *attr;
-		char *line;
-
-		attr = &power_supply_static_attrs[j];
-
-		ret = power_supply_show_static_attrs(dev, attr, prop_buf);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto out;
-
-		line = strchr(prop_buf, '\n');
-		if (line)
-			*line = 0;
-
-		attrname = kstruprdup(attr->attr.name, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!attrname) {
-			ret = -ENOMEM;
-			goto out;
-		}
-
-		dev_dbg(dev, "Static prop %s=%s\n", attrname, prop_buf);
-
-		ret = add_uevent_var(env, "POWER_SUPPLY_%s=%s", attrname, prop_buf);
-		kfree(attrname);
-		if (ret)
-			goto out;
-	}
-
-	dev_dbg(dev, "%zd dynamic props\n", psy->num_properties);
-
 	for (j = 0; j < psy->num_properties; j++) {
 		struct device_attribute *attr;
 		char *line;