--- a/drivers/base/class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/class.c
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@ static void class_release(struct kobject
 	kfree(cp);
 }
 
+static const struct kobj_ns_type_operations *class_child_ns_type(struct kobject *kobj)
+{
+	struct class_private *cp = to_class(kobj);
+	struct class *class = cp->class;
+
+	return class->ns_type;
+}
+
 static const struct sysfs_ops class_sysfs_ops = {
 	.show	= class_attr_show,
 	.store	= class_attr_store,
@@ -71,6 +79,7 @@ static const struct sysfs_ops class_sysf
 static struct kobj_type class_ktype = {
 	.sysfs_ops	= &class_sysfs_ops,
 	.release	= class_release,
+	.child_ns_type	= class_child_ns_type,
 };
 
 /* Hotplug events for classes go to the class class_subsys */
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -131,9 +131,21 @@ static void device_release(struct kobjec
 	kfree(p);
 }
 
+static const void *device_namespace(struct kobject *kobj)
+{
+	struct device *dev = to_dev(kobj);
+	const void *ns = NULL;
+
+	if (dev->class && dev->class->ns_type)
+		ns = dev->class->namespace(dev);
+
+	return ns;
+}
+
 static struct kobj_type device_ktype = {
 	.release	= device_release,
 	.sysfs_ops	= &dev_sysfs_ops,
+	.namespace	= device_namespace,
 };
 
 
@@ -595,11 +607,59 @@ static struct kobject *virtual_device_pa
 	return virtual_dir;
 }
 
-static struct kobject *get_device_parent(struct device *dev,
-					 struct device *parent)
+struct class_dir {
+	struct kobject kobj;
+	struct class *class;
+};
+
+#define to_class_dir(obj) container_of(obj, struct class_dir, kobj)
+
+static void class_dir_release(struct kobject *kobj)
+{
+	struct class_dir *dir = to_class_dir(kobj);
+	kfree(dir);
+}
+
+static const
+struct kobj_ns_type_operations *class_dir_child_ns_type(struct kobject *kobj)
+{
+	struct class_dir *dir = to_class_dir(kobj);
+	return dir->class->ns_type;
+}
+
+static struct kobj_type class_dir_ktype = {
+	.release	= class_dir_release,
+	.sysfs_ops	= &kobj_sysfs_ops,
+	.child_ns_type	= class_dir_child_ns_type
+};
+
+static struct kobject *
+class_dir_create_and_add(struct class *class, struct kobject *parent_kobj)
 {
+	struct class_dir *dir;
 	int retval;
 
+	dir = kzalloc(sizeof(*dir), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!dir)
+		return NULL;
+
+	dir->class = class;
+	kobject_init(&dir->kobj, &class_dir_ktype);
+
+	dir->kobj.kset = &class->p->class_dirs;
+
+	retval = kobject_add(&dir->kobj, parent_kobj, "%s", class->name);
+	if (retval < 0) {
+		kobject_put(&dir->kobj);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return &dir->kobj;
+}
+
+
+static struct kobject *get_device_parent(struct device *dev,
+					 struct device *parent)
+{
 	if (dev->class) {
 		static DEFINE_MUTEX(gdp_mutex);
 		struct kobject *kobj = NULL;
@@ -634,18 +694,7 @@ static struct kobject *get_device_parent
 		}
 
 		/* or create a new class-directory at the parent device */
-		k = kobject_create();
-		if (!k) {
-			mutex_unlock(&gdp_mutex);
-			return NULL;
-		}
-		k->kset = &dev->class->p->class_dirs;
-		retval = kobject_add(k, parent_kobj, "%s", dev->class->name);
-		if (retval < 0) {
-			mutex_unlock(&gdp_mutex);
-			kobject_put(k);
-			return NULL;
-		}
+		k = class_dir_create_and_add(dev->class, parent_kobj);
 		/* do not emit an uevent for this simple "glue" directory */
 		mutex_unlock(&gdp_mutex);
 		return k;
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@ struct class {
 	int (*suspend)(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state);
 	int (*resume)(struct device *dev);
 
+	const struct kobj_ns_type_operations *ns_type;
+	const void *(*namespace)(struct device *dev);
+
 	const struct dev_pm_ops *pm;
 
 	struct class_private *p;
--- a/include/linux/kobject.h
+++ b/include/linux/kobject.h
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ struct kobj_type {
 	void (*release)(struct kobject *kobj);
 	const struct sysfs_ops *sysfs_ops;
 	struct attribute **default_attrs;
+	const struct kobj_ns_type_operations *(*child_ns_type)(struct kobject *kobj);
+	const void *(*namespace)(struct kobject *kobj);
 };
 
 struct kobj_uevent_env {
@@ -134,6 +136,30 @@ struct kobj_attribute {
 
 extern const struct sysfs_ops kobj_sysfs_ops;
 
+enum kobj_ns_type {
+	KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NONE = 0,
+	KOBJ_NS_TYPES
+};
+
+struct sock;
+struct kobj_ns_type_operations {
+	enum kobj_ns_type type;
+	const void *(*current_ns)(void);
+	const void *(*netlink_ns)(struct sock *sk);
+	const void *(*initial_ns)(void);
+};
+
+int kobj_ns_type_register(const struct kobj_ns_type_operations *ops);
+int kobj_ns_type_registered(enum kobj_ns_type type);
+const struct kobj_ns_type_operations *kobj_child_ns_ops(struct kobject *parent);
+const struct kobj_ns_type_operations *kobj_ns_ops(struct kobject *kobj);
+
+const void *kobj_ns_current(enum kobj_ns_type type);
+const void *kobj_ns_netlink(enum kobj_ns_type type, struct sock *sk);
+const void *kobj_ns_initial(enum kobj_ns_type type);
+void kobj_ns_exit(enum kobj_ns_type type, const void *ns);
+
+
 /**
  * struct kset - a set of kobjects of a specific type, belonging to a specific subsystem.
  *
--- a/lib/kobject.c
+++ b/lib/kobject.c
@@ -850,6 +850,109 @@ struct kset *kset_create_and_add(const c
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kset_create_and_add);
 
+
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(kobj_ns_type_lock);
+static const struct kobj_ns_type_operations *kobj_ns_ops_tbl[KOBJ_NS_TYPES];
+
+int kobj_ns_type_register(const struct kobj_ns_type_operations *ops)
+{
+	enum kobj_ns_type type = ops->type;
+	int error;
+
+	spin_lock(&kobj_ns_type_lock);
+
+	error = -EINVAL;
+	if (type >= KOBJ_NS_TYPES)
+		goto out;
+
+	error = -EINVAL;
+	if (type <= KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NONE)
+		goto out;
+
+	error = -EBUSY;
+	if (kobj_ns_ops_tbl[type])
+		goto out;
+
+	error = 0;
+	kobj_ns_ops_tbl[type] = ops;
+
+out:
+	spin_unlock(&kobj_ns_type_lock);
+	return error;
+}
+
+int kobj_ns_type_registered(enum kobj_ns_type type)
+{
+	int registered = 0;
+
+	spin_lock(&kobj_ns_type_lock);
+	if ((type > KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NONE) && (type < KOBJ_NS_TYPES))
+		registered = kobj_ns_ops_tbl[type] != NULL;
+	spin_unlock(&kobj_ns_type_lock);
+
+	return registered;
+}
+
+const struct kobj_ns_type_operations *kobj_child_ns_ops(struct kobject *parent)
+{
+	const struct kobj_ns_type_operations *ops = NULL;
+
+	if (parent && parent->ktype->child_ns_type)
+		ops = parent->ktype->child_ns_type(parent);
+
+	return ops;
+}
+
+const struct kobj_ns_type_operations *kobj_ns_ops(struct kobject *kobj)
+{
+	return kobj_child_ns_ops(kobj->parent);
+}
+
+
+const void *kobj_ns_current(enum kobj_ns_type type)
+{
+	const void *ns = NULL;
+
+	spin_lock(&kobj_ns_type_lock);
+	if ((type > KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NONE) && (type < KOBJ_NS_TYPES) &&
+	    kobj_ns_ops_tbl[type])
+		ns = kobj_ns_ops_tbl[type]->current_ns();
+	spin_unlock(&kobj_ns_type_lock);
+
+	return ns;
+}
+
+const void *kobj_ns_netlink(enum kobj_ns_type type, struct sock *sk)
+{
+	const void *ns = NULL;
+
+	spin_lock(&kobj_ns_type_lock);
+	if ((type > KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NONE) && (type < KOBJ_NS_TYPES) &&
+	    kobj_ns_ops_tbl[type])
+		ns = kobj_ns_ops_tbl[type]->netlink_ns(sk);
+	spin_unlock(&kobj_ns_type_lock);
+
+	return ns;
+}
+
+const void *kobj_ns_initial(enum kobj_ns_type type)
+{
+	const void *ns = NULL;
+
+	spin_lock(&kobj_ns_type_lock);
+	if ((type > KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NONE) && (type < KOBJ_NS_TYPES) &&
+	    kobj_ns_ops_tbl[type])
+		ns = kobj_ns_ops_tbl[type]->initial_ns();
+	spin_unlock(&kobj_ns_type_lock);
+
+	return ns;
+}
+
+void kobj_ns_exit(enum kobj_ns_type type, const void *ns)
+{
+}
+
+
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_get);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_put);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_del);
