->sem) -> driver_probe_device(drv, dev) -> dev->bus->probe(dev) (== pci_device_probe) -> _pci_device_probe(drv, pci_dev) -> pci_call_probe(drv, pci_dev, id) -> drv->probe(dev, id) (== cp_init_one) [...] pci_dev->driver = drv; 2.3) suspend_device (takes (device *)->sem) -> dev->bus->suspend(dev) (== pci_device_suspend) checking for drv = pci_dev->driver != NULL [...] -> drv->suspend(pci_dev, state) (== cp_suspend) dev->sem and the state of pci_dev->driver provide the expected result. St Mary's day was a bit rainy here. Signed-off-by: Francois Romieu