diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h
index d9f2b8bfe6fd..2b884a6e0287 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ struct comedi_driver {
 	void (*detach) (struct comedi_device *);
 	int (*attach_pci) (struct comedi_device *, struct pci_dev *);
 	int (*attach_usb) (struct comedi_device *, struct usb_interface *);
+	int (*auto_attach) (struct comedi_device *, unsigned long);
 
 	/* number of elements in board_name and board_id arrays */
 	unsigned int num_names;
@@ -510,6 +511,9 @@ static inline void *comedi_aux_data(int options[], int n)
 int comedi_alloc_subdevice_minor(struct comedi_device *dev,
 				 struct comedi_subdevice *s);
 void comedi_free_subdevice_minor(struct comedi_subdevice *s);
+int comedi_auto_config(struct device *hardware_device,
+		       struct comedi_driver *driver, unsigned long context);
+void comedi_auto_unconfig(struct device *hardware_device);
 int comedi_pci_auto_config(struct pci_dev *pcidev,
 			   struct comedi_driver *driver);
 void comedi_pci_auto_unconfig(struct pci_dev *pcidev);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers.c
index 4e61f5bd6792..d60fa551a535 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers.c
@@ -922,7 +922,27 @@ static int comedi_old_auto_config(struct device *hardware_device,
 					 (unsigned long)&it);
 }
 
-static void comedi_auto_unconfig(struct device *hardware_device)
+static int comedi_auto_config_wrapper(struct comedi_device *dev,
+				      unsigned long context)
+{
+	if (!dev->driver->auto_attach) {
+		dev_warn(dev->class_dev,
+			 "BUG! driver '%s' has no auto_attach handler\n",
+			 dev->driver->driver_name);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	return dev->driver->auto_attach(dev, context);
+}
+
+int comedi_auto_config(struct device *hardware_device,
+		       struct comedi_driver *driver, unsigned long context)
+{
+	return comedi_auto_config_helper(hardware_device, driver,
+					 comedi_auto_config_wrapper, context);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(comedi_auto_config);
+
+void comedi_auto_unconfig(struct device *hardware_device)
 {
 	int minor;
 
@@ -934,6 +954,7 @@ static void comedi_auto_unconfig(struct device *hardware_device)
 	BUG_ON(minor >= COMEDI_NUM_BOARD_MINORS);
 	comedi_free_board_minor(minor);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(comedi_auto_unconfig);
 
 /**
  * comedi_pci_enable() - Enable the PCI device and request the regions.