diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sas_internal.h b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sas_internal.h
index d76e6e3..e1edab4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sas_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sas_internal.h
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 #define _SCSI_SAS_INTERNAL_H
 
 #define SAS_HOST_ATTRS		0
-#define SAS_PORT_ATTRS		17
+#define SAS_PHY_ATTRS		17
+#define SAS_PORT_ATTRS		1
 #define SAS_RPORT_ATTRS		7
 #define SAS_END_DEV_ATTRS	3
 #define SAS_EXPANDER_ATTRS	7
@@ -13,12 +14,14 @@
 	struct sas_domain_function_template *dft;
 
 	struct class_device_attribute private_host_attrs[SAS_HOST_ATTRS];
-	struct class_device_attribute private_phy_attrs[SAS_PORT_ATTRS];
+	struct class_device_attribute private_phy_attrs[SAS_PHY_ATTRS];
+	struct class_device_attribute private_port_attrs[SAS_PORT_ATTRS];
 	struct class_device_attribute private_rphy_attrs[SAS_RPORT_ATTRS];
 	struct class_device_attribute private_end_dev_attrs[SAS_END_DEV_ATTRS];
 	struct class_device_attribute private_expander_attrs[SAS_EXPANDER_ATTRS];
 
 	struct transport_container phy_attr_cont;
+	struct transport_container port_attr_cont;
 	struct transport_container rphy_attr_cont;
 	struct transport_container end_dev_attr_cont;
 	struct transport_container expander_attr_cont;
@@ -28,7 +31,8 @@
 	 * needed by scsi_sysfs.c
 	 */
 	struct class_device_attribute *host_attrs[SAS_HOST_ATTRS + 1];
-	struct class_device_attribute *phy_attrs[SAS_PORT_ATTRS + 1];
+	struct class_device_attribute *phy_attrs[SAS_PHY_ATTRS + 1];
+	struct class_device_attribute *port_attrs[SAS_PORT_ATTRS + 1];
 	struct class_device_attribute *rphy_attrs[SAS_RPORT_ATTRS + 1];
 	struct class_device_attribute *end_dev_attrs[SAS_END_DEV_ATTRS + 1];
 	struct class_device_attribute *expander_attrs[SAS_EXPANDER_ATTRS + 1];
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_sas.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_sas.c
index 1fe6b2d..dd07562 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_sas.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_sas.c
@@ -174,12 +174,29 @@
 
 static int do_sas_phy_delete(struct device *dev, void *data)
 {
-	if (scsi_is_sas_phy(dev))
+	int pass = (int)(unsigned long)data;
+
+	if (pass == 0 && scsi_is_sas_port(dev))
+		sas_port_delete(dev_to_sas_port(dev));
+	else if (pass == 1 && scsi_is_sas_phy(dev))
 		sas_phy_delete(dev_to_phy(dev));
 	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
+ * sas_remove_children  --  tear down a devices SAS data structures
+ * @dev:	device belonging to the sas object
+ *
+ * Removes all SAS PHYs and remote PHYs for a given object
+ */
+void sas_remove_children(struct device *dev)
+{
+	device_for_each_child(dev, (void *)0, do_sas_phy_delete);
+	device_for_each_child(dev, (void *)1, do_sas_phy_delete);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(sas_remove_children);
+
+/**
  * sas_remove_host  --  tear down a Scsi_Host's SAS data structures
  * @shost:	Scsi Host that is torn down
  *
@@ -188,13 +205,13 @@
  */
 void sas_remove_host(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
 {
-	device_for_each_child(&shost->shost_gendev, NULL, do_sas_phy_delete);
+	sas_remove_children(&shost->shost_gendev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sas_remove_host);
 
 
 /*
- * SAS Port attributes
+ * SAS Phy attributes
  */
 
 #define sas_phy_show_simple(field, name, format_string, cast)		\
@@ -310,7 +327,7 @@
 sas_phy_simple_attr(identify.sas_address, sas_address, "0x%016llx\n",
 		unsigned long long);
 sas_phy_simple_attr(identify.phy_identifier, phy_identifier, "%d\n", u8);
-sas_phy_simple_attr(port_identifier, port_identifier, "%d\n", u8);
+//sas_phy_simple_attr(port_identifier, port_identifier, "%d\n", u8);
 sas_phy_linkspeed_attr(negotiated_linkrate);
 sas_phy_linkspeed_attr(minimum_linkrate_hw);
 sas_phy_linkspeed_attr(minimum_linkrate);
@@ -378,9 +395,10 @@
 	device_initialize(&phy->dev);
 	phy->dev.parent = get_device(parent);
 	phy->dev.release = sas_phy_release;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&phy->port_siblings);
 	if (scsi_is_sas_expander_device(parent)) {
 		struct sas_rphy *rphy = dev_to_rphy(parent);
-		sprintf(phy->dev.bus_id, "phy-%d-%d:%d", shost->host_no,
+		sprintf(phy->dev.bus_id, "phy-%d:%d:%d", shost->host_no,
 			rphy->scsi_target_id, number);
 	} else
 		sprintf(phy->dev.bus_id, "phy-%d:%d", shost->host_no, number);
@@ -440,8 +458,8 @@
 {
 	struct device *dev = &phy->dev;
 
-	if (phy->rphy)
-		sas_rphy_delete(phy->rphy);
+	/* this happens if the phy is still part of a port when deleted */
+	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&phy->port_siblings));
 
 	transport_remove_device(dev);
 	device_del(dev);
@@ -464,6 +482,258 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(scsi_is_sas_phy);
 
 /*
+ * SAS Port attributes
+ */
+#define sas_port_show_simple(field, name, format_string, cast)		\
+static ssize_t								\
+show_sas_port_##name(struct class_device *cdev, char *buf)		\
+{									\
+	struct sas_port *port = transport_class_to_sas_port(cdev);	\
+									\
+	return snprintf(buf, 20, format_string, cast port->field);	\
+}
+
+#define sas_port_simple_attr(field, name, format_string, type)		\
+	sas_port_show_simple(field, name, format_string, (type))	\
+static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(name, S_IRUGO, show_sas_port_##name, NULL)
+
+sas_port_simple_attr(num_phys, num_phys, "%d\n", int);
+
+static DECLARE_TRANSPORT_CLASS(sas_port_class,
+			       "sas_port", NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
+static int sas_port_match(struct attribute_container *cont, struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct Scsi_Host *shost;
+	struct sas_internal *i;
+
+	if (!scsi_is_sas_port(dev))
+		return 0;
+	shost = dev_to_shost(dev->parent);
+
+	if (!shost->transportt)
+		return 0;
+	if (shost->transportt->host_attrs.ac.class !=
+			&sas_host_class.class)
+		return 0;
+
+	i = to_sas_internal(shost->transportt);
+	return &i->port_attr_cont.ac == cont;
+}
+
+
+static void sas_port_release(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct sas_port *port = dev_to_sas_port(dev);
+
+	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&port->phy_list));
+
+	put_device(dev->parent);
+	kfree(port);
+}
+
+static void sas_port_create_link(struct sas_port *port,
+				 struct sas_phy *phy)
+{
+	sysfs_create_link(&port->dev.kobj, &phy->dev.kobj, phy->dev.bus_id);
+	sysfs_create_link(&phy->dev.kobj, &port->dev.kobj, "port");
+}
+
+static void sas_port_delete_link(struct sas_port *port,
+				 struct sas_phy *phy)
+{
+	sysfs_remove_link(&port->dev.kobj, phy->dev.bus_id);
+	sysfs_remove_link(&phy->dev.kobj, "port");
+}
+
+/** sas_port_alloc - allocate and initialize a SAS port structure
+ *
+ * @parent:	parent device
+ * @port_id:	port number
+ *
+ * Allocates a SAS port structure.  It will be added to the device tree
+ * below the device specified by @parent which must be either a Scsi_Host
+ * or a sas_expander_device.
+ *
+ * Returns %NULL on error
+ */
+struct sas_port *sas_port_alloc(struct device *parent, int port_id)
+{
+	struct Scsi_Host *shost = dev_to_shost(parent);
+	struct sas_port *port;
+
+	port = kzalloc(sizeof(*port), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!port)
+		return NULL;
+
+	port->port_identifier = port_id;
+
+	device_initialize(&port->dev);
+
+	port->dev.parent = get_device(parent);
+	port->dev.release = sas_port_release;
+
+	mutex_init(&port->phy_list_mutex);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&port->phy_list);
+
+	if (scsi_is_sas_expander_device(parent)) {
+		struct sas_rphy *rphy = dev_to_rphy(parent);
+		sprintf(port->dev.bus_id, "port-%d:%d:%d", shost->host_no,
+			rphy->scsi_target_id, port->port_identifier);
+	} else
+		sprintf(port->dev.bus_id, "port-%d:%d", shost->host_no,
+			port->port_identifier);
+
+	transport_setup_device(&port->dev);
+
+	return port;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(sas_port_alloc);
+
+/**
+ * sas_port_add - add a SAS port to the device hierarchy
+ *
+ * @port:	port to be added
+ *
+ * publishes a port to the rest of the system
+ */
+int sas_port_add(struct sas_port *port)
+{
+	int error;
+
+	/* No phys should be added until this is made visible */
+	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&port->phy_list));
+
+	error = device_add(&port->dev);
+
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
+	transport_add_device(&port->dev);
+	transport_configure_device(&port->dev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(sas_port_add);
+
+/**
+ * sas_port_free  --  free a SAS PORT
+ * @port:	SAS PORT to free
+ *
+ * Frees the specified SAS PORT.
+ *
+ * Note:
+ *   This function must only be called on a PORT that has not
+ *   sucessfully been added using sas_port_add().
+ */
+void sas_port_free(struct sas_port *port)
+{
+	transport_destroy_device(&port->dev);
+	put_device(&port->dev);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(sas_port_free);
+
+/**
+ * sas_port_delete  --  remove SAS PORT
+ * @port:	SAS PORT to remove
+ *
+ * Removes the specified SAS PORT.  If the SAS PORT has an
+ * associated phys, unlink them from the port as well.
+ */
+void sas_port_delete(struct sas_port *port)
+{
+	struct device *dev = &port->dev;
+	struct sas_phy *phy, *tmp_phy;
+
+	if (port->rphy) {
+		sas_rphy_delete(port->rphy);
+		port->rphy = NULL;
+	}
+
+	mutex_lock(&port->phy_list_mutex);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(phy, tmp_phy, &port->phy_list,
+				 port_siblings) {
+		sas_port_delete_link(port, phy);
+		list_del_init(&phy->port_siblings);
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&port->phy_list_mutex);
+
+	transport_remove_device(dev);
+	device_del(dev);
+	transport_destroy_device(dev);
+	put_device(dev);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(sas_port_delete);
+
+/**
+ * scsi_is_sas_port --  check if a struct device represents a SAS port
+ * @dev:	device to check
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ *	%1 if the device represents a SAS Port, %0 else
+ */
+int scsi_is_sas_port(const struct device *dev)
+{
+	return dev->release == sas_port_release;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(scsi_is_sas_port);
+
+/**
+ * sas_port_add_phy - add another phy to a port to form a wide port
+ * @port:	port to add the phy to
+ * @phy:	phy to add
+ *
+ * When a port is initially created, it is empty (has no phys).  All
+ * ports must have at least one phy to operated, and all wide ports
+ * must have at least two.  The current code makes no difference
+ * between ports and wide ports, but the only object that can be
+ * connected to a remote device is a port, so ports must be formed on
+ * all devices with phys if they're connected to anything.
+ */
+void sas_port_add_phy(struct sas_port *port, struct sas_phy *phy)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&port->phy_list_mutex);
+	if (unlikely(!list_empty(&phy->port_siblings))) {
+		/* make sure we're already on this port */
+		struct sas_phy *tmp;
+
+		list_for_each_entry(tmp, &port->phy_list, port_siblings)
+			if (tmp == phy)
+				break;
+		/* If this trips, you added a phy that was already
+		 * part of a different port */
+		if (unlikely(tmp != phy)) {
+			dev_printk(KERN_ERR, &port->dev, "trying to add phy %s fails: it's already part of another port\n", phy->dev.bus_id);
+			BUG();
+		}
+	} else {
+		sas_port_create_link(port, phy);
+		list_add_tail(&phy->port_siblings, &port->phy_list);
+		port->num_phys++;
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&port->phy_list_mutex);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(sas_port_add_phy);
+
+/**
+ * sas_port_delete_phy - remove a phy from a port or wide port
+ * @port:	port to remove the phy from
+ * @phy:	phy to remove
+ *
+ * This operation is used for tearing down ports again.  It must be
+ * done to every port or wide port before calling sas_port_delete.
+ */
+void sas_port_delete_phy(struct sas_port *port, struct sas_phy *phy)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&port->phy_list_mutex);
+	sas_port_delete_link(port, phy);
+	list_del_init(&phy->port_siblings);
+	port->num_phys--;
+	mutex_unlock(&port->phy_list_mutex);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(sas_port_delete_phy);
+
+/*
  * SAS remote PHY attributes.
  */
 
@@ -767,7 +1037,7 @@
  * Returns:
  *	SAS PHY allocated or %NULL if the allocation failed.
  */
-struct sas_rphy *sas_end_device_alloc(struct sas_phy *parent)
+struct sas_rphy *sas_end_device_alloc(struct sas_port *parent)
 {
 	struct Scsi_Host *shost = dev_to_shost(&parent->dev);
 	struct sas_end_device *rdev;
@@ -780,8 +1050,13 @@
 	device_initialize(&rdev->rphy.dev);
 	rdev->rphy.dev.parent = get_device(&parent->dev);
 	rdev->rphy.dev.release = sas_end_device_release;
-	sprintf(rdev->rphy.dev.bus_id, "end_device-%d:%d-%d",
-		shost->host_no, parent->port_identifier, parent->number);
+	if (scsi_is_sas_expander_device(parent->dev.parent)) {
+		struct sas_rphy *rphy = dev_to_rphy(parent->dev.parent);
+		sprintf(rdev->rphy.dev.bus_id, "end_device-%d:%d:%d",
+			shost->host_no, rphy->scsi_target_id, parent->port_identifier);
+	} else
+		sprintf(rdev->rphy.dev.bus_id, "end_device-%d:%d",
+			shost->host_no, parent->port_identifier);
 	rdev->rphy.identify.device_type = SAS_END_DEVICE;
 	sas_rphy_initialize(&rdev->rphy);
 	transport_setup_device(&rdev->rphy.dev);
@@ -798,7 +1073,7 @@
  * Returns:
  *	SAS PHY allocated or %NULL if the allocation failed.
  */
-struct sas_rphy *sas_expander_alloc(struct sas_phy *parent,
+struct sas_rphy *sas_expander_alloc(struct sas_port *parent,
 				    enum sas_device_type type)
 {
 	struct Scsi_Host *shost = dev_to_shost(&parent->dev);
@@ -837,7 +1112,7 @@
  */
 int sas_rphy_add(struct sas_rphy *rphy)
 {
-	struct sas_phy *parent = dev_to_phy(rphy->dev.parent);
+	struct sas_port *parent = dev_to_sas_port(rphy->dev.parent);
 	struct Scsi_Host *shost = dev_to_shost(parent->dev.parent);
 	struct sas_host_attrs *sas_host = to_sas_host_attrs(shost);
 	struct sas_identify *identify = &rphy->identify;
@@ -910,7 +1185,7 @@
 sas_rphy_delete(struct sas_rphy *rphy)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &rphy->dev;
-	struct sas_phy *parent = dev_to_phy(dev->parent);
+	struct sas_port *parent = dev_to_sas_port(dev->parent);
 	struct Scsi_Host *shost = dev_to_shost(parent->dev.parent);
 	struct sas_host_attrs *sas_host = to_sas_host_attrs(shost);
 
@@ -920,7 +1195,7 @@
 		break;
 	case SAS_EDGE_EXPANDER_DEVICE:
 	case SAS_FANOUT_EXPANDER_DEVICE:
-		device_for_each_child(dev, NULL, do_sas_phy_delete);
+		sas_remove_children(dev);
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;
@@ -967,7 +1242,7 @@
 
 	mutex_lock(&sas_host->lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(rphy, &sas_host->rphy_list, list) {
-		struct sas_phy *parent = dev_to_phy(rphy->dev.parent);
+		struct sas_port *parent = dev_to_sas_port(rphy->dev.parent);
 
 		if (rphy->identify.device_type != SAS_END_DEVICE ||
 		    rphy->scsi_target_id == -1)
@@ -1003,16 +1278,19 @@
 #define SETUP_OPTIONAL_RPORT_ATTRIBUTE(field, func)			\
 	SETUP_TEMPLATE(rphy_attrs, field, S_IRUGO, i->f->func)
 
-#define SETUP_PORT_ATTRIBUTE(field)					\
+#define SETUP_PHY_ATTRIBUTE(field)					\
 	SETUP_TEMPLATE(phy_attrs, field, S_IRUGO, 1)
 
-#define SETUP_OPTIONAL_PORT_ATTRIBUTE(field, func)			\
+#define SETUP_PORT_ATTRIBUTE(field)					\
+	SETUP_TEMPLATE(port_attrs, field, S_IRUGO, 1)
+
+#define SETUP_OPTIONAL_PHY_ATTRIBUTE(field, func)			\
 	SETUP_TEMPLATE(phy_attrs, field, S_IRUGO, i->f->func)
 
-#define SETUP_PORT_ATTRIBUTE_WRONLY(field)				\
+#define SETUP_PHY_ATTRIBUTE_WRONLY(field)				\
 	SETUP_TEMPLATE(phy_attrs, field, S_IWUGO, 1)
 
-#define SETUP_OPTIONAL_PORT_ATTRIBUTE_WRONLY(field, func)		\
+#define SETUP_OPTIONAL_PHY_ATTRIBUTE_WRONLY(field, func)		\
 	SETUP_TEMPLATE(phy_attrs, field, S_IWUGO, i->f->func)
 
 #define SETUP_END_DEV_ATTRIBUTE(field)					\
@@ -1048,6 +1326,11 @@
 	i->phy_attr_cont.ac.match = sas_phy_match;
 	transport_container_register(&i->phy_attr_cont);
 
+	i->port_attr_cont.ac.class = &sas_port_class.class;
+	i->port_attr_cont.ac.attrs = &i->port_attrs[0];
+	i->port_attr_cont.ac.match = sas_port_match;
+	transport_container_register(&i->port_attr_cont);
+
 	i->rphy_attr_cont.ac.class = &sas_rphy_class.class;
 	i->rphy_attr_cont.ac.attrs = &i->rphy_attrs[0];
 	i->rphy_attr_cont.ac.match = sas_rphy_match;
@@ -1066,30 +1349,35 @@
 	i->f = ft;
 
 	count = 0;
+	SETUP_PORT_ATTRIBUTE(num_phys);
 	i->host_attrs[count] = NULL;
 
 	count = 0;
-	SETUP_PORT_ATTRIBUTE(initiator_port_protocols);
-	SETUP_PORT_ATTRIBUTE(target_port_protocols);
-	SETUP_PORT_ATTRIBUTE(device_type);
-	SETUP_PORT_ATTRIBUTE(sas_address);
-	SETUP_PORT_ATTRIBUTE(phy_identifier);
-	SETUP_PORT_ATTRIBUTE(port_identifier);
-	SETUP_PORT_ATTRIBUTE(negotiated_linkrate);
-	SETUP_PORT_ATTRIBUTE(minimum_linkrate_hw);
-	SETUP_PORT_ATTRIBUTE(minimum_linkrate);
-	SETUP_PORT_ATTRIBUTE(maximum_linkrate_hw);
-	SETUP_PORT_ATTRIBUTE(maximum_linkrate);
+	SETUP_PHY_ATTRIBUTE(initiator_port_protocols);
+	SETUP_PHY_ATTRIBUTE(target_port_protocols);
+	SETUP_PHY_ATTRIBUTE(device_type);
+	SETUP_PHY_ATTRIBUTE(sas_address);
+	SETUP_PHY_ATTRIBUTE(phy_identifier);
+	//SETUP_PHY_ATTRIBUTE(port_identifier);
+	SETUP_PHY_ATTRIBUTE(negotiated_linkrate);
+	SETUP_PHY_ATTRIBUTE(minimum_linkrate_hw);
+	SETUP_PHY_ATTRIBUTE(minimum_linkrate);
+	SETUP_PHY_ATTRIBUTE(maximum_linkrate_hw);
+	SETUP_PHY_ATTRIBUTE(maximum_linkrate);
 
-	SETUP_PORT_ATTRIBUTE(invalid_dword_count);
-	SETUP_PORT_ATTRIBUTE(running_disparity_error_count);
-	SETUP_PORT_ATTRIBUTE(loss_of_dword_sync_count);
-	SETUP_PORT_ATTRIBUTE(phy_reset_problem_count);
-	SETUP_OPTIONAL_PORT_ATTRIBUTE_WRONLY(link_reset, phy_reset);
-	SETUP_OPTIONAL_PORT_ATTRIBUTE_WRONLY(hard_reset, phy_reset);
+	SETUP_PHY_ATTRIBUTE(invalid_dword_count);
+	SETUP_PHY_ATTRIBUTE(running_disparity_error_count);
+	SETUP_PHY_ATTRIBUTE(loss_of_dword_sync_count);
+	SETUP_PHY_ATTRIBUTE(phy_reset_problem_count);
+	SETUP_OPTIONAL_PHY_ATTRIBUTE_WRONLY(link_reset, phy_reset);
+	SETUP_OPTIONAL_PHY_ATTRIBUTE_WRONLY(hard_reset, phy_reset);
 	i->phy_attrs[count] = NULL;
 
 	count = 0;
+	SETUP_PORT_ATTRIBUTE(num_phys);
+	i->port_attrs[count] = NULL;
+
+	count = 0;
 	SETUP_RPORT_ATTRIBUTE(rphy_initiator_port_protocols);
 	SETUP_RPORT_ATTRIBUTE(rphy_target_port_protocols);
 	SETUP_RPORT_ATTRIBUTE(rphy_device_type);
@@ -1131,6 +1419,7 @@
 
 	transport_container_unregister(&i->t.host_attrs);
 	transport_container_unregister(&i->phy_attr_cont);
+	transport_container_unregister(&i->port_attr_cont);
 	transport_container_unregister(&i->rphy_attr_cont);
 	transport_container_unregister(&i->end_dev_attr_cont);
 	transport_container_unregister(&i->expander_attr_cont);
@@ -1149,9 +1438,12 @@
 	error = transport_class_register(&sas_phy_class);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_unregister_transport;
-	error = transport_class_register(&sas_rphy_class);
+	error = transport_class_register(&sas_port_class);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_unregister_phy;
+	error = transport_class_register(&sas_rphy_class);
+	if (error)
+		goto out_unregister_port;
 	error = transport_class_register(&sas_end_dev_class);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_unregister_rphy;
@@ -1165,6 +1457,8 @@
 	transport_class_unregister(&sas_end_dev_class);
  out_unregister_rphy:
 	transport_class_unregister(&sas_rphy_class);
+ out_unregister_port:
+	transport_class_unregister(&sas_port_class);
  out_unregister_phy:
 	transport_class_unregister(&sas_phy_class);
  out_unregister_transport:
@@ -1178,6 +1472,7 @@
 {
 	transport_class_unregister(&sas_host_class);
 	transport_class_unregister(&sas_phy_class);
+	transport_class_unregister(&sas_port_class);
 	transport_class_unregister(&sas_rphy_class);
 	transport_class_unregister(&sas_end_dev_class);
 	transport_class_unregister(&sas_expander_class);
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_transport_sas.h b/include/scsi/scsi_transport_sas.h
index 93cfb4b..e3c503c 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_transport_sas.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_transport_sas.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/transport_class.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 struct scsi_transport_template;
 struct sas_rphy;
@@ -55,7 +56,6 @@
 	enum sas_linkrate	minimum_linkrate;
 	enum sas_linkrate	maximum_linkrate_hw;
 	enum sas_linkrate	maximum_linkrate;
-	u8			port_identifier;
 
 	/* internal state */
 	unsigned int		local_attached : 1;
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@
 	u32			loss_of_dword_sync_count;
 	u32			phy_reset_problem_count;
 
-	/* the other end of the link */
-	struct sas_rphy		*rphy;
+	/* for the list of phys belonging to a port */
+	struct list_head	port_siblings;
 };
 
 #define dev_to_phy(d) \
@@ -124,6 +124,24 @@
 #define rphy_to_expander_device(r) \
 	container_of((r), struct sas_expander_device, rphy)
 
+struct sas_port {
+	struct device		dev;
+
+	u8			port_identifier;
+	int			num_phys;
+
+	/* the other end of the link */
+	struct sas_rphy		*rphy;
+
+	struct mutex		phy_list_mutex;
+	struct list_head	phy_list;
+};
+
+#define dev_to_sas_port(d) \
+	container_of((d), struct sas_port, dev)
+#define transport_class_to_sas_port(cdev) \
+	dev_to_sas_port((cdev)->dev)
+
 /* The functions by which the transport class and the driver communicate */
 struct sas_function_template {
 	int (*get_linkerrors)(struct sas_phy *);
@@ -133,6 +151,7 @@
 };
 
 
+void sas_remove_children(struct device *);
 extern void sas_remove_host(struct Scsi_Host *);
 
 extern struct sas_phy *sas_phy_alloc(struct device *, int);
@@ -141,13 +160,21 @@
 extern void sas_phy_delete(struct sas_phy *);
 extern int scsi_is_sas_phy(const struct device *);
 
-extern struct sas_rphy *sas_end_device_alloc(struct sas_phy *);
-extern struct sas_rphy *sas_expander_alloc(struct sas_phy *, enum sas_device_type);
+extern struct sas_rphy *sas_end_device_alloc(struct sas_port *);
+extern struct sas_rphy *sas_expander_alloc(struct sas_port *, enum sas_device_type);
 void sas_rphy_free(struct sas_rphy *);
 extern int sas_rphy_add(struct sas_rphy *);
 extern void sas_rphy_delete(struct sas_rphy *);
 extern int scsi_is_sas_rphy(const struct device *);
 
+struct sas_port *sas_port_alloc(struct device *, int);
+int sas_port_add(struct sas_port *);
+void sas_port_free(struct sas_port *);
+void sas_port_delete(struct sas_port *);
+void sas_port_add_phy(struct sas_port *, struct sas_phy *);
+void sas_port_delete_phy(struct sas_port *, struct sas_phy *);
+int scsi_is_sas_port(const struct device *);
+
 extern struct scsi_transport_template *
 sas_attach_transport(struct sas_function_template *);
 extern void sas_release_transport(struct scsi_transport_template *);