diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_core.h b/drivers/edac/edac_core.h
index 4e31ac4..4e6bad15 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_core.h
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_core.h
@@ -485,7 +485,16 @@
 };
 
 /* edac_dev_sysfs_block_attribute structure
+ *
  *	used in leaf 'block' nodes for adding controls/attributes
+ *
+ *	each block in each instance of the containing control structure
+ *	can have an array of the following. The show and store functions
+ *	will be filled in with the show/store function in the
+ *	low level driver.
+ *
+ *	The 'value' field will be the actual value field used for
+ *	counting
  */
 struct edac_dev_sysfs_block_attribute {
 	struct attribute attr;
@@ -494,8 +503,6 @@
 			const char *, size_t);
 	struct edac_device_block *block;
 
-	/* low driver use */
-	void *arg;
 	unsigned int value;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_device.c b/drivers/edac/edac_device.c
index 7e37237..f3690a6 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_device.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_device.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 	void *pvt;
 	int err;
 
-	debugf1("%s() instances=%d blocks=%d\n",
+	debugf4("%s() instances=%d blocks=%d\n",
 		__func__, nr_instances, nr_blocks);
 
 	/* Calculate the size of memory we need to allocate AND
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@
 	/* Name of this edac device */
 	snprintf(dev_ctl->name,sizeof(dev_ctl->name),"%s",edac_device_name);
 
+	debugf4("%s() edac_dev=%p next after end=%p\n",
+		__func__, dev_ctl, pvt + sz_private );
+
 	/* Initialize every Instance */
 	for (instance = 0; instance < nr_instances; instance++) {
 		inst = &dev_inst[instance];
@@ -177,8 +180,10 @@
 			snprintf(blk->name, sizeof(blk->name),
 				 "%s%d", edac_block_name, block+offset_value);
 
-			debugf1("%s() instance=%d block=%d name=%s\n",
-				__func__, instance, block, blk->name);
+			debugf4("%s() instance=%d inst_p=%p block=#%d "
+				"block_p=%p name='%s'\n",
+				__func__, instance, inst, block,
+				blk, blk->name);
 
 			/* if there are NO attributes OR no attribute pointer
 			 * then continue on to next block iteration
@@ -191,20 +196,32 @@
 			attrib_p = &dev_attrib[block*nr_instances*nr_attrib];
 			blk->block_attributes = attrib_p;
 
+			debugf4("%s() THIS BLOCK_ATTRIB=%p\n",
+				__func__, blk->block_attributes);
+
 			/* Initialize every user specified attribute in this
 			 * block with the data the caller passed in
+			 * Each block gets its own copy of pointers,
+			 * and its unique 'value'
 			 */
 			for (attr = 0; attr < nr_attrib; attr++) {
 				attrib = &attrib_p[attr];
-				attrib->attr = attrib_spec->attr;
-				attrib->show = attrib_spec->show;
-				attrib->store = attrib_spec->store;
 
-				/* up reference this block */
-				attrib->block = blk;
+				/* populate the unique per attrib
+				 * with the code pointers and info
+				 */
+				attrib->attr = attrib_spec[attr].attr;
+				attrib->show = attrib_spec[attr].show;
+				attrib->store = attrib_spec[attr].store;
 
-				/* bump the attrib_spec */
-				attrib_spec++;
+				attrib->block = blk;	/* up link */
+
+				debugf4("%s() alloc-attrib=%p attrib_name='%s' "
+					"attrib-spec=%p spec-name=%s\n",
+					__func__, attrib, attrib->attr.name,
+					&attrib_spec[attr],
+					attrib_spec[attr].attr.name
+					);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -258,7 +275,7 @@
 	struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_dev;
 	struct list_head *item;
 
-	debugf3("%s()\n", __func__);
+	debugf0("%s()\n", __func__);
 
 	list_for_each(item, &edac_device_list) {
 		edac_dev = list_entry(item, struct edac_device_ctl_info, link);
@@ -402,7 +419,6 @@
 	struct delayed_work *d_work = (struct delayed_work *)work_req;
 	struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_dev = to_edac_device_ctl_work(d_work);
 
-	//debugf0("%s() here and running\n", __func__);
 	mutex_lock(&device_ctls_mutex);
 
 	/* Only poll controllers that are running polled and have a check */
@@ -582,7 +598,7 @@
 {
 	struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_dev;
 
-	debugf0("MC: %s()\n", __func__);
+	debugf0("%s()\n", __func__);
 
 	mutex_lock(&device_ctls_mutex);
 
diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_device_sysfs.c b/drivers/edac/edac_device_sysfs.c
index 52769ae..70b837f 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_device_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_device_sysfs.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
 {
 	struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_dev = to_edacdev(kobj);
 
-	debugf1("%s() control index=%d\n", __func__, edac_dev->dev_idx);
+	debugf4("%s() control index=%d\n", __func__, edac_dev->dev_idx);
 
 	/* decrement the EDAC CORE module ref count */
 	module_put(edac_dev->owner);
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
 	edac_dev->kobj.parent = &edac_class->kset.kobj;
 
 	/* generate sysfs "..../edac/<name>"   */
-	debugf1("%s() set name of kobject to: %s\n", __func__, edac_dev->name);
+	debugf4("%s() set name of kobject to: %s\n", __func__, edac_dev->name);
 	err = kobject_set_name(&edac_dev->kobj, "%s", edac_dev->name);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_out;
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
 	 * edac_device_unregister_sysfs_main_kobj() must be used
 	 */
 
-	debugf1("%s() Registered '.../edac/%s' kobject\n",
+	debugf4("%s() Registered '.../edac/%s' kobject\n",
 		__func__, edac_dev->name);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
 					struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_dev)
 {
 	debugf0("%s()\n", __func__);
-	debugf1("%s() name of kobject is: %s\n",
+	debugf4("%s() name of kobject is: %s\n",
 		__func__, kobject_name(&edac_dev->kobj));
 
 	/*
@@ -416,22 +416,29 @@
 
 /* edac_dev -> instance -> block information */
 
+#define to_block(k) container_of(k, struct edac_device_block, kobj)
+#define to_block_attr(a) \
+	container_of(a, struct edac_dev_sysfs_block_attribute, attr)
+
 /*
  * Set of low-level block attribute show functions
  */
-static ssize_t block_ue_count_show(struct edac_device_block *block, char *data)
+static ssize_t block_ue_count_show(struct kobject *kobj,
+					struct attribute *attr, char *data)
 {
+	struct edac_device_block *block = to_block(kobj);
+
 	return sprintf(data, "%u\n", block->counters.ue_count);
 }
 
-static ssize_t block_ce_count_show(struct edac_device_block *block, char *data)
+static ssize_t block_ce_count_show(struct kobject *kobj,
+					struct attribute *attr, char *data)
 {
+	struct edac_device_block *block = to_block(kobj);
+
 	return sprintf(data, "%u\n", block->counters.ce_count);
 }
 
-#define to_block(k) container_of(k, struct edac_device_block, kobj)
-#define to_block_attr(a) container_of(a,struct block_attribute,attr)
-
 /* DEVICE block kobject release() function */
 static void edac_device_ctrl_block_release(struct kobject *kobj)
 {
@@ -448,22 +455,16 @@
 	kobject_put(&block->instance->ctl->kobj);
 }
 
-/* block specific attribute structure */
-struct block_attribute {
-	struct attribute attr;
-	 ssize_t(*show) (struct edac_device_block *, char *);
-	 ssize_t(*store) (struct edac_device_block *, const char *, size_t);
-};
 
 /* Function to 'show' fields from the edac_dev 'block' structure */
 static ssize_t edac_dev_block_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 				struct attribute *attr, char *buffer)
 {
-	struct edac_device_block *block = to_block(kobj);
-	struct block_attribute *block_attr = to_block_attr(attr);
+	struct edac_dev_sysfs_block_attribute *block_attr =
+						to_block_attr(attr);
 
 	if (block_attr->show)
-		return block_attr->show(block, buffer);
+		return block_attr->show(kobj, attr, buffer);
 	return -EIO;
 }
 
@@ -472,11 +473,12 @@
 				struct attribute *attr,
 				const char *buffer, size_t count)
 {
-	struct edac_device_block *block = to_block(kobj);
-	struct block_attribute *block_attr = to_block_attr(attr);
+	struct edac_dev_sysfs_block_attribute *block_attr;
+
+	block_attr = to_block_attr(attr);
 
 	if (block_attr->store)
-		return block_attr->store(block, buffer, count);
+		return block_attr->store(kobj, attr, buffer, count);
 	return -EIO;
 }
 
@@ -487,7 +489,7 @@
 };
 
 #define BLOCK_ATTR(_name,_mode,_show,_store)        \
-static struct block_attribute attr_block_##_name = {                       \
+static struct edac_dev_sysfs_block_attribute attr_block_##_name = {	\
 	.attr = {.name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode },   \
 	.show   = _show,                                        \
 	.store  = _store,                                       \
@@ -497,7 +499,7 @@
 BLOCK_ATTR(ue_count, S_IRUGO, block_ue_count_show, NULL);
 
 /* list of edac_dev 'block' attributes */
-static struct block_attribute *device_block_attr[] = {
+static struct edac_dev_sysfs_block_attribute *device_block_attr[] = {
 	&attr_block_ce_count,
 	&attr_block_ue_count,
 	NULL,
@@ -524,14 +526,15 @@
 	struct edac_dev_sysfs_block_attribute *sysfs_attrib;
 	struct kobject *main_kobj;
 
-	debugf1("%s() Instance '%s' block '%s'\n",
-		__func__, instance->name, block->name);
+	debugf4("%s() Instance '%s' inst_p=%p  block '%s'  block_p=%p\n",
+		__func__, instance->name, instance, block->name, block);
+	debugf4("%s() block kobj=%p  block kobj->parent=%p\n",
+		__func__, &block->kobj, &block->kobj.parent);
 
 	/* init this block's kobject */
 	memset(&block->kobj, 0, sizeof(struct kobject));
 	block->kobj.parent = &instance->kobj;
 	block->kobj.ktype = &ktype_block_ctrl;
-	block->instance = instance;
 
 	err = kobject_set_name(&block->kobj, "%s", block->name);
 	if (err)
@@ -560,14 +563,20 @@
 	 * to the block kobject
 	 */
 	sysfs_attrib = block->block_attributes;
-	if (sysfs_attrib) {
-		for (i = 0; i < block->nr_attribs; i++) {
+	if (sysfs_attrib && block->nr_attribs) {
+		for (i = 0; i < block->nr_attribs; i++, sysfs_attrib++) {
+
+			debugf4("%s() creating block attrib='%s' "
+				"attrib->%p to kobj=%p\n",
+				__func__,
+				sysfs_attrib->attr.name,
+				sysfs_attrib, &block->kobj);
+
+			/* Create each block_attribute file */
 			err = sysfs_create_file(&block->kobj,
-				(struct attribute *) sysfs_attrib);
+				&sysfs_attrib->attr);
 			if (err)
 				goto err_on_attrib;
-
-			sysfs_attrib++;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -595,7 +604,9 @@
 	 */
 	sysfs_attrib = block->block_attributes;
 	if (sysfs_attrib && block->nr_attribs) {
-		for (i = 0; i < block->nr_attribs; i++) {
+		for (i = 0; i < block->nr_attribs; i++, sysfs_attrib++) {
+
+			/* remove each block_attrib file */
 			sysfs_remove_file(&block->kobj,
 				(struct attribute *) sysfs_attrib);
 		}
@@ -653,7 +664,7 @@
 		goto err_out;
 	}
 
-	debugf1("%s() now register '%d' blocks for instance %d\n",
+	debugf4("%s() now register '%d' blocks for instance %d\n",
 		__func__, instance->nr_blocks, idx);
 
 	/* register all blocks of this instance */
@@ -669,7 +680,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	debugf1("%s() Registered instance %d '%s' kobject\n",
+	debugf4("%s() Registered instance %d '%s' kobject\n",
 		__func__, idx, instance->name);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -848,7 +859,7 @@
 	}
 
 
-	debugf0("%s() calling create-instances, idx=%d\n",
+	debugf4("%s() create-instances done, idx=%d\n",
 		__func__, edac_dev->dev_idx);
 
 	return 0;