diff -pruN ../orig-linux-2.6.16.29/drivers/base/bus.c ./drivers/base/bus.c
--- ../orig-linux-2.6.16.29/drivers/base/bus.c	2006-09-12 19:02:10.000000000 +0100
+++ ./drivers/base/bus.c	2006-09-19 13:58:54.000000000 +0100
@@ -188,6 +188,11 @@ static ssize_t driver_bind(struct device
 		up(&dev->sem);
 		if (dev->parent)
 			up(&dev->parent->sem);
+
+		if (err > 0) 		/* success */
+			err = count;
+		else if (err == 0)	/* driver didn't accept device */
+			err = -ENODEV;
 	}
 	put_device(dev);
 	put_bus(bus);