diff --git a/drivers/xen/pvcalls-back.c b/drivers/xen/pvcalls-back.c
index 9044cf2..72d2fce 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/pvcalls-back.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/pvcalls-back.c
@@ -25,20 +25,175 @@
 #include <xen/xenbus.h>
 #include <xen/interface/io/pvcalls.h>
 
+#define PVCALLS_VERSIONS "1"
+#define MAX_RING_ORDER XENBUS_MAX_RING_GRANT_ORDER
+
 struct pvcalls_back_global {
 	struct list_head frontends;
 	struct semaphore frontends_lock;
 } pvcalls_back_global;
 
+static int backend_connect(struct xenbus_device *dev)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int backend_disconnect(struct xenbus_device *dev)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int pvcalls_back_probe(struct xenbus_device *dev,
 			      const struct xenbus_device_id *id)
 {
+	int err, abort;
+	struct xenbus_transaction xbt;
+
+again:
+	abort = 1;
+
+	err = xenbus_transaction_start(&xbt);
+	if (err) {
+		pr_warn("%s cannot create xenstore transaction\n", __func__);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	err = xenbus_printf(xbt, dev->nodename, "versions", "%s",
+			    PVCALLS_VERSIONS);
+	if (err) {
+		pr_warn("%s write out 'versions' failed\n", __func__);
+		goto abort;
+	}
+
+	err = xenbus_printf(xbt, dev->nodename, "max-page-order", "%u",
+			    MAX_RING_ORDER);
+	if (err) {
+		pr_warn("%s write out 'max-page-order' failed\n", __func__);
+		goto abort;
+	}
+
+	err = xenbus_printf(xbt, dev->nodename, "function-calls",
+			    XENBUS_FUNCTIONS_CALLS);
+	if (err) {
+		pr_warn("%s write out 'function-calls' failed\n", __func__);
+		goto abort;
+	}
+
+	abort = 0;
+abort:
+	err = xenbus_transaction_end(xbt, abort);
+	if (err) {
+		if (err == -EAGAIN && !abort)
+			goto again;
+		pr_warn("%s cannot complete xenstore transaction\n", __func__);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	if (abort)
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	xenbus_switch_state(dev, XenbusStateInitWait);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void set_backend_state(struct xenbus_device *dev,
+			      enum xenbus_state state)
+{
+	while (dev->state != state) {
+		switch (dev->state) {
+		case XenbusStateClosed:
+			switch (state) {
+			case XenbusStateInitWait:
+			case XenbusStateConnected:
+				xenbus_switch_state(dev, XenbusStateInitWait);
+				break;
+			case XenbusStateClosing:
+				xenbus_switch_state(dev, XenbusStateClosing);
+				break;
+			default:
+				__WARN();
+			}
+			break;
+		case XenbusStateInitWait:
+		case XenbusStateInitialised:
+			switch (state) {
+			case XenbusStateConnected:
+				backend_connect(dev);
+				xenbus_switch_state(dev, XenbusStateConnected);
+				break;
+			case XenbusStateClosing:
+			case XenbusStateClosed:
+				xenbus_switch_state(dev, XenbusStateClosing);
+				break;
+			default:
+				__WARN();
+			}
+			break;
+		case XenbusStateConnected:
+			switch (state) {
+			case XenbusStateInitWait:
+			case XenbusStateClosing:
+			case XenbusStateClosed:
+				down(&pvcalls_back_global.frontends_lock);
+				backend_disconnect(dev);
+				up(&pvcalls_back_global.frontends_lock);
+				xenbus_switch_state(dev, XenbusStateClosing);
+				break;
+			default:
+				__WARN();
+			}
+			break;
+		case XenbusStateClosing:
+			switch (state) {
+			case XenbusStateInitWait:
+			case XenbusStateConnected:
+			case XenbusStateClosed:
+				xenbus_switch_state(dev, XenbusStateClosed);
+				break;
+			default:
+				__WARN();
+			}
+			break;
+		default:
+			__WARN();
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 static void pvcalls_back_changed(struct xenbus_device *dev,
 				 enum xenbus_state frontend_state)
 {
+	switch (frontend_state) {
+	case XenbusStateInitialising:
+		set_backend_state(dev, XenbusStateInitWait);
+		break;
+
+	case XenbusStateInitialised:
+	case XenbusStateConnected:
+		set_backend_state(dev, XenbusStateConnected);
+		break;
+
+	case XenbusStateClosing:
+		set_backend_state(dev, XenbusStateClosing);
+		break;
+
+	case XenbusStateClosed:
+		set_backend_state(dev, XenbusStateClosed);
+		if (xenbus_dev_is_online(dev))
+			break;
+		device_unregister(&dev->dev);
+		break;
+	case XenbusStateUnknown:
+		set_backend_state(dev, XenbusStateClosed);
+		device_unregister(&dev->dev);
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		xenbus_dev_fatal(dev, -EINVAL, "saw state %d at frontend",
+				 frontend_state);
+		break;
+	}
 }
 
 static int pvcalls_back_remove(struct xenbus_device *dev)
