diff --git a/src/bin/mdev-coldplug.rs b/src/bin/mdev-coldplug.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3513106
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/mdev-coldplug.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use clap::Parser;
+use mdev::setup_log;
+use tracing::{debug, error};
+use walkdir::WalkDir;
+
+#[derive(Parser)]
+struct Opt {
+    /// Verbose mode, logs to stderr
+    #[arg(short, long, action = clap::ArgAction::Count)]
+    verbose: u8,
+
+    /// Path where the sysfs is mounted
+    #[arg(short, long, default_value = "/sys")]
+    sysfs_mount: PathBuf,
+}
+
+impl Opt {
+    fn setup_log(&self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        setup_log(self.verbose)
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let opt = Opt::parse();
+
+    opt.setup_log()?;
+
+    let classdir = WalkDir::new(opt.sysfs_mount.join("class"))
+        .follow_links(true)
+        .max_depth(4)
+        .into_iter();
+    let busdir = WalkDir::new(opt.sysfs_mount.join("bus"))
+        .follow_links(true)
+        .max_depth(3)
+        .into_iter();
+
+    for entry in classdir
+        .chain(busdir)
+        .filter_map(|e| e.ok().filter(|e| e.file_name().eq("uevent")))
+    {
+        debug!("{entry:?}");
+        let p = entry.path();
+        std::fs::write(p, "add").unwrap_or_else(|e| error!("cannot write to {}: {e}", p.display()));
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/bin/mdev.rs b/src/bin/mdev.rs
index b46fb22..7d9a505 100644
--- a/src/bin/mdev.rs
+++ b/src/bin/mdev.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use tokio::{fs, join};
 use tracing::{debug, info, warn};
 use walkdir::WalkDir;
 
-use mdev::{rule, RebroadcastMessage, Rebroadcaster};
+use mdev::{rule, setup_log, RebroadcastMessage, Rebroadcaster};
 use mdev_parser::Conf;
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
@@ -254,35 +254,15 @@ impl Opt {
     }
 
     fn setup_log(&self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        use tracing_subscriber::prelude::*;
-        use tracing_subscriber::{fmt, EnvFilter};
-
         if self.daemon && !self.foreground && !self.syslog {
             return Ok(());
         }
 
-        let fmt_layer = fmt::layer().with_target(false);
-
         if self.syslog {
             todo!("Wire in syslog somehow");
         }
 
-        let filter_layer = EnvFilter::try_from_default_env().unwrap_or_else(|_| {
-            if self.verbose < 1 {
-                EnvFilter::new("info")
-            } else if self.verbose < 2 {
-                EnvFilter::new("warn")
-            } else {
-                EnvFilter::new("debug")
-            }
-        });
-
-        tracing_subscriber::registry()
-            .with(filter_layer)
-            .with(fmt_layer)
-            .init();
-
-        Ok(())
+        setup_log(self.verbose)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 88117f4..fdf6d40 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -195,3 +195,27 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 }
+
+pub fn setup_log(verbose: u8) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    use tracing_subscriber::prelude::*;
+    use tracing_subscriber::{fmt, EnvFilter};
+
+    let fmt_layer = fmt::layer().with_target(false);
+
+    let filter_layer = EnvFilter::try_from_default_env().unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+        if verbose < 1 {
+            EnvFilter::new("info")
+        } else if verbose < 2 {
+            EnvFilter::new("warn")
+        } else {
+            EnvFilter::new("debug")
+        }
+    });
+
+    tracing_subscriber::registry()
+        .with(filter_layer)
+        .with(fmt_layer)
+        .init();
+
+    Ok(())
+}