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1 files changed, 37 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kobject.c b/lib/kobject.c
index 74b8dbca150e..c2917ffe8bf1 100644
--- a/lib/kobject.c
+++ b/lib/kobject.c
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ static int populate_dir(struct kobject * kobj)
return error;
}
-static int create_dir(struct kobject * kobj)
+static int create_dir(struct kobject * kobj, struct dentry *shadow_parent)
{
int error = 0;
if (kobject_name(kobj)) {
- error = sysfs_create_dir(kobj);
+ error = sysfs_create_dir(kobj, shadow_parent);
if (!error) {
if ((error = populate_dir(kobj)))
sysfs_remove_dir(kobj);
@@ -158,9 +158,10 @@ static void unlink(struct kobject * kobj)
/**
* kobject_add - add an object to the hierarchy.
* @kobj: object.
+ * @shadow_parent: sysfs directory to add to.
*/
-int kobject_add(struct kobject * kobj)
+int kobject_shadow_add(struct kobject * kobj, struct dentry *shadow_parent)
{
int error = 0;
struct kobject * parent;
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ int kobject_add(struct kobject * kobj)
}
kobj->parent = parent;
- error = create_dir(kobj);
+ error = create_dir(kobj, shadow_parent);
if (error) {
/* unlink does the kobject_put() for us */
unlink(kobj);
@@ -212,6 +213,15 @@ int kobject_add(struct kobject * kobj)
return error;
}
+/**
+ * kobject_add - add an object to the hierarchy.
+ * @kobj: object.
+ */
+int kobject_add(struct kobject * kobj)
+{
+ return kobject_shadow_add(kobj, NULL);
+}
+
/**
* kobject_register - initialize and add an object.
@@ -304,7 +314,29 @@ int kobject_rename(struct kobject * kobj, const char *new_name)
kobj = kobject_get(kobj);
if (!kobj)
return -EINVAL;
- error = sysfs_rename_dir(kobj, new_name);
+ if (!kobj->parent)
+ return -EINVAL;
+ error = sysfs_rename_dir(kobj, kobj->parent->dentry, new_name);
+ kobject_put(kobj);
+
+ return error;
+}
+
+/**
+ * kobject_rename - change the name of an object
+ * @kobj: object in question.
+ * @new_name: object's new name
+ */
+
+int kobject_shadow_rename(struct kobject * kobj, struct dentry *new_parent,
+ const char *new_name)
+{
+ int error = 0;
+
+ kobj = kobject_get(kobj);
+ if (!kobj)
+ return -EINVAL;
+ error = sysfs_rename_dir(kobj, new_parent, new_name);
kobject_put(kobj);
return error;