7 files changed, 161 insertions, 186 deletions

diff --git a/fs/sysfs/dir.c b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
index 5e73d6626e50..5ba896630d04 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
@@ -279,7 +279,6 @@ static int sysfs_dentry_delete(const struct dentry *dentry)
 static int sysfs_dentry_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int flags)
 {
 	struct sysfs_dirent *sd;
-	int type;
 
 	if (flags & LOOKUP_RCU)
 		return -ECHILD;
@@ -300,13 +299,9 @@ static int sysfs_dentry_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int flags)
 		goto out_bad;
 
 	/* The sysfs dirent has been moved to a different namespace */
-	type = KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NONE;
-	if (sd->s_parent) {
-		type = sysfs_ns_type(sd->s_parent);
-		if (type != KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NONE &&
-				sysfs_info(dentry->d_sb)->ns[type] != sd->s_ns)
-			goto out_bad;
-	}
+	if (sd->s_parent && (sd->s_parent->s_flags & SYSFS_FLAG_NS) &&
+	    sysfs_info(dentry->d_sb)->ns != sd->s_ns)
+		goto out_bad;
 
 	mutex_unlock(&sysfs_mutex);
 out_valid:
@@ -423,16 +418,20 @@ void sysfs_addrm_start(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt)
 int __sysfs_add_one(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt, struct sysfs_dirent *sd,
 		    struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd)
 {
+	bool has_ns = parent_sd->s_flags & SYSFS_FLAG_NS;
 	struct sysfs_inode_attrs *ps_iattr;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!!sysfs_ns_type(parent_sd) != !!sd->s_ns) {
+	if (has_ns != (bool)sd->s_ns) {
 		WARN(1, KERN_WARNING "sysfs: ns %s in '%s' for '%s'\n",
-			sysfs_ns_type(parent_sd) ? "required" : "invalid",
-			parent_sd->s_name, sd->s_name);
+		     has_ns ? "required" : "invalid",
+		     parent_sd->s_name, sd->s_name);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (sysfs_type(parent_sd) != SYSFS_DIR)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	sd->s_hash = sysfs_name_hash(sd->s_name, sd->s_ns);
 	sd->s_parent = sysfs_get(parent_sd);
 
@@ -610,12 +609,13 @@ struct sysfs_dirent *sysfs_find_dirent(struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd,
 				       const void *ns)
 {
 	struct rb_node *node = parent_sd->s_dir.children.rb_node;
+	bool has_ns = parent_sd->s_flags & SYSFS_FLAG_NS;
 	unsigned int hash;
 
-	if (!!sysfs_ns_type(parent_sd) != !!ns) {
+	if (has_ns != (bool)ns) {
 		WARN(1, KERN_WARNING "sysfs: ns %s in '%s' for '%s'\n",
-			sysfs_ns_type(parent_sd) ? "required" : "invalid",
-			parent_sd->s_name, name);
+		     has_ns ? "required" : "invalid",
+		     parent_sd->s_name, name);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -667,7 +667,6 @@ struct sysfs_dirent *sysfs_get_dirent_ns(struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_get_dirent_ns);
 
 static int create_dir(struct kobject *kobj, struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd,
-		      enum kobj_ns_type type,
 		      const char *name, const void *ns,
 		      struct sysfs_dirent **p_sd)
 {
@@ -681,7 +680,6 @@ static int create_dir(struct kobject *kobj, struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd,
 	if (!sd)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	sd->s_flags |= (type << SYSFS_NS_TYPE_SHIFT);
 	sd->s_ns = ns;
 	sd->s_dir.kobj = kobj;
 
@@ -701,33 +699,7 @@ static int create_dir(struct kobject *kobj, struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd,
 int sysfs_create_subdir(struct kobject *kobj, const char *name,
 			struct sysfs_dirent **p_sd)
 {
-	return create_dir(kobj, kobj->sd,
-			  KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NONE, name, NULL, p_sd);
-}
-
-/**
- *	sysfs_read_ns_type: return associated ns_type
- *	@kobj: the kobject being queried
- *
- *	Each kobject can be tagged with exactly one namespace type
- *	(i.e. network or user).  Return the ns_type associated with
- *	this object if any
- */
-static enum kobj_ns_type sysfs_read_ns_type(struct kobject *kobj)
-{
-	const struct kobj_ns_type_operations *ops;
-	enum kobj_ns_type type;
-
-	ops = kobj_child_ns_ops(kobj);
-	if (!ops)
-		return KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NONE;
-
-	type = ops->type;
-	BUG_ON(type <= KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NONE);
-	BUG_ON(type >= KOBJ_NS_TYPES);
-	BUG_ON(!kobj_ns_type_registered(type));
-
-	return type;
+	return create_dir(kobj, kobj->sd, name, NULL, p_sd);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -737,7 +709,6 @@ static enum kobj_ns_type sysfs_read_ns_type(struct kobject *kobj)
  */
 int sysfs_create_dir_ns(struct kobject *kobj, const void *ns)
 {
-	enum kobj_ns_type type;
 	struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd, *sd;
 	int error = 0;
 
@@ -751,9 +722,7 @@ int sysfs_create_dir_ns(struct kobject *kobj, const void *ns)
 	if (!parent_sd)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	type = sysfs_read_ns_type(kobj);
-
-	error = create_dir(kobj, parent_sd, type, kobject_name(kobj), ns, &sd);
+	error = create_dir(kobj, parent_sd, kobject_name(kobj), ns, &sd);
 	if (!error)
 		kobj->sd = sd;
 	return error;
@@ -767,13 +736,12 @@ static struct dentry *sysfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd = parent->d_fsdata;
 	struct sysfs_dirent *sd;
 	struct inode *inode;
-	enum kobj_ns_type type;
-	const void *ns;
+	const void *ns = NULL;
 
 	mutex_lock(&sysfs_mutex);
 
-	type = sysfs_ns_type(parent_sd);
-	ns = sysfs_info(dir->i_sb)->ns[type];
+	if (parent_sd->s_flags & SYSFS_FLAG_NS)
+		ns = sysfs_info(dir->i_sb)->ns;
 
 	sd = sysfs_find_dirent(parent_sd, dentry->d_name.name, ns);
 
@@ -861,8 +829,8 @@ static struct sysfs_dirent *sysfs_next_descendant_post(struct sysfs_dirent *pos,
 	return pos->s_parent;
 }
 
-static void __sysfs_remove(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt,
-			   struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
+static void __kernfs_remove(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt,
+			    struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
 {
 	struct sysfs_dirent *pos, *next;
 
@@ -881,22 +849,22 @@ static void __sysfs_remove(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt,
 }
 
 /**
- * sysfs_remove - remove a sysfs_dirent recursively
+ * kernfs_remove - remove a sysfs_dirent recursively
  * @sd: the sysfs_dirent to remove
  *
  * Remove @sd along with all its subdirectories and files.
  */
-void sysfs_remove(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
+void kernfs_remove(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
 {
 	struct sysfs_addrm_cxt acxt;
 
 	sysfs_addrm_start(&acxt);
-	__sysfs_remove(&acxt, sd);
+	__kernfs_remove(&acxt, sd);
 	sysfs_addrm_finish(&acxt);
 }
 
 /**
- * sysfs_hash_and_remove - find a sysfs_dirent by name and remove it
+ * kernfs_remove_by_name_ns - find a sysfs_dirent by name and remove it
  * @dir_sd: parent of the target
  * @name: name of the sysfs_dirent to remove
  * @ns: namespace tag of the sysfs_dirent to remove
@@ -904,8 +872,8 @@ void sysfs_remove(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
  * Look for the sysfs_dirent with @name and @ns under @dir_sd and remove
  * it.  Returns 0 on success, -ENOENT if such entry doesn't exist.
  */
-int sysfs_hash_and_remove(struct sysfs_dirent *dir_sd, const char *name,
-			  const void *ns)
+int kernfs_remove_by_name_ns(struct sysfs_dirent *dir_sd, const char *name,
+			     const void *ns)
 {
 	struct sysfs_addrm_cxt acxt;
 	struct sysfs_dirent *sd;
@@ -920,7 +888,7 @@ int sysfs_hash_and_remove(struct sysfs_dirent *dir_sd, const char *name,
 
 	sd = sysfs_find_dirent(dir_sd, name, ns);
 	if (sd)
-		__sysfs_remove(&acxt, sd);
+		__kernfs_remove(&acxt, sd);
 
 	sysfs_addrm_finish(&acxt);
 
@@ -960,24 +928,31 @@ void sysfs_remove_dir(struct kobject *kobj)
 
 	if (sd) {
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(sysfs_type(sd) != SYSFS_DIR);
-		sysfs_remove(sd);
+		kernfs_remove(sd);
 	}
 }
 
-int sysfs_rename(struct sysfs_dirent *sd, struct sysfs_dirent *new_parent_sd,
-		 const char *new_name, const void *new_ns)
+/**
+ * kernfs_rename_ns - move and rename a kernfs_node
+ * @sd: target node
+ * @new_parent: new parent to put @sd under
+ * @new_name: new name
+ * @new_ns: new namespace tag
+ */
+int kernfs_rename_ns(struct sysfs_dirent *sd, struct sysfs_dirent *new_parent,
+		     const char *new_name, const void *new_ns)
 {
 	int error;
 
 	mutex_lock(&sysfs_mutex);
 
 	error = 0;
-	if ((sd->s_parent == new_parent_sd) && (sd->s_ns == new_ns) &&
+	if ((sd->s_parent == new_parent) && (sd->s_ns == new_ns) &&
 	    (strcmp(sd->s_name, new_name) == 0))
 		goto out;	/* nothing to rename */
 
 	error = -EEXIST;
-	if (sysfs_find_dirent(new_parent_sd, new_name, new_ns))
+	if (sysfs_find_dirent(new_parent, new_name, new_ns))
 		goto out;
 
 	/* rename sysfs_dirent */
@@ -995,11 +970,11 @@ int sysfs_rename(struct sysfs_dirent *sd, struct sysfs_dirent *new_parent_sd,
 	 * Move to the appropriate place in the appropriate directories rbtree.
 	 */
 	sysfs_unlink_sibling(sd);
-	sysfs_get(new_parent_sd);
+	sysfs_get(new_parent);
 	sysfs_put(sd->s_parent);
 	sd->s_ns = new_ns;
 	sd->s_hash = sysfs_name_hash(sd->s_name, sd->s_ns);
-	sd->s_parent = new_parent_sd;
+	sd->s_parent = new_parent;
 	sysfs_link_sibling(sd);
 
 	error = 0;
@@ -1013,7 +988,7 @@ int sysfs_rename_dir_ns(struct kobject *kobj, const char *new_name,
 {
 	struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd = kobj->sd->s_parent;
 
-	return sysfs_rename(kobj->sd, parent_sd, new_name, new_ns);
+	return kernfs_rename_ns(kobj->sd, parent_sd, new_name, new_ns);
 }
 
 int sysfs_move_dir_ns(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *new_parent_kobj,
@@ -1026,7 +1001,22 @@ int sysfs_move_dir_ns(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *new_parent_kobj,
 	new_parent_sd = new_parent_kobj && new_parent_kobj->sd ?
 		new_parent_kobj->sd : &sysfs_root;
 
-	return sysfs_rename(sd, new_parent_sd, sd->s_name, new_ns);
+	return kernfs_rename_ns(sd, new_parent_sd, sd->s_name, new_ns);
+}
+
+/**
+ * sysfs_enable_ns - enable namespace under a directory
+ * @sd: directory of interest, should be empty
+ *
+ * This is to be called right after @sd is created to enable namespace
+ * under it.  All children of @sd must have non-NULL namespace tags and
+ * only the ones which match the super_block's tag will be visible.
+ */
+void sysfs_enable_ns(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
+{
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(sysfs_type(sd) != SYSFS_DIR);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&sd->s_dir.children));
+	sd->s_flags |= SYSFS_FLAG_NS;
 }
 
 /* Relationship between s_mode and the DT_xxx types */
@@ -1096,15 +1086,15 @@ static int sysfs_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
 	struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd = dentry->d_fsdata;
 	struct sysfs_dirent *pos = file->private_data;
-	enum kobj_ns_type type;
-	const void *ns;
-
-	type = sysfs_ns_type(parent_sd);
-	ns = sysfs_info(dentry->d_sb)->ns[type];
+	const void *ns = NULL;
 
 	if (!dir_emit_dots(file, ctx))
 		return 0;
 	mutex_lock(&sysfs_mutex);
+
+	if (parent_sd->s_flags & SYSFS_FLAG_NS)
+		ns = sysfs_info(dentry->d_sb)->ns;
+
 	for (pos = sysfs_dir_pos(ns, parent_sd, ctx->pos, pos);
 	     pos;
 	     pos = sysfs_dir_next_pos(ns, parent_sd, ctx->pos, pos)) {
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index b94f93685093..0f3f0a252a50 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -940,19 +940,16 @@ int sysfs_chmod_file(struct kobject *kobj, const struct attribute *attr,
 	struct iattr newattrs;
 	int rc;
 
-	mutex_lock(&sysfs_mutex);
-
-	rc = -ENOENT;
-	sd = sysfs_find_dirent(kobj->sd, attr->name, NULL);
+	sd = sysfs_get_dirent(kobj->sd, attr->name);
 	if (!sd)
-		goto out;
+		return -ENOENT;
 
 	newattrs.ia_mode = (mode & S_IALLUGO) | (sd->s_mode & ~S_IALLUGO);
 	newattrs.ia_valid = ATTR_MODE;
-	rc = sysfs_sd_setattr(sd, &newattrs);
 
- out:
-	mutex_unlock(&sysfs_mutex);
+	rc = kernfs_setattr(sd, &newattrs);
+
+	sysfs_put(sd);
 	return rc;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_chmod_file);
@@ -970,7 +967,7 @@ void sysfs_remove_file_ns(struct kobject *kobj, const struct attribute *attr,
 {
 	struct sysfs_dirent *dir_sd = kobj->sd;
 
-	sysfs_hash_and_remove(dir_sd, attr->name, ns);
+	kernfs_remove_by_name_ns(dir_sd, attr->name, ns);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_remove_file_ns);
 
@@ -998,7 +995,7 @@ void sysfs_remove_file_from_group(struct kobject *kobj,
 	else
 		dir_sd = sysfs_get(kobj->sd);
 	if (dir_sd) {
-		sysfs_hash_and_remove(dir_sd, attr->name, NULL);
+		kernfs_remove_by_name(dir_sd, attr->name);
 		sysfs_put(dir_sd);
 	}
 }
@@ -1026,7 +1023,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_create_bin_file);
 void sysfs_remove_bin_file(struct kobject *kobj,
 			   const struct bin_attribute *attr)
 {
-	sysfs_hash_and_remove(kobj->sd, attr->attr.name, NULL);
+	kernfs_remove_by_name(kobj->sd, attr->attr.name);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_remove_bin_file);
 
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/group.c b/fs/sysfs/group.c
index 1898a10e38ce..4bd997340830 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/group.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/group.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ static void remove_files(struct sysfs_dirent *dir_sd, struct kobject *kobj,
 
 	if (grp->attrs)
 		for (attr = grp->attrs; *attr; attr++)
-			sysfs_hash_and_remove(dir_sd, (*attr)->name, NULL);
+			kernfs_remove_by_name(dir_sd, (*attr)->name);
 	if (grp->bin_attrs)
 		for (bin_attr = grp->bin_attrs; *bin_attr; bin_attr++)
 			sysfs_remove_bin_file(kobj, *bin_attr);
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ static int create_files(struct sysfs_dirent *dir_sd, struct kobject *kobj,
 			 * re-adding (if required) the file.
 			 */
 			if (update)
-				sysfs_hash_and_remove(dir_sd, (*attr)->name,
-						      NULL);
+				kernfs_remove_by_name(dir_sd, (*attr)->name);
 			if (grp->is_visible) {
 				mode = grp->is_visible(kobj, *attr, i);
 				if (!mode)
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ static int internal_create_group(struct kobject *kobj, int update,
 	error = create_files(sd, kobj, grp, update);
 	if (error) {
 		if (grp->name)
-			sysfs_remove(sd);
+			kernfs_remove(sd);
 	}
 	sysfs_put(sd);
 	return error;
@@ -219,7 +218,7 @@ void sysfs_remove_group(struct kobject *kobj,
 
 	remove_files(sd, kobj, grp);
 	if (grp->name)
-		sysfs_remove(sd);
+		kernfs_remove(sd);
 
 	sysfs_put(sd);
 }
@@ -270,7 +269,7 @@ int sysfs_merge_group(struct kobject *kobj,
 		error = sysfs_add_file(dir_sd, *attr, SYSFS_KOBJ_ATTR);
 	if (error) {
 		while (--i >= 0)
-			sysfs_hash_and_remove(dir_sd, (*--attr)->name, NULL);
+			kernfs_remove_by_name(dir_sd, (*--attr)->name);
 	}
 	sysfs_put(dir_sd);
 
@@ -292,7 +291,7 @@ void sysfs_unmerge_group(struct kobject *kobj,
 	dir_sd = sysfs_get_dirent(kobj->sd, grp->name);
 	if (dir_sd) {
 		for (attr = grp->attrs; *attr; ++attr)
-			sysfs_hash_and_remove(dir_sd, (*attr)->name, NULL);
+			kernfs_remove_by_name(dir_sd, (*attr)->name);
 		sysfs_put(dir_sd);
 	}
 }
@@ -335,7 +334,7 @@ void sysfs_remove_link_from_group(struct kobject *kobj, const char *group_name,
 
 	dir_sd = sysfs_get_dirent(kobj->sd, group_name);
 	if (dir_sd) {
-		sysfs_hash_and_remove(dir_sd, link_name, NULL);
+		kernfs_remove_by_name(dir_sd, link_name);
 		sysfs_put(dir_sd);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/inode.c b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
index 1750f790af3b..5f7e2afb3457 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static struct sysfs_inode_attrs *sysfs_init_inode_attrs(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
 	return attrs;
 }
 
-int sysfs_sd_setattr(struct sysfs_dirent *sd, struct iattr *iattr)
+static int __kernfs_setattr(struct sysfs_dirent *sd, const struct iattr *iattr)
 {
 	struct sysfs_inode_attrs *sd_attrs;
 	struct iattr *iattrs;
@@ -102,6 +102,23 @@ int sysfs_sd_setattr(struct sysfs_dirent *sd, struct iattr *iattr)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * kernfs_setattr - set iattr on a node
+ * @sd: target node
+ * @iattr: iattr to set
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, -errno on failure.
+ */
+int kernfs_setattr(struct sysfs_dirent *sd, const struct iattr *iattr)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	mutex_lock(&sysfs_mutex);
+	ret = __kernfs_setattr(sd, iattr);
+	mutex_unlock(&sysfs_mutex);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int sysfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
@@ -116,7 +133,7 @@ int sysfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr)
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
 
-	error = sysfs_sd_setattr(sd, iattr);
+	error = __kernfs_setattr(sd, iattr);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/mount.c b/fs/sysfs/mount.c
index 834ec2cdb7a3..8c24bce2f4ae 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/mount.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/mount.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static const struct super_operations sysfs_ops = {
 struct sysfs_dirent sysfs_root = {
 	.s_name		= "",
 	.s_count	= ATOMIC_INIT(1),
-	.s_flags	= SYSFS_DIR | (KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NONE << SYSFS_NS_TYPE_SHIFT),
+	.s_flags	= SYSFS_DIR,
 	.s_mode		= S_IFDIR | S_IRUGO | S_IXUGO,
 	.s_ino		= 1,
 };
@@ -77,14 +77,8 @@ static int sysfs_test_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data)
 {
 	struct sysfs_super_info *sb_info = sysfs_info(sb);
 	struct sysfs_super_info *info = data;
-	enum kobj_ns_type type;
-	int found = 1;
 
-	for (type = KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NONE; type < KOBJ_NS_TYPES; type++) {
-		if (sb_info->ns[type] != info->ns[type])
-			found = 0;
-	}
-	return found;
+	return sb_info->ns == info->ns;
 }
 
 static int sysfs_set_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data)
@@ -98,9 +92,7 @@ static int sysfs_set_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data)
 
 static void free_sysfs_super_info(struct sysfs_super_info *info)
 {
-	int type;
-	for (type = KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NONE; type < KOBJ_NS_TYPES; type++)
-		kobj_ns_drop(type, info->ns[type]);
+	kobj_ns_drop(KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NET, info->ns);
 	kfree(info);
 }
 
@@ -108,7 +100,6 @@ static struct dentry *sysfs_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
 {
 	struct sysfs_super_info *info;
-	enum kobj_ns_type type;
 	struct super_block *sb;
 	int error;
 
@@ -116,18 +107,15 @@ static struct dentry *sysfs_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) && !fs_fully_visible(fs_type))
 			return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
 
-		for (type = KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NONE; type < KOBJ_NS_TYPES; type++) {
-			if (!kobj_ns_current_may_mount(type))
-				return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
-		}
+		if (!kobj_ns_current_may_mount(KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NET))
+			return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
 	}
 
 	info = kzalloc(sizeof(*info), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!info)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	for (type = KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NONE; type < KOBJ_NS_TYPES; type++)
-		info->ns[type] = kobj_ns_grab_current(type);
+	info->ns = kobj_ns_grab_current(KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NET);
 
 	sb = sget(fs_type, sysfs_test_super, sysfs_set_super, flags, info);
 	if (IS_ERR(sb) || sb->s_fs_info != info)
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/symlink.c b/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
index 3ae3f1bf1a09..0922c53bd757 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
@@ -21,15 +21,48 @@
 
 #include "sysfs.h"
 
+/**
+ * kernfs_create_link - create a symlink
+ * @parent: directory to create the symlink in
+ * @name: name of the symlink
+ * @target: target node for the symlink to point to
+ *
+ * Returns the created node on success, ERR_PTR() value on error.
+ */
+struct sysfs_dirent *kernfs_create_link(struct sysfs_dirent *parent,
+					const char *name,
+					struct sysfs_dirent *target)
+{
+	struct sysfs_dirent *sd;
+	struct sysfs_addrm_cxt acxt;
+	int error;
+
+	sd = sysfs_new_dirent(name, S_IFLNK|S_IRWXUGO, SYSFS_KOBJ_LINK);
+	if (!sd)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	if (parent->s_flags & SYSFS_FLAG_NS)
+		sd->s_ns = target->s_ns;
+	sd->s_symlink.target_sd = target;
+	sysfs_get(target);	/* ref owned by symlink */
+
+	sysfs_addrm_start(&acxt);
+	error = __sysfs_add_one(&acxt, sd, parent);
+	sysfs_addrm_finish(&acxt);
+
+	if (!error)
+		return sd;
+
+	sysfs_put(sd);
+	return ERR_PTR(error);
+}
+
+
 static int sysfs_do_create_link_sd(struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd,
 				   struct kobject *target,
 				   const char *name, int warn)
 {
-	struct sysfs_dirent *target_sd = NULL;
-	struct sysfs_dirent *sd = NULL;
-	struct sysfs_addrm_cxt acxt;
-	enum kobj_ns_type ns_type;
-	int error;
+	struct sysfs_dirent *sd, *target_sd = NULL;
 
 	BUG_ON(!name || !parent_sd);
 
@@ -43,49 +76,18 @@ static int sysfs_do_create_link_sd(struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd,
 		target_sd = sysfs_get(target->sd);
 	spin_unlock(&sysfs_symlink_target_lock);
 
-	error = -ENOENT;
 	if (!target_sd)
-		goto out_put;
+		return -ENOENT;
 
-	error = -ENOMEM;
-	sd = sysfs_new_dirent(name, S_IFLNK|S_IRWXUGO, SYSFS_KOBJ_LINK);
-	if (!sd)
-		goto out_put;
-
-	ns_type = sysfs_ns_type(parent_sd);
-	if (ns_type)
-		sd->s_ns = target_sd->s_ns;
-	sd->s_symlink.target_sd = target_sd;
-	target_sd = NULL;	/* reference is now owned by the symlink */
-
-	sysfs_addrm_start(&acxt);
-	/* Symlinks must be between directories with the same ns_type */
-	if (!ns_type ||
-	    (ns_type == sysfs_ns_type(sd->s_symlink.target_sd->s_parent))) {
-		if (warn)
-			error = sysfs_add_one(&acxt, sd, parent_sd);
-		else
-			error = __sysfs_add_one(&acxt, sd, parent_sd);
-	} else {
-		error = -EINVAL;
-		WARN(1, KERN_WARNING
-			"sysfs: symlink across ns_types %s/%s -> %s/%s\n",
-			parent_sd->s_name,
-			sd->s_name,
-			sd->s_symlink.target_sd->s_parent->s_name,
-			sd->s_symlink.target_sd->s_name);
-	}
-	sysfs_addrm_finish(&acxt);
-
-	if (error)
-		goto out_put;
+	sd = kernfs_create_link(parent_sd, name, target_sd);
+	sysfs_put(target_sd);
 
-	return 0;
+	if (!IS_ERR(sd))
+		return 0;
 
- out_put:
-	sysfs_put(target_sd);
-	sysfs_put(sd);
-	return error;
+	if (warn && PTR_ERR(sd) == -EEXIST)
+		sysfs_warn_dup(parent_sd, name);
+	return PTR_ERR(sd);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -164,10 +166,10 @@ void sysfs_delete_link(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *targ,
 	 * sysfs_remove_dir() for details.
 	 */
 	spin_lock(&sysfs_symlink_target_lock);
-	if (targ->sd && sysfs_ns_type(kobj->sd))
+	if (targ->sd && (kobj->sd->s_flags & SYSFS_FLAG_NS))
 		ns = targ->sd->s_ns;
 	spin_unlock(&sysfs_symlink_target_lock);
-	sysfs_hash_and_remove(kobj->sd, name, ns);
+	kernfs_remove_by_name_ns(kobj->sd, name, ns);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -184,7 +186,7 @@ void sysfs_remove_link(struct kobject *kobj, const char *name)
 	else
 		parent_sd = kobj->sd;
 
-	sysfs_hash_and_remove(parent_sd, name, NULL);
+	kernfs_remove_by_name(parent_sd, name);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_remove_link);
 
@@ -224,7 +226,7 @@ int sysfs_rename_link_ns(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *targ,
 	if (sd->s_symlink.target_sd->s_dir.kobj != targ)
 		goto out;
 
-	result = sysfs_rename(sd, parent_sd, new, new_ns);
+	result = kernfs_rename_ns(sd, parent_sd, new, new_ns);
 
 out:
 	sysfs_put(sd);
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
index 0af09fbfb3f6..2abccfdd932e 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
+++ b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
@@ -90,11 +90,8 @@ struct sysfs_dirent {
 #define SYSFS_COPY_NAME			(SYSFS_DIR | SYSFS_KOBJ_LINK)
 #define SYSFS_ACTIVE_REF		(SYSFS_KOBJ_ATTR | SYSFS_KOBJ_BIN_ATTR)
 
-/* identify any namespace tag on sysfs_dirents */
-#define SYSFS_NS_TYPE_MASK		0xf00
-#define SYSFS_NS_TYPE_SHIFT		8
-
-#define SYSFS_FLAG_MASK			~(SYSFS_NS_TYPE_MASK|SYSFS_TYPE_MASK)
+#define SYSFS_FLAG_MASK			~SYSFS_TYPE_MASK
+#define SYSFS_FLAG_NS			0x01000
 #define SYSFS_FLAG_REMOVED		0x02000
 
 static inline unsigned int sysfs_type(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
@@ -102,15 +99,6 @@ static inline unsigned int sysfs_type(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
 	return sd->s_flags & SYSFS_TYPE_MASK;
 }
 
-/*
- * Return any namespace tags on this dirent.
- * enum kobj_ns_type is defined in linux/kobject.h
- */
-static inline enum kobj_ns_type sysfs_ns_type(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
-{
-	return (sd->s_flags & SYSFS_NS_TYPE_MASK) >> SYSFS_NS_TYPE_SHIFT;
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
 
 #define sysfs_dirent_init_lockdep(sd)				\
@@ -155,12 +143,13 @@ struct sysfs_addrm_cxt {
  */
 
 /*
- * Each sb is associated with a set of namespace tags (i.e.
- * the network namespace of the task which mounted this sysfs
- * instance).
+ * Each sb is associated with one namespace tag, currently the network
+ * namespace of the task which mounted this sysfs instance.  If multiple
+ * tags become necessary, make the following an array and compare
+ * sysfs_dirent tag against every entry.
  */
 struct sysfs_super_info {
-	void *ns[KOBJ_NS_TYPES];
+	void *ns;
 };
 #define sysfs_info(SB) ((struct sysfs_super_info *)(SB->s_fs_info))
 extern struct sysfs_dirent sysfs_root;
@@ -184,9 +173,6 @@ int __sysfs_add_one(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt, struct sysfs_dirent *sd,
 		    struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd);
 int sysfs_add_one(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt, struct sysfs_dirent *sd,
 		  struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd);
-void sysfs_remove(struct sysfs_dirent *sd);
-int sysfs_hash_and_remove(struct sysfs_dirent *dir_sd, const char *name,
-			  const void *ns);
 void sysfs_addrm_finish(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt);
 
 struct sysfs_dirent *sysfs_find_dirent(struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd,
@@ -199,9 +185,6 @@ void release_sysfs_dirent(struct sysfs_dirent *sd);
 int sysfs_create_subdir(struct kobject *kobj, const char *name,
 			struct sysfs_dirent **p_sd);
 
-int sysfs_rename(struct sysfs_dirent *sd, struct sysfs_dirent *new_parent_sd,
-		 const char *new_name, const void *new_ns);
-
 static inline struct sysfs_dirent *__sysfs_get(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
 {
 	if (sd) {
@@ -224,7 +207,6 @@ static inline void __sysfs_put(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
  */
 struct inode *sysfs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, struct sysfs_dirent *sd);
 void sysfs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode);
-int sysfs_sd_setattr(struct sysfs_dirent *sd, struct iattr *iattr);
 int sysfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask);
 int sysfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr);
 int sysfs_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,