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diff --git a/include/linux/kobject.h b/include/linux/kobject.h
index c288e41ba331..949706c33622 100644
--- a/include/linux/kobject.h
+++ b/include/linux/kobject.h
@@ -36,17 +36,29 @@ extern char uevent_helper[];
/* counter to tag the uevent, read only except for the kobject core */
extern u64 uevent_seqnum;
-/* the actions here must match the proper string in lib/kobject_uevent.c */
-typedef int __bitwise kobject_action_t;
+/*
+ * The actions here must match the index to the string array
+ * in lib/kobject_uevent.c
+ *
+ * Do not add new actions here without checking with the driver-core
+ * maintainers. Action strings are not meant to express subsystem
+ * or device specific properties. In most cases you want to send a
+ * kobject_uevent_env(kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE, env) with additional event
+ * specific variables added to the event environment.
+ */
enum kobject_action {
- KOBJ_ADD = (__force kobject_action_t) 0x01, /* exclusive to core */
- KOBJ_REMOVE = (__force kobject_action_t) 0x02, /* exclusive to core */
- KOBJ_CHANGE = (__force kobject_action_t) 0x03, /* device state change */
- KOBJ_OFFLINE = (__force kobject_action_t) 0x04, /* device offline */
- KOBJ_ONLINE = (__force kobject_action_t) 0x05, /* device online */
- KOBJ_MOVE = (__force kobject_action_t) 0x06, /* device move */
+ KOBJ_ADD,
+ KOBJ_REMOVE,
+ KOBJ_CHANGE,
+ KOBJ_MOVE,
+ KOBJ_ONLINE,
+ KOBJ_OFFLINE,
+ KOBJ_MAX
};
+/* The list of strings defining the valid kobject actions as specified above */
+extern const char *kobject_actions[];
+
struct kobject {
const char * k_name;
char name[KOBJ_NAME_LEN];
@@ -55,7 +67,7 @@ struct kobject {
struct kobject * parent;
struct kset * kset;
struct kobj_type * ktype;
- struct dentry * dentry;
+ struct sysfs_dirent * sd;
wait_queue_head_t poll;
};
@@ -71,13 +83,14 @@ extern void kobject_init(struct kobject *);
extern void kobject_cleanup(struct kobject *);
extern int __must_check kobject_add(struct kobject *);
-extern int __must_check kobject_shadow_add(struct kobject *, struct dentry *);
+extern int __must_check kobject_shadow_add(struct kobject *kobj,
+ struct sysfs_dirent *shadow_parent);
extern void kobject_del(struct kobject *);
extern int __must_check kobject_rename(struct kobject *, const char *new_name);
extern int __must_check kobject_shadow_rename(struct kobject *kobj,
- struct dentry *new_parent,
- const char *new_name);
+ struct sysfs_dirent *new_parent,
+ const char *new_name);
extern int __must_check kobject_move(struct kobject *, struct kobject *);
extern int __must_check kobject_register(struct kobject *);
@@ -98,9 +111,15 @@ struct kobj_type {
struct attribute ** default_attrs;
};
+struct kset_uevent_ops {
+ int (*filter)(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj);
+ const char *(*name)(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj);
+ int (*uevent)(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
+ int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size);
+};
-/**
- * kset - a set of kobjects of a specific type, belonging
+/*
+ * struct kset - a set of kobjects of a specific type, belonging
* to a specific subsystem.
*
* All kobjects of a kset should be embedded in an identical
@@ -116,13 +135,6 @@ struct kobj_type {
* supress the event generation or add subsystem specific
* variables carried with the event.
*/
-struct kset_uevent_ops {
- int (*filter)(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj);
- const char *(*name)(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj);
- int (*uevent)(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
- int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size);
-};
-
struct kset {
struct kobj_type * ktype;
struct list_head list;
@@ -163,7 +175,7 @@ static inline struct kobj_type * get_ktype(struct kobject * k)
extern struct kobject * kset_find_obj(struct kset *, const char *);
-/**
+/*
* Use this when initializing an embedded kset with no other
* fields to initialize.
*/
@@ -188,7 +200,7 @@ extern struct kset kernel_subsys;
/* The global /sys/hypervisor/ subsystem */
extern struct kset hypervisor_subsys;
-/**
+/*
* Helpers for setting the kset of registered objects.
* Often, a registered object belongs to a kset embedded in a
* subsystem. These do no magic, just make the resulting code
@@ -223,7 +235,7 @@ extern struct kset hypervisor_subsys;
/**
* subsys_set_kset(obj,subsys) - set kset for subsystem
* @obj: ptr to some object type.
- * @subsys: a subsystem object (not a ptr).
+ * @_subsys: a subsystem object (not a ptr).
*
* Can be used for any object type with an embedded ->subsys.
* Sets the kset of @obj's kobject to @subsys.kset. This makes