xref: /openbmc/linux/lib/kobject.c (revision 384740dc)
1 /*
2  * kobject.c - library routines for handling generic kernel objects
3  *
4  * Copyright (c) 2002-2003 Patrick Mochel <mochel@osdl.org>
5  * Copyright (c) 2006-2007 Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@kroah.com>
6  * Copyright (c) 2006-2007 Novell Inc.
7  *
8  * This file is released under the GPLv2.
9  *
10  *
11  * Please see the file Documentation/kobject.txt for critical information
12  * about using the kobject interface.
13  */
14 
15 #include <linux/kobject.h>
16 #include <linux/string.h>
17 #include <linux/module.h>
18 #include <linux/stat.h>
19 #include <linux/slab.h>
20 
21 /*
22  * populate_dir - populate directory with attributes.
23  * @kobj: object we're working on.
24  *
25  * Most subsystems have a set of default attributes that are associated
26  * with an object that registers with them.  This is a helper called during
27  * object registration that loops through the default attributes of the
28  * subsystem and creates attributes files for them in sysfs.
29  */
30 static int populate_dir(struct kobject *kobj)
31 {
32 	struct kobj_type *t = get_ktype(kobj);
33 	struct attribute *attr;
34 	int error = 0;
35 	int i;
36 
37 	if (t && t->default_attrs) {
38 		for (i = 0; (attr = t->default_attrs[i]) != NULL; i++) {
39 			error = sysfs_create_file(kobj, attr);
40 			if (error)
41 				break;
42 		}
43 	}
44 	return error;
45 }
46 
47 static int create_dir(struct kobject *kobj)
48 {
49 	int error = 0;
50 	if (kobject_name(kobj)) {
51 		error = sysfs_create_dir(kobj);
52 		if (!error) {
53 			error = populate_dir(kobj);
54 			if (error)
55 				sysfs_remove_dir(kobj);
56 		}
57 	}
58 	return error;
59 }
60 
61 static int get_kobj_path_length(struct kobject *kobj)
62 {
63 	int length = 1;
64 	struct kobject *parent = kobj;
65 
66 	/* walk up the ancestors until we hit the one pointing to the
67 	 * root.
68 	 * Add 1 to strlen for leading '/' of each level.
69 	 */
70 	do {
71 		if (kobject_name(parent) == NULL)
72 			return 0;
73 		length += strlen(kobject_name(parent)) + 1;
74 		parent = parent->parent;
75 	} while (parent);
76 	return length;
77 }
78 
79 static void fill_kobj_path(struct kobject *kobj, char *path, int length)
80 {
81 	struct kobject *parent;
82 
83 	--length;
84 	for (parent = kobj; parent; parent = parent->parent) {
85 		int cur = strlen(kobject_name(parent));
86 		/* back up enough to print this name with '/' */
87 		length -= cur;
88 		strncpy(path + length, kobject_name(parent), cur);
89 		*(path + --length) = '/';
90 	}
91 
92 	pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): %s: path = '%s'\n", kobject_name(kobj),
93 		 kobj, __func__, path);
94 }
95 
96 /**
97  * kobject_get_path - generate and return the path associated with a given kobj and kset pair.
98  *
99  * @kobj:	kobject in question, with which to build the path
100  * @gfp_mask:	the allocation type used to allocate the path
101  *
102  * The result must be freed by the caller with kfree().
103  */
104 char *kobject_get_path(struct kobject *kobj, gfp_t gfp_mask)
105 {
106 	char *path;
107 	int len;
108 
109 	len = get_kobj_path_length(kobj);
110 	if (len == 0)
111 		return NULL;
112 	path = kzalloc(len, gfp_mask);
113 	if (!path)
114 		return NULL;
115 	fill_kobj_path(kobj, path, len);
116 
117 	return path;
118 }
119 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobject_get_path);
120 
121 /* add the kobject to its kset's list */
122 static void kobj_kset_join(struct kobject *kobj)
123 {
124 	if (!kobj->kset)
125 		return;
126 
127 	kset_get(kobj->kset);
128 	spin_lock(&kobj->kset->list_lock);
129 	list_add_tail(&kobj->entry, &kobj->kset->list);
130 	spin_unlock(&kobj->kset->list_lock);
131 }
132 
133 /* remove the kobject from its kset's list */
134 static void kobj_kset_leave(struct kobject *kobj)
135 {
136 	if (!kobj->kset)
137 		return;
138 
139 	spin_lock(&kobj->kset->list_lock);
140 	list_del_init(&kobj->entry);
141 	spin_unlock(&kobj->kset->list_lock);
142 	kset_put(kobj->kset);
143 }
144 
145 static void kobject_init_internal(struct kobject *kobj)
146 {
147 	if (!kobj)
148 		return;
149 	kref_init(&kobj->kref);
150 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&kobj->entry);
151 	kobj->state_in_sysfs = 0;
152 	kobj->state_add_uevent_sent = 0;
153 	kobj->state_remove_uevent_sent = 0;
154 	kobj->state_initialized = 1;
155 }
156 
157 
158 static int kobject_add_internal(struct kobject *kobj)
159 {
160 	int error = 0;
161 	struct kobject *parent;
162 
163 	if (!kobj)
164 		return -ENOENT;
165 
166 	if (!kobj->name || !kobj->name[0]) {
167 		WARN(1, "kobject: (%p): attempted to be registered with empty "
168 			 "name!\n", kobj);
169 		return -EINVAL;
170 	}
171 
172 	parent = kobject_get(kobj->parent);
173 
174 	/* join kset if set, use it as parent if we do not already have one */
175 	if (kobj->kset) {
176 		if (!parent)
177 			parent = kobject_get(&kobj->kset->kobj);
178 		kobj_kset_join(kobj);
179 		kobj->parent = parent;
180 	}
181 
182 	pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): %s: parent: '%s', set: '%s'\n",
183 		 kobject_name(kobj), kobj, __func__,
184 		 parent ? kobject_name(parent) : "<NULL>",
185 		 kobj->kset ? kobject_name(&kobj->kset->kobj) : "<NULL>");
186 
187 	error = create_dir(kobj);
188 	if (error) {
189 		kobj_kset_leave(kobj);
190 		kobject_put(parent);
191 		kobj->parent = NULL;
192 
193 		/* be noisy on error issues */
194 		if (error == -EEXIST)
195 			printk(KERN_ERR "%s failed for %s with "
196 			       "-EEXIST, don't try to register things with "
197 			       "the same name in the same directory.\n",
198 			       __func__, kobject_name(kobj));
199 		else
200 			printk(KERN_ERR "%s failed for %s (%d)\n",
201 			       __func__, kobject_name(kobj), error);
202 		dump_stack();
203 	} else
204 		kobj->state_in_sysfs = 1;
205 
206 	return error;
207 }
208 
209 /**
210  * kobject_set_name_vargs - Set the name of an kobject
211  * @kobj: struct kobject to set the name of
212  * @fmt: format string used to build the name
213  * @vargs: vargs to format the string.
214  */
215 static int kobject_set_name_vargs(struct kobject *kobj, const char *fmt,
216 				  va_list vargs)
217 {
218 	const char *old_name = kobj->name;
219 	char *s;
220 
221 	kobj->name = kvasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, fmt, vargs);
222 	if (!kobj->name)
223 		return -ENOMEM;
224 
225 	/* ewww... some of these buggers have '/' in the name ... */
226 	while ((s = strchr(kobj->name, '/')))
227 		s[0] = '!';
228 
229 	kfree(old_name);
230 	return 0;
231 }
232 
233 /**
234  * kobject_set_name - Set the name of a kobject
235  * @kobj: struct kobject to set the name of
236  * @fmt: format string used to build the name
237  *
238  * This sets the name of the kobject.  If you have already added the
239  * kobject to the system, you must call kobject_rename() in order to
240  * change the name of the kobject.
241  */
242 int kobject_set_name(struct kobject *kobj, const char *fmt, ...)
243 {
244 	va_list vargs;
245 	int retval;
246 
247 	va_start(vargs, fmt);
248 	retval = kobject_set_name_vargs(kobj, fmt, vargs);
249 	va_end(vargs);
250 
251 	return retval;
252 }
253 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_set_name);
254 
255 /**
256  * kobject_init - initialize a kobject structure
257  * @kobj: pointer to the kobject to initialize
258  * @ktype: pointer to the ktype for this kobject.
259  *
260  * This function will properly initialize a kobject such that it can then
261  * be passed to the kobject_add() call.
262  *
263  * After this function is called, the kobject MUST be cleaned up by a call
264  * to kobject_put(), not by a call to kfree directly to ensure that all of
265  * the memory is cleaned up properly.
266  */
267 void kobject_init(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_type *ktype)
268 {
269 	char *err_str;
270 
271 	if (!kobj) {
272 		err_str = "invalid kobject pointer!";
273 		goto error;
274 	}
275 	if (!ktype) {
276 		err_str = "must have a ktype to be initialized properly!\n";
277 		goto error;
278 	}
279 	if (kobj->state_initialized) {
280 		/* do not error out as sometimes we can recover */
281 		printk(KERN_ERR "kobject (%p): tried to init an initialized "
282 		       "object, something is seriously wrong.\n", kobj);
283 		dump_stack();
284 	}
285 
286 	kobject_init_internal(kobj);
287 	kobj->ktype = ktype;
288 	return;
289 
290 error:
291 	printk(KERN_ERR "kobject (%p): %s\n", kobj, err_str);
292 	dump_stack();
293 }
294 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_init);
295 
296 static int kobject_add_varg(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *parent,
297 			    const char *fmt, va_list vargs)
298 {
299 	int retval;
300 
301 	retval = kobject_set_name_vargs(kobj, fmt, vargs);
302 	if (retval) {
303 		printk(KERN_ERR "kobject: can not set name properly!\n");
304 		return retval;
305 	}
306 	kobj->parent = parent;
307 	return kobject_add_internal(kobj);
308 }
309 
310 /**
311  * kobject_add - the main kobject add function
312  * @kobj: the kobject to add
313  * @parent: pointer to the parent of the kobject.
314  * @fmt: format to name the kobject with.
315  *
316  * The kobject name is set and added to the kobject hierarchy in this
317  * function.
318  *
319  * If @parent is set, then the parent of the @kobj will be set to it.
320  * If @parent is NULL, then the parent of the @kobj will be set to the
321  * kobject associted with the kset assigned to this kobject.  If no kset
322  * is assigned to the kobject, then the kobject will be located in the
323  * root of the sysfs tree.
324  *
325  * If this function returns an error, kobject_put() must be called to
326  * properly clean up the memory associated with the object.
327  * Under no instance should the kobject that is passed to this function
328  * be directly freed with a call to kfree(), that can leak memory.
329  *
330  * Note, no "add" uevent will be created with this call, the caller should set
331  * up all of the necessary sysfs files for the object and then call
332  * kobject_uevent() with the UEVENT_ADD parameter to ensure that
333  * userspace is properly notified of this kobject's creation.
334  */
335 int kobject_add(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *parent,
336 		const char *fmt, ...)
337 {
338 	va_list args;
339 	int retval;
340 
341 	if (!kobj)
342 		return -EINVAL;
343 
344 	if (!kobj->state_initialized) {
345 		printk(KERN_ERR "kobject '%s' (%p): tried to add an "
346 		       "uninitialized object, something is seriously wrong.\n",
347 		       kobject_name(kobj), kobj);
348 		dump_stack();
349 		return -EINVAL;
350 	}
351 	va_start(args, fmt);
352 	retval = kobject_add_varg(kobj, parent, fmt, args);
353 	va_end(args);
354 
355 	return retval;
356 }
357 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_add);
358 
359 /**
360  * kobject_init_and_add - initialize a kobject structure and add it to the kobject hierarchy
361  * @kobj: pointer to the kobject to initialize
362  * @ktype: pointer to the ktype for this kobject.
363  * @parent: pointer to the parent of this kobject.
364  * @fmt: the name of the kobject.
365  *
366  * This function combines the call to kobject_init() and
367  * kobject_add().  The same type of error handling after a call to
368  * kobject_add() and kobject lifetime rules are the same here.
369  */
370 int kobject_init_and_add(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_type *ktype,
371 			 struct kobject *parent, const char *fmt, ...)
372 {
373 	va_list args;
374 	int retval;
375 
376 	kobject_init(kobj, ktype);
377 
378 	va_start(args, fmt);
379 	retval = kobject_add_varg(kobj, parent, fmt, args);
380 	va_end(args);
381 
382 	return retval;
383 }
384 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobject_init_and_add);
385 
386 /**
387  * kobject_rename - change the name of an object
388  * @kobj: object in question.
389  * @new_name: object's new name
390  */
391 int kobject_rename(struct kobject *kobj, const char *new_name)
392 {
393 	int error = 0;
394 	const char *devpath = NULL;
395 	char *devpath_string = NULL;
396 	char *envp[2];
397 
398 	kobj = kobject_get(kobj);
399 	if (!kobj)
400 		return -EINVAL;
401 	if (!kobj->parent)
402 		return -EINVAL;
403 
404 	/* see if this name is already in use */
405 	if (kobj->kset) {
406 		struct kobject *temp_kobj;
407 		temp_kobj = kset_find_obj(kobj->kset, new_name);
408 		if (temp_kobj) {
409 			printk(KERN_WARNING "kobject '%s' cannot be renamed "
410 			       "to '%s' as '%s' is already in existence.\n",
411 			       kobject_name(kobj), new_name, new_name);
412 			kobject_put(temp_kobj);
413 			return -EINVAL;
414 		}
415 	}
416 
417 	devpath = kobject_get_path(kobj, GFP_KERNEL);
418 	if (!devpath) {
419 		error = -ENOMEM;
420 		goto out;
421 	}
422 	devpath_string = kmalloc(strlen(devpath) + 15, GFP_KERNEL);
423 	if (!devpath_string) {
424 		error = -ENOMEM;
425 		goto out;
426 	}
427 	sprintf(devpath_string, "DEVPATH_OLD=%s", devpath);
428 	envp[0] = devpath_string;
429 	envp[1] = NULL;
430 
431 	error = sysfs_rename_dir(kobj, new_name);
432 
433 	/* This function is mostly/only used for network interface.
434 	 * Some hotplug package track interfaces by their name and
435 	 * therefore want to know when the name is changed by the user. */
436 	if (!error)
437 		kobject_uevent_env(kobj, KOBJ_MOVE, envp);
438 
439 out:
440 	kfree(devpath_string);
441 	kfree(devpath);
442 	kobject_put(kobj);
443 
444 	return error;
445 }
446 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobject_rename);
447 
448 /**
449  * kobject_move - move object to another parent
450  * @kobj: object in question.
451  * @new_parent: object's new parent (can be NULL)
452  */
453 int kobject_move(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *new_parent)
454 {
455 	int error;
456 	struct kobject *old_parent;
457 	const char *devpath = NULL;
458 	char *devpath_string = NULL;
459 	char *envp[2];
460 
461 	kobj = kobject_get(kobj);
462 	if (!kobj)
463 		return -EINVAL;
464 	new_parent = kobject_get(new_parent);
465 	if (!new_parent) {
466 		if (kobj->kset)
467 			new_parent = kobject_get(&kobj->kset->kobj);
468 	}
469 	/* old object path */
470 	devpath = kobject_get_path(kobj, GFP_KERNEL);
471 	if (!devpath) {
472 		error = -ENOMEM;
473 		goto out;
474 	}
475 	devpath_string = kmalloc(strlen(devpath) + 15, GFP_KERNEL);
476 	if (!devpath_string) {
477 		error = -ENOMEM;
478 		goto out;
479 	}
480 	sprintf(devpath_string, "DEVPATH_OLD=%s", devpath);
481 	envp[0] = devpath_string;
482 	envp[1] = NULL;
483 	error = sysfs_move_dir(kobj, new_parent);
484 	if (error)
485 		goto out;
486 	old_parent = kobj->parent;
487 	kobj->parent = new_parent;
488 	new_parent = NULL;
489 	kobject_put(old_parent);
490 	kobject_uevent_env(kobj, KOBJ_MOVE, envp);
491 out:
492 	kobject_put(new_parent);
493 	kobject_put(kobj);
494 	kfree(devpath_string);
495 	kfree(devpath);
496 	return error;
497 }
498 
499 /**
500  * kobject_del - unlink kobject from hierarchy.
501  * @kobj: object.
502  */
503 void kobject_del(struct kobject *kobj)
504 {
505 	if (!kobj)
506 		return;
507 
508 	sysfs_remove_dir(kobj);
509 	kobj->state_in_sysfs = 0;
510 	kobj_kset_leave(kobj);
511 	kobject_put(kobj->parent);
512 	kobj->parent = NULL;
513 }
514 
515 /**
516  * kobject_get - increment refcount for object.
517  * @kobj: object.
518  */
519 struct kobject *kobject_get(struct kobject *kobj)
520 {
521 	if (kobj)
522 		kref_get(&kobj->kref);
523 	return kobj;
524 }
525 
526 /*
527  * kobject_cleanup - free kobject resources.
528  * @kobj: object to cleanup
529  */
530 static void kobject_cleanup(struct kobject *kobj)
531 {
532 	struct kobj_type *t = get_ktype(kobj);
533 	const char *name = kobj->name;
534 
535 	pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): %s\n",
536 		 kobject_name(kobj), kobj, __func__);
537 
538 	if (t && !t->release)
539 		pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): does not have a release() "
540 			 "function, it is broken and must be fixed.\n",
541 			 kobject_name(kobj), kobj);
542 
543 	/* send "remove" if the caller did not do it but sent "add" */
544 	if (kobj->state_add_uevent_sent && !kobj->state_remove_uevent_sent) {
545 		pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): auto cleanup 'remove' event\n",
546 			 kobject_name(kobj), kobj);
547 		kobject_uevent(kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
548 	}
549 
550 	/* remove from sysfs if the caller did not do it */
551 	if (kobj->state_in_sysfs) {
552 		pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): auto cleanup kobject_del\n",
553 			 kobject_name(kobj), kobj);
554 		kobject_del(kobj);
555 	}
556 
557 	if (t && t->release) {
558 		pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): calling ktype release\n",
559 			 kobject_name(kobj), kobj);
560 		t->release(kobj);
561 	}
562 
563 	/* free name if we allocated it */
564 	if (name) {
565 		pr_debug("kobject: '%s': free name\n", name);
566 		kfree(name);
567 	}
568 }
569 
570 static void kobject_release(struct kref *kref)
571 {
572 	kobject_cleanup(container_of(kref, struct kobject, kref));
573 }
574 
575 /**
576  * kobject_put - decrement refcount for object.
577  * @kobj: object.
578  *
579  * Decrement the refcount, and if 0, call kobject_cleanup().
580  */
581 void kobject_put(struct kobject *kobj)
582 {
583 	if (kobj) {
584 		if (!kobj->state_initialized)
585 			WARN(1, KERN_WARNING "kobject: '%s' (%p): is not "
586 			       "initialized, yet kobject_put() is being "
587 			       "called.\n", kobject_name(kobj), kobj);
588 		kref_put(&kobj->kref, kobject_release);
589 	}
590 }
591 
592 static void dynamic_kobj_release(struct kobject *kobj)
593 {
594 	pr_debug("kobject: (%p): %s\n", kobj, __func__);
595 	kfree(kobj);
596 }
597 
598 static struct kobj_type dynamic_kobj_ktype = {
599 	.release	= dynamic_kobj_release,
600 	.sysfs_ops	= &kobj_sysfs_ops,
601 };
602 
603 /**
604  * kobject_create - create a struct kobject dynamically
605  *
606  * This function creates a kobject structure dynamically and sets it up
607  * to be a "dynamic" kobject with a default release function set up.
608  *
609  * If the kobject was not able to be created, NULL will be returned.
610  * The kobject structure returned from here must be cleaned up with a
611  * call to kobject_put() and not kfree(), as kobject_init() has
612  * already been called on this structure.
613  */
614 struct kobject *kobject_create(void)
615 {
616 	struct kobject *kobj;
617 
618 	kobj = kzalloc(sizeof(*kobj), GFP_KERNEL);
619 	if (!kobj)
620 		return NULL;
621 
622 	kobject_init(kobj, &dynamic_kobj_ktype);
623 	return kobj;
624 }
625 
626 /**
627  * kobject_create_and_add - create a struct kobject dynamically and register it with sysfs
628  *
629  * @name: the name for the kset
630  * @parent: the parent kobject of this kobject, if any.
631  *
632  * This function creates a kobject structure dynamically and registers it
633  * with sysfs.  When you are finished with this structure, call
634  * kobject_put() and the structure will be dynamically freed when
635  * it is no longer being used.
636  *
637  * If the kobject was not able to be created, NULL will be returned.
638  */
639 struct kobject *kobject_create_and_add(const char *name, struct kobject *parent)
640 {
641 	struct kobject *kobj;
642 	int retval;
643 
644 	kobj = kobject_create();
645 	if (!kobj)
646 		return NULL;
647 
648 	retval = kobject_add(kobj, parent, "%s", name);
649 	if (retval) {
650 		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: kobject_add error: %d\n",
651 		       __func__, retval);
652 		kobject_put(kobj);
653 		kobj = NULL;
654 	}
655 	return kobj;
656 }
657 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobject_create_and_add);
658 
659 /**
660  * kset_init - initialize a kset for use
661  * @k: kset
662  */
663 void kset_init(struct kset *k)
664 {
665 	kobject_init_internal(&k->kobj);
666 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&k->list);
667 	spin_lock_init(&k->list_lock);
668 }
669 
670 /* default kobject attribute operations */
671 static ssize_t kobj_attr_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
672 			      char *buf)
673 {
674 	struct kobj_attribute *kattr;
675 	ssize_t ret = -EIO;
676 
677 	kattr = container_of(attr, struct kobj_attribute, attr);
678 	if (kattr->show)
679 		ret = kattr->show(kobj, kattr, buf);
680 	return ret;
681 }
682 
683 static ssize_t kobj_attr_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
684 			       const char *buf, size_t count)
685 {
686 	struct kobj_attribute *kattr;
687 	ssize_t ret = -EIO;
688 
689 	kattr = container_of(attr, struct kobj_attribute, attr);
690 	if (kattr->store)
691 		ret = kattr->store(kobj, kattr, buf, count);
692 	return ret;
693 }
694 
695 struct sysfs_ops kobj_sysfs_ops = {
696 	.show	= kobj_attr_show,
697 	.store	= kobj_attr_store,
698 };
699 
700 /**
701  * kset_register - initialize and add a kset.
702  * @k: kset.
703  */
704 int kset_register(struct kset *k)
705 {
706 	int err;
707 
708 	if (!k)
709 		return -EINVAL;
710 
711 	kset_init(k);
712 	err = kobject_add_internal(&k->kobj);
713 	if (err)
714 		return err;
715 	kobject_uevent(&k->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
716 	return 0;
717 }
718 
719 /**
720  * kset_unregister - remove a kset.
721  * @k: kset.
722  */
723 void kset_unregister(struct kset *k)
724 {
725 	if (!k)
726 		return;
727 	kobject_put(&k->kobj);
728 }
729 
730 /**
731  * kset_find_obj - search for object in kset.
732  * @kset: kset we're looking in.
733  * @name: object's name.
734  *
735  * Lock kset via @kset->subsys, and iterate over @kset->list,
736  * looking for a matching kobject. If matching object is found
737  * take a reference and return the object.
738  */
739 struct kobject *kset_find_obj(struct kset *kset, const char *name)
740 {
741 	struct kobject *k;
742 	struct kobject *ret = NULL;
743 
744 	spin_lock(&kset->list_lock);
745 	list_for_each_entry(k, &kset->list, entry) {
746 		if (kobject_name(k) && !strcmp(kobject_name(k), name)) {
747 			ret = kobject_get(k);
748 			break;
749 		}
750 	}
751 	spin_unlock(&kset->list_lock);
752 	return ret;
753 }
754 
755 static void kset_release(struct kobject *kobj)
756 {
757 	struct kset *kset = container_of(kobj, struct kset, kobj);
758 	pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): %s\n",
759 		 kobject_name(kobj), kobj, __func__);
760 	kfree(kset);
761 }
762 
763 static struct kobj_type kset_ktype = {
764 	.sysfs_ops	= &kobj_sysfs_ops,
765 	.release = kset_release,
766 };
767 
768 /**
769  * kset_create - create a struct kset dynamically
770  *
771  * @name: the name for the kset
772  * @uevent_ops: a struct kset_uevent_ops for the kset
773  * @parent_kobj: the parent kobject of this kset, if any.
774  *
775  * This function creates a kset structure dynamically.  This structure can
776  * then be registered with the system and show up in sysfs with a call to
777  * kset_register().  When you are finished with this structure, if
778  * kset_register() has been called, call kset_unregister() and the
779  * structure will be dynamically freed when it is no longer being used.
780  *
781  * If the kset was not able to be created, NULL will be returned.
782  */
783 static struct kset *kset_create(const char *name,
784 				struct kset_uevent_ops *uevent_ops,
785 				struct kobject *parent_kobj)
786 {
787 	struct kset *kset;
788 
789 	kset = kzalloc(sizeof(*kset), GFP_KERNEL);
790 	if (!kset)
791 		return NULL;
792 	kobject_set_name(&kset->kobj, name);
793 	kset->uevent_ops = uevent_ops;
794 	kset->kobj.parent = parent_kobj;
795 
796 	/*
797 	 * The kobject of this kset will have a type of kset_ktype and belong to
798 	 * no kset itself.  That way we can properly free it when it is
799 	 * finished being used.
800 	 */
801 	kset->kobj.ktype = &kset_ktype;
802 	kset->kobj.kset = NULL;
803 
804 	return kset;
805 }
806 
807 /**
808  * kset_create_and_add - create a struct kset dynamically and add it to sysfs
809  *
810  * @name: the name for the kset
811  * @uevent_ops: a struct kset_uevent_ops for the kset
812  * @parent_kobj: the parent kobject of this kset, if any.
813  *
814  * This function creates a kset structure dynamically and registers it
815  * with sysfs.  When you are finished with this structure, call
816  * kset_unregister() and the structure will be dynamically freed when it
817  * is no longer being used.
818  *
819  * If the kset was not able to be created, NULL will be returned.
820  */
821 struct kset *kset_create_and_add(const char *name,
822 				 struct kset_uevent_ops *uevent_ops,
823 				 struct kobject *parent_kobj)
824 {
825 	struct kset *kset;
826 	int error;
827 
828 	kset = kset_create(name, uevent_ops, parent_kobj);
829 	if (!kset)
830 		return NULL;
831 	error = kset_register(kset);
832 	if (error) {
833 		kfree(kset);
834 		return NULL;
835 	}
836 	return kset;
837 }
838 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kset_create_and_add);
839 
840 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_get);
841 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_put);
842 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_del);
843 
844 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kset_register);
845 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kset_unregister);
846