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 inline struct kobject *to_kobj(struct list_head *entry) 62 { 63 return container_of(entry, struct kobject, entry); 64 } 65 66 static int get_kobj_path_length(struct kobject *kobj) 67 { 68 int length = 1; 69 struct kobject *parent = kobj; 70 71 /* walk up the ancestors until we hit the one pointing to the 72 * root. 73 * Add 1 to strlen for leading '/' of each level. 74 */ 75 do { 76 if (kobject_name(parent) == NULL) 77 return 0; 78 length += strlen(kobject_name(parent)) + 1; 79 parent = parent->parent; 80 } while (parent); 81 return length; 82 } 83 84 static void fill_kobj_path(struct kobject *kobj, char *path, int length) 85 { 86 struct kobject *parent; 87 88 --length; 89 for (parent = kobj; parent; parent = parent->parent) { 90 int cur = strlen(kobject_name(parent)); 91 /* back up enough to print this name with '/' */ 92 length -= cur; 93 strncpy(path + length, kobject_name(parent), cur); 94 *(path + --length) = '/'; 95 } 96 97 pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): %s: path = '%s'\n", kobject_name(kobj), 98 kobj, __FUNCTION__, path); 99 } 100 101 /** 102 * kobject_get_path - generate and return the path associated with a given kobj and kset pair. 103 * 104 * @kobj: kobject in question, with which to build the path 105 * @gfp_mask: the allocation type used to allocate the path 106 * 107 * The result must be freed by the caller with kfree(). 108 */ 109 char *kobject_get_path(struct kobject *kobj, gfp_t gfp_mask) 110 { 111 char *path; 112 int len; 113 114 len = get_kobj_path_length(kobj); 115 if (len == 0) 116 return NULL; 117 path = kzalloc(len, gfp_mask); 118 if (!path) 119 return NULL; 120 fill_kobj_path(kobj, path, len); 121 122 return path; 123 } 124 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobject_get_path); 125 126 /* add the kobject to its kset's list */ 127 static void kobj_kset_join(struct kobject *kobj) 128 { 129 if (!kobj->kset) 130 return; 131 132 kset_get(kobj->kset); 133 spin_lock(&kobj->kset->list_lock); 134 list_add_tail(&kobj->entry, &kobj->kset->list); 135 spin_unlock(&kobj->kset->list_lock); 136 } 137 138 /* remove the kobject from its kset's list */ 139 static void kobj_kset_leave(struct kobject *kobj) 140 { 141 if (!kobj->kset) 142 return; 143 144 spin_lock(&kobj->kset->list_lock); 145 list_del_init(&kobj->entry); 146 spin_unlock(&kobj->kset->list_lock); 147 kset_put(kobj->kset); 148 } 149 150 static void kobject_init_internal(struct kobject *kobj) 151 { 152 if (!kobj) 153 return; 154 kref_init(&kobj->kref); 155 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&kobj->entry); 156 kobj->state_in_sysfs = 0; 157 kobj->state_add_uevent_sent = 0; 158 kobj->state_remove_uevent_sent = 0; 159 kobj->state_initialized = 1; 160 } 161 162 163 static int kobject_add_internal(struct kobject *kobj) 164 { 165 int error = 0; 166 struct kobject *parent; 167 168 if (!kobj) 169 return -ENOENT; 170 171 if (!kobj->name || !kobj->name[0]) { 172 pr_debug("kobject: (%p): attempted to be registered with empty " 173 "name!\n", kobj); 174 WARN_ON(1); 175 return -EINVAL; 176 } 177 178 parent = kobject_get(kobj->parent); 179 180 /* join kset if set, use it as parent if we do not already have one */ 181 if (kobj->kset) { 182 if (!parent) 183 parent = kobject_get(&kobj->kset->kobj); 184 kobj_kset_join(kobj); 185 kobj->parent = parent; 186 } 187 188 pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): %s: parent: '%s', set: '%s'\n", 189 kobject_name(kobj), kobj, __FUNCTION__, 190 parent ? kobject_name(parent) : "<NULL>", 191 kobj->kset ? kobject_name(&kobj->kset->kobj) : "<NULL>"); 192 193 error = create_dir(kobj); 194 if (error) { 195 kobj_kset_leave(kobj); 196 kobject_put(parent); 197 kobj->parent = NULL; 198 199 /* be noisy on error issues */ 200 if (error == -EEXIST) 201 printk(KERN_ERR "%s failed for %s with " 202 "-EEXIST, don't try to register things with " 203 "the same name in the same directory.\n", 204 __FUNCTION__, kobject_name(kobj)); 205 else 206 printk(KERN_ERR "%s failed for %s (%d)\n", 207 __FUNCTION__, kobject_name(kobj), error); 208 dump_stack(); 209 } else 210 kobj->state_in_sysfs = 1; 211 212 return error; 213 } 214 215 /** 216 * kobject_set_name_vargs - Set the name of an kobject 217 * @kobj: struct kobject to set the name of 218 * @fmt: format string used to build the name 219 * @vargs: vargs to format the string. 220 */ 221 static int kobject_set_name_vargs(struct kobject *kobj, const char *fmt, 222 va_list vargs) 223 { 224 va_list aq; 225 char *name; 226 227 va_copy(aq, vargs); 228 name = kvasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, fmt, vargs); 229 va_end(aq); 230 231 if (!name) 232 return -ENOMEM; 233 234 /* Free the old name, if necessary. */ 235 kfree(kobj->name); 236 237 /* Now, set the new name */ 238 kobj->name = name; 239 240 return 0; 241 } 242 243 /** 244 * kobject_set_name - Set the name of a kobject 245 * @kobj: struct kobject to set the name of 246 * @fmt: format string used to build the name 247 * 248 * This sets the name of the kobject. If you have already added the 249 * kobject to the system, you must call kobject_rename() in order to 250 * change the name of the kobject. 251 */ 252 int kobject_set_name(struct kobject *kobj, const char *fmt, ...) 253 { 254 va_list args; 255 int retval; 256 257 va_start(args, fmt); 258 retval = kobject_set_name_vargs(kobj, fmt, args); 259 va_end(args); 260 261 return retval; 262 } 263 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_set_name); 264 265 /** 266 * kobject_init - initialize a kobject structure 267 * @kobj: pointer to the kobject to initialize 268 * @ktype: pointer to the ktype for this kobject. 269 * 270 * This function will properly initialize a kobject such that it can then 271 * be passed to the kobject_add() call. 272 * 273 * After this function is called, the kobject MUST be cleaned up by a call 274 * to kobject_put(), not by a call to kfree directly to ensure that all of 275 * the memory is cleaned up properly. 276 */ 277 void kobject_init(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_type *ktype) 278 { 279 char *err_str; 280 281 if (!kobj) { 282 err_str = "invalid kobject pointer!"; 283 goto error; 284 } 285 if (!ktype) { 286 err_str = "must have a ktype to be initialized properly!\n"; 287 goto error; 288 } 289 if (kobj->state_initialized) { 290 /* do not error out as sometimes we can recover */ 291 printk(KERN_ERR "kobject (%p): tried to init an initialized " 292 "object, something is seriously wrong.\n", kobj); 293 dump_stack(); 294 } 295 296 kobject_init_internal(kobj); 297 kobj->ktype = ktype; 298 return; 299 300 error: 301 printk(KERN_ERR "kobject (%p): %s\n", kobj, err_str); 302 dump_stack(); 303 } 304 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_init); 305 306 static int kobject_add_varg(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *parent, 307 const char *fmt, va_list vargs) 308 { 309 va_list aq; 310 int retval; 311 312 va_copy(aq, vargs); 313 retval = kobject_set_name_vargs(kobj, fmt, aq); 314 va_end(aq); 315 if (retval) { 316 printk(KERN_ERR "kobject: can not set name properly!\n"); 317 return retval; 318 } 319 kobj->parent = parent; 320 return kobject_add_internal(kobj); 321 } 322 323 /** 324 * kobject_add - the main kobject add function 325 * @kobj: the kobject to add 326 * @parent: pointer to the parent of the kobject. 327 * @fmt: format to name the kobject with. 328 * 329 * The kobject name is set and added to the kobject hierarchy in this 330 * function. 331 * 332 * If @parent is set, then the parent of the @kobj will be set to it. 333 * If @parent is NULL, then the parent of the @kobj will be set to the 334 * kobject associted with the kset assigned to this kobject. If no kset 335 * is assigned to the kobject, then the kobject will be located in the 336 * root of the sysfs tree. 337 * 338 * If this function returns an error, kobject_put() must be called to 339 * properly clean up the memory associated with the object. 340 * Under no instance should the kobject that is passed to this function 341 * be directly freed with a call to kfree(), that can leak memory. 342 * 343 * Note, no "add" uevent will be created with this call, the caller should set 344 * up all of the necessary sysfs files for the object and then call 345 * kobject_uevent() with the UEVENT_ADD parameter to ensure that 346 * userspace is properly notified of this kobject's creation. 347 */ 348 int kobject_add(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *parent, 349 const char *fmt, ...) 350 { 351 va_list args; 352 int retval; 353 354 if (!kobj) 355 return -EINVAL; 356 357 if (!kobj->state_initialized) { 358 printk(KERN_ERR "kobject '%s' (%p): tried to add an " 359 "uninitialized object, something is seriously wrong.\n", 360 kobject_name(kobj), kobj); 361 dump_stack(); 362 return -EINVAL; 363 } 364 va_start(args, fmt); 365 retval = kobject_add_varg(kobj, parent, fmt, args); 366 va_end(args); 367 368 return retval; 369 } 370 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_add); 371 372 /** 373 * kobject_init_and_add - initialize a kobject structure and add it to the kobject hierarchy 374 * @kobj: pointer to the kobject to initialize 375 * @ktype: pointer to the ktype for this kobject. 376 * @parent: pointer to the parent of this kobject. 377 * @fmt: the name of the kobject. 378 * 379 * This function combines the call to kobject_init() and 380 * kobject_add(). The same type of error handling after a call to 381 * kobject_add() and kobject lifetime rules are the same here. 382 */ 383 int kobject_init_and_add(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_type *ktype, 384 struct kobject *parent, const char *fmt, ...) 385 { 386 va_list args; 387 int retval; 388 389 kobject_init(kobj, ktype); 390 391 va_start(args, fmt); 392 retval = kobject_add_varg(kobj, parent, fmt, args); 393 va_end(args); 394 395 return retval; 396 } 397 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobject_init_and_add); 398 399 /** 400 * kobject_rename - change the name of an object 401 * @kobj: object in question. 402 * @new_name: object's new name 403 */ 404 int kobject_rename(struct kobject *kobj, const char *new_name) 405 { 406 int error = 0; 407 const char *devpath = NULL; 408 char *devpath_string = NULL; 409 char *envp[2]; 410 411 kobj = kobject_get(kobj); 412 if (!kobj) 413 return -EINVAL; 414 if (!kobj->parent) 415 return -EINVAL; 416 417 /* see if this name is already in use */ 418 if (kobj->kset) { 419 struct kobject *temp_kobj; 420 temp_kobj = kset_find_obj(kobj->kset, new_name); 421 if (temp_kobj) { 422 printk(KERN_WARNING "kobject '%s' cannot be renamed " 423 "to '%s' as '%s' is already in existence.\n", 424 kobject_name(kobj), new_name, new_name); 425 kobject_put(temp_kobj); 426 return -EINVAL; 427 } 428 } 429 430 devpath = kobject_get_path(kobj, GFP_KERNEL); 431 if (!devpath) { 432 error = -ENOMEM; 433 goto out; 434 } 435 devpath_string = kmalloc(strlen(devpath) + 15, GFP_KERNEL); 436 if (!devpath_string) { 437 error = -ENOMEM; 438 goto out; 439 } 440 sprintf(devpath_string, "DEVPATH_OLD=%s", devpath); 441 envp[0] = devpath_string; 442 envp[1] = NULL; 443 444 error = sysfs_rename_dir(kobj, new_name); 445 446 /* This function is mostly/only used for network interface. 447 * Some hotplug package track interfaces by their name and 448 * therefore want to know when the name is changed by the user. */ 449 if (!error) 450 kobject_uevent_env(kobj, KOBJ_MOVE, envp); 451 452 out: 453 kfree(devpath_string); 454 kfree(devpath); 455 kobject_put(kobj); 456 457 return error; 458 } 459 460 /** 461 * kobject_move - move object to another parent 462 * @kobj: object in question. 463 * @new_parent: object's new parent (can be NULL) 464 */ 465 int kobject_move(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *new_parent) 466 { 467 int error; 468 struct kobject *old_parent; 469 const char *devpath = NULL; 470 char *devpath_string = NULL; 471 char *envp[2]; 472 473 kobj = kobject_get(kobj); 474 if (!kobj) 475 return -EINVAL; 476 new_parent = kobject_get(new_parent); 477 if (!new_parent) { 478 if (kobj->kset) 479 new_parent = kobject_get(&kobj->kset->kobj); 480 } 481 /* old object path */ 482 devpath = kobject_get_path(kobj, GFP_KERNEL); 483 if (!devpath) { 484 error = -ENOMEM; 485 goto out; 486 } 487 devpath_string = kmalloc(strlen(devpath) + 15, GFP_KERNEL); 488 if (!devpath_string) { 489 error = -ENOMEM; 490 goto out; 491 } 492 sprintf(devpath_string, "DEVPATH_OLD=%s", devpath); 493 envp[0] = devpath_string; 494 envp[1] = NULL; 495 error = sysfs_move_dir(kobj, new_parent); 496 if (error) 497 goto out; 498 old_parent = kobj->parent; 499 kobj->parent = new_parent; 500 new_parent = NULL; 501 kobject_put(old_parent); 502 kobject_uevent_env(kobj, KOBJ_MOVE, envp); 503 out: 504 kobject_put(new_parent); 505 kobject_put(kobj); 506 kfree(devpath_string); 507 kfree(devpath); 508 return error; 509 } 510 511 /** 512 * kobject_del - unlink kobject from hierarchy. 513 * @kobj: object. 514 */ 515 void kobject_del(struct kobject *kobj) 516 { 517 if (!kobj) 518 return; 519 520 sysfs_remove_dir(kobj); 521 kobj->state_in_sysfs = 0; 522 kobj_kset_leave(kobj); 523 kobject_put(kobj->parent); 524 kobj->parent = NULL; 525 } 526 527 /** 528 * kobject_get - increment refcount for object. 529 * @kobj: object. 530 */ 531 struct kobject *kobject_get(struct kobject *kobj) 532 { 533 if (kobj) 534 kref_get(&kobj->kref); 535 return kobj; 536 } 537 538 /* 539 * kobject_cleanup - free kobject resources. 540 * @kobj: object to cleanup 541 */ 542 static void kobject_cleanup(struct kobject *kobj) 543 { 544 struct kobj_type *t = get_ktype(kobj); 545 const char *name = kobj->name; 546 547 pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): %s\n", 548 kobject_name(kobj), kobj, __FUNCTION__); 549 550 if (t && !t->release) 551 pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): does not have a release() " 552 "function, it is broken and must be fixed.\n", 553 kobject_name(kobj), kobj); 554 555 /* send "remove" if the caller did not do it but sent "add" */ 556 if (kobj->state_add_uevent_sent && !kobj->state_remove_uevent_sent) { 557 pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): auto cleanup 'remove' event\n", 558 kobject_name(kobj), kobj); 559 kobject_uevent(kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE); 560 } 561 562 /* remove from sysfs if the caller did not do it */ 563 if (kobj->state_in_sysfs) { 564 pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): auto cleanup kobject_del\n", 565 kobject_name(kobj), kobj); 566 kobject_del(kobj); 567 } 568 569 if (t && t->release) { 570 pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): calling ktype release\n", 571 kobject_name(kobj), kobj); 572 t->release(kobj); 573 } 574 575 /* free name if we allocated it */ 576 if (name) { 577 pr_debug("kobject: '%s': free name\n", name); 578 kfree(name); 579 } 580 } 581 582 static void kobject_release(struct kref *kref) 583 { 584 kobject_cleanup(container_of(kref, struct kobject, kref)); 585 } 586 587 /** 588 * kobject_put - decrement refcount for object. 589 * @kobj: object. 590 * 591 * Decrement the refcount, and if 0, call kobject_cleanup(). 592 */ 593 void kobject_put(struct kobject *kobj) 594 { 595 if (kobj) 596 kref_put(&kobj->kref, kobject_release); 597 } 598 599 static void dynamic_kobj_release(struct kobject *kobj) 600 { 601 pr_debug("kobject: (%p): %s\n", kobj, __FUNCTION__); 602 kfree(kobj); 603 } 604 605 static struct kobj_type dynamic_kobj_ktype = { 606 .release = dynamic_kobj_release, 607 .sysfs_ops = &kobj_sysfs_ops, 608 }; 609 610 /** 611 * kobject_create - create a struct kobject dynamically 612 * 613 * This function creates a kobject structure dynamically and sets it up 614 * to be a "dynamic" kobject with a default release function set up. 615 * 616 * If the kobject was not able to be created, NULL will be returned. 617 * The kobject structure returned from here must be cleaned up with a 618 * call to kobject_put() and not kfree(), as kobject_init() has 619 * already been called on this structure. 620 */ 621 struct kobject *kobject_create(void) 622 { 623 struct kobject *kobj; 624 625 kobj = kzalloc(sizeof(*kobj), GFP_KERNEL); 626 if (!kobj) 627 return NULL; 628 629 kobject_init(kobj, &dynamic_kobj_ktype); 630 return kobj; 631 } 632 633 /** 634 * kobject_create_and_add - create a struct kobject dynamically and register it with sysfs 635 * 636 * @name: the name for the kset 637 * @parent: the parent kobject of this kobject, if any. 638 * 639 * This function creates a kobject structure dynamically and registers it 640 * with sysfs. When you are finished with this structure, call 641 * kobject_put() and the structure will be dynamically freed when 642 * it is no longer being used. 643 * 644 * If the kobject was not able to be created, NULL will be returned. 645 */ 646 struct kobject *kobject_create_and_add(const char *name, struct kobject *parent) 647 { 648 struct kobject *kobj; 649 int retval; 650 651 kobj = kobject_create(); 652 if (!kobj) 653 return NULL; 654 655 retval = kobject_add(kobj, parent, "%s", name); 656 if (retval) { 657 printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: kobject_add error: %d\n", 658 __FUNCTION__, retval); 659 kobject_put(kobj); 660 kobj = NULL; 661 } 662 return kobj; 663 } 664 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobject_create_and_add); 665 666 /** 667 * kset_init - initialize a kset for use 668 * @k: kset 669 */ 670 void kset_init(struct kset *k) 671 { 672 kobject_init_internal(&k->kobj); 673 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&k->list); 674 spin_lock_init(&k->list_lock); 675 } 676 677 /* default kobject attribute operations */ 678 static ssize_t kobj_attr_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr, 679 char *buf) 680 { 681 struct kobj_attribute *kattr; 682 ssize_t ret = -EIO; 683 684 kattr = container_of(attr, struct kobj_attribute, attr); 685 if (kattr->show) 686 ret = kattr->show(kobj, kattr, buf); 687 return ret; 688 } 689 690 static ssize_t kobj_attr_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr, 691 const char *buf, size_t count) 692 { 693 struct kobj_attribute *kattr; 694 ssize_t ret = -EIO; 695 696 kattr = container_of(attr, struct kobj_attribute, attr); 697 if (kattr->store) 698 ret = kattr->store(kobj, kattr, buf, count); 699 return ret; 700 } 701 702 struct sysfs_ops kobj_sysfs_ops = { 703 .show = kobj_attr_show, 704 .store = kobj_attr_store, 705 }; 706 707 /** 708 * kset_register - initialize and add a kset. 709 * @k: kset. 710 */ 711 int kset_register(struct kset *k) 712 { 713 int err; 714 715 if (!k) 716 return -EINVAL; 717 718 kset_init(k); 719 err = kobject_add_internal(&k->kobj); 720 if (err) 721 return err; 722 kobject_uevent(&k->kobj, KOBJ_ADD); 723 return 0; 724 } 725 726 /** 727 * kset_unregister - remove a kset. 728 * @k: kset. 729 */ 730 void kset_unregister(struct kset *k) 731 { 732 if (!k) 733 return; 734 kobject_put(&k->kobj); 735 } 736 737 /** 738 * kset_find_obj - search for object in kset. 739 * @kset: kset we're looking in. 740 * @name: object's name. 741 * 742 * Lock kset via @kset->subsys, and iterate over @kset->list, 743 * looking for a matching kobject. If matching object is found 744 * take a reference and return the object. 745 */ 746 struct kobject *kset_find_obj(struct kset *kset, const char *name) 747 { 748 struct list_head *entry; 749 struct kobject *ret = NULL; 750 751 spin_lock(&kset->list_lock); 752 list_for_each(entry, &kset->list) { 753 struct kobject *k = to_kobj(entry); 754 if (kobject_name(k) && !strcmp(kobject_name(k), name)) { 755 ret = kobject_get(k); 756 break; 757 } 758 } 759 spin_unlock(&kset->list_lock); 760 return ret; 761 } 762 763 static void kset_release(struct kobject *kobj) 764 { 765 struct kset *kset = container_of(kobj, struct kset, kobj); 766 pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): %s\n", 767 kobject_name(kobj), kobj, __FUNCTION__); 768 kfree(kset); 769 } 770 771 static struct kobj_type kset_ktype = { 772 .sysfs_ops = &kobj_sysfs_ops, 773 .release = kset_release, 774 }; 775 776 /** 777 * kset_create - create a struct kset dynamically 778 * 779 * @name: the name for the kset 780 * @uevent_ops: a struct kset_uevent_ops for the kset 781 * @parent_kobj: the parent kobject of this kset, if any. 782 * 783 * This function creates a kset structure dynamically. This structure can 784 * then be registered with the system and show up in sysfs with a call to 785 * kset_register(). When you are finished with this structure, if 786 * kset_register() has been called, call kset_unregister() and the 787 * structure will be dynamically freed when it is no longer being used. 788 * 789 * If the kset was not able to be created, NULL will be returned. 790 */ 791 static struct kset *kset_create(const char *name, 792 struct kset_uevent_ops *uevent_ops, 793 struct kobject *parent_kobj) 794 { 795 struct kset *kset; 796 797 kset = kzalloc(sizeof(*kset), GFP_KERNEL); 798 if (!kset) 799 return NULL; 800 kobject_set_name(&kset->kobj, name); 801 kset->uevent_ops = uevent_ops; 802 kset->kobj.parent = parent_kobj; 803 804 /* 805 * The kobject of this kset will have a type of kset_ktype and belong to 806 * no kset itself. That way we can properly free it when it is 807 * finished being used. 808 */ 809 kset->kobj.ktype = &kset_ktype; 810 kset->kobj.kset = NULL; 811 812 return kset; 813 } 814 815 /** 816 * kset_create_and_add - create a struct kset dynamically and add it to sysfs 817 * 818 * @name: the name for the kset 819 * @uevent_ops: a struct kset_uevent_ops for the kset 820 * @parent_kobj: the parent kobject of this kset, if any. 821 * 822 * This function creates a kset structure dynamically and registers it 823 * with sysfs. When you are finished with this structure, call 824 * kset_unregister() and the structure will be dynamically freed when it 825 * is no longer being used. 826 * 827 * If the kset was not able to be created, NULL will be returned. 828 */ 829 struct kset *kset_create_and_add(const char *name, 830 struct kset_uevent_ops *uevent_ops, 831 struct kobject *parent_kobj) 832 { 833 struct kset *kset; 834 int error; 835 836 kset = kset_create(name, uevent_ops, parent_kobj); 837 if (!kset) 838 return NULL; 839 error = kset_register(kset); 840 if (error) { 841 kfree(kset); 842 return NULL; 843 } 844 return kset; 845 } 846 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kset_create_and_add); 847 848 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_get); 849 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_put); 850 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_del); 851 852 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kset_register); 853 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kset_unregister); 854