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-rw-r--r--drivers/base/core.c16
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 992eba3..7762ee8 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -571,6 +571,8 @@ static struct kobject *virtual_device_parent(struct device *dev)
static struct kobject * get_device_parent(struct device *dev,
struct device *parent)
{
+ int retval;
+
if (dev->class) {
struct kobject *kobj = NULL;
struct kobject *parent_kobj;
@@ -600,8 +602,18 @@ static struct kobject * get_device_parent(struct device *dev,
return kobj;
/* or create a new class-directory at the parent device */
- return kobject_kset_add_dir(&dev->class->class_dirs,
- parent_kobj, dev->class->name);
+ k = kobject_create();
+ if (!k)
+ return NULL;
+ k->kset = &dev->class->class_dirs;
+ retval = kobject_add_ng(k, parent_kobj, "%s", dev->class->name);
+ if (retval < 0) {
+ kobject_put(k);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ /* Do not emit a uevent, as it's not needed for this
+ * "class glue" directory. */
+ return k;
}
if (parent)
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