1 files changed, 52 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/lib/kobject.c b/lib/kobject.c
index efe67fa..25204a4 100644
--- a/lib/kobject.c
+++ b/lib/kobject.c
@@ -194,6 +194,17 @@ int kobject_add(struct kobject * kobj)
 		unlink(kobj);
 		if (parent)
 			kobject_put(parent);
+
+		/* be noisy on error issues */
+		if (error == -EEXIST)
+			printk("kobject_add failed for %s with -EEXIST, "
+			       "don't try to register things with the "
+			       "same name in the same directory.\n",
+			       kobject_name(kobj));
+		else
+			printk("kobject_add failed for %s (%d)\n",
+			       kobject_name(kobj), error);
+		dump_stack();
 	}
 
 	return error;
@@ -207,18 +218,13 @@ int kobject_add(struct kobject * kobj)
 
 int kobject_register(struct kobject * kobj)
 {
-	int error = 0;
+	int error = -EINVAL;
 	if (kobj) {
 		kobject_init(kobj);
 		error = kobject_add(kobj);
-		if (error) {
-			printk("kobject_register failed for %s (%d)\n",
-			       kobject_name(kobj),error);
-			dump_stack();
-		} else
+		if (!error)
 			kobject_uevent(kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
-	} else
-		error = -EINVAL;
+	}
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -379,6 +385,44 @@ void kobject_put(struct kobject * kobj)
 }
 
 
+static void dir_release(struct kobject *kobj)
+{
+	kfree(kobj);
+}
+
+static struct kobj_type dir_ktype = {
+	.release	= dir_release,
+	.sysfs_ops	= NULL,
+	.default_attrs	= NULL,
+};
+
+/**
+ *	kobject_add_dir - add sub directory of object.
+ *	@parent:	object in which a directory is created.
+ *	@name:	directory name.
+ *
+ *	Add a plain directory object as child of given object.
+ */
+struct kobject *kobject_add_dir(struct kobject *parent, const char *name)
+{
+	struct kobject *k;
+
+	if (!parent)
+		return NULL;
+
+	k = kzalloc(sizeof(*k), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!k)
+		return NULL;
+
+	k->parent = parent;
+	k->ktype = &dir_ktype;
+	kobject_set_name(k, name);
+	kobject_register(k);
+
+	return k;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobject_add_dir);
+
 /**
  *	kset_init - initialize a kset for use
  *	@k:	kset