[PATCH 1/6] kobject/hotplug split - kobject add/remove

[Kay Sievers]

kobject_add() and kobject_del() don't emit hotplug events anymore.
The user should do it itself if it has finished populating the device
directory.

Signed-off-by: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@xxxxxxxx>

===== lib/kobject.c 1.58 vs edited =====
--- 1.58/lib/kobject.c	2005-03-09 18:04:09 +01:00
+++ edited/lib/kobject.c	2005-03-18 02:17:18 +01:00
@@ -184,8 +184,6 @@ int kobject_add(struct kobject * kobj)
 		unlink(kobj);
 		if (parent)
 			kobject_put(parent);
-	} else {
-		kobject_hotplug(kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 	}
 
 	return error;
@@ -207,7 +205,8 @@ int kobject_register(struct kobject * ko
 			printk("kobject_register failed for %s (%d)\n",
 			       kobject_name(kobj),error);
 			dump_stack();
-		}
+		} else
+			kobject_hotplug(kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 	} else
 		error = -EINVAL;
 	return error;
@@ -301,7 +300,6 @@ int kobject_rename(struct kobject * kobj
 
 void kobject_del(struct kobject * kobj)
 {
-	kobject_hotplug(kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
 	sysfs_remove_dir(kobj);
 	unlink(kobj);
 }
@@ -314,6 +312,7 @@ void kobject_del(struct kobject * kobj)
 void kobject_unregister(struct kobject * kobj)
 {
 	pr_debug("kobject %s: unregistering\n",kobject_name(kobj));
+	kobject_hotplug(kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
 	kobject_del(kobj);
 	kobject_put(kobj);
 }

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