Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core-2.6

* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core-2.6: (79 commits)
  arm: bus_id -> dev_name() and dev_set_name() conversions
  sparc64: fix up bus_id changes in sparc core code
  3c59x: handle pci_name() being const
  MTD: handle pci_name() being const
  HP iLO driver
  sysdev: Convert the x86 mce tolerant sysdev attribute to generic attribute
  sysdev: Add utility functions for simple int/ulong variable sysdev attributes
  sysdev: Pass the attribute to the low level sysdev show/store function
  driver core: Suppress sysfs warnings for device_rename().
  kobject: Transmit return value of call_usermodehelper() to caller
  sysfs-rules.txt: reword API stability statement
  debugfs: Implement debugfs_remove_recursive()
  HOWTO: change email addresses of James in HOWTO
  always enable FW_LOADER unless EMBEDDED=y
  uio-howto.tmpl: use unique output names
  uio-howto.tmpl: use standard copyright/legal markings
  sysfs: don't call notify_change
  sysdev: fix debugging statements in registration code.
  kobject: should use kobject_put() in kset-example
  kobject: reorder kobject to save space on 64 bit builds
  ...

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index e7735f643cd1..3f07893ff896 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/kobject.h>
 #include <linux/kallsyms.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/fsnotify.h>
 #include <linux/namei.h>
 #include <linux/poll.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
@@ -585,9 +586,11 @@ int sysfs_chmod_file(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr, mode_t mode)
 
         newattrs.ia_mode = (mode & S_IALLUGO) | (inode->i_mode & ~S_IALLUGO);
         newattrs.ia_valid = ATTR_MODE | ATTR_CTIME;
-        rc = notify_change(victim, &newattrs);
+        newattrs.ia_ctime = current_fs_time(inode->i_sb);
+        rc = sysfs_setattr(victim, &newattrs);
 
         if (rc == 0) {
+                fsnotify_change(victim, newattrs.ia_valid);
                 mutex_lock(&sysfs_mutex);
                 victim_sd->s_mode = newattrs.ia_mode;
                 mutex_unlock(&sysfs_mutex);