5 files changed, 8 insertions, 20 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index c8f2ac03d46d..992eba3289bd 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -562,7 +562,8 @@ static struct kobject *virtual_device_parent(struct device *dev)
         static struct kobject *virtual_dir = NULL;
 
         if (!virtual_dir)
-                virtual_dir = kobject_add_dir(&devices_subsys.kobj, "virtual");
+                virtual_dir = kobject_create_and_add("virtual",
+                                                     &devices_subsys.kobj);
 
         return virtual_dir;
 }
diff --git a/fs/partitions/check.c b/fs/partitions/check.c
index 722e12e5acc7..69685bb51c62 100644
--- a/fs/partitions/check.c
+++ b/fs/partitions/check.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ static inline void partition_sysfs_add_subdir(struct hd_struct *p)
         struct kobject *k;
 
         k = kobject_get(&p->kobj);
-        p->holder_dir = kobject_add_dir(k, "holders");
+        p->holder_dir = kobject_create_and_add("holders", k);
         kobject_put(k);
 }
 
@@ -344,8 +344,8 @@ static inline void disk_sysfs_add_subdirs(struct gendisk *disk)
         struct kobject *k;
 
         k = kobject_get(&disk->kobj);
-        disk->holder_dir = kobject_add_dir(k, "holders");
-        disk->slave_dir = kobject_add_dir(k, "slaves");
+        disk->holder_dir = kobject_create_and_add("holders", k);
+        disk->slave_dir = kobject_create_and_add("slaves", k);
         kobject_put(k);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/kobject.h b/include/linux/kobject.h
index 33e7a6142a75..7b09136fb211 100644
--- a/include/linux/kobject.h
+++ b/include/linux/kobject.h
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ extern void kobject_put(struct kobject *);
 
 extern struct kobject *kobject_kset_add_dir(struct kset *kset,
                                             struct kobject *, const char *);
-extern struct kobject *kobject_add_dir(struct kobject *, const char *);
 
 extern char * kobject_get_path(struct kobject *, gfp_t);
 
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 68df79738b3b..55142775c581 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ static void add_notes_attrs(struct module *mod, unsigned int nsect,
                 ++loaded;
         }
 
-        notes_attrs->dir = kobject_add_dir(&mod->mkobj.kobj, "notes");
+        notes_attrs->dir = kobject_create_and_add("notes", &mod->mkobj.kobj);
         if (!notes_attrs->dir)
                 goto out;
 
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ int mod_sysfs_setup(struct module *mod,
         if (err)
                 goto out;
 
-        mod->holders_dir = kobject_add_dir(&mod->mkobj.kobj, "holders");
+        mod->holders_dir = kobject_create_and_add("holders", &mod->mkobj.kobj);
         if (!mod->holders_dir) {
                 err = -ENOMEM;
                 goto out_unreg;
@@ -2521,7 +2521,7 @@ static void module_create_drivers_dir(struct module_kobject *mk)
         if (!mk || mk->drivers_dir)
                 return;
 
-        mk->drivers_dir = kobject_add_dir(&mk->kobj, "drivers");
+        mk->drivers_dir = kobject_create_and_add("drivers", &mk->kobj);
 }
 
 void module_add_driver(struct module *mod, struct device_driver *drv)
diff --git a/lib/kobject.c b/lib/kobject.c
index 98422a3eeffc..96b61d9a9284 100644
--- a/lib/kobject.c
+++ b/lib/kobject.c
@@ -713,18 +713,6 @@ struct kobject *kobject_kset_add_dir(struct kset *kset,
 }
 
 /**
- *      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)
-{
-        return kobject_create_and_add(name, parent);
-}
-
-/**
  *      kset_init - initialize a kset for use
  *      @k:     kset 
  */