3 files changed, 30 insertions, 40 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/bus.c b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
index 9ba778a2b484..a54234d3aac1 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
@@ -284,15 +284,11 @@ DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(acpi_bus_event_queue);
 
 extern int event_is_open;
 
-int acpi_bus_generate_proc_event(struct acpi_device *device, u8 type, int data)
+int acpi_bus_generate_proc_event4(const char *device_class, const char *bus_id, u8 type, int data)
 {
-        struct acpi_bus_event *event = NULL;
+        struct acpi_bus_event *event;
         unsigned long flags = 0;
 
-
-        if (!device)
-                return -EINVAL;
-
         /* drop event on the floor if no one's listening */
         if (!event_is_open)
                 return 0;
@@ -301,8 +297,8 @@ int acpi_bus_generate_proc_event(struct acpi_device *device, u8 type, int data)
         if (!event)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
-        strcpy(event->device_class, device->pnp.device_class);
-        strcpy(event->bus_id, device->pnp.bus_id);
+        strcpy(event->device_class, device_class);
+        strcpy(event->bus_id, bus_id);
         event->type = type;
         event->data = data;
 
@@ -313,6 +309,17 @@ int acpi_bus_generate_proc_event(struct acpi_device *device, u8 type, int data)
         wake_up_interruptible(&acpi_bus_event_queue);
 
         return 0;
+
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpi_bus_generate_proc_event4);
+
+int acpi_bus_generate_proc_event(struct acpi_device *device, u8 type, int data)
+{
+        if (!device)
+                return -EINVAL;
+        return acpi_bus_generate_proc_event4(device->pnp.device_class,
+                                             device->pnp.bus_id, type, data);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_bus_generate_proc_event);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/sbs.c b/drivers/acpi/sbs.c
index a578986e3214..33ba4bf551ef 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/sbs.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/sbs.c
@@ -427,28 +427,6 @@ static int acpi_check_update_proc(struct acpi_sbs *sbs)
         return 0;
 }
 
-static int acpi_sbs_generate_event(struct acpi_device *device,
-                                   int event, int state, char *bid, char *class)
-{
-        char bid_saved[5];
-        char class_saved[20];
-        int result = 0;
-
-        strcpy(bid_saved, acpi_device_bid(device));
-        strcpy(class_saved, acpi_device_class(device));
-
-        strcpy(acpi_device_bid(device), bid);
-        strcpy(acpi_device_class(device), class);
-
-        result = acpi_bus_generate_proc_event(device, event, state);
-
-        strcpy(acpi_device_bid(device), bid_saved);
-        strcpy(acpi_device_class(device), class_saved);
-
-        acpi_bus_generate_netlink_event(class, bid, event, state);
-        return result;
-}
-
 static int acpi_battery_get_present(struct acpi_battery *battery)
 {
         s16 state;
@@ -1452,15 +1430,17 @@ static int acpi_sbs_update_run(struct acpi_sbs *sbs, int id, int data_type)
         }
 
         if (do_ac_init) {
-                result = acpi_sbs_generate_event(sbs->device,
-                                                 ACPI_SBS_AC_NOTIFY_STATUS,
-                                                 new_ac_present,
+                result = acpi_bus_generate_proc_event4(ACPI_AC_CLASS,
                                                  ACPI_AC_DIR_NAME,
-                                                 ACPI_AC_CLASS);
+                                                 ACPI_SBS_AC_NOTIFY_STATUS,
+                                                 new_ac_present);
                 if (result) {
                         ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, AE_ERROR,
-                                        "acpi_sbs_generate_event() failed"));
+                                        "acpi_bus_generate_event4() failed"));
                 }
+                acpi_bus_generate_netlink_event(ACPI_AC_CLASS, ACPI_AC_DIR_NAME,
+                                                ACPI_SBS_AC_NOTIFY_STATUS,
+                                                new_ac_present);
         }
 
         if (data_type == DATA_TYPE_COMMON) {
@@ -1568,14 +1548,16 @@ static int acpi_sbs_update_run(struct acpi_sbs *sbs, int id, int data_type)
                     old_remaining_capacity !=
                     battery->state.remaining_capacity) {
                         sprintf(dir_name, ACPI_BATTERY_DIR_NAME, id);
-                        result = acpi_sbs_generate_event(sbs->device,
-                                                         ACPI_SBS_BATTERY_NOTIFY_STATUS,
-                                                         new_battery_present,
+                        result = acpi_bus_generate_proc_event4(ACPI_BATTERY_CLASS,
                                                          dir_name,
-                                                         ACPI_BATTERY_CLASS);
+                                                         ACPI_SBS_BATTERY_NOTIFY_STATUS,
+                                                         new_battery_present);
+                        acpi_bus_generate_netlink_event(ACPI_BATTERY_CLASS, dir_name,
+                                                        ACPI_SBS_BATTERY_NOTIFY_STATUS,
+                                                        new_battery_present);
                         if (result) {
                                 ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, AE_ERROR,
-                                                "acpi_sbs_generate_event() "
+                                                "acpi_bus_generate_proc_event4() "
                                                 "failed"));
                         }
                 }
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
index 86aea44ce6d4..8a388e766162 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ int acpi_bus_get_power(acpi_handle handle, int *state);
 int acpi_bus_set_power(acpi_handle handle, int state);
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_PROC_EVENT
 int acpi_bus_generate_proc_event(struct acpi_device *device, u8 type, int data);
+int acpi_bus_generate_proc_event4(const char *class, const char *bid, u8 type, int data);
 int acpi_bus_receive_event(struct acpi_bus_event *event);
 #else
 static inline int acpi_bus_generate_proc_event(struct acpi_device *device, u8 type, int data)