1 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/event.c b/drivers/acpi/event.c
index 95637a4ff782..b7b143288c22 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/event.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/event.c
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ static struct genl_multicast_group acpi_event_mcgrp = {
         .name = ACPI_GENL_MCAST_GROUP_NAME,
 };
 
-int acpi_bus_generate_genetlink_event(struct acpi_device *device,
+int acpi_bus_generate_netlink_event(const char *device_class,
+                                      const char *bus_id,
                                       u8 type, int data)
 {
         struct sk_buff *skb;
@@ -191,8 +192,8 @@ int acpi_bus_generate_genetlink_event(struct acpi_device *device,
 
         memset(event, 0, sizeof(struct acpi_genl_event));
 
-        strcpy(event->device_class, device->pnp.device_class);
-        strcpy(event->bus_id, device->dev.bus_id);
+        strcpy(event->device_class, device_class);
+        strcpy(event->bus_id, bus_id);
         event->type = type;
         event->data = data;
 
@@ -211,6 +212,8 @@ int acpi_bus_generate_genetlink_event(struct acpi_device *device,
         return 0;
 }
 
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_bus_generate_netlink_event);
+
 static int acpi_event_genetlink_init(void)
 {
         int result;
@@ -228,12 +231,14 @@ static int acpi_event_genetlink_init(void)
 }
 
 #else
-int acpi_bus_generate_genetlink_event(struct acpi_device *device, u8 type,
+int acpi_bus_generate_netlink_event(struct acpi_device *device, u8 type,
                                       int data)
 {
         return 0;
 }
 
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_generate_netlink_event);
+
 static int acpi_event_genetlink_init(void)
 {
         return -ENODEV;