1 files changed, 6 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/system.c b/drivers/acpi/system.c
index edee2806e37b..5ffe0ea18967 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/system.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/system.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ module_param_call(acpica_version, NULL, param_get_acpica_version, NULL, 0444);
                               FS Interface (/sys)
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 static LIST_HEAD(acpi_table_attr_list);
-static struct kobject tables_kobj;
+static struct kobject *tables_kobj;
 
 struct acpi_table_attr {
         struct bin_attribute attr;
@@ -135,11 +135,9 @@ static int acpi_system_sysfs_init(void)
         int table_index = 0;
         int result;
 
-        tables_kobj.parent = &acpi_subsys.kobj;
-        kobject_set_name(&tables_kobj, "tables");
-        result = kobject_register(&tables_kobj);
-        if (result)
-                return result;
+        tables_kobj = kobject_create_and_add("tables", acpi_kobj);
+        if (!tables_kobj)
+                return -ENOMEM;
 
         do {
                 result = acpi_get_table_by_index(table_index, &table_header);
@@ -153,7 +151,7 @@ static int acpi_system_sysfs_init(void)
 
                         acpi_table_attr_init(table_attr, table_header);
                         result =
-                            sysfs_create_bin_file(&tables_kobj,
+                            sysfs_create_bin_file(tables_kobj,
                                                   &table_attr->attr);
                         if (result) {
                                 kfree(table_attr);
@@ -163,6 +161,7 @@ static int acpi_system_sysfs_init(void)
                                               &acpi_table_attr_list);
                 }
         } while (!result);
+        kobject_uevent(tables_kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 
         return 0;
 }