1 files changed, 12 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 13cae18936c5..06e8738ab263 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -671,14 +671,15 @@ static int device_add_class_symlinks(struct device *dev)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED
         /* stacked class devices need a symlink in the class directory */
-        if (dev->kobj.parent != &dev->class->subsys.kobj) {
+        if (dev->kobj.parent != &dev->class->subsys.kobj &&
+            dev->type != &part_type) {
                 error = sysfs_create_link(&dev->class->subsys.kobj, &dev->kobj,
                                           dev->bus_id);
                 if (error)
                         goto out_subsys;
         }
 
-        if (dev->parent) {
+        if (dev->parent && dev->type != &part_type) {
                 struct device *parent = dev->parent;
                 char *class_name;
 
@@ -707,10 +708,11 @@ static int device_add_class_symlinks(struct device *dev)
         return 0;
 
 out_device:
-        if (dev->parent)
+        if (dev->parent && dev->type != &part_type)
                 sysfs_remove_link(&dev->kobj, "device");
 out_busid:
-        if (dev->kobj.parent != &dev->class->subsys.kobj)
+        if (dev->kobj.parent != &dev->class->subsys.kobj &&
+            dev->type != &part_type)
                 sysfs_remove_link(&dev->class->subsys.kobj, dev->bus_id);
 #else
         /* link in the class directory pointing to the device */
@@ -719,7 +721,7 @@ out_busid:
         if (error)
                 goto out_subsys;
 
-        if (dev->parent) {
+        if (dev->parent && dev->type != &part_type) {
                 error = sysfs_create_link(&dev->kobj, &dev->parent->kobj,
                                           "device");
                 if (error)
@@ -743,7 +745,7 @@ static void device_remove_class_symlinks(struct device *dev)
                 return;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED
-        if (dev->parent) {
+        if (dev->parent && dev->type != &part_type) {
                 char *class_name;
 
                 class_name = make_class_name(dev->class->name, &dev->kobj);
@@ -754,10 +756,11 @@ static void device_remove_class_symlinks(struct device *dev)
                 sysfs_remove_link(&dev->kobj, "device");
         }
 
-        if (dev->kobj.parent != &dev->class->subsys.kobj)
+        if (dev->kobj.parent != &dev->class->subsys.kobj &&
+            dev->type != &part_type)
                 sysfs_remove_link(&dev->class->subsys.kobj, dev->bus_id);
 #else
-        if (dev->parent)
+        if (dev->parent && dev->type != &part_type)
                 sysfs_remove_link(&dev->kobj, "device");
 
         sysfs_remove_link(&dev->class->subsys.kobj, dev->bus_id);
@@ -925,6 +928,7 @@ struct device * get_device(struct device * dev)
  */
 void put_device(struct device * dev)
 {
+        /* might_sleep(); */
         if (dev)
                 kobject_put(&dev->kobj);
 }