1 files changed, 31 insertions, 20 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 06eeff3c822f..7600c10d275a 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -756,6 +756,34 @@ static struct kobj_type ktype_cpufreq = {
         .release        = cpufreq_sysfs_release,
 };
 
+/* symlink affected CPUs */
+int cpufreq_add_dev_symlink(unsigned int cpu, struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+{
+        unsigned int j;
+        int ret = 0;
+
+        for_each_cpu(j, policy->cpus) {
+                struct cpufreq_policy *managed_policy;
+                struct sys_device *cpu_sys_dev;
+
+                if (j == cpu)
+                        continue;
+                if (!cpu_online(j))
+                        continue;
+
+                dprintk("CPU %u already managed, adding link\n", j);
+                managed_policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpu);
+                cpu_sys_dev = get_cpu_sysdev(j);
+                ret = sysfs_create_link(&cpu_sys_dev->kobj, &policy->kobj,
+                                        "cpufreq");
+                if (ret) {
+                        cpufreq_cpu_put(managed_policy);
+                        return ret;
+                }
+        }
+        return ret;
+}
+
 
 /**
  * cpufreq_add_dev - add a CPU device
@@ -929,26 +957,9 @@ static int cpufreq_add_dev(struct sys_device *sys_dev)
         }
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
 
-        /* symlink affected CPUs */
-        for_each_cpu(j, policy->cpus) {
-                struct cpufreq_policy *managed_policy;
-                struct sys_device *cpu_sys_dev;
-
-                if (j == cpu)
-                        continue;
-                if (!cpu_online(j))
-                        continue;
-
-                dprintk("CPU %u already managed, adding link\n", j);
-                managed_policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpu);
-                cpu_sys_dev = get_cpu_sysdev(j);
-                ret = sysfs_create_link(&cpu_sys_dev->kobj, &policy->kobj,
-                                        "cpufreq");
-                if (ret) {
-                        cpufreq_cpu_put(managed_policy);
-                        goto err_out_unregister;
-                }
-        }
+        ret = cpufreq_add_dev_symlink(cpu, policy->cpus, policy);
+        if (ret)
+                goto err_out_unregister;
 
         policy->governor = NULL; /* to assure that the starting sequence is
                                   * run in cpufreq_set_policy */