1 files changed, 28 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_device.c b/drivers/edac/edac_device.c
index 6020da68cbef..173f4ba0f7c8 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_device.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_device.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ static void edac_device_dump_device(struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_dev)
 }
 #endif                          /* CONFIG_EDAC_DEBUG */
 
+
 /*
  * edac_device_alloc_ctl_info()
  *      Allocate a new edac device control info structure
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_device_alloc_ctl_info(
         unsigned count;
         unsigned instance, block, attr;
         void *pvt;
+        int err;
 
         debugf1("%s() instances=%d blocks=%d\n",
                 __func__, nr_instances, nr_blocks);
@@ -208,6 +210,22 @@ struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_device_alloc_ctl_info(
         /* Mark this instance as merely ALLOCATED */
         dev_ctl->op_state = OP_ALLOC;
 
+        /*
+         * Initialize the 'root' kobj for the edac_device controller
+         */
+        err = edac_device_register_sysfs_main_kobj(dev_ctl);
+        if (err) {
+                kfree(dev_ctl);
+                return NULL;
+        }
+
+        /* at this point, the root kobj is valid, and in order to
+         * 'free' the object, then the function:
+         *      edac_device_unregister_sysfs_main_kobj() must be called
+         * which will perform kobj unregistration and the actual free
+         * will occur during the kobject callback operation
+         */
+
         return dev_ctl;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(edac_device_alloc_ctl_info);
@@ -219,7 +237,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(edac_device_alloc_ctl_info);
  */
 void edac_device_free_ctl_info(struct edac_device_ctl_info *ctl_info)
 {
-        kfree(ctl_info);
+        edac_device_unregister_sysfs_main_kobj(ctl_info);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(edac_device_free_ctl_info);
 
@@ -315,22 +333,23 @@ static void complete_edac_device_list_del(struct rcu_head *head)
 
         edac_dev = container_of(head, struct edac_device_ctl_info, rcu);
         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&edac_dev->link);
-        complete(&edac_dev->complete);
+        complete(&edac_dev->removal_complete);
 }
 
 /*
  * del_edac_device_from_global_list
  *
- *      remove the RCU, setup for a callback call, then wait for the
- *      callback to occur
+ *      remove the RCU, setup for a callback call,
+ *      then wait for the callback to occur
  */
 static void del_edac_device_from_global_list(struct edac_device_ctl_info
                                                 *edac_device)
 {
         list_del_rcu(&edac_device->link);
-        init_completion(&edac_device->complete);
+
+        init_completion(&edac_device->removal_complete);
         call_rcu(&edac_device->rcu, complete_edac_device_list_del);
-        wait_for_completion(&edac_device->complete);
+        wait_for_completion(&edac_device->removal_complete);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -542,14 +561,14 @@ struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_device_del_device(struct device *dev)
         /* clear workq processing on this instance */
         edac_device_workq_teardown(edac_dev);
 
-        /* Tear down the sysfs entries for this instance */
-        edac_device_remove_sysfs(edac_dev);
-
         /* deregister from global list */
         del_edac_device_from_global_list(edac_dev);
 
         mutex_unlock(&device_ctls_mutex);
 
+        /* Tear down the sysfs entries for this instance */
+        edac_device_remove_sysfs(edac_dev);
+
         edac_printk(KERN_INFO, EDAC_MC,
                 "Removed device %d for %s %s: DEV %s\n",
                 edac_dev->dev_idx,