1 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index 810cf6e613e5..1b8b91b67fdb 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -372,6 +372,29 @@ void sysfs_remove_file_ns(struct kobject *kobj, const struct attribute *attr,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_remove_file_ns);
 
+/**
+ * sysfs_remove_file_self - remove an object attribute from its own method
+ * @kobj: object we're acting for
+ * @attr: attribute descriptor
+ *
+ * See kernfs_remove_self() for details.
+ */
+bool sysfs_remove_file_self(struct kobject *kobj, const struct attribute *attr)
+{
+        struct kernfs_node *parent = kobj->sd;
+        struct kernfs_node *kn;
+        bool ret;
+
+        kn = kernfs_find_and_get(parent, attr->name);
+        if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!kn))
+                return false;
+
+        ret = kernfs_remove_self(kn);
+
+        kernfs_put(kn);
+        return ret;
+}
+
 void sysfs_remove_files(struct kobject *kobj, const struct attribute **ptr)
 {
         int i;