8 files changed, 62 insertions, 61 deletions

diff --git a/fs/debugfs/file.c b/fs/debugfs/file.c
index 39640fd03458..e4b430552c88 100644
--- a/fs/debugfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/debugfs/file.c
@@ -55,12 +55,11 @@ static u64 debugfs_u8_get(void *data)
 DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(fops_u8, debugfs_u8_get, debugfs_u8_set, "%llu\n");
 
 /**
- * debugfs_create_u8 - create a file in the debugfs filesystem that is used to read and write an unsigned 8 bit value.
- *
+ * debugfs_create_u8 - create a debugfs file that is used to read and write an unsigned 8-bit value
  * @name: a pointer to a string containing the name of the file to create.
  * @mode: the permission that the file should have
  * @parent: a pointer to the parent dentry for this file.  This should be a
- *          directory dentry if set.  If this paramater is NULL, then the
+ *          directory dentry if set.  If this parameter is %NULL, then the
  *          file will be created in the root of the debugfs filesystem.
  * @value: a pointer to the variable that the file should read to and write
  *         from.
@@ -72,11 +71,11 @@ DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(fops_u8, debugfs_u8_get, debugfs_u8_set, "%llu\n");
  * This function will return a pointer to a dentry if it succeeds.  This
  * pointer must be passed to the debugfs_remove() function when the file is
  * to be removed (no automatic cleanup happens if your module is unloaded,
- * you are responsible here.)  If an error occurs, NULL will be returned.
+ * you are responsible here.)  If an error occurs, %NULL will be returned.
  *
- * If debugfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value -ENODEV will be
+ * If debugfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value -%ENODEV will be
  * returned.  It is not wise to check for this value, but rather, check for
- * NULL or !NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
+ * %NULL or !%NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
  * code.
  */
 struct dentry *debugfs_create_u8(const char *name, mode_t mode,
@@ -97,12 +96,11 @@ static u64 debugfs_u16_get(void *data)
 DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(fops_u16, debugfs_u16_get, debugfs_u16_set, "%llu\n");
 
 /**
- * debugfs_create_u16 - create a file in the debugfs filesystem that is used to read and write an unsigned 16 bit value.
- *
+ * debugfs_create_u16 - create a debugfs file that is used to read and write an unsigned 16-bit value
  * @name: a pointer to a string containing the name of the file to create.
  * @mode: the permission that the file should have
  * @parent: a pointer to the parent dentry for this file.  This should be a
- *          directory dentry if set.  If this paramater is NULL, then the
+ *          directory dentry if set.  If this parameter is %NULL, then the
  *          file will be created in the root of the debugfs filesystem.
  * @value: a pointer to the variable that the file should read to and write
  *         from.
@@ -114,11 +112,11 @@ DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(fops_u16, debugfs_u16_get, debugfs_u16_set, "%llu\n");
  * This function will return a pointer to a dentry if it succeeds.  This
  * pointer must be passed to the debugfs_remove() function when the file is
  * to be removed (no automatic cleanup happens if your module is unloaded,
- * you are responsible here.)  If an error occurs, NULL will be returned.
+ * you are responsible here.)  If an error occurs, %NULL will be returned.
  *
- * If debugfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value -ENODEV will be
+ * If debugfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value -%ENODEV will be
  * returned.  It is not wise to check for this value, but rather, check for
- * NULL or !NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
+ * %NULL or !%NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
  * code.
  */
 struct dentry *debugfs_create_u16(const char *name, mode_t mode,
@@ -139,12 +137,11 @@ static u64 debugfs_u32_get(void *data)
 DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(fops_u32, debugfs_u32_get, debugfs_u32_set, "%llu\n");
 
 /**
- * debugfs_create_u32 - create a file in the debugfs filesystem that is used to read and write an unsigned 32 bit value.
- *
+ * debugfs_create_u32 - create a debugfs file that is used to read and write an unsigned 32-bit value
  * @name: a pointer to a string containing the name of the file to create.
  * @mode: the permission that the file should have
  * @parent: a pointer to the parent dentry for this file.  This should be a
- *          directory dentry if set.  If this paramater is NULL, then the
+ *          directory dentry if set.  If this parameter is %NULL, then the
  *          file will be created in the root of the debugfs filesystem.
  * @value: a pointer to the variable that the file should read to and write
  *         from.
@@ -156,11 +153,11 @@ DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(fops_u32, debugfs_u32_get, debugfs_u32_set, "%llu\n");
  * This function will return a pointer to a dentry if it succeeds.  This
  * pointer must be passed to the debugfs_remove() function when the file is
  * to be removed (no automatic cleanup happens if your module is unloaded,
- * you are responsible here.)  If an error occurs, NULL will be returned.
+ * you are responsible here.)  If an error occurs, %NULL will be returned.
  *
- * If debugfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value -ENODEV will be
+ * If debugfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value -%ENODEV will be
  * returned.  It is not wise to check for this value, but rather, check for
- * NULL or !NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
+ * %NULL or !%NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
  * code.
  */
 struct dentry *debugfs_create_u32(const char *name, mode_t mode,
@@ -219,12 +216,11 @@ static const struct file_operations fops_bool = {
 };
 
 /**
- * debugfs_create_bool - create a file in the debugfs filesystem that is used to read and write a boolean value.
- *
+ * debugfs_create_bool - create a debugfs file that is used to read and write a boolean value
  * @name: a pointer to a string containing the name of the file to create.
  * @mode: the permission that the file should have
  * @parent: a pointer to the parent dentry for this file.  This should be a
- *          directory dentry if set.  If this paramater is NULL, then the
+ *          directory dentry if set.  If this parameter is %NULL, then the
  *          file will be created in the root of the debugfs filesystem.
  * @value: a pointer to the variable that the file should read to and write
  *         from.
@@ -236,11 +232,11 @@ static const struct file_operations fops_bool = {
  * This function will return a pointer to a dentry if it succeeds.  This
  * pointer must be passed to the debugfs_remove() function when the file is
  * to be removed (no automatic cleanup happens if your module is unloaded,
- * you are responsible here.)  If an error occurs, NULL will be returned.
+ * you are responsible here.)  If an error occurs, %NULL will be returned.
  *
- * If debugfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value -ENODEV will be
+ * If debugfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value -%ENODEV will be
  * returned.  It is not wise to check for this value, but rather, check for
- * NULL or !NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
+ * %NULL or !%NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
  * code.
  */
 struct dentry *debugfs_create_bool(const char *name, mode_t mode,
@@ -264,13 +260,11 @@ static struct file_operations fops_blob = {
 };
 
 /**
- * debugfs_create_blob - create a file in the debugfs filesystem that is
- * used to read and write a binary blob.
- *
+ * debugfs_create_blob - create a debugfs file that is used to read and write a binary blob
  * @name: a pointer to a string containing the name of the file to create.
  * @mode: the permission that the file should have
  * @parent: a pointer to the parent dentry for this file.  This should be a
- *          directory dentry if set.  If this paramater is NULL, then the
+ *          directory dentry if set.  If this parameter is %NULL, then the
  *          file will be created in the root of the debugfs filesystem.
  * @blob: a pointer to a struct debugfs_blob_wrapper which contains a pointer
  *        to the blob data and the size of the data.
@@ -282,11 +276,11 @@ static struct file_operations fops_blob = {
  * This function will return a pointer to a dentry if it succeeds.  This
  * pointer must be passed to the debugfs_remove() function when the file is
  * to be removed (no automatic cleanup happens if your module is unloaded,
- * you are responsible here.)  If an error occurs, NULL will be returned.
+ * you are responsible here.)  If an error occurs, %NULL will be returned.
  *
- * If debugfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value -ENODEV will be
+ * If debugfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value -%ENODEV will be
  * returned.  It is not wise to check for this value, but rather, check for
- * NULL or !NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
+ * %NULL or !%NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
  * code.
  */
 struct dentry *debugfs_create_blob(const char *name, mode_t mode,
diff --git a/fs/debugfs/inode.c b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
index e8ae3042b806..3ca268d2e5a2 100644
--- a/fs/debugfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ static int debugfs_create_by_name(const char *name, mode_t mode,
 
 /**
  * debugfs_create_file - create a file in the debugfs filesystem
- *
  * @name: a pointer to a string containing the name of the file to create.
  * @mode: the permission that the file should have
  * @parent: a pointer to the parent dentry for this file.  This should be a
@@ -182,11 +181,11 @@ static int debugfs_create_by_name(const char *name, mode_t mode,
  * This function will return a pointer to a dentry if it succeeds.  This
  * pointer must be passed to the debugfs_remove() function when the file is
  * to be removed (no automatic cleanup happens if your module is unloaded,
- * you are responsible here.)  If an error occurs, NULL will be returned.
+ * you are responsible here.)  If an error occurs, %NULL will be returned.
  *
- * If debugfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value -ENODEV will be
+ * If debugfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value -%ENODEV will be
  * returned.  It is not wise to check for this value, but rather, check for
- * NULL or !NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
+ * %NULL or !%NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
  * code.
  */
 struct dentry *debugfs_create_file(const char *name, mode_t mode,
@@ -221,7 +220,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debugfs_create_file);
 
 /**
  * debugfs_create_dir - create a directory in the debugfs filesystem
- *
  * @name: a pointer to a string containing the name of the directory to
  *        create.
  * @parent: a pointer to the parent dentry for this file.  This should be a
@@ -233,11 +231,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debugfs_create_file);
  * This function will return a pointer to a dentry if it succeeds.  This
  * pointer must be passed to the debugfs_remove() function when the file is
  * to be removed (no automatic cleanup happens if your module is unloaded,
- * you are responsible here.)  If an error occurs, NULL will be returned.
+ * you are responsible here.)  If an error occurs, %NULL will be returned.
  *
- * If debugfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value -ENODEV will be
+ * If debugfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value -%ENODEV will be
  * returned.  It is not wise to check for this value, but rather, check for
- * NULL or !NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
+ * %NULL or !%NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
  * code.
  */
 struct dentry *debugfs_create_dir(const char *name, struct dentry *parent)
@@ -250,7 +248,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debugfs_create_dir);
 
 /**
  * debugfs_remove - removes a file or directory from the debugfs filesystem
- *
  * @dentry: a pointer to a the dentry of the file or directory to be
  *          removed.
  *
diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index fa7ed6a9fc2d..36d180858136 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/acct.h>
 #include <linux/capability.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/sysfs.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <linux/namespace.h>
 #include <linux/namei.h>
@@ -28,15 +29,6 @@
 
 extern int __init init_rootfs(void);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
-extern int __init sysfs_init(void);
-#else
-static inline int sysfs_init(void)
-{
-        return 0;
-}
-#endif
-
 /* spinlock for vfsmount related operations, inplace of dcache_lock */
 __cacheline_aligned_in_smp DEFINE_SPINLOCK(vfsmount_lock);
 
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/bin.c b/fs/sysfs/bin.c
index c16a93c353c0..98022e41cda1 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/bin.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/bin.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/kobject.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
@@ -176,7 +177,6 @@ const struct file_operations bin_fops = {
  *      sysfs_create_bin_file - create binary file for object.
  *      @kobj:  object.
  *      @attr:  attribute descriptor.
- *
  */
 
 int sysfs_create_bin_file(struct kobject * kobj, struct bin_attribute * attr)
@@ -191,13 +191,16 @@ int sysfs_create_bin_file(struct kobject * kobj, struct bin_attribute * attr)
  *      sysfs_remove_bin_file - remove binary file for object.
  *      @kobj:  object.
  *      @attr:  attribute descriptor.
- *
  */
 
-int sysfs_remove_bin_file(struct kobject * kobj, struct bin_attribute * attr)
+void sysfs_remove_bin_file(struct kobject * kobj, struct bin_attribute * attr)
 {
-        sysfs_hash_and_remove(kobj->dentry,attr->attr.name);
-        return 0;
+        if (sysfs_hash_and_remove(kobj->dentry, attr->attr.name) < 0) {
+                printk(KERN_ERR "%s: "
+                        "bad dentry or inode or no such file: \"%s\"\n",
+                        __FUNCTION__, attr->attr.name);
+                dump_stack();
+        }
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_create_bin_file);
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/dir.c b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
index 61c42430cba3..5f3d725d1125 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static struct sysfs_dirent * sysfs_new_dirent(struct sysfs_dirent * parent_sd,
 
         memset(sd, 0, sizeof(*sd));
         atomic_set(&sd->s_count, 1);
-        atomic_set(&sd->s_event, 0);
+        atomic_set(&sd->s_event, 1);
         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sd->s_children);
         list_add(&sd->s_sibling, &parent_sd->s_children);
         sd->s_element = element;
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/inode.c b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
index 9889e54e1f13..fd7cd5f843d2 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/namei.h>
 #include <linux/backing-dev.h>
 #include <linux/capability.h>
+#include <linux/errno.h>
 #include "sysfs.h"
 
 extern struct super_block * sysfs_sb;
@@ -234,17 +235,18 @@ void sysfs_drop_dentry(struct sysfs_dirent * sd, struct dentry * parent)
         }
 }
 
-void sysfs_hash_and_remove(struct dentry * dir, const char * name)
+int sysfs_hash_and_remove(struct dentry * dir, const char * name)
 {
         struct sysfs_dirent * sd;
         struct sysfs_dirent * parent_sd;
+        int found = 0;
 
         if (!dir)
-                return;
+                return -ENOENT;
 
         if (dir->d_inode == NULL)
                 /* no inode means this hasn't been made visible yet */
-                return;
+                return -ENOENT;
 
         parent_sd = dir->d_fsdata;
         mutex_lock(&dir->d_inode->i_mutex);
@@ -255,8 +257,11 @@ void sysfs_hash_and_remove(struct dentry * dir, const char * name)
                         list_del_init(&sd->s_sibling);
                         sysfs_drop_dentry(sd, dir);
                         sysfs_put(sd);
+                        found = 1;
                         break;
                 }
         }
         mutex_unlock(&dir->d_inode->i_mutex);
+
+        return found ? 0 : -ENOENT;
 }
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/symlink.c b/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
index d2eac3ceed5f..f50e3cc2ded8 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/mount.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/kobject.h>
 #include <linux/namei.h>
@@ -82,10 +83,19 @@ exit1:
  */
 int sysfs_create_link(struct kobject * kobj, struct kobject * target, const char * name)
 {
-        struct dentry * dentry = kobj->dentry;
+        struct dentry *dentry = NULL;
         int error = -EEXIST;
 
-        BUG_ON(!kobj || !kobj->dentry || !name);
+        BUG_ON(!name);
+
+        if (!kobj) {
+                if (sysfs_mount && sysfs_mount->mnt_sb)
+                        dentry = sysfs_mount->mnt_sb->s_root;
+        } else
+                dentry = kobj->dentry;
+
+        if (!dentry)
+                return -EFAULT;
 
         mutex_lock(&dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
         if (!sysfs_dirent_exist(dentry->d_fsdata, name))
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
index 3651ffb5ec09..6f3d6bd52887 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
+++ b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ extern int sysfs_make_dirent(struct sysfs_dirent *, struct dentry *, void *,
                                 umode_t, int);
 
 extern int sysfs_add_file(struct dentry *, const struct attribute *, int);
-extern void sysfs_hash_and_remove(struct dentry * dir, const char * name);
+extern int sysfs_hash_and_remove(struct dentry * dir, const char * name);
 extern struct sysfs_dirent *sysfs_find(struct sysfs_dirent *dir, const char * name);
 
 extern int sysfs_create_subdir(struct kobject *, const char *, struct dentry **);