1 files changed, 48 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/lib/kobject.c b/lib/kobject.c
index f07c57252e82..640bd98a4c8a 100644
--- a/lib/kobject.c
+++ b/lib/kobject.c
@@ -746,17 +746,56 @@ void kset_unregister(struct kset *k)
  */
 struct kobject *kset_find_obj(struct kset *kset, const char *name)
 {
+        return kset_find_obj_hinted(kset, name, NULL);
+}
+
+/**
+ * kset_find_obj_hinted - search for object in kset given a predecessor hint.
+ * @kset: kset we're looking in.
+ * @name: object's name.
+ * @hint: hint to possible object's predecessor.
+ *
+ * Check the hint's next object and if it is a match return it directly,
+ * otherwise, fall back to the behavior of kset_find_obj().  Either way
+ * a reference for the returned object is held and the reference on the
+ * hinted object is released.
+ */
+struct kobject *kset_find_obj_hinted(struct kset *kset, const char *name,
+                                     struct kobject *hint)
+{
         struct kobject *k;
         struct kobject *ret = NULL;
 
         spin_lock(&kset->list_lock);
+
+        if (!hint)
+                goto slow_search;
+
+        /* end of list detection */
+        if (hint->entry.next == kset->list.next)
+                goto slow_search;
+
+        k = container_of(hint->entry.next, struct kobject, entry);
+        if (!kobject_name(k) || strcmp(kobject_name(k), name))
+                goto slow_search;
+
+        ret = kobject_get(k);
+        goto unlock_exit;
+
+slow_search:
         list_for_each_entry(k, &kset->list, entry) {
                 if (kobject_name(k) && !strcmp(kobject_name(k), name)) {
                         ret = kobject_get(k);
                         break;
                 }
         }
+
+unlock_exit:
         spin_unlock(&kset->list_lock);
+
+        if (hint)
+                kobject_put(hint);
+
         return ret;
 }
 
@@ -909,14 +948,14 @@ const struct kobj_ns_type_operations *kobj_ns_ops(struct kobject *kobj)
 }
 
 
-const void *kobj_ns_current(enum kobj_ns_type type)
+void *kobj_ns_grab_current(enum kobj_ns_type type)
 {
-        const void *ns = NULL;
+        void *ns = NULL;
 
         spin_lock(&kobj_ns_type_lock);
         if ((type > KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NONE) && (type < KOBJ_NS_TYPES) &&
             kobj_ns_ops_tbl[type])
-                ns = kobj_ns_ops_tbl[type]->current_ns();
+                ns = kobj_ns_ops_tbl[type]->grab_current_ns();
         spin_unlock(&kobj_ns_type_lock);
 
         return ns;
@@ -948,23 +987,15 @@ const void *kobj_ns_initial(enum kobj_ns_type type)
         return ns;
 }
 
-/*
- * kobj_ns_exit - invalidate a namespace tag
- *
- * @type: the namespace type (i.e. KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NET)
- * @ns: the actual namespace being invalidated
- *
- * This is called when a tag is no longer valid.  For instance,
- * when a network namespace exits, it uses this helper to
- * make sure no sb's sysfs_info points to the now-invalidated
- * netns.
- */
-void kobj_ns_exit(enum kobj_ns_type type, const void *ns)
+void kobj_ns_drop(enum kobj_ns_type type, void *ns)
 {
-        sysfs_exit_ns(type, ns);
+        spin_lock(&kobj_ns_type_lock);
+        if ((type > KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NONE) && (type < KOBJ_NS_TYPES) &&
+            kobj_ns_ops_tbl[type] && kobj_ns_ops_tbl[type]->drop_ns)
+                kobj_ns_ops_tbl[type]->drop_ns(ns);
+        spin_unlock(&kobj_ns_type_lock);
 }
 
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_get);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_put);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_del);