1 files changed, 37 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/lib/kobject.c b/lib/kobject.c
index 74b8dbca150e..c2917ffe8bf1 100644
--- a/lib/kobject.c
+++ b/lib/kobject.c
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ static int populate_dir(struct kobject * kobj)
         return error;
 }
 
-static int create_dir(struct kobject * kobj)
+static int create_dir(struct kobject * kobj, struct dentry *shadow_parent)
 {
         int error = 0;
         if (kobject_name(kobj)) {
-                error = sysfs_create_dir(kobj);
+                error = sysfs_create_dir(kobj, shadow_parent);
                 if (!error) {
                         if ((error = populate_dir(kobj)))
                                 sysfs_remove_dir(kobj);
@@ -158,9 +158,10 @@ static void unlink(struct kobject * kobj)
 /**
  *      kobject_add - add an object to the hierarchy.
  *      @kobj:  object.
+ *      @shadow_parent: sysfs directory to add to.
  */
 
-int kobject_add(struct kobject * kobj)
+int kobject_shadow_add(struct kobject * kobj, struct dentry *shadow_parent)
 {
         int error = 0;
         struct kobject * parent;
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ int kobject_add(struct kobject * kobj)
         }
         kobj->parent = parent;
 
-        error = create_dir(kobj);
+        error = create_dir(kobj, shadow_parent);
         if (error) {
                 /* unlink does the kobject_put() for us */
                 unlink(kobj);
@@ -212,6 +213,15 @@ int kobject_add(struct kobject * kobj)
         return error;
 }
 
+/**
+ *      kobject_add - add an object to the hierarchy.
+ *      @kobj:  object.
+ */
+int kobject_add(struct kobject * kobj)
+{
+        return kobject_shadow_add(kobj, NULL);
+}
+
 
 /**
  *      kobject_register - initialize and add an object.
@@ -304,7 +314,29 @@ int kobject_rename(struct kobject * kobj, const char *new_name)
         kobj = kobject_get(kobj);
         if (!kobj)
                 return -EINVAL;
-        error = sysfs_rename_dir(kobj, new_name);
+        if (!kobj->parent)
+                return -EINVAL;
+        error = sysfs_rename_dir(kobj, kobj->parent->dentry, new_name);
+        kobject_put(kobj);
+
+        return error;
+}
+
+/**
+ *      kobject_rename - change the name of an object
+ *      @kobj:  object in question.
+ *      @new_name: object's new name
+ */
+
+int kobject_shadow_rename(struct kobject * kobj, struct dentry *new_parent,
+                          const char *new_name)
+{
+        int error = 0;
+
+        kobj = kobject_get(kobj);
+        if (!kobj)
+                return -EINVAL;
+        error = sysfs_rename_dir(kobj, new_parent, new_name);
         kobject_put(kobj);
 
         return error;