On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:32:17 -0800
Greg Kroah-Hartman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The kobject in the bridge code is only used for registering with sysfs,
> not for any lifespan rules. This patch changes it to be only a pointer
> and use the simpler api for this kind of thing.
>
> Cc: Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: Kay Sievers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> ---
> net/bridge/br_if.c | 2 +-
> net/bridge/br_private.h | 2 +-
> net/bridge/br_sysfs_br.c | 14 ++++----------
> net/bridge/br_sysfs_if.c | 2 +-
> 4 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/net/bridge/br_if.c b/net/bridge/br_if.c
> index 935784f..dadec94 100644
> --- a/net/bridge/br_if.c
> +++ b/net/bridge/br_if.c
> @@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static void del_nbp(struct net_bridge_port *p)
> struct net_bridge *br = p->br;
> struct net_device *dev = p->dev;
>
> - sysfs_remove_link(&br->ifobj, dev->name);
> + sysfs_remove_link(br->ifobj, dev->name);
>
> dev_set_promiscuity(dev, -1);
>
> diff --git a/net/bridge/br_private.h b/net/bridge/br_private.h
> index f666f7b..c11b554 100644
> --- a/net/bridge/br_private.h
> +++ b/net/bridge/br_private.h
> @@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ struct net_bridge
> struct timer_list tcn_timer;
> struct timer_list topology_change_timer;
> struct timer_list gc_timer;
> - struct kobject ifobj;
> + struct kobject *ifobj;
> };
>
> extern struct notifier_block br_device_notifier;
> diff --git a/net/bridge/br_sysfs_br.c b/net/bridge/br_sysfs_br.c
> index 3312e8f..4e7f91f 100644
> --- a/net/bridge/br_sysfs_br.c
> +++ b/net/bridge/br_sysfs_br.c
> @@ -426,16 +426,10 @@ int br_sysfs_addbr(struct net_device *dev)
> goto out2;
> }
>
> -
> - kobject_set_name(&br->ifobj, SYSFS_BRIDGE_PORT_SUBDIR);
> - br->ifobj.ktype = NULL;
> - br->ifobj.kset = NULL;
> - br->ifobj.parent = brobj;
> -
> - err = kobject_register(&br->ifobj);
> - if (err) {
> + br->ifobj = kobject_create_and_add(SYSFS_BRIDGE_PORT_SUBDIR, brobj);
> + if (!br->ifobj) {
> pr_info("%s: can't add kobject (directory) %s/%s\n",
> - __FUNCTION__, dev->name, kobject_name(&br->ifobj));
> + __FUNCTION__, dev->name, SYSFS_BRIDGE_PORT_SUBDIR);
> goto out3;
> }
> return 0;
> @@ -453,7 +447,7 @@ void br_sysfs_delbr(struct net_device *dev)
> struct kobject *kobj = &dev->dev.kobj;
> struct net_bridge *br = netdev_priv(dev);
>
> - kobject_unregister(&br->ifobj);
> + kobject_unregister(br->ifobj);
> sysfs_remove_bin_file(kobj, &bridge_forward);
> sysfs_remove_group(kobj, &bridge_group);
> }
> diff --git a/net/bridge/br_sysfs_if.c b/net/bridge/br_sysfs_if.c
> index 79db51f..02b2d50 100644
> --- a/net/bridge/br_sysfs_if.c
> +++ b/net/bridge/br_sysfs_if.c
> @@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ int br_sysfs_addif(struct net_bridge_port *p)
> goto out2;
> }
>
> - err= sysfs_create_link(&br->ifobj, &p->kobj, p->dev->name);
> + err = sysfs_create_link(br->ifobj, &p->kobj, p->dev->name);
> out2:
> return err;
> }
Okay, but where is the new kobject freed?
--
Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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