Kobject: change net/bridge to use kobject_create_and_add
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 <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
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 @@
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 @@
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);
}
