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Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 22:37:28 -0700 From: Greg KH <greg@...ah.com> To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de> Subject: [PATCH 8/47] SYSFS: allow sysfs_create_link to create symlinks in the root of sysfs From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de> This is needed to make the compatible link for /sys/block in the future. Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de> --- fs/sysfs/symlink.c | 14 ++++++++++++-- 1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/sysfs/symlink.c b/fs/sysfs/symlink.c index d2eac3c..f50e3cc 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)) -- 1.4.2.1 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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