linux-kernel - [PATCH 5/8] sysfs: Remove sysfs_create_link

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Message-ID: <m14p5e27tb.fsf_-_@frodo.ebiederm.org>
Date:	Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:36:32 -0700
From:	ebiederm@...ssion.com (Eric W. Biederman)
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Tejun Heo <htejun@...il.com>,
	Daniel Lezcano <dlezcano@...ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>,
	Linux Containers <containers@...ts.osdl.org>,
	Benjamin Thery <benjamin.thery@...l.net>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 5/8] sysfs: Remove sysfs_create_link_nowarn


All of the uses have been replaced by sysfs_rename_link which
is a clearer primitive to is also needed for the tagged directory
support.

Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
---
 fs/sysfs/symlink.c    |   15 ---------------
 include/linux/sysfs.h |   10 ----------
 2 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/sysfs/symlink.c b/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
index 2a64645..3c7a338 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
@@ -90,21 +90,6 @@ int sysfs_create_link(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *target,
 }
 
 /**
- *	sysfs_create_link_nowarn - create symlink between two objects.
- *	@kobj:	object whose directory we're creating the link in.
- *	@target:	object we're pointing to.
- *	@name:		name of the symlink.
- *
- *	This function does the same as sysf_create_link(), but it
- *	doesn't warn if the link already exists.
- */
-int sysfs_create_link_nowarn(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *target,
-			     const char *name)
-{
-	return sysfs_do_create_link(kobj, target, name, 0);
-}
-
-/**
  *	sysfs_delete_link - remove symlink in object's directory.
  *	@kobj:	object we're acting for.
  *	@targ:	object we're pointing to.
diff --git a/include/linux/sysfs.h b/include/linux/sysfs.h
index 1204d45..4e1bfdb 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysfs.h
@@ -112,9 +112,6 @@ void sysfs_remove_bin_file(struct kobject *kobj, struct bin_attribute *attr);
 
 int __must_check sysfs_create_link(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *target,
 				   const char *name);
-int __must_check sysfs_create_link_nowarn(struct kobject *kobj,
-					  struct kobject *target,
-					  const char *name);
 void sysfs_remove_link(struct kobject *kobj, const char *name);
 
 int sysfs_rename_link(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *target,
@@ -211,13 +208,6 @@ static inline int sysfs_create_link(struct kobject *kobj,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int sysfs_create_link_nowarn(struct kobject *kobj,
-					   struct kobject *target,
-					   const char *name)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static inline void sysfs_remove_link(struct kobject *kobj, const char *name)
 {
 }
-- 
1.5.3.rc6.17.g1911

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