[PATCH v5 1/2] sysfs: added sysfs_link_entry_to_kobj()

[Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@linux.intel.com>]

Added a new function sysfs_link_group_to_kobj() that adds a symlink
from attribute or group to a kobject. Exported kernfs_remove_by_name_ns
in order to provide a way to remove such symlinks.

Signed-off-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@linux.intel.com>
---
 fs/sysfs/group.c      | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 include/linux/sysfs.h |  8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 50 insertions(+)

diff --git a/fs/sysfs/group.c b/fs/sysfs/group.c
index b400c04..5c72996 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/group.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/group.c
@@ -352,3 +352,45 @@ void sysfs_remove_link_from_group(struct kobject *kobj, const char *group_name,
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_remove_link_from_group);
+
+/**
+ * sysfs_link_entry_to_kobj - add a symlink to a kobject pointing to a group or an attribute
+ * @kobj:		The kobject containing the group.
+ * @target_kobj:	The target kobject.
+ * @target_name:	The name of the target group or attribute.
+ */
+int sysfs_link_entry_to_kobj(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *target_kobj,
+			     const char *target_name)
+{
+	struct kernfs_node *target;
+	struct kernfs_node *entry;
+	struct kernfs_node *link;
+
+	/*
+	 * We don't own @target_kobj and it may be removed at any time.
+	 * Synchronize using sysfs_symlink_target_lock. See sysfs_remove_dir()
+	 * for details.
+	 */
+	spin_lock(&sysfs_symlink_target_lock);
+	target = target_kobj->sd;
+	if (target)
+		kernfs_get(target);
+	spin_unlock(&sysfs_symlink_target_lock);
+	if (!target)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	entry = kernfs_find_and_get(target_kobj->sd, target_name);
+	if (!entry) {
+		kernfs_put(target);
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+
+	link = kernfs_create_link(kobj->sd, target_name, entry);
+	if (IS_ERR(link) && PTR_ERR(link) == -EEXIST)
+		sysfs_warn_dup(kobj->sd, target_name);
+
+	kernfs_put(entry);
+	kernfs_put(target);
+	return IS_ERR(link) ? PTR_ERR(link) : 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_link_entry_to_kobj);
diff --git a/include/linux/sysfs.h b/include/linux/sysfs.h
index 99382c0..f2be044 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysfs.h
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ int sysfs_add_link_to_group(struct kobject *kobj, const char *group_name,
 			    struct kobject *target, const char *link_name);
 void sysfs_remove_link_from_group(struct kobject *kobj, const char *group_name,
 				  const char *link_name);
+int sysfs_link_entry_to_kobj(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *target_kobj,
+			     const char *target_name);
 
 void sysfs_notify(struct kobject *kobj, const char *dir, const char *attr);
 
@@ -436,6 +438,12 @@ static inline void sysfs_remove_link_from_group(struct kobject *kobj,
 {
 }
 
+int sysfs_link_entry_to_kobj(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *target_kobj,
+			     const char *target_name)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline void sysfs_notify(struct kobject *kobj, const char *dir,
 				const char *attr)
 {
-- 
2.1.4