Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core-2.6

* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core-2.6: (62 commits)
  msi-laptop: depends on RFKILL
  msi-laptop: Detect 3G device exists by standard ec command
  msi-laptop: Add resume method for set the SCM load again
  msi-laptop: Support some MSI 3G netbook that is need load SCM
  msi-laptop: Add threeg sysfs file for support query 3G state by standard 66/62 ec command
  msi-laptop: Support standard ec 66/62 command on MSI notebook and nebook
  Driver core: create lock/unlock functions for struct device
  sysfs: fix for thinko with sysfs_bin_attr_init()
  sysfs: Kill unused sysfs_sb variable.
  sysfs: Pass super_block to sysfs_get_inode
  driver core: Use sysfs_rename_link in device_rename
  sysfs: Implement sysfs_rename_link
  sysfs: Pack sysfs_dirent more tightly.
  sysfs: Serialize updates to the vfs inode
  sysfs: windfarm: init sysfs attributes
  sysfs: Use sysfs_attr_init and sysfs_bin_attr_init on module dynamic attributes
  sysfs: Document sysfs_attr_init and sysfs_bin_attr_init
  sysfs: Use sysfs_attr_init and sysfs_bin_attr_init on dynamic attributes
  sysfs: Use one lockdep class per sysfs attribute.
  sysfs: Only take active references on attributes.
  ...

1 files changed, 38 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/sysfs/symlink.c b/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
index c5eff49fa41..1b9a3a1e8a1 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
@@ -123,6 +123,44 @@ void sysfs_remove_link(struct kobject * kobj, const char * name)
 	sysfs_hash_and_remove(parent_sd, name);
 }
 
+/**
+ *	sysfs_rename_link - rename symlink in object's directory.
+ *	@kobj:	object we're acting for.
+ *	@targ:	object we're pointing to.
+ *	@old:	previous name of the symlink.
+ *	@new:	new name of the symlink.
+ *
+ *	A helper function for the common rename symlink idiom.
+ */
+int sysfs_rename_link(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *targ,
+			const char *old, const char *new)
+{
+	struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd, *sd = NULL;
+	int result;
+
+	if (!kobj)
+		parent_sd = &sysfs_root;
+	else
+		parent_sd = kobj->sd;
+
+	result = -ENOENT;
+	sd = sysfs_get_dirent(parent_sd, old);
+	if (!sd)
+		goto out;
+
+	result = -EINVAL;
+	if (sysfs_type(sd) != SYSFS_KOBJ_LINK)
+		goto out;
+	if (sd->s_symlink.target_sd->s_dir.kobj != targ)
+		goto out;
+
+	result = sysfs_rename(sd, parent_sd, new);
+
+out:
+	sysfs_put(sd);
+	return result;
+}
+
 static int sysfs_get_target_path(struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd,
 				 struct sysfs_dirent *target_sd, char *path)
 {