Stop using kobject_register, as this way we can control the sending of
the uevent properly, after everything is properly initialized.
Cc: Matt Domsch <Matt_Domsch@dell.com>
Cc: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
---
drivers/firmware/efivars.c | 6 +++---
1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efivars.c b/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
index 7f9f086..b61a72f 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
@@ -617,16 +617,16 @@ efivar_create_sysfs_entry(unsigned long variable_name_size,
*(short_name + strlen(short_name)) = '-';
efi_guid_unparse(vendor_guid, short_name + strlen(short_name));
- kobject_set_name(&new_efivar->kobj, "%s", short_name);
new_efivar->kobj.kset = vars_kset;
- new_efivar->kobj.ktype = &efivar_ktype;
- i = kobject_register(&new_efivar->kobj);
+ i = kobject_init_and_add(&new_efivar->kobj, &efivar_ktype, NULL,
+ "%s", short_name);
if (i) {
kfree(short_name);
kfree(new_efivar);
return 1;
}
+ kobject_uevent(&new_efivar->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
kfree(short_name);
short_name = NULL;
--
1.5.3.8
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