1 files changed, 120 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 5e3cc1651c78..139cdf7e7327 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -3504,6 +3504,126 @@ out:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_move);
 
+static int device_attrs_change_owner(struct device *dev, kuid_t kuid,
+				     kgid_t kgid)
+{
+	struct kobject *kobj = &dev->kobj;
+	struct class *class = dev->class;
+	const struct device_type *type = dev->type;
+	int error;
+
+	if (class) {
+		/*
+		 * Change the device groups of the device class for @dev to
+		 * @kuid/@kgid.
+		 */
+		error = sysfs_groups_change_owner(kobj, class->dev_groups, kuid,
+						  kgid);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+	}
+
+	if (type) {
+		/*
+		 * Change the device groups of the device type for @dev to
+		 * @kuid/@kgid.
+		 */
+		error = sysfs_groups_change_owner(kobj, type->groups, kuid,
+						  kgid);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+	}
+
+	/* Change the device groups of @dev to @kuid/@kgid. */
+	error = sysfs_groups_change_owner(kobj, dev->groups, kuid, kgid);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
+	if (device_supports_offline(dev) && !dev->offline_disabled) {
+		/* Change online device attributes of @dev to @kuid/@kgid. */
+		error = sysfs_file_change_owner(kobj, dev_attr_online.attr.name,
+						kuid, kgid);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * device_change_owner - change the owner of an existing device.
+ * @dev: device.
+ * @kuid: new owner's kuid
+ * @kgid: new owner's kgid
+ *
+ * This changes the owner of @dev and its corresponding sysfs entries to
+ * @kuid/@kgid. This function closely mirrors how @dev was added via driver
+ * core.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success or error code on failure.
+ */
+int device_change_owner(struct device *dev, kuid_t kuid, kgid_t kgid)
+{
+	int error;
+	struct kobject *kobj = &dev->kobj;
+
+	dev = get_device(dev);
+	if (!dev)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/*
+	 * Change the kobject and the default attributes and groups of the
+	 * ktype associated with it to @kuid/@kgid.
+	 */
+	error = sysfs_change_owner(kobj, kuid, kgid);
+	if (error)
+		goto out;
+
+	/*
+	 * Change the uevent file for @dev to the new owner. The uevent file
+	 * was created in a separate step when @dev got added and we mirror
+	 * that step here.
+	 */
+	error = sysfs_file_change_owner(kobj, dev_attr_uevent.attr.name, kuid,
+					kgid);
+	if (error)
+		goto out;
+
+	/*
+	 * Change the device groups, the device groups associated with the
+	 * device class, and the groups associated with the device type of @dev
+	 * to @kuid/@kgid.
+	 */
+	error = device_attrs_change_owner(dev, kuid, kgid);
+	if (error)
+		goto out;
+
+	error = dpm_sysfs_change_owner(dev, kuid, kgid);
+	if (error)
+		goto out;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
+	if (sysfs_deprecated && dev->class == &block_class)
+		goto out;
+#endif
+
+	/*
+	 * Change the owner of the symlink located in the class directory of
+	 * the device class associated with @dev which points to the actual
+	 * directory entry for @dev to @kuid/@kgid. This ensures that the
+	 * symlink shows the same permissions as its target.
+	 */
+	error = sysfs_link_change_owner(&dev->class->p->subsys.kobj, &dev->kobj,
+					dev_name(dev), kuid, kgid);
+	if (error)
+		goto out;
+
+out:
+	put_device(dev);
+	return error;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_change_owner);
+
 /**
  * device_shutdown - call ->shutdown() on each device to shutdown.
  */