1 files changed, 54 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index 8d4d839a9d88..1bafdf6e171c 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -629,6 +629,60 @@ void sysfs_remove_file_from_group(struct kobject *kobj,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_remove_file_from_group);
 
+struct sysfs_schedule_callback_struct {
+	struct kobject 		*kobj;
+	void			(*func)(void *);
+	void			*data;
+	struct work_struct	work;
+};
+
+static void sysfs_schedule_callback_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct sysfs_schedule_callback_struct *ss = container_of(work,
+			struct sysfs_schedule_callback_struct, work);
+
+	(ss->func)(ss->data);
+	kobject_put(ss->kobj);
+	kfree(ss);
+}
+
+/**
+ * sysfs_schedule_callback - helper to schedule a callback for a kobject
+ * @kobj: object we're acting for.
+ * @func: callback function to invoke later.
+ * @data: argument to pass to @func.
+ *
+ * sysfs attribute methods must not unregister themselves or their parent
+ * kobject (which would amount to the same thing).  Attempts to do so will
+ * deadlock, since unregistration is mutually exclusive with driver
+ * callbacks.
+ *
+ * Instead methods can call this routine, which will attempt to allocate
+ * and schedule a workqueue request to call back @func with @data as its
+ * argument in the workqueue's process context.  @kobj will be pinned
+ * until @func returns.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if the request was submitted, -ENOMEM if storage could not
+ * be allocated.
+ */
+int sysfs_schedule_callback(struct kobject *kobj, void (*func)(void *),
+		void *data)
+{
+	struct sysfs_schedule_callback_struct *ss;
+
+	ss = kmalloc(sizeof(*ss), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ss)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	kobject_get(kobj);
+	ss->kobj = kobj;
+	ss->func = func;
+	ss->data = data;
+	INIT_WORK(&ss->work, sysfs_schedule_callback_work);
+	schedule_work(&ss->work);
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_schedule_callback);
+
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_create_file);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_remove_file);