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

* master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-2.6:
  sysfs: fix build errors: uevent with CONFIG_SYSFS=n
  pcmcia: some class_device fallout
  Driver core: device_add_attrs() cleanup
  debugfs: Remove misleading comments.
  debugfs: implement symbolic links
  Driver: remove redundant kobject_unregister checks
  kobject: kobj->k_name verification fix
  serial: Add PCMCIA IDs for Quatech DSP-100 dual RS232 adapter.
  Driver core: let request_module() send a /sys/modules/kmod/-uevent
  Driver.h copyright update

18 files changed, 343 insertions, 77 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/base/bus.c b/drivers/base/bus.c
index 472810f8e6e7..253868e03c70 100644
--- a/drivers/base/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/base/bus.c
@@ -324,27 +324,25 @@ int bus_for_each_drv(struct bus_type * bus, struct device_driver * start,
 	return error;
 }
 
-static int device_add_attrs(struct bus_type * bus, struct device * dev)
+static int device_add_attrs(struct bus_type *bus, struct device *dev)
 {
 	int error = 0;
 	int i;
 
-	if (bus->dev_attrs) {
-		for (i = 0; attr_name(bus->dev_attrs[i]); i++) {
-			error = device_create_file(dev,&bus->dev_attrs[i]);
-			if (error)
-				goto Err;
+	if (!bus->dev_attrs)
+		return 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; attr_name(bus->dev_attrs[i]); i++) {
+		error = device_create_file(dev,&bus->dev_attrs[i]);
+		if (error) {
+			while (--i >= 0)
+				device_remove_file(dev, &bus->dev_attrs[i]);
+			break;
 		}
 	}
- Done:
 	return error;
- Err:
-	while (--i >= 0)
-		device_remove_file(dev,&bus->dev_attrs[i]);
-	goto Done;
 }
 
-
 static void device_remove_attrs(struct bus_type * bus, struct device * dev)
 {
 	int i;
diff --git a/drivers/base/class.c b/drivers/base/class.c
index 96def1ddba19..1417e5cd4c6f 100644
--- a/drivers/base/class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/class.c
@@ -163,8 +163,7 @@ int class_register(struct class * cls)
 void class_unregister(struct class * cls)
 {
 	pr_debug("device class '%s': unregistering\n", cls->name);
-	if (cls->virtual_dir)
-		kobject_unregister(cls->virtual_dir);
+	kobject_unregister(cls->virtual_dir);
 	remove_class_attrs(cls);
 	subsystem_unregister(&cls->subsys);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/at91_cf.c b/drivers/pcmcia/at91_cf.c
index b31862837534..99baabc23599 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/at91_cf.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/at91_cf.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ static int __init at91_cf_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		board->det_pin, board->irq_pin);
 
 	cf->socket.owner = THIS_MODULE;
-	cf->socket.dev.dev = &pdev->dev;
+	cf->socket.dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	cf->socket.ops = &at91_cf_ops;
 	cf->socket.resource_ops = &pccard_static_ops;
 	cf->socket.features = SS_CAP_PCCARD | SS_CAP_STATIC_MAP
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/soc_common.c b/drivers/pcmcia/soc_common.c
index d2a3bea55de2..aa7779d89752 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/soc_common.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/soc_common.c
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ dump_bits(char **p, const char *prefix, unsigned int val, struct bittbl *bits, i
  *
  * Returns: the number of characters added to the buffer
  */
-static ssize_t show_status(struct device *dev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t show_status(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	struct soc_pcmcia_socket *skt =
 		container_of(dev, struct soc_pcmcia_socket, socket.dev);
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ static ssize_t show_status(struct device *dev, char *buf)
 
 	return p-buf;
 }
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(status, S_IRUGO, show_status, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(status, S_IRUGO, show_status, NULL);
 
 
 static struct pccard_operations soc_common_pcmcia_operations = {
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ int soc_common_drv_pcmcia_probe(struct device *dev, struct pcmcia_low_level *ops
 
 		skt->socket.ops = &soc_common_pcmcia_operations;
 		skt->socket.owner = ops->owner;
-		skt->socket.dev.dev = dev;
+		skt->socket.dev.parent = dev;
 
 		init_timer(&skt->poll_timer);
 		skt->poll_timer.function = soc_common_pcmcia_poll_event;
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ int soc_common_drv_pcmcia_probe(struct device *dev, struct pcmcia_low_level *ops
 
 		add_timer(&skt->poll_timer);
 
-		device_create_file(&skt->socket.dev, &device_attr_status);
+		device_create_file(&skt->socket.dev, &dev_attr_status);
 	}
 
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev, sinfo);
diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial_cs.c b/drivers/serial/serial_cs.c
index c2f1012449da..6b76babc7fbf 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_cs.c
@@ -248,6 +248,10 @@ static const struct serial_quirk quirks[] = {
 		.multi	= 2,
 	}, {
 		.manfid	= MANFID_QUATECH,
+		.prodid	= PRODID_QUATECH_DUAL_RS232_G,
+		.multi	= 2,
+	}, {
+		.manfid	= MANFID_QUATECH,
 		.prodid	= PRODID_QUATECH_QUAD_RS232,
 		.multi	= 4,
 	}, {
@@ -891,6 +895,7 @@ static struct pcmcia_device_id serial_ids[] = {
 	PCMCIA_DEVICE_PROD_ID12("OEM      ", "C288MX     ", 0xb572d360, 0xd2385b7a),
 	PCMCIA_DEVICE_PROD_ID12("PCMCIA   ", "C336MX     ", 0x99bcafe9, 0xaa25bcab),
 	PCMCIA_DEVICE_PROD_ID12("Quatech Inc", "PCMCIA Dual RS-232 Serial Port Card", 0xc4420b35, 0x92abc92f),
+	PCMCIA_DEVICE_PROD_ID12("Quatech Inc", "Dual RS-232 Serial Port PC Card", 0xc4420b35, 0x031a380d),
 	PCMCIA_PFC_DEVICE_CIS_PROD_ID12(1, "PCMCIA", "EN2218-LAN/MODEM", 0x281f1c5d, 0x570f348e, "PCMLM28.cis"),
 	PCMCIA_PFC_DEVICE_CIS_PROD_ID12(1, "PCMCIA", "UE2218-LAN/MODEM", 0x281f1c5d, 0x6fdcacee, "PCMLM28.cis"),
 	PCMCIA_PFC_DEVICE_CIS_PROD_ID12(1, "Psion Dacom", "Gold Card V34 Ethernet", 0xf5f025c2, 0x338e8155, "PCMLM28.cis"),
diff --git a/fs/debugfs/file.c b/fs/debugfs/file.c
index 8d130cc85322..682f928b7f4d 100644
--- a/fs/debugfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/debugfs/file.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/pagemap.h>
+#include <linux/namei.h>
 #include <linux/debugfs.h>
 
 static ssize_t default_read_file(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
@@ -44,6 +45,17 @@ const struct file_operations debugfs_file_operations = {
 	.open =		default_open,
 };
 
+static void *debugfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+{
+	nd_set_link(nd, dentry->d_inode->i_private);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+const struct inode_operations debugfs_link_operations = {
+	.readlink       = generic_readlink,
+	.follow_link    = debugfs_follow_link,
+};
+
 static void debugfs_u8_set(void *data, u64 val)
 {
 	*(u8 *)data = val;
diff --git a/fs/debugfs/inode.c b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
index c692487346ea..7b324cfebcb1 100644
--- a/fs/debugfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@
 #include <linux/namei.h>
 #include <linux/debugfs.h>
 #include <linux/fsnotify.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
 
 #define DEBUGFS_MAGIC	0x64626720
 
 /* declared over in file.c */
 extern struct file_operations debugfs_file_operations;
+extern struct inode_operations debugfs_link_operations;
 
 static struct vfsmount *debugfs_mount;
 static int debugfs_mount_count;
@@ -51,6 +53,9 @@ static struct inode *debugfs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, int mode, dev_t d
 		case S_IFREG:
 			inode->i_fop = &debugfs_file_operations;
 			break;
+		case S_IFLNK:
+			inode->i_op = &debugfs_link_operations;
+			break;
 		case S_IFDIR:
 			inode->i_op = &simple_dir_inode_operations;
 			inode->i_fop = &simple_dir_operations;
@@ -96,6 +101,12 @@ static int debugfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
 	return res;
 }
 
+static int debugfs_link(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
+{
+	mode = (mode & S_IALLUGO) | S_IFLNK;
+	return debugfs_mknod(dir, dentry, mode, 0);
+}
+
 static int debugfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
 {
 	int res;
@@ -158,10 +169,17 @@ static int debugfs_create_by_name(const char *name, mode_t mode,
 	mutex_lock(&parent->d_inode->i_mutex);
 	*dentry = lookup_one_len(name, parent, strlen(name));
 	if (!IS_ERR(*dentry)) {
-		if ((mode & S_IFMT) == S_IFDIR)
+		switch (mode & S_IFMT) {
+		case S_IFDIR:
 			error = debugfs_mkdir(parent->d_inode, *dentry, mode);
-		else 
+			break;
+		case S_IFLNK:
+			error = debugfs_link(parent->d_inode, *dentry, mode);
+			break;
+		default:
 			error = debugfs_create(parent->d_inode, *dentry, mode);
+			break;
+		}
 		dput(*dentry);
 	} else
 		error = PTR_ERR(*dentry);
@@ -194,9 +212,7 @@ static int debugfs_create_by_name(const char *name, mode_t mode,
  * you are responsible here.)  If an error occurs, %NULL will be returned.
  *
  * If debugfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value -%ENODEV will be
- * returned.  It is not wise to check for this value, but rather, check for
- * %NULL or !%NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
- * code.
+ * returned.
  */
 struct dentry *debugfs_create_file(const char *name, mode_t mode,
 				   struct dentry *parent, void *data,
@@ -246,9 +262,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debugfs_create_file);
  * you are responsible here.)  If an error occurs, %NULL will be returned.
  *
  * If debugfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value -%ENODEV will be
- * returned.  It is not wise to check for this value, but rather, check for
- * %NULL or !%NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
- * code.
+ * returned.
  */
 struct dentry *debugfs_create_dir(const char *name, struct dentry *parent)
 {
@@ -259,6 +273,47 @@ struct dentry *debugfs_create_dir(const char *name, struct dentry *parent)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debugfs_create_dir);
 
 /**
+ * debugfs_create_symlink- create a symbolic link in the debugfs filesystem
+ * @name: a pointer to a string containing the name of the symbolic link to
+ *        create.
+ * @parent: a pointer to the parent dentry for this symbolic link.  This
+ *          should be a directory dentry if set.  If this paramater is NULL,
+ *          then the symbolic link will be created in the root of the debugfs
+ *          filesystem.
+ * @target: a pointer to a string containing the path to the target of the
+ *          symbolic link.
+ *
+ * This function creates a symbolic link with the given name in debugfs that
+ * links to the given target path.
+ *
+ * This function will return a pointer to a dentry if it succeeds.  This
+ * pointer must be passed to the debugfs_remove() function when the symbolic
+ * link is to be removed (no automatic cleanup happens if your module is
+ * unloaded, you are responsible here.)  If an error occurs, %NULL will be
+ * returned.
+ *
+ * If debugfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value -%ENODEV will be
+ * returned.
+ */
+struct dentry *debugfs_create_symlink(const char *name, struct dentry *parent,
+				      const char *target)
+{
+	struct dentry *result;
+	char *link;
+
+	link = kstrdup(target, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!link)
+		return NULL;
+
+	result = debugfs_create_file(name, S_IFLNK | S_IRWXUGO, parent, link,
+				     NULL);
+	if (!result)
+		kfree(link);
+	return result;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debugfs_create_symlink);
+
+/**
  * debugfs_remove - removes a file or directory from the debugfs filesystem
  * @dentry: a pointer to a the dentry of the file or directory to be
  *          removed.
@@ -287,15 +342,22 @@ void debugfs_remove(struct dentry *dentry)
 	if (debugfs_positive(dentry)) {
 		if (dentry->d_inode) {
 			dget(dentry);
-			if (S_ISDIR(dentry->d_inode->i_mode)) {
+			switch (dentry->d_inode->i_mode & S_IFMT) {
+			case S_IFDIR:
 				ret = simple_rmdir(parent->d_inode, dentry);
 				if (ret)
 					printk(KERN_ERR
 						"DebugFS rmdir on %s failed : "
 						"directory not empty.\n",
 						dentry->d_name.name);
-			} else
+				break;
+			case S_IFLNK:
+				kfree(dentry->d_inode->i_private);
+				/* fall through */
+			default:
 				simple_unlink(parent->d_inode, dentry);
+				break;
+			}
 			if (!ret)
 				d_delete(dentry);
 			dput(dentry);
diff --git a/fs/partitions/check.c b/fs/partitions/check.c
index ac32a2e8540c..22d38ffc9ef0 100644
--- a/fs/partitions/check.c
+++ b/fs/partitions/check.c
@@ -358,8 +358,7 @@ void delete_partition(struct gendisk *disk, int part)
 	p->ios[0] = p->ios[1] = 0;
 	p->sectors[0] = p->sectors[1] = 0;
 	sysfs_remove_link(&p->kobj, "subsystem");
-	if (p->holder_dir)
-		kobject_unregister(p->holder_dir);
+	kobject_unregister(p->holder_dir);
 	kobject_uevent(&p->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
 	kobject_del(&p->kobj);
 	kobject_put(&p->kobj);
@@ -603,10 +602,8 @@ void del_gendisk(struct gendisk *disk)
 	disk->stamp = 0;
 
 	kobject_uevent(&disk->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
-	if (disk->holder_dir)
-		kobject_unregister(disk->holder_dir);
-	if (disk->slave_dir)
-		kobject_unregister(disk->slave_dir);
+	kobject_unregister(disk->holder_dir);
+	kobject_unregister(disk->slave_dir);
 	if (disk->driverfs_dev) {
 		char *disk_name = make_block_name(disk);
 		sysfs_remove_link(&disk->kobj, "device");
diff --git a/include/linux/debugfs.h b/include/linux/debugfs.h
index 047567d34ca7..9fa0983d1aa8 100644
--- a/include/linux/debugfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/debugfs.h
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ struct dentry *debugfs_create_file(const char *name, mode_t mode,
 
 struct dentry *debugfs_create_dir(const char *name, struct dentry *parent);
 
+struct dentry *debugfs_create_symlink(const char *name, struct dentry *parent,
+				      const char *dest);
+
 void debugfs_remove(struct dentry *dentry);
 
 struct dentry *debugfs_create_u8(const char *name, mode_t mode,
@@ -70,6 +73,13 @@ static inline struct dentry *debugfs_create_dir(const char *name,
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 }
 
+static inline struct dentry *debugfs_create_symlink(const char *name,
+						    struct dentry *parent,
+						    const char *dest)
+{
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+}
+
 static inline void debugfs_remove(struct dentry *dentry)
 { }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index 26e4692f2d1a..d5b1b7b3558e 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * device.h - generic, centralized driver model
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2001-2003 Patrick Mochel <mochel@osdl.org>
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2007 Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
  *
  * This file is released under the GPLv2
  *
diff --git a/include/linux/kmod.h b/include/linux/kmod.h
index 10f505c8431d..cc8e674ae27a 100644
--- a/include/linux/kmod.h
+++ b/include/linux/kmod.h
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_KMOD
 /* modprobe exit status on success, -ve on error.  Return value
  * usually useless though. */
+extern void kmod_sysfs_init(void);
 extern int request_module(const char * name, ...) __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2)));
 #else
+static inline void kmod_sysfs_init(void) {};
 static inline int request_module(const char * name, ...) { return -ENOSYS; }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index 419d3ef293dd..95679eb8571e 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ void sort_extable(struct exception_table_entry *start,
 		  struct exception_table_entry *finish);
 void sort_main_extable(void);
 
-extern struct subsystem module_subsys;
-
 #ifdef MODULE
 #define MODULE_GENERIC_TABLE(gtype,name)			\
 extern const struct gtype##_id __mod_##gtype##_table		\
@@ -467,10 +465,6 @@ int unregister_module_notifier(struct notifier_block * nb);
 
 extern void print_modules(void);
 
-struct device_driver;
-void module_add_driver(struct module *, struct device_driver *);
-void module_remove_driver(struct device_driver *);
-
 #else /* !CONFIG_MODULES... */
 #define EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym)
 #define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sym)
@@ -568,18 +562,59 @@ static inline void print_modules(void)
 {
 }
 
+#endif /* CONFIG_MODULES */
+
 struct device_driver;
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
 struct module;
 
-static inline void module_add_driver(struct module *module, struct device_driver *driver)
+extern struct subsystem module_subsys;
+
+int mod_sysfs_init(struct module *mod);
+int mod_sysfs_setup(struct module *mod,
+			   struct kernel_param *kparam,
+			   unsigned int num_params);
+int module_add_modinfo_attrs(struct module *mod);
+void module_remove_modinfo_attrs(struct module *mod);
+
+#else /* !CONFIG_SYSFS */
+
+static inline int mod_sysfs_init(struct module *mod)
 {
+	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline void module_remove_driver(struct device_driver *driver)
+static inline int mod_sysfs_setup(struct module *mod,
+			   struct kernel_param *kparam,
+			   unsigned int num_params)
 {
+	return 0;
 }
 
-#endif /* CONFIG_MODULES */
+static inline int module_add_modinfo_attrs(struct module *mod)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline void module_remove_modinfo_attrs(struct module *mod)
+{ }
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_SYSFS */
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_SYSFS) && defined(CONFIG_MODULES)
+
+void module_add_driver(struct module *mod, struct device_driver *drv);
+void module_remove_driver(struct device_driver *drv);
+
+#else /* not both CONFIG_SYSFS && CONFIG_MODULES */
+
+static inline void module_add_driver(struct module *mod, struct device_driver *drv)
+{ }
+
+static inline void module_remove_driver(struct device_driver *drv)
+{ }
+
+#endif
 
 #define symbol_request(x) try_then_request_module(symbol_get(x), "symbol:" #x)
 
diff --git a/include/linux/moduleparam.h b/include/linux/moduleparam.h
index 4a189dadb160..b26b2e5fedc7 100644
--- a/include/linux/moduleparam.h
+++ b/include/linux/moduleparam.h
@@ -169,10 +169,22 @@ extern int param_get_string(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp);
 
 struct module;
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_SYSFS) && defined(CONFIG_MODULES)
 extern int module_param_sysfs_setup(struct module *mod,
 				    struct kernel_param *kparam,
 				    unsigned int num_params);
 
 extern void module_param_sysfs_remove(struct module *mod);
+#else
+static inline int module_param_sysfs_setup(struct module *mod,
+			     struct kernel_param *kparam,
+			     unsigned int num_params)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline void module_param_sysfs_remove(struct module *mod)
+{ }
+#endif
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_MODULE_PARAMS_H */
diff --git a/include/pcmcia/ciscode.h b/include/pcmcia/ciscode.h
index c1da8558339a..eae7e2e84497 100644
--- a/include/pcmcia/ciscode.h
+++ b/include/pcmcia/ciscode.h
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
 #define PRODID_QUATECH_DUAL_RS232	0x0012
 #define PRODID_QUATECH_DUAL_RS232_D1	0x0007
 #define PRODID_QUATECH_DUAL_RS232_D2	0x0052
+#define PRODID_QUATECH_DUAL_RS232_G	0x004d
 #define PRODID_QUATECH_QUAD_RS232	0x001b
 #define PRODID_QUATECH_DUAL_RS422	0x000e
 #define PRODID_QUATECH_QUAD_RS422	0x0045
diff --git a/kernel/kmod.c b/kernel/kmod.c
index 796276141e51..9f923f8ce6a0 100644
--- a/kernel/kmod.c
+++ b/kernel/kmod.c
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 #include <linux/resource.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
+extern int delete_module(const char *name, unsigned int flags);
+
 extern int max_threads;
 
 static struct workqueue_struct *khelper_wq;
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ static struct workqueue_struct *khelper_wq;
 	modprobe_path is set via /proc/sys.
 */
 char modprobe_path[KMOD_PATH_LEN] = "/sbin/modprobe";
+struct module_kobject kmod_mk;
 
 /**
  * request_module - try to load a kernel module
@@ -75,6 +78,11 @@ int request_module(const char *fmt, ...)
 	static atomic_t kmod_concurrent = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 #define MAX_KMOD_CONCURRENT 50	/* Completely arbitrary value - KAO */
 	static int kmod_loop_msg;
+	char modalias[16 + MODULE_NAME_LEN] = "MODALIAS=";
+	char *uevent_envp[2] = {
+		modalias,
+		NULL
+	};
 
 	va_start(args, fmt);
 	ret = vsnprintf(module_name, MODULE_NAME_LEN, fmt, args);
@@ -82,6 +90,12 @@ int request_module(const char *fmt, ...)
 	if (ret >= MODULE_NAME_LEN)
 		return -ENAMETOOLONG;
 
+	strcpy(&modalias[strlen("MODALIAS=")], module_name);
+	kobject_uevent_env(&kmod_mk.kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE, uevent_envp);
+
+	if (modprobe_path[0] == '\0')
+		goto out;
+
 	/* If modprobe needs a service that is in a module, we get a recursive
 	 * loop.  Limit the number of running kmod threads to max_threads/2 or
 	 * MAX_KMOD_CONCURRENT, whichever is the smaller.  A cleaner method
@@ -108,9 +122,115 @@ int request_module(const char *fmt, ...)
 
 	ret = call_usermodehelper(modprobe_path, argv, envp, 1);
 	atomic_dec(&kmod_concurrent);
+out:
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(request_module);
+
+static ssize_t store_mod_request(struct module_attribute *mattr,
+				 struct module *mod,
+			      const char *buffer, size_t count)
+{
+	char name[MODULE_NAME_LEN];
+	int ret;
+
+	if (count < 1 || count+1 > MODULE_NAME_LEN)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	memcpy(name, buffer, count);
+	name[count] = '\0';
+	if (name[count-1] == '\n')
+		name[count-1] = '\0';
+
+	ret = request_module(name);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+	return count;
+}
+
+static struct module_attribute mod_request = {
+	.attr = { .name = "mod_request", .mode = S_IWUSR, .owner = THIS_MODULE },
+	.store = store_mod_request,
+};
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD
+static ssize_t store_mod_unload(struct module_attribute *mattr,
+			    struct module *mod,
+			    const char *buffer, size_t count)
+{
+	char name[MODULE_NAME_LEN];
+	int ret;
+
+	if (count < 1 || count+1 > MODULE_NAME_LEN)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	memcpy(name, buffer, count);
+	name[count] = '\0';
+	if (name[count-1] == '\n')
+		name[count-1] = '\0';
+
+	ret = delete_module(name, O_NONBLOCK);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+	return count;
+}
+
+static struct module_attribute mod_unload = {
+	.attr = { .name = "mod_unload", .mode = S_IWUSR, .owner = THIS_MODULE },
+	.store = store_mod_unload,
+};
+#endif
+
+static ssize_t show_mod_request_helper(struct module_attribute *mattr,
+				       struct module *mod,
+				       char *buffer)
+{
+	return sprintf(buffer, "%s\n", modprobe_path);
+}
+
+static ssize_t store_mod_request_helper(struct module_attribute *mattr,
+					struct module *mod,
+					const char *buffer, size_t count)
+{
+	if (count < 1 || count+1 > KMOD_PATH_LEN)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	memcpy(modprobe_path, buffer, count);
+	modprobe_path[count] = '\0';
+	if (modprobe_path[count-1] == '\n')
+		modprobe_path[count-1] = '\0';
+	return count;
+}
+
+static struct module_attribute mod_request_helper = {
+	.attr = {
+		.name = "mod_request_helper",
+		.mode = S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO,
+		.owner = THIS_MODULE
+	},
+	.show = show_mod_request_helper,
+	.store = store_mod_request_helper,
+};
+
+void __init kmod_sysfs_init(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	kmod_mk.mod = THIS_MODULE;
+	kobj_set_kset_s(&kmod_mk, module_subsys);
+	kobject_set_name(&kmod_mk.kobj, "kmod");
+	kobject_init(&kmod_mk.kobj);
+	ret = kobject_add(&kmod_mk.kobj);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	ret = sysfs_create_file(&kmod_mk.kobj, &mod_request_helper.attr);
+	ret = sysfs_create_file(&kmod_mk.kobj, &mod_request.attr);
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD
+	ret = sysfs_create_file(&kmod_mk.kobj, &mod_unload.attr);
+#endif
+
+	kobject_uevent(&kmod_mk.kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+out:
+	return;
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_KMOD */
 
 struct subprocess_info {
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 8a94e054230c..8c25b1a04fa6 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -653,20 +653,11 @@ static void wait_for_zero_refcount(struct module *mod)
 	mutex_lock(&module_mutex);
 }
 
-asmlinkage long
-sys_delete_module(const char __user *name_user, unsigned int flags)
+int delete_module(const char *name, unsigned int flags)
 {
 	struct module *mod;
-	char name[MODULE_NAME_LEN];
 	int ret, forced = 0;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_MODULE))
-		return -EPERM;
-
-	if (strncpy_from_user(name, name_user, MODULE_NAME_LEN-1) < 0)
-		return -EFAULT;
-	name[MODULE_NAME_LEN-1] = '\0';
-
 	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&module_mutex) != 0)
 		return -EINTR;
 
@@ -727,6 +718,21 @@ sys_delete_module(const char __user *name_user, unsigned int flags)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+asmlinkage long
+sys_delete_module(const char __user *name_user, unsigned int flags)
+{
+	char name[MODULE_NAME_LEN];
+
+	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_MODULE))
+		return -EPERM;
+
+	if (strncpy_from_user(name, name_user, MODULE_NAME_LEN-1) < 0)
+		return -EFAULT;
+	name[MODULE_NAME_LEN-1] = '\0';
+
+	return delete_module(name, flags);
+}
+
 static void print_unload_info(struct seq_file *m, struct module *mod)
 {
 	struct module_use *use;
@@ -1068,7 +1074,8 @@ static inline void remove_sect_attrs(struct module *mod)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_KALLSYMS */
 
-static int module_add_modinfo_attrs(struct module *mod)
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
+int module_add_modinfo_attrs(struct module *mod)
 {
 	struct module_attribute *attr;
 	struct module_attribute *temp_attr;
@@ -1094,7 +1101,7 @@ static int module_add_modinfo_attrs(struct module *mod)
 	return error;
 }
 
-static void module_remove_modinfo_attrs(struct module *mod)
+void module_remove_modinfo_attrs(struct module *mod)
 {
 	struct module_attribute *attr;
 	int i;
@@ -1109,8 +1116,10 @@ static void module_remove_modinfo_attrs(struct module *mod)
 	}
 	kfree(mod->modinfo_attrs);
 }
+#endif
 
-static int mod_sysfs_init(struct module *mod)
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
+int mod_sysfs_init(struct module *mod)
 {
 	int err;
 
@@ -1133,7 +1142,7 @@ out:
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int mod_sysfs_setup(struct module *mod,
+int mod_sysfs_setup(struct module *mod,
 			   struct kernel_param *kparam,
 			   unsigned int num_params)
 {
@@ -1169,16 +1178,14 @@ out_unreg:
 out:
 	return err;
 }
+#endif
 
 static void mod_kobject_remove(struct module *mod)
 {
 	module_remove_modinfo_attrs(mod);
 	module_param_sysfs_remove(mod);
-	if (mod->mkobj.drivers_dir)
-		kobject_unregister(mod->mkobj.drivers_dir);
-	if (mod->holders_dir)
-		kobject_unregister(mod->holders_dir);
-
+	kobject_unregister(mod->mkobj.drivers_dir);
+	kobject_unregister(mod->holders_dir);
 	kobject_unregister(&mod->mkobj.kobj);
 }
 
@@ -2345,6 +2352,7 @@ void print_modules(void)
 	printk("\n");
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
 static char *make_driver_name(struct device_driver *drv)
 {
 	char *driver_name;
@@ -2419,6 +2427,7 @@ void module_remove_driver(struct device_driver *drv)
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(module_remove_driver);
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
 /* Generate the signature for struct module here, too, for modversions. */
diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index 553cf7d6a4be..7a751570b56d 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 #define DEBUGP(fmt, a...)
 #endif
 
-static struct kobj_type module_ktype;
-
 static inline char dash2underscore(char c)
 {
 	if (c == '-')
@@ -391,6 +389,7 @@ struct module_param_attrs
 	struct param_attribute attrs[0];
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
 #define to_param_attr(n) container_of(n, struct param_attribute, mattr);
 
 static ssize_t param_attr_show(struct module_attribute *mattr,
@@ -426,6 +425,7 @@ static ssize_t param_attr_store(struct module_attribute *mattr,
 		return len;
 	return err;
 }
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 #define __modinit
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ static ssize_t param_attr_store(struct module_attribute *mattr,
 #define __modinit __init
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
 /*
  * param_sysfs_setup - setup sysfs support for one module or KBUILD_MODNAME
  * @mk: struct module_kobject (contains parent kobject)
@@ -500,9 +501,7 @@ param_sysfs_setup(struct module_kobject *mk,
 	return mp;
 }
 
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
-
 /*
  * module_param_sysfs_setup - setup sysfs support for one module
  * @mod: module
@@ -625,7 +624,6 @@ static void __init param_sysfs_builtin(void)
 
 
 /* module-related sysfs stuff */
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
 
 #define to_module_attr(n) container_of(n, struct module_attribute, attr);
 #define to_module_kobject(n) container_of(n, struct module_kobject, kobj);
@@ -673,6 +671,8 @@ static struct sysfs_ops module_sysfs_ops = {
 	.store = module_attr_store,
 };
 
+static struct kobj_type module_ktype;
+
 static int uevent_filter(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)
 {
 	struct kobj_type *ktype = get_ktype(kobj);
@@ -686,19 +686,12 @@ static struct kset_uevent_ops module_uevent_ops = {
 	.filter = uevent_filter,
 };
 
-#else
-static struct sysfs_ops module_sysfs_ops = {
-	.show = NULL,
-	.store = NULL,
-};
-#endif
+decl_subsys(module, &module_ktype, &module_uevent_ops);
 
 static struct kobj_type module_ktype = {
 	.sysfs_ops =	&module_sysfs_ops,
 };
 
-decl_subsys(module, &module_ktype, &module_uevent_ops);
-
 /*
  * param_sysfs_init - wrapper for built-in params support
  */
@@ -714,11 +707,21 @@ static int __init param_sysfs_init(void)
 	}
 
 	param_sysfs_builtin();
+	kmod_sysfs_init();
 
 	return 0;
 }
 subsys_initcall(param_sysfs_init);
 
+#else
+#if 0
+static struct sysfs_ops module_sysfs_ops = {
+	.show = NULL,
+	.store = NULL,
+};
+#endif
+#endif
+
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_set_byte);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_get_byte);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_set_short);
diff --git a/lib/kobject.c b/lib/kobject.c
index 2782f49e906e..93685f43bb9b 100644
--- a/lib/kobject.c
+++ b/lib/kobject.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ int kobject_shadow_add(struct kobject * kobj, struct dentry *shadow_parent)
 		return -ENOENT;
 	if (!kobj->k_name)
 		kobj->k_name = kobj->name;
-	if (!kobj->k_name) {
+	if (!*kobj->k_name) {
 		pr_debug("kobject attempted to be registered with no name!\n");
 		WARN_ON(1);
 		return -EINVAL;