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: (31 commits)
  driver core: Display error codes when class suspend fails
  Driver core: Add section count to memory_block struct
  Driver core: Add mutex for adding/removing memory blocks
  Driver core: Move find_memory_block routine
  hpilo: Despecificate driver from iLO generation
  driver core: Convert link_mem_sections to use find_memory_block_hinted.
  driver core: Introduce find_memory_block_hinted which utilizes kset_find_obj_hinted.
  kobject: Introduce kset_find_obj_hinted.
  driver core: fix build for CONFIG_BLOCK not enabled
  driver-core: base: change to new flag variable
  sysfs: only access bin file vm_ops with the active lock
  sysfs: Fail bin file mmap if vma close is implemented.
  FW_LOADER: fix kconfig dependency warning on HOTPLUG
  uio: Statically allocate uio_class and use class .dev_attrs.
  uio: Support 2^MINOR_BITS minors
  uio: Cleanup irq handling.
  uio: Don't clear driver data
  uio: Fix lack of locking in init_uio_class
  SYSFS: Allow boot time switching between deprecated and modern sysfs layout
  driver core: remove CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED_V2 but keep it for block devices
  ...

1 files changed, 39 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/kobject.c b/lib/kobject.c
index f07c57252e82..82dc34c095c2 100644
--- a/lib/kobject.c
+++ b/lib/kobject.c
@@ -746,17 +746,56 @@ void kset_unregister(struct kset *k)
  */
 struct kobject *kset_find_obj(struct kset *kset, const char *name)
 {
+	return kset_find_obj_hinted(kset, name, NULL);
+}
+
+/**
+ * kset_find_obj_hinted - search for object in kset given a predecessor hint.
+ * @kset: kset we're looking in.
+ * @name: object's name.
+ * @hint: hint to possible object's predecessor.
+ *
+ * Check the hint's next object and if it is a match return it directly,
+ * otherwise, fall back to the behavior of kset_find_obj().  Either way
+ * a reference for the returned object is held and the reference on the
+ * hinted object is released.
+ */
+struct kobject *kset_find_obj_hinted(struct kset *kset, const char *name,
+				     struct kobject *hint)
+{
 	struct kobject *k;
 	struct kobject *ret = NULL;
 
 	spin_lock(&kset->list_lock);
+
+	if (!hint)
+		goto slow_search;
+
+	/* end of list detection */
+	if (hint->entry.next == kset->list.next)
+		goto slow_search;
+
+	k = container_of(hint->entry.next, struct kobject, entry);
+	if (!kobject_name(k) || strcmp(kobject_name(k), name))
+		goto slow_search;
+
+	ret = kobject_get(k);
+	goto unlock_exit;
+
+slow_search:
 	list_for_each_entry(k, &kset->list, entry) {
 		if (kobject_name(k) && !strcmp(kobject_name(k), name)) {
 			ret = kobject_get(k);
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+
+unlock_exit:
 	spin_unlock(&kset->list_lock);
+
+	if (hint)
+		kobject_put(hint);
+
 	return ret;
 }