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diff --git a/lib/kobject.c b/lib/kobject.c
index 18989b5b3b56..389829d3a1d1 100644
--- a/lib/kobject.c
+++ b/lib/kobject.c
@@ -35,6 +35,25 @@ const void *kobject_namespace(struct kobject *kobj)
return kobj->ktype->namespace(kobj);
}
+/**
+ * kobject_get_ownership - get sysfs ownership data for @kobj
+ * @kobj: kobject in question
+ * @uid: kernel user ID for sysfs objects
+ * @gid: kernel group ID for sysfs objects
+ *
+ * Returns initial uid/gid pair that should be used when creating sysfs
+ * representation of given kobject. Normally used to adjust ownership of
+ * objects in a container.
+ */
+void kobject_get_ownership(struct kobject *kobj, kuid_t *uid, kgid_t *gid)
+{
+ *uid = GLOBAL_ROOT_UID;
+ *gid = GLOBAL_ROOT_GID;
+
+ if (kobj->ktype->get_ownership)
+ kobj->ktype->get_ownership(kobj, uid, gid);
+}
+
/*
* populate_dir - populate directory with attributes.
* @kobj: object we're working on.
@@ -868,9 +887,16 @@ static void kset_release(struct kobject *kobj)
kfree(kset);
}
+void kset_get_ownership(struct kobject *kobj, kuid_t *uid, kgid_t *gid)
+{
+ if (kobj->parent)
+ kobject_get_ownership(kobj->parent, uid, gid);
+}
+
static struct kobj_type kset_ktype = {
.sysfs_ops = &kobj_sysfs_ops,
- .release = kset_release,
+ .release = kset_release,
+ .get_ownership = kset_get_ownership,
};
/**