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-rw-r--r--fs/sysfs/group.c29
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/group.c b/fs/sysfs/group.c
index 4802ec0e1e3a..38240410f831 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/group.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/group.c
@@ -119,12 +119,22 @@ static int internal_create_group(struct kobject *kobj, int update,
return -EINVAL;
}
if (grp->name) {
- kn = kernfs_create_dir(kobj->sd, grp->name,
- S_IRWXU | S_IRUGO | S_IXUGO, kobj);
- if (IS_ERR(kn)) {
- if (PTR_ERR(kn) == -EEXIST)
- sysfs_warn_dup(kobj->sd, grp->name);
- return PTR_ERR(kn);
+ if (update) {
+ kn = kernfs_find_and_get(kobj->sd, grp->name);
+ if (!kn) {
+ pr_warn("Can't update unknown attr grp name: %s/%s\n",
+ kobj->name, grp->name);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ } else {
+ kn = kernfs_create_dir(kobj->sd, grp->name,
+ S_IRWXU | S_IRUGO | S_IXUGO,
+ kobj);
+ if (IS_ERR(kn)) {
+ if (PTR_ERR(kn) == -EEXIST)
+ sysfs_warn_dup(kobj->sd, grp->name);
+ return PTR_ERR(kn);
+ }
}
} else
kn = kobj->sd;
@@ -135,6 +145,10 @@ static int internal_create_group(struct kobject *kobj, int update,
kernfs_remove(kn);
}
kernfs_put(kn);
+
+ if (grp->name && update)
+ kernfs_put(kn);
+
return error;
}
@@ -199,7 +213,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_create_groups);
* of the attribute files being created already exist. Furthermore,
* if the visibility of the files has changed through the is_visible()
* callback, it will update the permissions and add or remove the
- * relevant files.
+ * relevant files. Changing a group's name (subdirectory name under
+ * kobj's directory in sysfs) is not allowed.
*
* The primary use for this function is to call it after making a change
* that affects group visibility.