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@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ in detail, and briefly here:
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- kobjects a simple object.
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- kset a set of objects of a certain type.
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- ktype a set of helpers for objects of a common type.
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-- subsystem a controlling object for a number of ksets.
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The kobject infrastructure maintains a close relationship with the
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@@ -54,13 +53,15 @@ embedded in larger data structures and replace fields they duplicate.
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1.2 Definition
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struct kobject {
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+ const char * k_name;
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char name[KOBJ_NAME_LEN];
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- atomic_t refcount;
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+ struct kref kref;
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struct list_head entry;
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struct kobject * parent;
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struct kset * kset;
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struct kobj_type * ktype;
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- struct dentry * dentry;
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+ struct sysfs_dirent * sd;
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+ wait_queue_head_t poll;
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};
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void kobject_init(struct kobject *);
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@@ -137,8 +138,7 @@ If a kobject does not have a parent when it is registered, its parent
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becomes its dominant kset.
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If a kobject does not have a parent nor a dominant kset, its directory
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-is created at the top-level of the sysfs partition. This should only
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-happen for kobjects that are embedded in a struct subsystem.
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+is created at the top-level of the sysfs partition.
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@@ -150,10 +150,10 @@ A kset is a set of kobjects that are embedded in the same type.
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struct kset {
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- struct subsystem * subsys;
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struct kobj_type * ktype;
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struct list_head list;
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struct kobject kobj;
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+ struct kset_uevent_ops * uevent_ops;
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};
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@@ -169,8 +169,7 @@ struct kobject * kset_find_obj(struct kset *, char *);
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The type that the kobjects are embedded in is described by the ktype
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-pointer. The subsystem that the kobject belongs to is pointed to by the
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-subsys pointer.
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+pointer.
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A kset contains a kobject itself, meaning that it may be registered in
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the kobject hierarchy and exported via sysfs. More importantly, the
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@@ -209,6 +208,58 @@ the hierarchy.
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kset_find_obj() may be used to locate a kobject with a particular
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name. The kobject, if found, is returned.
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+There are also some helper functions which names point to the formerly
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+existing "struct subsystem", whose functions have been taken over by
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+ksets.
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+
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+
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+decl_subsys(name,type,uevent_ops)
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+
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+Declares a kset named '<name>_subsys' of type <type> with
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+uevent_ops <uevent_ops>. For example,
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+
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+decl_subsys(devices, &ktype_device, &device_uevent_ops);
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+
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+is equivalent to doing:
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+
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+struct kset devices_subsys = {
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+ .kobj = {
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+ .name = "devices",
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+ },
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+ .ktype = &ktype_devices,
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+ .uevent_ops = &device_uevent_ops,
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+};
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+
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+
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+The objects that are registered with a subsystem that use the
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+subsystem's default list must have their kset ptr set properly. These
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+objects may have embedded kobjects or ksets. The
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+following helpers make setting the kset easier:
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+
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+kobj_set_kset_s(obj,subsys)
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+
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+- Assumes that obj->kobj exists, and is a struct kobject.
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+- Sets the kset of that kobject to the kset <subsys>.
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+
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+
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+kset_set_kset_s(obj,subsys)
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+
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+- Assumes that obj->kset exists, and is a struct kset.
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+- Sets the kset of the embedded kobject to the kset <subsys>.
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+
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+subsys_set_kset(obj,subsys)
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+- Assumes obj->subsys exists, and is a struct subsystem.
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+- Sets obj->subsys.kset.kobj.kset to the subsystem's embedded kset.
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+
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+void subsystem_init(struct kset *s);
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+int subsystem_register(struct kset *s);
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+void subsystem_unregister(struct kset *s);
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+struct kset *subsys_get(struct kset *s);
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+void kset_put(struct kset *s);
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+
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+These are just wrappers around the respective kset_* functions.
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2.3 sysfs
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@@ -254,114 +305,3 @@ Instances of struct kobj_type are not registered; only referenced by
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the kset. A kobj_type may be referenced by an arbitrary number of
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ksets, as there may be disparate sets of identical objects.
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-4. subsystems
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-4.1 Description
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-A subsystem represents a significant entity of code that maintains an
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-arbitrary number of sets of objects of various types. Since the number
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-of ksets and the type of objects they contain are variable, a
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-generic representation of a subsystem is minimal.
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-
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-
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-struct subsystem {
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- struct kset kset;
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- struct rw_semaphore rwsem;
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-};
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-
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-int subsystem_register(struct subsystem *);
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-void subsystem_unregister(struct subsystem *);
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-
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-struct subsystem * subsys_get(struct subsystem * s);
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-void subsys_put(struct subsystem * s);
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-
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-
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-A subsystem contains an embedded kset so:
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-
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-- It can be represented in the object hierarchy via the kset's
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- embedded kobject.
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-
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-- It can maintain a default list of objects of one type.
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-
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-Additional ksets may attach to the subsystem simply by referencing the
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-subsystem before they are registered. (This one-way reference means
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-that there is no way to determine the ksets that are attached to the
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-subsystem.)
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-All ksets that are attached to a subsystem share the subsystem's R/W
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-semaphore.
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-
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-4.2 subsystem Programming Interface.
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-The subsystem programming interface is simple and does not offer the
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-flexibility that the kset and kobject programming interfaces do. They
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-may be registered and unregistered, as well as reference counted. Each
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-call forwards the calls to their embedded ksets (which forward the
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-calls to their embedded kobjects).
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-
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-4.3 Helpers
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-A number of macros are available to make dealing with subsystems and
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-their embedded objects easier.
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-decl_subsys(name,type)
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-Declares a subsystem named '<name>_subsys', with an embedded kset of
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-type <type>. For example,
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-
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-decl_subsys(devices,&ktype_devices);
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-
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-is equivalent to doing:
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-
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-struct subsystem device_subsys = {
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- .kset = {
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- .kobj = {
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- .name = "devices",
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- },
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- .ktype = &ktype_devices,
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- }
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-};
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-
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-
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-The objects that are registered with a subsystem that use the
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-subsystem's default list must have their kset ptr set properly. These
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-objects may have embedded kobjects, ksets, or other subsystems. The
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-following helpers make setting the kset easier:
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-kobj_set_kset_s(obj,subsys)
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-- Assumes that obj->kobj exists, and is a struct kobject.
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-- Sets the kset of that kobject to the subsystem's embedded kset.
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-
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-kset_set_kset_s(obj,subsys)
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-- Assumes that obj->kset exists, and is a struct kset.
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-- Sets the kset of the embedded kobject to the subsystem's
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- embedded kset.
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-
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-subsys_set_kset(obj,subsys)
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-
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-- Assumes obj->subsys exists, and is a struct subsystem.
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-- Sets obj->subsys.kset.kobj.kset to the subsystem's embedded kset.
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-4.4 sysfs
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-
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-subsystems are represented in sysfs via their embedded kobjects. They
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-follow the same rules as previously mentioned with no exceptions. They
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-typically receive a top-level directory in sysfs, except when their
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-embedded kobject is part of another kset, or the parent of the
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-embedded kobject is explicitly set.
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-
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-Note that the subsystem's embedded kset must be 'attached' to the
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-subsystem itself in order to use its rwsem. This is done after
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-kset_add() has been called. (Not before, because kset_add() uses its
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-subsystem for a default parent if it doesn't already have one).
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