Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi-misc-2.6

* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi-misc-2.6: (40 commits)
  [SCSI] jazz_esp, sgiwd93, sni_53c710, sun3x_esp: fix platform driver hotplug/coldplug
  [SCSI] aic7xxx: add const
  [SCSI] aic7xxx: add static
  [SCSI] aic7xxx: Update _shipped files
  [SCSI] aic7xxx: teach aicasm to not emit unused debug code/data
  [SCSI] qla2xxx: Update version number to 8.02.01-k2.
  [SCSI] qla2xxx: Correct regression in relogin code.
  [SCSI] qla2xxx: Correct misc. endian and byte-ordering issues.
  [SCSI] qla2xxx: make qla2x00_issue_iocb_timeout() static
  [SCSI] qla2xxx: qla_os.c, make 2 functions static
  [SCSI] qla2xxx: Re-register FDMI information after a LIP.
  [SCSI] qla2xxx: Correct SRB usage-after-completion/free issues.
  [SCSI] qla2xxx: Correct ISP84XX verify-chip response handling.
  [SCSI] qla2xxx: Wakeup DPC thread to process any deferred-work requests.
  [SCSI] qla2xxx: Collapse RISC-RAM retrieval code during a firmware-dump.
  [SCSI] m68k: new mac_esp scsi driver
  [SCSI] zfcp: Add some statistics provided by the FCP adapter to the sysfs
  [SCSI] zfcp: Print some messages only during ERP
  [SCSI] zfcp: Wait for free SBAL during exchange config
  [SCSI] scsi_transport_fc: fc_user_scan correction
  ...

1 files changed, 70 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/fs/sysfs/group.c b/fs/sysfs/group.c
index 47790491503..eeba38417b1 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/group.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/group.c
@@ -23,35 +23,50 @@ static void remove_files(struct sysfs_dirent *dir_sd, struct kobject *kobj,
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0, attr = grp->attrs; *attr; i++, attr++)
-		if (!grp->is_visible ||
-		    grp->is_visible(kobj, *attr, i))
-			sysfs_hash_and_remove(dir_sd, (*attr)->name);
+		sysfs_hash_and_remove(dir_sd, (*attr)->name);
 }
 
 static int create_files(struct sysfs_dirent *dir_sd, struct kobject *kobj,
-			const struct attribute_group *grp)
+			const struct attribute_group *grp, int update)
 {
 	struct attribute *const* attr;
 	int error = 0, i;
 
-	for (i = 0, attr = grp->attrs; *attr && !error; i++, attr++)
-		if (!grp->is_visible ||
-		    grp->is_visible(kobj, *attr, i))
-			error |=
-				sysfs_add_file(dir_sd, *attr, SYSFS_KOBJ_ATTR);
+	for (i = 0, attr = grp->attrs; *attr && !error; i++, attr++) {
+		mode_t mode = 0;
+
+		/* in update mode, we're changing the permissions or
+		 * visibility.  Do this by first removing then
+		 * re-adding (if required) the file */
+		if (update)
+			sysfs_hash_and_remove(dir_sd, (*attr)->name);
+		if (grp->is_visible) {
+			mode = grp->is_visible(kobj, *attr, i);
+			if (!mode)
+				continue;
+		}
+		error = sysfs_add_file_mode(dir_sd, *attr, SYSFS_KOBJ_ATTR,
+					    (*attr)->mode | mode);
+		if (unlikely(error))
+			break;
+	}
 	if (error)
 		remove_files(dir_sd, kobj, grp);
 	return error;
 }
 
 
-int sysfs_create_group(struct kobject * kobj, 
-		       const struct attribute_group * grp)
+static int internal_create_group(struct kobject *kobj, int update,
+				 const struct attribute_group *grp)
 {
 	struct sysfs_dirent *sd;
 	int error;
 
-	BUG_ON(!kobj || !kobj->sd);
+	BUG_ON(!kobj || (!update && !kobj->sd));
+
+	/* Updates may happen before the object has been instantiated */
+	if (unlikely(update && !kobj->sd))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (grp->name) {
 		error = sysfs_create_subdir(kobj, grp->name, &sd);
@@ -60,7 +75,7 @@ int sysfs_create_group(struct kobject * kobj,
 	} else
 		sd = kobj->sd;
 	sysfs_get(sd);
-	error = create_files(sd, kobj, grp);
+	error = create_files(sd, kobj, grp, update);
 	if (error) {
 		if (grp->name)
 			sysfs_remove_subdir(sd);
@@ -69,6 +84,47 @@ int sysfs_create_group(struct kobject * kobj,
 	return error;
 }
 
+/**
+ * sysfs_create_group - given a directory kobject, create an attribute group
+ * @kobj:	The kobject to create the group on
+ * @grp:	The attribute group to create
+ *
+ * This function creates a group for the first time.  It will explicitly
+ * warn and error if any of the attribute files being created already exist.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success or error.
+ */
+int sysfs_create_group(struct kobject *kobj,
+		       const struct attribute_group *grp)
+{
+	return internal_create_group(kobj, 0, grp);
+}
+
+/**
+ * sysfs_update_group - given a directory kobject, create an attribute group
+ * @kobj:	The kobject to create the group on
+ * @grp:	The attribute group to create
+ *
+ * This function updates an attribute group.  Unlike
+ * sysfs_create_group(), it will explicitly not warn or error if any
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * The primary use for this function is to call it after making a change
+ * that affects group visibility.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success or error.
+ */
+int sysfs_update_group(struct kobject *kobj,
+		       const struct attribute_group *grp)
+{
+	return internal_create_group(kobj, 1, grp);
+}
+
+
+
 void sysfs_remove_group(struct kobject * kobj, 
 			const struct attribute_group * grp)
 {
@@ -95,4 +151,5 @@ void sysfs_remove_group(struct kobject * kobj,
 
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_create_group);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_update_group);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_remove_group);