[PATCH v2 5/6] module: sysfs: Add notes attributes through attribute_group

["Thomas Weißschuh" <linux@weissschuh.net>]

A kobject is meant to manage the lifecycle of some resource.
However the module sysfs code only creates a kobject to get a
"notes" subdirectory in sysfs.
This can be achieved easier and cheaper by using a sysfs group.
Switch the notes attribute code to such a group, similar to how the
section allocation in the same file already works.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@weissschuh.net>
---
 kernel/module/sysfs.c | 54 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/module/sysfs.c b/kernel/module/sysfs.c
index 4b1a963b712b609cde1c4375e789a6ee7f359c7a..d04cb12eac7be63dd0bb65bd55e97280e7875e4e 100644
--- a/kernel/module/sysfs.c
+++ b/kernel/module/sysfs.c
@@ -138,20 +138,13 @@ static void remove_sect_attrs(struct module *mod)
  */
 
 struct module_notes_attrs {
-	struct kobject *dir;
-	unsigned int notes;
-	struct bin_attribute attrs[] __counted_by(notes);
+	struct attribute_group grp;
+	struct bin_attribute attrs[];
 };
 
-static void free_notes_attrs(struct module_notes_attrs *notes_attrs,
-			     unsigned int i)
+static void free_notes_attrs(struct module_notes_attrs *notes_attrs)
 {
-	if (notes_attrs->dir) {
-		while (i-- > 0)
-			sysfs_remove_bin_file(notes_attrs->dir,
-					      &notes_attrs->attrs[i]);
-		kobject_put(notes_attrs->dir);
-	}
+	kfree(notes_attrs->grp.bin_attrs);
 	kfree(notes_attrs);
 }
 
@@ -159,6 +152,7 @@ static int add_notes_attrs(struct module *mod, const struct load_info *info)
 {
 	unsigned int notes, loaded, i;
 	struct module_notes_attrs *notes_attrs;
+	struct bin_attribute **gattr;
 	struct bin_attribute *nattr;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -177,7 +171,15 @@ static int add_notes_attrs(struct module *mod, const struct load_info *info)
 	if (!notes_attrs)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	notes_attrs->notes = notes;
+	gattr = kcalloc(notes + 1, sizeof(*gattr), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!gattr) {
+		kfree(notes_attrs);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	notes_attrs->grp.name = "notes";
+	notes_attrs->grp.bin_attrs = gattr;
+
 	nattr = &notes_attrs->attrs[0];
 	for (loaded = i = 0; i < info->hdr->e_shnum; ++i) {
 		if (sect_empty(&info->sechdrs[i]))
@@ -189,35 +191,35 @@ static int add_notes_attrs(struct module *mod, const struct load_info *info)
 			nattr->size = info->sechdrs[i].sh_size;
 			nattr->private = (void *)info->sechdrs[i].sh_addr;
 			nattr->read = sysfs_bin_attr_simple_read;
-			++nattr;
+			*(gattr++) = nattr++;
 		}
 		++loaded;
 	}
 
-	notes_attrs->dir = kobject_create_and_add("notes", &mod->mkobj.kobj);
-	if (!notes_attrs->dir) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
+	ret = sysfs_create_group(&mod->mkobj.kobj, &notes_attrs->grp);
+	if (ret)
 		goto out;
-	}
-
-	for (i = 0; i < notes; ++i) {
-		ret = sysfs_create_bin_file(notes_attrs->dir, &notes_attrs->attrs[i]);
-		if (ret)
-			goto out;
-	}
 
 	mod->notes_attrs = notes_attrs;
 	return 0;
 
 out:
-	free_notes_attrs(notes_attrs, i);
+	free_notes_attrs(notes_attrs);
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static void remove_notes_attrs(struct module *mod)
 {
-	if (mod->notes_attrs)
-		free_notes_attrs(mod->notes_attrs, mod->notes_attrs->notes);
+	if (mod->notes_attrs) {
+		sysfs_remove_group(&mod->mkobj.kobj,
+				   &mod->notes_attrs->grp);
+		/*
+		 * We are positive that no one is using any notes attrs
+		 * at this point.  Deallocate immediately.
+		 */
+		free_notes_attrs(mod->notes_attrs);
+		mod->notes_attrs = NULL;
+	}
 }
 
 #else /* !CONFIG_KALLSYMS */

-- 
2.47.1