linux/net
Eric W. Biederman a1b3f594dc net: Expose all network devices in a namespaces in sysfs
This reverts commit aaf8cdc34d.

Drivers like the ipw2100 call device_create_group when they
are initialized and device_remove_group when they are shutdown.
Moving them between namespaces deletes their sysfs groups early.

In particular the following call chain results.
netdev_unregister_kobject -> device_del -> kobject_del -> sysfs_remove_dir
With sysfs_remove_dir recursively deleting all of it's subdirectories,
and nothing adding them back.

Ouch!

Therefore we need to call something that ultimate calls sysfs_mv_dir
as that sysfs function can move sysfs directories between namespaces
without deleting their subdirectories or their contents.   Allowing
us to avoid placing extra boiler plate into every driver that does
something interesting with sysfs.

Currently the function that provides that capability is device_rename.
That is the code works without nasty side effects as originally written.

So remove the misguided fix for moving devices between namespaces.  The
bug in the kobject layer that inspired it has now been recognized and
fixed.

Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com>
Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2010-05-21 09:37:34 -07:00
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9p net: Remove unnecessary returns from void function()s 2010-05-17 23:23:14 -07:00
802 Merge branch 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6 2010-04-11 14:53:53 -07:00
8021q net: Remove unnecessary semicolons after switch statements 2010-05-17 17:44:35 -07:00
appletalk Merge branch 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6 2010-04-11 14:53:53 -07:00
atm net: Remove unnecessary returns from void function()s 2010-05-17 23:23:14 -07:00
ax25 net: sk_sleep() helper 2010-04-20 16:37:13 -07:00
bluetooth net: Remove unnecessary returns from void function()s 2010-05-17 23:23:14 -07:00
bridge sysfs: add struct file* to bin_attr callbacks 2010-05-21 09:37:31 -07:00
caif net: Remove unnecessary returns from void function()s 2010-05-17 23:23:14 -07:00
can net: Remove unnecessary returns from void function()s 2010-05-17 23:23:14 -07:00
core net: Expose all network devices in a namespaces in sysfs 2010-05-21 09:37:34 -07:00
dcb include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
dccp net: sock_def_readable() and friends RCU conversion 2010-05-01 15:00:15 -07:00
decnet net: Remove unnecessary returns from void function()s 2010-05-17 23:23:14 -07:00
dsa Merge branch 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6 2010-04-11 14:53:53 -07:00
econet include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
ethernet net: Inline skb_pull() in eth_type_trans(). 2010-05-02 02:21:44 -07:00
ieee802154 ieee802154: Fix oops during ieee802154_sock_ioctl 2010-04-26 11:20:32 -07:00
ipv4 Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next-2.6 2010-05-20 21:04:44 -07:00
ipv6 ipv6: Never schedule DAD timer on dead address 2010-05-18 15:56:06 -07:00
ipx include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
irda net: Remove unnecessary returns from void function()s 2010-05-17 23:23:14 -07:00
iucv net: Remove unnecessary returns from void function()s 2010-05-17 23:23:14 -07:00
key pfkey: add severity to printk 2010-05-17 23:23:13 -07:00
l2tp l2tp_eth: fix memory allocation 2010-04-23 16:37:33 -07:00
lapb include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
llc Merge branch 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6 2010-05-12 00:05:35 -07:00
mac80211 Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next-2.6 2010-05-20 21:04:44 -07:00
netfilter net: add a noref bit on skb dst 2010-05-17 17:18:50 -07:00
netlabel net: Remove unnecessary returns from void function()s 2010-05-17 23:23:14 -07:00
netlink netlink: Implment netlink_broadcast_filtered 2010-05-21 09:37:32 -07:00
netrom net: sk_sleep() helper 2010-04-20 16:37:13 -07:00
packet Merge branch 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6 2010-04-21 01:14:25 -07:00
phonet net: sock_def_readable() and friends RCU conversion 2010-05-01 15:00:15 -07:00
rds net: Remove unnecessary semicolons after switch statements 2010-05-17 17:44:35 -07:00
rfkill Merge branch 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6 2010-04-11 14:53:53 -07:00
rose net: sk_sleep() helper 2010-04-20 16:37:13 -07:00
rxrpc net: sock_def_readable() and friends RCU conversion 2010-05-01 15:00:15 -07:00
sched net: Remove unnecessary returns from void function()s 2010-05-17 23:23:14 -07:00
sctp net: Remove unnecessary returns from void function()s 2010-05-17 23:23:14 -07:00
sunrpc Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next-2.6 2010-05-20 21:04:44 -07:00
tipc tipc: Reduce footprint by un-inlining tipc_msg_* routines 2010-05-12 23:02:29 -07:00
unix unix/garbage: kill copy of the skb queue walker 2010-05-03 15:39:58 -07:00
wanrouter headers: smp_lock.h redux 2009-07-12 12:22:34 -07:00
wimax Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next-2.6 2010-05-20 21:04:44 -07:00
wireless Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-next-2.6 into for-davem 2010-05-11 14:24:55 -04:00
x25 X25: Remove bkl in sockopts 2010-05-17 17:39:28 -07:00
xfrm net: Remove unnecessary returns from void function()s 2010-05-17 23:23:14 -07:00
compat.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
Kconfig net/sysfs: Fix the bitrot in network device kobject namespace support 2010-05-21 09:37:32 -07:00
Makefile l2tp: Split pppol2tp patch into separate l2tp and ppp parts 2010-04-03 14:56:02 -07:00
nonet.c
socket.c net: Remove unnecessary semicolons after switch statements 2010-05-17 17:44:35 -07:00
sysctl_net.c net: Remove unnecessary returns from void function()s 2010-05-17 23:23:14 -07:00
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