linux/net
Tejun Heo 58292cbe66 sysfs: make attr namespace interface less convoluted
sysfs ns (namespace) implementation became more convoluted than
necessary while trying to hide ns information from visible interface.
The relatively recent attr ns support is a good example.

* attr ns tag is determined by sysfs_ops->namespace() callback while
  dir tag is determined by kobj_type->namespace().  The placement is
  arbitrary.

* Instead of performing operations with explicit ns tag, the namespace
  callback is routed through sysfs_attr_ns(), sysfs_ops->namespace(),
  class_attr_namespace(), class_attr->namespace().  It's not simpler
  in any sense.  The only thing this convolution does is traversing
  the whole stack backwards.

The namespace callbacks are unncessary because the operations involved
are inherently synchronous.  The information can be provided in in
straight-forward top-down direction and reversing that direction is
unnecessary and against basic design principles.

This backward interface is unnecessarily convoluted and hinders
properly separating out sysfs from driver model / kobject for proper
layering.  This patch updates attr ns support such that

* sysfs_ops->namespace() and class_attr->namespace() are dropped.

* sysfs_{create|remove}_file_ns(), which take explicit @ns param, are
  added and sysfs_{create|remove}_file() are now simple wrappers
  around the ns aware functions.

* ns handling is dropped from sysfs_chmod_file().  Nobody uses it at
  this point.  sysfs_chmod_file_ns() can be added later if necessary.

* Explicit @ns is propagated through class_{create|remove}_file_ns()
  and netdev_class_{create|remove}_file_ns().

* driver/net/bonding which is currently the only user of attr
  namespace is updated to use netdev_class_{create|remove}_file_ns()
  with @bh->net as the ns tag instead of using the namespace callback.

This patch should be an equivalent conversion without any functional
difference.  It makes the code easier to follow, reduces lines of code
a bit and helps proper separation and layering.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Cc: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com>
Cc: Kay Sievers <kay@vrfy.org>
Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2013-09-26 14:50:01 -07:00
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9p for-linus-3.12-merge minor 9p fixes and tweaks for 3.12 merge window 2013-09-11 12:34:13 -07:00
802 net/802/mrp: fix lockdep splat 2013-05-14 13:02:30 -07:00
8021q net: vlan: inherit addr_assign_type along with dev_addr 2013-09-03 20:57:49 -04:00
appletalk net: proc_fs: trivial: print UIDs as unsigned int 2013-08-15 14:37:46 -07:00
atm net: always pass struct netdev_notifier_info to netdevice notifiers 2013-05-28 21:58:54 -07:00
ax25 net: Convert uses of typedef ctl_table to struct ctl_table 2013-06-13 02:36:09 -07:00
batman-adv batman-adv: set the TAG flag for the vid passed to BLA 2013-09-17 21:15:16 +02:00
bluetooth Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/hid 2013-09-06 09:30:36 -07:00
bridge bridge: fix NULL pointer deref of br_port_get_rcu 2013-09-15 22:03:33 -04:00
caif caif: Add missing braces to multiline if in cfctrl_linkup_request 2013-09-05 14:31:02 -04:00
can can: gw: add a per rule limitation of frame hops 2013-08-29 22:58:24 +02:00
ceph Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/sage/ceph-client 2013-09-19 12:50:37 -05:00
core sysfs: make attr namespace interface less convoluted 2013-09-26 14:50:01 -07:00
dcb
dccp net:dccp: do not report ICMP redirects to user space 2013-09-18 12:33:44 -04:00
decnet net: Convert uses of typedef ctl_table to struct ctl_table 2013-06-13 02:36:09 -07:00
dns_resolver net: strict_strtoul is obsolete, use kstrtoul instead 2013-07-12 16:09:14 -07:00
dsa net: dsa: inherit addr_assign_type along with dev_addr 2013-09-03 20:57:49 -04:00
ethernet net: Fix sysfs_format_mac() code duplication. 2013-07-16 17:09:22 -07:00
ieee802154 Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next 2013-09-05 14:54:29 -07:00
ipv4 Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net 2013-09-19 13:57:28 -05:00
ipv6 Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/pablo/nf 2013-09-17 20:22:53 -04:00
ipx net: proc_fs: trivial: print UIDs as unsigned int 2013-08-15 14:37:46 -07:00
irda net/irda: fixed style issues in irttp 2013-07-19 17:34:40 -07:00
iucv net: delete __cpuinit usage from all net files 2013-07-14 19:36:58 -04:00
key xfrm: Remove rebundant address family checking 2013-08-07 10:12:58 +02:00
l2tp l2tp: make datapath resilient to packet loss when sequence numbers enabled 2013-07-02 16:33:25 -07:00
lapb
llc llc: Use normal etherdevice.h tests 2013-09-03 22:34:47 -04:00
mac80211 Merge branch 'for-john' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jberg/mac80211-next 2013-08-28 13:51:40 -04:00
mac802154 Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net 2013-04-30 03:55:20 -04:00
mpls MPLS: Add limited GSO support 2013-05-27 22:50:59 -07:00
netfilter ip: generate unique IP identificator if local fragmentation is allowed 2013-09-19 14:11:15 -04:00
netlabel netlabel: use domain based selectors when address based selectors are not available 2013-08-02 16:57:01 -07:00
netlink net: netlink: filter particular protocols from analyzers 2013-09-06 14:43:48 -04:00
netrom net: Convert uses of typedef ctl_table to struct ctl_table 2013-06-13 02:36:09 -07:00
nfc NFC: Update secure element state 2013-08-14 01:13:40 +02:00
openvswitch net: ovs: flow: fix potential illegal memory access in __parse_flow_nlattrs 2013-09-11 16:09:58 -04:00
packet net: packet: use reciprocal_divide in fanout_demux_hash 2013-08-29 16:43:29 -04:00
phonet net: proc_fs: trivial: print UIDs as unsigned int 2013-08-15 14:37:46 -07:00
rds net: Convert uses of typedef ctl_table to struct ctl_table 2013-06-13 02:36:09 -07:00
rfkill Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next 2013-09-05 14:54:29 -07:00
rose net: Convert uses of typedef ctl_table to struct ctl_table 2013-06-13 02:36:09 -07:00
rxrpc
sched net_sched: htb: fix a typo in htb_change_class() 2013-09-11 17:16:22 -04:00
sctp net: sctp: rfc4443: do not report ICMP redirects to user space 2013-09-16 21:40:15 -04:00
sunrpc RPCSEC_GSS: fix crash on destroying gss auth 2013-09-18 10:18:44 -05:00
tipc tipc: set sk_err correctly when connection fails 2013-08-30 16:06:57 -04:00
unix af_unix: fix bug on large send() 2013-08-11 22:02:36 -07:00
vmw_vsock Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net 2013-08-16 15:37:26 -07:00
wimax
wireless Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next 2013-09-05 14:54:29 -07:00
x25 x25: add a sanity check parsing X.25 facilities 2013-09-04 00:27:27 -04:00
xfrm Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net 2013-09-05 14:58:52 -04:00
Kconfig Remove GENERIC_HARDIRQ config option 2013-09-13 15:09:52 +02:00
Makefile MPLS: Add limited GSO support 2013-05-27 22:50:59 -07:00
compat.c net: Unbreak compat_sys_{send,recv}msg 2013-06-06 11:52:14 -07:00
nonet.c
socket.c Merge git://git.kvack.org/~bcrl/aio-next 2013-09-13 10:55:58 -07:00
sysctl_net.c