3 files changed, 39 insertions, 30 deletions
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/dir.c b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
index eab59de47556..486238d06021 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
@@ -813,7 +813,8 @@ static struct sysfs_dirent *sysfs_next_descendant_post(struct sysfs_dirent *pos,
 	return pos->s_parent;
 }
 
-void __sysfs_remove(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt, struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
+static void __sysfs_remove(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt,
+			   struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
 {
 	struct sysfs_dirent *pos, *next;
 
@@ -847,6 +848,41 @@ void sysfs_remove(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
 }
 
 /**
+ * sysfs_hash_and_remove - find a sysfs_dirent by name and remove it
+ * @dir_sd: parent of the target
+ * @name: name of the sysfs_dirent to remove
+ * @ns: namespace tag of the sysfs_dirent to remove
+ *
+ * Look for the sysfs_dirent with @name and @ns under @dir_sd and remove
+ * it.  Returns 0 on success, -ENOENT if such entry doesn't exist.
+ */
+int sysfs_hash_and_remove(struct sysfs_dirent *dir_sd, const char *name,
+			  const void *ns)
+{
+	struct sysfs_addrm_cxt acxt;
+	struct sysfs_dirent *sd;
+
+	if (!dir_sd) {
+		WARN(1, KERN_WARNING "sysfs: can not remove '%s', no directory\n",
+			name);
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+
+	sysfs_addrm_start(&acxt);
+
+	sd = sysfs_find_dirent(dir_sd, name, ns);
+	if (sd)
+		__sysfs_remove(&acxt, sd);
+
+	sysfs_addrm_finish(&acxt);
+
+	if (sd)
+		return 0;
+	else
+		return -ENOENT;
+}
+
+/**
  *	sysfs_remove_dir - remove an object's directory.
  *	@kobj:	object.
  *
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/inode.c b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
index 825c55607af8..1750f790af3b 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
@@ -314,32 +314,6 @@ void sysfs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	sysfs_put(sd);
 }
 
-int sysfs_hash_and_remove(struct sysfs_dirent *dir_sd, const char *name,
-			  const void *ns)
-{
-	struct sysfs_addrm_cxt acxt;
-	struct sysfs_dirent *sd;
-
-	if (!dir_sd) {
-		WARN(1, KERN_WARNING "sysfs: can not remove '%s', no directory\n",
-			name);
-		return -ENOENT;
-	}
-
-	sysfs_addrm_start(&acxt);
-
-	sd = sysfs_find_dirent(dir_sd, name, ns);
-	if (sd)
-		__sysfs_remove(&acxt, sd);
-
-	sysfs_addrm_finish(&acxt);
-
-	if (sd)
-		return 0;
-	else
-		return -ENOENT;
-}
-
 int sysfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	struct sysfs_dirent *sd;
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
index e0753e5eff41..8d3dc1ddb546 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
+++ b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
@@ -172,8 +172,9 @@ int __sysfs_add_one(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt, struct sysfs_dirent *sd,
 		    struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd);
 int sysfs_add_one(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt, struct sysfs_dirent *sd,
 		  struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd);
-void __sysfs_remove(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt, struct sysfs_dirent *sd);
 void sysfs_remove(struct sysfs_dirent *sd);
+int sysfs_hash_and_remove(struct sysfs_dirent *dir_sd, const char *name,
+			  const void *ns);
 void sysfs_addrm_finish(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt);
 
 struct sysfs_dirent *sysfs_find_dirent(struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd,
@@ -218,8 +219,6 @@ int sysfs_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
 		  struct kstat *stat);
 int sysfs_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name, const void *value,
 		   size_t size, int flags);
-int sysfs_hash_and_remove(struct sysfs_dirent *dir_sd, const char *name,
-			  const void *ns);
 int sysfs_inode_init(void);
 
 /*