kobject: introduce kobj_completion

ext4 exports per-filesystem information via sysfs. The lifetime rules have historically been painful for this but the solution has been to pair the kobject with a completion and call complete in the kobject's release function.

Since this is a pattern I've used in btrfs as well, it makes sense to turn the pairing into a convenience structure with a standard API.

Signed-off-by Jeff Mahoney <[email protected]>

---
 include/linux/kobj_completion.h |   18 +++++++++++++++
 lib/kobject.c                   |   47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 65 insertions(+)

include/linux/kobj_completion.h new file +18 -0

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#ifndef _KOBJ_COMPLETION_H_
+#define _KOBJ_COMPLETION_H_
+
+#include <linux/kobject.h>
+#include <linux/completion.h>
+
+struct kobj_completion {
+	struct kobject kc_kobj;
+	struct completion kc_unregister;
+};
+
+#define kobj_to_kobj_completion(kobj) \
+	container_of(kobj, struct kobj_completion, kc_kobj)
+
+void kobj_completion_init(struct kobj_completion *kc, struct kobj_type *ktype);
+void kobj_completion_release(struct kobject *kobj);
+void kobj_completion_del_and_wait(struct kobj_completion *kc);
+#endif /* _KOBJ_COMPLETION_H_ */

lib/kobject.c +32 -0

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/kobject.h>
+#include <linux/kobj_completion.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/stat.h>

@@ -711,6 +712,52 @@ const struct sysfs_ops kobj_sysfs_ops =
 };
 
 /**
+ * kobj_completion_init - initialize a kobj_completion object.
+ * @kc: kobj_completion
+ * @ktype: type of kobject to initialize
+ *
+ * kobj_completion structures can be embedded within structures with different
+ * lifetime rules.  During the release of the enclosing object, we can
+ * wait on the release of the kobject so that we don't free it while it's
+ * still busy.
+ */
+void kobj_completion_init(struct kobj_completion *kc, struct kobj_type *ktype)
+{
+	init_completion(&kc->kc_unregister);
+	kobject_init(&kc->kc_kobj, ktype);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobj_completion_init);
+
+/**
+ * kobj_completion_release - release a kobj_completion object
+ * @kobj: kobject embedded in kobj_completion
+ *
+ * Used with kobject_release to notify waiters that the kobject has been
+ * released.
+ */
+void kobj_completion_release(struct kobject *kobj)
+{
+	struct kobj_completion *kc = kobj_to_kobj_completion(kobj);
+	complete(&kc->kc_unregister);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobj_completion_release);
+
+/**

Quoted 85 lines · Jeff Mahoney

ext4 exports per-filesystem information via sysfs. The lifetime rules have historically been painful for this but the solution has been to pair the kobject with a completion and call complete in the kobject's release function.

Since this is a pattern I've used in btrfs as well, it makes sense to turn the pairing into a convenience structure with a standard API.

Signed-off-by Jeff Mahoney <[email protected]>

---
 include/linux/kobj_completion.h |   18 +++++++++++++++
 lib/kobject.c                   |   47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 65 insertions(+)

include/linux/kobj_completion.h new file +18 -0

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#ifndef _KOBJ_COMPLETION_H_
+#define _KOBJ_COMPLETION_H_
+
+#include <linux/kobject.h>
+#include <linux/completion.h>
+
+struct kobj_completion {
+	struct kobject kc_kobj;
+	struct completion kc_unregister;
+};
+
+#define kobj_to_kobj_completion(kobj) \
+	container_of(kobj, struct kobj_completion, kc_kobj)
+
+void kobj_completion_init(struct kobj_completion *kc, struct kobj_type *ktype);
+void kobj_completion_release(struct kobject *kobj);
+void kobj_completion_del_and_wait(struct kobj_completion *kc);
+#endif /* _KOBJ_COMPLETION_H_ */

lib/kobject.c +37 -0

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/kobject.h>
+#include <linux/kobj_completion.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/stat.h>

@@ -711,6 +712,52 @@ const struct sysfs_ops kobj_sysfs_ops =
 };
 
 /**
+ * kobj_completion_init - initialize a kobj_completion object.
+ * @kc: kobj_completion
+ * @ktype: type of kobject to initialize
+ *
+ * kobj_completion structures can be embedded within structures with different
+ * lifetime rules.  During the release of the enclosing object, we can
+ * wait on the release of the kobject so that we don't free it while it's
+ * still busy.
+ */
+void kobj_completion_init(struct kobj_completion *kc, struct kobj_type *ktype)
+{
+	init_completion(&kc->kc_unregister);
+	kobject_init(&kc->kc_kobj, ktype);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobj_completion_init);
+
+/**
+ * kobj_completion_release - release a kobj_completion object
+ * @kobj: kobject embedded in kobj_completion
+ *
+ * Used with kobject_release to notify waiters that the kobject has been
+ * released.
+ */
+void kobj_completion_release(struct kobject *kobj)
+{
+	struct kobj_completion *kc = kobj_to_kobj_completion(kobj);
+	complete(&kc->kc_unregister);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobj_completion_release);
+
+/**
+ * kobj_completion_del_and_wait - release the kobject and wait for it
+ * @kc: kobj_completion object to release
+ *
+ * Delete the kobject from sysfs and  drop the reference count. Then wait
+ * until any outstanding references are also dropped.

lib/kobject.c const struct sysfs_ops kobj_sysfs_ops = · line 755

Quoted 5 lines

lib/kobject.c +5 -0

+ */
+void kobj_completion_del_and_wait(struct kobj_completion *kc)
+{
+	kobject_del(&kc->kc_kobj);
+	kobject_put(&kc->kc_kobj);

Why the extra kobject_put() call? Who added this extra reference to the object?

Quoted 86 lines · Greg KH

Quoted 85 lines · Jeff Mahoney

ext4 exports per-filesystem information via sysfs. The lifetime rules have historically been painful for this but the solution has been to pair the kobject with a completion and call complete in the kobject's release function.

Since this is a pattern I've used in btrfs as well, it makes sense to turn the pairing into a convenience structure with a standard API.

Signed-off-by Jeff Mahoney <[email protected]>

---
 include/linux/kobj_completion.h |   18 +++++++++++++++
 lib/kobject.c                   |   47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 65 insertions(+)

include/linux/kobj_completion.h new file +18 -0

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#ifndef _KOBJ_COMPLETION_H_
+#define _KOBJ_COMPLETION_H_
+
+#include <linux/kobject.h>
+#include <linux/completion.h>
+
+struct kobj_completion {
+	struct kobject kc_kobj;
+	struct completion kc_unregister;
+};
+
+#define kobj_to_kobj_completion(kobj) \
+	container_of(kobj, struct kobj_completion, kc_kobj)
+
+void kobj_completion_init(struct kobj_completion *kc, struct kobj_type *ktype);
+void kobj_completion_release(struct kobject *kobj);
+void kobj_completion_del_and_wait(struct kobj_completion *kc);
+#endif /* _KOBJ_COMPLETION_H_ */

lib/kobject.c +37 -0

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/kobject.h>
+#include <linux/kobj_completion.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/stat.h>

@@ -711,6 +712,52 @@ const struct sysfs_ops kobj_sysfs_ops =
 };
 
 /**
+ * kobj_completion_init - initialize a kobj_completion object.
+ * @kc: kobj_completion
+ * @ktype: type of kobject to initialize
+ *
+ * kobj_completion structures can be embedded within structures with different
+ * lifetime rules.  During the release of the enclosing object, we can
+ * wait on the release of the kobject so that we don't free it while it's
+ * still busy.
+ */
+void kobj_completion_init(struct kobj_completion *kc, struct kobj_type *ktype)
+{
+	init_completion(&kc->kc_unregister);
+	kobject_init(&kc->kc_kobj, ktype);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobj_completion_init);
+
+/**
+ * kobj_completion_release - release a kobj_completion object
+ * @kobj: kobject embedded in kobj_completion
+ *
+ * Used with kobject_release to notify waiters that the kobject has been
+ * released.
+ */
+void kobj_completion_release(struct kobject *kobj)
+{
+	struct kobj_completion *kc = kobj_to_kobj_completion(kobj);
+	complete(&kc->kc_unregister);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobj_completion_release);
+
+/**
+ * kobj_completion_del_and_wait - release the kobject and wait for it
+ * @kc: kobj_completion object to release
+ *
+ * Delete the kobject from sysfs and  drop the reference count. Then wait
+ * until any outstanding references are also dropped.

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lib/kobject.c const struct sysfs_ops kobj_sysfs_ops = · line 755

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lib/kobject.c +5 -0

+ */
+void kobj_completion_del_and_wait(struct kobj_completion *kc)
+{
+	kobject_del(&kc->kc_kobj);
+	kobject_put(&kc->kc_kobj);

Why the extra kobject_put() call? Who added this extra reference to the object?

There's an assumption that kobject_add will have been called on the initialized kobject. If it hasn't been called, the object can just be deleted without the completion. It makes the calling code easier to read, so would it work for you if I documented that assumption in _del_and_wait?

Quoted 86 lines · Greg KH

Quoted 85 lines · Jeff Mahoney

ext4 exports per-filesystem information via sysfs. The lifetime rules have historically been painful for this but the solution has been to pair the kobject with a completion and call complete in the kobject's release function.

Since this is a pattern I've used in btrfs as well, it makes sense to turn the pairing into a convenience structure with a standard API.

Signed-off-by Jeff Mahoney <[email protected]>

---
 include/linux/kobj_completion.h |   18 +++++++++++++++
 lib/kobject.c                   |   47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 65 insertions(+)

include/linux/kobj_completion.h new file +18 -0

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#ifndef _KOBJ_COMPLETION_H_
+#define _KOBJ_COMPLETION_H_
+
+#include <linux/kobject.h>
+#include <linux/completion.h>
+
+struct kobj_completion {
+	struct kobject kc_kobj;
+	struct completion kc_unregister;
+};
+
+#define kobj_to_kobj_completion(kobj) \
+	container_of(kobj, struct kobj_completion, kc_kobj)
+
+void kobj_completion_init(struct kobj_completion *kc, struct kobj_type *ktype);
+void kobj_completion_release(struct kobject *kobj);
+void kobj_completion_del_and_wait(struct kobj_completion *kc);
+#endif /* _KOBJ_COMPLETION_H_ */

lib/kobject.c +37 -0

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/kobject.h>
+#include <linux/kobj_completion.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/stat.h>

@@ -711,6 +712,52 @@ const struct sysfs_ops kobj_sysfs_ops =
 };
 
 /**
+ * kobj_completion_init - initialize a kobj_completion object.
+ * @kc: kobj_completion
+ * @ktype: type of kobject to initialize
+ *
+ * kobj_completion structures can be embedded within structures with different
+ * lifetime rules.  During the release of the enclosing object, we can
+ * wait on the release of the kobject so that we don't free it while it's
+ * still busy.
+ */
+void kobj_completion_init(struct kobj_completion *kc, struct kobj_type *ktype)
+{
+	init_completion(&kc->kc_unregister);
+	kobject_init(&kc->kc_kobj, ktype);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobj_completion_init);
+
+/**
+ * kobj_completion_release - release a kobj_completion object
+ * @kobj: kobject embedded in kobj_completion
+ *
+ * Used with kobject_release to notify waiters that the kobject has been
+ * released.
+ */
+void kobj_completion_release(struct kobject *kobj)
+{
+	struct kobj_completion *kc = kobj_to_kobj_completion(kobj);
+	complete(&kc->kc_unregister);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobj_completion_release);
+
+/**
+ * kobj_completion_del_and_wait - release the kobject and wait for it
+ * @kc: kobj_completion object to release
+ *
+ * Delete the kobject from sysfs and  drop the reference count. Then wait
+ * until any outstanding references are also dropped.

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lib/kobject.c const struct sysfs_ops kobj_sysfs_ops = · line 755

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lib/kobject.c +5 -0

+ */
+void kobj_completion_del_and_wait(struct kobj_completion *kc)
+{
+	kobject_del(&kc->kc_kobj);
+	kobject_put(&kc->kc_kobj);

Why the extra kobject_put() call? Who added this extra reference to the object?

There's an assumption that kobject_add will have been called on the initialized kobject. If it hasn't been called, the object can just be deleted without the completion. It makes the calling code easier to read, so would it work for you if I documented that assumption in _del_and_wait?

Quoted 96 lines · Jeff Mahoney

Quoted 86 lines · Greg KH

Quoted 85 lines · Jeff Mahoney

ext4 exports per-filesystem information via sysfs. The lifetime rules have historically been painful for this but the solution has been to pair the kobject with a completion and call complete in the kobject's release function.

Since this is a pattern I've used in btrfs as well, it makes sense to turn the pairing into a convenience structure with a standard API.

Signed-off-by Jeff Mahoney <[email protected]>

---
 include/linux/kobj_completion.h |   18 +++++++++++++++
 lib/kobject.c                   |   47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 65 insertions(+)

include/linux/kobj_completion.h new file +18 -0

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#ifndef _KOBJ_COMPLETION_H_
+#define _KOBJ_COMPLETION_H_
+
+#include <linux/kobject.h>
+#include <linux/completion.h>
+
+struct kobj_completion {
+	struct kobject kc_kobj;
+	struct completion kc_unregister;
+};
+
+#define kobj_to_kobj_completion(kobj) \
+	container_of(kobj, struct kobj_completion, kc_kobj)
+
+void kobj_completion_init(struct kobj_completion *kc, struct kobj_type *ktype);
+void kobj_completion_release(struct kobject *kobj);
+void kobj_completion_del_and_wait(struct kobj_completion *kc);
+#endif /* _KOBJ_COMPLETION_H_ */

lib/kobject.c +37 -0

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/kobject.h>
+#include <linux/kobj_completion.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/stat.h>

@@ -711,6 +712,52 @@ const struct sysfs_ops kobj_sysfs_ops =
 };
 
 /**
+ * kobj_completion_init - initialize a kobj_completion object.
+ * @kc: kobj_completion
+ * @ktype: type of kobject to initialize
+ *
+ * kobj_completion structures can be embedded within structures with different
+ * lifetime rules.  During the release of the enclosing object, we can
+ * wait on the release of the kobject so that we don't free it while it's
+ * still busy.
+ */
+void kobj_completion_init(struct kobj_completion *kc, struct kobj_type *ktype)
+{
+	init_completion(&kc->kc_unregister);
+	kobject_init(&kc->kc_kobj, ktype);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobj_completion_init);
+
+/**
+ * kobj_completion_release - release a kobj_completion object
+ * @kobj: kobject embedded in kobj_completion
+ *
+ * Used with kobject_release to notify waiters that the kobject has been
+ * released.
+ */
+void kobj_completion_release(struct kobject *kobj)
+{
+	struct kobj_completion *kc = kobj_to_kobj_completion(kobj);
+	complete(&kc->kc_unregister);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobj_completion_release);
+
+/**
+ * kobj_completion_del_and_wait - release the kobject and wait for it
+ * @kc: kobj_completion object to release
+ *
+ * Delete the kobject from sysfs and  drop the reference count. Then wait
+ * until any outstanding references are also dropped.

Quoted 8 lines

lib/kobject.c const struct sysfs_ops kobj_sysfs_ops = · line 755

Quoted 5 lines

lib/kobject.c +5 -0

+ */
+void kobj_completion_del_and_wait(struct kobj_completion *kc)
+{
+	kobject_del(&kc->kc_kobj);
+	kobject_put(&kc->kc_kobj);

Why the extra kobject_put() call? Who added this extra reference to the object?

Quoted 5 lines

There's an assumption that kobject_add will have been called on the initialized kobject. If it hasn't been called, the object can just be deleted without the completion. It makes the calling code easier to read, so would it work for you if I documented that assumption in _del_and_wait?

Actually, that's not it. The refcounting works out in my tests.

The kobject's refcount is initialized to 1. kobject_add doesn't increment it and kobject_del doesn't decrement it. So we need the kobject_put to trigger the release function.

Or am I missing something here?

Quoted 105 lines · Jeff Mahoney

Quoted 96 lines · Jeff Mahoney

Quoted 86 lines · Greg KH

Quoted 85 lines · Jeff Mahoney

ext4 exports per-filesystem information via sysfs. The lifetime rules have historically been painful for this but the solution has been to pair the kobject with a completion and call complete in the kobject's release function.

Since this is a pattern I've used in btrfs as well, it makes sense to turn the pairing into a convenience structure with a standard API.

Signed-off-by Jeff Mahoney <[email protected]>

---
 include/linux/kobj_completion.h |   18 +++++++++++++++
 lib/kobject.c                   |   47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 65 insertions(+)

include/linux/kobj_completion.h new file +18 -0

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#ifndef _KOBJ_COMPLETION_H_
+#define _KOBJ_COMPLETION_H_
+
+#include <linux/kobject.h>
+#include <linux/completion.h>
+
+struct kobj_completion {
+	struct kobject kc_kobj;
+	struct completion kc_unregister;
+};
+
+#define kobj_to_kobj_completion(kobj) \
+	container_of(kobj, struct kobj_completion, kc_kobj)
+
+void kobj_completion_init(struct kobj_completion *kc, struct kobj_type *ktype);
+void kobj_completion_release(struct kobject *kobj);
+void kobj_completion_del_and_wait(struct kobj_completion *kc);
+#endif /* _KOBJ_COMPLETION_H_ */

lib/kobject.c +37 -0

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/kobject.h>
+#include <linux/kobj_completion.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/stat.h>

@@ -711,6 +712,52 @@ const struct sysfs_ops kobj_sysfs_ops =
 };
 
 /**
+ * kobj_completion_init - initialize a kobj_completion object.
+ * @kc: kobj_completion
+ * @ktype: type of kobject to initialize
+ *
+ * kobj_completion structures can be embedded within structures with different
+ * lifetime rules.  During the release of the enclosing object, we can
+ * wait on the release of the kobject so that we don't free it while it's
+ * still busy.
+ */
+void kobj_completion_init(struct kobj_completion *kc, struct kobj_type *ktype)
+{
+	init_completion(&kc->kc_unregister);
+	kobject_init(&kc->kc_kobj, ktype);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobj_completion_init);
+
+/**
+ * kobj_completion_release - release a kobj_completion object
+ * @kobj: kobject embedded in kobj_completion
+ *
+ * Used with kobject_release to notify waiters that the kobject has been
+ * released.
+ */
+void kobj_completion_release(struct kobject *kobj)
+{
+	struct kobj_completion *kc = kobj_to_kobj_completion(kobj);
+	complete(&kc->kc_unregister);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobj_completion_release);
+
+/**
+ * kobj_completion_del_and_wait - release the kobject and wait for it
+ * @kc: kobj_completion object to release
+ *
+ * Delete the kobject from sysfs and  drop the reference count. Then wait
+ * until any outstanding references are also dropped.

Quoted 8 lines

lib/kobject.c const struct sysfs_ops kobj_sysfs_ops = · line 755

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lib/kobject.c +5 -0

+ */
+void kobj_completion_del_and_wait(struct kobj_completion *kc)
+{
+	kobject_del(&kc->kc_kobj);
+	kobject_put(&kc->kc_kobj);

Why the extra kobject_put() call? Who added this extra reference to the object?

Quoted 5 lines

There's an assumption that kobject_add will have been called on the initialized kobject. If it hasn't been called, the object can just be deleted without the completion. It makes the calling code easier to read, so would it work for you if I documented that assumption in _del_and_wait?

Actually, that's not it. The refcounting works out in my tests.

Quoted 5 lines

The kobject's refcount is initialized to 1. kobject_add doesn't increment it and kobject_del doesn't decrement it. So we need the kobject_put to trigger the release function.

Or am I missing something here?

Ugh, no, you are right, this is all good as-is. Do you want to take these through the ext4 tree, or do you want me to take them?

Quoted 106 lines · Greg KH

Quoted 105 lines · Jeff Mahoney

Quoted 96 lines · Jeff Mahoney

Quoted 86 lines · Greg KH

Quoted 85 lines · Jeff Mahoney

ext4 exports per-filesystem information via sysfs. The lifetime rules have historically been painful for this but the solution has been to pair the kobject with a completion and call complete in the kobject's release function.

Since this is a pattern I've used in btrfs as well, it makes sense to turn the pairing into a convenience structure with a standard API.

Signed-off-by Jeff Mahoney <[email protected]>

---
 include/linux/kobj_completion.h |   18 +++++++++++++++
 lib/kobject.c                   |   47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 65 insertions(+)

include/linux/kobj_completion.h new file +18 -0

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#ifndef _KOBJ_COMPLETION_H_
+#define _KOBJ_COMPLETION_H_
+
+#include <linux/kobject.h>
+#include <linux/completion.h>
+
+struct kobj_completion {
+	struct kobject kc_kobj;
+	struct completion kc_unregister;
+};
+
+#define kobj_to_kobj_completion(kobj) \
+	container_of(kobj, struct kobj_completion, kc_kobj)
+
+void kobj_completion_init(struct kobj_completion *kc, struct kobj_type *ktype);
+void kobj_completion_release(struct kobject *kobj);
+void kobj_completion_del_and_wait(struct kobj_completion *kc);
+#endif /* _KOBJ_COMPLETION_H_ */

lib/kobject.c +37 -0

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/kobject.h>
+#include <linux/kobj_completion.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/stat.h>

@@ -711,6 +712,52 @@ const struct sysfs_ops kobj_sysfs_ops =
 };
 
 /**
+ * kobj_completion_init - initialize a kobj_completion object.
+ * @kc: kobj_completion
+ * @ktype: type of kobject to initialize
+ *
+ * kobj_completion structures can be embedded within structures with different
+ * lifetime rules.  During the release of the enclosing object, we can
+ * wait on the release of the kobject so that we don't free it while it's
+ * still busy.
+ */
+void kobj_completion_init(struct kobj_completion *kc, struct kobj_type *ktype)
+{
+	init_completion(&kc->kc_unregister);
+	kobject_init(&kc->kc_kobj, ktype);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobj_completion_init);
+
+/**
+ * kobj_completion_release - release a kobj_completion object
+ * @kobj: kobject embedded in kobj_completion
+ *
+ * Used with kobject_release to notify waiters that the kobject has been
+ * released.
+ */
+void kobj_completion_release(struct kobject *kobj)
+{
+	struct kobj_completion *kc = kobj_to_kobj_completion(kobj);
+	complete(&kc->kc_unregister);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobj_completion_release);
+
+/**
+ * kobj_completion_del_and_wait - release the kobject and wait for it
+ * @kc: kobj_completion object to release
+ *
+ * Delete the kobject from sysfs and  drop the reference count. Then wait
+ * until any outstanding references are also dropped.

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lib/kobject.c const struct sysfs_ops kobj_sysfs_ops = · line 755

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lib/kobject.c +5 -0

+ */
+void kobj_completion_del_and_wait(struct kobj_completion *kc)
+{
+	kobject_del(&kc->kc_kobj);
+	kobject_put(&kc->kc_kobj);

Why the extra kobject_put() call? Who added this extra reference to the object?

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There's an assumption that kobject_add will have been called on the initialized kobject. If it hasn't been called, the object can just be deleted without the completion. It makes the calling code easier to read, so would it work for you if I documented that assumption in _del_and_wait?

Actually, that's not it. The refcounting works out in my tests.

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The kobject's refcount is initialized to 1. kobject_add doesn't increment it and kobject_del doesn't decrement it. So we need the kobject_put to trigger the release function.

Or am I missing something here?

Ugh, no, you are right, this is all good as-is. Do you want to take these through the ext4 tree, or do you want me to take them?

I'd prefer to get this one in now and wait until Ted's available to discuss the ext4 change. My btrfs changes depend on this as well and I'd like to get those moving now.

I have a newer version with an updated comment that explains the lifetime a bit better that I'll send separately as a single patch.