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-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/configfs/configfs.txt10
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/configfs/configfs_example.c14
2 files changed, 14 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/configfs/configfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/configfs/configfs.txt
index 44c97e6accb2..15838d706ea2 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/configfs/configfs.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/configfs/configfs.txt
@@ -233,10 +233,12 @@ accomplished via the group operations specified on the group's
config_item_type.
struct configfs_group_operations {
- struct config_item *(*make_item)(struct config_group *group,
- const char *name);
- struct config_group *(*make_group)(struct config_group *group,
- const char *name);
+ int (*make_item)(struct config_group *group,
+ const char *name,
+ struct config_item **new_item);
+ int (*make_group)(struct config_group *group,
+ const char *name,
+ struct config_group **new_group);
int (*commit_item)(struct config_item *item);
void (*disconnect_notify)(struct config_group *group,
struct config_item *item);
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/configfs/configfs_example.c b/Documentation/filesystems/configfs/configfs_example.c
index 25151fd5c2c6..0b422acd470c 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/configfs/configfs_example.c
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/configfs/configfs_example.c
@@ -273,13 +273,13 @@ static inline struct simple_children *to_simple_children(struct config_item *ite
return item ? container_of(to_config_group(item), struct simple_children, group) : NULL;
}
-static struct config_item *simple_children_make_item(struct config_group *group, const char *name)
+static int simple_children_make_item(struct config_group *group, const char *name, struct config_item **new_item)
{
struct simple_child *simple_child;
simple_child = kzalloc(sizeof(struct simple_child), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!simple_child)
- return NULL;
+ return -ENOMEM;
config_item_init_type_name(&simple_child->item, name,
@@ -287,7 +287,8 @@ static struct config_item *simple_children_make_item(struct config_group *group,
simple_child->storeme = 0;
- return &simple_child->item;
+ *new_item = &simple_child->item;
+ return 0;
}
static struct configfs_attribute simple_children_attr_description = {
@@ -359,20 +360,21 @@ static struct configfs_subsystem simple_children_subsys = {
* children of its own.
*/
-static struct config_group *group_children_make_group(struct config_group *group, const char *name)
+static int group_children_make_group(struct config_group *group, const char *name, struct config_group **new_group)
{
struct simple_children *simple_children;
simple_children = kzalloc(sizeof(struct simple_children),
GFP_KERNEL);
if (!simple_children)
- return NULL;
+ return -ENOMEM;
config_group_init_type_name(&simple_children->group, name,
&simple_children_type);
- return &simple_children->group;
+ *new_group = &simple_children->group;
+ return 0;
}
static struct configfs_attribute group_children_attr_description = {
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