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diff --git a/Documentation/kobject.txt b/Documentation/kobject.txt
index 8ee49ee7c96..ca86a885ad8 100644
--- a/Documentation/kobject.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kobject.txt
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ embedded in larger data structures and replace fields they duplicate.
struct kobject {
const char * k_name;
- char name[KOBJ_NAME_LEN];
struct kref kref;
struct list_head entry;
struct kobject * parent;
@@ -223,18 +222,15 @@ decl_subsys(devices, &ktype_device, &device_uevent_ops);
is equivalent to doing:
struct kset devices_subsys = {
- .kobj = {
- .name = "devices",
- },
.ktype = &ktype_devices,
.uevent_ops = &device_uevent_ops,
};
-
+kobject_set_name(&devices_subsys, name);
The objects that are registered with a subsystem that use the
subsystem's default list must have their kset ptr set properly. These
objects may have embedded kobjects or ksets. The
-following helpers make setting the kset easier:
+following helper makes setting the kset easier:
kobj_set_kset_s(obj,subsys)
@@ -242,22 +238,8 @@ kobj_set_kset_s(obj,subsys)
- Assumes that obj->kobj exists, and is a struct kobject.
- Sets the kset of that kobject to the kset <subsys>.
-
-kset_set_kset_s(obj,subsys)
-
-- Assumes that obj->kset exists, and is a struct kset.
-- Sets the kset of the embedded kobject to the kset <subsys>.
-
-subsys_set_kset(obj,subsys)
-
-- Assumes obj->subsys exists, and is a struct subsystem.
-- Sets obj->subsys.kset.kobj.kset to the subsystem's embedded kset.
-
-void subsystem_init(struct kset *s);
int subsystem_register(struct kset *s);
void subsystem_unregister(struct kset *s);
-struct kset *subsys_get(struct kset *s);
-void kset_put(struct kset *s);
These are just wrappers around the respective kset_* functions.