---

yaml --- r: 65315 b: refs/heads/master c: 3eb215d h: refs/heads/master i: 65313: a03ca3d 65311: a9e7efe v: v3
git-mirror · Oct 7, 2007 · e320520 · e320520
1 parent 1fbb726
commit e320520
Show file tree

Hide file tree

Showing 2 changed files with 8 additions and 4 deletions.
diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 85923b124624eb49ebef4731bb6b5670e792ff57
+refs/heads/master: 3eb215de26e6e94bf5fed9cb77230c383b30e53b
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/base/core.c b/trunk/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -586,9 +586,13 @@ void device_initialize(struct device *dev)
 static struct kobject * get_device_parent(struct device *dev,
 					  struct device *parent)
 {
-	/* Set the parent to the class, not the parent device */
-	/* this keeps sysfs from having a symlink to make old udevs happy */
-	if (dev->class)
+	/*
+	 * Set the parent to the class, not the parent device
+	 * for topmost devices in class hierarchy.
+	 * This keeps sysfs from having a symlink to make old
+	 * udevs happy
+	 */
+	if (dev->class && (!parent || parent->class != dev->class))
 		return &dev->class->subsys.kobj;
 	else if (parent)
 		return &parent->kobj;