3 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index 952b01033c32..1ff3f1697513 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -560,6 +560,8 @@ extern int device_create_file(struct device *device,
 			      const struct device_attribute *entry);
 extern void device_remove_file(struct device *dev,
 			       const struct device_attribute *attr);
+extern bool device_remove_file_self(struct device *dev,
+				    const struct device_attribute *attr);
 extern int __must_check device_create_bin_file(struct device *dev,
 					const struct bin_attribute *attr);
 extern void device_remove_bin_file(struct device *dev,
diff --git a/include/linux/kernfs.h b/include/linux/kernfs.h
index 917bc6c1eb04..02ac33435808 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernfs.h
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ enum kernfs_node_flag {
 	KERNFS_HAS_MMAP		= 0x0080,
 	KERNFS_LOCKDEP		= 0x0100,
 	KERNFS_STATIC_NAME	= 0x0200,
+	KERNFS_SUICIDAL		= 0x0400,
+	KERNFS_SUICIDED		= 0x0800,
 };
 
 /* type-specific structures for kernfs_node union members */
@@ -234,6 +236,9 @@ struct kernfs_node *kernfs_create_link(struct kernfs_node *parent,
 				       const char *name,
 				       struct kernfs_node *target);
 void kernfs_remove(struct kernfs_node *kn);
+void kernfs_break_active_protection(struct kernfs_node *kn);
+void kernfs_unbreak_active_protection(struct kernfs_node *kn);
+bool kernfs_remove_self(struct kernfs_node *kn);
 int kernfs_remove_by_name_ns(struct kernfs_node *parent, const char *name,
 			     const void *ns);
 int kernfs_rename_ns(struct kernfs_node *kn, struct kernfs_node *new_parent,
@@ -291,6 +296,9 @@ kernfs_create_link(struct kernfs_node *parent, const char *name,
 
 static inline void kernfs_remove(struct kernfs_node *kn) { }
 
+static inline bool kernfs_remove_self(struct kernfs_node *kn)
+{ return false; }
+
 static inline int kernfs_remove_by_name_ns(struct kernfs_node *kn,
 					   const char *name, const void *ns)
 { return -ENOSYS; }
diff --git a/include/linux/sysfs.h b/include/linux/sysfs.h
index 30b2ebee6439..bd96c603ab6c 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysfs.h
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ int __must_check sysfs_chmod_file(struct kobject *kobj,
 				  const struct attribute *attr, umode_t mode);
 void sysfs_remove_file_ns(struct kobject *kobj, const struct attribute *attr,
 			  const void *ns);
+bool sysfs_remove_file_self(struct kobject *kobj, const struct attribute *attr);
 void sysfs_remove_files(struct kobject *kobj, const struct attribute **attr);
 
 int __must_check sysfs_create_bin_file(struct kobject *kobj,
@@ -301,6 +302,12 @@ static inline void sysfs_remove_file_ns(struct kobject *kobj,
 {
 }
 
+static inline bool sysfs_remove_file_self(struct kobject *kobj,
+					  const struct attribute *attr)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
 static inline void sysfs_remove_files(struct kobject *kobj,
 				     const struct attribute **attr)
 {