[PATCH] kobject: add kobject_rename()

Based on a patch written by Dan Aloni <da-x@gmx.net>

include/linux/kobject.h

@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ extern void kobject_cleanup(struct kobject *);
 extern int kobject_add(struct kobject *);
 extern void kobject_del(struct kobject *);
 
+extern void kobject_rename(struct kobject *, char *new_name);
+
 extern int kobject_register(struct kobject *);
 extern void kobject_unregister(struct kobject *);
 

lib/kobject.c

@@ -313,6 +313,21 @@ int kobject_register(struct kobject * kobj)
 	return error;
 }
 
+/**
+ *	kobject_rename - change the name of an object
+ *	@kobj:	object in question.
+ *	@new_name: object's new name
+ */
+
+void kobject_rename(struct kobject * kobj, char *new_name)
+{
+	kobj = kobject_get(kobj);
+	if (!kobj)
+		return;
+	sysfs_rename_dir(kobj, new_name);
+	kobject_put(kobj);
+}
+
 /**
  *	kobject_del - unlink kobject from hierarchy.
  * 	@kobj:	object.