3 files changed, 29 insertions, 33 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/base/module.c b/drivers/base/module.c
index 5bc71bea883a..218aaa096455 100644
--- a/drivers/base/module.c
+++ b/drivers/base/module.c
@@ -42,16 +42,13 @@ int module_add_driver(struct module *mod, const struct device_driver *drv)
 	if (mod)
 		mk = &mod->mkobj;
 	else if (drv->mod_name) {
-		struct kobject *mkobj;
-
-		/* Lookup built-in module entry in /sys/modules */
-		mkobj = kset_find_obj(module_kset, drv->mod_name);
-		if (mkobj) {
-			mk = container_of(mkobj, struct module_kobject, kobj);
+		/* Lookup or create built-in module entry in /sys/modules */
+		mk = lookup_or_create_module_kobject(drv->mod_name);
+		if (mk) {
 			/* remember our module structure */
 			drv->p->mkobj = mk;
-			/* kset_find_obj took a reference */
-			kobject_put(mkobj);
+			/* lookup_or_create_module_kobject took a reference */
+			kobject_put(&mk->kobj);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index d94b196d5a34..b3329110d668 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ extern void cleanup_module(void);
 #define __INITRODATA_OR_MODULE __INITRODATA
 #endif /*CONFIG_MODULES*/
 
+struct module_kobject *lookup_or_create_module_kobject(const char *name);
+
 /* Generic info of form tag = "info" */
 #define MODULE_INFO(tag, info) __MODULE_INFO(tag, tag, info)
 
diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index 2509f216c9f3..e668fc90b83e 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -760,38 +760,35 @@ void destroy_params(const struct kernel_param *params, unsigned num)
 			params[i].ops->free(params[i].arg);
 }
 
-static struct module_kobject * __init locate_module_kobject(const char *name)
+struct module_kobject __modinit * lookup_or_create_module_kobject(const char *name)
 {
 	struct module_kobject *mk;
 	struct kobject *kobj;
 	int err;
 
 	kobj = kset_find_obj(module_kset, name);
-	if (kobj) {
-		mk = to_module_kobject(kobj);
-	} else {
-		mk = kzalloc(sizeof(struct module_kobject), GFP_KERNEL);
-		BUG_ON(!mk);
-
-		mk->mod = THIS_MODULE;
-		mk->kobj.kset = module_kset;
-		err = kobject_init_and_add(&mk->kobj, &module_ktype, NULL,
-					   "%s", name);
-#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
-		if (!err)
-			err = sysfs_create_file(&mk->kobj, &module_uevent.attr);
-#endif
-		if (err) {
-			kobject_put(&mk->kobj);
-			pr_crit("Adding module '%s' to sysfs failed (%d), the system may be unstable.\n",
-				name, err);
-			return NULL;
-		}
+	if (kobj)
+		return to_module_kobject(kobj);
 
-		/* So that we hold reference in both cases. */
-		kobject_get(&mk->kobj);
+	mk = kzalloc(sizeof(struct module_kobject), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!mk)
+		return NULL;
+
+	mk->mod = THIS_MODULE;
+	mk->kobj.kset = module_kset;
+	err = kobject_init_and_add(&mk->kobj, &module_ktype, NULL, "%s", name);
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MODULES) && !err)
+		err = sysfs_create_file(&mk->kobj, &module_uevent.attr);
+	if (err) {
+		kobject_put(&mk->kobj);
+		pr_crit("Adding module '%s' to sysfs failed (%d), the system may be unstable.\n",
+			name, err);
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* So that we hold reference in both cases. */
+	kobject_get(&mk->kobj);
+
 	return mk;
 }
 
@@ -802,7 +799,7 @@ static void __init kernel_add_sysfs_param(const char *name,
 	struct module_kobject *mk;
 	int err;
 
-	mk = locate_module_kobject(name);
+	mk = lookup_or_create_module_kobject(name);
 	if (!mk)
 		return;
 
@@ -873,7 +870,7 @@ static void __init version_sysfs_builtin(void)
 	int err;
 
 	for (vattr = __start___modver; vattr < __stop___modver; vattr++) {
-		mk = locate_module_kobject(vattr->module_name);
+		mk = lookup_or_create_module_kobject(vattr->module_name);
 		if (mk) {
 			err = sysfs_create_file(&mk->kobj, &vattr->mattr.attr);
 			WARN_ON_ONCE(err);