- pr_debug("kobject %s: cleaning up\n",kobject_name(kobj));
- if (kobj->k_name != kobj->name)
- kfree(kobj->k_name);
- kobj->k_name = NULL;
- if (t && t->release)
+ if (t && !t->release)
+ pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): does not have a release() "
+ "function, it is broken and must be fixed.\n",
+ kobject_name(kobj), kobj);
+
+ /* send "remove" if the caller did not do it but sent "add" */
+ if (kobj->state_add_uevent_sent && !kobj->state_remove_uevent_sent) {
+ pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): auto cleanup 'remove' event\n",
+ kobject_name(kobj), kobj);
+ kobject_uevent(kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
+ }
+
+ /* remove from sysfs if the caller did not do it */
+ if (kobj->state_in_sysfs) {
+ pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): auto cleanup kobject_del\n",
+ kobject_name(kobj), kobj);
+ kobject_del(kobj);
+ }
+
+ if (t && t->release) {
+ pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): calling ktype release\n",
+ kobject_name(kobj), kobj);