+ if (!kobj)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (!kobj->state_initialized) {
+ printk(KERN_ERR "kobject '%s' (%p): tried to add an "
+ "uninitialized object, something is seriously wrong.\n",
+ kobject_name(kobj), kobj);
+ dump_stack();
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ va_start(args, fmt);
+ retval = kobject_add_varg(kobj, parent, fmt, args);
+ va_end(args);
+
+ return retval;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_add);
+
+/**
+ * kobject_init_and_add - initialize a kobject structure and add it to the kobject hierarchy
+ * @kobj: pointer to the kobject to initialize
+ * @ktype: pointer to the ktype for this kobject.
+ * @parent: pointer to the parent of this kobject.
+ * @fmt: the name of the kobject.
+ *
+ * This function combines the call to kobject_init() and
+ * kobject_add(). The same type of error handling after a call to
+ * kobject_add() and kobject lifetime rules are the same here.
+ */
+int kobject_init_and_add(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_type *ktype,
+ struct kobject *parent, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+ va_list args;
+ int retval;
+
+ kobject_init(kobj, ktype);
+
+ va_start(args, fmt);
+ retval = kobject_add_varg(kobj, parent, fmt, args);
+ va_end(args);
+
+ return retval;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobject_init_and_add);
+
+/**
+ * kobject_rename - change the name of an object
+ * @kobj: object in question.
+ * @new_name: object's new name
+ */
+int kobject_rename(struct kobject *kobj, const char *new_name)