Re: [PATCH net-next v3 3/9] sysfs: add sysfs_group{s}_change_owner()

Add helpers to change the owner of sysfs groups.
This function will be used to correctly account for kobject ownership
changes, e.g. when moving network devices between network namespaces.

Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <redacted>
---
/* v2 */
-  Greg Kroah-Hartman [off-list ref]:
   - Add comment how ownership of sysfs object is changed.

/* v3 */
-  Greg Kroah-Hartman [off-list ref]:
   - Add explicit uid/gid parameters.
- Christian Brauner [off-list ref]:
  - Collapse groups ownership helper patches into a single patch.
---
 fs/sysfs/group.c      | 117 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 include/linux/sysfs.h |  20 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 137 insertions(+)

diff --git a/fs/sysfs/group.c b/fs/sysfs/group.c
index c4ab045926b7..bae562d3cba1 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/group.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/group.c

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/dcache.h>
 #include <linux/namei.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
 #include "sysfs.h"
 
 

@@ -457,3 +458,119 @@ int __compat_only_sysfs_link_entry_to_kobj(struct kobject *kobj,
 	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(link);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__compat_only_sysfs_link_entry_to_kobj);
+
+static int sysfs_group_attrs_change_owner(struct kernfs_node *grp_kn,
+					  const struct attribute_group *grp,
+					  struct iattr *newattrs)
+{
+	struct kernfs_node *kn;
+	int error;
+
+	if (grp->attrs) {
+		struct attribute *const *attr;
+
+		for (attr = grp->attrs; *attr; attr++) {
+			kn = kernfs_find_and_get(grp_kn, (*attr)->name);
+			if (!kn)
+				return -ENOENT;
+
+			error = kernfs_setattr(kn, newattrs);
+			kernfs_put(kn);
+			if (error)
+				return error;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (grp->bin_attrs) {
+		struct bin_attribute *const *bin_attr;
+
+		for (bin_attr = grp->bin_attrs; *bin_attr; bin_attr++) {
+			kn = kernfs_find_and_get(grp_kn, (*bin_attr)->attr.name);
+			if (!kn)
+				return -ENOENT;
+
+			error = kernfs_setattr(kn, newattrs);
+			kernfs_put(kn);
+			if (error)
+				return error;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * sysfs_group_change_owner - change owner of an attribute group.
+ * @kobj:	The kobject containing the group.
+ * @grp:	The attribute group.
+ * @kuid:	new owner's kuid
+ * @kgid:	new owner's kgid
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success or error code on failure.