Merge tag 'driver-core-3.18-rc4' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core

Pull driver core fixes from Greg KH:
 "Here are 3 tiny fixes for 3.18-rc4.

  One fixes up a long-stading race condition in the driver core for
  removing directories in /sys/devices/virtual/ and the other 2 fix up
  the wording of a new Kconfig option that was added in 3.18-rc1"

* tag 'driver-core-3.18-rc4' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core:
  tiny: rename ENABLE_DEV_COREDUMP to ALLOW_DEV_COREDUMP
  tiny: reverse logic for DISABLE_DEV_COREDUMP
  sysfs: driver core: Fix glue dir race condition by gdp_mutex

Author: torvalds

drivers/base/Kconfig

@@ -171,20 +171,23 @@ config WANT_DEV_COREDUMP
 	  Drivers should "select" this option if they desire to use the
 	  device coredump mechanism.
 
-config DISABLE_DEV_COREDUMP
-	bool "Disable device coredump" if EXPERT
+config ALLOW_DEV_COREDUMP
+	bool "Allow device coredump" if EXPERT
+	default y
 	help
-	  Disable the device coredump mechanism despite drivers wanting to
-	  use it; this allows for more sensitive systems or systems that
-	  don't want to ever access the information to not have the code,
-	  nor keep any data.
+	  This option controls if the device coredump mechanism is available or
+	  not; if disabled, the mechanism will be omitted even if drivers that
+	  can use it are enabled.
+	  Say 'N' for more sensitive systems or systems that don't want
+	  to ever access the information to not have the code, nor keep any
+	  data.
 
-	  If unsure, say N.
+	  If unsure, say Y.
 
 config DEV_COREDUMP
 	bool
 	default y if WANT_DEV_COREDUMP
-	depends on !DISABLE_DEV_COREDUMP
+	depends on ALLOW_DEV_COREDUMP
 
 config DEBUG_DRIVER
 	bool "Driver Core verbose debug messages"

drivers/base/core.c

@@ -724,12 +724,12 @@ class_dir_create_and_add(struct class *class, struct kobject *parent_kobj)
 	return &dir->kobj;
 }
 
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(gdp_mutex);
 
 static struct kobject *get_device_parent(struct device *dev,
 					 struct device *parent)
 {
 	if (dev->class) {
-		static DEFINE_MUTEX(gdp_mutex);
 		struct kobject *kobj = NULL;
 		struct kobject *parent_kobj;
 		struct kobject *k;
@@ -793,7 +793,9 @@ static void cleanup_glue_dir(struct device *dev, struct kobject *glue_dir)
 	    glue_dir->kset != &dev->class->p->glue_dirs)
 		return;
 
+	mutex_lock(&gdp_mutex);
 	kobject_put(glue_dir);
+	mutex_unlock(&gdp_mutex);
 }
 
 static void cleanup_device_parent(struct device *dev)