#include <linux/kobject.h>
 #include <linux/namei.h>
 #include <linux/idr.h>
+#include <linux/completion.h>
 #include <asm/semaphore.h>
 #include "sysfs.h"
 
  */
 struct sysfs_dirent *sysfs_get_active(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
 {
-       if (sd) {
-               if (unlikely(!down_read_trylock(&sd->s_active)))
-                       sd = NULL;
+       if (unlikely(!sd))
+               return NULL;
+
+       while (1) {
+               int v, t;
+
+               v = atomic_read(&sd->s_active);
+               if (unlikely(v < 0))
+                       return NULL;
+
+               t = atomic_cmpxchg(&sd->s_active, v, v + 1);
+               if (likely(t == v))
+                       return sd;
+               if (t < 0)
+                       return NULL;
+
+               cpu_relax();
        }
-       return sd;
 }
 
 /**
  */
 void sysfs_put_active(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
 {
-       if (sd)
-               up_read(&sd->s_active);
+       struct completion *cmpl;
+       int v;
+
+       if (unlikely(!sd))
+               return;
+
+       v = atomic_dec_return(&sd->s_active);
+       if (likely(v != SD_DEACTIVATED_BIAS))
+               return;
+
+       /* atomic_dec_return() is a mb(), we'll always see the updated
+        * sd->s_sibling.next.
+        */
+       cmpl = (void *)sd->s_sibling.next;
+       complete(cmpl);
 }
 
 /**
  *     sysfs_deactivate - deactivate sysfs_dirent
  *     @sd: sysfs_dirent to deactivate
  *
- *     Deny new active references and drain existing ones.  s_active
- *     will be unlocked when the sysfs_dirent is released.
+ *     Deny new active references and drain existing ones.
  */
 void sysfs_deactivate(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
 {
-       down_write_nested(&sd->s_active, SYSFS_S_ACTIVE_DEACTIVATE);
+       DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(wait);
+       int v;
+
+       BUG_ON(!list_empty(&sd->s_sibling));
+       sd->s_sibling.next = (void *)&wait;
 
-       /* s_active will be unlocked by the thread doing the final put
-        * on @sd.  Lie to lockdep.
+       /* atomic_add_return() is a mb(), put_active() will always see
+        * the updated sd->s_sibling.next.
         */
-       rwsem_release(&sd->s_active.dep_map, 1, _RET_IP_);
+       v = atomic_add_return(SD_DEACTIVATED_BIAS, &sd->s_active);
+
+       if (v != SD_DEACTIVATED_BIAS)
+               wait_for_completion(&wait);
+
+       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sd->s_sibling);
 }
 
 static int sysfs_alloc_ino(ino_t *pino)
  repeat:
        parent_sd = sd->s_parent;
 
-       /* If @sd is being released after deletion, s_active is write
-        * locked.  If @sd is cursor for directory walk or being
-        * released prematurely, s_active has no reader or writer.
-        *
-        * sysfs_deactivate() lies to lockdep that s_active is
-        * unlocked immediately.  Lie one more time to cover the
-        * previous lie.
-        */
-       if (!down_write_trylock(&sd->s_active))
-               rwsem_acquire(&sd->s_active.dep_map,
-                             SYSFS_S_ACTIVE_DEACTIVATE, 0, _RET_IP_);
-       up_write(&sd->s_active);
-
        if (sd->s_type & SYSFS_KOBJ_LINK)
                sysfs_put(sd->s_elem.symlink.target_sd);
        if (sd->s_type & SYSFS_COPY_NAME)
                goto err_out;
 
        atomic_set(&sd->s_count, 1);
+       atomic_set(&sd->s_active, 0);
        atomic_set(&sd->s_event, 1);
-       init_rwsem(&sd->s_active);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sd->s_children);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sd->s_sibling);
 
 
  */
 struct sysfs_dirent {
        atomic_t                s_count;
-       struct rw_semaphore     s_active;
+       atomic_t                s_active;
        struct sysfs_dirent     * s_parent;
        struct list_head        s_sibling;
        struct list_head        s_children;
        atomic_t                s_event;
 };
 
-/*
- * A sysfs file which deletes another file when written to need to
- * write lock the s_active of the victim while its s_active is read
- * locked for the write operation.  Tell lockdep that this is okay.
- */
-enum sysfs_s_active_class
-{
-       SYSFS_S_ACTIVE_NORMAL,          /* file r/w access, etc - default */
-       SYSFS_S_ACTIVE_DEACTIVATE,      /* file deactivation */
-};
+#define SD_DEACTIVATED_BIAS    INT_MIN
 
 extern struct vfsmount * sysfs_mount;
 extern struct kmem_cache *sysfs_dir_cachep;