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diff --git a/lib/kobject_uevent.c b/lib/kobject_uevent.c
index a1922765ff3..12e311dc664 100644
--- a/lib/kobject_uevent.c
+++ b/lib/kobject_uevent.c
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ static char *action_to_string(enum kobject_action action)
 		return "remove";
 	case KOBJ_CHANGE:
 		return "change";
-	case KOBJ_MOUNT:
-		return "mount";
-	case KOBJ_UMOUNT:
-		return "umount";
 	case KOBJ_OFFLINE:
 		return "offline";
 	case KOBJ_ONLINE:
@@ -63,8 +59,11 @@ static char *action_to_string(enum kobject_action action)
  * @action: action that is happening (usually KOBJ_MOVE)
  * @kobj: struct kobject that the action is happening to
  * @envp_ext: pointer to environmental data
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if kobject_uevent() is completed with success or the
+ * corresponding error when it fails.
  */
-void kobject_uevent_env(struct kobject *kobj, enum kobject_action action,
+int kobject_uevent_env(struct kobject *kobj, enum kobject_action action,
 			char *envp_ext[])
 {
 	char **envp;
@@ -79,53 +78,65 @@ void kobject_uevent_env(struct kobject *kobj, enum kobject_action action,
 	u64 seq;
 	char *seq_buff;
 	int i = 0;
-	int retval;
+	int retval = 0;
 	int j;
 
 	pr_debug("%s\n", __FUNCTION__);
 
 	action_string = action_to_string(action);
-	if (!action_string)
-		return;
+	if (!action_string) {
+		pr_debug("kobject attempted to send uevent without action_string!\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	/* search the kset we belong to */
 	top_kobj = kobj;
-	if (!top_kobj->kset && top_kobj->parent) {
-		do {
-			top_kobj = top_kobj->parent;
-		} while (!top_kobj->kset && top_kobj->parent);
+	while (!top_kobj->kset && top_kobj->parent) {
+		top_kobj = top_kobj->parent;
+	}
+	if (!top_kobj->kset) {
+		pr_debug("kobject attempted to send uevent without kset!\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	if (!top_kobj->kset)
-		return;
 
 	kset = top_kobj->kset;
 	uevent_ops = kset->uevent_ops;
 
 	/*  skip the event, if the filter returns zero. */
 	if (uevent_ops && uevent_ops->filter)
-		if (!uevent_ops->filter(kset, kobj))
-			return;
+		if (!uevent_ops->filter(kset, kobj)) {
+			pr_debug("kobject filter function caused the event to drop!\n");
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+	/* originating subsystem */
+	if (uevent_ops && uevent_ops->name)
+		subsystem = uevent_ops->name(kset, kobj);
+	else
+		subsystem = kobject_name(&kset->kobj);
+	if (!subsystem) {
+		pr_debug("unset subsytem caused the event to drop!\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 	/* environment index */
 	envp = kzalloc(NUM_ENVP * sizeof (char *), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!envp)
-		return;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	/* environment values */
 	buffer = kmalloc(BUFFER_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!buffer)
+	if (!buffer) {
+		retval = -ENOMEM;
 		goto exit;
+	}
 
 	/* complete object path */
 	devpath = kobject_get_path(kobj, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!devpath)
+	if (!devpath) {
+		retval = -ENOENT;
 		goto exit;
-
-	/* originating subsystem */
-	if (uevent_ops && uevent_ops->name)
-		subsystem = uevent_ops->name(kset, kobj);
-	else
-		subsystem = kobject_name(&kset->kobj);
+	}
 
 	/* event environemnt for helper process only */
 	envp[i++] = "HOME=/";
@@ -204,7 +215,7 @@ exit:
 	kfree(devpath);
 	kfree(buffer);
 	kfree(envp);
-	return;
+	return retval;
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobject_uevent_env);
@@ -214,10 +225,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobject_uevent_env);
  *
  * @action: action that is happening (usually KOBJ_ADD and KOBJ_REMOVE)
  * @kobj: struct kobject that the action is happening to
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if kobject_uevent() is completed with success or the
+ * corresponding error when it fails.
  */
-void kobject_uevent(struct kobject *kobj, enum kobject_action action)
+int kobject_uevent(struct kobject *kobj, enum kobject_action action)
 {
-	kobject_uevent_env(kobj, action, NULL);
+	return kobject_uevent_env(kobj, action, NULL);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobject_uevent);
@@ -277,7 +291,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(add_uevent_var);
 static int __init kobject_uevent_init(void)
 {
 	uevent_sock = netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_KOBJECT_UEVENT, 1, NULL,
-					    THIS_MODULE);
+					    NULL, THIS_MODULE);
 
 	if (!uevent_sock) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR