diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index ce8339c..d0d79e6 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -453,6 +453,22 @@
 	return POLLERR|POLLPRI;
 }
 
+void sysfs_notify_dirent(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
+{
+	struct sysfs_open_dirent *od;
+
+	spin_lock(&sysfs_open_dirent_lock);
+
+	od = sd->s_attr.open;
+	if (od) {
+		atomic_inc(&od->event);
+		wake_up_interruptible(&od->poll);
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock(&sysfs_open_dirent_lock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_notify_dirent);
+
 void sysfs_notify(struct kobject *k, char *dir, char *attr)
 {
 	struct sysfs_dirent *sd = k->sd;
@@ -463,19 +479,8 @@
 		sd = sysfs_find_dirent(sd, dir);
 	if (sd && attr)
 		sd = sysfs_find_dirent(sd, attr);
-	if (sd) {
-		struct sysfs_open_dirent *od;
-
-		spin_lock(&sysfs_open_dirent_lock);
-
-		od = sd->s_attr.open;
-		if (od) {
-			atomic_inc(&od->event);
-			wake_up_interruptible(&od->poll);
-		}
-
-		spin_unlock(&sysfs_open_dirent_lock);
-	}
+	if (sd)
+		sysfs_notify_dirent(sd);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&sysfs_mutex);
 }