diff --git a/lib/kobject.c b/lib/kobject.c
index 8115eb1..bbb2bb4 100644
--- a/lib/kobject.c
+++ b/lib/kobject.c
@@ -850,6 +850,109 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kset_create_and_add);
 
+
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(kobj_ns_type_lock);
+static const struct kobj_ns_type_operations *kobj_ns_ops_tbl[KOBJ_NS_TYPES];
+
+int kobj_ns_type_register(const struct kobj_ns_type_operations *ops)
+{
+	enum kobj_ns_type type = ops->type;
+	int error;
+
+	spin_lock(&kobj_ns_type_lock);
+
+	error = -EINVAL;
+	if (type >= KOBJ_NS_TYPES)
+		goto out;
+
+	error = -EINVAL;
+	if (type <= KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NONE)
+		goto out;
+
+	error = -EBUSY;
+	if (kobj_ns_ops_tbl[type])
+		goto out;
+
+	error = 0;
+	kobj_ns_ops_tbl[type] = ops;
+
+out:
+	spin_unlock(&kobj_ns_type_lock);
+	return error;
+}
+
+int kobj_ns_type_registered(enum kobj_ns_type type)
+{
+	int registered = 0;
+
+	spin_lock(&kobj_ns_type_lock);
+	if ((type > KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NONE) && (type < KOBJ_NS_TYPES))
+		registered = kobj_ns_ops_tbl[type] != NULL;
+	spin_unlock(&kobj_ns_type_lock);
+
+	return registered;
+}
+
+const struct kobj_ns_type_operations *kobj_child_ns_ops(struct kobject *parent)
+{
+	const struct kobj_ns_type_operations *ops = NULL;
+
+	if (parent && parent->ktype->child_ns_type)
+		ops = parent->ktype->child_ns_type(parent);
+
+	return ops;
+}
+
+const struct kobj_ns_type_operations *kobj_ns_ops(struct kobject *kobj)
+{
+	return kobj_child_ns_ops(kobj->parent);
+}
+
+
+const void *kobj_ns_current(enum kobj_ns_type type)
+{
+	const void *ns = NULL;
+
+	spin_lock(&kobj_ns_type_lock);
+	if ((type > KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NONE) && (type < KOBJ_NS_TYPES) &&
+	    kobj_ns_ops_tbl[type])
+		ns = kobj_ns_ops_tbl[type]->current_ns();
+	spin_unlock(&kobj_ns_type_lock);
+
+	return ns;
+}
+
+const void *kobj_ns_netlink(enum kobj_ns_type type, struct sock *sk)
+{
+	const void *ns = NULL;
+
+	spin_lock(&kobj_ns_type_lock);
+	if ((type > KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NONE) && (type < KOBJ_NS_TYPES) &&
+	    kobj_ns_ops_tbl[type])
+		ns = kobj_ns_ops_tbl[type]->netlink_ns(sk);
+	spin_unlock(&kobj_ns_type_lock);
+
+	return ns;
+}
+
+const void *kobj_ns_initial(enum kobj_ns_type type)
+{
+	const void *ns = NULL;
+
+	spin_lock(&kobj_ns_type_lock);
+	if ((type > KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NONE) && (type < KOBJ_NS_TYPES) &&
+	    kobj_ns_ops_tbl[type])
+		ns = kobj_ns_ops_tbl[type]->initial_ns();
+	spin_unlock(&kobj_ns_type_lock);
+
+	return ns;
+}
+
+void kobj_ns_exit(enum kobj_ns_type type, const void *ns)
+{
+}
+
+
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_get);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_put);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_del);