t is rare (even unknown) for kernel code to create a standalone kobject;
instead, kobjects are used to control access to a larger, domain-specific object. To
this end, kobjects are found embedded in other structures. If you are used to think-
ing of things in object-oriented terms, kobjects can be seen as a top-level, abstract
class from which other classes are derived. A kobject implements a set of capabilities
that are not particularly useful by themselves but that are nice to have in other
objects.
