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1 files changed, 50 insertions, 48 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/kmod.c b/kernel/kmod.c
index 56dd34976d7b..1296e72e4161 100644
--- a/kernel/kmod.c
+++ b/kernel/kmod.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ static void free_modprobe_argv(struct subprocess_info *info)
static int call_modprobe(char *module_name, int wait)
{
+ struct subprocess_info *info;
static char *envp[] = {
"HOME=/",
"TERM=linux",
@@ -98,8 +99,15 @@ static int call_modprobe(char *module_name, int wait)
argv[3] = module_name; /* check free_modprobe_argv() */
argv[4] = NULL;
- return call_usermodehelper_fns(modprobe_path, argv, envp,
- wait | UMH_KILLABLE, NULL, free_modprobe_argv, NULL);
+ info = call_usermodehelper_setup(modprobe_path, argv, envp, GFP_KERNEL,
+ NULL, free_modprobe_argv, NULL);
+ if (!info)
+ goto free_module_name;
+
+ return call_usermodehelper_exec(info, wait | UMH_KILLABLE);
+
+free_module_name:
+ kfree(module_name);
free_argv:
kfree(argv);
out:
@@ -502,14 +510,28 @@ static void helper_unlock(void)
* @argv: arg vector for process
* @envp: environment for process
* @gfp_mask: gfp mask for memory allocation
+ * @cleanup: a cleanup function
+ * @init: an init function
+ * @data: arbitrary context sensitive data
*
* Returns either %NULL on allocation failure, or a subprocess_info
* structure. This should be passed to call_usermodehelper_exec to
* exec the process and free the structure.
+ *
+ * The init function is used to customize the helper process prior to
+ * exec. A non-zero return code causes the process to error out, exit,
+ * and return the failure to the calling process
+ *
+ * The cleanup function is just before ethe subprocess_info is about to
+ * be freed. This can be used for freeing the argv and envp. The
+ * Function must be runnable in either a process context or the
+ * context in which call_usermodehelper_exec is called.
*/
-static
struct subprocess_info *call_usermodehelper_setup(char *path, char **argv,
- char **envp, gfp_t gfp_mask)
+ char **envp, gfp_t gfp_mask,
+ int (*init)(struct subprocess_info *info, struct cred *new),
+ void (*cleanup)(struct subprocess_info *info),
+ void *data)
{
struct subprocess_info *sub_info;
sub_info = kzalloc(sizeof(struct subprocess_info), gfp_mask);
@@ -520,50 +542,27 @@ struct subprocess_info *call_usermodehelper_setup(char *path, char **argv,
sub_info->path = path;
sub_info->argv = argv;
sub_info->envp = envp;
+
+ sub_info->cleanup = cleanup;
+ sub_info->init = init;
+ sub_info->data = data;
out:
return sub_info;
}
-
-/**
- * call_usermodehelper_setfns - set a cleanup/init function
- * @info: a subprocess_info returned by call_usermodehelper_setup
- * @cleanup: a cleanup function
- * @init: an init function
- * @data: arbitrary context sensitive data
- *
- * The init function is used to customize the helper process prior to
- * exec. A non-zero return code causes the process to error out, exit,
- * and return the failure to the calling process
- *
- * The cleanup function is just before ethe subprocess_info is about to
- * be freed. This can be used for freeing the argv and envp. The
- * Function must be runnable in either a process context or the
- * context in which call_usermodehelper_exec is called.
- */
-static
-void call_usermodehelper_setfns(struct subprocess_info *info,
- int (*init)(struct subprocess_info *info, struct cred *new),
- void (*cleanup)(struct subprocess_info *info),
- void *data)
-{
- info->cleanup = cleanup;
- info->init = init;
- info->data = data;
-}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(call_usermodehelper_setup);
/**
* call_usermodehelper_exec - start a usermode application
* @sub_info: information about the subprocessa
* @wait: wait for the application to finish and return status.
- * when -1 don't wait at all, but you get no useful error back when
- * the program couldn't be exec'ed. This makes it safe to call
+ * when UMH_NO_WAIT don't wait at all, but you get no useful error back
+ * when the program couldn't be exec'ed. This makes it safe to call
* from interrupt context.
*
* Runs a user-space application. The application is started
* asynchronously if wait is not set, and runs as a child of keventd.
* (ie. it runs with full root capabilities).
*/
-static
int call_usermodehelper_exec(struct subprocess_info *sub_info, int wait)
{
DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(done);
@@ -615,31 +614,34 @@ unlock:
helper_unlock();
return retval;
}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(call_usermodehelper_exec);
-/*
- * call_usermodehelper_fns() will not run the caller-provided cleanup function
- * if a memory allocation failure is experienced. So the caller might need to
- * check the call_usermodehelper_fns() return value: if it is -ENOMEM, perform
- * the necessaary cleanup within the caller.
+/**
+ * call_usermodehelper() - prepare and start a usermode application
+ * @path: path to usermode executable
+ * @argv: arg vector for process
+ * @envp: environment for process
+ * @wait: wait for the application to finish and return status.
+ * when UMH_NO_WAIT don't wait at all, but you get no useful error back
+ * when the program couldn't be exec'ed. This makes it safe to call
+ * from interrupt context.
+ *
+ * This function is the equivalent to use call_usermodehelper_setup() and
+ * call_usermodehelper_exec().
*/
-int call_usermodehelper_fns(
- char *path, char **argv, char **envp, int wait,
- int (*init)(struct subprocess_info *info, struct cred *new),
- void (*cleanup)(struct subprocess_info *), void *data)
+int call_usermodehelper(char *path, char **argv, char **envp, int wait)
{
struct subprocess_info *info;
gfp_t gfp_mask = (wait == UMH_NO_WAIT) ? GFP_ATOMIC : GFP_KERNEL;
- info = call_usermodehelper_setup(path, argv, envp, gfp_mask);
-
+ info = call_usermodehelper_setup(path, argv, envp, gfp_mask,
+ NULL, NULL, NULL);
if (info == NULL)
return -ENOMEM;
- call_usermodehelper_setfns(info, init, cleanup, data);
-
return call_usermodehelper_exec(info, wait);
}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(call_usermodehelper_fns);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(call_usermodehelper);
static int proc_cap_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)