linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/7] kernel/sys.c: Use the simpler call

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Date:	Sat, 9 Mar 2013 21:17:04 +0100
From:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
To:	Lucas De Marchi <lucas.demarchi@...fusion.mobi>
Cc:	lucas.de.marchi@...il.com, David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	James Morris <james.l.morris@...cle.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/7] kernel/sys.c: Use the simpler
	call_usermodehelper()

On 03/08, Lucas De Marchi wrote:
>
> Commit "7ff6764 usermodehelper: cleanup/fix __orderly_poweroff() &&
> argv_free()" simplified __orderly_poweroff() removing the need to use
> call_usermodehelper_fns().
>
> Since we are not passing any callback, it's simpler to use
> call_usermodehelper().
>
> Signed-off-by: Lucas De Marchi <lucas.demarchi@...fusion.mobi>

Reviewed-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>

> ---
>  kernel/sys.c | 3 +--
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
> index 81f5644..bd15276 100644
> --- a/kernel/sys.c
> +++ b/kernel/sys.c
> @@ -2203,8 +2203,7 @@ static int __orderly_poweroff(void)
>  		return -ENOMEM;
>  	}
>  
> -	ret = call_usermodehelper_fns(argv[0], argv, envp, UMH_WAIT_EXEC,
> -				      NULL, NULL, NULL);
> +	ret = call_usermodehelper(argv[0], argv, envp, UMH_WAIT_EXEC);
>  	argv_free(argv);
>  
>  	return ret;
> -- 
> 1.8.1.5
> 

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