linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 4/7] KEYS: split call to call_usermodehelper

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Date:	Sat, 9 Mar 2013 21:25:37 +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 4/7] KEYS: split call to call_usermodehelper_fns()

On 03/08, Lucas De Marchi wrote:
>
>  static int call_usermodehelper_keys(char *path, char **argv, char **envp,
>  					struct key *session_keyring, int wait)
>  {
> -	return call_usermodehelper_fns(path, argv, envp, wait,
> -				       umh_keys_init, umh_keys_cleanup,
> -				       key_get(session_keyring));
> +	struct subprocess_info *info;
> +
> +	info = call_usermodehelper_setup(path, argv, envp, GFP_KERNEL,
> +					  umh_keys_init, umh_keys_cleanup,
> +					  key_get(session_keyring));
> +	if (!info) {
> +		key_put(session_keyring);
> +		return -ENOMEM;
> +	}
> +
> +	return call_usermodehelper_exec(info, wait);

Looks correct, but can't we simpluify it a bit?

	info = call_usermodehelper_setup(session_keyring);
	if (!info)
		return ENOMEM;

	key_get(session_keyring));
	return call_usermodehelper_exec(info);

Oleg.

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