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authorDominik Brodowski <linux@dominikbrodowski.net>2018-03-11 11:34:49 +0100
committerDominik Brodowski <linux@dominikbrodowski.net>2018-04-02 20:15:55 +0200
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fs: add do_symlinkat() helper and ksys_symlink() wrapper; remove in-kernel calls to syscall
Using the fs-internal do_symlinkat() helper allows us to get rid of fs-internal calls to the sys_symlinkat() syscall. Introducing the ksys_symlink() wrapper allows us to avoid the in-kernel calls to the sys_symlink() syscall. The ksys_ prefix denotes that this function is meant as a drop-in replacement for the syscall. In particular, it uses the same calling convention as sys_symlink(). This patch is part of a series which removes in-kernel calls to syscalls. On this basis, the syscall entry path can be streamlined. For details, see http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180325162527.GA17492@light.dominikbrodowski.net Cc: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Dominik Brodowski <linux@dominikbrodowski.net>
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diff --git a/fs/internal.h b/fs/internal.h
index 53846bd4d9d7..a3f04ca2a08b 100644
--- a/fs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/internal.h
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ extern int vfs_path_lookup(struct dentry *, struct vfsmount *,
long do_mkdirat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname, umode_t mode);
long do_rmdir(int dfd, const char __user *pathname);
long do_unlinkat(int dfd, struct filename *name);
+long do_symlinkat(const char __user *oldname, int newdfd,
+ const char __user *newname);
/*
* namespace.c