linux-toradex.git/init/do_mounts.c, branch v4.20-rc6

init/do_mounts.c: add root=PARTLABEL= support

2018-10-31T15:54:13+00:00

Support referencing the root partition label from GPT as argument
to the root= option on the kernel command line in analogy to
referencing the partition uuid as root=PARTUUID=.

Specifying the partition label instead of the uuid is often much
easier, e.g. in embedded environments when there is an
A/B rootfs partition scheme for interruptible firmware updates
(i.e. rootfsA/ rootfsB).

The partition label can be queried with the blkid command.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180822060904.828E510665E@pc-niv.weinmann.com
Signed-off-by: Nikolaus Voss 
Reviewed-by: Andrew Morton 
Cc: Dominik Brodowski 
Cc: Sasha Levin 
Cc: Al Viro 
Cc: Jens Axboe 
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton 
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

init/: remove ineffective sparse disabling

2018-08-22T17:52:49+00:00

Sparse checking used to be disabled on init/do_mounts.c and a few related
files because "Many of the syscalls used in this file expect some of the
arguments to be __user pointers not __kernel pointers".

However since 28128c61e ("kconfig.h: Include compiler types to avoid
missed struct attributes") the checks are, in fact, not disabled anymore
because of the more early include of "linux/compiler_types.h"

So remove the now ineffective #undefery that was done to disable these
warnings, as well as the associated comment.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180617115355.53799-1-luc.vanoostenryck@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Luc Van Oostenryck 
Cc: Dominik Brodowski 
Cc: Al Viro 
Cc: Kees Cook 
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton 
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

fs: add ksys_read() helper; remove in-kernel calls to sys_read()

2018-04-02T18:16:04+00:00

Using this helper allows us to avoid the in-kernel calls to the
sys_read() 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_read().

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: Alexander Viro 
Signed-off-by: Dominik Brodowski

fs: add ksys_ioctl() helper; remove in-kernel calls to sys_ioctl()

2018-04-02T18:16:03+00:00

Using this helper allows us to avoid the in-kernel calls to the
sys_ioctl() 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_ioctl().

After careful review, at least some of these calls could be converted
to do_vfs_ioctl() in future.

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: Alexander Viro 
Signed-off-by: Dominik Brodowski

fs: add ksys_open() wrapper; remove in-kernel calls to sys_open()

2018-04-02T18:16:01+00:00

Using this wrapper allows us to avoid the in-kernel calls to the
sys_open() 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_open().

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 
Cc: Andrew Morton 
Signed-off-by: Dominik Brodowski

fs: add ksys_close() wrapper; remove in-kernel calls to sys_close()

2018-04-02T18:16:00+00:00

Using the ksys_close() wrapper allows us to get rid of in-kernel calls
to the sys_close() 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_close(), with one subtle
difference:

The few places which checked the return value did not care about the return
value re-writing in sys_close(), so simply use a wrapper around
__close_fd().

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 
Cc: Andrew Morton 
Signed-off-by: Dominik Brodowski

fs: add ksys_chdir() helper; remove in-kernel calls to sys_chdir()

2018-04-02T18:15:51+00:00

Using this helper allows us to avoid the in-kernel calls to the sys_chdir()
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_chdir().

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 
Cc: Andrew Morton 
Signed-off-by: Dominik Brodowski

fs: add ksys_chroot() helper; remove-in kernel calls to sys_chroot()

2018-04-02T18:15:50+00:00

Using this helper allows us to avoid the in-kernel calls to the
sys_chroot() 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_chroot().

In the near future, the fs-external callers of ksys_chroot() should be
converted to use kern_path()/set_fs_root() directly. Then ksys_chroot()
can be moved within sys_chroot() again.

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: Alexander Viro 
Signed-off-by: Dominik Brodowski

fs: add ksys_mount() helper; remove in-kernel calls to sys_mount()

2018-04-02T18:15:48+00:00

Using this helper allows us to avoid the in-kernel calls to the sys_mount()
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_mount().

In the near future, all callers of ksys_mount() should be converted to call
do_mount() directly.

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: Alexander Viro 
Signed-off-by: Dominik Brodowski

kmemcheck: stop using GFP_NOTRACK and SLAB_NOTRACK

2017-11-16T02:21:04+00:00

Convert all allocations that used a NOTRACK flag to stop using it.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20171007030159.22241-3-alexander.levin@verizon.com
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin 
Cc: Alexander Potapenko 
Cc: Eric W. Biederman 
Cc: Michal Hocko 
Cc: Pekka Enberg 
Cc: Steven Rostedt 
Cc: Tim Hansen 
Cc: Vegard Nossum 
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton 
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds