From 312db1aa1dc7bff133d95c92efcc5e42b57cefa6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dominik Brodowski Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2018 11:34:39 +0100 Subject: fs: add ksys_mount() helper; remove in-kernel calls to sys_mount() 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 --- include/linux/syscalls.h | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) (limited to 'include/linux') diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h index 6ab7ed71a8b6..3a9f9c534624 100644 --- a/include/linux/syscalls.h +++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h @@ -946,4 +946,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_statx(int dfd, const char __user *path, unsigned flags, * the ksys_xyzyyz() functions prototyped below. */ +int ksys_mount(char __user *dev_name, char __user *dir_name, char __user *type, + unsigned long flags, void __user *data); + #endif -- cgit v1.2.3