fs: add do_linkat() helper and ksys_link() wrapper; remove in-kernel calls to syscall

Using the fs-internal do_linkat() helper allows us to get rid of
fs-internal calls to the sys_linkat() syscall.

Introducing the ksys_link() wrapper allows us to avoid the in-kernel
calls to sys_link() 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_link().

In the near future, the only fs-external user of ksys_link() should be
converted to use vfs_link() instead.

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>

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 8459a18cdd18..10148235829f 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -4250,8 +4250,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_link);
  * with linux 2.0, and to avoid hard-linking to directories
  * and other special files.  --ADM
  */
-SYSCALL_DEFINE5(linkat, int, olddfd, const char __user *, oldname,
-		int, newdfd, const char __user *, newname, int, flags)
+int do_linkat(int olddfd, const char __user *oldname, int newdfd,
+	      const char __user *newname, int flags)
 {
 	struct dentry *new_dentry;
 	struct path old_path, new_path;
@@ -4315,9 +4315,15 @@ out:
 	return error;
 }
 
+SYSCALL_DEFINE5(linkat, int, olddfd, const char __user *, oldname,
+		int, newdfd, const char __user *, newname, int, flags)
+{
+	return do_linkat(olddfd, oldname, newdfd, newname, flags);
+}
+
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(link, const char __user *, oldname, const char __user *, newname)
 {
-	return sys_linkat(AT_FDCWD, oldname, AT_FDCWD, newname, 0);
+	return do_linkat(AT_FDCWD, oldname, AT_FDCWD, newname, 0);
 }
 
 /**