From 46ea89eb652a365e10257016d09dcf1aaf23cf63 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dominik Brodowski Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2018 11:34:53 +0100 Subject: 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 Cc: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Dominik Brodowski --- init/initramfs.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'init/initramfs.c') diff --git a/init/initramfs.c b/init/initramfs.c index 2972ed0ab399..5855ab632b4e 100644 --- a/init/initramfs.c +++ b/init/initramfs.c @@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static int __init maybe_link(void) if (nlink >= 2) { char *old = find_link(major, minor, ino, mode, collected); if (old) - return (sys_link(old, collected) < 0) ? -1 : 1; + return (ksys_link(old, collected) < 0) ? -1 : 1; } return 0; } -- cgit v1.2.3