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Diffstat (limited to 'kernel/kmod.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/kmod.c | 14 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/kmod.c b/kernel/kmod.c index f0c8f545180..7e95bedb2bf 100644 --- a/kernel/kmod.c +++ b/kernel/kmod.c @@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ static struct workqueue_struct *khelper_wq; char modprobe_path[KMOD_PATH_LEN] = "/sbin/modprobe"; /** - * request_module - try to load a kernel module + * __request_module - try to load a kernel module + * @wait: wait (or not) for the operation to complete * @fmt: printf style format string for the name of the module * @...: arguments as specified in the format string * @@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ char modprobe_path[KMOD_PATH_LEN] = "/sbin/modprobe"; * If module auto-loading support is disabled then this function * becomes a no-operation. */ -int request_module(const char *fmt, ...) +int __request_module(bool wait, const char *fmt, ...) { va_list args; char module_name[MODULE_NAME_LEN]; @@ -108,11 +109,12 @@ int request_module(const char *fmt, ...) return -ENOMEM; } - ret = call_usermodehelper(modprobe_path, argv, envp, 1); + ret = call_usermodehelper(modprobe_path, argv, envp, + wait ? UMH_WAIT_PROC : UMH_WAIT_EXEC); atomic_dec(&kmod_concurrent); return ret; } -EXPORT_SYMBOL(request_module); +EXPORT_SYMBOL(__request_module); #endif /* CONFIG_MODULES */ struct subprocess_info { @@ -368,8 +370,10 @@ struct subprocess_info *call_usermodehelper_setup(char *path, char **argv, sub_info->argv = argv; sub_info->envp = envp; sub_info->cred = prepare_usermodehelper_creds(); - if (!sub_info->cred) + if (!sub_info->cred) { + kfree(sub_info); return NULL; + } out: return sub_info; |