Re: [PATCH 1/2] exec: allow core_pipe recursion check to look for avalue of 1 rather than 0 (v2)

From: Neil Horman
Date: Sun Jan 31 2010 - 10:42:17 EST


On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 03:46:06PM +0100, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> On 01/29, Neil Horman wrote:
> >
> > Add init function to usermodehelper
> >
> > Convert call_usermodehelper_cleanup to usermodehelper_fns and allow it to assign
> > both an init function and a cleanup function.
>
> Can't apply this patch, I guess -mm tree has other changes which
> this patch depends on. However afaics this series is fine, just
> a couple of nits.
>
Yeah, this will only apply to latest -mm

> > @@ -154,7 +155,9 @@ struct subprocess_info {
> > enum umh_wait wait;
> > int retval;
> > struct file *stdin;
> > - void (*cleanup)(char **argv, char **envp);
> > + int (*init)(void *data);
> > + void (*cleanup)(char **argv, char **envp, void *data);
> > + void *data;
>
> OK, we add *data. But why this patch changes the prototype of ->cleanup() ?
> OTOH, I completely agree, it should be changed, and it should lose the
> ugly argv/envp arguments.
>
> Since we add subprocess_info->data ptr, I think both ->init and ->cleanup
> funcs should have the single arg, "subprocess_info *info". argv, envp, data
> they all can be accessed via *info.
>
Yeah, I can do that.

> Also. It is not clear why this patch changes call_usermodehelper_setup()
> to set info->data. Unless the caller uses call_usermodehelper_setinit()
> or call_usermodehelper_setcleanup() info->data is not used. Perhaps
> it is better to have a single helper which takes (init, cleanup, data)
> args.
>
> What do you think?
>
Yeah, that seems reasonable, Honestly, I'm a bit confused as to why there are
set* helpers in the first place, we could just eliminate them entirely, since
callers can set all three independently with call_usermodehelper_fns. Anywho,
I'll clean that up some more.

> In any case, I believe you should fix the subjects ;)
>
Not sure whats wrong with the subjects, although I guess I am doing a good bit
more than just fixing that at this point :). I'll expand them.

Give me a few days, and I'll repost.
Neil

> Oleg.
>
>
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