Re: [patch 7/7] tidy up usermode helper waiting a bit

From: Johannes Berg
Date: Fri May 11 2007 - 15:50:13 EST


[/me wonders why he was CC'ed]

> /* CLONE_VFORK: wait until the usermode helper has execve'd
> * successfully We need the data structures to stay around
> * until that is done. */
> - if (wait)
> + if (wait == UMH_WAIT_PROC)
> pid = kernel_thread(wait_for_helper, sub_info,
> CLONE_FS | CLONE_FILES | SIGCHLD);
> else
> pid = kernel_thread(____call_usermodehelper, sub_info,
> CLONE_VFORK | SIGCHLD);

Isn't that a change in behaviour? Previously it said
if (wait)
<=> if (wait != 0)
<=> if (wait != UMH_WAIT_EXEC)
or am I missing something?

johannes

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