[PATCH 002/109] kernel: use kernel_wait4() instead of sys_wait4()

From: Dominik Brodowski
Date: Thu Mar 29 2018 - 07:38:29 EST


All call sites of sys_wait4() set *rusage to NULL. Therefore, there is
no need for the copy_to_user() handling of *rusage, and we can use
kernel_wait4() directly.

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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Cc: Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Dominik Brodowski <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/exit.c | 2 +-
kernel/pid_namespace.c | 6 +++---
kernel/umh.c | 4 ++--
3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 995453d9fb55..c3c7ac560114 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -1691,7 +1691,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(wait4, pid_t, upid, int __user *, stat_addr,
*/
SYSCALL_DEFINE3(waitpid, pid_t, pid, int __user *, stat_addr, int, options)
{
- return sys_wait4(pid, stat_addr, options, NULL);
+ return kernel_wait4(pid, stat_addr, options, NULL);
}

#endif
diff --git a/kernel/pid_namespace.c b/kernel/pid_namespace.c
index 0b53eef7d34b..93b57f026688 100644
--- a/kernel/pid_namespace.c
+++ b/kernel/pid_namespace.c
@@ -242,16 +242,16 @@ void zap_pid_ns_processes(struct pid_namespace *pid_ns)

/*
* Reap the EXIT_ZOMBIE children we had before we ignored SIGCHLD.
- * sys_wait4() will also block until our children traced from the
+ * kernel_wait4() will also block until our children traced from the
* parent namespace are detached and become EXIT_DEAD.
*/
do {
clear_thread_flag(TIF_SIGPENDING);
- rc = sys_wait4(-1, NULL, __WALL, NULL);
+ rc = kernel_wait4(-1, NULL, __WALL, NULL);
} while (rc != -ECHILD);

/*
- * sys_wait4() above can't reap the EXIT_DEAD children but we do not
+ * kernel_wait4() above can't reap the EXIT_DEAD children but we do not
* really care, we could reparent them to the global init. We could
* exit and reap ->child_reaper even if it is not the last thread in
* this pid_ns, free_pid(pid_allocated == 0) calls proc_cleanup_work(),
diff --git a/kernel/umh.c b/kernel/umh.c
index 18e5fa4b0e71..f76b3ff876cf 100644
--- a/kernel/umh.c
+++ b/kernel/umh.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ static void call_usermodehelper_exec_sync(struct subprocess_info *sub_info)
{
pid_t pid;

- /* If SIGCLD is ignored sys_wait4 won't populate the status. */
+ /* If SIGCLD is ignored kernel_wait4 won't populate the status. */
kernel_sigaction(SIGCHLD, SIG_DFL);
pid = kernel_thread(call_usermodehelper_exec_async, sub_info, SIGCHLD);
if (pid < 0) {
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static void call_usermodehelper_exec_sync(struct subprocess_info *sub_info)
*
* Thus the __user pointer cast is valid here.
*/
- sys_wait4(pid, (int __user *)&ret, 0, NULL);
+ kernel_wait4(pid, (int __user *)&ret, 0, NULL);

/*
* If ret is 0, either call_usermodehelper_exec_async failed and
--
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