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authorDominik Brodowski <linux@dominikbrodowski.net>2018-03-20 20:00:39 +0100
committerDominik Brodowski <linux@dominikbrodowski.net>2018-04-02 20:15:22 +0200
commitd969c6fa7263c8fc1928f528bb68587872350b6c (patch)
treeea96ad301cb9b73b87838e925411bb7e4d111ce4 /ipc/msg.c
parent69894718a515fef7ff633cf354fcd7ed73a88891 (diff)
downloadlinux-d969c6fa7263c8fc1928f528bb68587872350b6c.tar.gz
ipc: add semctl syscall/compat_syscall wrappers
Provide ksys_semctl() and compat_ksys_semctl() wrappers to avoid in-kernel
calls to these syscalls. The ksys_ prefix denotes that these functions are
meant as a drop-in replacement for the syscalls. In particular, they use
the same calling convention as sys_semctl() and compat_sys_semctl().

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 <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Dominik Brodowski <linux@dominikbrodowski.net>
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