Re: [PATCH v2 02/36] kernel: use kernel_wait4() instead of sys_wait4()

From: Dominik Brodowski
Date: Sat Mar 17 2018 - 13:22:03 EST


On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 04:58:31PM +0000, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 08:04:55PM +0100, Dominik Brodowski wrote:
> > diff --git a/kernel/umh.c b/kernel/umh.c
> > index 18e5fa4b0e71..f4b557cadf08 100644
> > --- a/kernel/umh.c
> > +++ b/kernel/umh.c
> > @@ -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
>
> There is also a reference to sys_wait4() usage on umh.c:
>
> /* If SIGCLD is ignored sys_wait4 won't populate the status. */
> kernel_sigaction(SIGCHLD, SIG_DFL);
>
> Does that remain true for kernel_wait4()? If so that comment should be updated
> as well.

Thanks, have updated the comment.

Dominik