Using the inotify-internal do_inotify_init() helper allows us to get rid
of the in-kernel call to sys_inotify_init1() syscall.
This patch is part of a series which tries to remove in-kernel calls to
syscalls. On this basis, the syscall entry path can be streamlined.
Cc: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Amir Goldstein <amir73il@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: linux-fsdevel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Dominik Brodowski <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c | 9 +++++++--
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
index 2c908b31d6c9..43c23653ce2e 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ static struct fsnotify_group *inotify_new_group(unsigned int max_events)
/* inotify syscalls */
-SYSCALL_DEFINE1(inotify_init1, int, flags)
+static int do_inotify_init(int flags)
{
struct fsnotify_group *group;
int ret;
@@ -660,9 +660,14 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(inotify_init1, int, flags)
return ret;
}
+SYSCALL_DEFINE1(inotify_init1, int, flags)
+{
+ return do_inotify_init(flags);
+}
+
SYSCALL_DEFINE0(inotify_init)
{
- return sys_inotify_init1(0);
+ return do_inotify_init(0);
}
SYSCALL_DEFINE3(inotify_add_watch, int, fd, const char __user *, pathname,
--
2.16.2
