Using the fs-internal do_vmsplice() helper allows us to get rid of the fs-internal call to the sys_vmsplice() syscall. 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: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Dominik Brodowski <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/splice.c | 12 +++++++++--- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/splice.c b/fs/splice.c index 39e2dc01ac12..005d09cf3fa8 100644 --- a/fs/splice.c +++ b/fs/splice.c @@ -1331,8 +1331,8 @@ static long vmsplice_to_pipe(struct file *file, const struct iovec __user *uiov, * Currently we punt and implement it as a normal copy, see pipe_to_user(). * */ -SYSCALL_DEFINE4(vmsplice, int, fd, const struct iovec __user *, iov, - unsigned long, nr_segs, unsigned int, flags) +static long do_vmsplice(int fd, const struct iovec __user *iov, + unsigned long nr_segs, unsigned int flags) { struct fd f; long error; @@ -1358,6 +1358,12 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(vmsplice, int, fd, const struct iovec __user *, iov, return error; } +SYSCALL_DEFINE4(vmsplice, int, fd, const struct iovec __user *, iov, + unsigned long, nr_segs, unsigned int, flags) +{ + return do_vmsplice(fd, iov, nr_segs, flags); +} + #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE4(vmsplice, int, fd, const struct compat_iovec __user *, iov32, unsigned int, nr_segs, unsigned int, flags) @@ -1375,7 +1381,7 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE4(vmsplice, int, fd, const struct compat_iovec __user *, io put_user(v.iov_len, &iov[i].iov_len)) return -EFAULT; } - return sys_vmsplice(fd, iov, nr_segs, flags); + return do_vmsplice(fd, iov, nr_segs, flags); } #endif -- 2.16.3
