Using this helper removes in-kernel calls to the sys_signalfd4() syscall function. 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: Alexander Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Dominik Brodowski <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/signalfd.c | 14 ++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/signalfd.c b/fs/signalfd.c index 76bf9cc62074..501c41f3351f 100644 --- a/fs/signalfd.c +++ b/fs/signalfd.c @@ -256,8 +256,8 @@ static const struct file_operations signalfd_fops = { .llseek = noop_llseek, }; -SYSCALL_DEFINE4(signalfd4, int, ufd, sigset_t __user *, user_mask, - size_t, sizemask, int, flags) +static int do_signalfd4(int ufd, sigset_t __user *user_mask, size_t sizemask, + int flags) { sigset_t sigmask; struct signalfd_ctx *ctx; @@ -310,10 +310,16 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(signalfd4, int, ufd, sigset_t __user *, user_mask, return ufd; } +SYSCALL_DEFINE4(signalfd4, int, ufd, sigset_t __user *, user_mask, + size_t, sizemask, int, flags) +{ + return do_signalfd4(ufd, user_mask, sizemask, flags); +} + SYSCALL_DEFINE3(signalfd, int, ufd, sigset_t __user *, user_mask, size_t, sizemask) { - return sys_signalfd4(ufd, user_mask, sizemask, 0); + return do_signalfd4(ufd, user_mask, sizemask, 0); } #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT @@ -333,7 +339,7 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE4(signalfd4, int, ufd, if (copy_to_user(ksigmask, &tmp, sizeof(sigset_t))) return -EFAULT; - return sys_signalfd4(ufd, ksigmask, sizeof(sigset_t), flags); + return do_signalfd4(ufd, ksigmask, sizeof(sigset_t), flags); } COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE3(signalfd, int, ufd, -- 2.16.3