fs: add do_mknodat() helper and ksys_mknod() wrapper; remove in-kernel calls to syscall
Using the fs-internal do_mknodat() helper allows us to get rid of fs-internal calls to the sys_mknodat() syscall. Introducing the ksys_mknod() wrapper allows us to avoid the in-kernel calls to sys_mknod() syscall. The ksys_ prefix denotes that this function is meant as a drop-in replacement for the syscall. In particular, it uses the same calling convention as sys_mknod(). 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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- fs/internal.h 2 additions, 0 deletionsfs/internal.h
- fs/namei.c 9 additions, 3 deletionsfs/namei.c
- include/linux/syscalls.h 9 additions, 0 deletionsinclude/linux/syscalls.h
- init/do_mounts.h 1 addition, 1 deletioninit/do_mounts.h
- init/initramfs.c 1 addition, 1 deletioninit/initramfs.c
- init/noinitramfs.c 1 addition, 1 deletioninit/noinitramfs.c
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