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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/kmod.c b/kernel/kmod.c
index d45c96073afb..0c407f905ca4 100644
--- a/kernel/kmod.c
+++ b/kernel/kmod.c
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ static void helper_unlock(void)
* Function must be runnable in either a process context or the
* context in which call_usermodehelper_exec is called.
*/
-struct subprocess_info *call_usermodehelper_setup(char *path, char **argv,
+struct subprocess_info *call_usermodehelper_setup(const char *path, char **argv,
char **envp, gfp_t gfp_mask,
int (*init)(struct subprocess_info *info, struct cred *new),
void (*cleanup)(struct subprocess_info *info),
@@ -528,7 +528,12 @@ struct subprocess_info *call_usermodehelper_setup(char *path, char **argv,
goto out;
INIT_WORK(&sub_info->work, call_usermodehelper_exec_work);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_STATIC_USERMODEHELPER
+ sub_info->path = CONFIG_STATIC_USERMODEHELPER_PATH;
+#else
sub_info->path = path;
+#endif
sub_info->argv = argv;
sub_info->envp = envp;
@@ -566,6 +571,15 @@ int call_usermodehelper_exec(struct subprocess_info *sub_info, int wait)
retval = -EBUSY;
goto out;
}
+
+ /*
+ * If there is no binary for us to call, then just return and get out of
+ * here. This allows us to set STATIC_USERMODEHELPER_PATH to "" and
+ * disable all call_usermodehelper() calls.
+ */
+ if (strlen(sub_info->path) == 0)
+ goto out;
+
/*
* Set the completion pointer only if there is a waiter.
* This makes it possible to use umh_complete to free
@@ -613,7 +627,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(call_usermodehelper_exec);
* This function is the equivalent to use call_usermodehelper_setup() and
* call_usermodehelper_exec().
*/
-int call_usermodehelper(char *path, char **argv, char **envp, int wait)
+int call_usermodehelper(const char *path, char **argv, char **envp, int wait)
{
struct subprocess_info *info;
gfp_t gfp_mask = (wait == UMH_NO_WAIT) ? GFP_ATOMIC : GFP_KERNEL;