From 1387c2c2f988f8180c6189d5083eaeeb8f120d44 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dominik Brodowski Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2018 19:35:09 +0100 Subject: net: socket: add __sys_connect() helper; remove in-kernel call to syscall Using the net-internal helper __sys_connect() allows us to avoid the internal calls to the sys_connect() 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@light.dominikbrodowski.net Cc: David S. Miller Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Dominik Brodowski --- include/linux/socket.h | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) (limited to 'include/linux/socket.h') diff --git a/include/linux/socket.h b/include/linux/socket.h index e9cee272da13..7daa344d7320 100644 --- a/include/linux/socket.h +++ b/include/linux/socket.h @@ -365,5 +365,7 @@ extern int __sys_accept4(int fd, struct sockaddr __user *upeer_sockaddr, int __user *upeer_addrlen, int flags); extern int __sys_socket(int family, int type, int protocol); extern int __sys_bind(int fd, struct sockaddr __user *umyaddr, int addrlen); +extern int __sys_connect(int fd, struct sockaddr __user *uservaddr, + int addrlen); #endif /* _LINUX_SOCKET_H */ -- cgit