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author | Dominik Brodowski <linux@dominikbrodowski.net> | 2018-03-11 11:34:55 +0100 |
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committer | Dominik Brodowski <linux@dominikbrodowski.net> | 2018-04-02 20:16:00 +0200 |
commit | 2ca2a09d6215fd9621aa3e2db7cc9428a61f2911 (patch) | |
tree | a1999670bbdba36d98ba32fcca130dafcb238fd0 /security | |
parent | 411d9475cf901b5a6d2996b46cb5726184a4fa50 (diff) | |
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fs: add ksys_close() wrapper; remove in-kernel calls to sys_close()
Using the ksys_close() wrapper allows us to get rid of in-kernel calls
to the sys_close() 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_close(), with one subtle
difference:
The few places which checked the return value did not care about the return
value re-writing in sys_close(), so simply use a wrapper around
__close_fd().
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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