ipc: add msgsnd syscall/compat_syscall wrappers

Provide ksys_msgsnd() and compat_ksys_msgsnd() wrappers to avoid in-kernel
calls to these syscalls. The ksys_ prefix denotes that these functions are
meant as a drop-in replacement for the syscalls. In particular, they use
the same calling convention as sys_msgsnd() and compat_sys_msgsnd().

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/[email protected]

Cc: Al Viro <[email protected]>
Cc: Andrew Morton <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Dominik Brodowski <[email protected]>
This commit is contained in:
Dominik Brodowski 2018-03-20 21:29:00 +01:00
commit 31c213f210
3 changed files with 22 additions and 6 deletions

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@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE6(ipc, unsigned int, call, int, first, unsigned long, second,
}
case MSGSND:
return sys_msgsnd(first, (struct msgbuf __user *) ptr,
return ksys_msgsnd(first, (struct msgbuf __user *) ptr,
second, third);
case MSGRCV:
switch (version) {
@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE6(ipc, u32, call, int, first, int, second,
return compat_ksys_semctl(first, second, third, pad);
case MSGSND:
return compat_sys_msgsnd(first, ptr, second, third);
return compat_ksys_msgsnd(first, ptr, second, third);
case MSGRCV: {
void __user *uptr = compat_ptr(ptr);