From c7b95d5156a9ee70f800bd2e47a9eba677be73e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dominik Brodowski Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2018 17:51:36 +0100 Subject: mm: add ksys_readahead() helper; remove in-kernel calls to sys_readahead() Using this helper allows us to avoid the in-kernel calls to the sys_readahead() 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_readahead(). 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: Andrew Morton Cc: linux-mm@kvack.org Signed-off-by: Dominik Brodowski --- mm/readahead.c | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'mm/readahead.c') diff --git a/mm/readahead.c b/mm/readahead.c index c4ca70239233..4d57b4644f98 100644 --- a/mm/readahead.c +++ b/mm/readahead.c @@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ do_readahead(struct address_space *mapping, struct file *filp, return force_page_cache_readahead(mapping, filp, index, nr); } -SYSCALL_DEFINE3(readahead, int, fd, loff_t, offset, size_t, count) +ssize_t ksys_readahead(int fd, loff_t offset, size_t count) { ssize_t ret; struct fd f; @@ -592,3 +592,8 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(readahead, int, fd, loff_t, offset, size_t, count) } return ret; } + +SYSCALL_DEFINE3(readahead, int, fd, loff_t, offset, size_t, count) +{ + return ksys_readahead(fd, offset, count); +} -- cgit v1.2.3-55-g7522