CALL_USERMODEHELPER_(9) Module Support CALL_USERMODEHELPER_(9)
NAME
call_usermodehelper_setup - prepare to call a usermode helper
SYNOPSIS
struct subprocess_info * call_usermodehelper_setup(char * path, char ** argv, char ** envp, gfp_t gfp_mask);
ARGUMENTS
path
path to usermode executable
argv
arg vector for process
envp
environment for process
gfp_mask
gfp mask for memory allocation
DESCRIPTION
Returns either NULL on allocation failure, or a subprocess_info structure. This should be passed to call_usermodehelper_exec to exec the
process and free the structure.
COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. July 2010 CALL_USERMODEHELPER_(9)
