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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)