fs: add do_symlinkat() helper and ksys_symlink() wrapper; remove in-kernel calls to syscall
Using the fs-internal do_symlinkat() helper allows us to get rid of
fs-internal calls to the sys_symlinkat() syscall.
Introducing the ksys_symlink() wrapper allows us to avoid the in-kernel
calls to the sys_symlink() 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_symlink().
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>
diff --git a/fs/internal.h b/fs/internal.h
index 53846bd..a3f04ca 100644
--- a/fs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/internal.h
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
long do_mkdirat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname, umode_t mode);
long do_rmdir(int dfd, const char __user *pathname);
long do_unlinkat(int dfd, struct filename *name);
+long do_symlinkat(const char __user *oldname, int newdfd,
+ const char __user *newname);
/*
* namespace.c