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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2020-05-08 09:06:34 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2020-05-08 09:06:34 -0700
commitc61529f6f59c9e136432cde96f9a053a51ad2a1e (patch)
treee72cbda75f28dfe4a7a67533ef11a120c0edee02 /kernel
parente7a1c733fecd6bf71f87f74b36ab51bb3eafd8b3 (diff)
parent2a15483b401c0b07e44b43b95414e36f32c02f32 (diff)
Merge tag 'driver-core-5.7-rc5' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core
Pull driver core fixes from Greg KH: "Here are a number of small driver core fixes for 5.7-rc5 to resolve a bunch of reported issues with the current tree. Biggest here are the reverts and patches from John Stultz to resolve a bunch of deferred probe regressions we have been seeing in 5.7-rc right now. Along with those are some other smaller fixes: - coredump crash fix - devlink fix for when permissive mode was enabled - amba and platform device dma_parms fixes - component error silenced for when deferred probe happens All of these have been in linux-next for a while with no reported issues" * tag 'driver-core-5.7-rc5' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core: regulator: Revert "Use driver_deferred_probe_timeout for regulator_init_complete_work" driver core: Ensure wait_for_device_probe() waits until the deferred_probe_timeout fires driver core: Use dev_warn() instead of dev_WARN() for deferred_probe_timeout warnings driver core: Revert default driver_deferred_probe_timeout value to 0 component: Silence bind error on -EPROBE_DEFER driver core: Fix handling of fw_devlink=permissive coredump: fix crash when umh is disabled amba: Initialize dma_parms for amba devices driver core: platform: Initialize dma_parms for platform devices
Diffstat (limited to 'kernel')
-rw-r--r--kernel/umh.c5
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/umh.c b/kernel/umh.c
index 7f255b5a8845..11bf5eea474c 100644
--- a/kernel/umh.c
+++ b/kernel/umh.c
@@ -544,6 +544,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fork_usermode_blob);
* Runs a user-space application. The application is started
* asynchronously if wait is not set, and runs as a child of system workqueues.
* (ie. it runs with full root capabilities and optimized affinity).
+ *
+ * Note: successful return value does not guarantee the helper was called at
+ * all. You can't rely on sub_info->{init,cleanup} being called even for
+ * UMH_WAIT_* wait modes as STATIC_USERMODEHELPER_PATH="" turns all helpers
+ * into a successful no-op.
*/
int call_usermodehelper_exec(struct subprocess_info *sub_info, int wait)
{