CALL_USERMODEHELPER_(9) Module Support CALL_USERMODEHELPER_(9)NAMEcall_usermodehelper_exec - start a usermode application
SYNOPSIS
int call_usermodehelper_exec(struct subprocess_info * sub_info,
int wait);
ARGUMENTS
sub_info
information about the subprocessa
wait
wait for the application to finish and return status. when
UMH_NO_WAIT don't wait at all, but you get no useful error back
when the program couldn't be exec'ed. This makes it safe to call
from interrupt context.
DESCRIPTION
Runs a user-space application. The application is started
asynchronously if wait is not set, and runs as a child of keventd. (ie.
it runs with full root capabilities).
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