CALL_USERMODEHELPER_KEYS
Section: (9)
Updated: 09 October 2005
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NAME
call_usermodehelper_keys - start a usermode application
SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
int call_usermodehelper_keys (char * path, char ** argv, char ** envp, struct key * session_keyring, int wait);
ARGUMENTS
- path
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pathname for the application
- argv
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null-terminated argument list
- envp
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null-terminated environment list
- session_keyring
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session keyring for process (NULL for an empty keyring)
- wait
-
wait for the application to finish and return status.
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).
Must be called from process context. Returns a negative error code
if program was not execed successfully, or 0.
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