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call_usermodehelper_pipe(9)

call a usermode helper process with a pipe stdin

NAME

call_usermodehelper_pipe - call a usermode helper process with a pipe stdin

SYNOPSIS

int call_usermodehelper_pipe(char * path, char ** argv, char ** envp, struct file ** filp);

ARGUMENTS

path

path to usermode executable

argv

arg vector for process

envp

environment for process

filp

set to the write-end of a pipe

DESCRIPTION

This is a simple wrapper which executes a usermode-helper function with a pipe as stdin. It is implemented entirely in terms of lower-level call_usermodehelper_* functions.

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