kernel/fix-abrtd.patch

diff --git a/fs/binfmt_aout.c b/fs/binfmt_aout.c
index b639dcf..346b694 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_aout.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_aout.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 static int load_aout_binary(struct linux_binprm *, struct pt_regs * regs);
 static int load_aout_library(struct file*);
-static int aout_core_dump(long signr, struct pt_regs *regs, struct file *file, unsigned long limit);
+static int aout_core_dump(struct coredump_params *cprm);
 
 static struct linux_binfmt aout_format = {
 	.module		= THIS_MODULE,
@@ -89,8 +89,9 @@ if (file->f_op->llseek) { \
  * dumping of the process results in another error..
  */
 
-static int aout_core_dump(long signr, struct pt_regs *regs, struct file *file, unsigned long limit)
+static int aout_core_dump(struct coredump_params *cprm)
 {
+	struct file *file = cprm->file;
 	mm_segment_t fs;
 	int has_dumped = 0;
 	unsigned long dump_start, dump_size;
@@ -108,16 +109,16 @@ static int aout_core_dump(long signr, struct pt_regs *regs, struct file *file, u
 	current->flags |= PF_DUMPCORE;
        	strncpy(dump.u_comm, current->comm, sizeof(dump.u_comm));
 	dump.u_ar0 = offsetof(struct user, regs);
-	dump.signal = signr;
-	aout_dump_thread(regs, &dump);
+	dump.signal = cprm->signr;
+	aout_dump_thread(cprm->regs, &dump);
 
 /* If the size of the dump file exceeds the rlimit, then see what would happen
    if we wrote the stack, but not the data area.  */
-	if ((dump.u_dsize + dump.u_ssize+1) * PAGE_SIZE > limit)
+	if ((dump.u_dsize + dump.u_ssize+1) * PAGE_SIZE > cprm->limit)
 		dump.u_dsize = 0;
 
 /* Make sure we have enough room to write the stack and data areas. */
-	if ((dump.u_ssize + 1) * PAGE_SIZE > limit)
+	if ((dump.u_ssize + 1) * PAGE_SIZE > cprm->limit)
 		dump.u_ssize = 0;
 
 /* make sure we actually have a data and stack area to dump */
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index b9b3bb5..4ee5bb2 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static unsigned long elf_map(struct file *, unsigned long, struct elf_phdr *,
  * don't even try.
  */
 #if defined(USE_ELF_CORE_DUMP) && defined(CONFIG_ELF_CORE)
-static int elf_core_dump(long signr, struct pt_regs *regs, struct file *file, unsigned long limit);
+static int elf_core_dump(struct coredump_params *cprm);
 #else
 #define elf_core_dump	NULL
 #endif
@@ -1277,8 +1277,9 @@ static int writenote(struct memelfnote *men, struct file *file,
 }
 #undef DUMP_WRITE
 
-#define DUMP_WRITE(addr, nr)	\
-	if ((size += (nr)) > limit || !dump_write(file, (addr), (nr))) \
+#define DUMP_WRITE(addr, nr)				\
+	if ((size += (nr)) > cprm->limit ||		\
+	    !dump_write(cprm->file, (addr), (nr)))	\
 		goto end_coredump;
 
 static void fill_elf_header(struct elfhdr *elf, int segs,
@@ -1906,7 +1907,7 @@ static struct vm_area_struct *next_vma(struct vm_area_struct *this_vma,
  * and then they are actually written out.  If we run out of core limit
  * we just truncate.
  */
-static int elf_core_dump(long signr, struct pt_regs *regs, struct file *file, unsigned long limit)
+static int elf_core_dump(struct coredump_params *cprm)
 {
 	int has_dumped = 0;
 	mm_segment_t fs;
@@ -1952,7 +1953,7 @@ static int elf_core_dump(long signr, struct pt_regs *regs, struct file *file, un
 	 * notes.  This also sets up the file header.
 	 */
 	if (!fill_note_info(elf, segs + 1, /* including notes section */
-			    &info, signr, regs))
+			    &info, cprm->signr, cprm->regs))
 		goto cleanup;
 
 	has_dumped = 1;
@@ -2014,14 +2015,14 @@ static int elf_core_dump(long signr, struct pt_regs *regs, struct file *file, un
 #endif
 
  	/* write out the notes section */
-	if (!write_note_info(&info, file, &foffset))
+	if (!write_note_info(&info, cprm->file, &foffset))
 		goto end_coredump;
 
-	if (elf_coredump_extra_notes_write(file, &foffset))
+	if (elf_coredump_extra_notes_write(cprm->file, &foffset))
 		goto end_coredump;
 
 	/* Align to page */
-	if (!dump_seek(file, dataoff - foffset))
+	if (!dump_seek(cprm->file, dataoff - foffset))
 		goto end_coredump;
 
 	for (vma = first_vma(current, gate_vma); vma != NULL;
@@ -2038,12 +2039,13 @@ static int elf_core_dump(long signr, struct pt_regs *regs, struct file *file, un
 			page = get_dump_page(addr);
 			if (page) {
 				void *kaddr = kmap(page);
-				stop = ((size += PAGE_SIZE) > limit) ||
-					!dump_write(file, kaddr, PAGE_SIZE);
+				stop = ((size += PAGE_SIZE) > cprm->limit) ||
+					!dump_write(cprm->file, kaddr,
+						    PAGE_SIZE);
 				kunmap(page);
 				page_cache_release(page);
 			} else
-				stop = !dump_seek(file, PAGE_SIZE);
+				stop = !dump_seek(cprm->file, PAGE_SIZE);
 			if (stop)
 				goto end_coredump;
 		}
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
index 38502c6..917e1b4 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static int elf_fdpic_map_file_by_direct_mmap(struct elf_fdpic_params *,
 					     struct file *, struct mm_struct *);
 
 #if defined(USE_ELF_CORE_DUMP) && defined(CONFIG_ELF_CORE)
-static int elf_fdpic_core_dump(long, struct pt_regs *, struct file *, unsigned long limit);
+static int elf_fdpic_core_dump(struct coredump_params *cprm);
 #endif
 
 static struct linux_binfmt elf_fdpic_format = {
@@ -1325,8 +1325,9 @@ static int writenote(struct memelfnote *men, struct file *file)
 #undef DUMP_WRITE
 #undef DUMP_SEEK
 
-#define DUMP_WRITE(addr, nr)	\
-	if ((size += (nr)) > limit || !dump_write(file, (addr), (nr))) \
+#define DUMP_WRITE(addr, nr)				\
+	if ((size += (nr)) > cprm->limit ||		\
+	    !dump_write(cprm->file, (addr), (nr)))	\
 		goto end_coredump;
 
 static inline void fill_elf_fdpic_header(struct elfhdr *elf, int segs)
@@ -1581,8 +1582,7 @@ static int elf_fdpic_dump_segments(struct file *file, size_t *size,
  * and then they are actually written out.  If we run out of core limit
  * we just truncate.
  */
-static int elf_fdpic_core_dump(long signr, struct pt_regs *regs,
-			       struct file *file, unsigned long limit)
+static int elf_fdpic_core_dump(struct coredump_params *cprm)
 {
 #define	NUM_NOTES	6
 	int has_dumped = 0;
@@ -1641,7 +1641,7 @@ static int elf_fdpic_core_dump(long signr, struct pt_regs *regs,
 		goto cleanup;
 #endif
 
-	if (signr) {
+	if (cprm->signr) {
 		struct core_thread *ct;
 		struct elf_thread_status *tmp;
 
@@ -1660,14 +1660,14 @@ static int elf_fdpic_core_dump(long signr, struct pt_regs *regs,
 			int sz;
 
 			tmp = list_entry(t, struct elf_thread_status, list);
-			sz = elf_dump_thread_status(signr, tmp);
+			sz = elf_dump_thread_status(cprm->signr, tmp);
 			thread_status_size += sz;
 		}
 	}
 
 	/* now collect the dump for the current */
-	fill_prstatus(prstatus, current, signr);
-	elf_core_copy_regs(&prstatus->pr_reg, regs);
+	fill_prstatus(prstatus, current, cprm->signr);
+	elf_core_copy_regs(&prstatus->pr_reg, cprm->regs);
 
 	segs = current->mm->map_count;
 #ifdef ELF_CORE_EXTRA_PHDRS
@@ -1702,7 +1702,7 @@ static int elf_fdpic_core_dump(long signr, struct pt_regs *regs,
 
   	/* Try to dump the FPU. */
 	if ((prstatus->pr_fpvalid =
-	     elf_core_copy_task_fpregs(current, regs, fpu)))
+	     elf_core_copy_task_fpregs(current, cprm->regs, fpu)))
 		fill_note(notes + numnote++,
 			  "CORE", NT_PRFPREG, sizeof(*fpu), fpu);
 #ifdef ELF_CORE_COPY_XFPREGS
@@ -1773,7 +1773,7 @@ static int elf_fdpic_core_dump(long signr, struct pt_regs *regs,
 
  	/* write out the notes section */
 	for (i = 0; i < numnote; i++)
-		if (!writenote(notes + i, file))
+		if (!writenote(notes + i, cprm->file))
 			goto end_coredump;
 
 	/* write out the thread status notes section */
@@ -1782,14 +1782,15 @@ static int elf_fdpic_core_dump(long signr, struct pt_regs *regs,
 				list_entry(t, struct elf_thread_status, list);
 
 		for (i = 0; i < tmp->num_notes; i++)
-			if (!writenote(&tmp->notes[i], file))
+			if (!writenote(&tmp->notes[i], cprm->file))
 				goto end_coredump;
 	}
 
-	if (!dump_seek(file, dataoff))
+	if (!dump_seek(cprm->file, dataoff))
 		goto end_coredump;
 
-	if (elf_fdpic_dump_segments(file, &size, &limit, mm_flags) < 0)
+	if (elf_fdpic_dump_segments(cprm->file, &size, &cprm->limit,
+				    mm_flags) < 0)
 		goto end_coredump;
 
 #ifdef ELF_CORE_WRITE_EXTRA_DATA
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_flat.c b/fs/binfmt_flat.c
index a279665..d4a00ea 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_flat.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_flat.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static int load_flat_shared_library(int id, struct lib_info *p);
 #endif
 
 static int load_flat_binary(struct linux_binprm *, struct pt_regs * regs);
-static int flat_core_dump(long signr, struct pt_regs *regs, struct file *file, unsigned long limit);
+static int flat_core_dump(struct coredump_params *cprm);
 
 static struct linux_binfmt flat_format = {
 	.module		= THIS_MODULE,
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ static struct linux_binfmt flat_format = {
  * Currently only a stub-function.
  */
 
-static int flat_core_dump(long signr, struct pt_regs *regs, struct file *file, unsigned long limit)
+static int flat_core_dump(struct coredump_params *cprm)
 {
 	printk("Process %s:%d received signr %d and should have core dumped\n",
-			current->comm, current->pid, (int) signr);
+			current->comm, current->pid, (int) cprm->signr);
 	return(1);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_som.c b/fs/binfmt_som.c
index eff74b9..2a9b533 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_som.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_som.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static int load_som_library(struct file *);
  * don't even try.
  */
 #if 0
-static int som_core_dump(long signr, struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long limit);
+static int som_core_dump(struct coredump_params *cprm);
 #else
 #define som_core_dump	NULL
 #endif
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index ba112bd..08ec506 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -1749,6 +1749,50 @@ static void wait_for_dump_helpers(struct file *file)
 }
 
 
+/*
+ * uhm_pipe_setup
+ * helper function to customize the process used
+ * to collect the core in userspace.  Specifically
+ * it sets up a pipe and installs it as fd 0 (stdin)
+ * for the process.  Returns 0 on success, or
+ * PTR_ERR on failure.
+ * Note that it also sets the core limit to 1.  This
+ * is a special value that we use to trap recursive
+ * core dumps
+ */
+static int umh_pipe_setup(struct subprocess_info *info)
+{
+	struct file *rp, *wp;
+	struct fdtable *fdt;
+	struct coredump_params *cp = (struct coredump_params *)info->data;
+	struct files_struct *cf = current->files;
+
+	wp = create_write_pipe(0);
+	if (IS_ERR(wp))
+		return PTR_ERR(wp);
+
+	rp = create_read_pipe(wp, 0);
+	if (IS_ERR(rp)) {
+		free_write_pipe(wp);
+		return PTR_ERR(rp);
+	}
+
+	cp->file = wp;
+
+	sys_close(0);
+	fd_install(0, rp);
+	spin_lock(&cf->file_lock);
+	fdt = files_fdtable(cf);
+	FD_SET(0, fdt->open_fds);
+	FD_CLR(0, fdt->close_on_exec);
+	spin_unlock(&cf->file_lock);
+
+	/* and disallow core files too */
+	current->signal->rlim[RLIMIT_CORE] = (struct rlimit){1, 1};
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void do_coredump(long signr, int exit_code, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct core_state core_state;
@@ -1756,17 +1800,20 @@ void do_coredump(long signr, int exit_code, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	struct mm_struct *mm = current->mm;
 	struct linux_binfmt * binfmt;
 	struct inode * inode;
-	struct file * file;
 	const struct cred *old_cred;
 	struct cred *cred;
 	int retval = 0;
 	int flag = 0;
 	int ispipe = 0;
-	unsigned long core_limit = current->signal->rlim[RLIMIT_CORE].rlim_cur;
 	char **helper_argv = NULL;
 	int helper_argc = 0;
 	int dump_count = 0;
 	static atomic_t core_dump_count = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
+	struct coredump_params cprm = {
+		.signr = signr,
+		.regs = regs,
+		.limit = current->signal->rlim[RLIMIT_CORE].rlim_cur,
+	};
 
 	audit_core_dumps(signr);
 
@@ -1822,19 +1869,19 @@ void do_coredump(long signr, int exit_code, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	ispipe = format_corename(corename, signr);
 	unlock_kernel();
 
-	if ((!ispipe) && (core_limit < binfmt->min_coredump))
+	if ((!ispipe) && (cprm.limit < binfmt->min_coredump))
 		goto fail_unlock;
 
  	if (ispipe) {
-		if (core_limit == 0) {
+		if (cprm.limit == 1) {
 			/*
 			 * Normally core limits are irrelevant to pipes, since
 			 * we're not writing to the file system, but we use
-			 * core_limit of 0 here as a speacial value. Any
-			 * non-zero limit gets set to RLIM_INFINITY below, but
+			 * cprm.limit of 1 here as a speacial value. Any
+			 * non-1 limit gets set to RLIM_INFINITY below, but
 			 * a limit of 0 skips the dump.  This is a consistent
 			 * way to catch recursive crashes.  We can still crash
-			 * if the core_pattern binary sets RLIM_CORE =  !0
+			 * if the core_pattern binary sets RLIM_CORE =  !1
 			 * but it runs as root, and can do lots of stupid things
 			 * Note that we use task_tgid_vnr here to grab the pid
 			 * of the process group leader.  That way we get the
@@ -1842,7 +1889,7 @@ void do_coredump(long signr, int exit_code, struct pt_regs *regs)
 			 * core_pattern process dies.
 			 */
 			printk(KERN_WARNING
-				"Process %d(%s) has RLIMIT_CORE set to 0\n",
+				"Process %d(%s) has RLIMIT_CORE set to 1\n",
 				task_tgid_vnr(current), current->comm);
 			printk(KERN_WARNING "Aborting core\n");
 			goto fail_unlock;
@@ -1863,25 +1910,30 @@ void do_coredump(long signr, int exit_code, struct pt_regs *regs)
 			goto fail_dropcount;
 		}
 
-		core_limit = RLIM_INFINITY;
+		cprm.limit = RLIM_INFINITY;
 
 		/* SIGPIPE can happen, but it's just never processed */
-		if (call_usermodehelper_pipe(helper_argv[0], helper_argv, NULL,
-				&file)) {
+		cprm.file = NULL;
+		if (call_usermodehelper_fns(helper_argv[0], helper_argv, NULL,
+					    UMH_WAIT_EXEC, umh_pipe_setup,
+					    NULL, &cprm)) {
+			if (cprm.file)
+				filp_close(cprm.file, NULL);
+
  			printk(KERN_INFO "Core dump to %s pipe failed\n",
 			       corename);
 			goto fail_dropcount;
  		}
  	} else
- 		file = filp_open(corename,
+		cprm.file = filp_open(corename,
 				 O_CREAT | 2 | O_NOFOLLOW | O_LARGEFILE | flag,
 				 0600);
-	if (IS_ERR(file))
+	if (IS_ERR(cprm.file))
 		goto fail_dropcount;
-	inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = cprm.file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
 	if (inode->i_nlink > 1)
 		goto close_fail;	/* multiple links - don't dump */
-	if (!ispipe && d_unhashed(file->f_path.dentry))
+	if (!ispipe && d_unhashed(cprm.file->f_path.dentry))
 		goto close_fail;
 
 	/* AK: actually i see no reason to not allow this for named pipes etc.,
@@ -1894,21 +1946,22 @@ void do_coredump(long signr, int exit_code, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	 */
 	if (!ispipe && (inode->i_uid != current_fsuid()))
 		goto close_fail;
-	if (!file->f_op)
+	if (!cprm.file->f_op)
 		goto close_fail;
-	if (!file->f_op->write)
+	if (!cprm.file->f_op->write)
 		goto close_fail;
-	if (!ispipe && do_truncate(file->f_path.dentry, 0, 0, file) != 0)
+	if (!ispipe &&
+	    do_truncate(cprm.file->f_path.dentry, 0, 0, cprm.file) != 0)
 		goto close_fail;
 
-	retval = binfmt->core_dump(signr, regs, file, core_limit);
+	retval = binfmt->core_dump(&cprm);
 
 	if (retval)
 		current->signal->group_exit_code |= 0x80;
 close_fail:
 	if (ispipe && core_pipe_limit)
-		wait_for_dump_helpers(file);
-	filp_close(file, NULL);
+		wait_for_dump_helpers(cprm.file);
+	filp_close(cprm.file, NULL);
 fail_dropcount:
 	if (dump_count)
 		atomic_dec(&core_dump_count);
diff --git a/include/linux/binfmts.h b/include/linux/binfmts.h
index aece486..cd4349b 100644
--- a/include/linux/binfmts.h
+++ b/include/linux/binfmts.h
@@ -68,6 +68,14 @@ struct linux_binprm{
 
 #define BINPRM_MAX_RECURSION 4
 
+/* Function parameter for binfmt->coredump */
+struct coredump_params {
+	long signr;
+	struct pt_regs *regs;
+	struct file *file;
+	unsigned long limit;
+};
+
 /*
  * This structure defines the functions that are used to load the binary formats that
  * linux accepts.
@@ -77,7 +85,7 @@ struct linux_binfmt {
 	struct module *module;
 	int (*load_binary)(struct linux_binprm *, struct  pt_regs * regs);
 	int (*load_shlib)(struct file *);
-	int (*core_dump)(long signr, struct pt_regs *regs, struct file *file, unsigned long limit);
+	int (*core_dump)(struct coredump_params *cprm);
 	unsigned long min_coredump;	/* minimal dump size */
 	int hasvdso;
 };
diff --git a/include/linux/kmod.h b/include/linux/kmod.h
index 384ca8b..ec69956 100644
--- a/include/linux/kmod.h
+++ b/include/linux/kmod.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 
 #define KMOD_PATH_LEN 256
 
@@ -44,7 +45,26 @@ static inline int request_module_nowait(const char *name, ...) { return -ENOSYS;
 
 struct key;
 struct file;
-struct subprocess_info;
+
+enum umh_wait {
+	UMH_NO_WAIT = -1,	/* don't wait at all */
+	UMH_WAIT_EXEC = 0,	/* wait for the exec, but not the process */
+	UMH_WAIT_PROC = 1,	/* wait for the process to complete */
+};
+
+struct subprocess_info {
+	struct work_struct work;
+	struct completion *complete;
+	struct cred *cred;
+	char *path;
+	char **argv;
+	char **envp;
+	enum umh_wait wait;
+	int retval;
+	int (*init)(struct subprocess_info *info);
+	void (*cleanup)(struct subprocess_info *info);
+	void *data;
+};
 
 /* Allocate a subprocess_info structure */
 struct subprocess_info *call_usermodehelper_setup(char *path, char **argv,
@@ -55,14 +75,10 @@ void call_usermodehelper_setkeys(struct subprocess_info *info,
 				 struct key *session_keyring);
 int call_usermodehelper_stdinpipe(struct subprocess_info *sub_info,
 				  struct file **filp);
-void call_usermodehelper_setcleanup(struct subprocess_info *info,
-				    void (*cleanup)(char **argv, char **envp));
-
-enum umh_wait {
-	UMH_NO_WAIT = -1,	/* don't wait at all */
-	UMH_WAIT_EXEC = 0,	/* wait for the exec, but not the process */
-	UMH_WAIT_PROC = 1,	/* wait for the process to complete */
-};
+void call_usermodehelper_setfns(struct subprocess_info *info,
+		    int (*init)(struct subprocess_info *info),
+		    void (*cleanup)(struct subprocess_info *info),
+		    void *data);
 
 /* Actually execute the sub-process */
 int call_usermodehelper_exec(struct subprocess_info *info, enum umh_wait wait);
@@ -72,7 +88,10 @@ int call_usermodehelper_exec(struct subprocess_info *info, enum umh_wait wait);
 void call_usermodehelper_freeinfo(struct subprocess_info *info);
 
 static inline int
-call_usermodehelper(char *path, char **argv, char **envp, enum umh_wait wait)
+call_usermodehelper_fns(char *path, char **argv, char **envp,
+			enum umh_wait wait,
+			int (*init)(struct subprocess_info *info),
+			void (*cleanup)(struct subprocess_info *), void *data)
 {
 	struct subprocess_info *info;
 	gfp_t gfp_mask = (wait == UMH_NO_WAIT) ? GFP_ATOMIC : GFP_KERNEL;
@@ -80,10 +99,18 @@ call_usermodehelper(char *path, char **argv, char **envp, enum umh_wait wait)
 	info = call_usermodehelper_setup(path, argv, envp, gfp_mask);
 	if (info == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	call_usermodehelper_setfns(info, init, cleanup, data);
 	return call_usermodehelper_exec(info, wait);
 }
 
 static inline int
+call_usermodehelper(char *path, char **argv, char **envp, enum umh_wait wait)
+{
+	return call_usermodehelper_fns(path, argv, envp,
+				       wait, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+}
+
+static inline int
 call_usermodehelper_keys(char *path, char **argv, char **envp,
 			 struct key *session_keyring, enum umh_wait wait)
 {
@@ -100,10 +127,6 @@ call_usermodehelper_keys(char *path, char **argv, char **envp,
 
 extern void usermodehelper_init(void);
 
-struct file;
-extern int call_usermodehelper_pipe(char *path, char *argv[], char *envp[],
-				    struct file **filp);
-
 extern int usermodehelper_disable(void);
 extern void usermodehelper_enable(void);
 
diff --git a/kernel/kmod.c b/kernel/kmod.c
index 9fcb53a..7281229 100644
--- a/kernel/kmod.c
+++ b/kernel/kmod.c
@@ -124,19 +124,6 @@ int __request_module(bool wait, const char *fmt, ...)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__request_module);
 #endif /* CONFIG_MODULES */
 
-struct subprocess_info {
-	struct work_struct work;
-	struct completion *complete;
-	struct cred *cred;
-	char *path;
-	char **argv;
-	char **envp;
-	enum umh_wait wait;
-	int retval;
-	struct file *stdin;
-	void (*cleanup)(char **argv, char **envp);
-};
-
 /*
  * This is the task which runs the usermode application
  */
@@ -158,26 +145,15 @@ static int ____call_usermodehelper(void *data)
 	commit_creds(sub_info->cred);
 	sub_info->cred = NULL;
 
-	/* Install input pipe when needed */
-	if (sub_info->stdin) {
-		struct files_struct *f = current->files;
-		struct fdtable *fdt;
-		/* no races because files should be private here */
-		sys_close(0);
-		fd_install(0, sub_info->stdin);
-		spin_lock(&f->file_lock);
-		fdt = files_fdtable(f);
-		FD_SET(0, fdt->open_fds);
-		FD_CLR(0, fdt->close_on_exec);
-		spin_unlock(&f->file_lock);
-
-		/* and disallow core files too */
-		current->signal->rlim[RLIMIT_CORE] = (struct rlimit){0, 0};
-	}
-
 	/* We can run anywhere, unlike our parent keventd(). */
 	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cpu_all_mask);
 
+	if (sub_info->init) {
+		retval = sub_info->init(sub_info);
+		if (retval)
+			goto fail;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Our parent is keventd, which runs with elevated scheduling priority.
 	 * Avoid propagating that into the userspace child.
@@ -187,6 +163,7 @@ static int ____call_usermodehelper(void *data)
 	retval = kernel_execve(sub_info->path, sub_info->argv, sub_info->envp);
 
 	/* Exec failed? */
+fail:
 	sub_info->retval = retval;
 	do_exit(0);
 }
@@ -194,7 +171,7 @@ static int ____call_usermodehelper(void *data)
 void call_usermodehelper_freeinfo(struct subprocess_info *info)
 {
 	if (info->cleanup)
-		(*info->cleanup)(info->argv, info->envp);
+		(*info->cleanup)(info);
 	if (info->cred)
 		put_cred(info->cred);
 	kfree(info);
@@ -406,50 +383,31 @@ void call_usermodehelper_setkeys(struct subprocess_info *info,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(call_usermodehelper_setkeys);
 
 /**
- * call_usermodehelper_setcleanup - set a cleanup function
+ * call_usermodehelper_setfns - set a cleanup/init function
  * @info: a subprocess_info returned by call_usermodehelper_setup
  * @cleanup: a cleanup function
+ * @init: an init function
+ * @data: arbitrary context sensitive data
+ *
+ * The init function is used to customize the helper process prior to
+ * exec.  A non-zero return code causes the process to error out, exit,
+ * and return the failure to the calling process
  *
- * The cleanup function is just befor ethe subprocess_info is about to
+ * The cleanup function is just before ethe subprocess_info is about to
  * be freed.  This can be used for freeing the argv and envp.  The
  * Function must be runnable in either a process context or the
  * context in which call_usermodehelper_exec is called.
  */
-void call_usermodehelper_setcleanup(struct subprocess_info *info,
-				    void (*cleanup)(char **argv, char **envp))
+void call_usermodehelper_setfns(struct subprocess_info *info,
+		    int (*init)(struct subprocess_info *info),
+		    void (*cleanup)(struct subprocess_info *info),
+		    void *data)
 {
 	info->cleanup = cleanup;
+	info->init = init;
+	info->data = data;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(call_usermodehelper_setcleanup);
-
-/**
- * call_usermodehelper_stdinpipe - set up a pipe to be used for stdin
- * @sub_info: a subprocess_info returned by call_usermodehelper_setup
- * @filp: set to the write-end of a pipe
- *
- * This constructs a pipe, and sets the read end to be the stdin of the
- * subprocess, and returns the write-end in *@filp.
- */
-int call_usermodehelper_stdinpipe(struct subprocess_info *sub_info,
-				  struct file **filp)
-{
-	struct file *f;
-
-	f = create_write_pipe(0);
-	if (IS_ERR(f))
-		return PTR_ERR(f);
-	*filp = f;
-
-	f = create_read_pipe(f, 0);
-	if (IS_ERR(f)) {
-		free_write_pipe(*filp);
-		return PTR_ERR(f);
-	}
-	sub_info->stdin = f;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(call_usermodehelper_stdinpipe);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(call_usermodehelper_setfns);
 
 /**
  * call_usermodehelper_exec - start a usermode application
@@ -498,39 +456,6 @@ unlock:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(call_usermodehelper_exec);
 
-/**
- * call_usermodehelper_pipe - call a usermode helper process with a pipe stdin
- * @path: path to usermode executable
- * @argv: arg vector for process
- * @envp: environment for process
- * @filp: set to the write-end of a pipe
- *
- * 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.
- */
-int call_usermodehelper_pipe(char *path, char **argv, char **envp,
-			     struct file **filp)
-{
-	struct subprocess_info *sub_info;
-	int ret;
-
-	sub_info = call_usermodehelper_setup(path, argv, envp, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (sub_info == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	ret = call_usermodehelper_stdinpipe(sub_info, filp);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out;
-
-	return call_usermodehelper_exec(sub_info, UMH_WAIT_EXEC);
-
-  out:
-	call_usermodehelper_freeinfo(sub_info);
-	return ret;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(call_usermodehelper_pipe);
-
 void __init usermodehelper_init(void)
 {
 	khelper_wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("khelper");
diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index ce17760..0b8a55e 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -1600,9 +1600,9 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(getcpu, unsigned __user *, cpup, unsigned __user *, nodep,
 
 char poweroff_cmd[POWEROFF_CMD_PATH_LEN] = "/sbin/poweroff";
 
-static void argv_cleanup(char **argv, char **envp)
+static void argv_cleanup(struct subprocess_info *info)
 {
-	argv_free(argv);
+	argv_free(info->argv);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@ int orderly_poweroff(bool force)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	call_usermodehelper_setcleanup(info, argv_cleanup);
+	call_usermodehelper_setfns(info, NULL, argv_cleanup, NULL);
 
 	ret = call_usermodehelper_exec(info, UMH_NO_WAIT);