V4L/DVB (11163): pvrusb2: Lay foundation for triggering sub-device updates
[linux-2.6/verdex.git] / lib / syscall.c
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1 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
2 #include <linux/sched.h>
3 #include <linux/module.h>
4 #include <asm/syscall.h>
6 static int collect_syscall(struct task_struct *target, long *callno,
7 unsigned long args[6], unsigned int maxargs,
8 unsigned long *sp, unsigned long *pc)
10 struct pt_regs *regs = task_pt_regs(target);
11 if (unlikely(!regs))
12 return -EAGAIN;
14 *sp = user_stack_pointer(regs);
15 *pc = instruction_pointer(regs);
17 *callno = syscall_get_nr(target, regs);
18 if (*callno != -1L && maxargs > 0)
19 syscall_get_arguments(target, regs, 0, maxargs, args);
21 return 0;
24 /**
25 * task_current_syscall - Discover what a blocked task is doing.
26 * @target: thread to examine
27 * @callno: filled with system call number or -1
28 * @args: filled with @maxargs system call arguments
29 * @maxargs: number of elements in @args to fill
30 * @sp: filled with user stack pointer
31 * @pc: filled with user PC
33 * If @target is blocked in a system call, returns zero with *@callno
34 * set to the the call's number and @args filled in with its arguments.
35 * Registers not used for system call arguments may not be available and
36 * it is not kosher to use &struct user_regset calls while the system
37 * call is still in progress. Note we may get this result if @target
38 * has finished its system call but not yet returned to user mode, such
39 * as when it's stopped for signal handling or syscall exit tracing.
41 * If @target is blocked in the kernel during a fault or exception,
42 * returns zero with *@callno set to -1 and does not fill in @args.
43 * If so, it's now safe to examine @target using &struct user_regset
44 * get() calls as long as we're sure @target won't return to user mode.
46 * Returns -%EAGAIN if @target does not remain blocked.
48 * Returns -%EINVAL if @maxargs is too large (maximum is six).
50 int task_current_syscall(struct task_struct *target, long *callno,
51 unsigned long args[6], unsigned int maxargs,
52 unsigned long *sp, unsigned long *pc)
54 long state;
55 unsigned long ncsw;
57 if (unlikely(maxargs > 6))
58 return -EINVAL;
60 if (target == current)
61 return collect_syscall(target, callno, args, maxargs, sp, pc);
63 state = target->state;
64 if (unlikely(!state))
65 return -EAGAIN;
67 ncsw = wait_task_inactive(target, state);
68 if (unlikely(!ncsw) ||
69 unlikely(collect_syscall(target, callno, args, maxargs, sp, pc)) ||
70 unlikely(wait_task_inactive(target, state) != ncsw))
71 return -EAGAIN;
73 return 0;
75 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(task_current_syscall);