Merge branch 'linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/herbert/crypto-2.6

[linux-2.6-microblaze.git] / kernel / umh.c

diff --git a/kernel/umh.c b/kernel/umh.c
index 20d51e0..3474d6a 100644 (file)
--- a/kernel/umh.c
+++ b/kernel/umh.c
@@ -550,6 +550,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fork_usermode_blob);
  * Runs a user-space application.  The application is started
  * asynchronously if wait is not set, and runs as a child of system workqueues.
  * (ie. it runs with full root capabilities and optimized affinity).
+ *
+ * Note: successful return value does not guarantee the helper was called at
+ * all. You can't rely on sub_info->{init,cleanup} being called even for
+ * UMH_WAIT_* wait modes as STATIC_USERMODEHELPER_PATH="" turns all helpers
+ * into a successful no-op.
  */
 int call_usermodehelper_exec(struct subprocess_info *sub_info, int wait)
 {