call_usermodehelper
Name
call_usermodehelper -- start a usermode application
Synopsis
int call_usermodehelper (char * path, char ** argv, char ** envp);
Arguments
path pathname for the application
argv null-terminated argument list
envp null-terminated environment list
Description
Runs a user-space application. The application is started asynchronously. It
runs as a child of keventd. It runs with full root capabilities. keventd silently
reaps the child when it exits.
Must be called from process context. Returns zero on success, else a negative
error code.