linux/kernel
Linus Torvalds 288d5abec8 Boot up with usermodehelper disabled
The core device layer sends tons of uevent notifications for each device
it finds, and if the kernel has been built with a non-empty
CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH that will make us try to execute the usermode
helper binary for all these events very early in the boot.

Not only won't the root filesystem even be mounted at that point, we
literally won't have necessarily even initialized all the process
handling data structures at that point, which causes no end of silly
problems even when the usermode helper doesn't actually succeed in
executing.

So just use our existing infrastructure to disable the usermodehelpers
to make the kernel start out with them disabled.  We enable them when
we've at least initialized stuff a bit.

Problems related to an uninitialized

	init_ipc_ns.ids[IPC_SHM_IDS].rw_mutex

reported by various people.

Reported-by: Manuel Lauss <manuel.lauss@googlemail.com>
Reported-by: Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at>
Reported-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@misterjones.org>
Acked-by: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Vasiliy Kulikov <segoon@openwall.com>
Cc: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2011-08-03 22:03:29 -10:00
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debug Merge branch 'for_linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jwessel/linux-2.6-kgdb 2011-08-01 13:39:40 -10:00
events perf: Remove perf_event_attr::type check 2011-07-21 20:41:55 +02:00
gcov gcov: disable CONSTRUCTORS for UML 2011-07-26 16:49:45 -07:00
irq Merge branch 'imx/dt' into next/dt 2011-07-28 15:25:46 +00:00
power Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-07-25 13:56:39 -07:00
time Merge branch 'timers-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-07-22 16:52:18 -07:00
trace atomic: use <linux/atomic.h> 2011-07-26 16:49:47 -07:00
.gitignore
acct.c
async.c async: Fixed an include coding style issue 2011-06-14 22:48:46 -04:00
audit_tree.c audit_tree,rcu: Convert call_rcu(__put_tree) to kfree_rcu() 2011-07-20 14:10:11 -07:00
audit_watch.c kill path_lookup() 2011-03-14 09:15:23 -04:00
audit.c atomic: use <linux/atomic.h> 2011-07-26 16:49:47 -07:00
audit.h audit: make functions static 2010-10-30 01:42:19 -04:00
auditfilter.c netlink: kill loginuid/sessionid/sid members from struct netlink_skb_parms 2011-03-03 10:55:40 -08:00
auditsc.c atomic: use <linux/atomic.h> 2011-07-26 16:49:47 -07:00
backtracetest.c
bounds.c memcg: remove direct page_cgroup-to-page pointer 2011-03-23 19:46:28 -07:00
capability.c Merge branch 'master' into next 2011-05-19 18:51:57 +10:00
cgroup_freezer.c cgroups: add per-thread subsystem callbacks 2011-05-26 17:12:34 -07:00
cgroup.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jmorris/security-testing-2.6 2011-07-27 19:26:38 -07:00
compat.c Merge branch 'v4l_for_linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-2.6 2011-07-30 00:08:53 -07:00
configs.c kernel/configs.c: include MODULE_*() when CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC=n 2011-07-25 20:57:15 -07:00
cpu.c Fix common misspellings 2011-03-31 11:26:23 -03:00
cpuset.c atomic: use <linux/atomic.h> 2011-07-26 16:49:47 -07:00
crash_dump.c crash_dump: export is_kdump_kernel to modules, consolidate elfcorehdr_addr, setup_elfcorehdr and saved_max_pfn 2011-03-23 19:47:19 -07:00
cred.c Merge branch 'docs-move' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rdunlap/linux-docs 2011-05-27 10:25:02 -07:00
delayacct.c KVM: Steal time implementation 2011-07-14 12:59:14 +03:00
dma.c
elfcore.c
exec_domain.c
exit.c ipc: introduce shm_rmid_forced sysctl 2011-07-26 16:49:44 -07:00
extable.c extable, core_kernel_data(): Make sure all archs define _sdata 2011-05-20 08:56:56 +02:00
fork.c kernel/fork.c: fix a few coding style issues 2011-07-26 16:49:44 -07:00
freezer.c Freezer: Use SMP barriers 2011-05-17 23:19:17 +02:00
futex_compat.c userns: user namespaces: convert several capable() calls 2011-03-23 19:47:08 -07:00
futex.c mm/futex: fix futex writes on archs with SW tracking of dirty & young 2011-07-25 20:57:11 -07:00
groups.c userns: user namespaces: convert several capable() calls 2011-03-23 19:47:08 -07:00
hrtimer.c hrtimers: Fix typo causing erratic timers 2011-05-25 15:31:58 -07:00
hung_task.c watchdog, hung_task_timeout: Add Kconfig configurable default 2011-04-28 09:13:17 +02:00
irq_work.c irq_work: Use per cpu atomics instead of regular atomics 2010-12-18 15:54:48 +01:00
itimer.c
jump_label.c jump_label: Fix jump_label update for modules 2011-06-29 09:59:17 -04:00
kallsyms.c Merge branch 'core-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-03-25 17:52:22 -07:00
Kconfig.freezer
Kconfig.hz
Kconfig.locks arch:Kconfig.locks Remove unused config option. 2011-04-10 17:01:05 +02:00
Kconfig.preempt sched: Isolate preempt counting in its own config option 2011-06-10 15:15:40 +02:00
kexec.c treewide: Convert uses of struct resource to resource_size(ptr) 2011-06-10 14:55:36 +02:00
kfifo.c
kmod.c Boot up with usermodehelper disabled 2011-08-03 22:03:29 -10:00
kprobes.c kprobes: Return -ENOENT if probe point doesn't exist 2011-07-15 15:11:47 -04:00
ksysfs.c kernel/ksysfs.c: expose file_caps_enabled in sysfs 2011-04-19 16:45:51 -07:00
kthread.c cpuset: Fix cpuset_cpus_allowed_fallback(), don't update tsk->rt.nr_cpus_allowed 2011-05-28 17:02:57 +02:00
latencytop.c Fix common misspellings 2011-03-31 11:26:23 -03:00
lockdep_internals.h
lockdep_proc.c lockdep: Remove unused 'factor' variable from lockdep_stats_show() 2011-03-23 13:54:47 +01:00
lockdep_states.h
lockdep.c Merge branch 'core-printk-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-07-22 16:43:49 -07:00
Makefile kernel: prevent unnecessary rebuilding due to config_data.gz 2011-07-20 01:32:32 +02:00
module.c module: add /sys/module/<name>/uevent files 2011-07-24 22:06:04 +09:30
mutex-debug.c mutex: Use p->on_cpu for the adaptive spin 2011-04-14 08:52:33 +02:00
mutex-debug.h mutex: Use p->on_cpu for the adaptive spin 2011-04-14 08:52:33 +02:00
mutex.c lockdep, mutex: provide mutex_lock_nest_lock 2011-05-25 08:39:17 -07:00
mutex.h mutex: Use p->on_cpu for the adaptive spin 2011-04-14 08:52:33 +02:00
notifier.c notifiers: sys: move reboot notifiers into reboot.h 2011-07-25 20:57:14 -07:00
nsproxy.c make sure that nsproxy_cache is initialized early enough 2011-07-20 01:44:07 -04:00
padata.c Fix common misspellings 2011-03-31 11:26:23 -03:00
panic.c panic: panic=-1 for immediate reboot 2011-07-26 16:49:45 -07:00
params.c module: add /sys/module/<name>/uevent files 2011-07-24 22:06:04 +09:30
pid_namespace.c pidns: call pid_ns_prepare_proc() from create_pid_namespace() 2011-03-23 19:46:58 -07:00
pid.c rcu: treewide: Do not use rcu_read_lock_held when calling rcu_dereference_check 2011-07-08 22:21:58 +02:00
pm_qos_params.c plist: Remove the need to supply locks to plist heads 2011-07-08 14:02:53 +02:00
posix-cpu-timers.c hrtimers: Avoid touching inactive timer bases 2011-05-23 13:59:54 +02:00
posix-timers.c posix-timers: RCU conversion 2011-05-24 12:10:51 +02:00
printk.c printk: Fix console_sem vs logbuf_lock unlock race 2011-06-22 11:39:34 +02:00
profile.c kernel/profile.c: remove some duplicate code from profile_hits() 2011-05-26 17:12:37 -07:00
ptrace.c connector: add an event for monitoring process tracers 2011-07-18 21:38:33 +02:00
range.c kernel/range.c: fix clean_sort_range() for the case of full array 2010-11-12 07:55:31 -08:00
rcupdate.c atomic: use <linux/atomic.h> 2011-07-26 16:49:47 -07:00
rcutiny_plugin.h rcu: Converge TINY_RCU expedited and normal boosting 2011-05-05 23:16:58 -07:00
rcutiny.c sanitize <linux/prefetch.h> usage 2011-05-20 12:50:29 -07:00
rcutorture.c atomic: use <linux/atomic.h> 2011-07-26 16:49:47 -07:00
rcutree_plugin.h softirq,rcu: Inform RCU of irq_exit() activity 2011-07-20 10:50:12 -07:00
rcutree_trace.c atomic: use <linux/atomic.h> 2011-07-26 16:49:47 -07:00
rcutree.c rcu: Prevent RCU callbacks from executing before scheduler initialized 2011-07-13 08:17:56 -07:00
rcutree.h rcu: Move RCU_BOOST #ifdefs to header file 2011-06-16 16:12:05 -07:00
relay.c Clean up relay_alloc_page_array() slightly by using vzalloc rather than vmalloc and memset 2010-11-05 08:21:34 -07:00
res_counter.c memcg: res_counter_read_u64(): fix potential races on 32-bit machines 2011-03-23 19:46:22 -07:00
resource.c resources: Add lookup_resource() 2011-07-30 21:21:39 +02:00
rtmutex_common.h rtmutex: Simplify PI algorithm and make highest prio task get lock 2011-01-27 21:13:51 -05:00
rtmutex-debug.c rtmutex: Simplify PI algorithm and make highest prio task get lock 2011-01-27 21:13:51 -05:00
rtmutex-debug.h
rtmutex-tester.c rtmutex: tester: Remove the remaining BKL leftovers 2011-02-22 22:07:22 +01:00
rtmutex.c plist: Remove the need to supply locks to plist heads 2011-07-08 14:02:53 +02:00
rtmutex.h
rwsem.c atomic: use <linux/atomic.h> 2011-07-26 16:49:47 -07:00
sched_autogroup.c Fix common misspellings 2011-03-31 11:26:23 -03:00
sched_autogroup.h sched: Skip autogroup when looking for all rt sched groups 2011-07-01 10:39:08 +02:00
sched_clock.c sched: Add some clock info to sched_debug 2010-11-23 10:29:08 +01:00
sched_cpupri.c
sched_cpupri.h
sched_debug.c sched: Get rid of lock_depth 2011-04-24 13:18:38 +02:00
sched_fair.c sched: Cleanup duplicate local variable in [enqueue|dequeue]_task_fair 2011-07-22 12:47:22 +02:00
sched_features.h Merge branch 'kvm-updates/3.1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm 2011-07-24 09:07:03 -07:00
sched_idletask.c sched: Drop the rq argument to sched_class::select_task_rq() 2011-04-14 08:52:36 +02:00
sched_rt.c sched: Skip autogroup when looking for all rt sched groups 2011-07-01 10:39:08 +02:00
sched_stats.h sched: More sched_domain iterations fixes 2011-05-28 17:02:54 +02:00
sched_stoptask.c sched: Drop the rq argument to sched_class::select_task_rq() 2011-04-14 08:52:36 +02:00
sched.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-07-25 13:56:39 -07:00
seccomp.c
semaphore.c
signal.c signals: sys_ssetmask/sys_rt_sigsuspend should use set_current_blocked() 2011-07-27 12:53:36 -07:00
smp.c generic-ipi: Fix kexec boot crash by initializing call_single_queue before enabling interrupts 2011-06-17 10:17:12 +02:00
softirq.c softirq,rcu: Inform RCU of irq_exit() activity 2011-07-20 10:50:12 -07:00
spinlock.c
srcu.c rcu: demote SRCU_SYNCHRONIZE_DELAY from kernel-parameter status 2011-01-14 04:56:49 -08:00
stacktrace.c stack_trace: Add weak save_stack_trace_regs() 2011-06-14 22:48:52 -04:00
stop_machine.c atomic: use <linux/atomic.h> 2011-07-26 16:49:47 -07:00
sys_ni.c ipc: Add missing sys_ni entries for ipc/compat.c functions 2011-05-20 13:53:02 -07:00
sys.c notifiers: sys: move reboot notifiers into reboot.h 2011-07-25 20:57:14 -07:00
sysctl_binary.c open-style analog of vfs_path_lookup() 2011-03-14 09:15:28 -04:00
sysctl_check.c sysctl_check: drop dead code 2011-03-23 19:46:51 -07:00
sysctl.c sysctl,rcu: Convert call_rcu(free_head) to kfree 2011-07-20 14:10:18 -07:00
taskstats.c taskstats: add_del_listener() should ignore !valid listeners 2011-08-03 14:25:20 -10:00
test_kprobes.c kprobes: Fix selftest to clear flags field for reusing probes 2010-10-14 08:55:27 +02:00
time.c Merge branch 'timers-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-03-15 18:53:35 -07:00
timeconst.pl
timer.c timers: Consider slack value in mod_timer() 2011-06-03 15:02:32 +02:00
tracepoint.c jump label: Introduce static_branch() interface 2011-04-04 12:48:08 -04:00
tsacct.c taskstats: use real microsecond granularity for CPU times 2010-10-27 18:03:17 -07:00
uid16.c userns: user namespaces: convert several capable() calls 2011-03-23 19:47:08 -07:00
up.c
user_namespace.c user_ns: improve the user_ns on-the-slab packaging 2011-01-13 08:03:18 -08:00
user-return-notifier.c Fix common misspellings 2011-03-31 11:26:23 -03:00
user.c userns: add a user_namespace as creator/owner of uts_namespace 2011-03-23 19:46:59 -07:00
utsname_sysctl.c
utsname.c ns proc: Add support for the uts namespace 2011-05-10 14:35:35 -07:00
wait.c Fix common misspellings 2011-03-31 11:26:23 -03:00
watchdog.c perf, x86: P4 PMU - Introduce event alias feature 2011-07-14 17:25:04 -04:00
workqueue_sched.h
workqueue.c Merge branch 'for-3.1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/wq 2011-07-22 15:07:15 -07:00