call_usermodehelper(9)
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 suc
cess, else a negative error code.