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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/kmod.h b/include/linux/kmod.h
index 92213a9194e1..d5fa565086d1 100644
--- a/include/linux/kmod.h
+++ b/include/linux/kmod.h
@@ -29,10 +29,15 @@
#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
/* modprobe exit status on success, -ve on error. Return value
* usually useless though. */
-extern int request_module(const char * name, ...) __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2)));
-#define try_then_request_module(x, mod...) ((x) ?: (request_module(mod), (x)))
+extern int __request_module(bool wait, const char *name, ...) \
+ __attribute__((format(printf, 2, 3)));
+#define request_module(mod...) __request_module(true, mod)
+#define request_module_nowait(mod...) __request_module(false, mod)
+#define try_then_request_module(x, mod...) \
+ ((x) ?: (__request_module(false, mod), (x)))
#else
-static inline int request_module(const char * name, ...) { return -ENOSYS; }
+static inline int request_module(const char *name, ...) { return -ENOSYS; }
+static inline int request_module_nowait(const char *name, ...) { return -ENOSYS; }
#define try_then_request_module(x, mod...) (x)
#endif
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