1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/kmod.c b/kernel/kmod.c
index f0c8f545180d..b750675251e5 100644
--- a/kernel/kmod.c
+++ b/kernel/kmod.c
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ static struct workqueue_struct *khelper_wq;
 char modprobe_path[KMOD_PATH_LEN] = "/sbin/modprobe";
 
 /**
- * request_module - try to load a kernel module
+ * __request_module - try to load a kernel module
+ * @wait: wait (or not) for the operation to complete
  * @fmt: printf style format string for the name of the module
  * @...: arguments as specified in the format string
  *
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ char modprobe_path[KMOD_PATH_LEN] = "/sbin/modprobe";
  * If module auto-loading support is disabled then this function
  * becomes a no-operation.
  */
-int request_module(const char *fmt, ...)
+int __request_module(bool wait, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
         va_list args;
         char module_name[MODULE_NAME_LEN];
@@ -108,11 +109,12 @@ int request_module(const char *fmt, ...)
                 return -ENOMEM;
         }
 
-        ret = call_usermodehelper(modprobe_path, argv, envp, 1);
+        ret = call_usermodehelper(modprobe_path, argv, envp,
+                        wait ? UMH_WAIT_PROC : UMH_WAIT_EXEC);
         atomic_dec(&kmod_concurrent);
         return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(request_module);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__request_module);
 #endif /* CONFIG_MODULES */
 
 struct subprocess_info {