diff --git a/include/linux/kmod.h b/include/linux/kmod.h
index facb27f..f9edf63 100644
--- a/include/linux/kmod.h
+++ b/include/linux/kmod.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 
 #define KMOD_PATH_LEN 256
 
@@ -45,7 +46,27 @@
 
 struct key;
 struct file;
-struct subprocess_info;
+
+enum umh_wait {
+	UMH_NO_WAIT = -1,	/* don't wait at all */
+	UMH_WAIT_EXEC = 0,	/* wait for the exec, but not the process */
+	UMH_WAIT_PROC = 1,	/* wait for the process to complete */
+};
+
+struct subprocess_info {
+	struct work_struct work;
+	struct completion *complete;
+	struct cred *cred;
+	char *path;
+	char **argv;
+	char **envp;
+	enum umh_wait wait;
+	int retval;
+	struct file *stdin;
+	int (*init)(struct subprocess_info *info);
+	void (*cleanup)(struct subprocess_info *info);
+	void *data;
+};
 
 /* Allocate a subprocess_info structure */
 struct subprocess_info *call_usermodehelper_setup(char *path, char **argv,
@@ -56,14 +77,10 @@
 				 struct key *session_keyring);
 int call_usermodehelper_stdinpipe(struct subprocess_info *sub_info,
 				  struct file **filp);
-void call_usermodehelper_setcleanup(struct subprocess_info *info,
-				    void (*cleanup)(char **argv, char **envp));
-
-enum umh_wait {
-	UMH_NO_WAIT = -1,	/* don't wait at all */
-	UMH_WAIT_EXEC = 0,	/* wait for the exec, but not the process */
-	UMH_WAIT_PROC = 1,	/* wait for the process to complete */
-};
+void call_usermodehelper_setfns(struct subprocess_info *info,
+		    int (*init)(struct subprocess_info *info),
+		    void (*cleanup)(struct subprocess_info *info),
+		    void *data);
 
 /* Actually execute the sub-process */
 int call_usermodehelper_exec(struct subprocess_info *info, enum umh_wait wait);
@@ -73,18 +90,32 @@
 void call_usermodehelper_freeinfo(struct subprocess_info *info);
 
 static inline int
-call_usermodehelper(char *path, char **argv, char **envp, enum umh_wait wait)
+call_usermodehelper_fns(char *path, char **argv, char **envp,
+			enum umh_wait wait,
+			int (*init)(struct subprocess_info *info),
+			void (*cleanup)(struct subprocess_info *), void *data)
 {
 	struct subprocess_info *info;
 	gfp_t gfp_mask = (wait == UMH_NO_WAIT) ? GFP_ATOMIC : GFP_KERNEL;
 
 	info = call_usermodehelper_setup(path, argv, envp, gfp_mask);
+
 	if (info == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	call_usermodehelper_setfns(info, init, cleanup, data);
+
 	return call_usermodehelper_exec(info, wait);
 }
 
 static inline int
+call_usermodehelper(char *path, char **argv, char **envp, enum umh_wait wait)
+{
+	return call_usermodehelper_fns(path, argv, envp, wait,
+				       NULL, NULL, NULL);
+}
+
+static inline int
 call_usermodehelper_keys(char *path, char **argv, char **envp,
 			 struct key *session_keyring, enum umh_wait wait)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/kmod.c b/kernel/kmod.c
index bf0e231..531ef62 100644
--- a/kernel/kmod.c
+++ b/kernel/kmod.c
@@ -116,27 +116,16 @@
 
 	trace_module_request(module_name, wait, _RET_IP_);
 
-	ret = call_usermodehelper(modprobe_path, argv, envp,
-			wait ? UMH_WAIT_PROC : UMH_WAIT_EXEC);
+	ret = call_usermodehelper_fns(modprobe_path, argv, envp,
+			wait ? UMH_WAIT_PROC : UMH_WAIT_EXEC,
+			NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
 	atomic_dec(&kmod_concurrent);
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__request_module);
 #endif /* CONFIG_MODULES */
 
-struct subprocess_info {
-	struct work_struct work;
-	struct completion *complete;
-	struct cred *cred;
-	char *path;
-	char **argv;
-	char **envp;
-	enum umh_wait wait;
-	int retval;
-	struct file *stdin;
-	void (*cleanup)(char **argv, char **envp);
-};
-
 /*
  * This is the task which runs the usermode application
  */
@@ -184,9 +173,16 @@
 	 */
 	set_user_nice(current, 0);
 
+	if (sub_info->init) {
+		retval = sub_info->init(sub_info);
+		if (retval)
+			goto fail;
+	}
+
 	retval = kernel_execve(sub_info->path, sub_info->argv, sub_info->envp);
 
 	/* Exec failed? */
+fail:
 	sub_info->retval = retval;
 	do_exit(0);
 }
@@ -194,7 +190,7 @@
 void call_usermodehelper_freeinfo(struct subprocess_info *info)
 {
 	if (info->cleanup)
-		(*info->cleanup)(info->argv, info->envp);
+		(*info->cleanup)(info);
 	if (info->cred)
 		put_cred(info->cred);
 	kfree(info);
@@ -406,21 +402,31 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(call_usermodehelper_setkeys);
 
 /**
- * call_usermodehelper_setcleanup - set a cleanup function
+ * call_usermodehelper_setfns - set a cleanup/init function
  * @info: a subprocess_info returned by call_usermodehelper_setup
  * @cleanup: a cleanup function
+ * @init: an init function
+ * @data: arbitrary context sensitive data
  *
- * The cleanup function is just befor ethe subprocess_info is about to
+ * The init function is used to customize the helper process prior to
+ * exec.  A non-zero return code causes the process to error out, exit,
+ * and return the failure to the calling process
+ *
+ * The cleanup function is just before ethe subprocess_info is about to
  * be freed.  This can be used for freeing the argv and envp.  The
  * Function must be runnable in either a process context or the
  * context in which call_usermodehelper_exec is called.
  */
-void call_usermodehelper_setcleanup(struct subprocess_info *info,
-				    void (*cleanup)(char **argv, char **envp))
+void call_usermodehelper_setfns(struct subprocess_info *info,
+		    int (*init)(struct subprocess_info *info),
+		    void (*cleanup)(struct subprocess_info *info),
+		    void *data)
 {
 	info->cleanup = cleanup;
+	info->init = init;
+	info->data = data;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(call_usermodehelper_setcleanup);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(call_usermodehelper_setfns);
 
 /**
  * call_usermodehelper_stdinpipe - set up a pipe to be used for stdin
@@ -515,7 +521,8 @@
 	struct subprocess_info *sub_info;
 	int ret;
 
-	sub_info = call_usermodehelper_setup(path, argv, envp, GFP_KERNEL);
+	sub_info = call_usermodehelper_setup(path, argv, envp,
+					     GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (sub_info == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index 0d36d88..e83ddbb 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -1632,9 +1632,9 @@
 
 char poweroff_cmd[POWEROFF_CMD_PATH_LEN] = "/sbin/poweroff";
 
-static void argv_cleanup(char **argv, char **envp)
+static void argv_cleanup(struct subprocess_info *info)
 {
-	argv_free(argv);
+	argv_free(info->argv);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1668,7 +1668,7 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	call_usermodehelper_setcleanup(info, argv_cleanup);
+	call_usermodehelper_setfns(info, NULL, argv_cleanup, NULL);
 
 	ret = call_usermodehelper_exec(info, UMH_NO_WAIT);