Thread (2 messages) 2 messages, 2 authors, 2017-07-26

[PATCH] security: fix description of values returned by cap_inode_need_killpriv

From: serge@hallyn.com (Serge E. Hallyn)
Date: 2017-07-26 23:07:17
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On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 02:31:08PM -0400, Stefan Berger wrote:
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
cap_inode_need_killpriv returns 1 if security.capability exists,
0 otherwise. Fix the description of the return value to reflect this.

Signed-off-by: Stefan Berger <redacted>
---
 security/commoncap.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index 7abebd7..92931f8 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -302,8 +302,7 @@ static inline void bprm_clear_caps(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
  * affects the security markings on that inode, and if it is, should
  * inode_killpriv() be invoked or the change rejected?
How about dropping the question mark at the end of this sentence while you're
touching it?
  *
- * Returns 0 if granted; +ve if granted, but inode_killpriv() is required; and
- * -ve to deny the change.
+ * Returns 1 if security.capability has a value, 0 otherwise.
Can you say a few more words, something like

 * Returns 1 if security.capability has a value, meaning inode_killpriv()
 * is required.  Else return 0, meaning inode_killpriv() is not required.

thanks,
-serge
  */
 int cap_inode_need_killpriv(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-- 
2.7.4
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