linux-kernel - Re: [-mm patch] unexport cap_inode

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Message-ID: <20070814234301.GG18945@stusta.de>
Date:	Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:43:01 +0200
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
To:	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>
Cc:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>, chrisw@...s-sol.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [-mm patch] unexport cap_inode_killpriv

On Tue, Aug 14, 2007 at 04:35:02PM -0500, Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> Quoting Adrian Bunk (bunk@...nel.org):
> > On Thu, Aug 09, 2007 at 10:42:54PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > >...
> > > Changes since 2.6.23-rc1-mm2:
> > >...
> > > +file-capabilities-clear-fcaps-on-inode-change.patch
> > > 
> > >  file caps update
> > >...
> > 
> > This patch removes the unused EXPORT_SYMBOL(cap_inode_killpriv).
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
> 
> Acked-by: Serge Hallyn <serue@...ibm.com>
> 
> > ---
> > 68ca3bcc4918d0b84a97318f60fb74c4600d9f6b 
> > diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
> > index 7816cdc..9ec5890 100644
> > --- a/security/commoncap.c
> > +++ b/security/commoncap.c
> > @@ -543,7 +543,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(cap_bprm_apply_creds);
> >  EXPORT_SYMBOL(cap_bprm_secureexec);
> >  EXPORT_SYMBOL(cap_inode_setxattr);
> >  EXPORT_SYMBOL(cap_inode_removexattr);
> > -EXPORT_SYMBOL(cap_inode_killpriv);
> >  EXPORT_SYMBOL(cap_task_post_setuid);
> >  EXPORT_SYMBOL(cap_task_kill);
> >  EXPORT_SYMBOL(cap_task_setscheduler);
> 
> Ah yes, bc LSMs can't be modules any more.  But then, why still export
> cap_task_setscheduler, for instance?

Look at my next patch.  :-)

> -serge

cu
Adrian

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