linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 11/59] CRED: Wrap task credential accesses in video input drivers

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Date:	Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:32:27 -0300
From:	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.org>
To:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Serge Hallyn <serue@...ibm.com>, video4linux-list@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 11/59] CRED: Wrap task credential accesses in video
 input drivers

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:46:39 +0100
David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com> wrote:

> Wrap access to task credentials so that they can be separated more easily from
> the task_struct during the introduction of COW creds.
> 
> Change most current->(|e|s|fs)[ug]id to current_(|e|s|fs)[ug]id().
> 
> Change some task->e?[ug]id to task_e?[ug]id().  In some places it makes more
> sense to use RCU directly rather than a convenient wrapper; these will be
> addressed by later patches.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
> Reviewed-by: James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
> Acked-by: Serge Hallyn <serue@...ibm.com>
> Cc: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.org>

Acked-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.org>

I'll add it on my tree and keep it for linux-next.

Cheers,
Mauro
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