linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] KEYS: Return more accurate error codes

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Date:	Tue, 18 May 2010 08:51:43 +1000 (EST)
From:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
To:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
cc:	torvalds@...l.org, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>, keyrings@...ux-nfs.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Dan Carpenter <error27@...il.com>,
	stable@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] KEYS: Return more accurate error codes

On Mon, 17 May 2010, David Howells wrote:

> From: Dan Carpenter <error27@...il.com>
> 
> We were using the wrong variable here so the error codes weren't being returned
> properly.  The original code returns -ENOKEY.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>

Queued for Linus -- is also likely a -stable candidate.


> ---
> 
>  security/keys/process_keys.c |    6 +++---
>  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/security/keys/process_keys.c b/security/keys/process_keys.c
> index 06c2ccf..20a38fe 100644
> --- a/security/keys/process_keys.c
> +++ b/security/keys/process_keys.c
> @@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ try_again:
>  
>  			ret = install_thread_keyring();
>  			if (ret < 0) {
> -				key = ERR_PTR(ret);
> +				key_ref = ERR_PTR(ret);
>  				goto error;
>  			}
>  			goto reget_creds;
> @@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ try_again:
>  
>  			ret = install_process_keyring();
>  			if (ret < 0) {
> -				key = ERR_PTR(ret);
> +				key_ref = ERR_PTR(ret);
>  				goto error;
>  			}
>  			goto reget_creds;
> @@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ try_again:
>  
>  	case KEY_SPEC_GROUP_KEYRING:
>  		/* group keyrings are not yet supported */
> -		key = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
> +		key_ref = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
>  		goto error;
>  
>  	case KEY_SPEC_REQKEY_AUTH_KEY:
> 

-- 
James Morris
<jmorris@...ei.org>
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