linux-kernel - [PATCH v6 09/16] kernel: doc: remove outdated comment cred.c

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Date:   Fri, 20 Mar 2020 21:26:50 +0100
From:   Bernd Edlinger <bernd.edlinger@...mail.de>
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Subject: [PATCH v6 09/16] kernel: doc: remove outdated comment cred.c

This removes an outdated comment in prepare_kernel_cred.

There is no "cred_replace_mutex" any more, so the comment must
go away.

Signed-off-by: Bernd Edlinger <bernd.edlinger@...mail.de>
Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
---
 kernel/cred.c | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/cred.c b/kernel/cred.c
index 809a985..71a7926 100644
--- a/kernel/cred.c
+++ b/kernel/cred.c
@@ -675,8 +675,6 @@ void __init cred_init(void)
  * The caller may change these controls afterwards if desired.
  *
  * Returns the new credentials or NULL if out of memory.
- *
- * Does not take, and does not return holding current->cred_replace_mutex.
  */
 struct cred *prepare_kernel_cred(struct task_struct *daemon)
 {
-- 
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