linux-kernel - [PATCH] virt: vbox: Use current_uid() in vbg_misc_device

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Date:   Mon, 24 Aug 2020 15:53:30 +0300
From:   Denis Efremov <efremov@...ux.com>
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Cc:     Denis Efremov <efremov@...ux.com>,
        Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] virt: vbox: Use current_uid() in vbg_misc_device_requestor()

Modify vbg_misc_device_requestor() to use current_uid() wrapper.

Signed-off-by: Denis Efremov <efremov@...ux.com>
---
 drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_linux.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_linux.c b/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_linux.c
index 32c2c52f7e84..6215a688edaf 100644
--- a/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_linux.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static u32 vbg_misc_device_requestor(struct inode *inode)
 			VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_CON_DONT_KNOW |
 			VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_TRUST_NOT_GIVEN;
 
-	if (from_kuid(current_user_ns(), current->cred->uid) == 0)
+	if (from_kuid(current_user_ns(), current_uid()) == 0)
 		requestor |= VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_USR_ROOT;
 	else
 		requestor |= VMMDEV_REQUESTOR_USR_USER;
-- 
2.26.2