linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] capability: Remove unused has

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Message-ID: <Z2RYECe3OIS4Hcl4@gallifrey>
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:29:52 +0000
From: "Dr. David Alan Gilbert" <linux@...blig.org>
To: Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com>
Cc: serge@...lyn.com, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] capability: Remove unused has_capability

* Paul Moore (paul@...l-moore.com) wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 19, 2024 at 9:19 AM Dr. David Alan Gilbert
> <linux@...blig.org> wrote:
> >
> > OK, maybe:
> >
> > * NOTE WELL: cap_capable() has reverse semantics to the capable() call
> > * and friends. That is cap_capable() returns an int 0 when a task has
> > * a capability, while the kernel's capable(), has_ns_capability(),
> > * has_ns_capability_noaudit(), and has_capability_noaudit() return a
> > * bool true (1) for this case.
> 
> Works for me, thanks.

Thanks,

v2 sent - see 20241219172859.188117-1-linux@...blig.org

Dave

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