linux-kernel - [PATCH 12/12] trace: use override credential guard

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Message-Id: <20251103-work-creds-guards-prepare_creds-v1-12-b447b82f2c9b@kernel.org>
Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2025 15:57:38 +0100
From: Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
 linux-aio@...ck.org, linux-unionfs@...r.kernel.org, 
 linux-erofs@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org, 
 linux-cifs@...r.kernel.org, samba-technical@...ts.samba.org, 
 cgroups@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org, 
 linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-trace-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
 Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 12/12] trace: use override credential guard

Use override credential guards for scoped credential override with
automatic restoration on scope exit.

Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>
---
 kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c | 11 +++--------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c
index 3461b1d29276..4528c058d7cd 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c
@@ -1449,8 +1449,6 @@ static struct trace_event_functions user_event_funcs = {
 
 static int user_event_set_call_visible(struct user_event *user, bool visible)
 {
-	int ret;
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
 	struct cred *cred;
 
 	CLASS(prepare_creds, cred)();
@@ -1470,14 +1468,11 @@ static int user_event_set_call_visible(struct user_event *user, bool visible)
 
 	old_cred = override_creds(cred);
 
+	with_creds(cred);
 	if (visible)
-		ret = trace_add_event_call(&user->call);
-	else
-		ret = trace_remove_event_call(&user->call);
+		return trace_add_event_call(&user->call);
 
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
-
-	return ret;
+	return trace_remove_event_call(&user->call);
 }
 
 static int destroy_user_event(struct user_event *user)

-- 
2.47.3