security: add cred argument to security_capable()

Expand security_capable() to include cred, so that it can be usable in a wider range of call sites. Signed-off-by: Chris Wright <[email protected]> Acked-by: Serge Hallyn <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: James Morris <[email protected]>
cbmeeks · Feb 11, 2011 · 6037b71 · 6037b71
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diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -1662,7 +1662,7 @@ int security_capset(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old,
 		    const kernel_cap_t *effective,
 		    const kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
 		    const kernel_cap_t *permitted);
-int security_capable(int cap);
+int security_capable(const struct cred *cred, int cap);
 int security_real_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap);
 int security_real_capable_noaudit(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap);
 int security_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int op);
@@ -1856,9 +1856,9 @@ static inline int security_capset(struct cred *new,
 	return cap_capset(new, old, effective, inheritable, permitted);
 }
 
-static inline int security_capable(int cap)
+static inline int security_capable(const struct cred *cred, int cap)
 {
-	return cap_capable(current, current_cred(), cap, SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT);
+	return cap_capable(current, cred, cap, SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT);
 }
 
 static inline int security_real_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap)

diff --git a/kernel/capability.c b/kernel/capability.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ int capable(int cap)
 		BUG();
 	}
 
-	if (security_capable(cap) == 0) {
+	if (security_capable(current_cred(), cap) == 0) {
 		current->flags |= PF_SUPERPRIV;
 		return 1;
 	}

diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
@@ -154,10 +154,9 @@ int security_capset(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old,
 				    effective, inheritable, permitted);
 }
 
-int security_capable(int cap)
+int security_capable(const struct cred *cred, int cap)
 {
-	return security_ops->capable(current, current_cred(), cap,
-				     SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT);
+	return security_ops->capable(current, cred, cap, SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT);
 }
 
 int security_real_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap)