From 49dffdfde462c7823de6ed882f71ce233aaeba63 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vinicius Costa Gomes Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2024 16:57:17 -0800 Subject: cred: Add a light version of override/revert_creds() Add a light version of override/revert_creds(), this should only be used when the credentials in question will outlive the critical section and the critical section doesn't change the ->usage of the credentials. Suggested-by: Christian Brauner Signed-off-by: Vinicius Costa Gomes Signed-off-by: Amir Goldstein --- include/linux/cred.h | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) (limited to 'include/linux') diff --git a/include/linux/cred.h b/include/linux/cred.h index 2976f534a7a3..e4a3155fe409 100644 --- a/include/linux/cred.h +++ b/include/linux/cred.h @@ -172,6 +172,24 @@ static inline bool cap_ambient_invariant_ok(const struct cred *cred) cred->cap_inheritable)); } +/* + * Override creds without bumping reference count. Caller must ensure + * reference remains valid or has taken reference. Almost always not the + * interface you want. Use override_creds()/revert_creds() instead. + */ +static inline const struct cred *override_creds_light(const struct cred *override_cred) +{ + const struct cred *old = current->cred; + + rcu_assign_pointer(current->cred, override_cred); + return old; +} + +static inline void revert_creds_light(const struct cred *revert_cred) +{ + rcu_assign_pointer(current->cred, revert_cred); +} + /** * get_new_cred_many - Get references on a new set of credentials * @cred: The new credentials to reference -- cgit v1.2.3