From: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>
To: Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com>,
Serge Hallyn <sergeh@kernel.org>,
Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>,
Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>,
Alex Shi <alexs@kernel.org>, Yanteng Si <si.yanteng@linux.dev>,
Dongliang Mu <dzm91@hust.edu.cn>
Cc: "Miguel Ojeda" <ojeda@kernel.org>,
"Boqun Feng" <boqun@kernel.org>, "Gary Guo" <gary@garyguo.net>,
"Björn Roy Baron" <bjorn3_gh@protonmail.com>,
"Benno Lossin" <lossin@kernel.org>,
"Andreas Hindborg" <a.hindborg@kernel.org>,
"Trevor Gross" <tmgross@umich.edu>,
"Danilo Krummrich" <dakr@kernel.org>,
"Jann Horn" <jannh@google.com>,
linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, rust-for-linux@vger.kernel.org,
"Alice Ryhl" <aliceryhl@google.com>
Subject: [PATCH v5 0/2] Delete task_euid()
Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2026 06:57:00 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260703-remove-task-euid-v5-0-c90c7e2ddf54@google.com> (raw)
The task_euid() method is a very weird method, and Binder was the only
user. As of commit 65b672152289 ("binder: use current_euid() for
transaction sender identity") Binder doesn't use task_euid() anymore,
so we can delete this method.
My suggestion would be to merge this through the LSM tree.
Signed-off-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>
---
Changes in v5:
- Rebase on v7.2-rc1.
- Reword patch 1 commit message to take into account that usage has now
been removed from Binder.
- Pick up Gary's Reviewed-by.
- Link to v4: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260529-remove-task-euid-v4-0-07cbdf3af980@google.com
Changes in v4:
- Reword 'euid' -> 'effective UID' in 'Kuid::current_euid()' docs.
- Link to v3: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260507-remove-task-euid-v3-0-27f22f335c2c@google.com
Changes in v3:
- Include 'task' clarification commit in series.
- Rebase and resend.
- Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260227-remove-task-euid-v2-1-9a9c80a82eb6@google.com
Changes in v2:
- Update translation as per Alex Shi.
- Pick up Reviewed-by Gary.
- Update commit title to use cred: prefix.
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260219-remove-task-euid-v1-1-904060826e07@google.com
---
Alice Ryhl (1):
cred: delete task_euid()
Jann Horn (1):
rust: task: clarify comments on task UID accessors
Documentation/security/credentials.rst | 6 ++----
Documentation/translations/zh_CN/security/credentials.rst | 4 +---
include/linux/cred.h | 1 -
rust/helpers/task.c | 5 -----
rust/kernel/task.rs | 11 ++---------
5 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
---
base-commit: dc59e4fea9d83f03bad6bddf3fa2e52491777482
change-id: 20260219-remove-task-euid-19e4b00beebe
Best regards,
--
Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>
next reply other threads:[~2026-07-03 6:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-03 6:57 Alice Ryhl [this message]
2026-07-03 6:57 ` [PATCH v5 1/2] rust: task: clarify comments on task UID accessors Alice Ryhl
2026-07-03 6:57 ` [PATCH v5 2/2] cred: delete task_euid() Alice Ryhl
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