From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: stefanb@linux.vnet.ibm.com (Stefan Berger) Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2017 22:27:05 -0400 Subject: [PATCH v2] security: fix description of values returned by cap_inode_need_killpriv Message-ID: <1501122425-12250-1-git-send-email-stefanb@linux.vnet.ibm.com> To: linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-security-module.vger.kernel.org cap_inode_need_killpriv returns 1 if security.capability exists and has a value and inode_killpriv() is required, 0 otherwise. Fix the description of the return value to reflect this. Signed-off-by: Stefan Berger --- security/commoncap.c | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c index 7abebd7..1234269 100644 --- a/security/commoncap.c +++ b/security/commoncap.c @@ -300,10 +300,10 @@ static inline void bprm_clear_caps(struct linux_binprm *bprm) * * Determine if an inode having a change applied that's marked ATTR_KILL_PRIV * affects the security markings on that inode, and if it is, should - * inode_killpriv() be invoked or the change rejected? + * inode_killpriv() be invoked or the change rejected. * - * Returns 0 if granted; +ve if granted, but inode_killpriv() is required; and - * -ve to deny the change. + * Returns 1 if security.capability has a value, meaning inode_killpriv() + * is required, 0 otherwise, meaning inode_killpriv() is not required. */ int cap_inode_need_killpriv(struct dentry *dentry) { -- 2.7.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-security-module" in the body of a message to majordomo at vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html