#include "internal.h"
/*****************************************************************************/
-/*
- * check to see whether permission is granted to use a key in the desired way,
- * but permit the security modules to override
+/**
+ * key_task_permission - Check a key can be used
+ * @key_ref: The key to check
+ * @cred: The credentials to use
+ * @perm: The permissions to check for
+ *
+ * Check to see whether permission is granted to use a key in the desired way,
+ * but permit the security modules to override.
+ *
+ * The caller must hold either a ref on cred or must hold the RCU readlock or a
+ * spinlock.
*/
-int key_task_permission(const key_ref_t key_ref,
- struct task_struct *context,
+int key_task_permission(const key_ref_t key_ref, const struct cred *cred,
key_perm_t perm)
{
- const struct cred *cred;
struct key *key;
key_perm_t kperm;
int ret;
key = key_ref_to_ptr(key_ref);
- rcu_read_lock();
- cred = __task_cred(context);
-
/* use the second 8-bits of permissions for keys the caller owns */
if (key->uid == cred->fsuid) {
kperm = key->perm >> 16;
kperm = key->perm;
use_these_perms:
- rcu_read_lock();
/* use the top 8-bits of permissions for keys the caller possesses
* - possessor permissions are additive with other permissions
return -EACCES;
/* let LSM be the final arbiter */
- return security_key_permission(key_ref, context, perm);
+ return security_key_permission(key_ref, cred, perm);
} /* end key_task_permission() */