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-rw-r--r--include/linux/cred.h36
-rw-r--r--include/linux/nfs_fs.h7
-rw-r--r--include/linux/sched.h1
3 files changed, 19 insertions, 25 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/cred.h b/include/linux/cred.h
index 75c0fa88130..4d2c39573f3 100644
--- a/include/linux/cred.h
+++ b/include/linux/cred.h
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ struct cred {
extern void __put_cred(struct cred *);
extern void exit_creds(struct task_struct *);
extern int copy_creds(struct task_struct *, unsigned long);
+extern const struct cred *get_task_cred(struct task_struct *);
extern struct cred *cred_alloc_blank(void);
extern struct cred *prepare_creds(void);
extern struct cred *prepare_exec_creds(void);
@@ -273,33 +274,18 @@ static inline void put_cred(const struct cred *_cred)
* @task: The task to query
*
* Access the objective credentials of a task. The caller must hold the RCU
- * readlock.
+ * readlock or the task must be dead and unable to change its own credentials.
*
- * The caller must make sure task doesn't go away, either by holding a ref on
- * task or by holding tasklist_lock to prevent it from being unlinked.
+ * The result of this function should not be passed directly to get_cred();
+ * rather get_task_cred() should be used instead.
*/
-#define __task_cred(task) \
- ((const struct cred *)(rcu_dereference_check((task)->real_cred, rcu_read_lock_held() || lockdep_tasklist_lock_is_held())))
-
-/**
- * get_task_cred - Get another task's objective credentials
- * @task: The task to query
- *
- * Get the objective credentials of a task, pinning them so that they can't go
- * away. Accessing a task's credentials directly is not permitted.
- *
- * The caller must make sure task doesn't go away, either by holding a ref on
- * task or by holding tasklist_lock to prevent it from being unlinked.
- */
-#define get_task_cred(task) \
-({ \
- struct cred *__cred; \
- rcu_read_lock(); \
- __cred = (struct cred *) __task_cred((task)); \
- get_cred(__cred); \
- rcu_read_unlock(); \
- __cred; \
-})
+#define __task_cred(task) \
+ ({ \
+ const struct task_struct *__t = (task); \
+ rcu_dereference_check(__t->real_cred, \
+ rcu_read_lock_held() || \
+ task_is_dead(__t)); \
+ })
/**
* get_current_cred - Get the current task's subjective credentials
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
index 77c2ae53431..bad4d121b16 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
@@ -493,8 +493,15 @@ extern int nfs_wb_all(struct inode *inode);
extern int nfs_wb_page(struct inode *inode, struct page* page);
extern int nfs_wb_page_cancel(struct inode *inode, struct page* page);
#if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V3) || defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4)
+extern int nfs_commit_inode(struct inode *, int);
extern struct nfs_write_data *nfs_commitdata_alloc(void);
extern void nfs_commit_free(struct nfs_write_data *wdata);
+#else
+static inline int
+nfs_commit_inode(struct inode *inode, int how)
+{
+ return 0;
+}
#endif
static inline int
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 747fcaedddb..0478888c689 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ extern char ___assert_task_state[1 - 2*!!(
#define task_is_traced(task) ((task->state & __TASK_TRACED) != 0)
#define task_is_stopped(task) ((task->state & __TASK_STOPPED) != 0)
+#define task_is_dead(task) ((task)->exit_state != 0)
#define task_is_stopped_or_traced(task) \
((task->state & (__TASK_STOPPED | __TASK_TRACED)) != 0)
#define task_contributes_to_load(task) \