From 12b5989be10011387a9da5dee82e5c0d6f9d02e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Wright Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 03:07:41 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] refactor capable() to one implementation, add __capable() helper Move capable() to kernel/capability.c and eliminate duplicate implementations. Add __capable() function which can be used to check for capabiilty of any process. Signed-off-by: Chris Wright Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds --- security/security.c | 23 ----------------------- 1 file changed, 23 deletions(-) (limited to 'security') diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c index f693e1f66b9..51ef509710b 100644 --- a/security/security.c +++ b/security/security.c @@ -174,31 +174,8 @@ int mod_unreg_security(const char *name, struct security_operations *ops) return security_ops->unregister_security(name, ops); } -/** - * capable - calls the currently loaded security module's capable() function with the specified capability - * @cap: the requested capability level. - * - * This function calls the currently loaded security module's capable() - * function with a pointer to the current task and the specified @cap value. - * - * This allows the security module to implement the capable function call - * however it chooses to. - */ -int capable(int cap) -{ - if (security_ops->capable(current, cap)) { - /* capability denied */ - return 0; - } - - /* capability granted */ - current->flags |= PF_SUPERPRIV; - return 1; -} - EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_security); EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_security); EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mod_reg_security); EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mod_unreg_security); -EXPORT_SYMBOL(capable); EXPORT_SYMBOL(security_ops); -- cgit v1.2.3-18-g5258