On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 02:31:08PM -0400, Stefan Berger wrote:
> cap_inode_need_killpriv returns 1 if security.capability exists,
> 0 otherwise. Fix the description of the return value to reflect this.
>
> Signed-off-by: Stefan Berger <[email protected]>
> ---
> security/commoncap.c | 3 +--
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
> index 7abebd7..92931f8 100644
> --- a/security/commoncap.c
> +++ b/security/commoncap.c
> @@ -302,8 +302,7 @@ static inline void bprm_clear_caps(struct linux_binprm
> *bprm)
> * affects the security markings on that inode, and if it is, should
> * inode_killpriv() be invoked or the change rejected?
How about dropping the question mark at the end of this sentence while you're
touching it?
> *
> - * 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, 0 otherwise.
Can you say a few more words, something like
* Returns 1 if security.capability has a value, meaning inode_killpriv()
* is required. Else return 0, meaning inode_killpriv() is not required.
thanks,
-serge
> */
> int cap_inode_need_killpriv(struct dentry *dentry)
> {
> --
> 2.7.4
