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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 2/9] security: Make capabilities relative to the user namespace.
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    Serge E. Hallyn <serge@hallyn.com> wrote:

    > int (*capable) (struct task_struct *tsk, const struct cred *cred,
    > - int cap, int audit);
    > + struct user_namespace *ns, int cap, int audit);

    Hmmm... A chunk of the contents of the cred struct are user-namespaced.
    Could you add the user_namespace pointer to the cred struct and thus avoid
    passing it as an argument to other things.

    In fact, I think you probably have to do this so that cachefiles, for example,
    can override the user namespace when it operates on behalf of a process that's
    in another namespace.

    In fact, looking later on in your patch, I see:

    > - || (cap_capable(current, current_cred(), CAP_SETPCAP,
    > + || (cap_capable(current, current_cred(),
    > + current_cred()->user->user_ns, CAP_SETPCAP,

    so the user_ns _is_ already available through the creds. So is there really a
    need to pass it as an argument to anything that already takes a cred?

    > * @cred contains the credentials to use.
    > + * @ns contains the user namespace we want the capability in
    > * @cap contains the capability <include/linux/capability.h>.

    That should be tabbed to match the lines either side.

    David


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