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author | H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> | 2008-08-27 19:17:07 -0700 |
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committer | H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> | 2008-08-27 19:17:07 -0700 |
commit | b30a72a7edfc64c8929104d5c2178aca489aa559 (patch) | |
tree | 2b26c155c318d08d946bd2d70cf815dcdb29a243 /include/linux/capability.h | |
parent | f1c5d30e1d79bbfb60eaf189db862d3cb2bcac92 (diff) | |
parent | c1b362e3b4d331a63915b268a33207311a439d60 (diff) |
Merge branch 'x86/urgent' into x86/cpu
Conflicts:
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cyrix.c
Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/capability.h')
-rw-r--r-- | include/linux/capability.h | 15 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/capability.h b/include/linux/capability.h index 02673846d205..9d1fe30b6f6c 100644 --- a/include/linux/capability.h +++ b/include/linux/capability.h @@ -503,8 +503,19 @@ extern const kernel_cap_t __cap_init_eff_set; kernel_cap_t cap_set_effective(const kernel_cap_t pE_new); -int capable(int cap); -int __capable(struct task_struct *t, int cap); +/** + * has_capability - Determine if a task has a superior capability available + * @t: The task in question + * @cap: The capability to be tested for + * + * Return true if the specified task has the given superior capability + * currently in effect, false if not. + * + * Note that this does not set PF_SUPERPRIV on the task. + */ +#define has_capability(t, cap) (security_capable((t), (cap)) == 0) + +extern int capable(int cap); #endif /* __KERNEL__ */ |