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authorThomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>2014-07-16 21:57:38 +0200
committerThomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>2014-07-16 21:57:38 +0200
commitafdb094380889222583df9ef803587f6b8a82c8d (patch)
tree4a03c516568e5c8b994a5739f3d34f4552c78898 /include/linux/key.h
parentbe11e6d86081aa6328eaa4fe6dd14ccf39a023c8 (diff)
parent1795cd9b3a91d4b5473c97f491d63892442212ab (diff)
Merge tag 'v3.16-rc5' into timers/core
Reason: Bring in upstream modifications, so the pending changes which depend on them can be queued.
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diff --git a/include/linux/key.h b/include/linux/key.h
index 3ae45f09589b..017b0826642f 100644
--- a/include/linux/key.h
+++ b/include/linux/key.h
@@ -309,6 +309,17 @@ static inline key_serial_t key_serial(const struct key *key)
extern void key_set_timeout(struct key *, unsigned);
+/*
+ * The permissions required on a key that we're looking up.
+ */
+#define KEY_NEED_VIEW 0x01 /* Require permission to view attributes */
+#define KEY_NEED_READ 0x02 /* Require permission to read content */
+#define KEY_NEED_WRITE 0x04 /* Require permission to update / modify */
+#define KEY_NEED_SEARCH 0x08 /* Require permission to search (keyring) or find (key) */
+#define KEY_NEED_LINK 0x10 /* Require permission to link */
+#define KEY_NEED_SETATTR 0x20 /* Require permission to change attributes */
+#define KEY_NEED_ALL 0x3f /* All the above permissions */
+
/**
* key_is_instantiated - Determine if a key has been positively instantiated
* @key: The key to check.