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authorTetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp>2010-01-06 09:23:54 +0900
committerJames Morris <jmorris@namei.org>2010-01-11 08:53:23 +1100
commit0ed731859e24cd6e3ec058cf2b49b2a0df80e86b (patch)
treed3af7dc11eb8de2ed96d4153c19449f0a46dd54c /include/linux/security.h
parentf737d95ddfea4df68a36ffc9231db4bf34b06d13 (diff)
LSM: Update comment on security_sock_rcv_skb
It is not permitted to do sleeping operation inside security_sock_rcv_skb(). Signed-off-by: Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp> Acked-by: Serge Hallyn <serue@us.ibm.com> -- Signed-off-by: James Morris <jmorris@namei.org>
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diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 466cbadbd1ef..3696ca345745 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -978,6 +978,7 @@ static inline void security_free_mnt_opts(struct security_mnt_opts *opts)
* Check permissions on incoming network packets. This hook is distinct
* from Netfilter's IP input hooks since it is the first time that the
* incoming sk_buff @skb has been associated with a particular socket, @sk.
+ * Must not sleep inside this hook because some callers hold spinlocks.
* @sk contains the sock (not socket) associated with the incoming sk_buff.
* @skb contains the incoming network data.
* @socket_getpeersec_stream: