[PATCH] Cred: Remove unused set_security_override_from_ctx()

Casey Schaufler posted 1 patch 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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kernel/cred.c | 23 -----------------------
1 file changed, 23 deletions(-)
[PATCH] Cred: Remove unused set_security_override_from_ctx()
Posted by Casey Schaufler 1 month, 2 weeks ago
The function set_security_override_from_ctx() has no in-tree callers
since 6.14. Remove it.

Signed-off-by: Casey Schaufler <casey@schaufler-ca.com>
---
kernel/cred.c | 23 -----------------------
1 file changed, 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/cred.c b/kernel/cred.c
index a6f686b30da1..12a7b1ce5131 100644
--- a/kernel/cred.c
+++ b/kernel/cred.c
@@ -620,29 +620,6 @@ int set_security_override(struct cred *new, u32 secid)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_security_override);
-/**
- * set_security_override_from_ctx - Set the security ID in a set of
credentials
- * @new: The credentials to alter
- * @secctx: The LSM security context to generate the security ID from.
- *
- * Set the LSM security ID in a set of credentials so that the subjective
- * security is overridden when an alternative set of credentials is
used. The
- * security ID is specified in string form as a security context to be
- * interpreted by the LSM.
- */
-int set_security_override_from_ctx(struct cred *new, const char *secctx)
-{
- u32 secid;
- int ret;
-
- ret = security_secctx_to_secid(secctx, strlen(secctx), &secid);
- if (ret < 0)
- return ret;
-
- return set_security_override(new, secid);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_security_override_from_ctx);
-
/**
* set_create_files_as - Set the LSM file create context in a set of
credentials
* @new: The credentials to alter
Re: [PATCH] Cred: Remove unused set_security_override_from_ctx()
Posted by Paul Moore 1 month ago
On Dec 22, 2025 Casey Schaufler <casey@schaufler-ca.com> wrote:
> 
> The function set_security_override_from_ctx() has no in-tree callers
> since 6.14. Remove it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Casey Schaufler <casey@schaufler-ca.com>
> ---
> kernel/cred.c | 23 -----------------------
> 1 file changed, 23 deletions(-)

Merged into lsm/dev, thanks.

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