[PATCH v3 0/2] Delete task_euid()
Alice Ryhl
aliceryhl at google.com
Thu May 7 09:48:21 UTC 2026
The task_euid() method is a very weird method, and Binder was the only
user. As of commit 65b672152289 ("binder: use current_euid() for
transaction sender identity") Binder doesn't use task_euid() anymore,
so we can delete this method.
My suggestion would be to merge this through the LSM tree.
Signed-off-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl at google.com>
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Changes in v3:
- Include 'task' clarification commit in series.
- Rebase and resend.
- Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260227-remove-task-euid-v2-1-9a9c80a82eb6@google.com
Changes in v2:
- Update translation as per Alex Shi.
- Pick up Reviewed-by Gary.
- Update commit title to use cred: prefix.
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260219-remove-task-euid-v1-1-904060826e07@google.com
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Alice Ryhl (1):
cred: delete task_euid()
Jann Horn (1):
rust: task: clarify comments on task UID accessors
Documentation/security/credentials.rst | 6 ++----
Documentation/translations/zh_CN/security/credentials.rst | 4 +---
include/linux/cred.h | 1 -
rust/helpers/task.c | 5 -----
rust/kernel/task.rs | 11 ++---------
5 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
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base-commit: 7fd2df204f342fc17d1a0bfcd474b24232fb0f32
change-id: 20260219-remove-task-euid-19e4b00beebe
Best regards,
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Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl at google.com>
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