[PATCH] refactor capable() to one implementation, add __capable() helper

Move capable() to kernel/capability.c and eliminate duplicate
implementations.  Add __capable() function which can be used to check for
capabiilty of any process.

Signed-off-by: Chris Wright <chrisw@sous-sol.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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Chris Wright 2006-03-25 03:07:41 -08:00 committed by Linus Torvalds
parent 77d47582c2
commit 12b5989be1
5 changed files with 34 additions and 42 deletions

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@ -357,7 +357,8 @@ static inline kernel_cap_t cap_invert(kernel_cap_t c)
#define cap_is_fs_cap(c) (CAP_TO_MASK(c) & CAP_FS_MASK)
extern int capable(int cap);
int capable(int cap);
int __capable(struct task_struct *t, int cap);
#endif /* __KERNEL__ */