[PATCH V4 04/10] capabilities: use root_priveleged inline to clarify logic

[rgb@redhat.com (Richard Guy Briggs)]

Introduce inline root_privileged() to make use of SECURE_NONROOT
easier to read.

Suggested-by: Serge Hallyn <serge@hallyn.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Guy Briggs <rgb@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Serge Hallyn <serge@hallyn.com>
Acked-by: James Morris <james.l.morris@oracle.com>
---
 security/commoncap.c |    9 +++++----
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index 623f251..1904f49 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -472,14 +472,14 @@ static int get_file_caps(struct linux_binprm *bprm, bool *effective, bool *has_f
 	return rc;
 }
 
+static inline bool root_privileged(void) { return !issecure(SECURE_NOROOT); }
+
 static void handle_privileged_root(struct linux_binprm *bprm, bool has_fcap,
 				   bool *effective, kuid_t root_uid)
 {
 	const struct cred *old = current_cred();
 	struct cred *new = bprm->cred;
 
-	if (issecure(SECURE_NOROOT))
-		return;
 	/*
 	 * If the legacy file capability is set, then don't set privs
 	 * for a setuid root binary run by a non-root user.  Do set it
@@ -536,7 +536,8 @@ int cap_bprm_set_creds(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 
 	root_uid = make_kuid(new->user_ns, 0);
 
-	handle_privileged_root(bprm, has_fcap, &effective, root_uid);
+	if (root_privileged())
+		handle_privileged_root(bprm, has_fcap, &effective, root_uid);
 
 	/* if we have fs caps, clear dangerous personality flags */
 	if (__cap_gained(permitted, new, old))
@@ -602,7 +603,7 @@ int cap_bprm_set_creds(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 	if (__cap_grew(effective, ambient, new)) {
 		if (!__cap_full(effective, new) ||
 		    !uid_eq(new->euid, root_uid) || !uid_eq(new->uid, root_uid) ||
-		    issecure(SECURE_NOROOT)) {
+		    !root_privileged()) {
 			ret = audit_log_bprm_fcaps(bprm, new, old);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				return ret;
-- 
1.7.1

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