[PATCH 2/4] Use of capable_light()

capable() now behaves like (capable_light() && is_superadm). Since some
operations are allowed by subadmins too, it suffices to use
capable_light().


Signed-off-by: Jan Engelhardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, May 01 2006
Modified July 11 2006

---
 arch/alpha/kernel/pci-noop.c |    2 +-
 drivers/char/lp.c            |    2 +-
 drivers/firmware/efivars.c   |    2 +-
 drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c      |    2 +-
 drivers/pci/proc.c           |    2 +-
 drivers/pci/syscall.c        |    2 +-
 fs/quota.c                   |    8 ++++----
 ipc/msg.c                    |    2 +-
 ipc/sem.c                    |    2 +-
 ipc/shm.c                    |    4 ++--
 10 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

Index: linux-2.6.23.1/arch/alpha/kernel/pci-noop.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.23.1.orig/arch/alpha/kernel/pci-noop.c
+++ linux-2.6.23.1/arch/alpha/kernel/pci-noop.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ asmlinkage long
 sys_pciconfig_read(unsigned long bus, unsigned long dfn,
                   unsigned long off, unsigned long len, void *buf)
 {
-       if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+       if (!capable_light(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                return -EPERM;
        else
                return -ENODEV;
Index: linux-2.6.23.1/drivers/char/lp.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.23.1.orig/drivers/char/lp.c
+++ linux-2.6.23.1/drivers/char/lp.c
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ static int lp_ioctl(struct inode *inode,
                        if (copy_to_user(argp, &LP_STAT(minor),
                                        sizeof(struct lp_stats)))
                                return -EFAULT;
-                       if (capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+                       if (capable_light(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                                memset(&LP_STAT(minor), 0,
                                                sizeof(struct lp_stats));
                        break;
Index: linux-2.6.23.1/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.23.1.orig/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
+++ linux-2.6.23.1/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ static ssize_t efivar_attr_show(struct k
        struct efivar_attribute *efivar_attr = to_efivar_attr(attr);
        ssize_t ret = -EIO;
 
-       if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+       if (!capable_light(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                return -EACCES;
 
        if (efivar_attr->show) {
Index: linux-2.6.23.1/drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.23.1.orig/drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c
+++ linux-2.6.23.1/drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ pci_read_config(struct kobject *kobj, st
        u8 *data = (u8*) buf;
 
        /* Several chips lock up trying to read undefined config space */
-       if (capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) {
+       if (capable_light(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) {
                size = dev->cfg_size;
        } else if (dev->hdr_type == PCI_HEADER_TYPE_CARDBUS) {
                size = 128;
Index: linux-2.6.23.1/drivers/pci/proc.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.23.1.orig/drivers/pci/proc.c
+++ linux-2.6.23.1/drivers/pci/proc.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ proc_bus_pci_read(struct file *file, cha
         * undefined locations (think of Intel PIIX4 as a typical example).
         */
 
-       if (capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+       if (capable_light(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                size = dev->cfg_size;
        else if (dev->hdr_type == PCI_HEADER_TYPE_CARDBUS)
                size = 128;
Index: linux-2.6.23.1/drivers/pci/syscall.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.23.1.orig/drivers/pci/syscall.c
+++ linux-2.6.23.1/drivers/pci/syscall.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ sys_pciconfig_read(unsigned long bus, un
        long err;
        long cfg_ret;
 
-       if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+       if (!capable_light(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                return -EPERM;
 
        err = -ENODEV;
Index: linux-2.6.23.1/fs/quota.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.23.1.orig/fs/quota.c
+++ linux-2.6.23.1/fs/quota.c
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ static int generic_quotactl_valid(struct
        if (cmd == Q_GETQUOTA) {
                if (((type == USRQUOTA && current->euid != id) ||
                     (type == GRPQUOTA && !in_egroup_p(id))) &&
-                   !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+                   !capable_light(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                        return -EPERM;
        }
        else if (cmd != Q_GETFMT && cmd != Q_SYNC && cmd != Q_GETINFO)
-               if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+               if (!capable_light(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                        return -EPERM;
 
        return 0;
@@ -133,10 +133,10 @@ static int xqm_quotactl_valid(struct sup
        if (cmd == Q_XGETQUOTA) {
                if (((type == XQM_USRQUOTA && current->euid != id) ||
                     (type == XQM_GRPQUOTA && !in_egroup_p(id))) &&
-                    !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+                    !capable_light(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                        return -EPERM;
        } else if (cmd != Q_XGETQSTAT && cmd != Q_XQUOTASYNC) {
-               if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+               if (!capable_light(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                        return -EPERM;
        }
 
Index: linux-2.6.23.1/ipc/msg.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.23.1.orig/ipc/msg.c
+++ linux-2.6.23.1/ipc/msg.c
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_msgctl(int msqid, in
 
        err = -EPERM;
        if (current->euid != ipcp->cuid &&
-           current->euid != ipcp->uid && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+           current->euid != ipcp->uid && !capable_light(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                /* We _could_ check for CAP_CHOWN above, but we don't */
                goto out_unlock_up;
 
Index: linux-2.6.23.1/ipc/sem.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.23.1.orig/ipc/sem.c
+++ linux-2.6.23.1/ipc/sem.c
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ static int semctl_down(struct ipc_namesp
                        goto out_unlock;
        }
        if (current->euid != ipcp->cuid && 
-           current->euid != ipcp->uid && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) {
+           current->euid != ipcp->uid && !capable_light(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) {
                err=-EPERM;
                goto out_unlock;
        }
Index: linux-2.6.23.1/ipc/shm.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.23.1.orig/ipc/shm.c
+++ linux-2.6.23.1/ipc/shm.c
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_shmctl (int shmid, i
 
                if (current->euid != shp->shm_perm.uid &&
                    current->euid != shp->shm_perm.cuid && 
-                   !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) {
+                   !capable_light(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) {
                        err=-EPERM;
                        goto out_unlock_up;
                }
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_shmctl (int shmid, i
                err=-EPERM;
                if (current->euid != shp->shm_perm.uid &&
                    current->euid != shp->shm_perm.cuid && 
-                   !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) {
+                   !capable_light(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) {
                        goto out_unlock_up;
                }
 
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