Nothing really uses init_groups. It can be accessed via init_cred if necessary.
Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <[email protected]> --- include/linux/cred.h | 1 - include/linux/init_task.h | 1 - kernel/cred.c | 2 +- 3 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-) --- a/include/linux/cred.h +++ b/include/linux/cred.h @@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ do { \ groups_free(group_info); \ } while (0) -extern struct group_info init_groups; #ifdef CONFIG_MULTIUSER extern struct group_info *groups_alloc(int); extern void groups_free(struct group_info *); --- a/include/linux/init_task.h +++ b/include/linux/init_task.h @@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ extern struct files_struct init_files; extern struct fs_struct init_fs; extern struct nsproxy init_nsproxy; -extern struct group_info init_groups; extern struct cred init_cred; #ifndef CONFIG_VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING_NATIVE --- a/kernel/cred.c +++ b/kernel/cred.c @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ do { \ static struct kmem_cache *cred_jar; /* init to 2 - one for init_task, one to ensure it is never freed */ -struct group_info init_groups = { .usage = ATOMIC_INIT(2) }; +static struct group_info init_groups = { .usage = ATOMIC_INIT(2) }; /* * The initial credentials for the initial task

