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    keys: the request_key() syscall should link an existing key to the dest keyring · 03449cd9
    David Howells authored
    The request_key() system call and request_key_and_link() should make a
    link from an existing key to the destination keyring (if supplied), not
    just from a new key to the destination keyring.
    
    This can be tested by:
    
    	ring=`keyctl newring fred @s`
    	keyctl request2 user debug:a a
    	keyctl request user debug:a $ring
    	keyctl list $ring
    
    If it says:
    
    	keyring is empty
    
    then it didn't work.  If it shows something like:
    
    	1 key in keyring:
    	1070462727: --alswrv     0     0 user: debug:a
    
    then it did.
    
    request_key() system call is meant to recursively search all your keyrings for
    the key you desire, and, optionally, if it doesn't exist, call out to userspace
    to create one for you.
    
    If request_key() finds or creates a key, it should, optionally, create a link
    to that key from the destination keyring specified.
    
    Therefore, if, after a successful call to request_key() with a desination
    keyring specified, you see the destination keyring empty, the code didn't work
    correctly.
    
    If you see the found key in the keyring, then it did - which is what the patch
    is required for.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
    Cc: James Morris <jmorris@namei.org>
    Cc: <stable@kernel.org>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarAndrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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