[PATCH 12/12] trace: use override credential guard

Christian Brauner brauner at kernel.org
Tue Nov 4 01:57:38 AEDT 2025


Use override credential guards for scoped credential override with
automatic restoration on scope exit.

Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner at kernel.org>
---
 kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c | 11 +++--------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c
index 3461b1d29276..4528c058d7cd 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c
@@ -1449,8 +1449,6 @@ static struct trace_event_functions user_event_funcs = {
 
 static int user_event_set_call_visible(struct user_event *user, bool visible)
 {
-	int ret;
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
 	struct cred *cred;
 
 	CLASS(prepare_creds, cred)();
@@ -1470,14 +1468,11 @@ static int user_event_set_call_visible(struct user_event *user, bool visible)
 
 	old_cred = override_creds(cred);
 
+	with_creds(cred);
 	if (visible)
-		ret = trace_add_event_call(&user->call);
-	else
-		ret = trace_remove_event_call(&user->call);
+		return trace_add_event_call(&user->call);
 
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
-
-	return ret;
+	return trace_remove_event_call(&user->call);
 }
 
 static int destroy_user_event(struct user_event *user)

-- 
2.47.3



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