Re: [PATCH] cred: remove RCU initializer for init_task.cred

Paul Moore <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.kernel.lsm,gmane.linux.kernel
Message-ID <CAHC9VhTBCwEAx8SfTYygTDu_Uoz768ZrABzb-8cgwf4e=KMGfQ@mail.gmail.com>
On Wed, Aug 12, 2026 at 10:51 AM Jann Horn <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> sparse noticed that an RCU initializer was left behind for init_task.cred,
> which is no longer marked __rcu. Fix it up.
>
> Fixes: a4229a2a16a8 ("cred: clarify that task_struct::cred is only for the current task")
> Reported-by: kernel test robot <[email protected]>
> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/[email protected]/
> Signed-off-by: Jann Horn <[email protected]>
> ---
> maybe squash this into the original commit, if that is a thing you do on
> the dev-staging branch?

Yep, I'll go ahead and do that.  The lsm/dev-staging branch isn't a
stable/reliable branch like some of the others, it can change
frequently; see the doc below if you are interested.

https://github.com/LinuxSecurityModule/kernel/blob/main/README.md#dev-staging-branch

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