Re: Credentials test patch

[Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>]

On Thu, 13 Sep 2007, David Howells wrote:
> 
> Here's a patch that implements a very basic set of COW credentials. 

That "current_cred" thing is really too ugly to live.

Why is it trying to make it look like a variable? That will just confuse 
people, and/or make them think it's a cheap thing rather than some complex 
function call.

Also, why does the "__current_cred()" function have those illogical and 
insane "#ifdef CONFIG_KEYS" things in it, when it cannot be used/work 
sanely without it (and when the header file does a

	+#ifndef CONFIG_KEYS
	+#define __current_cred()       ({ current->cred; })
	+#else
	..

anyway?)

IOW, this patch should be taken out and shot, for apparently actively 
trying to obfuscate what the heck is going on.

		Linus
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