Re: [PATCH v3 4/5] xfs: replace ns_capable_noaudit

From: Darrick J. Wong

Date: Thu Jul 02 2026 - 12:05:56 EST


On Thu, Jul 02, 2026 at 11:33:23AM +0200, cem@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Carlos Maiolino <cem@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Now that capable_noaudit() is available, we don't need to keep
> using ns_capable_noaudit() and specifying the usernaspace every single
> time.
>
> Signed-off-by: Carlos Maiolino <cmaiolino@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx>
> Cc: Serge E. Hallyn <serge@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Darrick J. Wong <djwong@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Dave Chinner <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Dr. Thomas Orgis" <thomas.orgis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: linux-fsdevel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: linux-security-module@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ---
> fs/xfs/xfs_fsmap.c | 3 +--
> fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c | 2 +-
> fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c | 2 +-
> 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_fsmap.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_fsmap.c
> index 7c79fbe0a74c..041bb2105ec6 100644
> --- a/fs/xfs/xfs_fsmap.c
> +++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_fsmap.c
> @@ -1174,8 +1174,7 @@ xfs_getfsmap(
> if (!xfs_getfsmap_check_keys(&head->fmh_keys[0], &head->fmh_keys[1]))
> return -EINVAL;
>
> - use_rmap = xfs_has_rmapbt(mp) &&
> - ns_capable_noaudit(&init_user_ns, CAP_SYS_ADMIN);
> + use_rmap = xfs_has_rmapbt(mp) && capable_noaudit(CAP_SYS_ADMIN);
> head->fmh_entries = 0;
>
> /* Set up our device handlers. */
> diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
> index 1a8af827dde1..374b488f0416 100644
> --- a/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
> +++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
> @@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ xfs_ioctl_setattr_get_trans(
> goto out_error;
>
> error = xfs_trans_alloc_ichange(ip, NULL, NULL, pdqp,
> - ns_capable_noaudit(&init_user_ns, CAP_FOWNER), &tp);
> + capable_noaudit(CAP_FOWNER), &tp);

Not sure why the indentation changed, otherwise the patch looks fine to
me.

--D

> if (error)
> goto out_error;
>
> diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
> index 205fe2dae732..ce9f8b8468fc 100644
> --- a/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
> +++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
> @@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ xfs_setattr_nonsize(
> }
>
> error = xfs_trans_alloc_ichange(ip, udqp, gdqp, NULL,
> - ns_capable_noaudit(&init_user_ns, CAP_FOWNER),
> + capable_noaudit(CAP_FOWNER),
> &tp);
> if (error)
> goto out_dqrele;
> --
> 2.54.0
>
>