Re: [PATCH] KEYS: The request_key() syscall should link an existingkey to the dest keyring

[Andrew Morton]

On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:44:41 +0100
David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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.
> 

I don't think I understand that description.  Are you saying that the
patch switches things from the first example output into the second case?

Is the fix needed in -stable?

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