[PATCH 01/16] cred: add {scoped_}with_creds() guards

From: Christian Brauner
Date: Mon Nov 03 2025 - 06:29:26 EST


and implement with_kernel_creds() and scoped_with_kernel_creds() on top
of them.

Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/cred.h | 12 ++++++++----
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/cred.h b/include/linux/cred.h
index c4f7630763f4..1778c0535b90 100644
--- a/include/linux/cred.h
+++ b/include/linux/cred.h
@@ -192,11 +192,15 @@ DEFINE_CLASS(override_creds,
revert_creds(_T),
override_creds(override_cred), const struct cred *override_cred)

-#define with_kernel_creds() \
- CLASS(override_creds, __UNIQUE_ID(cred))(kernel_cred())
+#define with_creds(cred) \
+ CLASS(override_creds, __UNIQUE_ID(label))(cred)

-#define scoped_with_kernel_creds() \
- scoped_class(override_creds, __UNIQUE_ID(cred), kernel_cred())
+#define scoped_with_creds(cred) \
+ scoped_class(override_creds, __UNIQUE_ID(label), cred)
+
+#define with_kernel_creds() with_creds(kernel_cred())
+
+#define scoped_with_kernel_creds() scoped_with_creds(kernel_cred())

/**
* get_cred_many - Get references on a set of credentials

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