[PATCH 06/16] backing-file: use credential guards for splice write

From: Christian Brauner
Date: Mon Nov 03 2025 - 06:35:02 EST


Use credential guards for scoped credential override with automatic
restoration on scope exit.

Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/backing-file.c | 11 +++++------
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/backing-file.c b/fs/backing-file.c
index 8ebc62f49bad..9c63a3368b66 100644
--- a/fs/backing-file.c
+++ b/fs/backing-file.c
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ ssize_t backing_file_splice_write(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
size_t len, unsigned int flags,
struct backing_file_ctx *ctx)
{
- const struct cred *old_cred;
ssize_t ret;

if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!(out->f_mode & FMODE_BACKING)))
@@ -316,11 +315,11 @@ ssize_t backing_file_splice_write(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
if (ret)
return ret;

- old_cred = override_creds(ctx->cred);
- file_start_write(out);
- ret = out->f_op->splice_write(pipe, out, &iocb->ki_pos, len, flags);
- file_end_write(out);
- revert_creds(old_cred);
+ scoped_with_creds(ctx->cred) {
+ file_start_write(out);
+ ret = out->f_op->splice_write(pipe, out, &iocb->ki_pos, len, flags);
+ file_end_write(out);
+ }

if (ctx->end_write)
ctx->end_write(iocb, ret);

--
2.47.3