Re: [RFC][PATCH 00/15] KEYS: Fixes

From: David Howells
Date: Mon Oct 16 2017 - 18:09:39 EST


Eric Biggers <ebiggers3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > - if (test_bit(KEY_FLAG_INSTANTIATED, &key->flags))
> > + if (state == KEY_IS_INSTANTIATED)
> > atomic_dec(&key->user->nikeys);
>
> This changes the behavior. Previously ->nikeys counted both negatively and
> positively instantiated keys, while this change implies that it now will only
> count positively instantiated keys. I think you meant 'state !=
> KEY_IS_UNINSTANTIATED'? Renaming KEY_IS_INSTANTIATED to KEY_IS_POSITIVE or
> KEY_IS_POSITIVELY_INSTANTIATED also might help reduce this confusion.

Yeah - I think I'm confusing myself by overloading 'instantiated' in my mind.

David