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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/key.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/key.h | 12 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/key.h b/include/linux/key.h index 4d189e5..cbf464a 100644 --- a/include/linux/key.h +++ b/include/linux/key.h @@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ struct key { /* * kernel managed key type definition */ +typedef int (*request_key_actor_t)(struct key *key, struct key *authkey, const char *op); + struct key_type { /* name of the type */ const char *name; @@ -218,6 +220,16 @@ struct key_type { */ long (*read)(const struct key *key, char __user *buffer, size_t buflen); + /* handle request_key() for this type instead of invoking + * /sbin/request-key (optional) + * - key is the key to instantiate + * - authkey is the authority to assume when instantiating this key + * - op is the operation to be done, usually "create" + * - the call must not return until the instantiation process has run + * its course + */ + request_key_actor_t request_key; + /* internal fields */ struct list_head link; /* link in types list */ }; |