Merge tag 'v3.8-rc3' into v4l_for_linus

Linux 3.8-rc3

* tag 'v3.8-rc3': (11110 commits)
  Linux 3.8-rc3
  mm: reinstante dropped pmd_trans_splitting() check
  cred: Remove tgcred pointer from struct cred
  drm/ttm: fix fence locking in ttm_buffer_object_transfer
  ARM: clps711x: Fix bad merge of clockevents setup
  ARM: highbank: save and restore L2 cache and GIC on suspend
  ARM: highbank: add a power request clear
  ARM: highbank: fix secondary boot and hotplug
  ARM: highbank: fix typos with hignbank in power request functions
  ARM: dts: fix highbank cpu mpidr values
  ARM: dts: add device_type prop to cpu nodes on Calxeda platforms
  drm/prime: drop reference on imported dma-buf come from gem
  xen/netfront: improve truesize tracking
  ARM: mx5: Fix MX53 flexcan2 clock
  ARM: OMAP2+: am33xx-hwmod: Fix wrongly terminated am33xx_usbss_mpu_irqs array
  sctp: fix Kconfig bug in default cookie hmac selection
  EDAC: Cleanup device deregistering path
  EDAC: Fix EDAC Kconfig menu
  EDAC: Fix kernel panic on module unloading
  ALSA: hda - add mute LED for HP Pavilion 17 (Realtek codec)
  ...

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 05e88bdcf7d..0f6afc657f7 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -694,6 +694,12 @@ static inline void security_free_mnt_opts(struct security_mnt_opts *opts)
  *	userspace to load a kernel module with the given name.
  *	@kmod_name name of the module requested by the kernel
  *	Return 0 if successful.
+ * @kernel_module_from_file:
+ *	Load a kernel module from userspace.
+ *	@file contains the file structure pointing to the file containing
+ *	the kernel module to load. If the module is being loaded from a blob,
+ *	this argument will be NULL.
+ *	Return 0 if permission is granted.
  * @task_fix_setuid:
  *	Update the module's state after setting one or more of the user
  *	identity attributes of the current process.  The @flags parameter
@@ -1508,6 +1514,7 @@ struct security_operations {
 	int (*kernel_act_as)(struct cred *new, u32 secid);
 	int (*kernel_create_files_as)(struct cred *new, struct inode *inode);
 	int (*kernel_module_request)(char *kmod_name);
+	int (*kernel_module_from_file)(struct file *file);
 	int (*task_fix_setuid) (struct cred *new, const struct cred *old,
 				int flags);
 	int (*task_setpgid) (struct task_struct *p, pid_t pgid);
@@ -1765,6 +1772,7 @@ void security_transfer_creds(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old);
 int security_kernel_act_as(struct cred *new, u32 secid);
 int security_kernel_create_files_as(struct cred *new, struct inode *inode);
 int security_kernel_module_request(char *kmod_name);
+int security_kernel_module_from_file(struct file *file);
 int security_task_fix_setuid(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old,
 			     int flags);
 int security_task_setpgid(struct task_struct *p, pid_t pgid);
@@ -2278,6 +2286,11 @@ static inline int security_kernel_module_request(char *kmod_name)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int security_kernel_module_from_file(struct file *file)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline int security_task_fix_setuid(struct cred *new,
 					   const struct cred *old,
 					   int flags)