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Diffstat (limited to 'rust/kernel')
| -rw-r--r-- | rust/kernel/task.rs | 9 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/rust/kernel/task.rs b/rust/kernel/task.rs index 38273f4eedb5..eabd65bfde12 100644 --- a/rust/kernel/task.rs +++ b/rust/kernel/task.rs @@ -210,14 +210,17 @@ impl Task { unsafe { *ptr::addr_of!((*self.as_ptr()).pid) } } - /// Returns the UID of the given task. + /// Returns the objective real UID of the given task. #[inline] pub fn uid(&self) -> Kuid { // SAFETY: It's always safe to call `task_uid` on a valid task. Kuid::from_raw(unsafe { bindings::task_uid(self.as_ptr()) }) } - /// Returns the effective UID of the given task. + /// Returns the objective effective UID of the given task. + /// + /// You should probably not be using this; the effective UID is normally + /// only relevant in subjective credentials. #[inline] pub fn euid(&self) -> Kuid { // SAFETY: It's always safe to call `task_euid` on a valid task. @@ -371,7 +374,7 @@ impl PartialEq for Task { impl Eq for Task {} impl Kuid { - /// Get the current euid. + /// Get the current subjective effective UID. #[inline] pub fn current_euid() -> Kuid { // SAFETY: Just an FFI call. |