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cred: remove unused get_new_cred()

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This helper is not used anymore so remove it.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241125-work-cred-v2-29-68b9d38bb5b2@kernel.org
Reviewed-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
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Christian Brauner 2024-11-25 15:10:25 +01:00
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Documentation/security/credentials.rst
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@ -527,11 +527,6 @@ There are some functions to help manage credentials:
This gets a reference on a live set of credentials, returning a pointer to
that set of credentials.
- ``struct cred *get_new_cred(struct cred *cred);``
This gets a reference on a set of credentials that is under construction
and is thus still mutable, returning a pointer to that set of credentials.
Open File Credentials
=====================

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include/linux/cred.h
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@ -200,19 +200,6 @@ static inline struct cred *get_new_cred_many(struct cred *cred, int nr)
return cred;
}
/**
* get_new_cred - Get a reference on a new set of credentials
* @cred: The new credentials to reference
*
* Get a reference on the specified set of new credentials. The caller must
* release the reference.
*/
static inline struct cred *get_new_cred(const struct cred *cred)
{
struct cred *nonconst_cred = (struct cred *) cred;
return get_new_cred_many(nonconst_cred, 1);
}
/**
* get_cred_many - Get references on a set of credentials
* @cred: The credentials to reference