diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 5eff459b38338ace06bb7d9e83d10a462b906203..145909165dbf925238cf86504995cd09e3597984 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ struct audit_krule;
extern int cap_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, const struct cred *cred,
int cap, int audit);
extern int cap_settime(struct timespec *ts, struct timezone *tz);
-extern int cap_ptrace_may_access(struct task_struct *child, unsigned int mode);
+extern int cap_ptrace_access_check(struct task_struct *child, unsigned int mode);
extern int cap_ptrace_traceme(struct task_struct *parent);
extern int cap_capget(struct task_struct *target, kernel_cap_t *effective, kernel_cap_t *inheritable, kernel_cap_t *permitted);
extern int cap_capset(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old,
@@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@ static inline void security_free_mnt_opts(struct security_mnt_opts *opts)
* @alter contains the flag indicating whether changes are to be made.
* Return 0 if permission is granted.
*
- * @ptrace_may_access:
+ * @ptrace_access_check:
* Check permission before allowing the current process to trace the
* @child process.
* Security modules may also want to perform a process tracing check
@@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@ static inline void security_free_mnt_opts(struct security_mnt_opts *opts)
* Check that the @parent process has sufficient permission to trace the
* current process before allowing the current process to present itself
* to the @parent process for tracing.
- * The parent process will still have to undergo the ptrace_may_access
+ * The parent process will still have to undergo the ptrace_access_check
* checks before it is allowed to trace this one.
* @parent contains the task_struct structure for debugger process.
* Return 0 if permission is granted.
@@ -1336,7 +1336,7 @@ static inline void security_free_mnt_opts(struct security_mnt_opts *opts)
struct security_operations {
char name[SECURITY_NAME_MAX + 1];
- int (*ptrace_may_access) (struct task_struct *child, unsigned int mode);
+ int (*ptrace_access_check) (struct task_struct *child, unsigned int mode);
int (*ptrace_traceme) (struct task_struct *parent);
int (*capget) (struct task_struct *target,
kernel_cap_t *effective,
@@ -1617,7 +1617,7 @@ extern int security_module_enable(struct security_operations *ops);
extern int register_security(struct security_operations *ops);
/* Security operations */
-int security_ptrace_may_access(struct task_struct *child, unsigned int mode);
+int security_ptrace_access_check(struct task_struct *child, unsigned int mode);
int security_ptrace_traceme(struct task_struct *parent);
int security_capget(struct task_struct *target,
kernel_cap_t *effective,
@@ -1798,10 +1798,10 @@ static inline int security_init(void)
return 0;
}
-static inline int security_ptrace_may_access(struct task_struct *child,
+static inline int security_ptrace_access_check(struct task_struct *child,
unsigned int mode)
{
- return cap_ptrace_may_access(child, mode);
+ return cap_ptrace_access_check(child, mode);
}
static inline int security_ptrace_traceme(struct task_struct *parent)
diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c
index 61c78b2c07baefd768aed903f482ea08d9672200..9a4184e04f29a610915402942048acd085fd93b5 100644
--- a/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ int __ptrace_may_access(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int mode)
if (!dumpable && !capable(CAP_SYS_PTRACE))
return -EPERM;
- return security_ptrace_may_access(task, mode);
+ return security_ptrace_access_check(task, mode);
}
bool ptrace_may_access(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int mode)
diff --git a/security/capability.c b/security/capability.c
index 21b6cead6a8ed38927abab1bd8cd9c491194c1bf..f218dd3616478a16da846121eabb1216daf0df17 100644
--- a/security/capability.c
+++ b/security/capability.c
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ struct security_operations default_security_ops = {
void security_fixup_ops(struct security_operations *ops)
{
- set_to_cap_if_null(ops, ptrace_may_access);
+ set_to_cap_if_null(ops, ptrace_access_check);
set_to_cap_if_null(ops, ptrace_traceme);
set_to_cap_if_null(ops, capget);
set_to_cap_if_null(ops, capset);
diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index 48b7e0228fa38455ee6c2bf0cb37876e96c99afb..aa97704564d4a39521825f79897899f7815816a1 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ int cap_settime(struct timespec *ts, struct timezone *tz)
}
/**
- * cap_ptrace_may_access - Determine whether the current process may access
+ * cap_ptrace_access_check - Determine whether the current process may access
* another
* @child: The process to be accessed
* @mode: The mode of attachment.
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ int cap_settime(struct timespec *ts, struct timezone *tz)
* Determine whether a process may access another, returning 0 if permission
* granted, -ve if denied.
*/
-int cap_ptrace_may_access(struct task_struct *child, unsigned int mode)
+int cap_ptrace_access_check(struct task_struct *child, unsigned int mode)
{
int ret = 0;
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index dc7674fbfc7a4a6fcfb132bc974f2c9480b90922..4501c5e1f988b924dc33ffc981412f308088a01d 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ int register_security(struct security_operations *ops)
/* Security operations */
-int security_ptrace_may_access(struct task_struct *child, unsigned int mode)
+int security_ptrace_access_check(struct task_struct *child, unsigned int mode)
{
- return security_ops->ptrace_may_access(child, mode);
+ return security_ops->ptrace_access_check(child, mode);
}
int security_ptrace_traceme(struct task_struct *parent)
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index d6f64783acd14455b7d02455e8bd744cb555d871..e3b4f3083dd70e5443a0a97f2b9a596208e0531f 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -1854,12 +1854,12 @@ static inline u32 open_file_to_av(struct file *file)
/* Hook functions begin here. */
-static int selinux_ptrace_may_access(struct task_struct *child,
+static int selinux_ptrace_access_check(struct task_struct *child,
unsigned int mode)
{
int rc;
- rc = cap_ptrace_may_access(child, mode);
+ rc = cap_ptrace_access_check(child, mode);
if (rc)
return rc;
@@ -5315,7 +5315,7 @@ static int selinux_key_getsecurity(struct key *key, char **_buffer)
static struct security_operations selinux_ops = {
.name = "selinux",
- .ptrace_may_access = selinux_ptrace_may_access,
+ .ptrace_access_check = selinux_ptrace_access_check,
.ptrace_traceme = selinux_ptrace_traceme,
.capget = selinux_capget,
.capset = selinux_capset,
diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index 0023182078c726797de5ccab784a1922eba17859..1c9bdbcbe3d2bfbd7c3f83b10c19800c0d7b929e 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ struct inode_smack *new_inode_smack(char *smack)
*/
/**
- * smack_ptrace_may_access - Smack approval on PTRACE_ATTACH
+ * smack_ptrace_access_check - Smack approval on PTRACE_ATTACH
* @ctp: child task pointer
* @mode: ptrace attachment mode
*
@@ -99,13 +99,13 @@ struct inode_smack *new_inode_smack(char *smack)
*
* Do the capability checks, and require read and write.
*/
-static int smack_ptrace_may_access(struct task_struct *ctp, unsigned int mode)
+static int smack_ptrace_access_check(struct task_struct *ctp, unsigned int mode)
{
int rc;
struct smk_audit_info ad;
char *sp, *tsp;
- rc = cap_ptrace_may_access(ctp, mode);
+ rc = cap_ptrace_access_check(ctp, mode);
if (rc != 0)
return rc;
@@ -3032,7 +3032,7 @@ static void smack_release_secctx(char *secdata, u32 seclen)
struct security_operations smack_ops = {
.name = "smack",
- .ptrace_may_access = smack_ptrace_may_access,
+ .ptrace_access_check = smack_ptrace_access_check,
.ptrace_traceme = smack_ptrace_traceme,
.syslog = smack_syslog,