Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jmorris...

[sfrench/cifs-2.6.git] / security / keys / request_key.c

diff --git a/security/keys/request_key.c b/security/keys/request_key.c
index 22a31582bfaae26ffe5911acf72dc2c09e8d06ec..03fe63ed55bda1a1cfacc95138e409e8ef53f0d2 100644 (file)
--- a/security/keys/request_key.c
+++ b/security/keys/request_key.c
@@ -311,7 +311,8 @@ static int construct_alloc_key(struct key_type *type,
 
        set_bit(KEY_FLAG_USER_CONSTRUCT, &key->flags);
 
-       down_write(&dest_keyring->sem);
+       if (dest_keyring)
+               down_write(&dest_keyring->sem);
 
        /* attach the key to the destination keyring under lock, but we do need
         * to do another check just in case someone beat us to it whilst we
@@ -322,10 +323,12 @@ static int construct_alloc_key(struct key_type *type,
        if (!IS_ERR(key_ref))
                goto key_already_present;
 
-       __key_link(dest_keyring, key);
+       if (dest_keyring)
+               __key_link(dest_keyring, key);
 
        mutex_unlock(&key_construction_mutex);
-       up_write(&dest_keyring->sem);
+       if (dest_keyring)
+               up_write(&dest_keyring->sem);
        mutex_unlock(&user->cons_lock);
        *_key = key;
        kleave(" = 0 [%d]", key_serial(key));