On Fri, Nov 22, 2024 at 10:09:04PM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote: > (a) add a new "dup_cred()" helper > > /* Get the cred without clearing the 'non_rcu' flag */ > const struct cred *dup_cred(const struct cred *cred) > { get_new_cred((struct cred *)cred); return cred; } Umm... Something like hold_cred() might be better - dup usually implies copying an object... For grapping a reference we normally go for something like hold/get/grab/pin...