file->f_cred already holds a reference count that is stable during the operation. Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/acct.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel/acct.c b/kernel/acct.c index ea8c94887b5853b10e7a7e632f7b0bc4d52ab10b..179848ad33e978a557ce695a0d6020aa169177c6 100644 --- a/kernel/acct.c +++ b/kernel/acct.c @@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ static void do_acct_process(struct bsd_acct_struct *acct) flim = rlimit(RLIMIT_FSIZE); current->signal->rlim[RLIMIT_FSIZE].rlim_cur = RLIM_INFINITY; /* Perform file operations on behalf of whoever enabled accounting */ - orig_cred = override_creds(get_new_cred(file->f_cred)); + orig_cred = override_creds(file->f_cred); /* * First check to see if there is enough free_space to continue @@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ static void do_acct_process(struct bsd_acct_struct *acct) } out: current->signal->rlim[RLIMIT_FSIZE].rlim_cur = flim; - put_cred(revert_creds(orig_cred)); + revert_creds(orig_cred); } /** -- 2.45.2