[PATCH] security: clarify cap_inode_getsecctx description

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From: "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@xxxxxxxxxx>

Make it clear that cap_inode_getsecctx shouldn't return success without
filling in the context data.

Acked-by: Serge E. Hallyn <serge.hallyn@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 include/linux/security.h |    3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 4686491..40560f4 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -1392,7 +1392,8 @@ static inline void security_free_mnt_opts(struct security_mnt_opts *opts)
  * 	@ctxlen contains the length of @ctx.
  *
  * @inode_getsecctx:
- *	Returns a string containing all relevant security context information
+ *	On success, returns 0 and fills out @ctx and @ctxlen with the security
+ *	context for the given @inode.
  *
  * 	@inode we wish to get the security context of.
  *	@ctx is a pointer in which to place the allocated security context.
-- 
1.7.9.5

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