On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 01:11:00PM -0700, Eric Biggers wrote: > +static void mark_key_instantiated(struct key *key, unsigned int reject_error) > +{ > + unsigned long old, new; > + > + do { > + old = READ_ONCE(key->flags); > + new = (old & ~(KEY_FLAG_NEGATIVE | > + KEY_FLAGS_REJECT_ERROR_MASK)) | > + KEY_FLAG_INSTANTIATED | > + (reject_error ? KEY_FLAG_NEGATIVE : 0) | > + (reject_error << KEY_FLAGS_REJECT_ERROR_SHIFT); > + } while (cmpxchg_release(&key->flags, old, new) != old); > +} Sorry, I realized I screwed this up --- the flags like KEY_FLAG_NEGATIVE need to be (1 << KEY_FLAG_NEGATIVE). I'll send another version which will be better tested... Eric