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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Keys: Add possessor permissions to keys
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Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> wrote:

> Ok, maybe I'm just strange, but when I see code like
>
> if (is_key_possessed(keyref)) {
>
> I'm inevitably mentally going "Linda Blair! It is spewing pea-soup and
> rotating its head!"
>
> Maybe not the best of naming practices..

Or maybe not the best of mental or film watching practices? :-)

How about if I call it is_key_retained() instead?

Of course, I now prefer the name is_key_possessed() if only to frighten other
kernel developers...

David
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