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diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
index ce02f76a6188..c9258124e417 100644
--- a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
+++ b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
@@ -43,7 +43,11 @@
* interpreters. The hook can tell whether it has already been called by
* checking to see if @bprm->security is non-NULL. If so, then the hook
* may decide either to retain the security information saved earlier or
- * to replace it.
+ * to replace it. The hook must set @bprm->secureexec to 1 if a "secure
+ * exec" has happened as a result of this hook call. The flag is used to
+ * indicate the need for a sanitized execution environment, and is also
+ * passed in the ELF auxiliary table on the initial stack to indicate
+ * whether libc should enable secure mode.
* @bprm contains the linux_binprm structure.
* Return 0 if the hook is successful and permission is granted.
* @bprm_check_security:
@@ -71,12 +75,6 @@
* linux_binprm structure. This hook is a good place to perform state
* changes on the process such as clearing out non-inheritable signal
* state. This is called immediately after commit_creds().
- * @bprm_secureexec:
- * Return a boolean value (0 or 1) indicating whether a "secure exec"
- * is required. The flag is passed in the auxiliary table
- * on the initial stack to the ELF interpreter to indicate whether libc
- * should enable secure mode.
- * @bprm contains the linux_binprm structure.
*
* Security hooks for filesystem operations.
*
@@ -1383,7 +1381,6 @@ union security_list_options {
int (*bprm_set_creds)(struct linux_binprm *bprm);
int (*bprm_check_security)(struct linux_binprm *bprm);
- int (*bprm_secureexec)(struct linux_binprm *bprm);
void (*bprm_committing_creds)(struct linux_binprm *bprm);
void (*bprm_committed_creds)(struct linux_binprm *bprm);
@@ -1704,7 +1701,6 @@ struct security_hook_heads {
struct list_head vm_enough_memory;
struct list_head bprm_set_creds;
struct list_head bprm_check_security;
- struct list_head bprm_secureexec;
struct list_head bprm_committing_creds;
struct list_head bprm_committed_creds;
struct list_head sb_alloc_security;