Merge tag 'v3.4-rc5' into next

Linux 3.4-rc5

Merge to pull in prerequisite change for Smack:
86812bb0de

Requested by Casey.
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James Morris
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@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ KEY SERVICE OVERVIEW
The key service provides a number of features besides keys:
(*) The key service defines two special key types:
(*) The key service defines three special key types:
(+) "keyring"
@@ -137,6 +137,18 @@ The key service provides a number of features besides keys:
blobs of data. These can be created, updated and read by userspace,
and aren't intended for use by kernel services.
(+) "logon"
Like a "user" key, a "logon" key has a payload that is an arbitrary
blob of data. It is intended as a place to store secrets which are
accessible to the kernel but not to userspace programs.
The description can be arbitrary, but must be prefixed with a non-zero
length string that describes the key "subclass". The subclass is
separated from the rest of the description by a ':'. "logon" keys can
be created and updated from userspace, but the payload is only
readable from kernel space.
(*) Each process subscribes to three keyrings: a thread-specific keyring, a
process-specific keyring, and a session-specific keyring.