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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/cred.h b/include/linux/cred.h
index 917dc5aeb1d4..ebbed2ce6637 100644
--- a/include/linux/cred.h
+++ b/include/linux/cred.h
@@ -277,17 +277,13 @@ static inline void put_cred(const struct cred *_cred)
* @task: The task to query
*
* Access the objective credentials of a task. The caller must hold the RCU
- * readlock or the task must be dead and unable to change its own credentials.
+ * readlock.
*
* The result of this function should not be passed directly to get_cred();
* rather get_task_cred() should be used instead.
*/
-#define __task_cred(task) \
- ({ \
- const struct task_struct *__t = (task); \
- rcu_dereference_check(__t->real_cred, \
- task_is_dead(__t)); \
- })
+#define __task_cred(task) \
+ rcu_dereference((task)->real_cred)
/**
* get_current_cred - Get the current task's subjective credentials
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