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struct cred *prepare_kernel_cred(struct task_struct *daemon)
{
	const struct cred *old;
	struct cred *new;

	new = kmem_cache_alloc(cred_jar, GFP_KERNEL);
	if (!new)
		return NULL;

	kdebug("prepare_kernel_cred() alloc %p", new);

	if (daemon)
		old = get_task_cred(daemon);
	else
		old = get_cred(&init_cred);

	validate_creds(old);

	*new = *old;
	atomic_set(&new->usage, 1);
	set_cred_subscribers(new, 0);
	get_uid(new->user);
	get_user_ns(new->user_ns);
	get_group_info(new->group_info);

#ifdef CONFIG_KEYS
	new->session_keyring = NULL;
	new->process_keyring = NULL;
	new->thread_keyring = NULL;
	new->request_key_auth = NULL;
	new->jit_keyring = KEY_REQKEY_DEFL_THREAD_KEYRING;
#endif

#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY
	new->security = NULL;
#endif
	if (security_prepare_creds(new, old, GFP_KERNEL) < 0)
		goto error;

	put_cred(old);
	validate_creds(new);
	return new;

error:
	put_cred(new);
	put_cred(old);
	return NULL;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(prepare_kernel_cred);

• https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v4.3/source/kernel/cred.c#L594

int commit_creds(struct cred *new)
{
	struct task_struct *task = current;
	const struct cred *old = task->real_cred;

	kdebug("commit_creds(%p{%d,%d})", new,
	       atomic_read(&new->usage),
	       read_cred_subscribers(new));

	BUG_ON(task->cred != old);
#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_CREDENTIALS
	BUG_ON(read_cred_subscribers(old) < 2);
	validate_creds(old);
	validate_creds(new);
#endif
	BUG_ON(atomic_read(&new->usage) < 1);

	get_cred(new); /* we will require a ref for the subj creds too */

	/* dumpability changes */
	if (!uid_eq(old->euid, new->euid) ||
	    !gid_eq(old->egid, new->egid) ||
	    !uid_eq(old->fsuid, new->fsuid) ||
	    !gid_eq(old->fsgid, new->fsgid) ||
	    !cred_cap_issubset(old, new)) {
		if (task->mm)
			set_dumpable(task->mm, suid_dumpable);
		task->pdeath_signal = 0;
		smp_wmb();
	}

	/* alter the thread keyring */
	if (!uid_eq(new->fsuid, old->fsuid))
		key_fsuid_changed(task);
	if (!gid_eq(new->fsgid, old->fsgid))
		key_fsgid_changed(task);

	/* do it
	 * RLIMIT_NPROC limits on user->processes have already been checked
	 * in set_user().
	 */
	alter_cred_subscribers(new, 2);
	if (new->user != old->user)
		atomic_inc(&new->user->processes);
	rcu_assign_pointer(task->real_cred, new);
	rcu_assign_pointer(task->cred, new);
	if (new->user != old->user)
		atomic_dec(&old->user->processes);
	alter_cred_subscribers(old, -2);

	/* send notifications */
	if (!uid_eq(new->uid,   old->uid)  ||
	    !uid_eq(new->euid,  old->euid) ||
	    !uid_eq(new->suid,  old->suid) ||
	    !uid_eq(new->fsuid, old->fsuid))
		proc_id_connector(task, PROC_EVENT_UID);

	if (!gid_eq(new->gid,   old->gid)  ||
	    !gid_eq(new->egid,  old->egid) ||
	    !gid_eq(new->sgid,  old->sgid) ||
	    !gid_eq(new->fsgid, old->fsgid))
		proc_id_connector(task, PROC_EVENT_GID);

	/* release the old obj and subj refs both */
	put_cred(old);
	put_cred(old);
	return 0;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(commit_creds);

• https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/latest/source/kernel/cred.c#L423