+/*
+ * Prepare credentials and lock ->cred_guard_mutex.
+ * install_exec_creds() commits the new creds and drops the lock.
+ * Or, if exec fails before, free_bprm() should release ->cred and
+ * and unlock.
+ */
+int prepare_bprm_creds(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
+{
+ if (mutex_lock_interruptible(¤t->cred_guard_mutex))
+ return -ERESTARTNOINTR;
+
+ bprm->cred = prepare_exec_creds();
+ if (likely(bprm->cred))
+ return 0;
+
+ mutex_unlock(¤t->cred_guard_mutex);
+ return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
+void free_bprm(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
+{
+ free_arg_pages(bprm);
+ if (bprm->cred) {
+ mutex_unlock(¤t->cred_guard_mutex);
+ abort_creds(bprm->cred);
+ }
+ kfree(bprm);
+}
+