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git-mirror · Nov 1, 2011 · f77054b · f77054b
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@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
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-refs/heads/master: 4ff819515b203f937cc6c8a0215a37a68d1ee71f
+refs/heads/master: 73efc0394e148d0e15583e13712637831f926720
diff --git a/trunk/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/trunk/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ show up in /proc/sys/kernel:
 - bootloader_type	     [ X86 only ]
 - bootloader_version	     [ X86 only ]
 - callhome		     [ S390 only ]
+- cap_last_cap
 - core_pattern
 - core_pipe_limit
 - core_uses_pid
@@ -155,6 +156,13 @@ on has a service contract with IBM.
 
 ==============================================================
 
+cap_last_cap
+
+Highest valid capability of the running kernel.  Exports
+CAP_LAST_CAP from the kernel.
+
+==============================================================
+
 core_pattern:
 
 core_pattern is used to specify a core dumpfile pattern name.

diff --git a/trunk/kernel/sysctl.c b/trunk/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 #include <linux/pipe_fs_i.h>
 #include <linux/oom.h>
 #include <linux/kmod.h>
+#include <linux/capability.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ static int minolduid;
 static int min_percpu_pagelist_fract = 8;
 
 static int ngroups_max = NGROUPS_MAX;
+static const int cap_last_cap = CAP_LAST_CAP;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_INOTIFY_USER
 #include <linux/inotify.h>
@@ -740,6 +742,13 @@ static struct ctl_table kern_table[] = {
 		.mode		= 0444,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec,
 	},
+	{
+		.procname	= "cap_last_cap",
+		.data		= (void *)&cap_last_cap,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
+		.mode		= 0444,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec,
+	},
 #if defined(CONFIG_LOCKUP_DETECTOR)
 	{
 		.procname       = "watchdog",