1 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/cred.h b/include/linux/cred.h
index ce40cbc791e2..4d2c39573f36 100644
--- a/include/linux/cred.h
+++ b/include/linux/cred.h
@@ -274,13 +274,18 @@ 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.
+ * readlock or the task must be dead and unable to change its own credentials.
  *
- * The caller must make sure task doesn't go away, either by holding a ref on
- * task or by holding tasklist_lock to prevent it from being unlinked.
+ * 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 cred *)(rcu_dereference_check((task)->real_cred, rcu_read_lock_held() || lockdep_tasklist_lock_is_held())))
+#define __task_cred(task)                                               \
+        ({                                                              \
+                const struct task_struct *__t = (task);                 \
+                rcu_dereference_check(__t->real_cred,                   \
+                                      rcu_read_lock_held() ||           \
+                                      task_is_dead(__t));               \
+        })
 
 /**
  * get_current_cred - Get the current task's subjective credentials