1 files changed, 0 insertions, 60 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/cred.c b/kernel/cred.c
index 2c24870c55d1..a2d5504fbcc2 100644
--- a/kernel/cred.c
+++ b/kernel/cred.c
@@ -347,66 +347,6 @@ struct cred *prepare_exec_creds(void)
 }
 
 /*
- * prepare new credentials for the usermode helper dispatcher
- */
-struct cred *prepare_usermodehelper_creds(void)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_KEYS
-        struct thread_group_cred *tgcred = NULL;
-#endif
-        struct cred *new;
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_KEYS
-        tgcred = kzalloc(sizeof(*new->tgcred), GFP_ATOMIC);
-        if (!tgcred)
-                return NULL;
-#endif
-
-        new = kmem_cache_alloc(cred_jar, GFP_ATOMIC);
-        if (!new)
-                goto free_tgcred;
-
-        kdebug("prepare_usermodehelper_creds() alloc %p", new);
-
-        memcpy(new, &init_cred, sizeof(struct cred));
-
-        atomic_set(&new->usage, 1);
-        set_cred_subscribers(new, 0);
-        get_group_info(new->group_info);
-        get_uid(new->user);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_KEYS
-        new->thread_keyring = NULL;
-        new->request_key_auth = NULL;
-        new->jit_keyring = KEY_REQKEY_DEFL_DEFAULT;
-
-        atomic_set(&tgcred->usage, 1);
-        spin_lock_init(&tgcred->lock);
-        new->tgcred = tgcred;
-#endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY
-        new->security = NULL;
-#endif
-        if (security_prepare_creds(new, &init_cred, GFP_ATOMIC) < 0)
-                goto error;
-        validate_creds(new);
-
-        BUG_ON(atomic_read(&new->usage) != 1);
-        return new;
-
-error:
-        put_cred(new);
-        return NULL;
-
-free_tgcred:
-#ifdef CONFIG_KEYS
-        kfree(tgcred);
-#endif
-        return NULL;
-}
-
-/*
  * Copy credentials for the new process created by fork()
  *
  * We share if we can, but under some circumstances we have to generate a new