1 files changed, 29 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/security/selinux/ss/mls.c b/security/selinux/ss/mls.c
index 84047f69f9c1..7bc5b6440f70 100644
--- a/security/selinux/ss/mls.c
+++ b/security/selinux/ss/mls.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *      Support for enhanced MLS infrastructure.
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Trusted Computer Solutions, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2004-2006 Trusted Computer Solutions, Inc.
  */
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
@@ -385,6 +385,34 @@ out:
 }
 
 /*
+ * Set the MLS fields in the security context structure
+ * `context' based on the string representation in
+ * the string `str'.  This function will allocate temporary memory with the
+ * given constraints of gfp_mask.
+ */
+int mls_from_string(char *str, struct context *context, gfp_t gfp_mask)
+{
+        char *tmpstr, *freestr;
+        int rc;
+
+        if (!selinux_mls_enabled)
+                return -EINVAL;
+
+        /* we need freestr because mls_context_to_sid will change
+           the value of tmpstr */
+        tmpstr = freestr = kstrdup(str, gfp_mask);
+        if (!tmpstr) {
+                rc = -ENOMEM;
+        } else {
+                rc = mls_context_to_sid(':', &tmpstr, context,
+                                        NULL, SECSID_NULL);
+                kfree(freestr);
+        }
+
+        return rc;
+}
+
+/*
  * Copies the effective MLS range from `src' into `dst'.
  */
 static inline int mls_scopy_context(struct context *dst,