include/uapi/linux/capability.h
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File Facts
- System
- Linux kernel
- Corpus path
include/uapi/linux/capability.h- Extension
.h- Size
- 13679 bytes
- Lines
- 436
- Domain
- Core OS
- Bucket
- Core Kernel Interface
- Inferred role
- Core OS: implementation source
- Status
- source implementation candidate
Why This File Exists
Core operating-system implementation surface: boot, tasks, memory, VFS, syscall-facing interfaces, synchronization, credentials, and isolation.
- Core operating-system implementation surface: boot, tasks, memory, VFS, syscall-facing interfaces, synchronization, credentials, and isolation.
- Uses kernel synchronization; read lock ordering, sleepability, and interrupt context assumptions before translating.
- Defines or uses C structs; map object ownership, embedded links, reference counts, and lock ownership.
Dependency Surface
linux/types.h
Detected Declarations
struct __user_cap_data_structstruct vfs_cap_datastruct vfs_ns_cap_data
Annotated Snippet
struct __user_cap_data_struct {
__u32 effective;
__u32 permitted;
__u32 inheritable;
};
typedef struct __user_cap_data_struct __user *cap_user_data_t;
#define VFS_CAP_REVISION_MASK 0xFF000000
#define VFS_CAP_REVISION_SHIFT 24
#define VFS_CAP_FLAGS_MASK ~VFS_CAP_REVISION_MASK
#define VFS_CAP_FLAGS_EFFECTIVE 0x000001
#define VFS_CAP_REVISION_1 0x01000000
#define VFS_CAP_U32_1 1
#define XATTR_CAPS_SZ_1 (sizeof(__le32)*(1 + 2*VFS_CAP_U32_1))
#define VFS_CAP_REVISION_2 0x02000000
#define VFS_CAP_U32_2 2
#define XATTR_CAPS_SZ_2 (sizeof(__le32)*(1 + 2*VFS_CAP_U32_2))
#define VFS_CAP_REVISION_3 0x03000000
#define VFS_CAP_U32_3 2
#define XATTR_CAPS_SZ_3 (sizeof(__le32)*(2 + 2*VFS_CAP_U32_3))
#define XATTR_CAPS_SZ XATTR_CAPS_SZ_3
#define VFS_CAP_U32 VFS_CAP_U32_3
#define VFS_CAP_REVISION VFS_CAP_REVISION_3
struct vfs_cap_data {
__le32 magic_etc; /* Little endian */
struct {
__le32 permitted; /* Little endian */
__le32 inheritable; /* Little endian */
} data[VFS_CAP_U32];
};
/*
* same as vfs_cap_data but with a rootid at the end
*/
struct vfs_ns_cap_data {
__le32 magic_etc;
struct {
__le32 permitted; /* Little endian */
__le32 inheritable; /* Little endian */
} data[VFS_CAP_U32];
__le32 rootid;
};
#ifndef __KERNEL__
/*
* Backwardly compatible definition for source code - trapped in a
* 32-bit world. If you find you need this, please consider using
* libcap to untrap yourself...
*/
#define _LINUX_CAPABILITY_VERSION _LINUX_CAPABILITY_VERSION_1
#define _LINUX_CAPABILITY_U32S _LINUX_CAPABILITY_U32S_1
#endif
/**
** POSIX-draft defined capabilities.
**/
/* In a system with the [_POSIX_CHOWN_RESTRICTED] option defined, this
overrides the restriction of changing file ownership and group
ownership. */
#define CAP_CHOWN 0
/* Override all DAC access, including ACL execute access if
[_POSIX_ACL] is defined. Excluding DAC access covered by
CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE. */
#define CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE 1
/* Overrides all DAC restrictions regarding read and search on files
and directories, including ACL restrictions if [_POSIX_ACL] is
defined. Excluding DAC access covered by CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE. */
#define CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH 2
/* Overrides all restrictions about allowed operations on files, where
file owner ID must be equal to the user ID, except where CAP_FSETID
is applicable. It doesn't override MAC and DAC restrictions. */
#define CAP_FOWNER 3
Annotation
- Immediate include surface: `linux/types.h`.
- Detected declarations: `struct __user_cap_data_struct`, `struct vfs_cap_data`, `struct vfs_ns_cap_data`.
- Atlas domain: Core OS / Core Kernel Interface.
- Implementation status: source implementation candidate.
- Synchronization appears in or near this file; preserve lock ordering, sleepability, and interrupt-context constraints.
Implementation Notes
- This generated page is the file-by-file coverage layer; curated subsystem chapters should link here when they synthesize a multi-file control flow.
- Core OS pages should be promoted from atlas-only to deep-reviewed when they explain data structures, invariants, locking, lifecycle, and C implementation snippets.
- Driver-family pages are intentionally pattern-oriented unless they are part of the selected PCIe/NVMe representative device path.