1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index feb243522284..c32ae3444622 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -1793,6 +1793,12 @@ void set_dumpable(struct mm_struct *mm, int value)
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * This returns the actual value of the suid_dumpable flag. For things
+ * that are using this for checking for privilege transitions, it must
+ * test against SUID_DUMP_USER rather than treating it as a boolean
+ * value.
+ */
 int get_dumpable(struct mm_struct *mm)
 {
 	int ret;