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    NFS/SUNRPC: don't lookup machine credential until rpcauth_bindcred(). · 5e16923b
    NeilBrown authored
    When NFS creates a machine credential, it is a "generic" credential,
    not tied to any auth protocol, and is really just a container for
    the princpal name.
    This doesn't get linked to a genuine credential until rpcauth_bindcred()
    is called.
    The lookup always succeeds, so various places that test if the machine
    credential is NULL, are pointless.
    
    As a step towards getting rid of generic credentials, this patch gets
    rid of generic machine credentials.  The nfs_client and rpc_client
    just hold a pointer to a constant principal name.
    When a machine credential is wanted, a special static 'struct rpc_cred'
    pointer is used. rpcauth_bindcred() recognizes this, finds the
    principal from the client, and binds the correct credential.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarNeilBrown <neilb@suse.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarAnna Schumaker <Anna.Schumaker@Netapp.com>
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