Merge tag 'keys-next-20151021' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dhowells/linux-fs into next

13 files changed, 84 insertions, 75 deletions

diff --git a/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c b/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c
index 159ef3e..461f8d8 100644
--- a/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c
+++ b/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ int evm_init_key(void)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
 	down_read(&evm_key->sem);
-	ekp = evm_key->payload.data;
+	ekp = evm_key->payload.data[0];
 	if (ekp->decrypted_datalen > MAX_KEY_SIZE) {
 		rc = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
diff --git a/security/keys/big_key.c b/security/keys/big_key.c
index b6adb94..907c152 100644
--- a/security/keys/big_key.c
+++ b/security/keys/big_key.c
@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
 /*
+ * Layout of key payload words.
+ */
+enum {
+	big_key_data,
+	big_key_path,
+	big_key_path_2nd_part,
+	big_key_len,
+};
+
+/*
  * If the data is under this limit, there's no point creating a shm file to
  * hold it as the permanently resident metadata for the shmem fs will be at
  * least as large as the data.
@@ -47,7 +57,7 @@ struct key_type key_type_big_key = {
  */
 int big_key_preparse(struct key_preparsed_payload *prep)
 {
-	struct path *path = (struct path *)&prep->payload;
+	struct path *path = (struct path *)&prep->payload.data[big_key_path];
 	struct file *file;
 	ssize_t written;
 	size_t datalen = prep->datalen;
@@ -60,7 +70,7 @@ int big_key_preparse(struct key_preparsed_payload *prep)
 	/* Set an arbitrary quota */
 	prep->quotalen = 16;
 
-	prep->type_data[1] = (void *)(unsigned long)datalen;
+	prep->payload.data[big_key_len] = (void *)(unsigned long)datalen;
 
 	if (datalen > BIG_KEY_FILE_THRESHOLD) {
 		/* Create a shmem file to store the data in.  This will permit the data
@@ -94,7 +104,8 @@ int big_key_preparse(struct key_preparsed_payload *prep)
 		if (!data)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
-		prep->payload[0] = memcpy(data, prep->data, prep->datalen);
+		prep->payload.data[big_key_data] = data;
+		memcpy(data, prep->data, prep->datalen);
 	}
 	return 0;
 
@@ -110,10 +121,10 @@ error:
 void big_key_free_preparse(struct key_preparsed_payload *prep)
 {
 	if (prep->datalen > BIG_KEY_FILE_THRESHOLD) {
-		struct path *path = (struct path *)&prep->payload;
+		struct path *path = (struct path *)&prep->payload.data[big_key_path];
 		path_put(path);
 	} else {
-		kfree(prep->payload[0]);
+		kfree(prep->payload.data[big_key_data]);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -123,11 +134,12 @@ void big_key_free_preparse(struct key_preparsed_payload *prep)
  */
 void big_key_revoke(struct key *key)
 {
-	struct path *path = (struct path *)&key->payload.data2;
+	struct path *path = (struct path *)&key->payload.data[big_key_path];
 
 	/* clear the quota */
 	key_payload_reserve(key, 0);
-	if (key_is_instantiated(key) && key->type_data.x[1] > BIG_KEY_FILE_THRESHOLD)
+	if (key_is_instantiated(key) &&
+	    (size_t)key->payload.data[big_key_len] > BIG_KEY_FILE_THRESHOLD)
 		vfs_truncate(path, 0);
 }
 
@@ -136,14 +148,16 @@ void big_key_revoke(struct key *key)
  */
 void big_key_destroy(struct key *key)
 {
-	if (key->type_data.x[1] > BIG_KEY_FILE_THRESHOLD) {
-		struct path *path = (struct path *)&key->payload.data2;
+	size_t datalen = (size_t)key->payload.data[big_key_len];
+
+	if (datalen) {
+		struct path *path = (struct path *)&key->payload.data[big_key_path];
 		path_put(path);
 		path->mnt = NULL;
 		path->dentry = NULL;
 	} else {
-		kfree(key->payload.data);
-		key->payload.data = NULL;
+		kfree(key->payload.data[big_key_data]);
+		key->payload.data[big_key_data] = NULL;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -152,12 +166,12 @@ void big_key_destroy(struct key *key)
  */
 void big_key_describe(const struct key *key, struct seq_file *m)
 {
-	unsigned long datalen = key->type_data.x[1];
+	size_t datalen = (size_t)key->payload.data[big_key_len];
 
 	seq_puts(m, key->description);
 
 	if (key_is_instantiated(key))
-		seq_printf(m, ": %lu [%s]",
+		seq_printf(m, ": %zu [%s]",
 			   datalen,
 			   datalen > BIG_KEY_FILE_THRESHOLD ? "file" : "buff");
 }
@@ -168,14 +182,14 @@ void big_key_describe(const struct key *key, struct seq_file *m)
  */
 long big_key_read(const struct key *key, char __user *buffer, size_t buflen)
 {
-	unsigned long datalen = key->type_data.x[1];
+	size_t datalen = (size_t)key->payload.data[big_key_len];
 	long ret;
 
 	if (!buffer || buflen < datalen)
 		return datalen;
 
 	if (datalen > BIG_KEY_FILE_THRESHOLD) {
-		struct path *path = (struct path *)&key->payload.data2;
+		struct path *path = (struct path *)&key->payload.data[big_key_path];
 		struct file *file;
 		loff_t pos;
 
@@ -190,7 +204,8 @@ long big_key_read(const struct key *key, char __user *buffer, size_t buflen)
 			ret = -EIO;
 	} else {
 		ret = datalen;
-		if (copy_to_user(buffer, key->payload.data, datalen) != 0)
+		if (copy_to_user(buffer, key->payload.data[big_key_data],
+				 datalen) != 0)
 			ret = -EFAULT;
 	}
 
diff --git a/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c b/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c
index 7bed4ad..927db9f 100644
--- a/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c
+++ b/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c
@@ -303,10 +303,10 @@ out:
  *
  * Use a user provided key to encrypt/decrypt an encrypted-key.
  */
-static struct key *request_user_key(const char *master_desc, u8 **master_key,
+static struct key *request_user_key(const char *master_desc, const u8 **master_key,
 				    size_t *master_keylen)
 {
-	struct user_key_payload *upayload;
+	const struct user_key_payload *upayload;
 	struct key *ukey;
 
 	ukey = request_key(&key_type_user, master_desc, NULL);
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ static struct key *request_user_key(const char *master_desc, u8 **master_key,
 		goto error;
 
 	down_read(&ukey->sem);
-	upayload = ukey->payload.data;
+	upayload = user_key_payload(ukey);
 	*master_key = upayload->data;
 	*master_keylen = upayload->datalen;
 error:
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ static int init_blkcipher_desc(struct blkcipher_desc *desc, const u8 *key,
 }
 
 static struct key *request_master_key(struct encrypted_key_payload *epayload,
-				      u8 **master_key, size_t *master_keylen)
+				      const u8 **master_key, size_t *master_keylen)
 {
 	struct key *mkey = NULL;
 
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ static int encrypted_key_decrypt(struct encrypted_key_payload *epayload,
 {
 	struct key *mkey;
 	u8 derived_key[HASH_SIZE];
-	u8 *master_key;
+	const u8 *master_key;
 	u8 *hmac;
 	const char *hex_encoded_data;
 	unsigned int encrypted_datalen;
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ static void encrypted_rcu_free(struct rcu_head *rcu)
  */
 static int encrypted_update(struct key *key, struct key_preparsed_payload *prep)
 {
-	struct encrypted_key_payload *epayload = key->payload.data;
+	struct encrypted_key_payload *epayload = key->payload.data[0];
 	struct encrypted_key_payload *new_epayload;
 	char *buf;
 	char *new_master_desc = NULL;
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ static long encrypted_read(const struct key *key, char __user *buffer,
 {
 	struct encrypted_key_payload *epayload;
 	struct key *mkey;
-	u8 *master_key;
+	const u8 *master_key;
 	size_t master_keylen;
 	char derived_key[HASH_SIZE];
 	char *ascii_buf;
@@ -957,13 +957,13 @@ out:
  */
 static void encrypted_destroy(struct key *key)
 {
-	struct encrypted_key_payload *epayload = key->payload.data;
+	struct encrypted_key_payload *epayload = key->payload.data[0];
 
 	if (!epayload)
 		return;
 
 	memset(epayload->decrypted_data, 0, epayload->decrypted_datalen);
-	kfree(key->payload.data);
+	kfree(key->payload.data[0]);
 }
 
 struct key_type key_type_encrypted = {
diff --git a/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.h b/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.h
index 8136a2d..47802c0 100644
--- a/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.h
+++ b/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.h
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 #if defined(CONFIG_TRUSTED_KEYS) || \
   (defined(CONFIG_TRUSTED_KEYS_MODULE) && defined(CONFIG_ENCRYPTED_KEYS_MODULE))
 extern struct key *request_trusted_key(const char *trusted_desc,
-				       u8 **master_key, size_t *master_keylen);
+				       const u8 **master_key, size_t *master_keylen);
 #else
 static inline struct key *request_trusted_key(const char *trusted_desc,
-					      u8 **master_key,
+					      const u8 **master_key,
 					      size_t *master_keylen)
 {
 	return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
diff --git a/security/keys/encrypted-keys/masterkey_trusted.c b/security/keys/encrypted-keys/masterkey_trusted.c
index 013f7e5..b5b4812 100644
--- a/security/keys/encrypted-keys/masterkey_trusted.c
+++ b/security/keys/encrypted-keys/masterkey_trusted.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * data, trusted key type data is not visible decrypted from userspace.
  */
 struct key *request_trusted_key(const char *trusted_desc,
-				u8 **master_key, size_t *master_keylen)
+				const u8 **master_key, size_t *master_keylen)
 {
 	struct trusted_key_payload *tpayload;
 	struct key *tkey;
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ struct key *request_trusted_key(const char *trusted_desc,
 		goto error;
 
 	down_read(&tkey->sem);
-	tpayload = tkey->payload.data;
+	tpayload = tkey->payload.data[0];
 	*master_key = tpayload->key;
 	*master_keylen = tpayload->key_len;
 error:
diff --git a/security/keys/key.c b/security/keys/key.c
index aee2ec5..ab7997d 100644
--- a/security/keys/key.c
+++ b/security/keys/key.c
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ struct key *key_alloc(struct key_type *type, const char *desc,
 
 	key->index_key.desc_len = desclen;
 	key->index_key.description = kmemdup(desc, desclen + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!key->description)
+	if (!key->index_key.description)
 		goto no_memory_3;
 
 	atomic_set(&key->usage, 1);
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ int key_reject_and_link(struct key *key,
 	if (!test_bit(KEY_FLAG_INSTANTIATED, &key->flags)) {
 		/* mark the key as being negatively instantiated */
 		atomic_inc(&key->user->nikeys);
-		key->type_data.reject_error = -error;
+		key->reject_error = -error;
 		smp_wmb();
 		set_bit(KEY_FLAG_NEGATIVE, &key->flags);
 		set_bit(KEY_FLAG_INSTANTIATED, &key->flags);
@@ -1046,14 +1046,14 @@ int generic_key_instantiate(struct key *key, struct key_preparsed_payload *prep)
 
 	ret = key_payload_reserve(key, prep->quotalen);
 	if (ret == 0) {
-		key->type_data.p[0] = prep->type_data[0];
-		key->type_data.p[1] = prep->type_data[1];
-		rcu_assign_keypointer(key, prep->payload[0]);
-		key->payload.data2[1] = prep->payload[1];
-		prep->type_data[0] = NULL;
-		prep->type_data[1] = NULL;
-		prep->payload[0] = NULL;
-		prep->payload[1] = NULL;
+		rcu_assign_keypointer(key, prep->payload.data[0]);
+		key->payload.data[1] = prep->payload.data[1];
+		key->payload.data[2] = prep->payload.data[2];
+		key->payload.data[3] = prep->payload.data[3];
+		prep->payload.data[0] = NULL;
+		prep->payload.data[1] = NULL;
+		prep->payload.data[2] = NULL;
+		prep->payload.data[3] = NULL;
 	}
 	pr_devel("<==%s() = %d\n", __func__, ret);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/security/keys/keyctl.c b/security/keys/keyctl.c
index 0b9ec78..fb111ea 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyctl.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyctl.c
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(add_key, const char __user *, _type,
 	char type[32], *description;
 	void *payload;
 	long ret;
-	bool vm;
 
 	ret = -EINVAL;
 	if (plen > 1024 * 1024 - 1)
@@ -98,14 +97,12 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(add_key, const char __user *, _type,
 	/* pull the payload in if one was supplied */
 	payload = NULL;
 
-	vm = false;
 	if (_payload) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		payload = kmalloc(plen, GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NOWARN);
 		if (!payload) {
 			if (plen <= PAGE_SIZE)
 				goto error2;
-			vm = true;
 			payload = vmalloc(plen);
 			if (!payload)
 				goto error2;
@@ -138,10 +135,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(add_key, const char __user *, _type,
 
 	key_ref_put(keyring_ref);
  error3:
-	if (!vm)
-		kfree(payload);
-	else
-		vfree(payload);
+	kvfree(payload);
  error2:
 	kfree(description);
  error:
@@ -1033,7 +1027,7 @@ long keyctl_instantiate_key_common(key_serial_t id,
 	if (!instkey)
 		goto error;
 
-	rka = instkey->payload.data;
+	rka = instkey->payload.data[0];
 	if (rka->target_key->serial != id)
 		goto error;
 
@@ -1200,7 +1194,7 @@ long keyctl_reject_key(key_serial_t id, unsigned timeout, unsigned error,
 	if (!instkey)
 		goto error;
 
-	rka = instkey->payload.data;
+	rka = instkey->payload.data[0];
 	if (rka->target_key->serial != id)
 		goto error;
 
diff --git a/security/keys/keyring.c b/security/keys/keyring.c
index d334370..f931ccf 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyring.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyring.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ static void keyring_publish_name(struct key *keyring)
 		if (!keyring_name_hash[bucket].next)
 			INIT_LIST_HEAD(&keyring_name_hash[bucket]);
 
-		list_add_tail(&keyring->type_data.link,
+		list_add_tail(&keyring->name_link,
 			      &keyring_name_hash[bucket]);
 
 		write_unlock(&keyring_name_lock);
@@ -387,9 +387,9 @@ static void keyring_destroy(struct key *keyring)
 	if (keyring->description) {
 		write_lock(&keyring_name_lock);
 
-		if (keyring->type_data.link.next != NULL &&
-		    !list_empty(&keyring->type_data.link))
-			list_del(&keyring->type_data.link);
+		if (keyring->name_link.next != NULL &&
+		    !list_empty(&keyring->name_link))
+			list_del(&keyring->name_link);
 
 		write_unlock(&keyring_name_lock);
 	}
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ static int keyring_search_iterator(const void *object, void *iterator_data)
 		/* we set a different error code if we pass a negative key */
 		if (kflags & (1 << KEY_FLAG_NEGATIVE)) {
 			smp_rmb();
-			ctx->result = ERR_PTR(key->type_data.reject_error);
+			ctx->result = ERR_PTR(key->reject_error);
 			kleave(" = %d [neg]", ctx->skipped_ret);
 			goto skipped;
 		}
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ struct key *find_keyring_by_name(const char *name, bool skip_perm_check)
 		 * that's readable and that hasn't been revoked */
 		list_for_each_entry(keyring,
 				    &keyring_name_hash[bucket],
-				    type_data.link
+				    name_link
 				    ) {
 			if (!kuid_has_mapping(current_user_ns(), keyring->user->uid))
 				continue;
diff --git a/security/keys/process_keys.c b/security/keys/process_keys.c
index 43b4cdd..a3f85d2 100644
--- a/security/keys/process_keys.c
+++ b/security/keys/process_keys.c
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ key_ref_t search_process_keyrings(struct keyring_search_context *ctx)
 		down_read(&cred->request_key_auth->sem);
 
 		if (key_validate(ctx->cred->request_key_auth) == 0) {
-			rka = ctx->cred->request_key_auth->payload.data;
+			rka = ctx->cred->request_key_auth->payload.data[0];
 
 			ctx->cred = rka->cred;
 			key_ref = search_process_keyrings(ctx);
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ try_again:
 			key_ref = ERR_PTR(-EKEYREVOKED);
 			key = NULL;
 		} else {
-			rka = ctx.cred->request_key_auth->payload.data;
+			rka = ctx.cred->request_key_auth->payload.data[0];
 			key = rka->dest_keyring;
 			__key_get(key);
 		}
diff --git a/security/keys/request_key.c b/security/keys/request_key.c
index 486ef6f..95d5cfc 100644
--- a/security/keys/request_key.c
+++ b/security/keys/request_key.c
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static void construct_get_dest_keyring(struct key **_dest_keyring)
 			if (cred->request_key_auth) {
 				authkey = cred->request_key_auth;
 				down_read(&authkey->sem);
-				rka = authkey->payload.data;
+				rka = authkey->payload.data[0];
 				if (!test_bit(KEY_FLAG_REVOKED,
 					      &authkey->flags))
 					dest_keyring =
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ int wait_for_key_construction(struct key *key, bool intr)
 		return -ERESTARTSYS;
 	if (test_bit(KEY_FLAG_NEGATIVE, &key->flags)) {
 		smp_rmb();
-		return key->type_data.reject_error;
+		return key->reject_error;
 	}
 	return key_validate(key);
 }
diff --git a/security/keys/request_key_auth.c b/security/keys/request_key_auth.c
index 5d672f7..4f0f112 100644
--- a/security/keys/request_key_auth.c
+++ b/security/keys/request_key_auth.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static void request_key_auth_free_preparse(struct key_preparsed_payload *prep)
 static int request_key_auth_instantiate(struct key *key,
 					struct key_preparsed_payload *prep)
 {
-	key->payload.data = (struct request_key_auth *)prep->data;
+	key->payload.data[0] = (struct request_key_auth *)prep->data;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static int request_key_auth_instantiate(struct key *key,
 static void request_key_auth_describe(const struct key *key,
 				      struct seq_file *m)
 {
-	struct request_key_auth *rka = key->payload.data;
+	struct request_key_auth *rka = key->payload.data[0];
 
 	seq_puts(m, "key:");
 	seq_puts(m, key->description);
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static void request_key_auth_describe(const struct key *key,
 static long request_key_auth_read(const struct key *key,
 				  char __user *buffer, size_t buflen)
 {
-	struct request_key_auth *rka = key->payload.data;
+	struct request_key_auth *rka = key->payload.data[0];
 	size_t datalen;
 	long ret;
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static long request_key_auth_read(const struct key *key,
  */
 static void request_key_auth_revoke(struct key *key)
 {
-	struct request_key_auth *rka = key->payload.data;
+	struct request_key_auth *rka = key->payload.data[0];
 
 	kenter("{%d}", key->serial);
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static void request_key_auth_revoke(struct key *key)
  */
 static void request_key_auth_destroy(struct key *key)
 {
-	struct request_key_auth *rka = key->payload.data;
+	struct request_key_auth *rka = key->payload.data[0];
 
 	kenter("{%d}", key->serial);
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ struct key *request_key_auth_new(struct key *target, const void *callout_info,
 		if (test_bit(KEY_FLAG_REVOKED, &cred->request_key_auth->flags))
 			goto auth_key_revoked;
 
-		irka = cred->request_key_auth->payload.data;
+		irka = cred->request_key_auth->payload.data[0];
 		rka->cred = get_cred(irka->cred);
 		rka->pid = irka->pid;
 
diff --git a/security/keys/trusted.c b/security/keys/trusted.c
index d3633cf..903dace 100644
--- a/security/keys/trusted.c
+++ b/security/keys/trusted.c
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ static void trusted_rcu_free(struct rcu_head *rcu)
  */
 static int trusted_update(struct key *key, struct key_preparsed_payload *prep)
 {
-	struct trusted_key_payload *p = key->payload.data;
+	struct trusted_key_payload *p = key->payload.data[0];
 	struct trusted_key_payload *new_p;
 	struct trusted_key_options *new_o;
 	size_t datalen = prep->datalen;
@@ -1114,12 +1114,12 @@ static long trusted_read(const struct key *key, char __user *buffer,
  */
 static void trusted_destroy(struct key *key)
 {
-	struct trusted_key_payload *p = key->payload.data;
+	struct trusted_key_payload *p = key->payload.data[0];
 
 	if (!p)
 		return;
 	memset(p->key, 0, p->key_len);
-	kfree(key->payload.data);
+	kfree(key->payload.data[0]);
 }
 
 struct key_type key_type_trusted = {
diff --git a/security/keys/user_defined.c b/security/keys/user_defined.c
index 36b47bb..28cb30f 100644
--- a/security/keys/user_defined.c
+++ b/security/keys/user_defined.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ int user_preparse(struct key_preparsed_payload *prep)
 
 	/* attach the data */
 	prep->quotalen = datalen;
-	prep->payload[0] = upayload;
+	prep->payload.data[0] = upayload;
 	upayload->datalen = datalen;
 	memcpy(upayload->data, prep->data, datalen);
 	return 0;
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(user_preparse);
  */
 void user_free_preparse(struct key_preparsed_payload *prep)
 {
-	kfree(prep->payload[0]);
+	kfree(prep->payload.data[0]);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(user_free_preparse);
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ int user_update(struct key *key, struct key_preparsed_payload *prep)
 
 	if (ret == 0) {
 		/* attach the new data, displacing the old */
-		zap = key->payload.data;
+		zap = key->payload.data[0];
 		rcu_assign_keypointer(key, upayload);
 		key->expiry = 0;
 	}
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(user_update);
  */
 void user_revoke(struct key *key)
 {
-	struct user_key_payload *upayload = key->payload.data;
+	struct user_key_payload *upayload = key->payload.data[0];
 
 	/* clear the quota */
 	key_payload_reserve(key, 0);
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(user_revoke);
  */
 void user_destroy(struct key *key)
 {
-	struct user_key_payload *upayload = key->payload.data;
+	struct user_key_payload *upayload = key->payload.data[0];
 
 	kfree(upayload);
 }
@@ -183,10 +183,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(user_describe);
  */
 long user_read(const struct key *key, char __user *buffer, size_t buflen)
 {
-	struct user_key_payload *upayload;
+	const struct user_key_payload *upayload;
 	long ret;
 
-	upayload = rcu_dereference_key(key);
+	upayload = user_key_payload(key);
 	ret = upayload->datalen;
 
 	/* we can return the data as is */