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-rw-r--r--kernel/sched.c25
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index a3d1c8e..d3d81b8 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -3531,13 +3531,24 @@ recheck:
if ((policy == SCHED_NORMAL) != (param->sched_priority == 0))
return -EINVAL;
- if ((policy == SCHED_FIFO || policy == SCHED_RR) &&
- param->sched_priority > p->signal->rlim[RLIMIT_RTPRIO].rlim_cur &&
- !capable(CAP_SYS_NICE))
- return -EPERM;
- if ((current->euid != p->euid) && (current->euid != p->uid) &&
- !capable(CAP_SYS_NICE))
- return -EPERM;
+ /*
+ * Allow unprivileged RT tasks to decrease priority:
+ */
+ if (!capable(CAP_SYS_NICE)) {
+ /* can't change policy */
+ if (policy != p->policy)
+ return -EPERM;
+ /* can't increase priority */
+ if (policy != SCHED_NORMAL &&
+ param->sched_priority > p->rt_priority &&
+ param->sched_priority >
+ p->signal->rlim[RLIMIT_RTPRIO].rlim_cur)
+ return -EPERM;
+ /* can't change other user's priorities */
+ if ((current->euid != p->euid) &&
+ (current->euid != p->uid))
+ return -EPERM;
+ }
retval = security_task_setscheduler(p, policy, param);
if (retval)
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