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+/*
+ * AppArmor security module
+ *
+ * This file contains AppArmor security identifier (sid) manipulation fns
+ *
+ * Copyright 2009-2010 Canonical Ltd.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2 of the
+ * License.
+ *
+ *
+ * AppArmor allocates a unique sid for every profile loaded. If a profile
+ * is replaced it receives the sid of the profile it is replacing.
+ *
+ * The sid value of 0 is invalid.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
+
+#include "include/sid.h"
+
+/* global counter from which sids are allocated */
+static u32 global_sid;
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(sid_lock);
+
+/* TODO FIXME: add sid to profile mapping, and sid recycling */
+
+/**
+ * aa_alloc_sid - allocate a new sid for a profile
+ */
+u32 aa_alloc_sid(void)
+{
+ u32 sid;
+
+ /*
+ * TODO FIXME: sid recycling - part of profile mapping table
+ */
+ spin_lock(&sid_lock);
+ sid = (++global_sid);
+ spin_unlock(&sid_lock);
+ return sid;
+}
+
+/**
+ * aa_free_sid - free a sid
+ * @sid: sid to free
+ */
+void aa_free_sid(u32 sid)
+{
+ ; /* NOP ATM */
+}