+ for (;;) {
+ /* The creator of the user namespace has all caps. */
+ if (targ_ns != &init_user_ns && targ_ns->creator == cred->user)
+ return 0;
+
+ /* Do we have the necessary capabilities? */
+ if (targ_ns == cred->user->user_ns)
+ return cap_raised(cred->cap_effective, cap) ? 0 : -EPERM;
+
+ /* Have we tried all of the parent namespaces? */
+ if (targ_ns == &init_user_ns)
+ return -EPERM;
+
+ /*
+ *If you have a capability in a parent user ns, then you have
+ * it over all children user namespaces as well.
+ */
+ targ_ns = targ_ns->creator->user_ns;
+ }
+
+ /* We never get here */