struct group_info init_groups = { .usage = ATOMIC_INIT(2) };

struct group_info *groups_alloc(int gidsetsize){

	struct group_info *group_info;

	int nblocks;

	int i;



	nblocks = (gidsetsize + NGROUPS_PER_BLOCK - 1) / NGROUPS_PER_BLOCK;

	/* Make sure we always allocate at least one indirect block pointer */

	nblocks = nblocks ? : 1;

	group_info = kmalloc(sizeof(*group_info) + nblocks*sizeof(gid_t *), GFP_USER);

	if (!group_info)

		return NULL;

	group_info->ngroups = gidsetsize;

	group_info->nblocks = nblocks;

	atomic_set(&group_info->usage, 1);



	if (gidsetsize <= NGROUPS_SMALL)

		group_info->blocks[0] = group_info->small_block;

	else {

		for (i = 0; i < nblocks; i++) {

			gid_t *b;

			b = (void *)__get_free_page(GFP_USER);

			if (!b)

				goto out_undo_partial_alloc;

			group_info->blocks[i] = b;

		}

	}

	return group_info;



out_undo_partial_alloc:

	while (--i >= 0) {

		free_page((unsigned long)group_info->blocks[i]);

	}

	kfree(group_info);

	return NULL;

}



EXPORT_SYMBOL(groups_alloc);



void groups_free(struct group_info *group_info)

{

	if (group_info->blocks[0] != group_info->small_block) {

		int i;

		for (i = 0; i < group_info->nblocks; i++)

			free_page((unsigned long)group_info->blocks[i]);

	}

	kfree(group_info);

}



EXPORT_SYMBOL(groups_free);



/* export the group_info to a user-space array */

static int groups_to_user(gid_t __user *grouplist,

			  const struct group_info *group_info)

{

	int i;

	unsigned int count = group_info->ngroups;



	for (i = 0; i < group_info->nblocks; i++) {

		unsigned int cp_count = min(NGROUPS_PER_BLOCK, count);

		unsigned int len = cp_count * sizeof(*grouplist);



		if (copy_to_user(grouplist, group_info->blocks[i], len))

			return -EFAULT;



		grouplist += NGROUPS_PER_BLOCK;

		count -= cp_count;

	}

	return 0;

}



/* fill a group_info from a user-space array - it must be allocated already */

static int groups_from_user(struct group_info *group_info,

    gid_t __user *grouplist)

{

	int i;

	unsigned int count = group_info->ngroups;



	for (i = 0; i < group_info->nblocks; i++) {

		unsigned int cp_count = min(NGROUPS_PER_BLOCK, count);

		unsigned int len = cp_count * sizeof(*grouplist);



		if (copy_from_user(group_info->blocks[i], grouplist, len))

			return -EFAULT;



		grouplist += NGROUPS_PER_BLOCK;

		count -= cp_count;

	}

	return 0;

}



/* a simple Shell sort */

static void groups_sort(struct group_info *group_info)

{

	int base, max, stride;

	int gidsetsize = group_info->ngroups;



	for (stride = 1; stride < gidsetsize; stride = 3 * stride + 1)

		; /* nothing */

	stride /= 3;



	while (stride) {

		max = gidsetsize - stride;

		for (base = 0; base < max; base++) {

			int left = base;

			int right = left + stride;

			gid_t tmp = GROUP_AT(group_info, right);



			while (left >= 0 && GROUP_AT(group_info, left) > tmp) {

				GROUP_AT(group_info, right) =

				    GROUP_AT(group_info, left);

				right = left;

				left -= stride;

			}

			GROUP_AT(group_info, right) = tmp;

		}

		stride /= 3;

	}

}



/* a simple bsearch */

int groups_search(const struct group_info *group_info, gid_t grp)

{

	unsigned int left, right;



	if (!group_info)

		return 0;



	left = 0;

	right = group_info->ngroups;

	while (left < right) {

		unsigned int mid = left + (right - left)/2;

		if (grp > GROUP_AT(group_info, mid))

			left = mid + 1;

		else if (grp < GROUP_AT(group_info, mid))

			right = mid;

		else

			return 1;

	}

	return 0;

}



/**

 * set_groups - Change a group subscription in a set of credentials

 * @new: The newly prepared set of credentials to alter

 * @group_info: The group list to install

 *

 * Validate a group subscription and, if valid, insert it into a set

 * of credentials.

 */

int set_group|