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diff --git a/security/selinux/ss/mls.c b/security/selinux/ss/mls.c
index 84047f69f9c1..7bc5b6440f70 100644
--- a/security/selinux/ss/mls.c
+++ b/security/selinux/ss/mls.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
*
* Support for enhanced MLS infrastructure.
*
- * Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Trusted Computer Solutions, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2004-2006 Trusted Computer Solutions, Inc.
*/
#include <linux/kernel.h>
@@ -385,6 +385,34 @@ out:
}
/*
+ * Set the MLS fields in the security context structure
+ * `context' based on the string representation in
+ * the string `str'. This function will allocate temporary memory with the
+ * given constraints of gfp_mask.
+ */
+int mls_from_string(char *str, struct context *context, gfp_t gfp_mask)
+{
+ char *tmpstr, *freestr;
+ int rc;
+
+ if (!selinux_mls_enabled)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ /* we need freestr because mls_context_to_sid will change
+ the value of tmpstr */
+ tmpstr = freestr = kstrdup(str, gfp_mask);
+ if (!tmpstr) {
+ rc = -ENOMEM;
+ } else {
+ rc = mls_context_to_sid(':', &tmpstr, context,
+ NULL, SECSID_NULL);
+ kfree(freestr);
+ }
+
+ return rc;
+}
+
+/*
* Copies the effective MLS range from `src' into `dst'.
*/
static inline int mls_scopy_context(struct context *dst,