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diff --git a/kernel/capability.c b/kernel/capability.c
index cfbe44299488..901e0fdc3fff 100644
--- a/kernel/capability.c
+++ b/kernel/capability.c
@@ -121,6 +121,27 @@ static int cap_validate_magic(cap_user_header_t header, unsigned *tocopy)
* uninteresting and/or not to be changed.
*/
+/*
+ * Atomically modify the effective capabilities returning the original
+ * value. No permission check is performed here - it is assumed that the
+ * caller is permitted to set the desired effective capabilities.
+ */
+kernel_cap_t cap_set_effective(const kernel_cap_t pE_new)
+{
+ kernel_cap_t pE_old;
+
+ spin_lock(&task_capability_lock);
+
+ pE_old = current->cap_effective;
+ current->cap_effective = pE_new;
+
+ spin_unlock(&task_capability_lock);
+
+ return pE_old;
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cap_set_effective);
+
/**
* sys_capget - get the capabilities of a given process.
* @header: pointer to struct that contains capability version and