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ovl: remove ovl_revert_creds()

The wrapper isn't needed anymore. Overlayfs completely relies on its
cleanup guard.

Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251117-work-ovl-cred-guard-v4-42-b31603935724@kernel.org
Reviewed-by: Amir Goldstein <amir73il@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>

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fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h
··· 455 455 void ovl_drop_write(struct dentry *dentry); 456 456 struct dentry *ovl_workdir(struct dentry *dentry); 457 457 const struct cred *ovl_override_creds(struct super_block *sb); 458 - void ovl_revert_creds(const struct cred *old_cred); 459 458 460 459 EXTEND_CLASS(override_creds, _ovl, ovl_override_creds(sb), struct super_block *sb) 461 460
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fs/overlayfs/util.c
··· 69 69 return override_creds(ofs->creator_cred); 70 70 } 71 71 72 - void ovl_revert_creds(const struct cred *old_cred) 73 - { 74 - revert_creds(old_cred); 75 - } 76 - 77 72 /* 78 73 * Check if underlying fs supports file handles and try to determine encoding 79 74 * type, in order to deduce maximum inode number used by fs.