diff --git a/include/linux/cred.h b/include/linux/cred.h
index 85439ab..24520a5 100644
--- a/include/linux/cred.h
+++ b/include/linux/cred.h
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@
 extern void __put_cred(struct cred *);
 extern void exit_creds(struct task_struct *);
 extern int copy_creds(struct task_struct *, unsigned long);
+extern struct cred *cred_alloc_blank(void);
 extern struct cred *prepare_creds(void);
 extern struct cred *prepare_exec_creds(void);
 extern struct cred *prepare_usermodehelper_creds(void);
diff --git a/include/linux/key.h b/include/linux/key.h
index 33e0165..cd50dfa 100644
--- a/include/linux/key.h
+++ b/include/linux/key.h
@@ -278,6 +278,8 @@
 extern ctl_table key_sysctls[];
 #endif
 
+extern void key_replace_session_keyring(void);
+
 /*
  * the userspace interface
  */
@@ -300,6 +302,7 @@
 #define key_fsuid_changed(t)		do { } while(0)
 #define key_fsgid_changed(t)		do { } while(0)
 #define key_init()			do { } while(0)
+#define key_replace_session_keyring()	do { } while(0)
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_KEYS */
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
diff --git a/include/linux/keyctl.h b/include/linux/keyctl.h
index c0688eb..bd383f1 100644
--- a/include/linux/keyctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/keyctl.h
@@ -52,5 +52,6 @@
 #define KEYCTL_SET_TIMEOUT		15	/* set key timeout */
 #define KEYCTL_ASSUME_AUTHORITY		16	/* assume request_key() authorisation */
 #define KEYCTL_GET_SECURITY		17	/* get key security label */
+#define KEYCTL_SESSION_TO_PARENT	18	/* apply session keyring to parent process */
 
 #endif /*  _LINUX_KEYCTL_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 5c7ce13..9304027 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1292,6 +1292,7 @@
 	struct mutex cred_guard_mutex;	/* guard against foreign influences on
 					 * credential calculations
 					 * (notably. ptrace) */
+	struct cred *replacement_session_keyring; /* for KEYCTL_SESSION_TO_PARENT */
 
 	char comm[TASK_COMM_LEN]; /* executable name excluding path
 				     - access with [gs]et_task_comm (which lock
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 40ba39e..97de3fe 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -653,6 +653,11 @@
  *	manual page for definitions of the @clone_flags.
  *	@clone_flags contains the flags indicating what should be shared.
  *	Return 0 if permission is granted.
+ * @cred_alloc_blank:
+ *	@cred points to the credentials.
+ *	@gfp indicates the atomicity of any memory allocations.
+ *	Only allocate sufficient memory and attach to @cred such that
+ *	cred_transfer() will not get ENOMEM.
  * @cred_free:
  *	@cred points to the credentials.
  *	Deallocate and clear the cred->security field in a set of credentials.
@@ -665,6 +670,10 @@
  *	@new points to the new credentials.
  *	@old points to the original credentials.
  *	Install a new set of credentials.
+ * @cred_transfer:
+ *	@new points to the new credentials.
+ *	@old points to the original credentials.
+ *	Transfer data from original creds to new creds
  * @kernel_act_as:
  *	Set the credentials for a kernel service to act as (subjective context).
  *	@new points to the credentials to be modified.
@@ -1103,6 +1112,13 @@
  *	Return the length of the string (including terminating NUL) or -ve if
  *      an error.
  *	May also return 0 (and a NULL buffer pointer) if there is no label.
+ * @key_session_to_parent:
+ *	Forcibly assign the session keyring from a process to its parent
+ *	process.
+ *	@cred: Pointer to process's credentials
+ *	@parent_cred: Pointer to parent process's credentials
+ *	@keyring: Proposed new session keyring
+ *	Return 0 if permission is granted, -ve error otherwise.
  *
  * Security hooks affecting all System V IPC operations.
  *
@@ -1498,10 +1514,12 @@
 	int (*dentry_open) (struct file *file, const struct cred *cred);
 
 	int (*task_create) (unsigned long clone_flags);
+	int (*cred_alloc_blank) (struct cred *cred, gfp_t gfp);
 	void (*cred_free) (struct cred *cred);
 	int (*cred_prepare)(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old,
 			    gfp_t gfp);
 	void (*cred_commit)(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old);
+	void (*cred_transfer)(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old);
 	int (*kernel_act_as)(struct cred *new, u32 secid);
 	int (*kernel_create_files_as)(struct cred *new, struct inode *inode);
 	int (*kernel_module_request)(void);
@@ -1639,6 +1657,9 @@
 			       const struct cred *cred,
 			       key_perm_t perm);
 	int (*key_getsecurity)(struct key *key, char **_buffer);
+	int (*key_session_to_parent)(const struct cred *cred,
+				     const struct cred *parent_cred,
+				     struct key *key);
 #endif	/* CONFIG_KEYS */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_AUDIT
@@ -1755,9 +1776,11 @@
 int security_file_receive(struct file *file);
 int security_dentry_open(struct file *file, const struct cred *cred);
 int security_task_create(unsigned long clone_flags);
+int security_cred_alloc_blank(struct cred *cred, gfp_t gfp);
 void security_cred_free(struct cred *cred);
 int security_prepare_creds(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old, gfp_t gfp);
 void security_commit_creds(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old);
+void security_transfer_creds(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old);
 int security_kernel_act_as(struct cred *new, u32 secid);
 int security_kernel_create_files_as(struct cred *new, struct inode *inode);
 int security_kernel_module_request(void);
@@ -2286,6 +2309,9 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline void security_cred_alloc_blank(struct cred *cred, gfp_t gfp)
+{ }
+
 static inline void security_cred_free(struct cred *cred)
 { }
 
@@ -2301,6 +2327,11 @@
 {
 }
 
+static inline void security_transfer_creds(struct cred *new,
+					   const struct cred *old)
+{
+}
+
 static inline int security_kernel_act_as(struct cred *cred, u32 secid)
 {
 	return 0;
@@ -2923,6 +2954,9 @@
 int security_key_permission(key_ref_t key_ref,
 			    const struct cred *cred, key_perm_t perm);
 int security_key_getsecurity(struct key *key, char **_buffer);
+int security_key_session_to_parent(const struct cred *cred,
+				   const struct cred *parent_cred,
+				   struct key *key);
 
 #else
 
@@ -2950,6 +2984,10 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int security_key_session_to_parent(const struct cred *cred,
+						 const struct cred *parent_cred,
+						 struct key *key);
+
 #endif
 #endif /* CONFIG_KEYS */