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@@ -433,6 +433,10 @@ The main syscalls are:
/sbin/request-key will be invoked in an attempt to obtain a key. The
callout_info string will be passed as an argument to the program.
+ To link a key into the destination keyring the key must grant link
+ permission on the key to the caller and the keyring must grant write
+ permission.
+
See also Documentation/security/keys/request-key.rst.