/* No data passed? Or not enough data passed to retrieve the missing bits? */
if (!c || !(c->mask & SD_BUS_CREDS_PID)) {
/* We couldn't read anything from the call, let's try
- * to get it from the sender or peer */
+ * to get it from the sender or peer. */
if (call->sender)
+ /* There's a sender, but the creds are
+ * missing. This means we are talking via
+ * dbus1, or are getting a message that was
+ * sent to us via kdbus, but was converted
+ * from a dbus1 message by the bus-proxy and
+ * thus also lacks the creds. */
return sd_bus_get_name_creds(call->bus, call->sender, mask, creds);
else
+ /* There's no sender, hence we are on a dbus1
+ * direct connection. For direct connections
+ * the credentials of the AF_UNIX peer matter,
+ * which may be queried via
+ * sd_bus_get_owner_creds(). */
return sd_bus_get_owner_creds(call->bus, mask, creds);
}