+ /* firstly we should check to see if this top-level keyring is what we
+ * are looking for */
+ key_ref = ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);
+ kflags = keyring->flags;
+ if (keyring->type == type && match(keyring, description)) {
+ key = keyring;
+
+ /* check it isn't negative and hasn't expired or been
+ * revoked */
+ if (kflags & (1 << KEY_FLAG_REVOKED))
+ goto error_2;
+ if (key->expiry && now.tv_sec >= key->expiry)
+ goto error_2;
+ key_ref = ERR_PTR(-ENOKEY);
+ if (kflags & (1 << KEY_FLAG_NEGATIVE))
+ goto error_2;
+ goto found;
+ }
+
+ /* otherwise, the top keyring must not be revoked, expired, or
+ * negatively instantiated if we are to search it */
+ key_ref = ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);
+ if (kflags & ((1 << KEY_FLAG_REVOKED) | (1 << KEY_FLAG_NEGATIVE)) ||
+ (keyring->expiry && now.tv_sec >= keyring->expiry))
+ goto error_2;
+