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diff --git a/src/copy.h b/src/copy.h
index eab6c8678..0d6233f95 100644
--- a/src/copy.h
+++ b/src/copy.h
@@ -127,9 +127,6 @@ struct cp_options
bool preserve_ownership;
bool preserve_mode;
bool preserve_timestamps;
- /* If true, attempt to preserve the SELinux security context, too.
- Set this only if the kernel is SELinux enabled. */
- bool preserve_security_context;
/* Enabled for mv, and for cp by the --preserve=links option.
If true, attempt to preserve in the destination files any
@@ -145,10 +142,25 @@ struct cp_options
/* If true and any of the above (for preserve) file attributes cannot
be applied to a destination file, treat it as a failure and return
- nonzero immediately. E.g. cp -p requires this be nonzero, mv requires
- it be zero. */
+ nonzero immediately. E.g. for cp -p this must be true, for mv it
+ must be false. */
bool require_preserve;
+ /* If true, attempt to preserve the SELinux security context, too.
+ Set this only if the kernel is SELinux enabled. */
+ bool preserve_security_context;
+
+ /* Useful only when preserve_security_context is true.
+ If true, a failed attempt to preserve a file's security context
+ propagates failure "out" to the caller. If false, a failure to
+ preserve a file's security context does not change the invoking
+ application's exit status. Give diagnostics for failed syscalls
+ regardless of this setting. For example, with "cp --preserve=context"
+ this flag is "true", while with "cp -a", it is false. That means
+ "cp -a" attempts to preserve any security context, but does not
+ fail if it is unable to do so. */
+ bool require_preserve_context;
+
/* If true, copy directories recursively and copy special files
as themselves rather than copying their contents. */
bool recursive;