*     "id:<id>"       - request a key matching the ID
  *     "<subtype>:<id>" - request a key of a subtype
  */
-static int asymmetric_key_match(const struct key *key,
-                               const struct key_match_data *match_data)
+static int asymmetric_key_cmp(const struct key *key,
+                             const struct key_match_data *match_data)
 {
        const struct asymmetric_key_subtype *subtype = asymmetric_key_subtype(key);
        const char *description = match_data->raw_data;
 static int asymmetric_key_match_preparse(struct key_match_data *match_data)
 {
        match_data->lookup_type = KEYRING_SEARCH_LOOKUP_ITERATE;
+       match_data->cmp = asymmetric_key_cmp;
        return 0;
 }
 
        .free_preparse  = asymmetric_key_free_preparse,
        .instantiate    = generic_key_instantiate,
        .match_preparse = asymmetric_key_match_preparse,
-       .match          = asymmetric_key_match,
        .match_free     = asymmetric_key_match_free,
        .destroy        = asymmetric_key_destroy,
        .describe       = asymmetric_key_describe,
 
        .preparse               = pkcs7_preparse,
        .free_preparse          = user_free_preparse,
        .instantiate            = generic_key_instantiate,
-       .match                  = user_match,
        .revoke                 = user_revoke,
        .destroy                = user_destroy,
        .describe               = user_describe,
 
 struct key_type cifs_spnego_key_type = {
        .name           = "cifs.spnego",
        .instantiate    = cifs_spnego_key_instantiate,
-       .match          = user_match,
        .destroy        = cifs_spnego_key_destroy,
        .describe       = user_describe,
 };
 
        .instantiate = cifs_idmap_key_instantiate,
        .destroy     = cifs_idmap_key_destroy,
        .describe    = user_describe,
-       .match       = user_match,
 };
 
 static char *
 
        .preparse       = user_preparse,
        .free_preparse  = user_free_preparse,
        .instantiate    = generic_key_instantiate,
-       .match          = user_match,
        .revoke         = user_revoke,
        .destroy        = user_destroy,
        .describe       = user_describe,
        .preparse       = user_preparse,
        .free_preparse  = user_free_preparse,
        .instantiate    = generic_key_instantiate,
-       .match          = user_match,
        .revoke         = user_revoke,
        .destroy        = user_destroy,
        .describe       = user_describe,
 
 extern struct key_type key_type_logon;
 
 struct key_preparsed_payload;
-struct key_match_data;
 
 extern int user_preparse(struct key_preparsed_payload *prep);
 extern void user_free_preparse(struct key_preparsed_payload *prep);
 extern int user_update(struct key *key, struct key_preparsed_payload *prep);
-extern int user_match(const struct key *key,
-                     const struct key_match_data *match_data);
 extern void user_revoke(struct key *key);
 extern void user_destroy(struct key *key);
 extern void user_describe(const struct key *user, struct seq_file *m);
 
         */
        int (*match_preparse)(struct key_match_data *match_data);
 
-       /* match a key against a description */
-       int (*match)(const struct key *key,
-                    const struct key_match_data *match_data);
-
        /* Free preparsed match data (optional).  This should be supplied it
         * ->match_preparse() is supplied. */
        void (*match_free)(struct key_match_data *match_data);
 
        .preparse       = ceph_key_preparse,
        .free_preparse  = ceph_key_free_preparse,
        .instantiate    = generic_key_instantiate,
-       .match          = user_match,
        .destroy        = ceph_key_destroy,
 };
 
 
  * The domain name may be a simple name or an absolute domain name (which
  * should end with a period).  The domain name is case-independent.
  */
-static int
-dns_resolver_match(const struct key *key,
-                  const struct key_match_data *match_data)
+static int dns_resolver_cmp(const struct key *key,
+                           const struct key_match_data *match_data)
 {
        int slen, dlen, ret = 0;
        const char *src = key->description, *dsp = match_data->raw_data;
        return ret;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Preparse the match criterion.
+ */
+static int dns_resolver_match_preparse(struct key_match_data *match_data)
+{
+       match_data->lookup_type = KEYRING_SEARCH_LOOKUP_ITERATE;
+       match_data->cmp = dns_resolver_cmp;
+       return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * Describe a DNS key
  */
        .preparse       = dns_resolver_preparse,
        .free_preparse  = dns_resolver_free_preparse,
        .instantiate    = generic_key_instantiate,
-       .match          = dns_resolver_match,
+       .match_preparse = dns_resolver_match_preparse,
        .revoke         = user_revoke,
        .destroy        = user_destroy,
        .describe       = dns_resolver_describe,
 
        .preparse       = rxrpc_preparse,
        .free_preparse  = rxrpc_free_preparse,
        .instantiate    = generic_key_instantiate,
-       .match          = user_match,
        .destroy        = rxrpc_destroy,
        .describe       = rxrpc_describe,
        .read           = rxrpc_read,
        .preparse       = rxrpc_preparse_s,
        .free_preparse  = rxrpc_free_preparse_s,
        .instantiate    = generic_key_instantiate,
-       .match          = user_match,
        .destroy        = rxrpc_destroy_s,
        .describe       = rxrpc_describe,
 };
 
        .preparse               = big_key_preparse,
        .free_preparse          = big_key_free_preparse,
        .instantiate            = generic_key_instantiate,
-       .match                  = user_match,
        .revoke                 = big_key_revoke,
        .destroy                = big_key_destroy,
        .describe               = big_key_describe,
 
        .name = "encrypted",
        .instantiate = encrypted_instantiate,
        .update = encrypted_update,
-       .match = user_match,
        .destroy = encrypted_destroy,
        .describe = user_describe,
        .read = encrypted_read,
 
        struct timespec         now;
 };
 
+extern int key_default_cmp(const struct key *key,
+                          const struct key_match_data *match_data);
 extern key_ref_t keyring_search_aux(key_ref_t keyring_ref,
                                    struct keyring_search_context *ctx);
 
 
        }
 
        key_ref = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-       if (!index_key.type->match || !index_key.type->instantiate ||
+       if (!index_key.type->instantiate ||
            (!index_key.description && !index_key.type->preparse))
                goto error_put_type;
 
 
        .preparse       = keyring_preparse,
        .free_preparse  = keyring_free_preparse,
        .instantiate    = keyring_instantiate,
-       .match          = user_match,
        .revoke         = keyring_revoke,
        .destroy        = keyring_destroy,
        .describe       = keyring_describe,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(keyring_alloc);
 
+/*
+ * By default, we keys found by getting an exact match on their descriptions.
+ */
+int key_default_cmp(const struct key *key,
+                   const struct key_match_data *match_data)
+{
+       return strcmp(key->description, match_data->raw_data) == 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * Iteration function to consider each key found.
  */
                .index_key.type         = type,
                .index_key.description  = description,
                .cred                   = current_cred(),
-               .match_data.cmp         = type->match,
+               .match_data.cmp         = key_default_cmp,
                .match_data.raw_data    = description,
                .match_data.lookup_type = KEYRING_SEARCH_LOOKUP_DIRECT,
                .flags                  = KEYRING_SEARCH_DO_STATE_CHECK,
        key_ref_t key;
        int ret;
 
-       if (!ctx.match_data.cmp)
-               return ERR_PTR(-ENOKEY);
-
        if (type->match_preparse) {
                ret = type->match_preparse(&ctx.match_data);
                if (ret < 0)
 
                .index_key.type         = type,
                .index_key.description  = description,
                .cred                   = current_cred(),
-               .match_data.cmp         = type->match,
+               .match_data.cmp         = key_default_cmp,
                .match_data.raw_data    = description,
                .match_data.lookup_type = KEYRING_SEARCH_LOOKUP_DIRECT,
        };
 
                .index_key.type         = &key_type_request_key_auth,
                .index_key.description  = description,
                .cred                   = current_cred(),
-               .match_data.cmp         = user_match,
+               .match_data.cmp         = key_default_cmp,
                .match_data.raw_data    = description,
                .match_data.lookup_type = KEYRING_SEARCH_LOOKUP_DIRECT,
        };
 
        .name = "trusted",
        .instantiate = trusted_instantiate,
        .update = trusted_update,
-       .match = user_match,
        .destroy = trusted_destroy,
        .describe = user_describe,
        .read = trusted_read,
 
        .free_preparse          = user_free_preparse,
        .instantiate            = generic_key_instantiate,
        .update                 = user_update,
-       .match                  = user_match,
        .revoke                 = user_revoke,
        .destroy                = user_destroy,
        .describe               = user_describe,
        .free_preparse          = user_free_preparse,
        .instantiate            = generic_key_instantiate,
        .update                 = user_update,
-       .match                  = user_match,
        .revoke                 = user_revoke,
        .destroy                = user_destroy,
        .describe               = user_describe,
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(user_update);
 
-/*
- * match users on their name
- */
-int user_match(const struct key *key, const struct key_match_data *match_data)
-{
-       return strcmp(key->description, match_data->raw_data) == 0;
-}
-
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(user_match);
-
 /*
  * dispose of the links from a revoked keyring
  * - called with the key sem write-locked