From: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au> To: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> Subject: Re: AUDIT: copy_from_user is a deathtrap. Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 22:58:08 +1000 Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, torvalds@transmeta.com In message <E178hJt-0006Rb-00@the-village.bc.nu> you write: > > No, the 400+ are all of form: > > > > /* of course this returns 0 or -EFAULT! */ > > return copy_from_user(xxx); > > So lets verify and fix them. Post the list to the kenrel janitors Again, like we did 12 months ago you mean? We could do that, or, we could fix the actual problem, which is the HUGE FUCKING BEARTRAP WHICH CATCHES EVERY SINGLE NEW PROGRAMMER ON THE WAY THROUGH. Not fixing earlier was criminal, not fixing it today is insane. Rusty. -- Anyone who quotes me in their sig is an idiot. -- Rusty Russell. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/