Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 19 May 2002 22:23:28 +0200 | From | Edgar Toernig <> | Subject | Re: AUDIT: copy_from_user is a deathtrap. |
| |
Linus Torvalds wrote: > > On 18 May 2002, Andi Kleen wrote: > > > > Are you sure they even exist ? > > Oh, like read() or write() for regular files? Yup, they exist.
And that would be? I've never seen such an abomination. Sure, mapping pages on SEGV is use, but passing only partially mapped buffers to read/write on purpose???
Ciao, ET. - 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/
| |