Re: AUDIT: copy_from_user is a deathtrap.

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Fri May 17 2002 - 09:52:20 EST


> Again, like we did 12 months ago you mean?

We didnt fix them 12 months ago

> 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.

Capital letters versus content. I'd prefer content

All the cases I looked at where replications of existing bugs copied from
old drivers. That doesn't say copy_*_user is wrong, it says lots of examples
people keep using are wrong

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