Larry
--- ppp.c Sun Jul 13 20:50:50 1997
+++ /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/ppp.c Mon Jul 21 10:59:54 1997
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@
dev->rebuild_header = ppp_dev_rebuild;
#endif
- dev->hard_header_len = PPP_HARD_HDR_LEN;
+ dev->hard_header_len = PPP_HDRLEN;
/* device INFO */
dev->mtu = PPP_MTU;
@@ -2196,6 +2196,7 @@
struct ppp *ppp = tty2ppp (tty);
__u8 *new_data;
int proto;
+ int error;
/*
* Verify the pointers.
@@ -2231,7 +2232,8 @@
/*
* Retrieve the user's buffer
*/
- if (copy_from_user (new_data, data, count)) {
+ COPY_FROM_USER (error, new_data, data, count);
+ if (error != 0) {
kfree (new_data);
return -EFAULT;
}
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>From: Christoph Lameter <clameter@miriam.fuller.edu>
>Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 10:35:26 -0700
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>Could you post the patch for ppp please? The patch you included in your
>message is something related to omirr I guess.
>
>
>In article <XFMail.970718121604.markorr@intersurf.com> you wrote:
>
>: On 18-Jul-97 "Jeff Voskamp [MFCF]" wrote:
>: >>Version 2.3.0 of ppp(d) seems to be available on the australian site for
>: >>some months....
>: >>why isn't it bundled on current kernel releases ??
>: >
>: >Actually 2.3.1 is there now. It needs a bit of work for 2.1.xx to
>: >get it to compile. I should have some diffs to what's there next week
>: >if the weekend doesn't get completely eaten up with other stuff.
>
>: I'm using 2.3.1 with 2.1.44-pre3 now. I emailed one of the authors and
>: he sent me a patch last night. Here it is:
>
>
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