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    SubjectRe: copy_from_user() fix
    Just my $0.02, I think it should be a per process personality, but it
    should default to SEGV. If a process can handle EFAULT, it should tell the
    kernel so... I know it's changing the default behavior, but 1) it is still
    a development kernel, and 2) I don't think it's a _commonly_ tested for
    condition. But then, I think that SEGV is a better default behavior for
    programs that don't check for EFAULT...
    -Rob H.

    On Wed, 26 Aug 1998, Chris Wedgwood wrote:

    > On Wed, Aug 26, 1998 at 02:36:04PM +1000, Richard Gooch wrote:
    >
    > > I've already said several times that I have no problem with such an
    > > option. All I am saying is that EFAULT should not be forcefully
    > > removed from Linux.
    >
    > I'll bet money Linus won't allow EFAULT to be removed anyhow (now
    > would be a good time to chime in). He'll probably allow a sysctl with
    > default to the current behavior or a personality flag though...
    >
    > Actually... a personality flag make more sense. Per-process quackery
    > is better than system-wide silliness.
    >
    > -cw


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