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SubjectRe: [PATCH] serial167.c: take 2: bugfixes and cleanups
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Tigran Aivazian wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Aug 2000, Rogier Wolff wrote:
> > I always try to write the code that calls the "support functions"
> > first. As a programmer I'm lazy: I get to write clean code, knowing
> > that the support functions will handle the details. In the end it pays
> > off.
> >
>
> have a look at fs/super.c:copy_mount_options(), please. It does make use
> of the return values from copy_from_user().

Ok. So: we need to retain the old version, and have a new version that
is easy-to-use, in a different situation.

Roger.


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