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SubjectRe: [PATCH] compat bug in sys_recvmsg, MSG_CMSG_COMPAT check missing

[ Replying to myself :-) ]

On Sat, 5 Jun 2004 14:01:53 -0700
"David S. Miller" <davem@redhat.com> wrote:

> Let's ask a better question, why do we need to pass this thing down
> into the implementations anyways?

It's for net/core/scm.c handling, sigh.

This means also that Olaf's patch is broken, when CONFIG_COMPAT is not
set, MSG_CMSG_COMPAT is zero, thus ~MSG_CMSG_COMPAT is the unexpected
value all 1's thus breaking the tests for unexpected flags completely.

Any better ideas?
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