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* Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> wrote: > On Sun, 2 Jul 2006, pageexec@freemail.hu wrote: > > > > the fact that arch *independent* code makes use of user_mode() was > > apparently lost on you. > > Argh. Yes, there's one single use, apparently. > > Sad. but even for new non-generic per-arch code a couple of security holes were introduced due to the existing semantics of user_mode(). So this indeed changes semantics and it's totally intentional. so i think we should bite the bullet and should apply this patch. We have a constant influx of user_mode() using code and as practice has shown it, people dont really consider the vm86 angle of it. Ingo - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ | ||||||||||
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