Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 12 Feb 2001 18:30:58 +0100 | From | Manfred Spraul <> | Subject | Re: Block driver design issue |
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LA Walsh wrote: > > > I find this duplication of code to be inefficient. Is there a way to dummy up the > the 'buf' address so that the "copy_from_user" will copy the buffer from kernel space? > My assumption is that it wouldn't "just work" (which may also be an invalid assumption). > > Suggestions? Abuse? >
set_fs(KERNEL_DS)?
After that call copy_from_user() will accept kernel space addresses.
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