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SubjectRe: [CHECKER] potential dereference of user pointer errors
* Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk) wrote:
> On Fri, 2003-03-21 at 22:15, Chris Wright wrote:
> > on first pass of the cmd. However, this is inconsistent with the rest
> > of the file, so here is a patch to use kcmd.resbuf. I also added a NULL
> > check, as done in similar funcitons in this file. Alan, this look ok?
>
> Looks slightly wrong to me
>
> #1 ->resbuf = NULL is a completely acceptable if odd user choice. If invalid
> its covered

OK, I wasn't sure if it was valid. I noticed the other routines in that
file making similar checks.

> #2 - We copy to the users nominated cmd->resbuf. You are correct there,
> that we should be using the kernel side copy. Fixed in my tree.

Great, thanks.
-chris
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