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    Subjectwhy "probe_kernel_address()", not "probe_user_address()"?

    it seems odd that the purpose of the "probe_kernel_address()" macro
    is, in fact, to probe a *user* address (from linux/uaccess.h):

    #define probe_kernel_address(addr, retval) \
    ({ \
    long ret; \
    \
    inc_preempt_count(); \
    ret = __get_user(retval, addr); \
    dec_preempt_count(); \
    ret; \
    })

    given that that routine is referenced only 5 places in the entire
    source tree, wouldn't it be more meaningful to use a more appropriate
    name?

    pedantically yours,
    rday
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