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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/4] uaccess: add copy_word_from_user
On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:02:07 -0800 "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com> wrote:

> Steven Rostedt wrote:
> > This patch creates a copy_word_from_user function that can copy
> > a space delimited word from user space. This puts the code in
> > a new lib/uaccess.c file. This keeps the code in a single location
> > and may be optimized in the future.
>
> I have a bit of an issue with the naming... at least *I* read this as
> copying a machine word, which made me wonder why you didn't just use
> "get_user". I would suggest copy_token_from_user or something like that.
>

Yes, it set me back for a sec. But anyone who uses the maddeningly
vague concept of a "word" in an interface deserves to get their head
boiled anyway, so there should be no confusion.



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