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SubjectRe: [x86] copy_from{to}_user question
On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 11:27:01AM +0800, yalin wang wrote:
> i just want the x86 copy_from{to,in}_user() function have
> the same behaviour as other platforms.

Back to the original question from 2 mails ago:

How else would we be able to use the same function in copy_to and
copy_from variants?

> and can disclose potential BUGs in kernel, if do like this.

Back to my other question:

Do you have any real life examples where you can trigger such bugs or is
this only "potential"?

IOW, what I *think* you're trying to do sounds to me like unnecessary
complication with no apparent gain *at* *all*. So show me why you want
to do it: code it up, trigger a bug and show me why your version is
better. No "but but it might be a good idea", no "potentially maybe",
none of that maybe stuff. Write it, send it with instructions how
someone else can apply it and trigger the issue. Ok?

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