Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:11:39 -0800
From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Kumar amit mehta <gmate.amit@gmail.com>
Cc: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>, devel@driverdev.osuosl.org,
        kernel-janitors@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
        geert@linux-m68k.org, alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: dgrp: dgrp_tty.c: Audit the return values of
 get/put_user()
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On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 06:38:29PM +0530, Kumar amit mehta wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 02:15:54PM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 04:25:31PM +0530, Kumar Amit Mehta wrote:
> > > -- fix for missing audits for return values of get_user() and put_user().
> > > -- Remove the TIOCSSOFTCAR ioctl handling from dgrp driver.
> > 
> > These should be done in separate commits.
> > 
> > Are the calls to access_ok() still needed if we check get_user() and
> > put_user()?
> >
> You are right, access_ok() would become redundant if we check get/put_user().
> Also, After sending one patch for removing TIOCSSOFTCAR ioctl handler from dgrp
> driver, I realized that I should be sending two patches as patch series. Please
> correct me if I'm wrong.

Yes, please resend, as I can't apply this one, and the other patch you
sent me as they conflict.  So please resend them both in proper format.

thanks,

greg k-h
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