Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S933455AbaKSVxs (ORCPT ); Wed, 19 Nov 2014 16:53:48 -0500 Received: from shards.monkeyblade.net ([149.20.54.216]:39173 "EHLO shards.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S933274AbaKSVxq (ORCPT ); Wed, 19 Nov 2014 16:53:46 -0500 Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 16:53:40 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <20141119.165340.2162829993279387495.davem@davemloft.net> To: viro@ZenIV.linux.org.uk Cc: torvalds@linux-foundation.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFC] situation with csum_and_copy_... API From: David Miller In-Reply-To: <20141119213006.GE7996@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> References: <20141119.161744.1661940121298888832.davem@davemloft.net> <20141119213006.GE7996@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> X-Mailer: Mew version 6.5 on Emacs 24.1 / Mule 6.0 (HANACHIRUSATO) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.5.7 (shards.monkeyblade.net [149.20.54.216]); Wed, 19 Nov 2014 13:53:45 -0800 (PST) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: Al Viro Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 21:30:07 +0000 > On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 04:17:44PM -0500, David Miller wrote: >> > Seeing a "__get_user()" and just being able to glance up in the same >> > function and seeing the "access_ok()" is just a good safety net. And >> > means that people don't have to waste time thinking about or looking >> > for where the hell the security net really is. >> >> Fair enough. > > OK, with 3/5 dropped 4/5 get a trivial conflict (removal of function in 4/5 > vs. change in it in 3/5). With that dealt with, the sucker is in > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs.git for-davem > > Shortlog: > Al Viro (4): > separate kernel- and userland-side msghdr > {compat_,}verify_iovec(): switch to generic copying of iovecs > fold verify_iovec() into copy_msghdr_from_user() > bury skb_copy_to_page() Pulled, thanks Al. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/