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To: aprasad@in.ibm.com
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Subject: Re: query about sending udp packets in kernel mode
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From: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
Date: 16 Feb 2001 16:44:17 +0100
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aprasad@in.ibm.com writes:

> i am getting EFAULT.

Use

mm_segment_t oldseg = get_fs();
set_fs(KERNEL_DS);

... sendmsg

set_fs(oldseg); 


-Andi

P.S.: This is really getting a FAQ. If it isn't already please someone add 
it to the linux-kernel FAQ.

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