The patch titled
remove verify_area(): remove or edit references to verify_area in
Documentation/
has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is
remove-verify_area-remove-or-edit-references-to-verify_area-in-documentation.patch
Patches currently in -mm which might be from [EMAIL PROTECTED] are
remove-a-redundant-variable-in-sys_prctl.patch
remove-verify_area-remove-verify_area-from-various-uaccessh-headers.patch
remove-verify_area-remove-or-edit-references-to-verify_area-in-documentation.patch
remove-verify_area-remove-fs-umsdos-notes-as-it-only-contain-a-verify_area-related-note.patch
documentation-how-to-apply-patches-for-various-trees.patch
documentation-how-to-apply-patches-for-various-tree-fix.patch
vfree-and-kfree-cleanup-in-drivers.patch
From: Jesper Juhl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Remove (or edit) remaining references to the now dead verify_area() function
from files in Documentation/.
Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---
Documentation/cdrom/sonycd535 | 3 ++-
Documentation/exception.txt | 2 +-
Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 7 -------
3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff -puN
Documentation/cdrom/sonycd535~remove-verify_area-remove-or-edit-references-to-verify_area-in-documentation
Documentation/cdrom/sonycd535
---
devel/Documentation/cdrom/sonycd535~remove-verify_area-remove-or-edit-references-to-verify_area-in-documentation
2005-08-30 00:13:03.000000000 -0700
+++ devel-akpm/Documentation/cdrom/sonycd535 2005-08-30 00:13:03.000000000
-0700
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ it a better device citizen. Further tha
Porfiri Claudio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for patches
to make the driver work with the older CDU-510/515 series, and
Heiko Eissfeldt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for pointing out that
-the verify_area() checks were ignoring the results of said checks.
+the verify_area() checks were ignoring the results of said checks
+(note: verify_area() has since been replaced by access_ok()).
(Acknowledgments from Ron Jeppesen in the 0.3 release:)
Thanks to Corey Minyard who wrote the original CDU-31A driver on which
diff -puN
Documentation/exception.txt~remove-verify_area-remove-or-edit-references-to-verify_area-in-documentation
Documentation/exception.txt
---
devel/Documentation/exception.txt~remove-verify_area-remove-or-edit-references-to-verify_area-in-documentation
2005-08-30 00:13:03.000000000 -0700
+++ devel-akpm/Documentation/exception.txt 2005-08-30 00:13:03.000000000
-0700
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ To protect itself the kernel has to veri
In older versions of Linux this was done with the
int verify_area(int type, const void * addr, unsigned long size)
-function.
+function (which has since been replaced by access_ok()).
This function verified that the memory area starting at address
addr and of size size was accessible for the operation specified
diff -puN
Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt~remove-verify_area-remove-or-edit-references-to-verify_area-in-documentation
Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
---
devel/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt~remove-verify_area-remove-or-edit-references-to-verify_area-in-documentation
2005-08-30 00:13:03.000000000 -0700
+++ devel-akpm/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt 2005-08-30
00:13:03.000000000 -0700
@@ -57,14 +57,6 @@ Who: Paul E. McKenney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
---------------------------
-What: remove verify_area()
-When: July 2006
-Files: Various uaccess.h headers.
-Why: Deprecated and redundant. access_ok() should be used instead.
-Who: Jesper Juhl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
-
----------------------------
-
What: IEEE1394 Audio and Music Data Transmission Protocol driver,
Connection Management Procedures driver
When: November 2005
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