Split rw_copy_check_uvector into two new helpers with more sensible
calling conventions:
- iovec_from_user copies a iovec from userspace either into the provided
stack buffer if it fits, or allocates a new buffer for it. Returns
the actually used iovec. It also verifies that iov_len does
On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 02:38:24PM +, David Laight wrote:
> From: Al Viro
> > Sent: 23 September 2020 15:17
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 08:05:41AM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> >
> > > +struct iovec *iovec_from_user(const struct iovec __user *uvec,
> > > + unsigned long
On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 03:16:54PM +0100, Al Viro wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 08:05:41AM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
>
> > +struct iovec *iovec_from_user(const struct iovec __user *uvec,
> > + unsigned long nr_segs, unsigned long fast_segs,
>
> Hmm... For fast_segs unsigned
From: Al Viro
> Sent: 23 September 2020 15:17
>
> On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 08:05:41AM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
>
> > +struct iovec *iovec_from_user(const struct iovec __user *uvec,
> > + unsigned long nr_segs, unsigned long fast_segs,
>
> Hmm... For fast_segs unsigned long had
On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 08:05:41AM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> +struct iovec *iovec_from_user(const struct iovec __user *uvec,
> + unsigned long nr_segs, unsigned long fast_segs,
Hmm... For fast_segs unsigned long had always been ridiculous
(4G struct iovec on caller stack
Split rw_copy_check_uvector into two new helpers with more sensible
calling conventions:
- iovec_from_user copies a iovec from userspace either into the provided
stack buffer if it fits, or allocates a new buffer for it. Returns
the actually used iovec. It also verifies that iov_len does
