linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm: tidy up follow_hugetlb_page() and get_user

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Date:	Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:47:20 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Eugene Teo <eugeneteo@...nel.sg>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm: tidy up follow_hugetlb_page() and get_user_pages()

On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:28:40 +0800 Eugene Teo <eugeneteo@...nel.sg> wrote:

> This patch extends Jonathan Corbet's patch to avoid buffer overflows in
> get_user_pages(). It cleans up follow_hugetlb_page(), and get_user_pages() so
> that it is easier to read. It also makes sure that len and vma are validated.

We'd prefer that the functional change not be bundled with a (large) cleanup, please.
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