linux-kernel - Re: BUG: mmapfile/writev spurious zero bytes (x86

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Date:	Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:49:52 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
cc:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>,
	Bron Gondwana <brong@...tmail.fm>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Rob Mueller <robm@...tmail.fm>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: Re: BUG: mmapfile/writev spurious zero bytes (x86_64/not i386,
 bisected, reproducable)

On Tue, 17 Jun 2008, Andi Kleen wrote:
> 
> Linus seems to think that copy_to_user() should have
> copy_in_user semantics().

No. 

I *know* that copy_to/from_user() is supposed to return the number of 
bytes not copied.

And if you loaded a value but didn't store it to the destination, then BY 
DEFINITION you didn't copy it.

Comprende?

Obviously you don't.

Gaah. Why do I keep bothering to even _try_ to educate you? Can't you 
accept that I just fixed a bug, which had a test-case an everything?

Andi, really. Take it from me. If I tell you something, I'm usually right. 
Think about that for a moment, instead of living in your own little 
dream-world where you think you understand everything.

		Linus
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