linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] usb: use memdup

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Date:	Sun, 3 May 2009 18:28:55 +0200
From:	Oliver Neukum <oliver@...kum.org>
To:	Li Hong <lihong.hi@...il.com>
Cc:	oliver@...kum.name, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] usb: use memdup_user()

Am Sonntag, 3. Mai 2009 18:00:56 schrieb Li Hong:
> Replace a combination call of kmalloc() and copy_from_user() with
> memdup_user().

I must veto this. We lose the obvious GFP_KERNEL here. If we have
to change this for some reason we are screwed.

	Sorry
		Oliver

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