linux-kernel - Re: Q: put_user_try & co (Was: [PATCH 1/5] Split wait_noreap

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Date:	Wed, 20 May 2009 23:14:25 +0200
From:	Andreas Schwab <schwab@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@...jp.nec.com>,
	Vitaly Mayatskikh <v.mayatskih@...il.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: Q: put_user_try & co (Was: [PATCH 1/5] Split wait_noreap_copyout())

Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com> writes:

> Pseudo-code:
>
> 	#define put_user_try				\
> 		do {					\
> 			__label__  __efault_label;	\
>
>
> 	#define put_user_catch(err)			\
> 			err = 0;			\
> 			if (0) {			\
> 			__efault_label:			\
> 				err = -EFAULT;		\
> 			}				\
> 		while (0)
> 		
>
> 	#define __put_user_asm_ex(...)				\
> 		asm volatile(					\
> 			"1:	mov ..."			\
> 			_ASM_EXTABLE(1b, &__efault_label)	\
> 		     	: : ...)

The address of local labels can only be used in connection with computed
gotos, otherwise you get unspecified results.

Andreas.

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