linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/7] compat: Handle COMPAT_USE_64BIT

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Date:	Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:22:46 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	mingo@...nel.org, tglx@...utronix.de,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	davem@...emloft.net, hjl.tools@...il.com,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@...ah.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3/7] compat: Handle COMPAT_USE_64BIT_TIME in the lp driver

From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>

Enable the lp driver to be used with a compat ABI with 64-bit time.

Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>
Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@...ah.com>
---
 drivers/char/lp.c |    5 +----
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/lp.c b/drivers/char/lp.c
index f434856..64f5aeb 100644
--- a/drivers/char/lp.c
+++ b/drivers/char/lp.c
@@ -706,16 +706,13 @@ static long lp_compat_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 {
 	unsigned int minor;
 	struct timeval par_timeout;
-	struct compat_timeval __user *tc;
 	int ret;
 
 	minor = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
 	mutex_lock(&lp_mutex);
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case LPSETTIMEOUT:
-		tc = compat_ptr(arg);
-		if (get_user(par_timeout.tv_sec, &tc->tv_sec) ||
-		    get_user(par_timeout.tv_usec, &tc->tv_usec)) {
+		if (compat_get_timeval(par_timeout, compat_ptr(arg))) {
 			ret = -EFAULT;
 			break;
 		}
-- 
1.7.6.5

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