linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: Add support for 64bit get

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Date:	Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:30:05 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Ville Syrjälä <ville.syrjala@...ux.intel.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jamie Lokier <jamie@...reable.org>,
	Russell King <rmk+kernel@....linux.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: Add support for 64bit get_user() on x86-32

On 02/08/2013 08:24 AM, Ville Syrjälä wrote:
>>
>> How have you tested it?
> 
> I've tried it with my drm/kms atomic pageflip/modeset code. I also had
> a small test module that did a couple of different sized get_user()
> calls, but I'll be damned if I can find it again.
> 

Did you see the warning spewage for pointers when you built it?

	-hpa

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