linux-kernel - Re: lustre/lnet/lnet/lib-move.c: memcpy with (struct iovec*)->iov_base, which is _

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Date:	Wed, 7 Jan 2015 11:36:54 +0300
From:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:	Andrey Utkin <andrey.krieger.utkin@...il.com>
Cc:	oleg.drokin@...el.com, andreas.dilger@...el.com,
	HPDD-discuss@...1.01.org,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	OSUOSL Drivers <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: lustre/lnet/lnet/lib-move.c: memcpy with (struct
 iovec*)->iov_base, which is __user

Didn't Al change these to kvec instead of iovec?  You have to look at
the callers to figure out if it's actually a user space pointer or a
kernel pointer.

regards,
dan carpenter

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