linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] usercopy: remove page-spanning test for now

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Date:   Wed, 7 Sep 2016 11:33:07 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@...are.com>,
        Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
        Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>,
        VMware Graphics <linux-graphics-maintainer@...are.com>,
        Sinclair Yeh <syeh@...are.com>,
        Vinson Lee <vlee@...edesktop.org>,
        Vladimir Davydov <vdavydov.dev@...il.com>,
        Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] usercopy: remove page-spanning test for now

On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 11:31 AM, Linus Torvalds
<torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 11:08 AM, Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org> wrote:
>> v2:
>> - split logic into separate function entirely, torvalds
>
> The diff looks much messier, but the end result looks better. Thanks.
>
> Was I supposed to apply this directly, or will it come through a git tree later?

I can send it as a pull request now along with the __always_inline
fix. One moment...

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook
Nexus Security