linux-kernel - Re: why "probe_kernel_address()", not "probe_user

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Date:	Sun, 29 Oct 2006 14:02:33 +0100
From:	Denis Vlasenko <vda.linux@...glemail.com>
To:	Luca Tettamanti <kronos.it@...il.com>
Cc:	"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...dspring.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: why "probe_kernel_address()", not "probe_user_address()"?

On Saturday 28 October 2006 22:30, Luca Tettamanti wrote:
> probe_kernel_address wrapper is used to "hide" the fact that we are
> re-using the infrastructure provided by a function with a confusing name
> ;) The cast to __user is needed to keep sparse quiet.

Shouldn't the above text be placed in a comment above probe_kernel_address()
definition? ;)
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