linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Fix: compat_rw_copy_check_uvector() misuse in aio, readv, writev, and security keys

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Message-ID: <CA+55aFxjw0hhDTaCBW-Gy0EW2WjkfmWPC-QS_iQpZ98-kvuJwA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:04:39 -0700
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Security Officers <security@...nel.org>,
	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	stable <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix: compat_rw_copy_check_uvector() misuse in aio, readv,
 writev, and security keys

On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 1:53 PM, Mathieu Desnoyers
<mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com> wrote:
>
> Not sure. My guess would be that there is missing proof that I actually
> tested the patch

Well, it was actually mostly that the early patches I saw had very
tentative messages which made me go "Mathieu isn't sure" and kind of
waited for more forceful messages and acks from people. It wasn't
helped by the fact that Al was basically offline for a while.

That said, the patch definitely looks like the right thing to do. I'll apply it.

              Linus
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