linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] pps: fixing CONFIG

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Message-ID: <CAJCx=g=avLrPoC9WQio3LgMiEqUkmcnCa4G8edSjD-kSm60p-w@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 2 Jan 2017 21:13:23 -0800
From:   Matt Ranostay <matt.ranostay@...sulko.com>
To:     Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@...eenne.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC] pps: fixing CONFIG_COMPAT issues

On Fri, Dec 23, 2016 at 7:04 AM, Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@...eenne.com> wrote:
> On 12/22/16 21:39, Matt Ranostay wrote:
>>
>>
>> What would be the best way to fix the padding issue without breaking
>> userspace applications? Just fixing the alignment with explicit
>> padding is of course the clean easy way, but bashing the data in
>> compat_ioctl would avoid breakage.
>
>
> Hi Matt,
>
> I've no experience in this topic... I'm sorry! :(
>
> Maybe is better waiting for David's advices? In the meantime I'm going to
> study the problem a bit better.

Just poking to see if anyone has a better solution. Since the long
holidays are over :)

Thanks,

Matt

>
> Ciao,
>
> Rodolfo
>
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