linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] remove compat_sys_getdents64() (was Re: [RFC] why do we still keep __{get,put}_user

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Message-ID: <CA+55aFyAy-hMKfzmfW3mahTjxbKB0eQW-oh0sEm2wwwcQaH4-w@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Sat, 8 Apr 2017 11:54:57 -0700
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-arch@...r.kernel.org" <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] remove compat_sys_getdents64() (was Re: [RFC] why do we
 still keep __{get,put}_user_unaligned()?)

On Sat, Apr 8, 2017 at 11:36 AM, Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk> wrote:
>
>         Let's at least remove compat_sys_getdents64()...  Linus, do you
> have any problems with the following?

Hmm. Trying to compare compat_sys_getdents64n and sys_getdents64 side
by side, I think you're right. The patch looks sane.

                   Linus