linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] vmci_host: get rid of pointless access

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Date:   Fri, 15 May 2020 12:53:58 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] vmci_host: get rid of pointless access_ok()

On Sun, May 10, 2020 at 12:45:57AM +0100, Al Viro wrote:
> From: Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
> 
> get_user_pages_fast() doesn't need the caller to check that.
> NB: reachable only from ioctl(2) and only under USER_DS
> 
> Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
> ---
>  drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c | 2 --
>  1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>