linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v7] net: ioctl: Use kernel memory on protocol ioctl callbacks

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Date:   Fri, 16 Jun 2023 05:50:20 +0000
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v7] net: ioctl: Use kernel memory on protocol ioctl
 callbacks

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Fri,  9 Jun 2023 08:27:42 -0700 you wrote:
> Most of the ioctls to net protocols operates directly on userspace
> argument (arg). Usually doing get_user()/put_user() directly in the
> ioctl callback.  This is not flexible, because it is hard to reuse these
> functions without passing userspace buffers.
> 
> Change the "struct proto" ioctls to avoid touching userspace memory and
> operate on kernel buffers, i.e., all protocol's ioctl callbacks is
> adapted to operate on a kernel memory other than on userspace (so, no
> more {put,get}_user() and friends being called in the ioctl callback).
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,v7] net: ioctl: Use kernel memory on protocol ioctl callbacks
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/e1d001fa5b47

You are awesome, thank you!
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