netdev - Re: [RFC] situation with csum_and_copy

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Message-Id: <20141119.165340.2162829993279387495.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 19 Nov 2014 16:53:40 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	viro@...IV.linux.org.uk
Cc:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] situation with csum_and_copy_... API

From: Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 21:30:07 +0000

> On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 04:17:44PM -0500, David Miller wrote:
>> > Seeing a "__get_user()" and just being able to glance up in the same
>> > function and seeing the "access_ok()" is just a good safety net. And
>> > means that people don't have to waste time thinking about or looking
>> > for where the hell the security net really is.
>> 
>> Fair enough.
> 
> OK, with 3/5 dropped 4/5 get a trivial conflict (removal of function in 4/5
> vs. change in it in 3/5).  With that dealt with, the sucker is in
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs.git for-davem
> 
> Shortlog:
> Al Viro (4):
>       separate kernel- and userland-side msghdr
>       {compat_,}verify_iovec(): switch to generic copying of iovecs
>       fold verify_iovec() into copy_msghdr_from_user()
>       bury skb_copy_to_page()

Pulled, thanks Al.
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