Re: Question about verify_area() removal from socket.c

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>You'll find a lot of other functions BTW that do not properly check
>*_user return BTW; in some cases it was too difficult to add all the
>checks to the whole call chain so it was not done. I would take an
>relaxed attitude in LTP at missing EFAULT; perhaps make it a warning
>only.
>
>-Andi
>
>P.S.: I have a preliminary patch to make 2.4 TCP do full EFAULT again, but

>it needs some more testing before I can release it.

To be honest, I'm really not too concerned about the EFAULTS myself....I
just wanted to know why this was happening.  Thanks for the quick learning
session and  the patch effort though...

- Robbie

Robert V. Williamson
Linux Test Project
IBM Linux Technology Center
Phone: (512) 838-9295   T/L: 638-9295
http://ltp.sourceforge.net

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