On Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:41:08 +1000 Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I have created today's linux-next tree at > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/sfr/linux-next.git > (patches at > http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/sfr/linux-next/) Anyone using this kernel shold apply this x86 fix: --- a/include/linux/uaccess.h~uaccess-fix-parameters-inversion-for-__copy_from_user_inatomic +++ a/include/linux/uaccess.h @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static inline unsigned long __copy_from_ \ set_fs(KERNEL_DS); \ pagefault_disable(); \ - ret = __copy_from_user_inatomic((__force typeof(retval) __user *)(addr), &(retval), sizeof(retval)); \ + ret = __copy_from_user_inatomic(&(retval), (__force typeof(retval) __user *)(addr), sizeof(retval)); \ pagefault_enable(); \ set_fs(old_fs); \ ret; \ _ to prevent a storm of warnings like [ 58.694606] SLAB: cache with size 16384 has lost its name [ 58.694773] SLAB: cache with size 8192 has lost its name [ 58.694940] SLAB: cache with size 8192 has lost its name [ 58.695101] SLAB: cache with size 4096 has lost its name [ 58.695260] SLAB: cache with size 4096 has lost its name [ 58.695418] SLAB: cache with size 2048 has lost its name plus probably other more nasty things. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-next" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
