On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 12:02 AM Vineet Gupta
<Vineet.Gupta1@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 1/14/20 12:57 PM, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 9:08 PM Vineet Gupta <Vineet.Gupta1@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> There are 2 generic varaints of strncpy_from_user() / strnlen_user()
> >> (1). inline version in asm-generic/uaccess.h
> >> (2). optimized word-at-a-time version in lib/*
> >>
> >> This patch disables #1 if #2 selected. This allows arches to continue
> >> reusing asm-generic/uaccess.h for rest of code
> >>
> >> This came up when switching ARC to generic word-at-a-time interface
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Vineet Gupta <vgupta@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > This looks like a useful change, but I think we can do even better: It
> > seems that
> > there are no callers of __strnlen_user or __strncpy_from_user in the
> > kernel today, so these should not be defined either when the Kconfig symbols
> > are set. Also, I would suggest moving the 'extern' declaration for the two
> > functions into the #else branch of the conditional so it does not need to be
> > duplicated.
>
> Given where things seem to be heading, do u still want an updated patch for this
> or do u plan to ditch the inline version in short term anyways.
I'm trying to come up with a cleanup series now that I'll send you.
You can base on top of that if you like.
Arnd
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