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Re: [PATCH] WEXT: Correct the size of the buffer to be copied to user-space in standard GET WE ioctls.

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On Mon, Jan 21, 2008 at 06:07:29PM +0200, Volodymyr G. Lukiianyk wrote:
> 
> Please, ignore this patch. I didn't notice that the driver's handler should set
> iwr->u.data.length appropriately. But is there any possibility for compiler to
> temporarily save the value of this field in the register and not re-read it after
> handler call?
> 

	If the kernel is compiled without -fno-strict-aliasing, I've
seen similar things happening. But, I thought that using
-fno-strict-aliasing would cure that issue.

	Good luck...

	Jean
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