The patch titled isdn: use simple_read_from_buffer() has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is isdn-use-simple_read_from_buffer.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** See http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/added-to-mm.txt to find out what to do about this The current -mm tree may be found at http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/ ------------------------------------------------------ Subject: isdn: use simple_read_from_buffer() From: Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@xxxxxxxxx> Acked-by: Karsten Keil <kkeil@xxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/isdn/hysdn/hysdn_procconf.c | 27 ++++++-------------------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) diff -puN drivers/isdn/hysdn/hysdn_procconf.c~isdn-use-simple_read_from_buffer drivers/isdn/hysdn/hysdn_procconf.c --- a/drivers/isdn/hysdn/hysdn_procconf.c~isdn-use-simple_read_from_buffer +++ a/drivers/isdn/hysdn/hysdn_procconf.c @@ -207,30 +207,17 @@ hysdn_conf_write(struct file *file, cons /* read conf file -> output card info data */ /*******************************************/ static ssize_t -hysdn_conf_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t * off) +hysdn_conf_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *off) { char *cp; - int i; - if (file->f_mode & FMODE_READ) { - if (!(cp = file->private_data)) - return (-EFAULT); /* should never happen */ - i = strlen(cp); /* get total string length */ - if (*off < i) { - /* still bytes to transfer */ - cp += *off; /* point to desired data offset */ - i -= *off; /* remaining length */ - if (i > count) - i = count; /* limit length to transfer */ - if (copy_to_user(buf, cp, i)) - return (-EFAULT); /* copy error */ - *off += i; /* adjust offset */ - } else - return (0); - } else - return (-EPERM); /* no permission to read */ + if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_READ)) + return -EPERM; /* no permission to read */ - return (i); + if (!(cp = file->private_data)) + return -EFAULT; /* should never happen */ + + return simple_read_from_buffer(buf, count, off, cp, strlen(cp)); } /* hysdn_conf_read */ /******************/ _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from akinobu.mita@xxxxxxxxx are lib-export-bitrev16.patch bluetooth-hci_bcspc-small-cleanups-api-users.patch bluetooth-hci_bcspc-small-cleanups-api-users-fix.patch binfmt_misc-use-simple_read_from_buffer.patch ocfs2-use-simple_read_from_buffer.patch ipc-use-simple_read_from_buffer.patch isdn-use-simple_read_from_buffer.patch s390-vmcp-use-simple_read_from_buffer.patch s390-use-simple_read_from_buffer.patch nwflash-use-simple_read_from_buffer.patch usbmon-use-simple_read_from_buffer.patch ttusb-use-simple_read_from_buffer.patch airo-use-simple_read_from_buffer.patch cris-use-simple_read_from_buffer.patch introduce-memory_read_from_buffer.patch dcdbas-use-memory_read_from_buffer.patch dell_rbu-use-memory_read_from_buffer.patch firmware-use-memory_read_from_buffer.patch acpi-use-memory_read_from_buffer.patch aty-use-memory_read_from_buffer.patch zorro-use-memory_read_from_buffer.patch s390-cio-use-memory_read_from_buffer.patch s390-use-memory_read_from_buffer.patch ipr-use-memory_read_from_buffer.patch qla2xxx-use-memory_read_from_buffer.patch -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html