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Re: [PATRCH] janitor: hermes: delete verify_area call

To: David Gibson <hermes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATRCH] janitor: hermes: delete verify_area call
From: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 22:15:46 -0700
Cc: rddunlap@xxxxxxxx, netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx, jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx
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On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 15:29:25 +1000
David Gibson <hermes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Sorry, can you clarify why this verify_area() is not needed?

copy_{to,from}_user() and friends do the verify_area().

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