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From: Len Brown <len.brown-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
To: John Belmonte <john-wanGne27zNesTnJN9+BGXg@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Julien Lerouge <julien.lerouge-GANU6spQydw@public.gmane.org>,
	ACPI Developers
	<acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] toshiba_acpi 0.18
Date: 14 Mar 2004 00:38:21 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1079242701.2168.121.camel@dhcppc4> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4053C4D5.8000703-wanGne27zNesTnJN9+BGXg@public.gmane.org>

I think that the "__user" attribute is needed on the user pointer param
to copy_from_user() -- at least in 2.6.

thanks,
-Len

On Sat, 2004-03-13 at 21:35, John Belmonte wrote:
> Attached is a patch for linux-2.6.4 which yields toshiba_acpi 0.18.  It 
> should apply against the 2.4 kernel also.
> 
> This version fixes illegal userspace memory access reported at 
> <http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=117682>.
> 
> It appears that the asus_acpi driver has the same issue, as it was 
> derived from mine.
> 
> -John
> 



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  parent reply	other threads:[~2004-03-14  5:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-03-14  2:35 [PATCH] toshiba_acpi 0.18 John Belmonte
     [not found] ` <4053C4D5.8000703-wanGne27zNesTnJN9+BGXg@public.gmane.org>
2004-03-14  5:38   ` Len Brown [this message]
     [not found]     ` <1079242701.2168.121.camel-D2Zvc0uNKG8@public.gmane.org>
2004-03-14  6:02       ` John Belmonte
     [not found]         ` <4053F592.80001-wanGne27zNesTnJN9+BGXg@public.gmane.org>
2004-03-23  7:01           ` Len Brown
2004-03-25 14:34         ` Sergey Vlasov
     [not found]           ` <20040325173453.77fed4e9.vsu-u2l5PoMzF/Uox3rIn2DAYQ@public.gmane.org>
2004-03-25 15:48             ` John Belmonte
2004-03-14 13:07   ` [PATCH] " Karol Kozimor
     [not found]     ` <20040314130724.GA1994-DETuoxkZsSqrDJvtcaxF/A@public.gmane.org>
2004-03-23 23:24       ` Karol Kozimor
     [not found]         ` <20040323232438.GA9223-DETuoxkZsSqrDJvtcaxF/A@public.gmane.org>
2004-03-24  4:09           ` John Belmonte
     [not found]             ` <40610A01.9070904-wanGne27zNesTnJN9+BGXg@public.gmane.org>
2004-03-24 11:17               ` Karol Kozimor

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