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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Cc: Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>,
	tglx@linutronix.de, linux-tip-commits@vger.kernel.org,
	fenghua.yu@intel.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [tip:x86/asm] x86-64, copy_user: Remove zero byte check before copy user buffer.
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 20:37:59 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <528AEB27.2070404@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CA+55aFyFz_6oy8-1jb5Jzk+4VC5MLA5d0KbqhZxki0=+DmggBg@mail.gmail.com>

On 11/16/2013 10:44 PM, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> So this doesn't do the 32-bit truncation in the error path of the generic
> string copy. Oversight?
> 
>        Linus

Hi Linus,

Do you have a preference:

1. Considering the 32-bit truncation incidental (take it or leave it);
2. Require the 32-bit truncation, or
3. Get rid of it completely?

	-hpa



  parent reply	other threads:[~2013-11-19  4:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-11-16 20:37 [PATCH] x86/copy_user.S: Remove zero byte check before copy user buffer Fenghua Yu
2013-11-17  6:18 ` [tip:x86/asm] x86-64, copy_user: " tip-bot for Fenghua Yu
     [not found]   ` <CA+55aFyFz_6oy8-1jb5Jzk+4VC5MLA5d0KbqhZxki0=+DmggBg@mail.gmail.com>
2013-11-17  6:51     ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-11-19  4:37     ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
2013-11-19 19:38       ` Linus Torvalds
2013-11-20 19:12         ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-11-20 19:28     ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-11-20 20:13       ` Linus Torvalds
2013-11-20 20:36         ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-11-20 21:44           ` Linus Torvalds
2013-11-20 20:54 ` [tip:x86/asm] x86-64, copy_user: Use leal to produce 32-bit results tip-bot for H. Peter Anvin
2013-11-20 22:00 ` tip-bot for H. Peter Anvin

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