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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 14:11:37 -0700
From: "David S. Miller" <davem@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: copy_mount_options()
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On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 13:10:53 -0700
Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> wrote:

> For some reason, copy_mount_options() is a continual pain in the ass.  It
> just comes up again and again.
> 
> For this problem I'd suggest we just rip the copy_from_user() out of there
> and rewrite the function to use byte-at-a-time get_user()s.

I totally agree.