Re: [Linux-ia64] problems with ppp/pppd: put_user/copy_to_user

Bill Nottingham
2001-05-23T20:18:44Z

David Mosberger (davidm@hpl.hp.com) said:
> Bill> However, if we replace the calls to put_user for PPPIOCGCHAN &
> Bill> PPPIOCGFLAGS ioctls with copy_to_user, it works
> Bill> fine. Shouldn't this not make any difference?
>
> It should not make a difference. Is there an easy test case that
> reproduces the problem?

Hm, not sure if there's something simpler than having two machines talk
ppp over a serial cable. I'll poke around.

Bill