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From: David Chow <davidchow@rcn.com.hk>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: EFAULT from file read.
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 17:16:31 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3BA710EF.FC38A28B@rcn.com.hk> (raw)

Dear all,

I am having trouble in reading a file in the kernel space using the
file->f_op->read call, everything is ok. I start off file->f_pos = 0 . I
also did a mntget to the super block before I call
"file=dentry_open(.....)" . I intend to open the file in read only mode.
What can be wrong? I have also check the inode->i_size is large enough
for me to just read 8 bytes from the file. I keep having EFAULT error
from the read call... also before calling mntget, also did a dget to the
dentry. Any help is welcomed. Thanks.

regards,

David Chow

             reply	other threads:[~2001-09-18  9:20 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-09-18  9:16 David Chow [this message]
2001-09-18 12:53 ` EFAULT from file read Richard B. Johnson
2001-09-18 13:04   ` Alexander Viro
2001-09-19 10:24     ` David Chow

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