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To: Vitaly Mayatskikh <v.mayatskih@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] sys_write() should write all valid data
From: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
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Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 08:52:29 +0200
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Vitaly Mayatskikh <v.mayatskih@gmail.com> writes:

> There's user-visible misbehavour in sys_write(): when user tries to
> put down to disk some data, which crosses boundary of existing
> memory, sys_write() either immediately returns with EFAULT or writes
> first page(s).

What's wrong with that? Seems like perfectly fine behaviour to me.
Did it break some program of yours? If yes can you describe the
scenario?

-Andi
-- 
ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.