Re: [PATCH -tip] uaccess: fix parameters inversion for __copy_from_user_inatomic()

From: Steven Noonan
Date: Mon Sep 15 2008 - 21:21:42 EST


On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 6:04 PM, Hiroshi Shimamoto
<h-shimamoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> The following patch changes to use __copy_from_user_inatomic(),
> but the passing parameters incorrect.
>
> x86: some lock annotations for user copy paths, v3
>
> - add annotation back to clear_user()
> - change probe_kernel_address() to _inatomic*() method
>
> Signed-off-by: Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thank you! This issue was causing a kernel panic on my machine when
netfilter was enabled.

- Steven
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