Re: [PATCH] getsockname() always fails with EFAULT in 2.1.127pre7
Ely Wilson (plexus@ionet.net)
Fri, 6 Nov 1998 21:02:25 -0700 (MST)
> -------snip-------
> --- socket.c.old Thu Aug 27 19:33:09 1998
> +++ socket.c Fri Nov 6 19:32:35 1998
> @@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
> int err;
> int len;
>
> - if((err=get_user(len, ulen)))
> + if((err=get_user(len, uaddr)))
> return err;
> if(len>klen)
> len=klen;
> -------snip-------
>
The above patch does not compile properly (cringe). uaddr needs a cast
such as the following to compile properly.
+ if ((err=get_user(len, (char*)uaddr)))
-
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