Re: Block driver design issue

Manfred Spraul (manfred@colorfullife.com)
Mon, 12 Feb 2001 18:30:58 +0100


LA Walsh wrote:
>
>
> I find this duplication of code to be inefficient. Is there a way to dummy up the
> the 'buf' address so that the "copy_from_user" will copy the buffer from kernel space?
> My assumption is that it wouldn't "just work" (which may also be an invalid assumption).
>
> Suggestions? Abuse?
>

set_fs(KERNEL_DS)?

After that call copy_from_user() will accept kernel space addresses.

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	Manfred
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