kernel build error
From: Mulyadi Santosa <hidden>
Date: 2013-03-19 14:43:11
Hi ... On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 12:28 PM, Kumar amit mehta [off-list ref] wrote:
grep for copy_from_user_overflow gives me this: amit at ubuntu:~/linux-next/linux-next$ grep -ri copy_from_user_overflow * arch/s390/include/asm/uaccess.h:extern void copy_from_user_overflow(void) arch/s390/include/asm/uaccess.h: copy_from_user_overflow(); arch/tile/include/asm/uaccess.h:extern void copy_from_user_overflow(void) arch/tile/include/asm/uaccess.h: copy_from_user_overflow(); arch/parisc/include/asm/uaccess.h:extern void copy_from_user_overflow(void) arch/parisc/include/asm/uaccess.h: copy_from_user_overflow(); arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess_32.h:extern void copy_from_user_overflow(void) arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess_32.h: copy_from_user_overflow(); drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_config.c: * with count of 1/2/4 and hits copy_from_user_overflow without this. lib/usercopy.c:void copy_from_user_overflow(void)
IMHO, I think uaccess_32.h is what you need here. I draw that conclusion after checking this line: http://lxr.linux.no/#linux+v3.8.3/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess_32.h#L194 I might be wrong, so feel free to test first -- regards, Mulyadi Santosa Freelance Linux trainer and consultant blog: the-hydra.blogspot.com training: mulyaditraining.blogspot.com