Thread (61 messages) 61 messages, 12 authors, 2022-02-16

Re: [PATCH 11/14] sparc64: remove CONFIG_SET_FS support

From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@kernel.org>
Date: 2022-02-16 13:07:36
Also in: linux-alpha, linux-api, linux-arch, linux-m68k, linux-mips, linux-mm, linux-riscv, linux-s390, linux-um, linuxppc-dev, lkml, sparclinux

On Tue, Feb 15, 2022 at 1:48 AM Al Viro [off-list ref] wrote:
On Mon, Feb 14, 2022 at 05:34:49PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
quoted
-/*
- * Sparc64 is segmented, though more like the M68K than the I386.
- * We use the secondary ASI to address user memory, which references a
- * completely different VM map, thus there is zero chance of the user
- * doing something queer and tricking us into poking kernel memory.
Actually, this part of comment probably ought to stay - it is relevant
for understanding what's going on (e.g. why is access_ok() always true, etc.)
Ok, I've put it back now.

       Arnd
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