Re: [PATCH] lib: Clarify the return value of strnlen_user()

[Linus Torvalds]

On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 6:50 AM, Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> strnlen_user() can return a number in a range 0 to count +
> sizeof(unsigned long) - 1. Clarify the comment at the top of the
> function so that users don't think the function returns at most count+1.

Thanks. I also extended the comment (in the same commit) on commentary
on avoiding use of this function entirely.

                 Linus
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