Re: 2.2.14pre13 - exception in __copy_user when running mount()

David S. Miller (davem@redhat.com)
Fri, 17 Dec 1999 03:57:00 -0800


Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 07:53:31 +0100
From: Jakub Jelinek <jakub@redhat.com>

> True but the simple page copy breaks in fun ways on some kernels
> and with smb/ncpmount, so Im going to revert it to get 2.2.14 out
> of the door, then give in and do a fs==ds test for 2.2.15pre

In that case we need to find another solution for sparc64 though
into 2.2.14.

I note in passing that I did send Alan a patch which did it the
"check for KERNEL_DS" way, but he said he had taken care of it
already :-)

Later,
David S. Miller
davem@redhat.com

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