On Thu, 25 Jan 2001, Pete Zaitcev wrote:
> Sorry for the nitpicking, bust since 2.4 is now "stable"...
> -- Pete
>
[SNIPPED...]
>From what I tested, copy_to/from_user, now seg-faults the caller directly.
If the function returns, it worked. Therefore you will never get a
chance to return -EFAULT.
Cheers,
Dick Johnson
Penguin : Linux version 2.4.0 on an i686 machine (799.53 BogoMips).
"Memory is like gasoline. You use it up when you are running. Of
course you get it all back when you reboot..."; Actual explanation
obtained from the Micro$oft help desk.
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