[PATCH]: Fix get_compat_sigevent()

[David S. Miller]

I have no idea how a bug like this lasted so long.
Anyways, obvious memset()'ing of incorrect pointer.

Please apply, thanks.

Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

===== kernel/compat.c 1.46 vs edited =====
--- 1.46/kernel/compat.c	2005-03-13 15:29:47 -08:00
+++ edited/kernel/compat.c	2005-04-04 22:36:13 -07:00
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@
 int get_compat_sigevent(struct sigevent *event,
 		const struct compat_sigevent __user *u_event)
 {
-	memset(&event, 0, sizeof(*event));
+	memset(event, 0, sizeof(*event));
 	return (!access_ok(VERIFY_READ, u_event, sizeof(*u_event)) ||
 		__get_user(event->sigev_value.sival_int,
 			&u_event->sigev_value.sival_int) ||
-
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