Re: stackgap removal in linux_socket.c

["David P. Reese, Jr." <daver@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, Sep 28, 2003 at 02:02:13AM -0700, Matthew Dillon wrote:
> :Crud...  I just figured out my answer to my question.  You can't copyin from
> :kernel space.  Thank god I can remove the stackgap code with the new split
> :syscalls.
> 
>     Heh.  I guess I wasn't clear enough in prior discussions.  One of big
>     benefits of splitting the syscalls is that, yes, the emulation code can
>     call the kernel version after doing its own copyins and conversions, and
>     all the stackgap garbage can be scrapped.
> 
>     Makes it a bit more fun, eh?
> 
> 					-Matt

I had been ignoring the stackgap junk until now.  After understanding how it
works and how it has been (mis)used, I'm very glad that we are getting rid
of it.

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