sizeof when applied to a pointer typed expression gives the size of the pointer. Found by coccinelle spatch "misc/noderef.cocci"
Signed-off-by: Thomas Meyer <tho...@m3y3r.de> --- diff -u -p a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/obdecho/echo_client.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/obdecho/echo_client.c --- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/obdecho/echo_client.c +++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/obdecho/echo_client.c @@ -1387,7 +1387,7 @@ echo_copyout_lsm (struct lov_stripe_md * if (nob > ulsm_nob) return (-EINVAL); - if (copy_to_user (ulsm, lsm, sizeof(ulsm))) + if (copy_to_user (ulsm, lsm, sizeof(*ulsm))) return (-EFAULT); for (i = 0; i < lsm->lsm_stripe_count; i++) { -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/