On Thu, Aug 07, 2014 at 11:08:34PM +0100, Martin Berglund wrote:
> Add missing __user macro casting in the function wpa_set_keys.
> This is okay since the function handles the possibility of
> param->u.wpa_key.key and param->u.wpa_key.seq pointing to
> kernelspace using a flag, fcpfkernel.
>
> Signed-off-by: Martin Berglund <mar...@rogsta.net>
> ---
> This was submitted as part of Eudyptula challenge task 16
>
> drivers/staging/vt6655/wpactl.c | 8 ++++++--
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6655/wpactl.c b/drivers/staging/vt6655/wpactl.c
> index 5f454ca..d75dd79 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/vt6655/wpactl.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/vt6655/wpactl.c
> @@ -224,7 +224,9 @@ int wpa_set_keys(PSDevice pDevice, void *ctx,
> } else {
> spin_unlock_irq(&pDevice->lock);
> if (param->u.wpa_key.key &&
> - copy_from_user(&abyKey[0], param->u.wpa_key.key,
> param->u.wpa_key.key_len)) {
> + copy_from_user(&abyKey[0],
> + (void __user *)param->u.wpa_key.key,
Would it be better to mark this pointer as __user in the structure
itself? Or is it also used as a kernel structure in other places?
thanks,
greg k-h
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