Re: [PATH v4] itimers: Remove bogus NULL pointer check in sys_getitimer()

Hello Maintainers: Please help check this patch, when you have time. Thanks. On 07/05/2013 09:28 AM, Chen Gang wrote: > Hello Maintainers: > > Is this patch under the normal work flow (or I should need a little more > patience) ? > > Thanks. > > On 06/25/2013 09:16 AM, Chen Gang wrote: >> Peo

Re: [PATH v4] itimers: Remove bogus NULL pointer check in sys_getitimer()

Hello Maintainers: Is this patch under the normal work flow (or I should need a little more patience) ? Thanks. On 06/25/2013 09:16 AM, Chen Gang wrote: > People might be tricked into assuming that the return value for a > failed NULL pointer check should be -EINVAL instead of -EFAULT. > > Remo

[PATH v4] itimers: Remove bogus NULL pointer check in sys_getitimer()

People might be tricked into assuming that the return value for a failed NULL pointer check should be -EINVAL instead of -EFAULT. Remove the misleading NULL pointer check to fix this nuisance. Aside of that this patch fixes the problem of NOMMU kernels, where a NULL pointer dereference is a valid