> > > Hmm... interesting.... > > > > > > I only took a brief look at it. I suppose I can ensure user space address is wired and then copyout() can be called with mutex held > > > > >No, you cannot do this, at least without making the kernel to panic. > > User might unmap the wired mapping at any time still. > > Kostik, > > i was thinking along the lines of vslock/vsunlock and copyout_nofault. > basically similar to the sysctl code. do you think this would not > work? actually, i dont think i need to hold lock over copyout. attached is my version of the patch (untested) thanks, max
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