From: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 01:14:05 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: [PATCH] Generic: Move __user cast into probe_kernel_address
X-Git-Tag: v2.6.20-rc1~145^2^2~8^2~99
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[PATCH] Generic: Move __user cast into probe_kernel_address

Caller of probe_kernel_address shouldn't need to know that
pka is internally implemented with __get_user. So move the
__user cast into pka.

Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
---

diff --git a/include/linux/uaccess.h b/include/linux/uaccess.h
index a48d7f11c7..65a68da8bd 100644
--- a/include/linux/uaccess.h
+++ b/include/linux/uaccess.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static inline unsigned long __copy_from_user_nocache(void *to,
 		long ret;				\
 							\
 		inc_preempt_count();			\
-		ret = __get_user(retval, addr);		\
+		ret = __get_user(retval, (__force typeof(*addr) __user *)addr);\
 		dec_preempt_count();			\
 		ret;					\
 	})