Name
move_addr_to_kernel —
copy a socket address into kernel space
Synopsis
int move_addr_to_kernel (void __user * uaddr, int ulen, void * kaddr);
Arguments
uaddr
Address in user space
ulen
Length in user space
kaddr
Address in kernel space
Description
The address is copied into kernel space. If the provided address is
too long an error code of -EINVAL is returned. If the copy gives
invalid addresses -EFAULT is returned. On a success 0 is returned.