access_ok and CONFIG_MIPS32 for 2.6

[Dimitri Torfs <dimitri@sonycom.com>]

Hi,

  the mask used in access_ok to check the validity of an address range
  evaluates to -TASK_SIZE for user processes. In case of
  CONFIG_MIPS32, TASK_SIZE is defined as 0x7fff8000UL, so -TASK_SIZE
  evaluates to 0x80008000, making access_ok return false for all
  addresses with bit 15 and 31 set. Surely the mask should be 0x80000000. 

  Does anybody know why TASK_SIZE is set to 0x7fff8000 and not
  0x80000000 ?


  Dimitri 


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