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NAME

6       strncpy_from_user - Copy a NUL terminated string from userspace.
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SYNOPSIS

9       long strncpy_from_user(char * dst, const char __user * src,
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ARGUMENTS

13       dst
14           Destination address, in kernel space. This buffer must be at least
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18           Source address, in user space.
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21           Maximum number of bytes to copy, including the trailing NUL.
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DESCRIPTION

24       Copies a NUL-terminated string from userspace to kernel space.
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26       On success, returns the length of the string (not including the
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29       If access to userspace fails, returns -EFAULT (some data may have been
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32       If count is smaller than the length of the string, copies count bytes
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