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diff --git a/include/asm-i386/uaccess.h b/include/asm-i386/uaccess.h
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--- a/include/asm-i386/uaccess.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/uaccess.h
@@ -397,7 +397,19 @@ unsigned long __must_check __copy_from_user_ll_nocache(void *to,
397unsigned long __must_check __copy_from_user_ll_nocache_nozero(void *to, 397unsigned long __must_check __copy_from_user_ll_nocache_nozero(void *to,
398 const void __user *from, unsigned long n); 398 const void __user *from, unsigned long n);
399 399
400/* 400/**
401 * __copy_to_user_inatomic: - Copy a block of data into user space, with less checking.
402 * @to: Destination address, in user space.
403 * @from: Source address, in kernel space.
404 * @n: Number of bytes to copy.
405 *
406 * Context: User context only.
407 *
408 * Copy data from kernel space to user space. Caller must check
409 * the specified block with access_ok() before calling this function.
410 * The caller should also make sure he pins the user space address
411 * so that the we don't result in page fault and sleep.
412 *
401 * Here we special-case 1, 2 and 4-byte copy_*_user invocations. On a fault 413 * Here we special-case 1, 2 and 4-byte copy_*_user invocations. On a fault
402 * we return the initial request size (1, 2 or 4), as copy_*_user should do. 414 * we return the initial request size (1, 2 or 4), as copy_*_user should do.
403 * If a store crosses a page boundary and gets a fault, the x86 will not write 415 * If a store crosses a page boundary and gets a fault, the x86 will not write