Re: [PATCH] rename rw_verify_area() to rw_access_ok()

On Sun, Apr 17, 2005 at 11:50:35PM +0200, Jesper Juhl wrote:
> verify_area() will soon be dead and gone, replaced by access_ok(), thus 
> the function named rw_verify_area() is badly named and should be renamed. 
> This patch renames rw_verify_area to rw_access_ok which seems more 
> appropriate (it also updates all callers of the functions as well as 
> references to it in comments).

Not that I care too much, but, rw_verify_area() has nothing to do with 
verify_area/access_ok functions.

I dont see real need to rename this function. 

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