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.TH "__STRNCPY_FROM_USER" "9" "13 April 2004" "" ""

.SH NAME
__strncpy_from_user \- Copy a NUL terminated string from userspace, with less checking.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.sp
\fB
.sp
long __strncpy_from_user  (char * \fIdst\fB, const char __user * \fIsrc\fB, long \fIcount\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIdst\fB\fR
Destination address, in kernel space.  This buffer must be at
least \fIcount\fR bytes long.
.TP
\fB\fIsrc\fB\fR
Source address, in user space.
.TP
\fB\fIcount\fB\fR
Maximum number of bytes to copy, including the trailing NUL.
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Copies a NUL-terminated string from userspace to kernel space.
Caller must check the specified block with \fBaccess_ok\fR before calling
this function.
.PP
On success, returns the length of the string (not including the trailing
NUL).
.PP
If access to userspace fails, returns -EFAULT (some data may have been
copied).
.PP
If \fIcount\fR is smaller than the length of the string, copies \fIcount\fR bytes
and returns \fIcount\fR.
.SH "ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT"
.PP
This documentation was generated with kernel version 2.6.1.