access_ok, but for kernel only

From: Greg Law (glaw_at_nexwave-solutions.com)
Date: 02/23/05 

Date: 23 Feb 2005 07:57:51 -0800

Hi,

Is there an equivalent of access_ok for kernel space?

I want to pass an address down to my kernel module (as a parameter at
module load time). I want to have my module check that this is a
valid kernel address.

TIA

Greg

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