This patch introduces memory_read_from_buffer. The only difference between memory_read_from_buffer and simple_read_from_buffer is which address space the function copies to. simple_read_from_buffer copies to user space memory. memory_read_from_buffer copies to normal memory. Signed-off-by: Akinobu Mita --- fs/libfs.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ include/linux/fs.h | 5 ++++- 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) Index: 2.6-git/fs/libfs.c =================================================================== --- 2.6-git.orig/fs/libfs.c +++ 2.6-git/fs/libfs.c @@ -528,6 +528,23 @@ ssize_t simple_read_from_buffer(void __u return count; } +ssize_t memory_read_from_buffer(void *to, size_t count, loff_t *ppos, + const void *from, size_t available) +{ + loff_t pos = *ppos; + + if (pos < 0) + return -EINVAL; + if (pos >= available) + return 0; + if (count > available - pos) + count = available - pos; + memcpy(to, from + pos, count); + *ppos = pos + count; + + return count; +} + /* * Transaction based IO. * The file expects a single write which triggers the transaction, and then @@ -800,6 +817,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(simple_statfs); EXPORT_SYMBOL(simple_sync_file); EXPORT_SYMBOL(simple_unlink); EXPORT_SYMBOL(simple_read_from_buffer); +EXPORT_SYMBOL(memory_read_from_buffer); EXPORT_SYMBOL(simple_transaction_get); EXPORT_SYMBOL(simple_transaction_read); EXPORT_SYMBOL(simple_transaction_release); Index: 2.6-git/include/linux/fs.h =================================================================== --- 2.6-git.orig/include/linux/fs.h +++ 2.6-git/include/linux/fs.h @@ -2000,7 +2000,10 @@ extern int simple_fill_super(struct supe extern int simple_pin_fs(struct file_system_type *, struct vfsmount **mount, int *count); extern void simple_release_fs(struct vfsmount **mount, int *count); -extern ssize_t simple_read_from_buffer(void __user *, size_t, loff_t *, const void *, size_t); +extern ssize_t simple_read_from_buffer(void __user *to, size_t count, + loff_t *ppos, const void *from, size_t available); +extern ssize_t memory_read_from_buffer(void *to, size_t count, loff_t *ppos, + const void *from, size_t available); #ifdef CONFIG_MIGRATION extern int buffer_migrate_page(struct address_space *, -- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/