linux-kernel - Re: [rfc patch 2/4] splice: remove steal from pipe_buf

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Date:	Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:01:54 +0200
From:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
To:	Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
Cc:	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mm@...ck.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [rfc patch 2/4] splice: remove steal from pipe_buf_operations

On Sat, Jun 21 2008, Miklos Szeredi wrote:
> From: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@...e.cz>
> 
> The 'steal' operation hasn't been used for some time.  Remove it and
> the associated dead code.  If it's needed in the future, it can always
> be easily restored.

I'd rather not just remove this, it's basically waiting for Nick to make
good on his promise to make stealing work again (he disabled it).

-- 
Jens Axboe

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