linux-kernel - Re: generic_file_splice

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Message-Id: <E1KBVwv-0006De-6e@pomaz-ex.szeredi.hu>
Date:	Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:26:17 +0200
From:	Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
To:	jens.axboe@...cle.com
CC:	miklos@...redi.hu, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org
Subject: Re: generic_file_splice_read() issues

> Perhaps we can abstract that bit out into a small helper function, tied
> in with your previous patch.

If you don't mind, I'd leave this to you.  I don't have the means (and
time) to test these changes, and anyway my preferred solution to all
known and unknown problems of generic_file_splice_read() would be to
move it to do_generic_file_read(), which you and Linus unfortunately
don't like :/

Miklos
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