linux-kernel - Re: [RFC v0 1/4] vfs: add copy_range syscall and vfs entry point

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Date:	Tue, 21 May 2013 12:50:20 -0700
From:	Zach Brown <zab@...hat.com>
To:	Eric Wong <normalperson@...t.net>
Cc:	"Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
	Trond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@...app.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org, linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC v0 1/4] vfs: add copy_range syscall and vfs entry point

On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 07:47:19PM +0000, Eric Wong wrote:
> Zach Brown <zab@...hat.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 07:44:05PM +0000, Eric Wong wrote:
> > > Why introduce a new syscall instead of extending sys_splice?
> > 
> > Personally, I think it's ugly to have different operations use the same
> > syscall just because their arguments match.
> 
> Fair enough.  I think adding a (currently unused) flags parameter would
> make sense for future-proofing.

Yeah, that seems reasonble.  

- z
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