linux-kernel - Re: [git pull] vfs.git pile 3: splice-related bits and pieces

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Date:   Tue, 2 May 2017 11:40:43 -0700
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [git pull] vfs.git pile 3: splice-related bits and pieces

On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 3:39 PM, Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk> wrote:
>         Those actually missed the last cycle; the branch itself is
> from last December.
>
> Al Viro (4):
>       splice/tee/vmsplice: validate flags

I'm not convinced every user does this right, and this might break
some splice-using app.

But with splice() being so special and unusual, I'm willing to at
least try it. But if somebody reports that something does break, this
gets reverted.

                 Linus