linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: core: datagram: tidy up copy functions a bit

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Message-Id: <20191015.145911.716932933579995114.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Tue, 15 Oct 2019 14:59:11 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     vcaputo@...garu.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: core: datagram: tidy up copy functions a bit

From: Vito Caputo <vcaputo@...garu.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2019 04:55:09 -0700

> +	if ((copy = min(start - offset, len)) > 0) {

As Eric said, we try to avoid this very construct these days.

I'm not applying this patch.

Thank you.