linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 11/10] pipe: Add fsync() support [ver #2]

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Date:   Sat, 2 Nov 2019 15:03:43 -0700
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
Cc:     David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
        Konstantin Khlebnikov <khlebnikov@...dex-team.ru>,
        Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>, raven@...maw.net,
        Christian Brauner <christian@...uner.io>,
        keyrings@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-block <linux-block@...r.kernel.org>,
        LSM List <linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
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        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 11/10] pipe: Add fsync() support [ver #2]

On Sat, Nov 2, 2019 at 1:31 PM Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net> wrote:
>
> Add in the fact that it’s not obvious that vmsplice *can* be used correctly, and I’m wondering if we should just remove it or make it just do write() under the hood.

Sure it can. Just don't modify the data you vmsplice. It's really that simple.

That said, if we don't have any actual users, then we should look at
removing it (maybe turning it into "write()" as you say). Not because
it's hard to use, but simply because it probably doesn't have that
many uses.

               Linus