linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 0/3] random: convert to using iters, for Al Viro

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Message-ID: <f3b9131c-6561-8b31-4581-fd8ca5184d4e@kernel.dk>
Date:   Fri, 20 May 2022 06:16:54 -0600
From:   Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:     "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>,
        Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>, Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 0/3] random: convert to using iters, for Al Viro

On 5/20/22 3:44 AM, Jason A. Donenfeld wrote:
> Hi Al,
> 
> I've incorporated your suggestions into Jens' patches and simplified a
> lot of the control flow. Could you take a look at these and let me know
> if it looks sane? In particular, I'm using the property you mentioned in
> which copy_{to,from}_iter() can take a maximum and do less if the
> remaining length is too small.

FWIW, ran my (small) tests and this series looks and tests fine to me.

-- 
Jens Axboe