linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fs: prefer read_iter over read and write

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Date:   Fri, 20 May 2022 08:37:23 -0600
From:   Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:     "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fs: prefer read_iter over read and write_iter over write

On 5/20/22 7:51 AM, Jason A. Donenfeld wrote:
> Most kernel code prefers read_iter over read and write_iter over write,
> yet the read function pointer is tested first. Reverse these so that the
> iter function is always used first.

Acked-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>

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Jens Axboe