linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 01/34] vfs: Unconditionally set IOCB_WRITE in call_write

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Message-ID: <Y8ZgCA90yNOYpDZG@infradead.org>
Date:   Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:44:56 -0800
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
        Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        linux-block@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
        Jeff Layton <jlayton@...nel.org>,
        Logan Gunthorpe <logang@...tatee.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 01/34] vfs: Unconditionally set IOCB_WRITE in
 call_write_iter()

On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 08:28:24AM +0000, David Howells wrote:
> Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org> wrote:
> 
> > I suspect the best is to:
> > 
> >  - rename init_sync_kiocb to init_kiocb
> >  - pass a new argument for the destination
> 
> Do you mean the direction rather than the destination?

Yes.