linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v18 08/15] cifs: Use generic_file_splice

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Date:   Tue, 14 Mar 2023 19:52:49 -0300
From:   Paulo Alcantara <pc@...guebit.com>
To:     David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Cc:     David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
        Jeff Layton <jlayton@...nel.org>,
        David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>,
        Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...dia.com>,
        Logan Gunthorpe <logang@...tatee.com>,
        Hillf Danton <hdanton@...a.com>,
        Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
        Steve French <smfrench@...il.com>,
        John Hubbard <jhubbard@...dia.com>, linux-cifs@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v18 08/15] cifs: Use generic_file_splice_read()

David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com> writes:

> Make cifs use generic_file_splice_read() rather than doing it for itself.
>
> As a consequence, filemap_splice_read() no longer needs to be exported.
>
> Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
> Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
> cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
> cc: Steve French <smfrench@...il.com>
> cc: Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
> cc: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
> cc: John Hubbard <jhubbard@...dia.com>
> cc: linux-mm@...ck.org
> cc: linux-block@...r.kernel.org
> cc: linux-cifs@...r.kernel.org
> cc: linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
> ---
>
> Notes:
>     ver #18)
>      - Split out from change to generic_file_splice_read().
>
>  fs/cifs/cifsfs.c |  8 ++++----
>  fs/cifs/cifsfs.h |  3 ---
>  fs/cifs/file.c   | 16 ----------------
>  mm/filemap.c     |  1 -
>  4 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Paulo Alcantara (SUSE) <pc@...guebit.com>