linux-kernel - Re: linux-next: manual merge of the block tree with the mm tree

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Date:   Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:15:48 -0600
From:   Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:     David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
        Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
Cc:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Next Mailing List <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>,
        Lorenzo Stoakes <lstoakes@...il.com>
Subject: Re: linux-next: manual merge of the block tree with the mm tree

On 3/22/23 5:13 PM, David Howells wrote:
> Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au> wrote:
> 
>>  +	if (unlikely(iov_iter_is_pipe(i))) {
>>  +		copied = copy_page_to_iter_pipe(page, offset, bytes, i);
>>  +		goto out;
>>  +	}
> 
> This bit would need to be removed from copy_page_to_iter_atomic() as the two
> functions it calls should be removed by the patch in the block tree.

Maybe it'd be better to consolidate rather than split the changes over
two trees?

-- 
Jens Axboe