linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v21 05/30] splice: Make do_splice

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Message-ID: <20230520-hochqualifiziert-torpedieren-a205b46c77a0@brauner>
Date:   Sat, 20 May 2023 11:35:42 +0200
From:   Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>
To:     David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:     Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
        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>,
        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>,
        Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>,
        John Hubbard <jhubbard@...dia.com>,
        linux-unionfs@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v21 05/30] splice: Make do_splice_to() generic and export
 it

On Sat, May 20, 2023 at 01:00:24AM +0100, David Howells wrote:
> Rename do_splice_to() to vfs_splice_read() and export it so that it can be
> used as a helper when calling down to a lower layer filesystem as it
> performs all the necessary checks[1].
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
> Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
> cc: Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
> cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
> cc: Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
> cc: John Hubbard <jhubbard@...dia.com>
> cc: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
> cc: Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
> cc: linux-unionfs@...r.kernel.org
> cc: linux-block@...r.kernel.org
> cc: linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
> cc: linux-mm@...ck.org
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/CAJfpeguGksS3sCigmRi9hJdUec8qtM9f+_9jC1rJhsXT+dV01w@mail.gmail.com/ [1]
> ---

Reviewed-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>