linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/2] splice, net: Handle MSG_SPLICE_PAGES in AF

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Date:   Tue, 06 Jun 2023 04:10:19 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/2] splice,
 net: Handle MSG_SPLICE_PAGES in AF_KCM

Hello:

This series was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Wed, 31 May 2023 12:04:20 +0100 you wrote:
> Here are patches to make AF_KCM handle the MSG_SPLICE_PAGES internal
> sendmsg flag.  MSG_SPLICE_PAGES is an internal hint that tells the protocol
> that it should splice the pages supplied if it can.  Its sendpage
> implementation is then turned into a wrapper around that.
> 
> Does anyone actually use AF_KCM?  Upstream it has some issues.  It doesn't
> seem able to handle a "message" longer than 113920 bytes without jamming
> and doesn't handle the client termination once it is jammed.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,v2,1/2] kcm: Support MSG_SPLICE_PAGES
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/2b03bcae66c7
  - [net-next,v2,2/2] kcm: Convert kcm_sendpage() to use MSG_SPLICE_PAGES
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/5bb3a5cb3e21

You are awesome, thank you!
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