linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/6] fs: split off vfs_getdents function of getdents64 syscall

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Message-ID: <ZK0RtwQza0mra2LF@codewreck.org>
Date:   Tue, 11 Jul 2023 17:24:23 +0900
From:   Dominique Martinet <asmadeus@...ewreck.org>
To:     Hao Xu <hao.xu@...ux.dev>
Cc:     Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>,
        Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        Pavel Begunkov <asml.silence@...il.com>,
        Stefan Roesch <shr@...com>, Clay Harris <bugs@...ycon.org>,
        Dave Chinner <david@...morbit.com>,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        io-uring@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/6] fs: split off vfs_getdents function of getdents64
 syscall

Hao Xu wrote on Tue, Jul 11, 2023 at 04:17:11PM +0800:
> > So to that someone: feel free to continue from these branches (I've
> > included the fix for kernfs_fop_readdir that Dan Carpenter reported):
> > https://github.com/martinetd/linux/commits/io_uring_getdents
> > https://github.com/martinetd/liburing/commits/getdents
> > 
> > Or just start over, there's not that much code now hopefully the
> > baseline requirements have gotten a little bit clearer.
> > 
> > 
> > Sorry for stirring the mess and leaving halfway, if nobody does continue
> > I might send a v3 when I have more time/energy in a few months, but it
> > won't be quick.
> 
> I'd like to take this if you don't mind.

Sure, I haven't been working on this lately, feel free to work on this.

Will be happy to review anything you send based on what came out of the
previous discussions to save Christian and others some time so you can
keep me in Cc if you'd like.

-- 
Dominique Martinet | Asmadeus