linux-kernel - [PATCH RERESEND 11/11] splice: splice_to_socket: always request MSG

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Date:   Thu, 14 Dec 2023 19:45:18 +0100
From:   Ahelenia Ziemiańska 
        <nabijaczleweli@...ijaczleweli.xyz>
To:     unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input)
Cc:     Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>,
        Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH RERESEND 11/11] splice: splice_to_socket: always request
 MSG_DONTWAIT

Otherwise we risk sleeping with the pipe locked for indeterminate
lengths of time.

Signed-off-by: Ahelenia Ziemiańska <nabijaczleweli@...ijaczleweli.xyz>
---
 fs/splice.c | 4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/splice.c b/fs/splice.c
index 81788bf7daa1..d5885032f9a8 100644
--- a/fs/splice.c
+++ b/fs/splice.c
@@ -869,13 +869,11 @@ ssize_t splice_to_socket(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, struct file *out,
 		if (!bc)
 			break;
 
-		msg.msg_flags = MSG_SPLICE_PAGES;
+		msg.msg_flags = MSG_SPLICE_PAGES | MSG_DONTWAIT;
 		if (flags & SPLICE_F_MORE)
 			msg.msg_flags |= MSG_MORE;
 		if (remain && pipe_occupancy(pipe->head, tail) > 0)
 			msg.msg_flags |= MSG_MORE;
-		if (out->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK)
-			msg.msg_flags |= MSG_DONTWAIT;
 
 		iov_iter_bvec(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_SOURCE, bvec, bc,
 			      len - remain);
-- 
2.39.2

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