linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 08/11] tty: splice

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Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2024 13:57:30 -0800
From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To: Oliver Giles <ohw.giles@...il.com>
Cc: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>, 
	Ahelenia Ziemiańska <nabijaczleweli@...ijaczleweli.xyz>, 
	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>, 
	Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, 
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-serial@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 08/11] tty: splice_read: disable

On Wed, 3 Jan 2024 at 13:34, Oliver Giles <ohw.giles@...il.com> wrote:
>
> I'm happy to report that that particular SSL VPN tool is no longer
> around.

Ahh, well that simplifies things and we can then just remove the tty
splice support again.

Of course, maybe then somebody else will report on some other odd
user, but ... fingers crossed.

                Linus