linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v5 1/4] rust: uaccess: add userspace pointers

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Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2024 18:08:02 +0000
From: David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
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Subject: RE: [PATCH v5 1/4] rust: uaccess: add userspace pointers

Should you be implementing 'struct iov_iter' ?

Even if it means creating an IO_UBUF for ioctls?
(Although that might take some 'fettling' for read+write for ioctls.)

	David

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