linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv2 4/7] iomap: simplify direct io validity check

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Message-ID: <41ebc34d-9d9c-462a-93c2-95deb6aab811@suse.de>
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2025 08:07:47 +0200
From: Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>
To: Keith Busch <kbusch@...a.com>, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: snitzer@...nel.org, axboe@...nel.dk, dw@...idwei.uk, brauner@...nel.org,
 Keith Busch <kbusch@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCHv2 4/7] iomap: simplify direct io validity check

On 8/5/25 16:11, Keith Busch wrote:
> From: Keith Busch <kbusch@...nel.org>
> 
> The block layer checks all the segments for validity later, so no need
> for an early check. Just reduce it to a simple position and total length
> and defer the segment checks to the block layer.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Keith Busch <kbusch@...nel.org>
> ---
>   fs/iomap/direct-io.c | 3 +--
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>

Cheers,

Hannes
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