netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net/tls: Do not call msg_data

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Date:   Wed, 25 Jul 2018 02:49:20 +0100
From:   Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:     Vakul Garg <vakul.garg@....com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, borisp@...lanox.com, aviadye@...lanox.com,
        davejwatson@...com, davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net/tls: Do not call msg_data_left() twice

On Tue, Jul 24, 2018 at 04:41:18PM +0530, Vakul Garg wrote:
> In function tls_sw_sendmsg(), msg_data_left() needs to be called only
> once. The second invocation of msg_data_left() for assigning variable
> try_to_copy can be removed and merged with the first one.

You do realize that msg_data_left(msg) is simply msg->msg_iter.count?
So I'm not at all sure that your change will be an overall win...