netdev - Re: let import_iovec deal with compat

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Date:   Fri, 25 Sep 2020 16:23:45 +0100
From:   Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
Cc:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
        David Laight <David.Laight@...lab.com>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-mips@...r.kernel.org, linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org,
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Subject: Re: let import_iovec deal with compat_iovecs as well v4

On Fri, Sep 25, 2020 at 06:51:37AM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> Hi Al,
> 
> this series changes import_iovec to transparently deal with compat iovec
> structures, and then cleanups up a lot of code dupliation.

OK, I can live with that.  Applied, let's see if it passes smoke tests
into -next it goes.