Re: [patch 0/3] make splice more generic

From: Max Kellermann
Date: Sat May 09 2009 - 07:37:15 EST


On 2009/05/07 15:37, Miklos Szeredi <miklos@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Just after cleaning up my patches after a vacation I found Max
> Kellermann's patch on LKML implementing the first part. I'll still
> post mine, because it's slightly simpler (no ref + unref on the buffer
> if not necessary).

I didn't do that initially, but then I wasn't sure if that is actually
valid: the get() method requires a pointer to the pipe and the buffer,
not just the underlying page. I chose the safe path, because I don't
know that API very well.

Max
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