Re: [PATCH v21 05/30] splice: Make do_splice_to() generic and export it

[Christian Brauner]

On Sat, May 20, 2023 at 01:00:24AM +0100, David Howells wrote:
> Rename do_splice_to() to vfs_splice_read() and export it so that it can be
> used as a helper when calling down to a lower layer filesystem as it
> performs all the necessary checks[1].
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx>
> cc: Miklos Szeredi <miklos@xxxxxxxxxx>
> cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx>
> cc: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> cc: John Hubbard <jhubbard@xxxxxxxxxx>
> cc: David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx>
> cc: Matthew Wilcox <willy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> cc: linux-unionfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> cc: linux-block@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> cc: linux-fsdevel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> cc: linux-mm@xxxxxxxxx
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/CAJfpeguGksS3sCigmRi9hJdUec8qtM9f+_9jC1rJhsXT+dV01w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ [1]
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Reviewed-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>