Re: [PATCH 1/4] inet: Add skb_copy_datagram_iter

From: Al Viro
Date: Tue Nov 04 2014 - 09:52:31 EST


On Tue, Nov 04, 2014 at 10:44:16PM +0800, Herbert Xu wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 04, 2014 at 02:35:36PM +0000, Al Viro wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 04, 2014 at 02:32:00PM +0000, Al Viro wrote:
> >
> > > Too noisy, IMO. How about skb_copy_datagram_msg() first? The fewer
> > > places have to even think of iovec or iov_iter, the better...
> >
> > PS: "too noisy" is about turning every callsite of skb_copy_datagram_iovec
> > into that of skb_copy_datagram_iter; the helper itself is just fine.
>
> Hmm if that is your concern then I don't see how skb_copy_datagram_msg
> changes things as you'd still have to convert every existing caller
> of skb_copy_datagram_iovec. Colour me confused.

Fewer places having to even think of iovec/iov_iter...
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