Re: [PATCH v3 8/9] vfs: copy_file_range() can do a pagecache copy with splice

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On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 1:48 PM, Anna Schumaker
<Anna.Schumaker@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The NFS server will need some kind offallback for filesystems that don't
> have any kind of copy acceleration, and it should be generally useful to
> have an in-kernel copy to avoid lots of switches between kernel and user
> space.
>
> I make this configurable by adding two new flags.  Users who only want a
> reflink can pass COPY_FR_REFLINK, and users who want a full data copy can
> pass COPY_FR_COPY.  The default (flags=0) means to first attempt a
> reflink, but use the pagecache if that fails.
>

Can you clarify how the subject line fits in?  I'm a bit lost.

--Andy
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