If we read to a file that implements ->read_iter there is no need
to change the address limit if we send a kvec down. Implement that
case, and prefer it over using plain ->read with a changed address
limit if available.
Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx>
---
fs/read_write.c | 24 +++++++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c
index 46ddfce17e839..c93acbd8bf5a3 100644
--- a/fs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/read_write.c
@@ -421,7 +421,6 @@ static ssize_t new_sync_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buf, size_t len, lo
ssize_t __kernel_read(struct file *file, void *buf, size_t count, loff_t *pos)
{
- mm_segment_t old_fs = get_fs();
ssize_t ret;
if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_CAN_READ))
@@ -429,14 +428,25 @@ ssize_t __kernel_read(struct file *file, void *buf, size_t count, loff_t *pos)
if (count > MAX_RW_COUNT)
count = MAX_RW_COUNT;
- set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
- if (file->f_op->read)
+ if (file->f_op->read_iter) {
+ struct kvec iov = { .iov_base = buf, .iov_len = count };
+ struct kiocb kiocb;
+ struct iov_iter iter;
+
+ init_sync_kiocb(&kiocb, file);
+ kiocb.ki_pos = *pos;
+ iov_iter_kvec(&iter, READ, &iov, 1, count);
+ ret = file->f_op->read_iter(&kiocb, &iter);
+ *pos = kiocb.ki_pos;
+ } else if (file->f_op->read) {
+ mm_segment_t old_fs = get_fs();
+
+ set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
ret = file->f_op->read(file, (void __user *)buf, count, pos);
- else if (file->f_op->read_iter)
- ret = new_sync_read(file, (void __user *)buf, count, pos);
- else
+ set_fs(old_fs);
+ } else {
ret = -EINVAL;
- set_fs(old_fs);
+ }
if (ret > 0) {
fsnotify_access(file);
add_rchar(current, ret);
--
2.26.2
