Re: let import_iovec deal with compat_iovecs as well v4

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To: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx>
Subject: Re: let import_iovec deal with compat_iovecs as well v4
From: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2020 16:23:45 +0100
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>, David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>, David Laight <David.Laight@xxxxxxxxxx>, linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-mips@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-parisc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linuxppc-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-s390@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, sparclinux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-block@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-scsi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-fsdevel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-aio@xxxxxxxxx, io-uring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-arch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-mm@xxxxxxxxx, netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, keyrings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-security-module@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <20200925045146.1283714-1-hch@lst.de>

On Fri, Sep 25, 2020 at 06:51:37AM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> Hi Al,
> 
> this series changes import_iovec to transparently deal with compat iovec
> structures, and then cleanups up a lot of code dupliation.

OK, I can live with that.  Applied, let's see if it passes smoke tests
into -next it goes.

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- let import_iovec deal with compat_iovecs as well v4
  - From: Christoph Hellwig

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