Re: [PATCH v5 01/11] file: Export __receive_fd() to modules

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To: Xie Yongji <xieyongji@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 01/11] file: Export __receive_fd() to modules
From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:08:22 +0000
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In-reply-to: <20210315053721.189-2-xieyongji@bytedance.com>

On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 01:37:11PM +0800, Xie Yongji wrote:
> Export __receive_fd() so that some modules can use
> it to pass file descriptor between processes.

I really don't think any non-core code should do that, especilly not
modular mere driver code.

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- [PATCH v5 00/11] Introduce VDUSE - vDPA Device in Userspace
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- [PATCH v5 01/11] file: Export __receive_fd() to modules
  - From: Xie Yongji

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