Re: [RFC] iov_iter support for a single kernel address

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On Mon, Dec 13, 2021 at 03:30:41AM +0000, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> 
> When working on the vmcore conversion to iov_iter, I noticed we had a
> lot of places that construct a single kvec on the stack, and it seems a
> little wasteful.  Adding an ITER_KADDR type makes the iov_iter a little
> easier to use.
> 
> I included conversion of 9p to use ITER_KADDR so you can see whether you
> think it's worth doing.

While it does look sensible on its own, I'm rather worried about bloating
the iov_iter interface with ever more types.



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