Re: [PATCH v21 18/30] ext4: Provide a splice-read stub

To: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v21 18/30] ext4: Provide a splice-read stub
From: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 20 May 2023 08:21:44 +0100
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Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Not sure I'd call this a stub, but then again I'm not a native speaker.

"Wrapper"?

David

Follow-Ups:
- Re: [PATCH v21 18/30] ext4: Provide a splice-read stub
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References:
- Re: [PATCH v21 18/30] ext4: Provide a splice-read stub
  - From: Christoph Hellwig
- [PATCH v21 00/30] splice: Kill ITER_PIPE
  - From: David Howells
- [PATCH v21 18/30] ext4: Provide a splice-read stub
  - From: David Howells