Ping? > > This case is no-op and no error is returned. > > > > See fs/splice.c vmsplice syscall which contains: > > > > if (unlikely(nr_segs > UIO_MAXIOV)) > > return -EINVAL; > > else if (unlikely(!nr_segs)) > > return 0; > > > > and looking at the git log suggests that this snipped was always there. > > > > Signed-off-by: Cyril Hrubis <chrubis@xxxxxxx> > > --- > > man2/vmsplice.2 | 2 +- > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > > > diff --git a/man2/vmsplice.2 b/man2/vmsplice.2 > > index 35ab07f..a9ad786 100644 > > --- a/man2/vmsplice.2 > > +++ b/man2/vmsplice.2 > > @@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ either not valid, or doesn't refer to a pipe. > > .TP > > .B EINVAL > > .I nr_segs > > -is 0 or greater than > > +is greater than > > .BR IOV_MAX ; > > or memory not aligned if > > .B SPLICE_F_GIFT -- Cyril Hrubis chrubis@xxxxxxx -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html