David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > diff --git a/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h b/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h > index 6cb65df3e3ba..d2c3f16cf6b1 100644 > --- a/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h > +++ b/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h > @@ -156,6 +156,26 @@ static inline bool pipe_full(unsigned int head, unsigned int tail, > return pipe_occupancy(head, tail) >= limit; > } > > +/** > + * pipe_buf - Return the pipe buffer for the specified slot in the pipe ring > + * @pipe: The pipe to access > + * @slot: The slot of interest > + */ > +static inline struct pipe_buffer *pipe_buf(const struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, > + unsigned int slot) > +{ > + return &pipe->bufs[slot & (pipe->ring_size - 1)]; > +} > + > +/** > + * pipe_head_buf - Return the pipe buffer at the head of the pipe ring > + * @pipe: The pipe to access > + */ > +static inline struct pipe_buffer *pipe_head_buf(const struct pipe_inode_info *pipe) > +{ > + return pipe_buf(pipe, pipe->head); > +} > + > /** > * pipe_buf_get - get a reference to a pipe_buffer > * @pipe: the pipe that the buffer belongs to > diff --git a/lib/iov_iter.c b/lib/iov_iter.c > index f9a3ff37ecd1..47c484551c59 100644 > --- a/lib/iov_iter.c > +++ b/lib/iov_iter.c > @@ -186,12 +186,6 @@ static int copyin(void *to, const void __user *from, size_t n) > return res; > } > > -static inline struct pipe_buffer *pipe_buf(const struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, > - unsigned int slot) > -{ > - return &pipe->bufs[slot & (pipe->ring_size - 1)]; > -} > - > #ifdef PIPE_PARANOIA > static bool sanity(const struct iov_iter *i) > { This needs moving to the previous patch, but no code change overall. David