From: Matthew Wilcox > Sent: 19 March 2023 02:51 > > On Sun, Mar 19, 2023 at 12:20:12AM +0000, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote: > > /* for /proc/kcore */ > > -extern long vread(char *buf, char *addr, unsigned long count); > > +extern long vread_iter(char *addr, size_t count, struct iov_iter *iter); > > I don't love the order of the arguments here. Usually we follow > memcpy() and have (dst, src, len). This sometimes gets a bit more > complex when either src or dst need two arguments, but that's not the > case here. And, if 'addr' is the source (which Matthew's comment implies) it ought to be 'const char *' (or probably even 'const void *'). David - Registered Address Lakeside, Bramley Road, Mount Farm, Milton Keynes, MK1 1PT, UK Registration No: 1397386 (Wales)
