From: Andy Adamson <andros@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> NFSv4.2 inter server to server copy always copies across devices. Note: both btrfs and nfs have EXDEV checks in their copy_file_range functions. Signed-off-by: Andy Adamson <andros@xxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/read_write.c | 5 ----- 1 file changed, 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c index 1cbab4e..a6d3350 100644 --- a/fs/read_write.c +++ b/fs/read_write.c @@ -1483,7 +1483,6 @@ ssize_t vfs_copy_file_range(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in, size_t len, unsigned int flags) { struct inode *inode_in = file_inode(file_in); - struct inode *inode_out = file_inode(file_out); ssize_t ret; if (flags != 0) @@ -1505,10 +1504,6 @@ ssize_t vfs_copy_file_range(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in, (file_out->f_flags & O_APPEND)) return -EBADF; - /* this could be relaxed once a method supports cross-fs copies */ - if (inode_in->i_sb != inode_out->i_sb) - return -EXDEV; - if (len == 0) return 0; -- 1.8.3.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-nfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html