The patch titled use simple_read_from_buffer() in fs/ has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is use-simple_read_from_buffer-in-fs.patch *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** See http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/added-to-mm.txt to find out what to do about this ------------------------------------------------------ Subject: use simple_read_from_buffer() in fs/ From: Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@xxxxxxxxx> Cleanup using simple_read_from_buffer() in binfmt_misc, configfs, and sysfs. Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxx> Cc: Joel Becker <joel.becker@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/binfmt_misc.c | 13 +------------ fs/configfs/file.c | 33 ++------------------------------- fs/sysfs/file.c | 33 ++------------------------------- 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 74 deletions(-) diff -puN fs/binfmt_misc.c~use-simple_read_from_buffer-in-fs fs/binfmt_misc.c --- a/fs/binfmt_misc.c~use-simple_read_from_buffer-in-fs +++ a/fs/binfmt_misc.c @@ -675,19 +675,8 @@ static ssize_t bm_status_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t nbytes, loff_t *ppos) { char *s = enabled ? "enabled" : "disabled"; - int len = strlen(s); - loff_t pos = *ppos; - if (pos < 0) - return -EINVAL; - if (pos >= len) - return 0; - if (len < pos + nbytes) - nbytes = len - pos; - if (copy_to_user(buf, s + pos, nbytes)) - return -EFAULT; - *ppos = pos + nbytes; - return nbytes; + return simple_read_from_buffer(buf, nbytes, ppos, s, strlen(s)); } static ssize_t bm_status_write(struct file * file, const char __user * buffer, diff -puN fs/configfs/file.c~use-simple_read_from_buffer-in-fs fs/configfs/file.c --- a/fs/configfs/file.c~use-simple_read_from_buffer-in-fs +++ a/fs/configfs/file.c @@ -77,36 +77,6 @@ static int fill_read_buffer(struct dentr return ret; } - -/** - * flush_read_buffer - push buffer to userspace. - * @buffer: data buffer for file. - * @userbuf: user-passed buffer. - * @count: number of bytes requested. - * @ppos: file position. - * - * Copy the buffer we filled in fill_read_buffer() to userspace. - * This is done at the reader's leisure, copying and advancing - * the amount they specify each time. - * This may be called continuously until the buffer is empty. - */ -static int flush_read_buffer(struct configfs_buffer * buffer, char __user * buf, - size_t count, loff_t * ppos) -{ - int error; - - if (*ppos > buffer->count) - return 0; - - if (count > (buffer->count - *ppos)) - count = buffer->count - *ppos; - - error = copy_to_user(buf,buffer->page + *ppos,count); - if (!error) - *ppos += count; - return error ? -EFAULT : count; -} - /** * configfs_read_file - read an attribute. * @file: file pointer. @@ -139,7 +109,8 @@ configfs_read_file(struct file *file, ch } pr_debug("%s: count = %zd, ppos = %lld, buf = %s\n", __FUNCTION__, count, *ppos, buffer->page); - retval = flush_read_buffer(buffer,buf,count,ppos); + retval = simple_read_from_buffer(buf, count, ppos, buffer->page, + buffer->count); out: up(&buffer->sem); return retval; diff -puN fs/sysfs/file.c~use-simple_read_from_buffer-in-fs fs/sysfs/file.c --- a/fs/sysfs/file.c~use-simple_read_from_buffer-in-fs +++ a/fs/sysfs/file.c @@ -104,36 +104,6 @@ static int fill_read_buffer(struct dentr return ret; } - -/** - * flush_read_buffer - push buffer to userspace. - * @buffer: data buffer for file. - * @buf: user-passed buffer. - * @count: number of bytes requested. - * @ppos: file position. - * - * Copy the buffer we filled in fill_read_buffer() to userspace. - * This is done at the reader's leisure, copying and advancing - * the amount they specify each time. - * This may be called continuously until the buffer is empty. - */ -static int flush_read_buffer(struct sysfs_buffer * buffer, char __user * buf, - size_t count, loff_t * ppos) -{ - int error; - - if (*ppos > buffer->count) - return 0; - - if (count > (buffer->count - *ppos)) - count = buffer->count - *ppos; - - error = copy_to_user(buf,buffer->page + *ppos,count); - if (!error) - *ppos += count; - return error ? -EFAULT : count; -} - /** * sysfs_read_file - read an attribute. * @file: file pointer. @@ -167,7 +137,8 @@ sysfs_read_file(struct file *file, char } pr_debug("%s: count = %zd, ppos = %lld, buf = %s\n", __FUNCTION__, count, *ppos, buffer->page); - retval = flush_read_buffer(buffer,buf,count,ppos); + retval = simple_read_from_buffer(buf, count, ppos, buffer->page, + buffer->count); out: up(&buffer->sem); return retval; _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from akinobu.mita@xxxxxxxxx are origin.patch slob-handle-slab_panic-flag.patch fault-injection-fix-failslab-with-config_numa.patch hugetlbfs-add-null-check-in-hugetlb_zero_setup.patch slob-fix-page-order-calculation-on-not-4kb-page.patch git-alsa.patch auth_gss-unregister-gss_domain-when-unloading-module.patch fault-injection-disable-stacktrace-filter-for-x86-64.patch fault-injection-enable-stacktrace-with-dwarf2-unwinder.patch use-slab_panic-flag-cleanup.patch simplify-the-stacktrace-code.patch dtlk-fix-error-checks-in-module_init.patch procfs-use-simple_read_from_buffer.patch cm4000_cs-fix-error-paths.patch cm4000_cs-use-bitrev.patch use-simple_read_from_buffer-in-fs.patch use-simple_read_from_buffer-in-kernel.patch sunrpc-fix-error-path-in-module_init.patch - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html