Messages in this thread | | | From | David Howells <> | Subject | Re: [RFC PATCH 4/4] netfs: Add a function to extract an iterator into a scatterlist | Date | Fri, 18 Nov 2022 11:08:55 +0000 |
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I updated the patch description to mention that pinning may be used instead of getting a ref:
netfs: Add a function to extract an iterator into a scatterlist
Provide a function for filling in a scatterlist from the list of pages contained in an iterator.
If the iterator is UBUF- or IOBUF-type, the pages have a ref (WRITE) or a pin (READ) taken on them.
If the iterator is BVEC-, KVEC- or XARRAY-type, no ref is taken on the pages and it is left to the caller to manage their lifetime. It cannot be assumed that a ref can be validly taken, particularly in the case of a KVEC iterator.
David
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