[PATCH 3/3] splice: remove PIPE_BUF_FLAG_GIFT
From: Askar Safin
Date: Sat May 30 2026 - 21:06:55 EST
It is unused now.
Signed-off-by: Askar Safin <safinaskar@xxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/fuse/dev.c | 1 -
fs/splice.c | 6 ++----
include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h | 1 -
3 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/fuse/dev.c b/fs/fuse/dev.c
index 5dda7080f4a9..fb8fe0c96692 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dev.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dev.c
@@ -2352,7 +2352,6 @@ static ssize_t fuse_dev_splice_write(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
goto out_free;
*obuf = *ibuf;
- obuf->flags &= ~PIPE_BUF_FLAG_GIFT;
obuf->len = rem;
ibuf->offset += obuf->len;
ibuf->len -= obuf->len;
diff --git a/fs/splice.c b/fs/splice.c
index b1a4e3713bd6..6ddf7dd72f7b 100644
--- a/fs/splice.c
+++ b/fs/splice.c
@@ -1622,10 +1622,9 @@ static int splice_pipe_to_pipe(struct pipe_inode_info *ipipe,
*obuf = *ibuf;
/*
- * Don't inherit the gift and merge flags, we need to
+ * Don't inherit the merge flag, we need to
* prevent multiple steals of this page.
*/
- obuf->flags &= ~PIPE_BUF_FLAG_GIFT;
obuf->flags &= ~PIPE_BUF_FLAG_CAN_MERGE;
obuf->len = len;
@@ -1711,10 +1710,9 @@ static ssize_t link_pipe(struct pipe_inode_info *ipipe,
*obuf = *ibuf;
/*
- * Don't inherit the gift and merge flag, we need to prevent
+ * Don't inherit the merge flag, we need to prevent
* multiple steals of this page.
*/
- obuf->flags &= ~PIPE_BUF_FLAG_GIFT;
obuf->flags &= ~PIPE_BUF_FLAG_CAN_MERGE;
if (obuf->len > len)
diff --git a/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h b/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h
index 7f6a92ac9704..a1eeed800669 100644
--- a/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h
+++ b/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
#define PIPE_BUF_FLAG_LRU 0x01 /* page is on the LRU */
#define PIPE_BUF_FLAG_ATOMIC 0x02 /* was atomically mapped */
-#define PIPE_BUF_FLAG_GIFT 0x04 /* page is a gift */
#define PIPE_BUF_FLAG_PACKET 0x08 /* read() as a packet */
#define PIPE_BUF_FLAG_CAN_MERGE 0x10 /* can merge buffers */
#define PIPE_BUF_FLAG_WHOLE 0x20 /* read() must return entire buffer or error */
--
2.47.3