Re: [PATCH 2/2] Perform check in iov_iter_fault_in_readable() bycheck_readable_bytes()

[Pavel Machek]

Hi!

> This patch changes iov_iter_fault_in_readable() to use check_readable_bytes()
> instead of fault_in_pages_readable(). It allows iov_iter_fault_in_readable()
> callers to know how much data is accessible and proceed with it. It makes
> sys_write() more POSIX-friendly.

I agree with andi here: yes, your suggested behaviour is 'nicer', but
I don't the code complexity is worth it.
								Pavel

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