Re: [PATCH v16 03/13] overlayfs: Implement splice-read

[Christoph Hellwig]

On Wed, Mar 08, 2023 at 03:54:36PM +0000, David Howells wrote:
> Using do_splice_to() as a helper is probably a good idea, though both Willy
> and Christoph seem to dislike it.

That's not true.  What I'm fundamentlly against is pointless wrappers
like the call_* that add no value.  do_splice_to adds useful checks,
so if properly named and documented, I'm absolutely in favour.