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

[David Howells]

Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx> wrote:

> 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.

Fair enough.  Rename to vfs_splice_read() okay with you?

David