Re: [PATCH v6 6/8] io_uring/cmd: Introduce SOCKET_URING_OP_GETSOCKOPT

[Jens Axboe]

On 9/13/23 1:36 PM, Jens Axboe wrote:
> On 9/13/23 9:27 AM, Breno Leitao wrote:
>> Add support for getsockopt command (SOCKET_URING_OP_GETSOCKOPT), where
>> level is SOL_SOCKET. This is similar to the getsockopt(2) system
>> call, and both parameters are pointers to userspace.
>>
>> Important to say that userspace needs to keep the pointer alive until
>> the CQE is completed.
> 
> Since it's holding the data needed, this is true for any request that
> is writing data. IOW, this is not unusual and should be taken for
> granted. I think this may warrant a bit of rewording if the patch is
> respun, if not then just ignore it.

reads data of course, writing into the userspace buffer.

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Jens Axboe