Re: [PATCH v2 06/21] iov_iter: Make iov_iter_get_pages*() wrap iov_iter_extract_pages()
David Howells <[email protected]>
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Christoph Hellwig <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, May 18, 2026 at 11:29:38PM +0100, David Howells wrote: > > Make iov_iter_get_pages*() wrap iov_iter_extract_pages() for kernel > > iterator types (e.g. ITER_BVEC, ITER_FOLIOQ, ITER_XARRAY). The pages > > obtained have their refcounts incremented afterwards if they're not slab > > pages. ITER_KVEC is left returning -EFAULT. > > Just kill off iov_iter_get_pages*, please. Or at least stop using it > where these types matter. Much as I would like to, this isn't the place to do it. It will require an overhaul of the network socket buffering. David