Re: [PATCH v2 06/21] iov_iter: Make iov_iter_get_pages*() wrap iov_iter_extract_pages()

Christoph Hellwig <[email protected]> Sun, 24 May 2026 23:13:51 -0700

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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.