Re: [PATCH v4 02/14] iov_iter: add iterator type for dmabuf maps

Christoph Hellwig <[email protected]> Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:59:53 +0200
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On Tue, Jul 28, 2026 at 10:29:14PM +0100, Pavel Begunkov wrote:
> Introduce a new iterator type for dmabuf maps. The map in an opaque
> object with internals and format specific to the subsystem / driver, and
> only it can use that subsystem / driver for issuing IO. The task of the
> middle layers is to pass the map / iterator further down, maybe doing
> basic splitting and length checking. The iterator can only be used by
> operations of the file the associated map was created for.
> 
> Suggested-by: Keith Busch <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Pavel Begunkov <[email protected]>

Looks good:

Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <[email protected]>

I'm also pretty sure I reviewed this and vairous other patches
before..