On Thu, 31 May 2007 12:33:16 +0200 Jens Axboe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, > > This patch removes the ->sendfile() hook from the file_operations > structure, and replaces the sys_sendfile() mechanism to be based on > ->splice_read() instead. There should be no functional changes. > > - retval = in_file->f_op->sendfile(in_file, ppos, count, file_send_actor, > out_file); > + fl = 0; > + if (in_file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) > + fl = SPLICE_F_NONBLOCK; > + > + retval = do_splice_direct(in_file, ppos, out_file, count, fl); I like this, but are you sure it wont break user land ? Some applications might react badly if sendfile() returns EAGAIN ? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
