On Mon, Jul 31, 2023 at 05:46:54PM +0200, Takashi Iwai wrote: > this is a patch set to clean up the PCM copy ops using sockptr_t as a > "universal" pointer, inspired by the recent patch from Andy > Shevchenko: > > https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230721100146.67293-1-andriy.shevche...@linux.intel.com
> Even though it sounds a bit weird, sockptr_t is a generic type that is > used already in wide ranges, and it can fit our purpose, too. With > sockptr_t, the former split of copy_user and copy_kernel PCM ops can > be unified again gracefully. It really feels like we ought to rename, or add an alias for, the type if we're going to start using it more widely - it's not helping to make the code clearer.
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