Subj : [$] Improving iov_iter
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From : LWN.net
Date : Tue Jun 10 2025 16:30:08

[$] Improving iov_iter

Date:
Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:16:49 +0000

Description:
The iov_iter interface is used to
describe and iterate through buffers in the kernel.  David Howells led a 
combined storage and
filesystem session at 
the 2025 Linux Storage,
Filesystem, Memory Management, and BPF Summit (LSFMM+BPF) to discuss ways
to improve iov_iter .  His topic
proposal listed a few different ideas including replacing some iov_iter types 
and possibly allowing mixed types in chains of iov_iter entries; he would 
like to make the interface itself and the uses of iov_iter in
the kernel better.

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https://lwn.net/Articles/1023891/


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