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diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst index 0302035781be..43b492d08dec 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst @@ -890,3 +890,12 @@ been called or returned with non -EIOCBQUEUED code. mnt_want_write_file() can now only be paired with mnt_drop_write_file(), whereas previously it could be paired with mnt_drop_write() as well. + +--- + +**mandatory** + +iov_iter_copy_from_user_atomic() is gone; use copy_page_from_iter_atomic(). +The difference is copy_page_from_iter_atomic() advances the iterator and +you don't need iov_iter_advance() after it. However, if you decide to use +only a part of obtained data, you should do iov_iter_revert(). |