copy on write for splice() from file to pipe?

[Jens Axboe]

On 2/11/23 11:57 AM, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 11, 2023 at 7:33 AM Jens Axboe <axboe at kernel.dk> wrote:
>>
>> OK, but then the ignore_sig change should not be needed at all, just
>> changing that first bit to fatal_signal_pending() would do the trick?
> 
> Right. That was my point. The 'ignore_sig' flag just doesn't make
> sense. It was a hack for a case that shouldn't exist.

Yep, just wanted to confirm that we'd _only_ do that first one and
not go to sleep later on ignoring a signal as that could lead to
issues. Your fatal signal pending suggestion is all we need.

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Jens Axboe