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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] block: loop: unify interface type of lo_send and lo_receive
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On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 6:30 PM, Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> wrote:
> This just adds code for no obvious benefit..

If you see the patch 3, you will find lo_rw() can handle transfer page
for both read and write, so there is benefit.

Thanks,