44c1e1bcbc
The function is passed to vchiq_core.c for it to go trough all the transfer elements (an array of pointers to data) and copy them into the actual transfer memory (contiguous memory). The logic in the function was "copy an element and return, except when the element is empty, in which case look for the next non-empty element and copy it. The function will be called as many times as necessary until all the elements are copied". Now, this approach already forces the function to loop around elements and felt convoluted, so it was changed to a more straightforward "Copy all the elements into memory as long as they fit". The resulting function is shorter and simpler. Signed-off-by: Nicolas Saenz Julienne <nsaenzjulienne@suse.de> Acked-by: Stefan Wahren <stefan.wahren@i2se.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Linux kernel
============
There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.