> > the above comment was after seeing your latest patch.
> > my question is, what is "its own use".
> > i don't understand why your "less intrusive" version can't use b_private.
> 
> it could though aren't there allready a lot of situations where devices 
> bluntly use the b_private? or are you sure they only use that on their own 
> created buffers? IF they would bluntly overwrite/use b_private it could 
> result in a panic or am i paranoid in this?

why do you think so?  i don't think they do.
if they do, even the current genfs code shouldn't work. :-)

> but its 
> important to also export nestiobuf_iodone() to provide support for custom 
> callbacks.

again, for what do you want to use custom callbacks on these buffers?

> Do you plan to commit it soon?

if there is no objection, yes.

YAMAMOTO Takashi