Re: [PATCH 00/24] ALSA: Generic PCM copy ops using sockptr_t

[Mark Brown <broonie@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Jul 31, 2023 at 05:46:54PM +0200, Takashi Iwai wrote:

> this is a patch set to clean up the PCM copy ops using sockptr_t as a
> "universal" pointer, inspired by the recent patch from Andy
> Shevchenko:
>   
> https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230721100146.67293-1-andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> Even though it sounds a bit weird, sockptr_t is a generic type that is
> used already in wide ranges, and it can fit our purpose, too.  With
> sockptr_t, the former split of copy_user and copy_kernel PCM ops can
> be unified again gracefully.

It really feels like we ought to rename, or add an alias for, the type
if we're going to start using it more widely - it's not helping to make
the code clearer.

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