Re: [patch 05/30] splice: fix problem introduced with inode diet

On Wed, Nov 15, 2006 at 06:43:37PM -0800, Chris Wright wrote:
 > -stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know.
 > ------------------
 > 
 > From: Jens Axboe <[email protected]>
 > 
 > After the inode slimming patch that unionised i_pipe/i_bdev/i_cdev, it's
 > no longer enough to check for existance of ->i_pipe to verify that this
 > is a pipe.
 > 
 > Original patch from Eric Dumazet <[email protected]>
 > Final solution suggested by Linus.

2.6.18 didn't have the inode-diet patches.

[sidenote for the interested: they were in the Fedora 2.6.18 kernel, but I
 picked this patch up already there]

		Dave

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