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From:   David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
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Subject: Is ->sendmsg() allowed to change the msghdr struct it is given?
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Hi Jakub,

Do you know if ->sendmsg() might alter the msghdr struct it is passed as an
argument?  Certainly it can alter msg_iter, but can it also modify, say,
msg_flags?

Thanks,
David