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@@ -890,3 +890,12 @@ been called or returned with non -EIOCBQUEUED code.
mnt_want_write_file() can now only be paired with mnt_drop_write_file(),
whereas previously it could be paired with mnt_drop_write() as well.
+
+---
+
+**mandatory**
+
+iov_iter_copy_from_user_atomic() is gone; use copy_page_from_iter_atomic().
+The difference is copy_page_from_iter_atomic() advances the iterator and
+you don't need iov_iter_advance() after it. However, if you decide to use
+only a part of obtained data, you should do iov_iter_revert().