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+dnl #
+dnl # 4.14 API change
+dnl # kernel_write() which was introduced in 3.9 was updated to take
+dnl # the offset as a pointer which is needed by vn_rdwr().
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([SPL_AC_KERNEL_WRITE], [
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether kernel_write() takes loff_t pointer])
+ tmp_flags="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS"
+ EXTRA_KCFLAGS="-Werror"
+ SPL_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+ #include <linux/fs.h>
+ ],[
+ struct file *file = NULL;
+ const void *buf = NULL;
+ size_t count = 0;
+ loff_t *pos = NULL;
+ ssize_t ret;
+
+ ret = kernel_write(file, buf, count, pos);
+ ],[
+ AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+ AC_DEFINE(HAVE_KERNEL_WRITE_PPOS, 1,
+ [kernel_write() take loff_t pointer])
+ ],[
+ AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+ ])
+ EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$tmp_flags"
+])
+
+dnl #
+dnl # 4.14 API change
+dnl # kernel_read() which has existed for forever was updated to take
+dnl # the offset as a pointer which is needed by vn_rdwr().
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([SPL_AC_KERNEL_READ], [
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether kernel_read() takes loff_t pointer])
+ tmp_flags="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS"
+ EXTRA_KCFLAGS="-Werror"
+ SPL_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+ #include <linux/fs.h>
+ ],[
+ struct file *file = NULL;
+ void *buf = NULL;
+ size_t count = 0;
+ loff_t *pos = NULL;
+ ssize_t ret;
+
+ ret = kernel_read(file, buf, count, pos);
+ ],[
+ AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+ AC_DEFINE(HAVE_KERNEL_READ_PPOS, 1,
+ [kernel_read() take loff_t pointer])
+ ],[
+ AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+ ])
+ EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$tmp_flags"
+])