+
+ssize_t
+v9fs_file_readn(struct file *filp, char *data, char __user *udata, u32 count,
+ u64 offset)
+{
+ int n, total;
+ struct p9_fid *fid = filp->private_data;
+
+ P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_9P, "fid %d offset %llu count %d\n", fid->fid,
+ (long long unsigned) offset, count);
+
+ n = 0;
+ total = 0;
+ do {
+ n = p9_client_read(fid, data, udata, offset, count);
+ if (n <= 0)
+ break;
+
+ if (data)
+ data += n;
+ if (udata)
+ udata += n;
+
+ offset += n;
+ count -= n;
+ total += n;
+ } while (count > 0 && n == (fid->clnt->msize - P9_IOHDRSZ));
+
+ if (n < 0)
+ total = n;
+
+ return total;
+}
+
+/**
+ * v9fs_file_read - read from a file
+ * @filp: file pointer to read
+ * @udata: user data buffer to read data into
+ * @count: size of buffer
+ * @offset: offset at which to read data
+ *
+ */
+