iov_fn_t fnv;
        iter_fn_t iter_fn;
 
-       ret = rw_copy_check_uvector(type, uvector, nr_segs,
-                                   ARRAY_SIZE(iovstack), iovstack, &iov);
-       if (ret <= 0)
-               goto out;
-       iov_iter_init(&iter, type, iov, nr_segs, ret);
+       ret = import_iovec(type, uvector, nr_segs,
+                          ARRAY_SIZE(iovstack), &iov, &iter);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
 
-       tot_len = ret;
+       tot_len = iov_iter_count(&iter);
+       if (!tot_len)
+               goto out;
        ret = rw_verify_area(type, file, pos, tot_len);
        if (ret < 0)
                goto out;
                file_end_write(file);
 
 out:
-       if (iov != iovstack)
-               kfree(iov);
+       kfree(iov);
        if ((ret + (type == READ)) > 0) {
                if (type == READ)
                        fsnotify_access(file);
        iov_fn_t fnv;
        iter_fn_t iter_fn;
 
-       ret = compat_rw_copy_check_uvector(type, uvector, nr_segs,
-                                              UIO_FASTIOV, iovstack, &iov);
-       if (ret <= 0)
-               goto out;
-       iov_iter_init(&iter, type, iov, nr_segs, ret);
+       ret = compat_import_iovec(type, uvector, nr_segs,
+                                 UIO_FASTIOV, &iov, &iter);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
 
-       tot_len = ret;
+       tot_len = iov_iter_count(&iter);
+       if (!tot_len)
+               goto out;
        ret = rw_verify_area(type, file, pos, tot_len);
        if (ret < 0)
                goto out;
                file_end_write(file);
 
 out:
-       if (iov != iovstack)
-               kfree(iov);
+       kfree(iov);
        if ((ret + (type == READ)) > 0) {
                if (type == READ)
                        fsnotify_access(file);