linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] block: fix bio splitting on max sectors

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Date:	Fri, 22 Jan 2016 10:43:59 -0800
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Ming Lei <tom.leiming@...il.com>
Cc:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
	Stefan Haberland <sth@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Keith Busch <keith.busch@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] block: fix bio splitting on max sectors

On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 10:29 AM, Ming Lei <tom.leiming@...il.com> wrote:
>
> This patch fixes the issue by making the max io size aligned
> to logical block size.

Looks better, thanks.

I'd suggest also moving the "max_sectors" variable into the
bio_for_each_segment() loop too just to keep variables with minimal
scope, but at least this is fairly legible.

Also:

> +static inline unsigned get_max_io_size(struct request_queue *q,
> +                                      struct bio *bio)
> +{
> +       unsigned sectors = blk_max_size_offset(q, bio->bi_iter.bi_sector);
> +       unsigned mask = ~(queue_logical_block_size(q) - 1);
> +
> +       /* aligned to logical block size */
> +       sectors = ((sectors << 9) & mask) >> 9;

this could be written as

        unsigned mask = queue_logical_block_size(q) - 1;

        sectors = sectors & ~(mask >> 9);

avoiding the extra shift. That also avoids the possible overflow that
that extra left-shift introduces. Hmm?

                 Linus