linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH V11 12/19] block: allow bio_for_each_segment

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Date:   Wed, 21 Nov 2018 15:02:33 +0100
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
To:     Ming Lei <ming.lei@...hat.com>
Cc:     Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>, Omar Sandoval <osandov@...com>,
        Sagi Grimberg <sagi@...mberg.me>,
        Dave Chinner <dchinner@...hat.com>,
        Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@...il.com>,
        Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...hat.com>, dm-devel@...hat.com,
        Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, Shaohua Li <shli@...nel.org>,
        linux-raid@...r.kernel.org, David Sterba <dsterba@...e.com>,
        linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org,
        "Darrick J . Wong" <darrick.wong@...cle.com>,
        linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org, Gao Xiang <gaoxiang25@...wei.com>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org,
        Coly Li <colyli@...e.de>, linux-bcache@...r.kernel.org,
        Boaz Harrosh <ooo@...ctrozaur.com>,
        Bob Peterson <rpeterso@...hat.com>, cluster-devel@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH V11 12/19] block: allow bio_for_each_segment_all() to
 iterate over multi-page bvec

On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 11:23:20AM +0800, Ming Lei wrote:
> This patch introduces one extra iterator variable to bio_for_each_segment_all(),
> then we can allow bio_for_each_segment_all() to iterate over multi-page bvec.
> 
> Given it is just one mechannical & simple change on all bio_for_each_segment_all()
> users, this patch does tree-wide change in one single patch, so that we can
> avoid to use a temporary helper for this conversion.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ming Lei <ming.lei@...hat.com>

Looks good,

Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>