linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] bio: blk_rq_map

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Message-ID: <20080825183437.GO20055@kernel.dk>
Date:	Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:34:38 +0200
From:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
To:	FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@....ntt.co.jp>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, nix@...eri.org.uk,
	adobriyan@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] bio: blk_rq_map_* bounce support fixes

On Mon, Aug 25 2008, FUJITA Tomonori wrote:
> This patchset fixes blk_rq_map_user_iov and blk_rq_map_kern bounce
> support, which were introduced in 2.6.26. They can't handle READ
> requests that partially completed.
> 
> This is against the for-linus branch in the block tree.
> 
> I think that we can clean up the code a bit (e.g. bio_copy_kern could
> use __bio_copy_iov) but the patches need to go to the stable tree so I
> kept the change to a minimum.

Agree, for 2.6.27 lets keep it at the simplest. I've applied it, thanks
a lot for fixing this!

-- 
Jens Axboe

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