linux-kernel - [PATCH] vfs: Improve the bio_add_page() and bio_add_pc

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Message-Id: <201105271452.09505.agruen@kernel.org>
Date:	Fri, 27 May 2011 14:52:09 +0200
From:	Andreas Gruenbacher <agruen@...nel.org>
To:	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: [PATCH] vfs: Improve the bio_add_page() and bio_add_pc_page() descriptions

The descriptions of bio_add_page() and bio_add_pc_page() are slightly
inconsistent; improve them.

Signed-off-by: Andreas Gruenbacher <agruen@...nel.org>
---
 fs/bio.c |   16 ++++++++--------
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/bio.c b/fs/bio.c
index 840a0d7..9bfade8 100644
--- a/fs/bio.c
+++ b/fs/bio.c
@@ -638,10 +638,11 @@ static int __bio_add_page(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio, struct page
  *	@offset: vec entry offset
  *
  *	Attempt to add a page to the bio_vec maplist. This can fail for a
- *	number of reasons, such as the bio being full or target block
- *	device limitations. The target block device must allow bio's
- *      smaller than PAGE_SIZE, so it is always possible to add a single
- *      page to an empty bio. This should only be used by REQ_PC bios.
+ *	number of reasons, such as the bio being full or target block device
+ *	limitations. The target block device must allow bio's up to PAGE_SIZE,
+ *	so it is always possible to add a single page to an empty bio.
+ *
+ *	This should only be used by REQ_PC bios.
  */
 int bio_add_pc_page(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio, struct page *page,
 		    unsigned int len, unsigned int offset)
@@ -659,10 +660,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(bio_add_pc_page);
  *	@offset: vec entry offset
  *
  *	Attempt to add a page to the bio_vec maplist. This can fail for a
- *	number of reasons, such as the bio being full or target block
- *	device limitations. The target block device must allow bio's
- *      smaller than PAGE_SIZE, so it is always possible to add a single
- *      page to an empty bio.
+ *	number of reasons, such as the bio being full or target block device
+ *	limitations. The target block device must allow bio's up to PAGE_SIZE,
+ *	so it is always possible to add a single page to an empty bio.
  */
 int bio_add_page(struct bio *bio, struct page *page, unsigned int len,
 		 unsigned int offset)
-- 
1.7.1
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