linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 7/9] block: Add bio_clone_bioset(), bio_clone

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Date:	Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:44:01 -0700
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Kent Overstreet <koverstreet@...gle.com>
Cc:	linux-bcache@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	dm-devel@...hat.com, vgoyal@...hat.com, mpatocka@...hat.com,
	bharrosh@...asas.com, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
	NeilBrown <neilb@...e.de>, Alasdair Kergon <agk@...hat.com>,
	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 7/9] block: Add bio_clone_bioset(),
 bio_clone_kmalloc()

On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 10:37:34AM -0700, Kent Overstreet wrote:
> +static inline struct bio *bio_clone(struct bio *bio, gfp_t gfp_mask)
> +{
> +	return bio_clone_bioset(bio, gfp_mask, fs_bio_set);
> +}
> +
...
> +static inline struct bio *bio_clone_kmalloc(struct bio *bio, gfp_t gfp_mask)
> +{
> +	return bio_clone_bioset(bio, gfp_mask, NULL);
> +
> +}

Do we really need these wrappers?  I'd prefer requiring users to
explicit choose @bioset when cloning.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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