linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] block: makes bio_split support bio without data

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Message-ID: <87txunyg15.fsf@sejong.aot.lge.com>
Date:	Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:35:34 +0900
From:	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
To:	NeilBrown <neilb@...e.de>
Cc:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, Shaohua Li <shli@...ionio.com>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] block: makes bio_split support bio without data

Hi,

On Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:56:39 +1000, NeilBrown wrote:
> Hi Jens,
>  this patch has been sitting in my -next tree for a little while and I was
>  hoping for it to go in for the next merge window.
>  It simply allows bio_split() to be used on bios without a payload, such as
>  'discard'.
>  Are you happy with it going in though my 'md' tree, or would you rather take
>  it though your 'block' tree?
>
> Thanks,
> NeilBrown
>
>
> From: Shaohua Li <shli@...ionio.com>
> Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 09:36:03 +1000
> Subject: [PATCH] block: makes bio_split support bio without data
>
> discard bio hasn't data attached. We hit a BUG_ON with such bio. This makes
> bio_split works for such bio.
>
> Signed-off-by: Shaohua Li <shli@...ionio.com>
> Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@...e.de>
>
> diff --git a/fs/bio.c b/fs/bio.c
> index 71072ab..dbb7a6c 100644
> --- a/fs/bio.c
> +++ b/fs/bio.c
> @@ -1501,7 +1501,7 @@ struct bio_pair *bio_split(struct bio *bi, int first_sectors)
>  	trace_block_split(bdev_get_queue(bi->bi_bdev), bi,
>  				bi->bi_sector + first_sectors);
>  
> -	BUG_ON(bi->bi_vcnt != 1);
> +	BUG_ON(bi->bi_vcnt != 1 && bi->bi_vcnt != 0);

Why not
	BUG_ON(bi->bi_vcnt > 1);
?

Thanks,
Namhyung


>  	BUG_ON(bi->bi_idx != 0);
>  	atomic_set(&bp->cnt, 3);
>  	bp->error = 0;
> @@ -1511,17 +1511,19 @@ struct bio_pair *bio_split(struct bio *bi, int first_sectors)
>  	bp->bio2.bi_size -= first_sectors << 9;
>  	bp->bio1.bi_size = first_sectors << 9;
>  
> -	bp->bv1 = bi->bi_io_vec[0];
> -	bp->bv2 = bi->bi_io_vec[0];
> -	bp->bv2.bv_offset += first_sectors << 9;
> -	bp->bv2.bv_len -= first_sectors << 9;
> -	bp->bv1.bv_len = first_sectors << 9;
> +	if (bi->bi_vcnt != 0) {
> +		bp->bv1 = bi->bi_io_vec[0];
> +		bp->bv2 = bi->bi_io_vec[0];
> +		bp->bv2.bv_offset += first_sectors << 9;
> +		bp->bv2.bv_len -= first_sectors << 9;
> +		bp->bv1.bv_len = first_sectors << 9;
>  
> -	bp->bio1.bi_io_vec = &bp->bv1;
> -	bp->bio2.bi_io_vec = &bp->bv2;
> +		bp->bio1.bi_io_vec = &bp->bv1;
> +		bp->bio2.bi_io_vec = &bp->bv2;
>  
> -	bp->bio1.bi_max_vecs = 1;
> -	bp->bio2.bi_max_vecs = 1;
> +		bp->bio1.bi_max_vecs = 1;
> +		bp->bio2.bi_max_vecs = 1;
> +	}
>  
>  	bp->bio1.bi_end_io = bio_pair_end_1;
>  	bp->bio2.bi_end_io = bio_pair_end_2;
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