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Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 02:51:28 -0800 From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org> To: Dongsu Park <dongsu.park@...fitbricks.com> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, Kent Overstreet <kmo@...erainc.com>, Ming Lin <mlin@...ggr.net>, Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 16/17] fs: convert buffer head etc. to use immutable biovecs API. On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 12:48:43PM +0100, Dongsu Park wrote: > From: Kent Overstreet <kmo@...erainc.com> > > Increase bio->bi_remaining instead of calling bio_get(), > and call bio_end() instead of bio_put() upon buffer_head submission. Nees an explanation on why this is done. > Also make bio submission in kernel/power/block_io.c to properly submit > bios by checking whether bio_chain is available or not. Should be a separate patch. And of course both should go into the preparation series of cleanups. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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