linux-kernel - [PATCH 7/7] lightnvm: rrpc: split bios of size

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Date:   Thu, 27 Oct 2016 20:01:39 +0200
From:   "Javier González" <jg@...htnvm.io>
To:     mb@...htnvm.io
Cc:     linux-block@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Javier González <javier@...xlabs.com>
Subject: [PATCH 7/7] lightnvm: rrpc: split bios of size > 256kb

rrpc cannot handle bios of size > 256kb due to NVMe using a 64 bit
bitmap to signal I/O completion. If a larger bio comes, split it
explicitly.

Signed-off-by: Javier González <javier@...xlabs.com>
---
 drivers/lightnvm/rrpc.c | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/rrpc.c b/drivers/lightnvm/rrpc.c
index 8deef2e..0b8251f 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/rrpc.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/rrpc.c
@@ -984,6 +984,12 @@ static blk_qc_t rrpc_make_rq(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 	struct nvm_rq *rqd;
 	int err;
 
+	/*
+	 * Multipage is supported up until 256kb due to NVME's 64 bit completion
+	 * bitmap.
+	 */
+	blk_queue_split(q, &bio, q->bio_split);
+
 	if (bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD) {
 		rrpc_discard(rrpc, bio);
 		return BLK_QC_T_NONE;
-- 
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