linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V15 00/18] block: support multi-page bvec

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Message-ID: <20190217131022.GA7296@ming.t460p>
Date:   Sun, 17 Feb 2019 21:10:23 +0800
From:   Ming Lei <ming.lei@...hat.com>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
Cc:     Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>, Omar Sandoval <osandov@...com>,
        Sagi Grimberg <sagi@...mberg.me>,
        Dave Chinner <dchinner@...hat.com>,
        Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@...il.com>,
        Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...hat.com>, dm-devel@...hat.com,
        Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-raid@...r.kernel.org,
        David Sterba <dsterba@...e.com>, linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org,
        "Darrick J . Wong" <darrick.wong@...cle.com>,
        linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org, Gao Xiang <gaoxiang25@...wei.com>,
        linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, Coly Li <colyli@...e.de>,
        linux-bcache@...r.kernel.org, Boaz Harrosh <ooo@...ctrozaur.com>,
        Bob Peterson <rpeterso@...hat.com>, cluster-devel@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH V15 00/18] block: support multi-page bvec

On Fri, Feb 15, 2019 at 03:51:26PM +0100, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> I still don't understand why mp_bvec_last_segment isn't simply
> called bvec_last_segment as there is no conflict.  But I don't
> want to hold this series up on that as there only are two users
> left and we can always just fix it up later.

mp_bvec_last_segment() is one bvec helper, so better to keep its
name consistent with other bvec helpers.

Thanks,
Ming