linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/7] bvec/iter: disallow zero-length segment bvecs

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Message-ID: <20210104161827.GB68600@infradead.org>
Date:   Mon, 4 Jan 2021 16:18:27 +0000
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     Pavel Begunkov <asml.silence@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-block@...r.kernel.org, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
        Ming Lei <ming.lei@...hat.com>,
        Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>,
        Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        "Darrick J . Wong" <darrick.wong@...cle.com>,
        "Martin K . Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, io-uring@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, target-devel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/7] bvec/iter: disallow zero-length segment bvecs

On Sat, Jan 02, 2021 at 03:17:34PM +0000, Pavel Begunkov wrote:
> zero-length bvec segments are allowed in general, but not handled by bio
> and down the block layer so filtered out. This inconsistency may be
> confusing and prevent from optimisations. As zero-length segments are
> useless and places that were generating them are patched, declare them
> not allowed.

Looks good,

Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>