netdev - Re: [PATCH 01/23] block: factor out a bvec_set

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Date:   Mon, 30 Jan 2023 11:24:40 -0800
From:   Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/23] block: factor out a bvec_set_page helper

On 1/30/23 09:09, Bart Van Assche wrote:
> On 1/30/23 01:21, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
>> Add a helper to initialize a bvec based of a page pointer.  This will 
>> help
>> removing various open code bvec initializations.
> 
> Why do you want to remove the open-coded bvec initializations? What is 
> wrong with open-coding bvec initialization? This patch series modifies a 
> lot of code but does not improve code readability. Anyone who encounters 
> code that uses the new function bvec_set_page() has to look up the 
> definition of that function to figure out what it does.

Please ignore the above question - I just noticed that this question has 
been answered in the cover letter.

Bart.