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SubjectRe: [RFC PATCH 16/17] fs: convert buffer head etc. to use immutable biovecs API.
On 23.12.2014 02:51, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 12:48:43PM +0100, Dongsu Park wrote:
> > From: Kent Overstreet <kmo@daterainc.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.

Right.

> > 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.

Yep, agreed.
I'll split it up and also move them to the prep series.

Thanks,
Dongsu



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