Re: [RFC][PATCH] Move bv_offset/bv_len update after bio_endio in __end_that_request_first

[Jens Axboe]

On Fri, Jan 02 2004, Christophe Saout wrote:
> Am Fr, den 02.01.2004 schrieb Jens Axboe um 11:46:
> 
> > > That's why I need to know exactly how many and which  bvecs were completed
> > > in my bi_end_io function.
> > > 
> > > Or do you think it is safer to count backwards using bi_vcnt and bi_size?
> > 
> > I'm inclined to thinking that, indeed. Those two fields have a more well
> > established usage, so I think you'll be better off doing that in the
> > long run.
> 
> Ok, if you say so. This and the IDE multwrite thing are the only two
> places in the kernel preventing bi_idx to be usable this way. I just
> thought it was nicer.

It is nicer, I agree. I'm not adverse to including the ll_rw_blk change,
you'll have to deal with IDE yourself :)

-- 
Jens Axboe

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