Re: [PATCH v6 00/13] Block cleanups

From: Vivek Goyal
Date: Thu Aug 23 2012 - 14:00:48 EST


On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 10:03:57AM -0700, Kent Overstreet wrote:

[..]
> Kent Overstreet (13):
> block: Generalized bio pool freeing
> dm: Use bioset's front_pad for dm_rq_clone_bio_info
> block: Add bio_reset()
> pktcdvd: Switch to bio_kmalloc()
> block: Kill bi_destructor
> block: Consolidate bio_alloc_bioset(), bio_kmalloc()

This patch series says "Block Cleanups" in the subject. I think that
it can be divided in two parts. First part seems to be cleanup where
we get rid of ->bi_destructor and merge kmalloc() and allocation
from bio_set.

Second part seems to be more of enhancing bio splitting functionality
and not necessarily a cleanup. So may be breaking this series in two
parts makes sense. First part is cleanup and second part is enhanced
bio splitting capabilities of block layer.

Thanks
Vivek

> block: Avoid deadlocks with bio allocation by stacking drivers
> block: Add an explicit bio flag for bios that own their bvec
> block: Rename bio_split() -> bio_pair_split()
> block: Introduce new bio_split()
> block: Rework bio_pair_split()
> block: Add bio_clone_bioset(), bio_clone_kmalloc()
> block: Only clone bio vecs that are in use
>
> Documentation/block/biodoc.txt | 5 -
> block/blk-core.c | 10 +-
> drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c | 13 +-
> drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c | 18 +-
> drivers/block/osdblk.c | 3 +-
> drivers/block/pktcdvd.c | 73 ++-----
> drivers/block/rbd.c | 8 +-
> drivers/md/dm-crypt.c | 9 -
> drivers/md/dm-io.c | 11 -
> drivers/md/dm.c | 68 ++----
> drivers/md/linear.c | 6 +-
> drivers/md/md.c | 44 +---
> drivers/md/raid0.c | 8 +-
> drivers/md/raid10.c | 23 +-
> drivers/target/target_core_iblock.c | 9 -
> fs/bio-integrity.c | 45 ----
> fs/bio.c | 419 +++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
> fs/exofs/ore.c | 5 +-
> include/linux/bio.h | 155 +++++++------
> include/linux/blk_types.h | 16 +-
> 20 files changed, 434 insertions(+), 514 deletions(-)
>
> --
> 1.7.12
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