[PATCH v2 04/12] block: prohibit calls to bio_chain_endio

From: zhangshida

Date: Fri Nov 28 2025 - 03:32:58 EST


From: Shida Zhang <zhangshida@xxxxxxxxxx>

Now that all potential callers of bio_chain_endio have been
eliminated, completely prohibit any future calls to this function.

Suggested-by: Ming Lei <ming.lei@xxxxxxxxxx>
Suggested-by: Andreas Gruenbacher <agruenba@xxxxxxxxxx>
Suggested-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Shida Zhang <zhangshida@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
block/bio.c | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/block/bio.c b/block/bio.c
index aa43435c15f..2473a2c0d2f 100644
--- a/block/bio.c
+++ b/block/bio.c
@@ -323,8 +323,13 @@ static struct bio *__bio_chain_endio(struct bio *bio)
return parent;
}

+/**
+ * This function should only be used as a flag and must never be called.
+ * If execution reaches here, it indicates a serious programming error.
+ */
static void bio_chain_endio(struct bio *bio)
{
+ BUG_ON(1);
bio_endio(bio);
}

--
2.34.1