[PATCH] buffer_head: Remove b_page
From: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle)
Date: Thu Jul 30 2026 - 20:43:22 EST
All users except bh_offset() have been converted to use b_folio instead.
Convert bh_offset() and remove b_page.
Signed-off-by: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) <willy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/buffer_head.h | 7 ++-----
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/buffer_head.h b/include/linux/buffer_head.h
index 8b23bc9a244c..3881141a3ff1 100644
--- a/include/linux/buffer_head.h
+++ b/include/linux/buffer_head.h
@@ -59,10 +59,7 @@ struct address_space;
struct buffer_head {
unsigned long b_state; /* buffer state bitmap (see above) */
struct buffer_head *b_this_page;/* circular list of page's buffers */
- union {
- struct page *b_page; /* the page this bh is mapped to */
- struct folio *b_folio; /* the folio this bh is mapped to */
- };
+ struct folio *b_folio; /* the folio this bh is mapped to */
sector_t b_blocknr; /* start block number */
size_t b_size; /* size of mapping */
@@ -172,7 +169,7 @@ static __always_inline int buffer_uptodate(const struct buffer_head *bh)
static inline unsigned long bh_offset(const struct buffer_head *bh)
{
- return (unsigned long)(bh)->b_data & (page_size(bh->b_page) - 1);
+ return (unsigned long)(bh)->b_data & (folio_size(bh->b_folio) - 1);
}
/* If we *know* page->private refers to buffer_heads */
--
2.47.3