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lines changed Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ particular, presenting the illusion of partially completed biovecs so that
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normal code doesn't have to deal with bi_bvec_done.
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* Driver code should no longer refer to biovecs directly; we now have
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- bio_iovec() and bio_iovec_iter () macros that return literal struct biovecs,
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+ bio_iovec() and bio_iter_iovec () macros that return literal struct biovecs,
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constructed from the raw biovecs but taking into account bi_bvec_done and
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bi_size.
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@@ -109,3 +109,11 @@ Other implications:
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over all the biovecs in the new bio - which is silly as it's not needed.
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So, don't use bi_vcnt anymore.
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+ * The current interface allows the block layer to split bios as needed, so we
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+ could eliminate a lot of complexity particularly in stacked drivers. Code
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+ that creates bios can then create whatever size bios are convenient, and
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+ more importantly stacked drivers don't have to deal with both their own bio
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+ size limitations and the limitations of the underlying devices. Thus
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+ there's no need to define ->merge_bvec_fn() callbacks for individual block
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+ drivers.
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