Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 2 Jan 2004 14:56:45 +0100 | From | Jens Axboe <> | Subject | Re: [RFC][PATCH] Move bv_offset/bv_len update after bio_endio in __end_that_request_first |
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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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