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SubjectRe: fs/bio.c - Hardcoded sector size ?
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On Fri, Sep 29, 2006 at 12:37:37PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> Hm, I looked thru fs/bio.c and block/*.c and Documentation/Docbook/*.tmpl.
> The best place that I see to put it right now is in
> include/linux/bio.h, struct bio, field: bi_sector.
>
> What do you think of that?

Well, ... Um. I can't think of anywhere better either, so how about
this:-

Signed-Off-By: Roger Gammans <rgammans@computer-sugery.co.uk>

diff --git a/include/linux/bio.h b/include/linux/bio.h
index 76bdaea..77a8e6b 100644
--- a/include/linux/bio.h
+++ b/include/linux/bio.h
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ typedef void (bio_destructor_t) (struct
* stacking drivers)
*/
struct bio {
- sector_t bi_sector;
+ sector_t bi_sector; /* device address in 512 byte
+ sectors */
struct bio *bi_next; /* request queue link */
struct block_device *bi_bdev;
unsigned long bi_flags; /* status, command, etc
*/

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