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Subject: Re: [PATCH] block: export symbol for bio_copy_kern
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On Wed, Sep 06, 2017 at 12:20:25PM +0200, Javier Gonz�lez wrote:
> Export symbol for bio_copy_kern so that we can use it in modules.

NAK.  Always allocate the request first and then map the data to
the request.