From: Kent Overstreet <koverstreet@google.com>
To: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@redhat.com>
Cc: linux-bcache@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
dm-devel@redhat.com, tj@kernel.org, mpatocka@redhat.com,
bharrosh@panasas.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 00/13] Block cleanups
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 05:46:59 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120824124659.GA12977@moria.home.lan> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120823180041.GK12232@redhat.com>
On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 02:00:41PM -0400, Vivek Goyal wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 10:03:57AM -0700, Kent Overstreet wrote:
>
> [..]
> > Kent Overstreet (13):
> > block: Generalized bio pool freeing
> > dm: Use bioset's front_pad for dm_rq_clone_bio_info
> > block: Add bio_reset()
> > pktcdvd: Switch to bio_kmalloc()
> > block: Kill bi_destructor
> > block: Consolidate bio_alloc_bioset(), bio_kmalloc()
>
> This patch series says "Block Cleanups" in the subject. I think that
> it can be divided in two parts. First part seems to be cleanup where
> we get rid of ->bi_destructor and merge kmalloc() and allocation
> from bio_set.
>
> Second part seems to be more of enhancing bio splitting functionality
> and not necessarily a cleanup. So may be breaking this series in two
> parts makes sense. First part is cleanup and second part is enhanced
> bio splitting capabilities of block layer.
Yeah, that's a good idea - will do.
prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-08-24 12:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 53+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-08-22 17:03 [PATCH v6 00/13] Block cleanups Kent Overstreet
2012-08-22 17:03 ` [PATCH v6 01/13] block: Generalized bio pool freeing Kent Overstreet
2012-08-22 21:27 ` Nicholas A. Bellinger
2012-08-22 17:03 ` [PATCH v6 02/13] dm: Use bioset's front_pad for dm_rq_clone_bio_info Kent Overstreet
2012-08-22 18:32 ` Tejun Heo
2012-08-22 21:30 ` Vivek Goyal
2012-08-24 7:14 ` Kent Overstreet
2012-08-24 18:40 ` Vivek Goyal
2012-08-22 17:04 ` [PATCH v6 03/13] block: Add bio_reset() Kent Overstreet
2012-08-22 18:34 ` Tejun Heo
2012-08-22 19:51 ` Tejun Heo
2012-08-22 17:04 ` [PATCH v6 04/13] pktcdvd: Switch to bio_kmalloc() Kent Overstreet
2012-08-22 19:55 ` Tejun Heo
2012-08-28 23:19 ` Jiri Kosina
2012-08-29 4:35 ` Peter Osterlund
2012-09-03 16:15 ` Jiri Kosina
2012-08-22 17:04 ` [PATCH v6 05/13] block: Kill bi_destructor Kent Overstreet
2012-08-22 20:00 ` Tejun Heo
2012-08-24 5:09 ` Kent Overstreet
2012-08-22 17:04 ` [PATCH v6 06/13] block: Consolidate bio_alloc_bioset(), bio_kmalloc() Kent Overstreet
2012-08-22 20:17 ` Tejun Heo
2012-08-24 5:04 ` Kent Overstreet
2012-08-24 20:08 ` Tejun Heo
2012-08-22 17:04 ` [PATCH v6 07/13] block: Avoid deadlocks with bio allocation by stacking drivers Kent Overstreet
2012-08-22 20:30 ` Tejun Heo
2012-08-24 5:55 ` Kent Overstreet
2012-08-24 20:28 ` Tejun Heo
2012-08-22 17:04 ` [PATCH v6 08/13] block: Add an explicit bio flag for bios that own their bvec Kent Overstreet
2012-08-22 17:43 ` Adrian Bunk
2012-08-22 19:22 ` Kent Overstreet
2012-08-22 20:00 ` Adrian Bunk
2012-08-28 17:23 ` Kent Overstreet
2012-08-22 17:04 ` [PATCH v6 09/13] block: Rename bio_split() -> bio_pair_split() Kent Overstreet
2012-08-22 17:04 ` [PATCH v6 10/13] block: Introduce new bio_split() Kent Overstreet
2012-08-22 20:46 ` Tejun Heo
2012-08-22 17:04 ` [PATCH v6 11/13] block: Rework bio_pair_split() Kent Overstreet
2012-08-22 21:04 ` Tejun Heo
2012-08-24 2:25 ` Martin K. Petersen
2012-08-24 10:37 ` Kent Overstreet
2012-08-24 20:58 ` Tejun Heo
2012-08-24 10:30 ` Kent Overstreet
2012-08-24 20:53 ` Tejun Heo
2012-08-22 17:04 ` [PATCH v6 12/13] block: Add bio_clone_bioset(), bio_clone_kmalloc() Kent Overstreet
2012-08-22 17:13 ` Jeff Garzik
2012-08-22 21:07 ` Tejun Heo
2012-08-24 6:24 ` Kent Overstreet
2012-08-24 20:36 ` Tejun Heo
2012-08-22 17:04 ` [PATCH v6 13/13] block: Only clone bio vecs that are in use Kent Overstreet
2012-08-22 21:10 ` Tejun Heo
2012-08-24 7:05 ` Kent Overstreet
2012-08-24 20:42 ` Tejun Heo
2012-08-23 18:00 ` [PATCH v6 00/13] Block cleanups Vivek Goyal
2012-08-24 12:46 ` Kent Overstreet [this message]
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