[PATCH 0/2] Putting bio_list into struct request?

[Jeff Garzik]

Now that we have bio_list in include/linux/bio.h, I wanted to see what
would happen when I replaced rq->{bio,biotail} with rq->bio_list.

Personally, I think the result is more readable, and indicates to all
users that rq->bio is really a list (even if a list with one entry).
Also, it highlights some bio users in downstream drivers, and hopefully
serves to increase the amount of bio-related review in those drivers.

The first patch is a straightforward replacement, with no code or
behavior changes (any such is a bug in the patch...):

	- null/not-null tests become bio_list_empty()
	- rq->bio becomes rq->bio_list.head
	- rq->biotail becomes rq->bio_list.tail
	- in a few cases, bio_list_xxx functions are called
	  as appropriate

The second patch are fixes to what I believe are minor bugs in the
bio-list-aware block core.  Even if patch #1 is not accepted, these
fixes are likely needed regardless.  Typically the bugs are of the type
"we forgot to update rq->biotail".

But maybe some of those are on purpose.  Who knows, give it a
look... it is quite muddled which block core functions want 'bio'
as a list, or just a singleton 'bio'.  Maybe I just got confused.

If nothing else, it helps to give this area of block another look, IMO.

	Jeff




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