On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 08:02:08AM -0700, Ming Lin wrote: > Now bio_add_page() can build lager bios. > And blk_queue_split() can split the bios in ->make_request() if needed.
But why not try to make the bio the right size in the first place so you don't have to incur the performance impact of splitting? What performance testing have you yet done to demonstrate the *actual* impact of this patchset in situations where merge_bvec_fn is currently a net benefit? Alasdair -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
