linux-toradex.git/include/linux/blkdev.h, branch v2.6.25.3

block: separate out padding from alignment

2008-03-04T10:18:17+00:00

Block layer alignment was used for two different purposes - memory
alignment and padding.  This causes problems in lower layers because
drivers which only require memory alignment ends up with adjusted
rq->data_len.  Separate out padding such that padding occurs iff
driver explicitly requests it.

Tomo: restorethe code to update bio in blk_rq_map_user
      introduced by the commit 40b01b9bbdf51ae543a04744283bf2d56c4a6afa
      according to padding alignment.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo 
Signed-off-by: FUJITA Tomonori 
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

block: restore the meaning of rq->data_len to the true data length

2008-03-04T10:17:11+00:00

The meaning of rq->data_len was changed to the length of an allocated
buffer from the true data length. It breaks SG_IO friends and
bsg. This patch restores the meaning of rq->data_len to the true data
length and adds rq->extra_len to store an extended length (due to
drain buffer and padding).

This patch also removes the code to update bio in blk_rq_map_user
introduced by the commit 40b01b9bbdf51ae543a04744283bf2d56c4a6afa.
The commit adjusts bio according to memory alignment
(queue_dma_alignment). However, memory alignment is NOT padding
alignment. This adjustment also breaks SG_IO friends and bsg. Padding
alignment needs to be fixed in a proper way (by a separate patch).

Signed-off-by: FUJITA Tomonori 
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

block: implement request_queue->dma_drain_needed

2008-02-19T10:36:53+00:00

Draining shouldn't be done for commands where overflow may indicate
data integrity issues.  Add dma_drain_needed callback to
request_queue.  Drain buffer is appened iff this function returns
non-zero.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo 
Cc: James Bottomley 
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

block: add request->raw_data_len

2008-02-19T10:36:35+00:00

With padding and draining moved into it, block layer now may extend
requests as directed by queue parameters, so now a request has two
sizes - the original request size and the extended size which matches
the size of area pointed to by bios and later by sgs.  The latter size
is what lower layers are primarily interested in when allocating,
filling up DMA tables and setting up the controller.

Both padding and draining extend the data area to accomodate
controller characteristics.  As any controller which speaks SCSI can
handle underflows, feeding larger data area is safe.

So, this patch makes the primary data length field, request->data_len,
indicate the size of full data area and add a separate length field,
request->raw_data_len, for the unmodified request size.  The latter is
used to report to higher layer (userland) and where the original
request size should be fed to the controller or device.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo 
Cc: James Bottomley 
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

block: fixup rq_init() a bit

2008-02-08T11:41:03+00:00

Rearrange fields in cache order and initialize some fields that
we didn't previously init. Remove init of ->completion_data, it's
part of a union with ->hash. Luckily clearing the rb node is the same
as setting it to null!

Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

block: kill swap_io_context()

2008-02-01T10:34:49+00:00

It blindly copies everything in the io_context, including the lock.
That doesn't work so well for either lock ordering or lockdep.

There seems zero point in swapping io contexts on a request to request
merge, so the best point of action is to just remove it.

Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

block: new end request handling interface should take unsigned byte counts

2008-02-01T08:26:33+00:00

No point in passing signed integers as the byte count, they can never
be negative.

Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

block: fix warning on compile with CONFIG_BLOCK

2008-01-29T20:55:14+00:00

struct io_context was not defined, just add an empty forward decl.

Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

Merge branch 'for-2.6.25' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block

2008-01-28T21:51:56+00:00

* 'for-2.6.25' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block:
  block: implement drain buffers
  __bio_clone: don't calculate hw/phys segment counts
  block: allow queue dma_alignment of zero
  blktrace: Add blktrace ioctls to SCSI generic devices

Merge branch 'blk-end-request' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block

2008-01-28T21:51:32+00:00

* 'blk-end-request' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block: (30 commits)
  blk_end_request: changing xsysace (take 4)
  blk_end_request: changing ub (take 4)
  blk_end_request: cleanup of request completion (take 4)
  blk_end_request: cleanup 'uptodate' related code (take 4)
  blk_end_request: remove/unexport end_that_request_* (take 4)
  blk_end_request: changing scsi (take 4)
  blk_end_request: add bidi completion interface (take 4)
  blk_end_request: changing ide-cd (take 4)
  blk_end_request: add callback feature (take 4)
  blk_end_request: changing ide normal caller (take 4)
  blk_end_request: changing cpqarray (take 4)
  blk_end_request: changing cciss (take 4)
  blk_end_request: changing ide-scsi (take 4)
  blk_end_request: changing s390 (take 4)
  blk_end_request: changing mmc (take 4)
  blk_end_request: changing i2o_block (take 4)
  blk_end_request: changing viocd (take 4)
  blk_end_request: changing xen-blkfront (take 4)
  blk_end_request: changing viodasd (take 4)
  blk_end_request: changing sx8 (take 4)
  ...