This series makes the four distinct data items in a message (the pages array, the pagelist, the bio, and the trail) take a generic form, and then arranges for them all to be handled using a common set of cursor routines that determine what data needs to be sent next for a message. There is more consolidation of this code coming, but for now I'm leaving this series at 8 patches, which includes the definition of cursor code for the three types of data item. -Alex [PATCH 1/8] libceph: define ceph_msg_has_*() data macros [PATCH 2/8] libceph: be explicit about message data representation [PATCH 3/8] libceph: abstract message data [PATCH 4/8] libceph: start defining message data cursor [PATCH 5/8] libceph: prepare for other message data item types [PATCH 6/8] libceph: use data cursor for message pagelist [PATCH 7/8] libceph: implement bio message data item cursor [PATCH 8/8] libceph: implement pages array cursor -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe ceph-devel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html