Re: [PATCH 1/6] block: add a bio_reuse helper

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On Wed, Jun 13, 2018 at 04:54:41AM -0400, Kent Overstreet wrote:
> bi_size is not immutable though, it will usually be modified by drivers when you
> submit a bio.
> 
> I see what you're trying to do, but your approach is busted given the way the
> block layer works today. You'd have to save bio->bi_iter before submitting the
> bio and restore it afterwards for it to work.

For bi_size, agreed this needs fixing.  bi_sector is always restored
already by the callers, and the remaining fields are zeroed by bio_reset,
which does the right thing.
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