Re: [PATCH 1/4] block: bio: introduce helpers to get the 1st and last bvec

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Cc Kent and Keith.

Follows another version which should be more efficient.
Kent and Keith, I appreciate much if you may give a review on it.

diff --git a/include/linux/bio.h b/include/linux/bio.h
index 56d2db8..ef45fec 100644
--- a/include/linux/bio.h
+++ b/include/linux/bio.h
@@ -278,11 +278,21 @@ static inline void bio_get_first_bvec(struct bio *bio, struct bio_vec *bv)
   */
  static inline void bio_get_last_bvec(struct bio *bio, struct bio_vec *bv)
  {
-	struct bvec_iter iter;
+	struct bvec_iter iter = bio->bi_iter;
+	int idx;
+
+	bio_advance_iter(bio, &iter, iter.bi_size);
+
+	WARN_ON(!iter.bi_idx && !iter.bi_bvec_done);
+
+	if (!iter.bi_bvec_done)
+		idx = iter.bi_idx - 1;
+	else	/* in the middle of bvec */
+		idx = iter.bi_idx;

-	bio_for_each_segment(*bv, bio, iter)
-		if (bv->bv_len == iter.bi_size)
-			break;
+	*bv = bio->bi_io_vec[idx];
+	if (iter.bi_bvec_done)
+		bv->bv_len = iter.bi_bvec_done;
  }

  /*


This looks good too.



However, given that it's a regression bug fix I'm not sure it's the best
idea to add logic here.

But the issue is obviously in bio_will_gap(), isn't it?

Simply reverting 52cc6eead9095(block: blk-merge: fast-clone bio when splitting rw bios)
still might cause performance regression too.

That's correct. I assume that the bio splitting code affects
specific I/O pattern (gappy), however bio_will_gap is also tested
for bio merges (even if the bios won't merge eventually). This means
that each merge check will invoke bio_advance_iter() which is something
I'd like to avoid...
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