Re: [PATCH] block: fix bio splitting on max sectors

From	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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Subject	Re: [PATCH] block: fix bio splitting on max sectors
Date	2016-01-22 21:40 +0100
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On Jan 22, 2016 12:11 PM, "Keith Busch" <keith.busch@intel.com> wrote:
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> The value of max_sectors doesn't change in this function

Why do you say that? It depends on the offset, so it clearly *does* change.

Now, if the patch did what I suggested and made max_sector and the cluster
size thing be separate, then *those* would indeed be constant over the whole
function.

      Linus

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[PATCH] block: fix bio splitting on max sectors Ming Lei <tom.leiming@gmail.com> - 2016-01-22 19:40 +0100
  Re: [PATCH] block: fix bio splitting on max sectors Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2016-01-22 19:50 +0100
    Re: [PATCH] block: fix bio splitting on max sectors Keith Busch <keith.busch@intel.com> - 2016-01-22 21:20 +0100
      Re: [PATCH] block: fix bio splitting on max sectors Keith Busch <keith.busch@intel.com> - 2016-01-22 21:40 +0100
      Re: [PATCH] block: fix bio splitting on max sectors Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2016-01-22 21:40 +0100

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