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    block: add bio_copy_user_iov support to blk_rq_map_user_iov · afdc1a78
    FUJITA Tomonori authored
    
    
    With this patch, blk_rq_map_user_iov uses bio_copy_user_iov when a low
    level driver needs padding or a buffer in sg_iovec isn't aligned. That
    is, it uses temporary kernel buffers instead of mapping user pages
    directly.
    
    When a LLD needs padding, later blk_rq_map_sg needs to extend the last
    entry of a scatter list. bio_copy_user_iov guarantees that there is
    enough space for padding by using temporary kernel buffers instead of
    user pages.
    
    blk_rq_map_user_iov needs buffers in sg_iovec to be aligned. The
    comment in blk_rq_map_user_iov indicates that drivers/scsi/sg.c also
    needs buffers in sg_iovec to be aligned. Actually, drivers/scsi/sg.c
    works with unaligned buffers in sg_iovec (it always uses temporary
    kernel buffers).
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarFUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp>
    Cc: Tejun Heo <htejun@gmail.com>
    Cc: Mike Christie <michaelc@cs.wisc.edu>
    Cc: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@HansenPartnership.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarJens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
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