We have to properly decrease bi_size in order to merge_bvec_fn return
right result. Otherwise this result in false merge rejects for two
absolutely valid bio_vecs. This may cause significant performance
penalty for example fs_block_size == 1k and block device is raid0 with
small chunk_size = 8k. Then it is impossible to merge 7-th fs-block in
to bio which already has 6 fs-blocks.
Cc: <stable@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Monakhov <dmonakhov@openvz.org>
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
if (page == prev->bv_page &&
offset == prev->bv_offset + prev->bv_len) {
+ unsigned int prev_bv_len = prev->bv_len;
prev->bv_len += len;
if (q->merge_bvec_fn) {
struct bvec_merge_data bvm = {
+ /* prev_bvec is already charged in
+ bi_size, discharge it in order to
+ simulate merging updated prev_bvec
+ as new bvec. */
.bi_bdev = bio->bi_bdev,
.bi_sector = bio->bi_sector,
- .bi_size = bio->bi_size,
+ .bi_size = bio->bi_size - prev_bv_len,
.bi_rw = bio->bi_rw,
};