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@@ -910,6 +910,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_get_request);
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* need bouncing, by calling the appropriate masked or flagged allocator,
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* suitable for the target device. Otherwise the call to blk_queue_bounce will
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* BUG.
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+ *
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+ * WARNING: When allocating/cloning a bio-chain, careful consideration should be
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+ * given to how you allocate bios. In particular, you cannot use __GFP_WAIT for
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+ * anything but the first bio in the chain. Otherwise you risk waiting for IO
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+ * completion of a bio that hasn't been submitted yet, thus resulting in a
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+ * deadlock. Alternatively bios should be allocated using bio_kmalloc() instead
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+ * of bio_alloc(), as that avoids the mempool deadlock.
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+ * If possible a big IO should be split into smaller parts when allocation
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+ * fails. Partial allocation should not be an error, or you risk a live-lock.
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*/
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struct request *blk_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio,
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gfp_t gfp_mask)
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