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The block layer spends quite a while in blkdev_direct_IO() to copy and initialise bio's bvec. However, if we've already got a bvec in the input iterator it might be reused in some cases, i.e. when new ITER_BVEC_FLAG_FIXED flag is set. Simple tests show considerable performance boost, and it also reduces memory footprint. Suggested-by: Matthew Wilcox <willy@infradead.org> Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> Signed-off-by: Pavel Begunkov <asml.silence@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Ming Lei <ming.lei@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.