Merge branch 'for-3.7/core' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block

Pull block IO update from Jens Axboe:
 "Core block IO bits for 3.7.  Not a huge round this time, it contains:

   - First series from Kent cleaning up and generalizing bio allocation
     and freeing.

   - WRITE_SAME support from Martin.

   - Mikulas patches to prevent O_DIRECT crashes when someone changes
     the block size of a device.

   - Make bio_split() work on data-less bio's (like trim/discards).

   - A few other minor fixups."

Fixed up silent semantic mis-merge as per Mikulas Patocka and Andrew
Morton.  It is due to the VM no longer using a prio-tree (see commit
6b2dbba8b6ac: "mm: replace vma prio_tree with an interval tree").

So make set_blocksize() use mapping_mapped() instead of open-coding the
internal VM knowledge that has changed.

* 'for-3.7/core' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block: (26 commits)
  block: makes bio_split support bio without data
  scatterlist: refactor the sg_nents
  scatterlist: add sg_nents
  fs: fix include/percpu-rwsem.h export error
  percpu-rw-semaphore: fix documentation typos
  fs/block_dev.c:1644:5: sparse: symbol 'blkdev_mmap' was not declared
  blockdev: turn a rw semaphore into a percpu rw semaphore
  Fix a crash when block device is read and block size is changed at the same time
  block: fix request_queue->flags initialization
  block: lift the initial queue bypass mode on blk_register_queue() instead of blk_init_allocated_queue()
  block: ioctl to zero block ranges
  block: Make blkdev_issue_zeroout use WRITE SAME
  block: Implement support for WRITE SAME
  block: Consolidate command flag and queue limit checks for merges
  block: Clean up special command handling logic
  block/blk-tag.c: Remove useless kfree
  block: remove the duplicated setting for congestion_threshold
  block: reject invalid queue attribute values
  block: Add bio_clone_bioset(), bio_clone_kmalloc()
  block: Consolidate bio_alloc_bioset(), bio_kmalloc()
  ...

33 files changed, 770 insertions, 464 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-block b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-block
index c1eb41c..279da08 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-block
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-block
@@ -206,3 +206,17 @@ Description:
 		when a discarded area is read the discard_zeroes_data
 		parameter will be set to one. Otherwise it will be 0 and
 		the result of reading a discarded area is undefined.
+
+What:		/sys/block/<disk>/queue/write_same_max_bytes
+Date:		January 2012
+Contact:	Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@oracle.com>
+Description:
+		Some devices support a write same operation in which a
+		single data block can be written to a range of several
+		contiguous blocks on storage. This can be used to wipe
+		areas on disk or to initialize drives in a RAID
+		configuration. write_same_max_bytes indicates how many
+		bytes can be written in a single write same command. If
+		write_same_max_bytes is 0, write same is not supported
+		by the device.
+
diff --git a/Documentation/block/biodoc.txt b/Documentation/block/biodoc.txt
index e418dc0..8df5e8e 100644
--- a/Documentation/block/biodoc.txt
+++ b/Documentation/block/biodoc.txt
@@ -465,7 +465,6 @@ struct bio {
        bio_end_io_t	*bi_end_io;  /* bi_end_io (bio) */
        atomic_t		bi_cnt;	     /* pin count: free when it hits zero */
        void             *bi_private;
-       bio_destructor_t *bi_destructor; /* bi_destructor (bio) */
 };
 
 With this multipage bio design:
@@ -647,10 +646,6 @@ for a non-clone bio. There are the 6 pools setup for different size biovecs,
 so bio_alloc(gfp_mask, nr_iovecs) will allocate a vec_list of the
 given size from these slabs.
 
-The bi_destructor() routine takes into account the possibility of the bio
-having originated from a different source (see later discussions on
-n/w to block transfers and kvec_cb)
-
 The bio_get() routine may be used to hold an extra reference on a bio prior
 to i/o submission, if the bio fields are likely to be accessed after the
 i/o is issued (since the bio may otherwise get freed in case i/o completion
diff --git a/Documentation/percpu-rw-semaphore.txt b/Documentation/percpu-rw-semaphore.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d3c824
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/percpu-rw-semaphore.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+Percpu rw semaphores
+--------------------
+
+Percpu rw semaphores is a new read-write semaphore design that is
+optimized for locking for reading.
+
+The problem with traditional read-write semaphores is that when multiple
+cores take the lock for reading, the cache line containing the semaphore
+is bouncing between L1 caches of the cores, causing performance
+degradation.
+
+Locking for reading is very fast, it uses RCU and it avoids any atomic
+instruction in the lock and unlock path. On the other hand, locking for
+writing is very expensive, it calls synchronize_rcu() that can take
+hundreds of milliseconds.
+
+The lock is declared with "struct percpu_rw_semaphore" type.
+The lock is initialized percpu_init_rwsem, it returns 0 on success and
+-ENOMEM on allocation failure.
+The lock must be freed with percpu_free_rwsem to avoid memory leak.
+
+The lock is locked for read with percpu_down_read, percpu_up_read and
+for write with percpu_down_write, percpu_up_write.
+
+The idea of using RCU for optimized rw-lock was introduced by
+Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>.
+The code was written by Mikulas Patocka <mpatocka@redhat.com>
diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index d2da641..a33870b 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -606,8 +606,8 @@ struct request_queue *blk_alloc_queue_node(gfp_t gfp_mask, int node_id)
 	/*
 	 * A queue starts its life with bypass turned on to avoid
 	 * unnecessary bypass on/off overhead and nasty surprises during
-	 * init.  The initial bypass will be finished at the end of
-	 * blk_init_allocated_queue().
+	 * init.  The initial bypass will be finished when the queue is
+	 * registered by blk_register_queue().
 	 */
 	q->bypass_depth = 1;
 	__set_bit(QUEUE_FLAG_BYPASS, &q->queue_flags);
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ blk_init_allocated_queue(struct request_queue *q, request_fn_proc *rfn,
 	q->request_fn		= rfn;
 	q->prep_rq_fn		= NULL;
 	q->unprep_rq_fn		= NULL;
-	q->queue_flags		= QUEUE_FLAG_DEFAULT;
+	q->queue_flags		|= QUEUE_FLAG_DEFAULT;
 
 	/* Override internal queue lock with supplied lock pointer */
 	if (lock)
@@ -710,11 +710,6 @@ blk_init_allocated_queue(struct request_queue *q, request_fn_proc *rfn,
 	/* init elevator */
 	if (elevator_init(q, NULL))
 		return NULL;
-
-	blk_queue_congestion_threshold(q);
-
-	/* all done, end the initial bypass */
-	blk_queue_bypass_end(q);
 	return q;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_init_allocated_queue);
@@ -1657,8 +1652,8 @@ generic_make_request_checks(struct bio *bio)
 		goto end_io;
 	}
 
-	if (unlikely(!(bio->bi_rw & REQ_DISCARD) &&
-		     nr_sectors > queue_max_hw_sectors(q))) {
+	if (likely(bio_is_rw(bio) &&
+		   nr_sectors > queue_max_hw_sectors(q))) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "bio too big device %s (%u > %u)\n",
 		       bdevname(bio->bi_bdev, b),
 		       bio_sectors(bio),
@@ -1699,8 +1694,12 @@ generic_make_request_checks(struct bio *bio)
 
 	if ((bio->bi_rw & REQ_DISCARD) &&
 	    (!blk_queue_discard(q) ||
-	     ((bio->bi_rw & REQ_SECURE) &&
-	      !blk_queue_secdiscard(q)))) {
+	     ((bio->bi_rw & REQ_SECURE) && !blk_queue_secdiscard(q)))) {
+		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		goto end_io;
+	}
+
+	if (bio->bi_rw & REQ_WRITE_SAME && !bdev_write_same(bio->bi_bdev)) {
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		goto end_io;
 	}
@@ -1810,15 +1809,20 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_make_request);
  */
 void submit_bio(int rw, struct bio *bio)
 {
-	int count = bio_sectors(bio);
-
 	bio->bi_rw |= rw;
 
 	/*
 	 * If it's a regular read/write or a barrier with data attached,
 	 * go through the normal accounting stuff before submission.
 	 */
-	if (bio_has_data(bio) && !(rw & REQ_DISCARD)) {
+	if (bio_has_data(bio)) {
+		unsigned int count;
+
+		if (unlikely(rw & REQ_WRITE_SAME))
+			count = bdev_logical_block_size(bio->bi_bdev) >> 9;
+		else
+			count = bio_sectors(bio);
+
 		if (rw & WRITE) {
 			count_vm_events(PGPGOUT, count);
 		} else {
@@ -1864,11 +1868,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(submit_bio);
  */
 int blk_rq_check_limits(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
 {
-	if (rq->cmd_flags & REQ_DISCARD)
+	if (!rq_mergeable(rq))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (blk_rq_sectors(rq) > queue_max_sectors(q) ||
-	    blk_rq_bytes(rq) > queue_max_hw_sectors(q) << 9) {
+	if (blk_rq_sectors(rq) > blk_queue_get_max_sectors(q, rq->cmd_flags)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: over max size limit.\n", __func__);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
@@ -2340,7 +2343,7 @@ bool blk_update_request(struct request *req, int error, unsigned int nr_bytes)
 	req->buffer = bio_data(req->bio);
 
 	/* update sector only for requests with clear definition of sector */
-	if (req->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_FS || (req->cmd_flags & REQ_DISCARD))
+	if (req->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_FS)
 		req->__sector += total_bytes >> 9;
 
 	/* mixed attributes always follow the first bio */
@@ -2781,16 +2784,10 @@ int blk_rq_prep_clone(struct request *rq, struct request *rq_src,
 	blk_rq_init(NULL, rq);
 
 	__rq_for_each_bio(bio_src, rq_src) {
-		bio = bio_alloc_bioset(gfp_mask, bio_src->bi_max_vecs, bs);
+		bio = bio_clone_bioset(bio_src, gfp_mask, bs);
 		if (!bio)
 			goto free_and_out;
 
-		__bio_clone(bio, bio_src);
-
-		if (bio_integrity(bio_src) &&
-		    bio_integrity_clone(bio, bio_src, gfp_mask, bs))
-			goto free_and_out;
-
 		if (bio_ctr && bio_ctr(bio, bio_src, data))
 			goto free_and_out;
 
@@ -2807,7 +2804,7 @@ int blk_rq_prep_clone(struct request *rq, struct request *rq_src,
 
 free_and_out:
 	if (bio)
-		bio_free(bio, bs);
+		bio_put(bio);
 	blk_rq_unprep_clone(rq);
 
 	return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/block/blk-lib.c b/block/blk-lib.c
index 19cc761..9373b58 100644
--- a/block/blk-lib.c
+++ b/block/blk-lib.c
@@ -130,6 +130,80 @@ int blkdev_issue_discard(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t sector,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blkdev_issue_discard);
 
 /**
+ * blkdev_issue_write_same - queue a write same operation
+ * @bdev:	target blockdev
+ * @sector:	start sector
+ * @nr_sects:	number of sectors to write
+ * @gfp_mask:	memory allocation flags (for bio_alloc)
+ * @page:	page containing data to write
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *    Issue a write same request for the sectors in question.
+ */
+int blkdev_issue_write_same(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t sector,
+			    sector_t nr_sects, gfp_t gfp_mask,
+			    struct page *page)
+{
+	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(wait);
+	struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(bdev);
+	unsigned int max_write_same_sectors;
+	struct bio_batch bb;
+	struct bio *bio;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (!q)
+		return -ENXIO;
+
+	max_write_same_sectors = q->limits.max_write_same_sectors;
+
+	if (max_write_same_sectors == 0)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	atomic_set(&bb.done, 1);
+	bb.flags = 1 << BIO_UPTODATE;
+	bb.wait = &wait;
+
+	while (nr_sects) {
+		bio = bio_alloc(gfp_mask, 1);
+		if (!bio) {
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		bio->bi_sector = sector;
+		bio->bi_end_io = bio_batch_end_io;
+		bio->bi_bdev = bdev;
+		bio->bi_private = &bb;
+		bio->bi_vcnt = 1;
+		bio->bi_io_vec->bv_page = page;
+		bio->bi_io_vec->bv_offset = 0;
+		bio->bi_io_vec->bv_len = bdev_logical_block_size(bdev);
+
+		if (nr_sects > max_write_same_sectors) {
+			bio->bi_size = max_write_same_sectors << 9;
+			nr_sects -= max_write_same_sectors;
+			sector += max_write_same_sectors;
+		} else {
+			bio->bi_size = nr_sects << 9;
+			nr_sects = 0;
+		}
+
+		atomic_inc(&bb.done);
+		submit_bio(REQ_WRITE | REQ_WRITE_SAME, bio);
+	}
+
+	/* Wait for bios in-flight */
+	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&bb.done))
+		wait_for_completion(&wait);
+
+	if (!test_bit(BIO_UPTODATE, &bb.flags))
+		ret = -ENOTSUPP;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(blkdev_issue_write_same);
+
+/**
  * blkdev_issue_zeroout - generate number of zero filed write bios
  * @bdev:	blockdev to issue
  * @sector:	start sector
@@ -140,7 +214,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(blkdev_issue_discard);
  *  Generate and issue number of bios with zerofiled pages.
  */
 
-int blkdev_issue_zeroout(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t sector,
+int __blkdev_issue_zeroout(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t sector,
 			sector_t nr_sects, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -190,4 +264,32 @@ int blkdev_issue_zeroout(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t sector,
 
 	return ret;
 }
+
+/**
+ * blkdev_issue_zeroout - zero-fill a block range
+ * @bdev:	blockdev to write
+ * @sector:	start sector
+ * @nr_sects:	number of sectors to write
+ * @gfp_mask:	memory allocation flags (for bio_alloc)
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *  Generate and issue number of bios with zerofiled pages.
+ */
+
+int blkdev_issue_zeroout(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t sector,
+			 sector_t nr_sects, gfp_t gfp_mask)
+{
+	if (bdev_write_same(bdev)) {
+		unsigned char bdn[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
+
+		if (!blkdev_issue_write_same(bdev, sector, nr_sects, gfp_mask,
+					     ZERO_PAGE(0)))
+			return 0;
+
+		bdevname(bdev, bdn);
+		pr_err("%s: WRITE SAME failed. Manually zeroing.\n", bdn);
+	}
+
+	return __blkdev_issue_zeroout(bdev, sector, nr_sects, gfp_mask);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blkdev_issue_zeroout);
diff --git a/block/blk-merge.c b/block/blk-merge.c
index e76279e..936a110 100644
--- a/block/blk-merge.c
+++ b/block/blk-merge.c
@@ -275,14 +275,8 @@ no_merge:
 int ll_back_merge_fn(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req,
 		     struct bio *bio)
 {
-	unsigned short max_sectors;
-
-	if (unlikely(req->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_BLOCK_PC))
-		max_sectors = queue_max_hw_sectors(q);
-	else
-		max_sectors = queue_max_sectors(q);
-
-	if (blk_rq_sectors(req) + bio_sectors(bio) > max_sectors) {
+	if (blk_rq_sectors(req) + bio_sectors(bio) >
+	    blk_rq_get_max_sectors(req)) {
 		req->cmd_flags |= REQ_NOMERGE;
 		if (req == q->last_merge)
 			q->last_merge = NULL;
@@ -299,15 +293,8 @@ int ll_back_merge_fn(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req,
 int ll_front_merge_fn(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req,
 		      struct bio *bio)
 {
-	unsigned short max_sectors;
-
-	if (unlikely(req->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_BLOCK_PC))
-		max_sectors = queue_max_hw_sectors(q);
-	else
-		max_sectors = queue_max_sectors(q);
-
-
-	if (blk_rq_sectors(req) + bio_sectors(bio) > max_sectors) {
+	if (blk_rq_sectors(req) + bio_sectors(bio) >
+	    blk_rq_get_max_sectors(req)) {
 		req->cmd_flags |= REQ_NOMERGE;
 		if (req == q->last_merge)
 			q->last_merge = NULL;
@@ -338,7 +325,8 @@ static int ll_merge_requests_fn(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req,
 	/*
 	 * Will it become too large?
 	 */
-	if ((blk_rq_sectors(req) + blk_rq_sectors(next)) > queue_max_sectors(q))
+	if ((blk_rq_sectors(req) + blk_rq_sectors(next)) >
+	    blk_rq_get_max_sectors(req))
 		return 0;
 
 	total_phys_segments = req->nr_phys_segments + next->nr_phys_segments;
@@ -417,16 +405,7 @@ static int attempt_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req,
 	if (!rq_mergeable(req) || !rq_mergeable(next))
 		return 0;
 
-	/*
-	 * Don't merge file system requests and discard requests
-	 */
-	if ((req->cmd_flags & REQ_DISCARD) != (next->cmd_flags & REQ_DISCARD))
-		return 0;
-
-	/*
-	 * Don't merge discard requests and secure discard requests
-	 */
-	if ((req->cmd_flags & REQ_SECURE) != (next->cmd_flags & REQ_SECURE))
+	if (!blk_check_merge_flags(req->cmd_flags, next->cmd_flags))
 		return 0;
 
 	/*
@@ -440,6 +419,10 @@ static int attempt_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req,
 	    || next->special)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (req->cmd_flags & REQ_WRITE_SAME &&
+	    !blk_write_same_mergeable(req->bio, next->bio))
+		return 0;
+
 	/*
 	 * If we are allowed to merge, then append bio list
 	 * from next to rq and release next. merge_requests_fn
@@ -521,15 +504,10 @@ int blk_attempt_req_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq,
 
 bool blk_rq_merge_ok(struct request *rq, struct bio *bio)
 {
-	if (!rq_mergeable(rq))
+	if (!rq_mergeable(rq) || !bio_mergeable(bio))
 		return false;
 
-	/* don't merge file system requests and discard requests */
-	if ((bio->bi_rw & REQ_DISCARD) != (rq->bio->bi_rw & REQ_DISCARD))
-		return false;
-
-	/* don't merge discard requests and secure discard requests */
-	if ((bio->bi_rw & REQ_SECURE) != (rq->bio->bi_rw & REQ_SECURE))
+	if (!blk_check_merge_flags(rq->cmd_flags, bio->bi_rw))
 		return false;
 
 	/* different data direction or already started, don't merge */
@@ -544,6 +522,11 @@ bool blk_rq_merge_ok(struct request *rq, struct bio *bio)
 	if (bio_integrity(bio) != blk_integrity_rq(rq))
 		return false;
 
+	/* must be using the same buffer */
+	if (rq->cmd_flags & REQ_WRITE_SAME &&
+	    !blk_write_same_mergeable(rq->bio, bio))
+		return false;
+
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/block/blk-settings.c b/block/blk-settings.c
index 565a678..779bb76 100644
--- a/block/blk-settings.c
+++ b/block/blk-settings.c
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ void blk_set_default_limits(struct queue_limits *lim)
 	lim->seg_boundary_mask = BLK_SEG_BOUNDARY_MASK;
 	lim->max_segment_size = BLK_MAX_SEGMENT_SIZE;
 	lim->max_sectors = lim->max_hw_sectors = BLK_SAFE_MAX_SECTORS;
+	lim->max_write_same_sectors = 0;
 	lim->max_discard_sectors = 0;
 	lim->discard_granularity = 0;
 	lim->discard_alignment = 0;
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ void blk_set_stacking_limits(struct queue_limits *lim)
 	lim->max_segments = USHRT_MAX;
 	lim->max_hw_sectors = UINT_MAX;
 	lim->max_sectors = UINT_MAX;
+	lim->max_write_same_sectors = UINT_MAX;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_set_stacking_limits);
 
@@ -286,6 +288,18 @@ void blk_queue_max_discard_sectors(struct request_queue *q,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_queue_max_discard_sectors);
 
 /**
+ * blk_queue_max_write_same_sectors - set max sectors for a single write same
+ * @q:  the request queue for the device
+ * @max_write_same_sectors: maximum number of sectors to write per command
+ **/
+void blk_queue_max_write_same_sectors(struct request_queue *q,
+				      unsigned int max_write_same_sectors)
+{
+	q->limits.max_write_same_sectors = max_write_same_sectors;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_queue_max_write_same_sectors);
+
+/**
  * blk_queue_max_segments - set max hw segments for a request for this queue
  * @q:  the request queue for the device
  * @max_segments:  max number of segments
@@ -510,6 +524,8 @@ int blk_stack_limits(struct queue_limits *t, struct queue_limits *b,
 
 	t->max_sectors = min_not_zero(t->max_sectors, b->max_sectors);
 	t->max_hw_sectors = min_not_zero(t->max_hw_sectors, b->max_hw_sectors);
+	t->max_write_same_sectors = min(t->max_write_same_sectors,
+					b->max_write_same_sectors);
 	t->bounce_pfn = min_not_zero(t->bounce_pfn, b->bounce_pfn);
 
 	t->seg_boundary_mask = min_not_zero(t->seg_boundary_mask,
diff --git a/block/blk-sysfs.c b/block/blk-sysfs.c
index 9628b29..ce62046 100644
--- a/block/blk-sysfs.c
+++ b/block/blk-sysfs.c
@@ -26,9 +26,15 @@ queue_var_show(unsigned long var, char *page)
 static ssize_t
 queue_var_store(unsigned long *var, const char *page, size_t count)
 {
-	char *p = (char *) page;
+	int err;
+	unsigned long v;
+
+	err = strict_strtoul(page, 10, &v);
+	if (err || v > UINT_MAX)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	*var = v;
 
-	*var = simple_strtoul(p, &p, 10);
 	return count;
 }
 
@@ -48,6 +54,9 @@ queue_requests_store(struct request_queue *q, const char *page, size_t count)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	ret = queue_var_store(&nr, page, count);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	if (nr < BLKDEV_MIN_RQ)
 		nr = BLKDEV_MIN_RQ;
 
@@ -102,6 +111,9 @@ queue_ra_store(struct request_queue *q, const char *page, size_t count)
 	unsigned long ra_kb;
 	ssize_t ret = queue_var_store(&ra_kb, page, count);
 
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	q->backing_dev_info.ra_pages = ra_kb >> (PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT - 10);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -168,6 +180,13 @@ static ssize_t queue_discard_zeroes_data_show(struct request_queue *q, char *pag
 	return queue_var_show(queue_discard_zeroes_data(q), page);
 }
 
+static ssize_t queue_write_same_max_show(struct request_queue *q, char *page)
+{
+	return sprintf(page, "%llu\n",
+		(unsigned long long)q->limits.max_write_same_sectors << 9);
+}
+
+
 static ssize_t
 queue_max_sectors_store(struct request_queue *q, const char *page, size_t count)
 {
@@ -176,6 +195,9 @@ queue_max_sectors_store(struct request_queue *q, const char *page, size_t count)
 			page_kb = 1 << (PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT - 10);
 	ssize_t ret = queue_var_store(&max_sectors_kb, page, count);
 
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	if (max_sectors_kb > max_hw_sectors_kb || max_sectors_kb < page_kb)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -236,6 +258,9 @@ static ssize_t queue_nomerges_store(struct request_queue *q, const char *page,
 	unsigned long nm;
 	ssize_t ret = queue_var_store(&nm, page, count);
 
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 	queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_NOMERGES, q);
 	queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_NOXMERGES, q);
@@ -264,6 +289,9 @@ queue_rq_affinity_store(struct request_queue *q, const char *page, size_t count)
 	unsigned long val;
 
 	ret = queue_var_store(&val, page, count);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 	if (val == 2) {
 		queue_flag_set(QUEUE_FLAG_SAME_COMP, q);
@@ -364,6 +392,11 @@ static struct queue_sysfs_entry queue_discard_zeroes_data_entry = {
 	.show = queue_discard_zeroes_data_show,
 };
 
+static struct queue_sysfs_entry queue_write_same_max_entry = {
+	.attr = {.name = "write_same_max_bytes", .mode = S_IRUGO },
+	.show = queue_write_same_max_show,
+};
+
 static struct queue_sysfs_entry queue_nonrot_entry = {
 	.attr = {.name = "rotational", .mode = S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR },
 	.show = queue_show_nonrot,
@@ -411,6 +444,7 @@ static struct attribute *default_attrs[] = {
 	&queue_discard_granularity_entry.attr,
 	&queue_discard_max_entry.attr,
 	&queue_discard_zeroes_data_entry.attr,
+	&queue_write_same_max_entry.attr,
 	&queue_nonrot_entry.attr,
 	&queue_nomerges_entry.attr,
 	&queue_rq_affinity_entry.attr,
@@ -527,6 +561,12 @@ int blk_register_queue(struct gendisk *disk)
 	if (WARN_ON(!q))
 		return -ENXIO;
 
+	/*
+	 * Initialization must be complete by now.  Finish the initial
+	 * bypass from queue allocation.
+	 */
+	blk_queue_bypass_end(q);
+
 	ret = blk_trace_init_sysfs(dev);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/block/blk-tag.c b/block/blk-tag.c
index 4af6f5c..cc345e1 100644
--- a/block/blk-tag.c
+++ b/block/blk-tag.c
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ int blk_queue_init_tags(struct request_queue *q, int depth,
 		tags = __blk_queue_init_tags(q, depth);
 
 		if (!tags)
-			goto fail;
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
 	} else if (q->queue_tags) {
 		rc = blk_queue_resize_tags(q, depth);
 		if (rc)
@@ -203,9 +204,6 @@ int blk_queue_init_tags(struct request_queue *q, int depth,
 	queue_flag_set_unlocked(QUEUE_FLAG_QUEUED, q);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&q->tag_busy_list);
 	return 0;
-fail:
-	kfree(tags);
-	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_queue_init_tags);
 
diff --git a/block/blk.h b/block/blk.h
index 2a0ea32..ca51543 100644
--- a/block/blk.h
+++ b/block/blk.h
@@ -171,14 +171,13 @@ static inline int queue_congestion_off_threshold(struct request_queue *q)
  *
  *	a) it's attached to a gendisk, and
  *	b) the queue had IO stats enabled when this request was started, and
- *	c) it's a file system request or a discard request
+ *	c) it's a file system request
  */
 static inline int blk_do_io_stat(struct request *rq)
 {
 	return rq->rq_disk &&
 	       (rq->cmd_flags & REQ_IO_STAT) &&
-	       (rq->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_FS ||
-	        (rq->cmd_flags & REQ_DISCARD));
+		(rq->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_FS);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index 6a55d41..9b1d42b 100644
--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -562,8 +562,7 @@ void __elv_add_request(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq, int where)
 
 	if (rq->cmd_flags & REQ_SOFTBARRIER) {
 		/* barriers are scheduling boundary, update end_sector */
-		if (rq->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_FS ||
-		    (rq->cmd_flags & REQ_DISCARD)) {
+		if (rq->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_FS) {
 			q->end_sector = rq_end_sector(rq);
 			q->boundary_rq = rq;
 		}
@@ -605,8 +604,7 @@ void __elv_add_request(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq, int where)
 		if (elv_attempt_insert_merge(q, rq))
 			break;
 	case ELEVATOR_INSERT_SORT:
-		BUG_ON(rq->cmd_type != REQ_TYPE_FS &&
-		       !(rq->cmd_flags & REQ_DISCARD));
+		BUG_ON(rq->cmd_type != REQ_TYPE_FS);
 		rq->cmd_flags |= REQ_SORTED;
 		q->nr_sorted++;
 		if (rq_mergeable(rq)) {
diff --git a/block/ioctl.c b/block/ioctl.c
index 4a85096..a31d91d9b 100644
--- a/block/ioctl.c
+++ b/block/ioctl.c
@@ -185,6 +185,22 @@ static int blk_ioctl_discard(struct block_device *bdev, uint64_t start,
 	return blkdev_issue_discard(bdev, start, len, GFP_KERNEL, flags);
 }
 
+static int blk_ioctl_zeroout(struct block_device *bdev, uint64_t start,
+			     uint64_t len)
+{
+	if (start & 511)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (len & 511)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	start >>= 9;
+	len >>= 9;
+
+	if (start + len > (i_size_read(bdev->bd_inode) >> 9))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return blkdev_issue_zeroout(bdev, start, len, GFP_KERNEL);
+}
+
 static int put_ushort(unsigned long arg, unsigned short val)
 {
 	return put_user(val, (unsigned short __user *)arg);
@@ -300,6 +316,17 @@ int blkdev_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, unsigned cmd,
 		return blk_ioctl_discard(bdev, range[0], range[1],
 					 cmd == BLKSECDISCARD);
 	}
+	case BLKZEROOUT: {
+		uint64_t range[2];
+
+		if (!(mode & FMODE_WRITE))
+			return -EBADF;
+
+		if (copy_from_user(range, (void __user *)arg, sizeof(range)))
+			return -EFAULT;
+
+		return blk_ioctl_zeroout(bdev, range[0], range[1]);
+	}
 
 	case HDIO_GETGEO: {
 		struct hd_geometry geo;
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
index f93a032..f55683a 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
@@ -162,23 +162,12 @@ static const struct block_device_operations drbd_ops = {
 	.release = drbd_release,
 };
 
-static void bio_destructor_drbd(struct bio *bio)
-{
-	bio_free(bio, drbd_md_io_bio_set);
-}
-
 struct bio *bio_alloc_drbd(gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
-	struct bio *bio;
-
 	if (!drbd_md_io_bio_set)
 		return bio_alloc(gfp_mask, 1);
 
-	bio = bio_alloc_bioset(gfp_mask, 1, drbd_md_io_bio_set);
-	if (!bio)
-		return NULL;
-	bio->bi_destructor = bio_destructor_drbd;
-	return bio;
+	return bio_alloc_bioset(gfp_mask, 1, drbd_md_io_bio_set);
 }
 
 #ifdef __CHECKER__
diff --git a/drivers/block/osdblk.c b/drivers/block/osdblk.c
index 87311eb..1bbc681 100644
--- a/drivers/block/osdblk.c
+++ b/drivers/block/osdblk.c
@@ -266,11 +266,10 @@ static struct bio *bio_chain_clone(struct bio *old_chain, gfp_t gfpmask)
 	struct bio *tmp, *new_chain = NULL, *tail = NULL;
 
 	while (old_chain) {
-		tmp = bio_kmalloc(gfpmask, old_chain->bi_max_vecs);
+		tmp = bio_clone_kmalloc(old_chain, gfpmask);
 		if (!tmp)
 			goto err_out;
 
-		__bio_clone(tmp, old_chain);
 		tmp->bi_bdev = NULL;
 		gfpmask &= ~__GFP_WAIT;
 		tmp->bi_next = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
index ba66e44..2e7de7a 100644
--- a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
@@ -522,38 +522,6 @@ static void pkt_bio_finished(struct pktcdvd_device *pd)
 	}
 }
 
-static void pkt_bio_destructor(struct bio *bio)
-{
-	kfree(bio->bi_io_vec);
-	kfree(bio);
-}
-
-static struct bio *pkt_bio_alloc(int nr_iovecs)
-{
-	struct bio_vec *bvl = NULL;
-	struct bio *bio;
-
-	bio = kmalloc(sizeof(struct bio), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!bio)
-		goto no_bio;
-	bio_init(bio);
-
-	bvl = kcalloc(nr_iovecs, sizeof(struct bio_vec), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!bvl)
-		goto no_bvl;
-
-	bio->bi_max_vecs = nr_iovecs;
-	bio->bi_io_vec = bvl;
-	bio->bi_destructor = pkt_bio_destructor;
-
-	return bio;
-
- no_bvl:
-	kfree(bio);
- no_bio:
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 /*
  * Allocate a packet_data struct
  */
@@ -567,7 +535,7 @@ static struct packet_data *pkt_alloc_packet_data(int frames)
 		goto no_pkt;
 
 	pkt->frames = frames;
-	pkt->w_bio = pkt_bio_alloc(frames);
+	pkt->w_bio = bio_kmalloc(GFP_KERNEL, frames);
 	if (!pkt->w_bio)
 		goto no_bio;
 
@@ -581,9 +549,10 @@ static struct packet_data *pkt_alloc_packet_data(int frames)
 	bio_list_init(&pkt->orig_bios);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < frames; i++) {
-		struct bio *bio = pkt_bio_alloc(1);
+		struct bio *bio = bio_kmalloc(GFP_KERNEL, 1);
 		if (!bio)
 			goto no_rd_bio;
+
 		pkt->r_bios[i] = bio;
 	}
 
@@ -1111,21 +1080,17 @@ static void pkt_gather_data(struct pktcdvd_device *pd, struct packet_data *pkt)
 	 * Schedule reads for missing parts of the packet.
 	 */
 	for (f = 0; f < pkt->frames; f++) {
-		struct bio_vec *vec;
-
 		int p, offset;
+
 		if (written[f])
 			continue;
+
 		bio = pkt->r_bios[f];
-		vec = bio->bi_io_vec;
-		bio_init(bio);
-		bio->bi_max_vecs = 1;
+		bio_reset(bio);
 		bio->bi_sector = pkt->sector + f * (CD_FRAMESIZE >> 9);
 		bio->bi_bdev = pd->bdev;
 		bio->bi_end_io = pkt_end_io_read;
 		bio->bi_private = pkt;
-		bio->bi_io_vec = vec;
-		bio->bi_destructor = pkt_bio_destructor;
 
 		p = (f * CD_FRAMESIZE) / PAGE_SIZE;
 		offset = (f * CD_FRAMESIZE) % PAGE_SIZE;
@@ -1418,14 +1383,11 @@ static void pkt_start_write(struct pktcdvd_device *pd, struct packet_data *pkt)
 	}
 
 	/* Start the write request */
-	bio_init(pkt->w_bio);
-	pkt->w_bio->bi_max_vecs = PACKET_MAX_SIZE;
+	bio_reset(pkt->w_bio);
 	pkt->w_bio->bi_sector = pkt->sector;
 	pkt->w_bio->bi_bdev = pd->bdev;
 	pkt->w_bio->bi_end_io = pkt_end_io_packet_write;
 	pkt->w_bio->bi_private = pkt;
-	pkt->w_bio->bi_io_vec = bvec;
-	pkt->w_bio->bi_destructor = pkt_bio_destructor;
 	for (f = 0; f < pkt->frames; f++)
 		if (!bio_add_page(pkt->w_bio, bvec[f].bv_page, CD_FRAMESIZE, bvec[f].bv_offset))
 			BUG();
diff --git a/drivers/char/raw.c b/drivers/char/raw.c
index 54a3a6d..0bb207e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/raw.c
+++ b/drivers/char/raw.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ static long raw_ctl_compat_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 
 static const struct file_operations raw_fops = {
 	.read		= do_sync_read,
-	.aio_read	= generic_file_aio_read,
+	.aio_read	= blkdev_aio_read,
 	.write		= do_sync_write,
 	.aio_write	= blkdev_aio_write,
 	.fsync		= blkdev_fsync,
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
index 664743d..bbf459b 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
@@ -798,14 +798,6 @@ static int crypt_convert(struct crypt_config *cc,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void dm_crypt_bio_destructor(struct bio *bio)
-{
-	struct dm_crypt_io *io = bio->bi_private;
-	struct crypt_config *cc = io->cc;
-
-	bio_free(bio, cc->bs);
-}
-
 /*
  * Generate a new unfragmented bio with the given size
  * This should never violate the device limitations
@@ -974,7 +966,6 @@ static void clone_init(struct dm_crypt_io *io, struct bio *clone)
 	clone->bi_end_io  = crypt_endio;
 	clone->bi_bdev    = cc->dev->bdev;
 	clone->bi_rw      = io->base_bio->bi_rw;
-	clone->bi_destructor = dm_crypt_bio_destructor;
 }
 
 static int kcryptd_io_read(struct dm_crypt_io *io, gfp_t gfp)
@@ -988,19 +979,14 @@ static int kcryptd_io_read(struct dm_crypt_io *io, gfp_t gfp)
 	 * copy the required bvecs because we need the original
 	 * one in order to decrypt the whole bio data *afterwards*.
 	 */
-	clone = bio_alloc_bioset(gfp, bio_segments(base_bio), cc->bs);
+	clone = bio_clone_bioset(base_bio, gfp, cc->bs);
 	if (!clone)
 		return 1;
 
 	crypt_inc_pending(io);
 
 	clone_init(io, clone);
-	clone->bi_idx = 0;
-	clone->bi_vcnt = bio_segments(base_bio);
-	clone->bi_size = base_bio->bi_size;
 	clone->bi_sector = cc->start + io->sector;
-	memcpy(clone->bi_io_vec, bio_iovec(base_bio),
-	       sizeof(struct bio_vec) * clone->bi_vcnt);
 
 	generic_make_request(clone);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-io.c b/drivers/md/dm-io.c
index ea5dd28..1c46f97 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-io.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-io.c
@@ -249,16 +249,6 @@ static void vm_dp_init(struct dpages *dp, void *data)
 	dp->context_ptr = data;
 }
 
-static void dm_bio_destructor(struct bio *bio)
-{
-	unsigned region;
-	struct io *io;
-
-	retrieve_io_and_region_from_bio(bio, &io, &region);
-
-	bio_free(bio, io->client->bios);
-}
-
 /*
  * Functions for getting the pages from kernel memory.
  */
@@ -317,7 +307,6 @@ static void do_region(int rw, unsigned region, struct dm_io_region *where,
 		bio->bi_sector = where->sector + (where->count - remaining);
 		bio->bi_bdev = where->bdev;
 		bio->bi_end_io = endio;
-		bio->bi_destructor = dm_bio_destructor;
 		store_io_and_region_in_bio(bio, io, region);
 
 		if (rw & REQ_DISCARD) {
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
index 67ffa39..66ceaff 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -86,12 +86,17 @@ struct dm_rq_target_io {
 };
 
 /*
- * For request-based dm.
- * One of these is allocated per bio.
+ * For request-based dm - the bio clones we allocate are embedded in these
+ * structs.
+ *
+ * We allocate these with bio_alloc_bioset, using the front_pad parameter when
+ * the bioset is created - this means the bio has to come at the end of the
+ * struct.
  */
 struct dm_rq_clone_bio_info {
 	struct bio *orig;
 	struct dm_rq_target_io *tio;
+	struct bio clone;
 };
 
 union map_info *dm_get_mapinfo(struct bio *bio)
@@ -211,6 +216,11 @@ struct dm_md_mempools {
 static struct kmem_cache *_io_cache;
 static struct kmem_cache *_tio_cache;
 static struct kmem_cache *_rq_tio_cache;
+
+/*
+ * Unused now, and needs to be deleted. But since io_pool is overloaded and it's
+ * still used for _io_cache, I'm leaving this for a later cleanup
+ */
 static struct kmem_cache *_rq_bio_info_cache;
 
 static int __init local_init(void)
@@ -467,16 +477,6 @@ static void free_rq_tio(struct dm_rq_target_io *tio)
 	mempool_free(tio, tio->md->tio_pool);
 }
 
-static struct dm_rq_clone_bio_info *alloc_bio_info(struct mapped_device *md)
-{
-	return mempool_alloc(md->io_pool, GFP_ATOMIC);
-}
-
-static void free_bio_info(struct dm_rq_clone_bio_info *info)
-{
-	mempool_free(info, info->tio->md->io_pool);
-}
-
 static int md_in_flight(struct mapped_device *md)
 {
 	return atomic_read(&md->pending[READ]) +
@@ -681,11 +681,6 @@ static void clone_endio(struct bio *bio, int error)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Store md for cleanup instead of tio which is about to get freed.
-	 */
-	bio->bi_private = md->bs;
-
 	free_tio(md, tio);
 	bio_put(bio);
 	dec_pending(io, error);
@@ -1036,11 +1031,6 @@ static void __map_bio(struct dm_target *ti, struct bio *clone,
 		/* error the io and bail out, or requeue it if needed */
 		md = tio->io->md;
 		dec_pending(tio->io, r);
-		/*
-		 * Store bio_set for cleanup.
-		 */
-		clone->bi_end_io = NULL;
-		clone->bi_private = md->bs;
 		bio_put(clone);
 		free_tio(md, tio);
 	} else if (r) {
@@ -1059,13 +1049,6 @@ struct clone_info {
 	unsigned short idx;
 };
 
-static void dm_bio_destructor(struct bio *bio)
-{
-	struct bio_set *bs = bio->bi_private;
-
-	bio_free(bio, bs);
-}
-
 /*
  * Creates a little bio that just does part of a bvec.
  */
@@ -1077,7 +1060,6 @@ static struct bio *split_bvec(struct bio *bio, sector_t sector,
 	struct bio_vec *bv = bio->bi_io_vec + idx;
 
 	clone = bio_alloc_bioset(GFP_NOIO, 1, bs);
-	clone->bi_destructor = dm_bio_destructor;
 	*clone->bi_io_vec = *bv;
 
 	clone->bi_sector = sector;
@@ -1090,7 +1072,7 @@ static struct bio *split_bvec(struct bio *bio, sector_t sector,
 	clone->bi_flags |= 1 << BIO_CLONED;
 
 	if (bio_integrity(bio)) {
-		bio_integrity_clone(clone, bio, GFP_NOIO, bs);
+		bio_integrity_clone(clone, bio, GFP_NOIO);
 		bio_integrity_trim(clone,
 				   bio_sector_offset(bio, idx, offset), len);
 	}
@@ -1109,7 +1091,6 @@ static struct bio *clone_bio(struct bio *bio, sector_t sector,
 
 	clone = bio_alloc_bioset(GFP_NOIO, bio->bi_max_vecs, bs);
 	__bio_clone(clone, bio);
-	clone->bi_destructor = dm_bio_destructor;
 	clone->bi_sector = sector;
 	clone->bi_idx = idx;
 	clone->bi_vcnt = idx + bv_count;
@@ -1117,7 +1098,7 @@ static struct bio *clone_bio(struct bio *bio, sector_t sector,
 	clone->bi_flags &= ~(1 << BIO_SEG_VALID);
 
 	if (bio_integrity(bio)) {
-		bio_integrity_clone(clone, bio, GFP_NOIO, bs);
+		bio_integrity_clone(clone, bio, GFP_NOIO);
 
 		if (idx != bio->bi_idx || clone->bi_size < bio->bi_size)
 			bio_integrity_trim(clone,
@@ -1152,9 +1133,8 @@ static void __issue_target_request(struct clone_info *ci, struct dm_target *ti,
 	 * ci->bio->bi_max_vecs is BIO_INLINE_VECS anyway, for both flush
 	 * and discard, so no need for concern about wasted bvec allocations.
 	 */
-	clone = bio_alloc_bioset(GFP_NOIO, ci->bio->bi_max_vecs, ci->md->bs);
-	__bio_clone(clone, ci->bio);
-	clone->bi_destructor = dm_bio_destructor;
+	clone = bio_clone_bioset(ci->bio, GFP_NOIO, ci->md->bs);
+
 	if (len) {
 		clone->bi_sector = ci->sector;
 		clone->bi_size = to_bytes(len);
@@ -1484,30 +1464,17 @@ void dm_dispatch_request(struct request *rq)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dm_dispatch_request);
 
-static void dm_rq_bio_destructor(struct bio *bio)
-{
-	struct dm_rq_clone_bio_info *info = bio->bi_private;
-	struct mapped_device *md = info->tio->md;
-
-	free_bio_info(info);
-	bio_free(bio, md->bs);
-}
-
 static int dm_rq_bio_constructor(struct bio *bio, struct bio *bio_orig,
 				 void *data)
 {
 	struct dm_rq_target_io *tio = data;
-	struct mapped_device *md = tio->md;
-	struct dm_rq_clone_bio_info *info = alloc_bio_info(md);
-
-	if (!info)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	struct dm_rq_clone_bio_info *info =
+		container_of(bio, struct dm_rq_clone_bio_info, clone);
 
 	info->orig = bio_orig;
 	info->tio = tio;
 	bio->bi_end_io = end_clone_bio;
 	bio->bi_private = info;
-	bio->bi_destructor = dm_rq_bio_destructor;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2771,7 +2738,10 @@ struct dm_md_mempools *dm_alloc_md_mempools(unsigned type, unsigned integrity)
 	if (!pools->tio_pool)
 		goto free_io_pool_and_out;
 
-	pools->bs = bioset_create(pool_size, 0);
+	pools->bs = (type == DM_TYPE_BIO_BASED) ?
+		bioset_create(pool_size, 0) :
+		bioset_create(pool_size,
+			      offsetof(struct dm_rq_clone_bio_info, clone));
 	if (!pools->bs)
 		goto free_tio_pool_and_out;
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 308e87b..95c8801 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -155,32 +155,17 @@ static int start_readonly;
  * like bio_clone, but with a local bio set
  */
 
-static void mddev_bio_destructor(struct bio *bio)
-{
-	struct mddev *mddev, **mddevp;
-
-	mddevp = (void*)bio;
-	mddev = mddevp[-1];
-
-	bio_free(bio, mddev->bio_set);
-}
-
 struct bio *bio_alloc_mddev(gfp_t gfp_mask, int nr_iovecs,
 			    struct mddev *mddev)
 {
 	struct bio *b;
-	struct mddev **mddevp;
 
 	if (!mddev || !mddev->bio_set)
 		return bio_alloc(gfp_mask, nr_iovecs);
 
-	b = bio_alloc_bioset(gfp_mask, nr_iovecs,
-			     mddev->bio_set);
+	b = bio_alloc_bioset(gfp_mask, nr_iovecs, mddev->bio_set);
 	if (!b)
 		return NULL;
-	mddevp = (void*)b;
-	mddevp[-1] = mddev;
-	b->bi_destructor = mddev_bio_destructor;
 	return b;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(bio_alloc_mddev);
@@ -188,32 +173,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(bio_alloc_mddev);
 struct bio *bio_clone_mddev(struct bio *bio, gfp_t gfp_mask,
 			    struct mddev *mddev)
 {
-	struct bio *b;
-	struct mddev **mddevp;
-
 	if (!mddev || !mddev->bio_set)
 		return bio_clone(bio, gfp_mask);
 
-	b = bio_alloc_bioset(gfp_mask, bio->bi_max_vecs,
-			     mddev->bio_set);
-	if (!b)
-		return NULL;
-	mddevp = (void*)b;
-	mddevp[-1] = mddev;
-	b->bi_destructor = mddev_bio_destructor;
-	__bio_clone(b, bio);
-	if (bio_integrity(bio)) {
-		int ret;
-
-		ret = bio_integrity_clone(b, bio, gfp_mask, mddev->bio_set);
-
-		if (ret < 0) {
-			bio_put(b);
-			return NULL;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return b;
+	return bio_clone_bioset(bio, gfp_mask, mddev->bio_set);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(bio_clone_mddev);
 
@@ -5006,8 +4969,7 @@ int md_run(struct mddev *mddev)
 	}
 
 	if (mddev->bio_set == NULL)
-		mddev->bio_set = bioset_create(BIO_POOL_SIZE,
-					       sizeof(struct mddev *));
+		mddev->bio_set = bioset_create(BIO_POOL_SIZE, 0);
 
 	spin_lock(&pers_lock);
 	pers = find_pers(mddev->level, mddev->clevel);
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid0.c b/drivers/md/raid0.c
index de63a1f..a9e4fa9 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid0.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid0.c
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ static int raid0_run(struct mddev *mddev)
 	if (md_check_no_bitmap(mddev))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	blk_queue_max_hw_sectors(mddev->queue, mddev->chunk_sectors);
+	blk_queue_max_write_same_sectors(mddev->queue, mddev->chunk_sectors);
 
 	/* if private is not null, we are here after takeover */
 	if (mddev->private == NULL) {
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_iblock.c b/drivers/target/target_core_iblock.c
index 29408d4..57d7674 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_iblock.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_iblock.c
@@ -553,14 +553,6 @@ static void iblock_complete_cmd(struct se_cmd *cmd)
 	kfree(ibr);
 }
 
-static void iblock_bio_destructor(struct bio *bio)
-{
-	struct se_cmd *cmd = bio->bi_private;
-	struct iblock_dev *ib_dev = cmd->se_dev->dev_ptr;
-
-	bio_free(bio, ib_dev->ibd_bio_set);
-}
-
 static struct bio *
 iblock_get_bio(struct se_cmd *cmd, sector_t lba, u32 sg_num)
 {
@@ -582,7 +574,6 @@ iblock_get_bio(struct se_cmd *cmd, sector_t lba, u32 sg_num)
 
 	bio->bi_bdev = ib_dev->ibd_bd;
 	bio->bi_private = cmd;
-	bio->bi_destructor = iblock_bio_destructor;
 	bio->bi_end_io = &iblock_bio_done;
 	bio->bi_sector = lba;
 	return bio;
diff --git a/fs/bio-integrity.c b/fs/bio-integrity.c
index e85c04b..a3f28f3 100644
--- a/fs/bio-integrity.c
+++ b/fs/bio-integrity.c
@@ -70,23 +70,25 @@ static inline int use_bip_pool(unsigned int idx)
 }
 
 /**
- * bio_integrity_alloc_bioset - Allocate integrity payload and attach it to bio
+ * bio_integrity_alloc - Allocate integrity payload and attach it to bio
  * @bio:	bio to attach integrity metadata to
  * @gfp_mask:	Memory allocation mask
  * @nr_vecs:	Number of integrity metadata scatter-gather elements
- * @bs:		bio_set to allocate from
  *
  * Description: This function prepares a bio for attaching integrity
  * metadata.  nr_vecs specifies the maximum number of pages containing
  * integrity metadata that can be attached.
  */
-struct bio_integrity_payload *bio_integrity_alloc_bioset(struct bio *bio,
-							 gfp_t gfp_mask,
-							 unsigned int nr_vecs,
-							 struct bio_set *bs)
+struct bio_integrity_payload *bio_integrity_alloc(struct bio *bio,
+						  gfp_t gfp_mask,
+						  unsigned int nr_vecs)
 {
 	struct bio_integrity_payload *bip;
 	unsigned int idx = vecs_to_idx(nr_vecs);
+	struct bio_set *bs = bio->bi_pool;
+
+	if (!bs)
+		bs = fs_bio_set;
 
 	BUG_ON(bio == NULL);
 	bip = NULL;
@@ -114,37 +116,22 @@ struct bio_integrity_payload *bio_integrity_alloc_bioset(struct bio *bio,
 
 	return bip;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(bio_integrity_alloc_bioset);
-
-/**
- * bio_integrity_alloc - Allocate integrity payload and attach it to bio
- * @bio:	bio to attach integrity metadata to
- * @gfp_mask:	Memory allocation mask
- * @nr_vecs:	Number of integrity metadata scatter-gather elements
- *
- * Description: This function prepares a bio for attaching integrity
- * metadata.  nr_vecs specifies the maximum number of pages containing
- * integrity metadata that can be attached.
- */
-struct bio_integrity_payload *bio_integrity_alloc(struct bio *bio,
-						  gfp_t gfp_mask,
-						  unsigned int nr_vecs)
-{
-	return bio_integrity_alloc_bioset(bio, gfp_mask, nr_vecs, fs_bio_set);
-}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bio_integrity_alloc);
 
 /**
  * bio_integrity_free - Free bio integrity payload
  * @bio:	bio containing bip to be freed
- * @bs:		bio_set this bio was allocated from
  *
  * Description: Used to free the integrity portion of a bio. Usually
  * called from bio_free().
  */
-void bio_integrity_free(struct bio *bio, struct bio_set *bs)
+void bio_integrity_free(struct bio *bio)
 {
 	struct bio_integrity_payload *bip = bio->bi_integrity;
+	struct bio_set *bs = bio->bi_pool;
+
+	if (!bs)
+		bs = fs_bio_set;
 
 	BUG_ON(bip == NULL);
 
@@ -730,19 +717,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(bio_integrity_split);
  * @bio:	New bio
  * @bio_src:	Original bio
  * @gfp_mask:	Memory allocation mask
- * @bs:		bio_set to allocate bip from
  *
  * Description:	Called to allocate a bip when cloning a bio
  */
 int bio_integrity_clone(struct bio *bio, struct bio *bio_src,
-			gfp_t gfp_mask, struct bio_set *bs)
+			gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
 	struct bio_integrity_payload *bip_src = bio_src->bi_integrity;
 	struct bio_integrity_payload *bip;
 
 	BUG_ON(bip_src == NULL);
 
-	bip = bio_integrity_alloc_bioset(bio, gfp_mask, bip_src->bip_vcnt, bs);
+	bip = bio_integrity_alloc(bio, gfp_mask, bip_src->bip_vcnt);
 
 	if (bip == NULL)
 		return -EIO;
diff --git a/fs/bio.c b/fs/bio.c
index 71072ab..9298c65 100644
--- a/fs/bio.c
+++ b/fs/bio.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ static struct biovec_slab bvec_slabs[BIOVEC_NR_POOLS] __read_mostly = {
  * IO code that does not need private memory pools.
  */
 struct bio_set *fs_bio_set;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(fs_bio_set);
 
 /*
  * Our slab pool management
@@ -233,26 +234,37 @@ fallback:
 	return bvl;
 }
 
-void bio_free(struct bio *bio, struct bio_set *bs)
+static void __bio_free(struct bio *bio)
 {
+	bio_disassociate_task(bio);
+
+	if (bio_integrity(bio))
+		bio_integrity_free(bio);
+}
+
+static void bio_free(struct bio *bio)
+{
+	struct bio_set *bs = bio->bi_pool;
 	void *p;
 
-	if (bio_has_allocated_vec(bio))
-		bvec_free_bs(bs, bio->bi_io_vec, BIO_POOL_IDX(bio));
+	__bio_free(bio);
 
-	if (bio_integrity(bio))
-		bio_integrity_free(bio, bs);
+	if (bs) {
+		if (bio_has_allocated_vec(bio))
+			bvec_free_bs(bs, bio->bi_io_vec, BIO_POOL_IDX(bio));
 
-	/*
-	 * If we have front padding, adjust the bio pointer before freeing
-	 */
-	p = bio;
-	if (bs->front_pad)
+		/*
+		 * If we have front padding, adjust the bio pointer before freeing
+		 */
+		p = bio;
 		p -= bs->front_pad;
 
-	mempool_free(p, bs->bio_pool);
+		mempool_free(p, bs->bio_pool);
+	} else {
+		/* Bio was allocated by bio_kmalloc() */
+		kfree(bio);
+	}
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(bio_free);
 
 void bio_init(struct bio *bio)
 {
@@ -263,48 +275,85 @@ void bio_init(struct bio *bio)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bio_init);
 
 /**
+ * bio_reset - reinitialize a bio
+ * @bio:	bio to reset
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   After calling bio_reset(), @bio will be in the same state as a freshly
+ *   allocated bio returned bio bio_alloc_bioset() - the only fields that are
+ *   preserved are the ones that are initialized by bio_alloc_bioset(). See
+ *   comment in struct bio.
+ */
+void bio_reset(struct bio *bio)
+{
+	unsigned long flags = bio->bi_flags & (~0UL << BIO_RESET_BITS);
+
+	__bio_free(bio);
+
+	memset(bio, 0, BIO_RESET_BYTES);
+	bio->bi_flags = flags|(1 << BIO_UPTODATE);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(bio_reset);
+
+/**
  * bio_alloc_bioset - allocate a bio for I/O
  * @gfp_mask:   the GFP_ mask given to the slab allocator
  * @nr_iovecs:	number of iovecs to pre-allocate
  * @bs:		the bio_set to allocate from.
  *
  * Description:
- *   bio_alloc_bioset will try its own mempool to satisfy the allocation.
- *   If %__GFP_WAIT is set then we will block on the internal pool waiting
- *   for a &struct bio to become free.
+ *   If @bs is NULL, uses kmalloc() to allocate the bio; else the allocation is
+ *   backed by the @bs's mempool.
  *
- *   Note that the caller must set ->bi_destructor on successful return
- *   of a bio, to do the appropriate freeing of the bio once the reference
- *   count drops to zero.
- **/
+ *   When @bs is not NULL, if %__GFP_WAIT is set then bio_alloc will always be
+ *   able to allocate a bio. This is due to the mempool guarantees. To make this
+ *   work, callers must never allocate more than 1 bio at a time from this pool.
+ *   Callers that need to allocate more than 1 bio must always submit the
+ *   previously allocated bio for IO before attempting to allocate a new one.
+ *   Failure to do so can cause deadlocks under memory pressure.
+ *
+ *   RETURNS:
+ *   Pointer to new bio on success, NULL on failure.
+ */
 struct bio *bio_alloc_bioset(gfp_t gfp_mask, int nr_iovecs, struct bio_set *bs)
 {
+	unsigned front_pad;
+	unsigned inline_vecs;
 	unsigned long idx = BIO_POOL_NONE;
 	struct bio_vec *bvl = NULL;
 	struct bio *bio;
 	void *p;
 
-	p = mempool_alloc(bs->bio_pool, gfp_mask);
+	if (!bs) {
+		if (nr_iovecs > UIO_MAXIOV)
+			return NULL;
+
+		p = kmalloc(sizeof(struct bio) +
+			    nr_iovecs * sizeof(struct bio_vec),
+			    gfp_mask);
+		front_pad = 0;
+		inline_vecs = nr_iovecs;
+	} else {
+		p = mempool_alloc(bs->bio_pool, gfp_mask);
+		front_pad = bs->front_pad;
+		inline_vecs = BIO_INLINE_VECS;
+	}
+
 	if (unlikely(!p))
 		return NULL;
-	bio = p + bs->front_pad;
 
+	bio = p + front_pad;
 	bio_init(bio);
 
-	if (unlikely(!nr_iovecs))
-		goto out_set;
-
-	if (nr_iovecs <= BIO_INLINE_VECS) {
-		bvl = bio->bi_inline_vecs;
-		nr_iovecs = BIO_INLINE_VECS;
-	} else {
+	if (nr_iovecs > inline_vecs) {
 		bvl = bvec_alloc_bs(gfp_mask, nr_iovecs, &idx, bs);
 		if (unlikely(!bvl))
 			goto err_free;
-
-		nr_iovecs = bvec_nr_vecs(idx);
+	} else if (nr_iovecs) {
+		bvl = bio->bi_inline_vecs;
 	}
-out_set:
+
+	bio->bi_pool = bs;
 	bio->bi_flags |= idx << BIO_POOL_OFFSET;
 	bio->bi_max_vecs = nr_iovecs;
 	bio->bi_io_vec = bvl;
@@ -316,80 +365,6 @@ err_free:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bio_alloc_bioset);
 
-static void bio_fs_destructor(struct bio *bio)
-{
-	bio_free(bio, fs_bio_set);
-}
-
-/**
- *	bio_alloc - allocate a new bio, memory pool backed
- *	@gfp_mask: allocation mask to use
- *	@nr_iovecs: number of iovecs
- *
- *	bio_alloc will allocate a bio and associated bio_vec array that can hold
- *	at least @nr_iovecs entries. Allocations will be done from the
- *	fs_bio_set. Also see @bio_alloc_bioset and @bio_kmalloc.
- *
- *	If %__GFP_WAIT is set, then bio_alloc will always be able to allocate
- *	a bio. This is due to the mempool guarantees. To make this work, callers
- *	must never allocate more than 1 bio at a time from this pool. Callers
- *	that need to allocate more than 1 bio must always submit the previously
- *	allocated bio for IO before attempting to allocate a new one. Failure to
- *	do so can cause livelocks under memory pressure.
- *
- *	RETURNS:
- *	Pointer to new bio on success, NULL on failure.
- */
-struct bio *bio_alloc(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int nr_iovecs)
-{
-	struct bio *bio = bio_alloc_bioset(gfp_mask, nr_iovecs, fs_bio_set);
-
-	if (bio)
-		bio->bi_destructor = bio_fs_destructor;
-
-	return bio;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(bio_alloc);
-
-static void bio_kmalloc_destructor(struct bio *bio)
-{
-	if (bio_integrity(bio))
-		bio_integrity_free(bio, fs_bio_set);
-	kfree(bio);
-}
-
-/**
- * bio_kmalloc - allocate a bio for I/O using kmalloc()
- * @gfp_mask:   the GFP_ mask given to the slab allocator
- * @nr_iovecs:	number of iovecs to pre-allocate
- *
- * Description:
- *   Allocate a new bio with @nr_iovecs bvecs.  If @gfp_mask contains
- *   %__GFP_WAIT, the allocation is guaranteed to succeed.
- *
- **/
-struct bio *bio_kmalloc(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int nr_iovecs)
-{
-	struct bio *bio;
-
-	if (nr_iovecs > UIO_MAXIOV)
-		return NULL;
-
-	bio = kmalloc(sizeof(struct bio) + nr_iovecs * sizeof(struct bio_vec),
-		      gfp_mask);
-	if (unlikely(!bio))
-		return NULL;
-
-	bio_init(bio);
-	bio->bi_flags |= BIO_POOL_NONE << BIO_POOL_OFFSET;
-	bio->bi_max_vecs = nr_iovecs;
-	bio->bi_io_vec = bio->bi_inline_vecs;
-	bio->bi_destructor = bio_kmalloc_destructor;
-
-	return bio;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(bio_kmalloc);
-
 void zero_fill_bio(struct bio *bio)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -420,11 +395,8 @@ void bio_put(struct bio *bio)
 	/*
 	 * last put frees it
 	 */
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&bio->bi_cnt)) {
-		bio_disassociate_task(bio);
-		bio->bi_next = NULL;
-		bio->bi_destructor(bio);
-	}
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&bio->bi_cnt))
+		bio_free(bio);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bio_put);
 
@@ -466,26 +438,28 @@ void __bio_clone(struct bio *bio, struct bio *bio_src)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__bio_clone);
 
 /**
- *	bio_clone	-	clone a bio
+ *	bio_clone_bioset -	clone a bio
  *	@bio: bio to clone
  *	@gfp_mask: allocation priority
+ *	@bs: bio_set to allocate from
  *
  * 	Like __bio_clone, only also allocates the returned bio
  */
-struct bio *bio_clone(struct bio *bio, gfp_t gfp_mask)
+struct bio *bio_clone_bioset(struct bio *bio, gfp_t gfp_mask,
+			     struct bio_set *bs)
 {
-	struct bio *b = bio_alloc_bioset(gfp_mask, bio->bi_max_vecs, fs_bio_set);
+	struct bio *b;
 
+	b = bio_alloc_bioset(gfp_mask, bio->bi_max_vecs, bs);
 	if (!b)
 		return NULL;
 
-	b->bi_destructor = bio_fs_destructor;
 	__bio_clone(b, bio);
 
 	if (bio_integrity(bio)) {
 		int ret;
 
-		ret = bio_integrity_clone(b, bio, gfp_mask, fs_bio_set);
+		ret = bio_integrity_clone(b, bio, gfp_mask);
 
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			bio_put(b);
@@ -495,7 +469,7 @@ struct bio *bio_clone(struct bio *bio, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 
 	return b;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(bio_clone);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(bio_clone_bioset);
 
 /**
  *	bio_get_nr_vecs		- return approx number of vecs
@@ -1501,7 +1475,7 @@ struct bio_pair *bio_split(struct bio *bi, int first_sectors)
 	trace_block_split(bdev_get_queue(bi->bi_bdev), bi,
 				bi->bi_sector + first_sectors);
 
-	BUG_ON(bi->bi_vcnt != 1);
+	BUG_ON(bi->bi_vcnt != 1 && bi->bi_vcnt != 0);
 	BUG_ON(bi->bi_idx != 0);
 	atomic_set(&bp->cnt, 3);
 	bp->error = 0;
@@ -1511,17 +1485,22 @@ struct bio_pair *bio_split(struct bio *bi, int first_sectors)
 	bp->bio2.bi_size -= first_sectors << 9;
 	bp->bio1.bi_size = first_sectors << 9;
 
-	bp->bv1 = bi->bi_io_vec[0];
-	bp->bv2 = bi->bi_io_vec[0];
-	bp->bv2.bv_offset += first_sectors << 9;
-	bp->bv2.bv_len -= first_sectors << 9;
-	bp->bv1.bv_len = first_sectors << 9;
+	if (bi->bi_vcnt != 0) {
+		bp->bv1 = bi->bi_io_vec[0];
+		bp->bv2 = bi->bi_io_vec[0];
+
+		if (bio_is_rw(bi)) {
+			bp->bv2.bv_offset += first_sectors << 9;
+			bp->bv2.bv_len -= first_sectors << 9;
+			bp->bv1.bv_len = first_sectors << 9;
+		}
 
-	bp->bio1.bi_io_vec = &bp->bv1;
-	bp->bio2.bi_io_vec = &bp->bv2;
+		bp->bio1.bi_io_vec = &bp->bv1;
+		bp->bio2.bi_io_vec = &bp->bv2;
 
-	bp->bio1.bi_max_vecs = 1;
-	bp->bio2.bi_max_vecs = 1;
+		bp->bio1.bi_max_vecs = 1;
+		bp->bio2.bi_max_vecs = 1;
+	}
 
 	bp->bio1.bi_end_io = bio_pair_end_1;
 	bp->bio2.bi_end_io = bio_pair_end_2;
diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index 38e721b..b3c1d3d 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(invalidate_bdev);
 
 int set_blocksize(struct block_device *bdev, int size)
 {
+	struct address_space *mapping;
+
 	/* Size must be a power of two, and between 512 and PAGE_SIZE */
 	if (size > PAGE_SIZE || size < 512 || !is_power_of_2(size))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -124,6 +126,19 @@ int set_blocksize(struct block_device *bdev, int size)
 	if (size < bdev_logical_block_size(bdev))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/* Prevent starting I/O or mapping the device */
+	percpu_down_write(&bdev->bd_block_size_semaphore);
+
+	/* Check that the block device is not memory mapped */
+	mapping = bdev->bd_inode->i_mapping;
+	mutex_lock(&mapping->i_mmap_mutex);
+	if (mapping_mapped(mapping)) {
+		mutex_unlock(&mapping->i_mmap_mutex);
+		percpu_up_write(&bdev->bd_block_size_semaphore);
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&mapping->i_mmap_mutex);
+
 	/* Don't change the size if it is same as current */
 	if (bdev->bd_block_size != size) {
 		sync_blockdev(bdev);
@@ -131,6 +146,9 @@ int set_blocksize(struct block_device *bdev, int size)
 		bdev->bd_inode->i_blkbits = blksize_bits(size);
 		kill_bdev(bdev);
 	}
+
+	percpu_up_write(&bdev->bd_block_size_semaphore);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -441,6 +459,12 @@ static struct inode *bdev_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	struct bdev_inode *ei = kmem_cache_alloc(bdev_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ei)
 		return NULL;
+
+	if (unlikely(percpu_init_rwsem(&ei->bdev.bd_block_size_semaphore))) {
+		kmem_cache_free(bdev_cachep, ei);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	return &ei->vfs_inode;
 }
 
@@ -449,6 +473,8 @@ static void bdev_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
 	struct bdev_inode *bdi = BDEV_I(inode);
 
+	percpu_free_rwsem(&bdi->bdev.bd_block_size_semaphore);
+
 	kmem_cache_free(bdev_cachep, bdi);
 }
 
@@ -1567,6 +1593,22 @@ static long block_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned cmd, unsigned long arg)
 	return blkdev_ioctl(bdev, mode, cmd, arg);
 }
 
+ssize_t blkdev_aio_read(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
+			unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t pos)
+{
+	ssize_t ret;
+	struct block_device *bdev = I_BDEV(iocb->ki_filp->f_mapping->host);
+
+	percpu_down_read(&bdev->bd_block_size_semaphore);
+
+	ret = generic_file_aio_read(iocb, iov, nr_segs, pos);
+
+	percpu_up_read(&bdev->bd_block_size_semaphore);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blkdev_aio_read);
+
 /*
  * Write data to the block device.  Only intended for the block device itself
  * and the raw driver which basically is a fake block device.
@@ -1578,12 +1620,16 @@ ssize_t blkdev_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 			 unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t pos)
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
+	struct block_device *bdev = I_BDEV(file->f_mapping->host);
 	struct blk_plug plug;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
 	BUG_ON(iocb->ki_pos != pos);
 
 	blk_start_plug(&plug);
+
+	percpu_down_read(&bdev->bd_block_size_semaphore);
+
 	ret = __generic_file_aio_write(iocb, iov, nr_segs, &iocb->ki_pos);
 	if (ret > 0 || ret == -EIOCBQUEUED) {
 		ssize_t err;
@@ -1592,11 +1638,29 @@ ssize_t blkdev_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 		if (err < 0 && ret > 0)
 			ret = err;
 	}
+
+	percpu_up_read(&bdev->bd_block_size_semaphore);
+
 	blk_finish_plug(&plug);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blkdev_aio_write);
 
+static int blkdev_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct block_device *bdev = I_BDEV(file->f_mapping->host);
+
+	percpu_down_read(&bdev->bd_block_size_semaphore);
+
+	ret = generic_file_mmap(file, vma);
+
+	percpu_up_read(&bdev->bd_block_size_semaphore);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * Try to release a page associated with block device when the system
  * is under memory pressure.
@@ -1627,9 +1691,9 @@ const struct file_operations def_blk_fops = {
 	.llseek		= block_llseek,
 	.read		= do_sync_read,
 	.write		= do_sync_write,
-  	.aio_read	= generic_file_aio_read,
+  	.aio_read	= blkdev_aio_read,
 	.aio_write	= blkdev_aio_write,
-	.mmap		= generic_file_mmap,
+	.mmap		= blkdev_mmap,
 	.fsync		= blkdev_fsync,
 	.unlocked_ioctl	= block_ioctl,
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
diff --git a/fs/exofs/ore.c b/fs/exofs/ore.c
index 1585db1..f936cb5 100644
--- a/fs/exofs/ore.c
+++ b/fs/exofs/ore.c
@@ -814,8 +814,8 @@ static int _write_mirror(struct ore_io_state *ios, int cur_comp)
 			struct bio *bio;
 
 			if (per_dev != master_dev) {
-				bio = bio_kmalloc(GFP_KERNEL,
-						  master_dev->bio->bi_max_vecs);
+				bio = bio_clone_kmalloc(master_dev->bio,
+							GFP_KERNEL);
 				if (unlikely(!bio)) {
 					ORE_DBGMSG(
 					      "Failed to allocate BIO size=%u\n",
@@ -824,7 +824,6 @@ static int _write_mirror(struct ore_io_state *ios, int cur_comp)
 					goto out;
 				}
 
-				__bio_clone(bio, master_dev->bio);
 				bio->bi_bdev = NULL;
 				bio->bi_next = NULL;
 				per_dev->offset = master_dev->offset;
diff --git a/include/linux/bio.h b/include/linux/bio.h
index 2643589..820e7aa 100644
--- a/include/linux/bio.h
+++ b/include/linux/bio.h
@@ -212,20 +212,41 @@ extern void bio_pair_release(struct bio_pair *dbio);
 extern struct bio_set *bioset_create(unsigned int, unsigned int);
 extern void bioset_free(struct bio_set *);
 
-extern struct bio *bio_alloc(gfp_t, unsigned int);
-extern struct bio *bio_kmalloc(gfp_t, unsigned int);
 extern struct bio *bio_alloc_bioset(gfp_t, int, struct bio_set *);
 extern void bio_put(struct bio *);
-extern void bio_free(struct bio *, struct bio_set *);
+
+extern void __bio_clone(struct bio *, struct bio *);
+extern struct bio *bio_clone_bioset(struct bio *, gfp_t, struct bio_set *bs);
+
+extern struct bio_set *fs_bio_set;
+
+static inline struct bio *bio_alloc(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int nr_iovecs)
+{
+	return bio_alloc_bioset(gfp_mask, nr_iovecs, fs_bio_set);
+}
+
+static inline struct bio *bio_clone(struct bio *bio, gfp_t gfp_mask)
+{
+	return bio_clone_bioset(bio, gfp_mask, fs_bio_set);
+}
+
+static inline struct bio *bio_kmalloc(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int nr_iovecs)
+{
+	return bio_alloc_bioset(gfp_mask, nr_iovecs, NULL);
+}
+
+static inline struct bio *bio_clone_kmalloc(struct bio *bio, gfp_t gfp_mask)
+{
+	return bio_clone_bioset(bio, gfp_mask, NULL);
+
+}
 
 extern void bio_endio(struct bio *, int);
 struct request_queue;
 extern int bio_phys_segments(struct request_queue *, struct bio *);
 
-extern void __bio_clone(struct bio *, struct bio *);
-extern struct bio *bio_clone(struct bio *, gfp_t);
-
 extern void bio_init(struct bio *);
+extern void bio_reset(struct bio *);
 
 extern int bio_add_page(struct bio *, struct page *, unsigned int,unsigned int);
 extern int bio_add_pc_page(struct request_queue *, struct bio *, struct page *,
@@ -304,8 +325,6 @@ struct biovec_slab {
 	struct kmem_cache *slab;
 };
 
-extern struct bio_set *fs_bio_set;
-
 /*
  * a small number of entries is fine, not going to be performance critical.
  * basically we just need to survive
@@ -367,9 +386,31 @@ static inline char *__bio_kmap_irq(struct bio *bio, unsigned short idx,
 /*
  * Check whether this bio carries any data or not. A NULL bio is allowed.
  */
-static inline int bio_has_data(struct bio *bio)
+static inline bool bio_has_data(struct bio *bio)
 {
-	return bio && bio->bi_io_vec != NULL;
+	if (bio && bio->bi_vcnt)
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+static inline bool bio_is_rw(struct bio *bio)
+{
+	if (!bio_has_data(bio))
+		return false;
+
+	if (bio->bi_rw & REQ_WRITE_SAME)
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+static inline bool bio_mergeable(struct bio *bio)
+{
+	if (bio->bi_rw & REQ_NOMERGE_FLAGS)
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -505,9 +546,8 @@ static inline struct bio *bio_list_get(struct bio_list *bl)
 
 #define bio_integrity(bio) (bio->bi_integrity != NULL)
 
-extern struct bio_integrity_payload *bio_integrity_alloc_bioset(struct bio *, gfp_t, unsigned int, struct bio_set *);
 extern struct bio_integrity_payload *bio_integrity_alloc(struct bio *, gfp_t, unsigned int);
-extern void bio_integrity_free(struct bio *, struct bio_set *);
+extern void bio_integrity_free(struct bio *);
 extern int bio_integrity_add_page(struct bio *, struct page *, unsigned int, unsigned int);
 extern int bio_integrity_enabled(struct bio *bio);
 extern int bio_integrity_set_tag(struct bio *, void *, unsigned int);
@@ -517,7 +557,7 @@ extern void bio_integrity_endio(struct bio *, int);
 extern void bio_integrity_advance(struct bio *, unsigned int);
 extern void bio_integrity_trim(struct bio *, unsigned int, unsigned int);
 extern void bio_integrity_split(struct bio *, struct bio_pair *, int);
-extern int bio_integrity_clone(struct bio *, struct bio *, gfp_t, struct bio_set *);
+extern int bio_integrity_clone(struct bio *, struct bio *, gfp_t);
 extern int bioset_integrity_create(struct bio_set *, int);
 extern void bioset_integrity_free(struct bio_set *);
 extern void bio_integrity_init(void);
@@ -549,13 +589,13 @@ static inline int bio_integrity_prep(struct bio *bio)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline void bio_integrity_free(struct bio *bio, struct bio_set *bs)
+static inline void bio_integrity_free(struct bio *bio)
 {
 	return;
 }
 
 static inline int bio_integrity_clone(struct bio *bio, struct bio *bio_src,
-				      gfp_t gfp_mask, struct bio_set *bs)
+				      gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/blk_types.h b/include/linux/blk_types.h
index 7b7ac9c..cdf1119 100644
--- a/include/linux/blk_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/blk_types.h
@@ -59,12 +59,6 @@ struct bio {
 	unsigned int		bi_seg_front_size;
 	unsigned int		bi_seg_back_size;
 
-	unsigned int		bi_max_vecs;	/* max bvl_vecs we can hold */
-
-	atomic_t		bi_cnt;		/* pin count */
-
-	struct bio_vec		*bi_io_vec;	/* the actual vec list */
-
 	bio_end_io_t		*bi_end_io;
 
 	void			*bi_private;
@@ -80,7 +74,17 @@ struct bio {
 	struct bio_integrity_payload *bi_integrity;  /* data integrity */
 #endif
 
-	bio_destructor_t	*bi_destructor;	/* destructor */
+	/*
+	 * Everything starting with bi_max_vecs will be preserved by bio_reset()
+	 */
+
+	unsigned int		bi_max_vecs;	/* max bvl_vecs we can hold */
+
+	atomic_t		bi_cnt;		/* pin count */
+
+	struct bio_vec		*bi_io_vec;	/* the actual vec list */
+
+	struct bio_set		*bi_pool;
 
 	/*
 	 * We can inline a number of vecs at the end of the bio, to avoid
@@ -90,6 +94,8 @@ struct bio {
 	struct bio_vec		bi_inline_vecs[0];
 };
 
+#define BIO_RESET_BYTES		offsetof(struct bio, bi_max_vecs)
+
 /*
  * bio flags
  */
@@ -105,6 +111,13 @@ struct bio {
 #define BIO_FS_INTEGRITY 9	/* fs owns integrity data, not block layer */
 #define BIO_QUIET	10	/* Make BIO Quiet */
 #define BIO_MAPPED_INTEGRITY 11/* integrity metadata has been remapped */
+
+/*
+ * Flags starting here get preserved by bio_reset() - this includes
+ * BIO_POOL_IDX()
+ */
+#define BIO_RESET_BITS	12
+
 #define bio_flagged(bio, flag)	((bio)->bi_flags & (1 << (flag)))
 
 /*
@@ -134,6 +147,7 @@ enum rq_flag_bits {
 	__REQ_PRIO,		/* boost priority in cfq */
 	__REQ_DISCARD,		/* request to discard sectors */
 	__REQ_SECURE,		/* secure discard (used with __REQ_DISCARD) */
+	__REQ_WRITE_SAME,	/* write same block many times */
 
 	__REQ_NOIDLE,		/* don't anticipate more IO after this one */
 	__REQ_FUA,		/* forced unit access */
@@ -172,15 +186,21 @@ enum rq_flag_bits {
 #define REQ_META		(1 << __REQ_META)
 #define REQ_PRIO		(1 << __REQ_PRIO)
 #define REQ_DISCARD		(1 << __REQ_DISCARD)
+#define REQ_WRITE_SAME		(1 << __REQ_WRITE_SAME)
 #define REQ_NOIDLE		(1 << __REQ_NOIDLE)
 
 #define REQ_FAILFAST_MASK \
 	(REQ_FAILFAST_DEV | REQ_FAILFAST_TRANSPORT | REQ_FAILFAST_DRIVER)
 #define REQ_COMMON_MASK \
 	(REQ_WRITE | REQ_FAILFAST_MASK | REQ_SYNC | REQ_META | REQ_PRIO | \
-	 REQ_DISCARD | REQ_NOIDLE | REQ_FLUSH | REQ_FUA | REQ_SECURE)
+	 REQ_DISCARD | REQ_WRITE_SAME | REQ_NOIDLE | REQ_FLUSH | REQ_FUA | \
+	 REQ_SECURE)
 #define REQ_CLONE_MASK		REQ_COMMON_MASK
 
+/* This mask is used for both bio and request merge checking */
+#define REQ_NOMERGE_FLAGS \
+	(REQ_NOMERGE | REQ_STARTED | REQ_SOFTBARRIER | REQ_FLUSH | REQ_FUA)
+
 #define REQ_RAHEAD		(1 << __REQ_RAHEAD)
 #define REQ_THROTTLED		(1 << __REQ_THROTTLED)
 
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 4a2ab7c..1756001 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ struct queue_limits {
 	unsigned int		io_min;
 	unsigned int		io_opt;
 	unsigned int		max_discard_sectors;
+	unsigned int		max_write_same_sectors;
 	unsigned int		discard_granularity;
 	unsigned int		discard_alignment;
 
@@ -540,8 +541,7 @@ static inline void queue_flag_clear(unsigned int flag, struct request_queue *q)
 
 #define blk_account_rq(rq) \
 	(((rq)->cmd_flags & REQ_STARTED) && \
-	 ((rq)->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_FS || \
-	  ((rq)->cmd_flags & REQ_DISCARD)))
+	 ((rq)->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_FS))
 
 #define blk_pm_request(rq)	\
 	((rq)->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_PM_SUSPEND || \
@@ -595,17 +595,39 @@ static inline void blk_clear_rl_full(struct request_list *rl, bool sync)
 	rl->flags &= ~flag;
 }
 
+static inline bool rq_mergeable(struct request *rq)
+{
+	if (rq->cmd_type != REQ_TYPE_FS)
+		return false;
 
-/*
- * mergeable request must not have _NOMERGE or _BARRIER bit set, nor may
- * it already be started by driver.
- */
-#define RQ_NOMERGE_FLAGS	\
-	(REQ_NOMERGE | REQ_STARTED | REQ_SOFTBARRIER | REQ_FLUSH | REQ_FUA | REQ_DISCARD)
-#define rq_mergeable(rq)	\
-	(!((rq)->cmd_flags & RQ_NOMERGE_FLAGS) && \
-	 (((rq)->cmd_flags & REQ_DISCARD) || \
-	  (rq)->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_FS))
+	if (rq->cmd_flags & REQ_NOMERGE_FLAGS)
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+static inline bool blk_check_merge_flags(unsigned int flags1,
+					 unsigned int flags2)
+{
+	if ((flags1 & REQ_DISCARD) != (flags2 & REQ_DISCARD))
+		return false;
+
+	if ((flags1 & REQ_SECURE) != (flags2 & REQ_SECURE))
+		return false;
+
+	if ((flags1 & REQ_WRITE_SAME) != (flags2 & REQ_WRITE_SAME))
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+static inline bool blk_write_same_mergeable(struct bio *a, struct bio *b)
+{
+	if (bio_data(a) == bio_data(b))
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
 
 /*
  * q->prep_rq_fn return values
@@ -802,6 +824,28 @@ static inline unsigned int blk_rq_cur_sectors(const struct request *rq)
 	return blk_rq_cur_bytes(rq) >> 9;
 }
 
+static inline unsigned int blk_queue_get_max_sectors(struct request_queue *q,
+						     unsigned int cmd_flags)
+{
+	if (unlikely(cmd_flags & REQ_DISCARD))
+		return q->limits.max_discard_sectors;
+
+	if (unlikely(cmd_flags & REQ_WRITE_SAME))
+		return q->limits.max_write_same_sectors;
+
+	return q->limits.max_sectors;
+}
+
+static inline unsigned int blk_rq_get_max_sectors(struct request *rq)
+{
+	struct request_queue *q = rq->q;
+
+	if (unlikely(rq->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_BLOCK_PC))
+		return q->limits.max_hw_sectors;
+
+	return blk_queue_get_max_sectors(q, rq->cmd_flags);
+}
+
 /*
  * Request issue related functions.
  */
@@ -857,6 +901,8 @@ extern void blk_queue_max_segments(struct request_queue *, unsigned short);
 extern void blk_queue_max_segment_size(struct request_queue *, unsigned int);
 extern void blk_queue_max_discard_sectors(struct request_queue *q,
 		unsigned int max_discard_sectors);
+extern void blk_queue_max_write_same_sectors(struct request_queue *q,
+		unsigned int max_write_same_sectors);
 extern void blk_queue_logical_block_size(struct request_queue *, unsigned short);
 extern void blk_queue_physical_block_size(struct request_queue *, unsigned int);
 extern void blk_queue_alignment_offset(struct request_queue *q,
@@ -987,6 +1033,8 @@ static inline struct request *blk_map_queue_find_tag(struct blk_queue_tag *bqt,
 extern int blkdev_issue_flush(struct block_device *, gfp_t, sector_t *);
 extern int blkdev_issue_discard(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t sector,
 		sector_t nr_sects, gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned long flags);
+extern int blkdev_issue_write_same(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t sector,
+		sector_t nr_sects, gfp_t gfp_mask, struct page *page);
 extern int blkdev_issue_zeroout(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t sector,
 			sector_t nr_sects, gfp_t gfp_mask);
 static inline int sb_issue_discard(struct super_block *sb, sector_t block,
@@ -1164,6 +1212,16 @@ static inline unsigned int bdev_discard_zeroes_data(struct block_device *bdev)
 	return queue_discard_zeroes_data(bdev_get_queue(bdev));
 }
 
+static inline unsigned int bdev_write_same(struct block_device *bdev)
+{
+	struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(bdev);
+
+	if (q)
+		return q->limits.max_write_same_sectors;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline int queue_dma_alignment(struct request_queue *q)
 {
 	return q ? q->dma_alignment : 511;
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index c617ed0..39f3e12 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ struct inodes_stat_t {
 #define BLKDISCARDZEROES _IO(0x12,124)
 #define BLKSECDISCARD _IO(0x12,125)
 #define BLKROTATIONAL _IO(0x12,126)
+#define BLKZEROOUT _IO(0x12,127)
 
 #define BMAP_IOCTL 1		/* obsolete - kept for compatibility */
 #define FIBMAP	   _IO(0x00,1)	/* bmap access */
@@ -415,6 +416,7 @@ struct inodes_stat_t {
 #include <linux/migrate_mode.h>
 #include <linux/uidgid.h>
 #include <linux/lockdep.h>
+#include <linux/percpu-rwsem.h>
 
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
 
@@ -724,6 +726,8 @@ struct block_device {
 	int			bd_fsfreeze_count;
 	/* Mutex for freeze */
 	struct mutex		bd_fsfreeze_mutex;
+	/* A semaphore that prevents I/O while block size is being changed */
+	struct percpu_rw_semaphore	bd_block_size_semaphore;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -2570,6 +2574,8 @@ extern int generic_segment_checks(const struct iovec *iov,
 		unsigned long *nr_segs, size_t *count, int access_flags);
 
 /* fs/block_dev.c */
+extern ssize_t blkdev_aio_read(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
+			       unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t pos);
 extern ssize_t blkdev_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 				unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t pos);
 extern int blkdev_fsync(struct file *filp, loff_t start, loff_t end,
diff --git a/include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h b/include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf80f7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+#ifndef _LINUX_PERCPU_RWSEM_H
+#define _LINUX_PERCPU_RWSEM_H
+
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/percpu.h>
+#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
+
+struct percpu_rw_semaphore {
+	unsigned __percpu *counters;
+	bool locked;
+	struct mutex mtx;
+};
+
+static inline void percpu_down_read(struct percpu_rw_semaphore *p)
+{
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	if (unlikely(p->locked)) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+		mutex_lock(&p->mtx);
+		this_cpu_inc(*p->counters);
+		mutex_unlock(&p->mtx);
+		return;
+	}
+	this_cpu_inc(*p->counters);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+}
+
+static inline void percpu_up_read(struct percpu_rw_semaphore *p)
+{
+	/*
+	 * On X86, write operation in this_cpu_dec serves as a memory unlock
+	 * barrier (i.e. memory accesses may be moved before the write, but
+	 * no memory accesses are moved past the write).
+	 * On other architectures this may not be the case, so we need smp_mb()
+	 * there.
+	 */
+#if defined(CONFIG_X86) && (!defined(CONFIG_X86_PPRO_FENCE) && !defined(CONFIG_X86_OOSTORE))
+	barrier();
+#else
+	smp_mb();
+#endif
+	this_cpu_dec(*p->counters);
+}
+
+static inline unsigned __percpu_count(unsigned __percpu *counters)
+{
+	unsigned total = 0;
+	int cpu;
+
+	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu)
+		total += ACCESS_ONCE(*per_cpu_ptr(counters, cpu));
+
+	return total;
+}
+
+static inline void percpu_down_write(struct percpu_rw_semaphore *p)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&p->mtx);
+	p->locked = true;
+	synchronize_rcu();
+	while (__percpu_count(p->counters))
+		msleep(1);
+	smp_rmb(); /* paired with smp_mb() in percpu_sem_up_read() */
+}
+
+static inline void percpu_up_write(struct percpu_rw_semaphore *p)
+{
+	p->locked = false;
+	mutex_unlock(&p->mtx);
+}
+
+static inline int percpu_init_rwsem(struct percpu_rw_semaphore *p)
+{
+	p->counters = alloc_percpu(unsigned);
+	if (unlikely(!p->counters))
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	p->locked = false;
+	mutex_init(&p->mtx);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline void percpu_free_rwsem(struct percpu_rw_semaphore *p)
+{
+	free_percpu(p->counters);
+	p->counters = NULL; /* catch use after free bugs */
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/linux/scatterlist.h b/include/linux/scatterlist.h
index 7b600da..4bd6c06 100644
--- a/include/linux/scatterlist.h
+++ b/include/linux/scatterlist.h
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ static inline void *sg_virt(struct scatterlist *sg)
 	return page_address(sg_page(sg)) + sg->offset;
 }
 
+int sg_nents(struct scatterlist *sg);
 struct scatterlist *sg_next(struct scatterlist *);
 struct scatterlist *sg_last(struct scatterlist *s, unsigned int);
 void sg_init_table(struct scatterlist *, unsigned int);
diff --git a/lib/scatterlist.c b/lib/scatterlist.c
index e76d85c..3675452b 100644
--- a/lib/scatterlist.c
+++ b/lib/scatterlist.c
@@ -39,6 +39,25 @@ struct scatterlist *sg_next(struct scatterlist *sg)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sg_next);
 
 /**
+ * sg_nents - return total count of entries in scatterlist
+ * @sg:		The scatterlist
+ *
+ * Description:
+ * Allows to know how many entries are in sg, taking into acount
+ * chaining as well
+ *
+ **/
+int sg_nents(struct scatterlist *sg)
+{
+	int nents;
+	for (nents = 0; sg; sg = sg_next(sg))
+		nents++;
+	return nents;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(sg_nents);
+
+
+/**
  * sg_last - return the last scatterlist entry in a list
  * @sgl:	First entry in the scatterlist
  * @nents:	Number of entries in the scatterlist