# \[PATCH v1 24/54\] blk-merge: compute bio-\>bi\_seg\_front\_size efficiently

- From: Ming Lei \<tom.leiming@gmail.com\>
- Date: 2016-12-27 16:03:21 
- List: linux-block
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-block/2016/12/4900960
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-block/2016/12/4900960/t.md

```text
It is enough to check and compute bio->bi_seg_front_size just
after the 1st segment is found, but current code checks that
for each bvec, which is inefficient.

This patch follows the way in  __blk_recalc_rq_segments()
for computing bio->bi_seg_front_size, and it is more efficient
and code becomes more readable too.

Signed-off-by: Ming Lei <tom.leiming@gmail.com>
---
 block/blk-merge.c | 9 +++++----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/block/blk-merge.c b/block/blk-merge.c
index 182398cb1524..e3abc835e4b7 100644
--- a/block/blk-merge.c
+++ b/block/blk-merge.c
@@ -153,22 +153,21 @@ static struct bio *blk_bio_segment_split(struct request_queue *q,
 			bvprvp = &bvprv;
 			sectors += bv.bv_len >> 9;
 
-			if (nsegs == 1 && seg_size > front_seg_size)
-				front_seg_size = seg_size;
 			continue;
 		}
 new_segment:
 		if (nsegs == queue_max_segments(q))
 			goto split;
 
+		if (nsegs == 1 && seg_size > front_seg_size)
+			front_seg_size = seg_size;
+
 		nsegs++;
 		bvprv = bv;
 		bvprvp = &bvprv;
 		seg_size = bv.bv_len;
 		sectors += bv.bv_len >> 9;
 
-		if (nsegs == 1 && seg_size > front_seg_size)
-			front_seg_size = seg_size;
 	}
 
 	do_split = false;
@@ -181,6 +180,8 @@ static struct bio *blk_bio_segment_split(struct request_queue *q,
 			bio = new;
 	}
 
+	if (nsegs == 1 && seg_size > front_seg_size)
+		front_seg_size = seg_size;
 	bio->bi_seg_front_size = front_seg_size;
 	if (seg_size > bio->bi_seg_back_size)
 		bio->bi_seg_back_size = seg_size;
-- 
2.7.4
```