# Re: add a bvec\_virt helper

- From: Jens Axboe \<axboe@kernel.dk\>
- Date: 2021-08-16 16:51:22 
- List: linux-raid
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-raid/2021/08/6404739
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-block/2021/08/6404270/t.md

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On 8/4/21 3:56 AM, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> Hi Jens,
> 
> this series adds a bvec_virt helper to return the virtual address of the
> data in bvec to replace the open coded calculation, and as a reminder
> that generall bio/bvec data can be in high memory unless it is caller
> controller or in an architecture specific driver where highmem is
> impossible.

Applied, thanks.

-- 
Jens Axboe

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