The data type of max_sectors and max_hw_sectors in queue settings are unsigned int. But these values are passed to __bio_add_page() as an argument whose data type is unsigned short. In the worst case such as max_sectors is 0x10000, bio_add_page() can't add a page and IOs can't proceed.
Cc: Jens Axboe <[email protected]> Cc: Alexander Viro <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Akinobu Mita <[email protected]> --- fs/bio.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/fs/bio.c b/fs/bio.c index 2bdb4e2..33d79a4 100644 --- a/fs/bio.c +++ b/fs/bio.c @@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(bio_get_nr_vecs); static int __bio_add_page(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio, struct page *page, unsigned int len, unsigned int offset, - unsigned short max_sectors) + unsigned int max_sectors) { int retried_segments = 0; struct bio_vec *bvec; -- 1.8.3.2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
