simplify block layer based on immutable biovecs

index fd154b9..909f317 100644
@@ -617,6 +617,10 @@ struct request_queue *blk_alloc_queue_node(gfp_t gfp_mask, int node_id)
 	if (q->id < 0)
 		goto fail_q;
 
+	q->bio_split = bioset_create(4, 0);
+	if (!q->bio_split)
+		goto fail_id;
+
 	q->backing_dev_info.ra_pages =
 			(VM_MAX_READAHEAD * 1024) / PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
 	q->backing_dev_info.state = 0;

@@ -626,7 +630,7 @@ struct request_queue *blk_alloc_queue_node(gfp_t gfp_mask, int node_id)
 
 	err = bdi_init(&q->backing_dev_info);
 	if (err)
-		goto fail_id;
+		goto fail_split;
 
 	setup_timer(&q->backing_dev_info.laptop_mode_wb_timer,
 		    laptop_mode_timer_fn, (unsigned long) q);

@@ -668,6 +672,8 @@ struct request_queue *blk_alloc_queue_node(gfp_t gfp_mask, int node_id)
 
 fail_bdi:
 	bdi_destroy(&q->backing_dev_info);
+fail_split:
+	bioset_free(q->bio_split);
 fail_id:
 	ida_simple_remove(&blk_queue_ida, q->id);
 fail_q:

@@ -1584,6 +1590,8 @@ void blk_queue_bio(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 	struct request *req;
 	unsigned int request_count = 0;
 
+	blk_queue_split(q, &bio, q->bio_split);
+
 	/*
 	 * low level driver can indicate that it wants pages above a
 	 * certain limit bounced to low memory (ie for highmem, or even

@@ -1807,15 +1815,6 @@ generic_make_request_checks(struct bio *bio)
 		goto end_io;
 	}
 
-	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),
-		       queue_max_hw_sectors(q));
-		goto end_io;
-	}
-
 	part = bio->bi_bdev->bd_part;
 	if (should_fail_request(part, bio->bi_iter.bi_size) ||
 	    should_fail_request(&part_to_disk(part)->part0,

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index ade8a2d..64db12e 100644
@@ -1326,6 +1326,8 @@ static void blk_sq_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	blk_queue_split(q, &bio, q->bio_split);
+
 	if (use_plug && !blk_queue_nomerges(q) &&
 	    blk_attempt_plug_merge(q, bio, &request_count))
 		return;

index 3907202..a6265bc 100644
@@ -1497,6 +1497,8 @@ void drbd_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 	struct drbd_device *device = (struct drbd_device *) q->queuedata;
 	unsigned long start_jif;
 
+	blk_queue_split(q, &bio, q->bio_split);
+
 	start_jif = jiffies;
 
 	/*

index 09e628da..ea10bd9 100644
@@ -2446,6 +2446,10 @@ static void pkt_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 	char b[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
 	struct bio *split;
 
+	blk_queue_bounce(q, &bio);
+
+	blk_queue_split(q, &bio, q->bio_split);
+
 	pd = q->queuedata;
 	if (!pd) {
 		pr_err("%s incorrect request queue\n",

@@ -2476,8 +2480,6 @@ static void pkt_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 		goto end_io;
 	}
 
-	blk_queue_bounce(q, &bio);
-
 	do {
 		sector_t zone = get_zone(bio->bi_iter.bi_sector, pd);
 		sector_t last_zone = get_zone(bio_end_sector(bio) - 1, pd);

index ef45cfb..e32e799 100644
@@ -605,6 +605,8 @@ static void ps3vram_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 
 	dev_dbg(&dev->core, "%s\n", __func__);
 
+	blk_queue_split(q, &bio, q->bio_split);
+
 	spin_lock_irq(&priv->lock);
 	busy = !bio_list_empty(&priv->list);
 	bio_list_add(&priv->list, bio);

index ac8c62c..50ef199 100644
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ static void rsxx_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 	struct rsxx_bio_meta *bio_meta;
 	int st = -EINVAL;
 
+	blk_queue_split(q, &bio, q->bio_split);
+
 	might_sleep();
 
 	if (!card)

index 4cf81b5..13d577c 100644
@@ -531,6 +531,8 @@ static void mm_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 		 (unsigned long long)bio->bi_iter.bi_sector,
 		 bio->bi_iter.bi_size);
 
+	blk_queue_split(q, &bio, q->bio_split);
+
 	spin_lock_irq(&card->lock);
 	*card->biotail = bio;
 	bio->bi_next = NULL;

index c94386a..74c44b9 100644
@@ -1054,6 +1054,8 @@ static ssize_t io_stat_show(struct device *dev,
 	struct zram *zram = dev_to_zram(dev);
 	ssize_t ret;
 
+	blk_queue_split(queue, &bio, queue->bio_split);
+
 	down_read(&zram->init_lock);
 	ret = scnprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE,
 			"%8llu %8llu %8llu %8llu\n",

index a930b72..34f6063 100644
@@ -1784,6 +1784,8 @@ static void dm_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 
 	map = dm_get_live_table(md, &srcu_idx);
 
+	blk_queue_split(q, &bio, q->bio_split);
+
 	generic_start_io_acct(rw, bio_sectors(bio), &dm_disk(md)->part0);
 
 	/* if we're suspended, we have to queue this io for later */

index d4f31e1..5349f76 100644
@@ -257,6 +257,8 @@ static void md_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 	unsigned int sectors;
 	int cpu;
 
+	blk_queue_split(q, &bio, q->bio_split);
+
 	if (mddev == NULL || mddev->pers == NULL
 	    || !mddev->ready) {
 		bio_io_error(bio);

index da21281..267ca3a 100644
@@ -826,6 +826,8 @@ dcssblk_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 	unsigned long source_addr;
 	unsigned long bytes_done;
 
+	blk_queue_split(q, &bio, q->bio_split);
+
 	bytes_done = 0;
 	dev_info = bio->bi_bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
 	if (dev_info == NULL)

index 7d4e939..1305ed3 100644
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ static void xpram_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 	unsigned long page_addr;
 	unsigned long bytes;
 
+	blk_queue_split(q, &bio, q->bio_split);
+
 	if ((bio->bi_iter.bi_sector & 7) != 0 ||
 	    (bio->bi_iter.bi_size & 4095) != 0)
 		/* Request is not page-aligned. */

index 413a840..a8645a9 100644
@@ -340,6 +340,8 @@ static void loop_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *old_bio)
 	int rw = bio_rw(old_bio);
 	int inactive;
 
+	blk_queue_split(q, &old_bio, q->bio_split);
+
 	if (!lo)
 		goto err;
 

index 7f9a516..93b81a2 100644
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ struct request_queue {
 
 	struct blk_mq_tag_set	*tag_set;
 	struct list_head	tag_set_list;
+	struct bio_set		*bio_split;
 };
 
 #define QUEUE_FLAG_QUEUED	1	/* uses generic tag queueing */

@@ -812,6 +813,8 @@ extern void blk_rq_unprep_clone(struct request *rq);
 extern int blk_insert_cloned_request(struct request_queue *q,
 				     struct request *rq);
 extern void blk_delay_queue(struct request_queue *, unsigned long);
+extern void blk_queue_split(struct request_queue *, struct bio **,
+			    struct bio_set *);
 extern void blk_recount_segments(struct request_queue *, struct bio *);
 extern int scsi_verify_blk_ioctl(struct block_device *, unsigned int);
 extern int scsi_cmd_blk_ioctl(struct block_device *, fmode_t,

index 7688ee3..3bf3c4a 100644
@@ -43,34 +43,17 @@ int blkdev_issue_discard(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t sector,
 	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(wait);
 	struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(bdev);
 	int type = REQ_WRITE | REQ_DISCARD;
-	unsigned int max_discard_sectors, granularity;
-	int alignment;
 	struct bio_batch bb;
 	struct bio *bio;
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct blk_plug plug;
 
-	if (!q)
+	if (!q || !nr_sects)
 		return -ENXIO;
 
 	if (!blk_queue_discard(q))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	/* Zero-sector (unknown) and one-sector granularities are the same.  */
-	granularity = max(q->limits.discard_granularity >> 9, 1U);
-	alignment = (bdev_discard_alignment(bdev) >> 9) % granularity;
-
-	/*
-	 * Ensure that max_discard_sectors is of the proper
-	 * granularity, so that requests stay aligned after a split.
-	 */
-	max_discard_sectors = min(q->limits.max_discard_sectors, UINT_MAX >> 9);
-	max_discard_sectors -= max_discard_sectors % granularity;
-	if (unlikely(!max_discard_sectors)) {
-		/* Avoid infinite loop below. Being cautious never hurts. */
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	}
-
 	if (flags & BLKDEV_DISCARD_SECURE) {
 		if (!blk_queue_secdiscard(q))
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;

@@ -82,52 +65,24 @@ int blkdev_issue_discard(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t sector,
 	bb.wait = &wait;
 
 	blk_start_plug(&plug);
-	while (nr_sects) {
-		unsigned int req_sects;
-		sector_t end_sect, tmp;
 
-		bio = bio_alloc(gfp_mask, 1);
-		if (!bio) {
-			ret = -ENOMEM;
-			break;
-		}
+	bio = bio_alloc(gfp_mask, 1);
+	if (!bio) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
-		req_sects = min_t(sector_t, nr_sects, max_discard_sectors);
-
-		/*
-		 * If splitting a request, and the next starting sector would be
-		 * misaligned, stop the discard at the previous aligned sector.
-		 */
-		end_sect = sector + req_sects;
-		tmp = end_sect;
-		if (req_sects < nr_sects &&
-		    sector_div(tmp, granularity) != alignment) {
-			end_sect = end_sect - alignment;
-			sector_div(end_sect, granularity);
-			end_sect = end_sect * granularity + alignment;
-			req_sects = end_sect - sector;
-		}
+	bio->bi_iter.bi_sector = sector;
+	bio->bi_end_io = bio_batch_end_io;
+	bio->bi_bdev = bdev;
+	bio->bi_private = &bb;
 
-		bio->bi_iter.bi_sector = sector;
-		bio->bi_end_io = bio_batch_end_io;
-		bio->bi_bdev = bdev;
-		bio->bi_private = &bb;
+	bio->bi_iter.bi_size = nr_sects << 9;
 
-		bio->bi_iter.bi_size = req_sects << 9;
-		nr_sects -= req_sects;
-		sector = end_sect;
+	atomic_inc(&bb.done);
+	submit_bio(type, bio);
 
-		atomic_inc(&bb.done);
-		submit_bio(type, bio);
-
-		/*
-		 * We can loop for a long time in here, if someone does
-		 * full device discards (like mkfs). Be nice and allow
-		 * us to schedule out to avoid softlocking if preempt
-		 * is disabled.
-		 */
-		cond_resched();
-	}
+out:
 	blk_finish_plug(&plug);
 
 	/* Wait for bios in-flight */

index e9bbc04..e7fae76 100644
@@ -1256,6 +1256,8 @@ static void blk_mq_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	blk_queue_split(q, &bio, q->bio_split);
+
 	rq = blk_mq_map_request(q, bio, &data);
 	if (unlikely(!rq))
 		return;

index f66a4ea..ae31cdb 100644
@@ -699,9 +699,23 @@ int bio_get_nr_vecs(struct block_device *bdev)
 }
 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 int max_sectors)
+/**
+ *	bio_add_pc_page	-	attempt to add page to bio
+ *	@q: the target queue
+ *	@bio: destination bio
+ *	@page: page to add
+ *	@len: vec entry length
+ *	@offset: vec entry offset
+ *
+ *	Attempt to add a page to the bio_vec maplist. This can fail for a
+ *	number of reasons, such as the bio being full or target block device
+ *	limitations. The target block device must allow bio's up to PAGE_SIZE,
+ *	so it is always possible to add a single page to an empty bio.
+ *
+ *	This should only be used by REQ_PC bios.
+ */
+int bio_add_pc_page(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio, struct page
+		    *page, unsigned int len, unsigned int offset)
 {
 	int retried_segments = 0;
 	struct bio_vec *bvec;

@@ -712,7 +726,7 @@ static int __bio_add_page(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio, struct page
 	if (unlikely(bio_flagged(bio, BIO_CLONED)))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (((bio->bi_iter.bi_size + len) >> 9) > max_sectors)
+	if (((bio->bi_iter.bi_size + len) >> 9) > queue_max_hw_sectors(q))
 		return 0;
 
 	/*

@@ -725,28 +739,7 @@ static int __bio_add_page(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio, struct page
 
 		if (page == prev->bv_page &&
 		    offset == prev->bv_offset + prev->bv_len) {
-			unsigned int prev_bv_len = prev->bv_len;
 			prev->bv_len += len;
-
-			if (q->merge_bvec_fn) {
-				struct bvec_merge_data bvm = {
-					/* prev_bvec is already charged in
-					   bi_size, discharge it in order to
-					   simulate merging updated prev_bvec
-					   as new bvec. */
-					.bi_bdev = bio->bi_bdev,
-					.bi_sector = bio->bi_iter.bi_sector,
-					.bi_size = bio->bi_iter.bi_size -
-						prev_bv_len,
-					.bi_rw = bio->bi_rw,
-				};
-
-				if (q->merge_bvec_fn(q, &bvm, prev) < prev->bv_len) {
-					prev->bv_len -= len;
-					return 0;
-				}
-			}
-
 			bio->bi_iter.bi_size += len;
 			goto done;
 		}

@@ -789,27 +782,6 @@ static int __bio_add_page(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio, struct page
 		blk_recount_segments(q, bio);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * if queue has other restrictions (eg varying max sector size
-	 * depending on offset), it can specify a merge_bvec_fn in the
-	 * queue to get further control
-	 */
-	if (q->merge_bvec_fn) {
-		struct bvec_merge_data bvm = {
-			.bi_bdev = bio->bi_bdev,
-			.bi_sector = bio->bi_iter.bi_sector,
-			.bi_size = bio->bi_iter.bi_size - len,
-			.bi_rw = bio->bi_rw,
-		};
-
-		/*
-		 * merge_bvec_fn() returns number of bytes it can accept
-		 * at this offset
-		 */
-		if (q->merge_bvec_fn(q, &bvm, bvec) < bvec->bv_len)
-			goto failed;
-	}
-
 	/* If we may be able to merge these biovecs, force a recount */
 	if (bio->bi_vcnt > 1 && (BIOVEC_PHYS_MERGEABLE(bvec-1, bvec)))
 		bio->bi_flags &= ~(1 << BIO_SEG_VALID);

@@ -826,28 +798,6 @@ static int __bio_add_page(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio, struct page
 	blk_recount_segments(q, bio);
 	return 0;
 }
-
-/**
- *	bio_add_pc_page	-	attempt to add page to bio
- *	@q: the target queue
- *	@bio: destination bio
- *	@page: page to add
- *	@len: vec entry length
- *	@offset: vec entry offset
- *
- *	Attempt to add a page to the bio_vec maplist. This can fail for a
- *	number of reasons, such as the bio being full or target block device
- *	limitations. The target block device must allow bio's up to PAGE_SIZE,
- *	so it is always possible to add a single page to an empty bio.
- *
- *	This should only be used by REQ_PC bios.
- */
-int bio_add_pc_page(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio, struct page *page,
-		    unsigned int len, unsigned int offset)
-{
-	return __bio_add_page(q, bio, page, len, offset,
-			      queue_max_hw_sectors(q));
-}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bio_add_pc_page);
 
 /**

@@ -857,22 +807,47 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(bio_add_pc_page);
  *	@len: vec entry length
  *	@offset: vec entry offset
  *
- *	Attempt to add a page to the bio_vec maplist. This can fail for a
- *	number of reasons, such as the bio being full or target block device
- *	limitations. The target block device must allow bio's up to PAGE_SIZE,
- *	so it is always possible to add a single page to an empty bio.
+ *	Attempt to add a page to the bio_vec maplist. This will only fail
+ *	if either bio->bi_vcnt == bio->bi_max_vecs or it's a cloned bio.
  */
-int bio_add_page(struct bio *bio, struct page *page, unsigned int len,
-		 unsigned int offset)
+int bio_add_page(struct bio *bio, struct page *page,
+		 unsigned int len, unsigned int offset)
 {
-	struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(bio->bi_bdev);
-	unsigned int max_sectors;
+	struct bio_vec *bv;
 
-	max_sectors = blk_max_size_offset(q, bio->bi_iter.bi_sector);
-	if ((max_sectors < (len >> 9)) && !bio->bi_iter.bi_size)
-		max_sectors = len >> 9;
+	/*
+	 * cloned bio must not modify vec list
+	 */
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(bio_flagged(bio, BIO_CLONED)))
+		return 0;
 
-	return __bio_add_page(q, bio, page, len, offset, max_sectors);
+	/*
+	 * For filesystems with a blocksize smaller than the pagesize
+	 * we will often be called with the same page as last time and
+	 * a consecutive offset.  Optimize this special case.
+	 */
+	if (bio->bi_vcnt > 0) {
+		bv = &bio->bi_io_vec[bio->bi_vcnt - 1];
+
+		if (page == bv->bv_page &&
+		    offset == bv->bv_offset + bv->bv_len) {
+			bv->bv_len += len;
+			goto done;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (bio->bi_vcnt >= bio->bi_max_vecs)
+		return 0;
+
+	bv		= &bio->bi_io_vec[bio->bi_vcnt];
+	bv->bv_page	= page;
+	bv->bv_len	= len;
+	bv->bv_offset	= offset;
+
+	bio->bi_vcnt++;
+done:
+	bio->bi_iter.bi_size += len;
+	return len;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bio_add_page);
 

index ab21ba2..689ea89 100644
@@ -196,6 +196,43 @@ static int must_snapshot_stable_pages(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_NEED_BOUNCE_POOL */
 
+static struct bio *bio_clone_segments(struct bio *bio_src, gfp_t gfp_mask,
+				      struct bio_set *bs, unsigned nsegs)
+{
+	struct bvec_iter iter;
+	struct bio_vec bv;
+	struct bio *bio;
+
+	bio = bio_alloc_bioset(gfp_mask, nsegs, bs);
+	if (!bio)
+		return NULL;
+
+	bio->bi_bdev		= bio_src->bi_bdev;
+	bio->bi_rw		= bio_src->bi_rw;
+	bio->bi_iter.bi_sector	= bio_src->bi_iter.bi_sector;
+
+	bio_for_each_segment(bv, bio_src, iter) {
+		bio->bi_io_vec[bio->bi_vcnt++] = bv;
+		bio->bi_iter.bi_size += bv.bv_len;
+		if (!--nsegs)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	if (bio_integrity(bio_src)) {
+		int ret;
+
+		ret = bio_integrity_clone(bio, bio_src, gfp_mask);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			bio_put(bio);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	bio_src->bi_iter = iter;
+
+	return bio;
+}
+
 static void __blk_queue_bounce(struct request_queue *q, struct bio **bio_orig,
 			       mempool_t *pool, int force)
 {

@@ -203,17 +240,24 @@ static void __blk_queue_bounce(struct request_queue *q, struct bio **bio_orig,
 	int rw = bio_data_dir(*bio_orig);
 	struct bio_vec *to, from;
 	struct bvec_iter iter;
-	unsigned i;
+	int i, nsegs = 0, bounce = force;
 
-	if (force)
-		goto bounce;
-	bio_for_each_segment(from, *bio_orig, iter)
+	bio_for_each_segment(from, *bio_orig, iter) {
+		nsegs++;
 		if (page_to_pfn(from.bv_page) > queue_bounce_pfn(q))
-			goto bounce;
+			bounce = 1;
+	}
+
+	if (!bounce)
+		return;
 
-	return;
-bounce:
-	bio = bio_clone_bioset(*bio_orig, GFP_NOIO, fs_bio_set);
+	bio = bio_clone_segments(*bio_orig, GFP_NOIO, fs_bio_set,
+				 min(nsegs, BIO_MAX_PAGES));
+
+	if ((*bio_orig)->bi_iter.bi_size) {
+		atomic_inc(&(*bio_orig)->bi_remaining);
+		generic_make_request(*bio_orig);
+	}
 
 	bio_for_each_segment_all(to, bio, i) {
 		struct page *page = to->bv_page;

index 04f7bc2..6b420a5 100644
@@ -243,19 +243,6 @@ struct keybuf {
 	DECLARE_ARRAY_ALLOCATOR(struct keybuf_key, freelist, KEYBUF_NR);
 };
 
-struct bio_split_pool {
-	struct bio_set		*bio_split;
-	mempool_t		*bio_split_hook;
-};
-
-struct bio_split_hook {
-	struct closure		cl;
-	struct bio_split_pool	*p;
-	struct bio		*bio;
-	bio_end_io_t		*bi_end_io;
-	void			*bi_private;
-};
-
 struct bcache_device {
 	struct closure		cl;
 

@@ -288,8 +275,6 @@ struct bcache_device {
 	int (*cache_miss)(struct btree *, struct search *,
 			  struct bio *, unsigned);
 	int (*ioctl) (struct bcache_device *, fmode_t, unsigned, unsigned long);
-
-	struct bio_split_pool	bio_split_hook;
 };
 
 struct io {

@@ -454,8 +439,6 @@ struct cache {
 	atomic_long_t		meta_sectors_written;
 	atomic_long_t		btree_sectors_written;
 	atomic_long_t		sectors_written;
-
-	struct bio_split_pool	bio_split_hook;
 };
 
 struct gc_stat {

@@ -873,7 +856,6 @@ void bch_bbio_endio(struct cache_set *, struct bio *, int, const char *);
 void bch_bbio_free(struct bio *, struct cache_set *);
 struct bio *bch_bbio_alloc(struct cache_set *);
 
-void bch_generic_make_request(struct bio *, struct bio_split_pool *);
 void __bch_submit_bbio(struct bio *, struct cache_set *);
 void bch_submit_bbio(struct bio *, struct cache_set *, struct bkey *, unsigned);
 

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index fe080ad..af47e6c 100644
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ reread:		left = ca->sb.bucket_size - offset;
 		bio->bi_private = &cl;
 		bch_bio_map(bio, data);
 
-		closure_bio_submit(bio, &cl, ca);
+		closure_bio_submit(bio, &cl);
 		closure_sync(&cl);
 
 		/* This function could be simpler now since we no longer write

@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ static void journal_write_unlocked(struct closure *cl)
 	spin_unlock(&c->journal.lock);
 
 	while ((bio = bio_list_pop(&list)))
-		closure_bio_submit(bio, cl, c->cache[0]);
+		closure_bio_submit(bio, cl);
 
 	continue_at(cl, journal_write_done, NULL);
 }

index ab43fad..89500e0 100644
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ static void cached_dev_read_error(struct closure *cl)
 
 		/* XXX: invalidate cache */
 
-		closure_bio_submit(bio, cl, s->d);
+		closure_bio_submit(bio, cl);
 	}
 
 	continue_at(cl, cached_dev_cache_miss_done, NULL);

@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ static int cached_dev_cache_miss(struct btree *b, struct search *s,
 	s->cache_miss	= miss;
 	s->iop.bio	= cache_bio;
 	bio_get(cache_bio);
-	closure_bio_submit(cache_bio, &s->cl, s->d);
+	closure_bio_submit(cache_bio, &s->cl);
 
 	return ret;
 out_put:

@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ out_put:
 out_submit:
 	miss->bi_end_io		= request_endio;
 	miss->bi_private	= &s->cl;
-	closure_bio_submit(miss, &s->cl, s->d);
+	closure_bio_submit(miss, &s->cl);
 	return ret;
 }
 

@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ static void cached_dev_write(struct cached_dev *dc, struct search *s)
 
 		if (!(bio->bi_rw & REQ_DISCARD) ||
 		    blk_queue_discard(bdev_get_queue(dc->bdev)))
-			closure_bio_submit(bio, cl, s->d);
+			closure_bio_submit(bio, cl);
 	} else if (s->iop.writeback) {
 		bch_writeback_add(dc);
 		s->iop.bio = bio;

@@ -921,12 +921,12 @@ static void cached_dev_write(struct cached_dev *dc, struct search *s)
 			flush->bi_end_io = request_endio;
 			flush->bi_private = cl;
 
-			closure_bio_submit(flush, cl, s->d);
+			closure_bio_submit(flush, cl);
 		}
 	} else {
 		s->iop.bio = bio_clone_fast(bio, GFP_NOIO, dc->disk.bio_split);
 
-		closure_bio_submit(bio, cl, s->d);
+		closure_bio_submit(bio, cl);
 	}
 
 	closure_call(&s->iop.cl, bch_data_insert, NULL, cl);

@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ static void cached_dev_nodata(struct closure *cl)
 		bch_journal_meta(s->iop.c, cl);
 
 	/* If it's a flush, we send the flush to the backing device too */
-	closure_bio_submit(bio, cl, s->d);
+	closure_bio_submit(bio, cl);
 
 	continue_at(cl, cached_dev_bio_complete, NULL);
 }

@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ static void cached_dev_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 		    !blk_queue_discard(bdev_get_queue(dc->bdev)))
 			bio_endio(bio, 0);
 		else
-			bch_generic_make_request(bio, &d->bio_split_hook);
+			generic_make_request(bio);
 	}
 }
 

index 4dd2bb7..a542b58 100644
@@ -59,29 +59,6 @@ struct workqueue_struct *bcache_wq;
 
 #define BTREE_MAX_PAGES		(256 * 1024 / PAGE_SIZE)
 
-static void bio_split_pool_free(struct bio_split_pool *p)
-{
-	if (p->bio_split_hook)
-		mempool_destroy(p->bio_split_hook);
-
-	if (p->bio_split)
-		bioset_free(p->bio_split);
-}
-
-static int bio_split_pool_init(struct bio_split_pool *p)
-{
-	p->bio_split = bioset_create(4, 0);
-	if (!p->bio_split)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	p->bio_split_hook = mempool_create_kmalloc_pool(4,
-				sizeof(struct bio_split_hook));
-	if (!p->bio_split_hook)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /* Superblock */
 
 static const char *read_super(struct cache_sb *sb, struct block_device *bdev,

@@ -537,7 +514,7 @@ static void prio_io(struct cache *ca, uint64_t bucket, unsigned long rw)
 	bio->bi_private = ca;
 	bch_bio_map(bio, ca->disk_buckets);
 
-	closure_bio_submit(bio, &ca->prio, ca);
+	closure_bio_submit(bio, &ca->prio);
 	closure_sync(cl);
 }
 

@@ -757,7 +734,6 @@ static void bcache_device_free(struct bcache_device *d)
 		put_disk(d->disk);
 	}
 
-	bio_split_pool_free(&d->bio_split_hook);
 	if (d->bio_split)
 		bioset_free(d->bio_split);
 	if (is_vmalloc_addr(d->full_dirty_stripes))

@@ -810,7 +786,6 @@ static int bcache_device_init(struct bcache_device *d, unsigned block_size,
 		return minor;
 
 	if (!(d->bio_split = bioset_create(4, offsetof(struct bbio, bio))) ||
-	    bio_split_pool_init(&d->bio_split_hook) ||
 	    !(d->disk = alloc_disk(1))) {
 		ida_simple_remove(&bcache_minor, minor);
 		return -ENOMEM;

@@ -1799,8 +1774,6 @@ void bch_cache_release(struct kobject *kobj)
 		ca->set->cache[ca->sb.nr_this_dev] = NULL;
 	}
 
-	bio_split_pool_free(&ca->bio_split_hook);
-
 	free_pages((unsigned long) ca->disk_buckets, ilog2(bucket_pages(ca)));
 	kfree(ca->prio_buckets);
 	vfree(ca->buckets);

@@ -1845,8 +1818,7 @@ static int cache_alloc(struct cache_sb *sb, struct cache *ca)
 					  ca->sb.nbuckets)) ||
 	    !(ca->prio_buckets	= kzalloc(sizeof(uint64_t) * prio_buckets(ca) *
 					  2, GFP_KERNEL)) ||
-	    !(ca->disk_buckets	= alloc_bucket_pages(GFP_KERNEL, ca)) ||
-	    bio_split_pool_init(&ca->bio_split_hook))
+	    !(ca->disk_buckets	= alloc_bucket_pages(GFP_KERNEL, ca)))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	ca->prio_last_buckets = ca->prio_buckets + prio_buckets(ca);

index 98df757..e3dee05 100644
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/blkdev.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/llist.h>
 #include <linux/ratelimit.h>

@@ -576,10 +577,10 @@ static inline sector_t bdev_sectors(struct block_device *bdev)
 	return bdev->bd_inode->i_size >> 9;
 }
 
-#define closure_bio_submit(bio, cl, dev)				\
+#define closure_bio_submit(bio, cl)					\
 do {									\
 	closure_get(cl);						\
-	bch_generic_make_request(bio, &(dev)->bio_split_hook);		\
+	generic_make_request(bio);					\
 } while (0)
 
 uint64_t bch_crc64_update(uint64_t, const void *, size_t);

index f1986bc..ca38362 100644
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static void write_dirty(struct closure *cl)
 	io->bio.bi_bdev		= io->dc->bdev;
 	io->bio.bi_end_io	= dirty_endio;
 
-	closure_bio_submit(&io->bio, cl, &io->dc->disk);
+	closure_bio_submit(&io->bio, cl);
 
 	continue_at(cl, write_dirty_finish, system_wq);
 }

@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ static void read_dirty_submit(struct closure *cl)
 {
 	struct dirty_io *io = container_of(cl, struct dirty_io, cl);
 
-	closure_bio_submit(&io->bio, cl, &io->dc->disk);
+	closure_bio_submit(&io->bio, cl);
 
 	continue_at(cl, write_dirty, system_wq);
 }

index 96aebf3..c616aba 100644
@@ -5715,34 +5715,6 @@ static noinline void btrfs_schedule_bio(struct btrfs_root *root,
 				 &device->work);
 }
 
-static int bio_size_ok(struct block_device *bdev, struct bio *bio,
-		       sector_t sector)
-{
-	struct bio_vec *prev;
-	struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(bdev);
-	unsigned int max_sectors = queue_max_sectors(q);
-	struct bvec_merge_data bvm = {
-		.bi_bdev = bdev,
-		.bi_sector = sector,
-		.bi_rw = bio->bi_rw,
-	};
-
-	if (WARN_ON(bio->bi_vcnt == 0))
-		return 1;
-
-	prev = &bio->bi_io_vec[bio->bi_vcnt - 1];
-	if (bio_sectors(bio) > max_sectors)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (!q->merge_bvec_fn)
-		return 1;
-
-	bvm.bi_size = bio->bi_iter.bi_size - prev->bv_len;
-	if (q->merge_bvec_fn(q, &bvm, prev) < prev->bv_len)
-		return 0;
-	return 1;
-}
-
 static void submit_stripe_bio(struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_bio *bbio,
 			      struct bio *bio, u64 physical, int dev_nr,
 			      int rw, int async)

@@ -5776,38 +5748,6 @@ static void submit_stripe_bio(struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_bio *bbio,
 		btrfsic_submit_bio(rw, bio);
 }
 
-static int breakup_stripe_bio(struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_bio *bbio,
-			      struct bio *first_bio, struct btrfs_device *dev,
-			      int dev_nr, int rw, int async)
-{
-	struct bio_vec *bvec = first_bio->bi_io_vec;
-	struct bio *bio;
-	int nr_vecs = bio_get_nr_vecs(dev->bdev);
-	u64 physical = bbio->stripes[dev_nr].physical;
-
-again:
-	bio = btrfs_bio_alloc(dev->bdev, physical >> 9, nr_vecs, GFP_NOFS);
-	if (!bio)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	while (bvec <= (first_bio->bi_io_vec + first_bio->bi_vcnt - 1)) {
-		if (bio_add_page(bio, bvec->bv_page, bvec->bv_len,
-				 bvec->bv_offset) < bvec->bv_len) {
-			u64 len = bio->bi_iter.bi_size;
-
-			atomic_inc(&bbio->stripes_pending);
-			submit_stripe_bio(root, bbio, bio, physical, dev_nr,
-					  rw, async);
-			physical += len;
-			goto again;
-		}
-		bvec++;
-	}
-
-	submit_stripe_bio(root, bbio, bio, physical, dev_nr, rw, async);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static void bbio_error(struct btrfs_bio *bbio, struct bio *bio, u64 logical)
 {
 	atomic_inc(&bbio->error);

@@ -5882,18 +5822,6 @@ int btrfs_map_bio(struct btrfs_root *root, int rw, struct bio *bio,
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		/*
-		 * Check and see if we're ok with this bio based on it's size
-		 * and offset with the given device.
-		 */
-		if (!bio_size_ok(dev->bdev, first_bio,
-				 bbio->stripes[dev_nr].physical >> 9)) {
-			ret = breakup_stripe_bio(root, bbio, first_bio, dev,
-						 dev_nr, rw, async_submit);
-			BUG_ON(ret);
-			continue;
-		}
-
 		if (dev_nr < total_devs - 1) {
 			bio = btrfs_bio_clone(first_bio, GFP_NOFS);
 			BUG_ON(!bio); /* -ENOMEM */

index 77dfd72..7f4a717 100644
@@ -4738,25 +4738,6 @@ static void raid5_align_endio(struct bio *bi, int error)
 	add_bio_to_retry(raid_bi, conf);
 }
 
-static int bio_fits_rdev(struct bio *bi)
-{
-	struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(bi->bi_bdev);
-
-	if (bio_sectors(bi) > queue_max_sectors(q))
-		return 0;
-	blk_recount_segments(q, bi);
-	if (bi->bi_phys_segments > queue_max_segments(q))
-		return 0;
-
-	if (q->merge_bvec_fn)
-		/* it's too hard to apply the merge_bvec_fn at this stage,
-		 * just just give up
-		 */
-		return 0;
-
-	return 1;
-}
-
 static int chunk_aligned_read(struct mddev *mddev, struct bio * raid_bio)
 {
 	struct r5conf *conf = mddev->private;

@@ -4810,11 +4791,9 @@ static int chunk_aligned_read(struct mddev *mddev, struct bio * raid_bio)
 		align_bi->bi_bdev =  rdev->bdev;
 		__clear_bit(BIO_SEG_VALID, &align_bi->bi_flags);
 
-		if (!bio_fits_rdev(align_bi) ||
-		    is_badblock(rdev, align_bi->bi_iter.bi_sector,
+		if (is_badblock(rdev, align_bi->bi_iter.bi_sector,
 				bio_sectors(align_bi),
 				&first_bad, &bad_sectors)) {
-			/* too big in some way, or has a known bad block */
 			bio_put(align_bi);
 			rdev_dec_pending(rdev, mddev);
 			return 0;

index 7f4a717..b18f548 100644
@@ -4738,7 +4738,7 @@ static void raid5_align_endio(struct bio *bi, int error)
 	add_bio_to_retry(raid_bi, conf);
 }
 
-static int chunk_aligned_read(struct mddev *mddev, struct bio * raid_bio)
+static int raid5_read_one_chunk(struct mddev *mddev, struct bio *raid_bio)
 {
 	struct r5conf *conf = mddev->private;
 	int dd_idx;

@@ -4747,7 +4747,7 @@ static int chunk_aligned_read(struct mddev *mddev, struct bio * raid_bio)
 	sector_t end_sector;
 
 	if (!in_chunk_boundary(mddev, raid_bio)) {
-		pr_debug("chunk_aligned_read : non aligned\n");
+		pr_debug("%s: non aligned\n", __func__);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	/*

@@ -4822,6 +4822,36 @@ static int chunk_aligned_read(struct mddev *mddev, struct bio * raid_bio)
 	}
 }
 
+static struct bio *chunk_aligned_read(struct mddev *mddev, struct bio *raid_bio)
+{
+	struct bio *split;
+
+	do {
+		sector_t sector = raid_bio->bi_iter.bi_sector;
+		unsigned chunk_sects = mddev->chunk_sectors;
+		unsigned sectors;
+
+		if (likely(is_power_of_2(chunk_sects)))
+			sectors = chunk_sects - (sector & (chunk_sects-1));
+		else
+			sectors = chunk_sects - sector_div(sector, chunk_sects);
+
+		if (sectors < bio_sectors(raid_bio)) {
+			split = bio_split(raid_bio, sectors, GFP_NOIO, fs_bio_set);
+			bio_chain(split, raid_bio);
+		} else
+			split = raid_bio;
+
+		if (!raid5_read_one_chunk(mddev, split)) {
+			if (split != raid_bio)
+				generic_make_request(raid_bio);
+			return split;
+		}
+	} while (split != raid_bio);
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 /* __get_priority_stripe - get the next stripe to process
  *
  * Full stripe writes are allowed to pass preread active stripes up until

@@ -5099,9 +5129,11 @@ static void make_request(struct mddev *mddev, struct bio * bi)
 	 * data on failed drives.
 	 */
 	if (rw == READ && mddev->degraded == 0 &&
-	     mddev->reshape_position == MaxSector &&
-	     chunk_aligned_read(mddev,bi))
-		return;
+	    mddev->reshape_position == MaxSector) {
+		bi = chunk_aligned_read(mddev, bi);
+		if (!bi)
+			return;
+	}
 
 	if (unlikely(bi->bi_rw & REQ_DISCARD)) {
 		make_discard_request(mddev, bi);

index 7f4a717..1978aa9 100644
@@ -4738,7 +4738,7 @@ static void raid5_align_endio(struct bio *bi, int error)
 	add_bio_to_retry(raid_bi, conf);
 }
 
-static int chunk_aligned_read(struct mddev *mddev, struct bio * raid_bio)
+static int raid5_read_one_chunk(struct mddev *mddev, struct bio *raid_bio)
 {
 	struct r5conf *conf = mddev->private;
 	int dd_idx;

@@ -4747,7 +4747,7 @@ static int chunk_aligned_read(struct mddev *mddev, struct bio * raid_bio)
 	sector_t end_sector;
 
 	if (!in_chunk_boundary(mddev, raid_bio)) {
-		pr_debug("chunk_aligned_read : non aligned\n");
+		pr_debug("%s: non aligned\n", __func__);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	/*

@@ -4822,6 +4822,31 @@ static int chunk_aligned_read(struct mddev *mddev, struct bio * raid_bio)
 	}
 }
 
+static struct bio *chunk_aligned_read(struct mddev *mddev, struct bio *raid_bio)
+{
+	struct bio *split;
+
+	do {
+		sector_t sector = raid_bio->bi_iter.bi_sector;
+		unsigned chunk_sects = mddev->chunk_sectors;
+		unsigned sectors = chunk_sects - (sector & (chunk_sects-1));
+
+		if (sectors < bio_sectors(raid_bio)) {
+			split = bio_split(raid_bio, sectors, GFP_NOIO, fs_bio_set);
+			bio_chain(split, raid_bio);
+		} else
+			split = raid_bio;
+
+		if (!raid5_read_one_chunk(mddev, split)) {
+			if (split != raid_bio)
+				generic_make_request(raid_bio);
+			return split;
+		}
+	} while (split != raid_bio);
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 /* __get_priority_stripe - get the next stripe to process
  *
  * Full stripe writes are allowed to pass preread active stripes up until

@@ -5099,9 +5124,11 @@ static void make_request(struct mddev *mddev, struct bio * bi)
 	 * data on failed drives.
 	 */
 	if (rw == READ && mddev->degraded == 0 &&
-	     mddev->reshape_position == MaxSector &&
-	     chunk_aligned_read(mddev,bi))
-		return;
+	    mddev->reshape_position == MaxSector) {
+		bi = chunk_aligned_read(mddev, bi);
+		if (!bi)
+			return;
+	}
 
 	if (unlikely(bi->bi_rw & REQ_DISCARD)) {
 		make_discard_request(mddev, bi);

index dc14255..25cafb8 100644
@@ -69,24 +69,13 @@ static struct bio *blk_bio_segment_split(struct request_queue *q,
 	struct bio *split;
 	struct bio_vec bv, bvprv;
 	struct bvec_iter iter;
-	unsigned seg_size = 0, nsegs = 0;
+	unsigned seg_size = 0, nsegs = 0, sectors = 0;
 	int prev = 0;
 
-	struct bvec_merge_data bvm = {
-		.bi_bdev	= bio->bi_bdev,
-		.bi_sector	= bio->bi_iter.bi_sector,
-		.bi_size	= 0,
-		.bi_rw		= bio->bi_rw,
-	};
-
 	bio_for_each_segment(bv, bio, iter) {
-		if (q->merge_bvec_fn &&
-		    q->merge_bvec_fn(q, &bvm, &bv) < (int) bv.bv_len)
-			goto split;
-
-		bvm.bi_size += bv.bv_len;
+		sectors += bv.bv_len >> 9;
 
-		if (bvm.bi_size >> 9 > queue_max_sectors(q))
+		if (sectors > queue_max_sectors(q))
 			goto split;
 
 		/*

index 12600bf..e90d477 100644
@@ -53,28 +53,6 @@ void blk_queue_unprep_rq(struct request_queue *q, unprep_rq_fn *ufn)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_queue_unprep_rq);
 
-/**
- * blk_queue_merge_bvec - set a merge_bvec function for queue
- * @q:		queue
- * @mbfn:	merge_bvec_fn
- *
- * Usually queues have static limitations on the max sectors or segments that
- * we can put in a request. Stacking drivers may have some settings that
- * are dynamic, and thus we have to query the queue whether it is ok to
- * add a new bio_vec to a bio at a given offset or not. If the block device
- * has such limitations, it needs to register a merge_bvec_fn to control
- * the size of bio's sent to it. Note that a block device *must* allow a
- * single page to be added to an empty bio. The block device driver may want
- * to use the bio_split() function to deal with these bio's. By default
- * no merge_bvec_fn is defined for a queue, and only the fixed limits are
- * honored.
- */
-void blk_queue_merge_bvec(struct request_queue *q, merge_bvec_fn *mbfn)
-{
-	q->merge_bvec_fn = mbfn;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_queue_merge_bvec);
-
 void blk_queue_softirq_done(struct request_queue *q, softirq_done_fn *fn)
 {
 	q->softirq_done_fn = fn;

index b905e98..63ce2b0 100644
@@ -1449,7 +1449,6 @@ extern void do_submit(struct work_struct *ws);
 extern void __drbd_make_request(struct drbd_device *, struct bio *, unsigned long);
 extern void drbd_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio);
 extern int drbd_read_remote(struct drbd_device *device, struct drbd_request *req);
-extern int drbd_merge_bvec(struct request_queue *q, struct bvec_merge_data *bvm, struct bio_vec *bvec);
 extern int is_valid_ar_handle(struct drbd_request *, sector_t);
 
 

index 81fde9e..771e68c 100644
@@ -2774,7 +2774,6 @@ enum drbd_ret_code drbd_create_device(struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx, unsig
 	   This triggers a max_bio_size message upon first attach or connect */
 	blk_queue_max_hw_sectors(q, DRBD_MAX_BIO_SIZE_SAFE >> 8);
 	blk_queue_bounce_limit(q, BLK_BOUNCE_ANY);
-	blk_queue_merge_bvec(q, drbd_merge_bvec);
 	q->queue_lock = &resource->req_lock;
 
 	device->md_io.page = alloc_page(GFP_KERNEL);

index a6265bc..7523f00 100644
@@ -1510,41 +1510,6 @@ void drbd_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 	__drbd_make_request(device, bio, start_jif);
 }
 
-/* This is called by bio_add_page().
- *
- * q->max_hw_sectors and other global limits are already enforced there.
- *
- * We need to call down to our lower level device,
- * in case it has special restrictions.
- *
- * We also may need to enforce configured max-bio-bvecs limits.
- *
- * As long as the BIO is empty we have to allow at least one bvec,
- * regardless of size and offset, so no need to ask lower levels.
- */
-int drbd_merge_bvec(struct request_queue *q, struct bvec_merge_data *bvm, struct bio_vec *bvec)
-{
-	struct drbd_device *device = (struct drbd_device *) q->queuedata;
-	unsigned int bio_size = bvm->bi_size;
-	int limit = DRBD_MAX_BIO_SIZE;
-	int backing_limit;
-
-	if (bio_size && get_ldev(device)) {
-		unsigned int max_hw_sectors = queue_max_hw_sectors(q);
-		struct request_queue * const b =
-			device->ldev->backing_bdev->bd_disk->queue;
-		if (b->merge_bvec_fn) {
-			bvm->bi_bdev = device->ldev->backing_bdev;
-			backing_limit = b->merge_bvec_fn(b, bvm, bvec);
-			limit = min(limit, backing_limit);
-		}
-		put_ldev(device);
-		if ((limit >> 9) > max_hw_sectors)
-			limit = max_hw_sectors << 9;
-	}
-	return limit;
-}
-
 void request_timer_fn(unsigned long data)
 {
 	struct drbd_device *device = (struct drbd_device *) data;

index ea10bd9..85eac23 100644
@@ -2505,26 +2505,6 @@ end_io:
 
 
 
-static int pkt_merge_bvec(struct request_queue *q, struct bvec_merge_data *bmd,
-			  struct bio_vec *bvec)
-{
-	struct pktcdvd_device *pd = q->queuedata;
-	sector_t zone = get_zone(bmd->bi_sector, pd);
-	int used = ((bmd->bi_sector - zone) << 9) + bmd->bi_size;
-	int remaining = (pd->settings.size << 9) - used;
-	int remaining2;
-
-	/*
-	 * A bio <= PAGE_SIZE must be allowed. If it crosses a packet
-	 * boundary, pkt_make_request() will split the bio.
-	 */
-	remaining2 = PAGE_SIZE - bmd->bi_size;
-	remaining = max(remaining, remaining2);
-
-	BUG_ON(remaining < 0);
-	return remaining;
-}
-
 static void pkt_init_queue(struct pktcdvd_device *pd)
 {
 	struct request_queue *q = pd->disk->queue;

@@ -2532,7 +2512,6 @@ static void pkt_init_queue(struct pktcdvd_device *pd)
 	blk_queue_make_request(q, pkt_make_request);
 	blk_queue_logical_block_size(q, CD_FRAMESIZE);
 	blk_queue_max_hw_sectors(q, PACKET_MAX_SECTORS);
-	blk_queue_merge_bvec(q, pkt_merge_bvec);
 	q->queuedata = pd;
 }
 

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index 7755af3..2e47e35 100644
@@ -3289,26 +3289,6 @@ static int cache_iterate_devices(struct dm_target *ti,
 	return r;
 }
 
-/*
- * We assume I/O is going to the origin (which is the volume
- * more likely to have restrictions e.g. by being striped).
- * (Looking up the exact location of the data would be expensive
- * and could always be out of date by the time the bio is submitted.)
- */
-static int cache_bvec_merge(struct dm_target *ti,
-			    struct bvec_merge_data *bvm,
-			    struct bio_vec *biovec, int max_size)
-{
-	struct cache *cache = ti->private;
-	struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(cache->origin_dev->bdev);
-
-	if (!q->merge_bvec_fn)
-		return max_size;
-
-	bvm->bi_bdev = cache->origin_dev->bdev;
-	return min(max_size, q->merge_bvec_fn(q, bvm, biovec));
-}
-
 static void set_discard_limits(struct cache *cache, struct queue_limits *limits)
 {
 	/*

@@ -3352,7 +3332,6 @@ static struct target_type cache_target = {
 	.status = cache_status,
 	.message = cache_message,
 	.iterate_devices = cache_iterate_devices,
-	.merge = cache_bvec_merge,
 	.io_hints = cache_io_hints,
 };
 

index 9eeea19..1c53beb 100644
@@ -2017,21 +2017,6 @@ error:
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static int crypt_merge(struct dm_target *ti, struct bvec_merge_data *bvm,
-		       struct bio_vec *biovec, int max_size)
-{
-	struct crypt_config *cc = ti->private;
-	struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(cc->dev->bdev);
-
-	if (!q->merge_bvec_fn)
-		return max_size;
-
-	bvm->bi_bdev = cc->dev->bdev;
-	bvm->bi_sector = cc->start + dm_target_offset(ti, bvm->bi_sector);
-
-	return min(max_size, q->merge_bvec_fn(q, bvm, biovec));
-}
-
 static int crypt_iterate_devices(struct dm_target *ti,
 				 iterate_devices_callout_fn fn, void *data)
 {

@@ -2052,7 +2037,6 @@ static struct target_type crypt_target = {
 	.preresume = crypt_preresume,
 	.resume = crypt_resume,
 	.message = crypt_message,
-	.merge  = crypt_merge,
 	.iterate_devices = crypt_iterate_devices,
 };
 

index ad913cd..0119ebf 100644
@@ -1673,20 +1673,6 @@ static int era_iterate_devices(struct dm_target *ti,
 	return fn(ti, era->origin_dev, 0, get_dev_size(era->origin_dev), data);
 }
 
-static int era_merge(struct dm_target *ti, struct bvec_merge_data *bvm,
-		     struct bio_vec *biovec, int max_size)
-{
-	struct era *era = ti->private;
-	struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(era->origin_dev->bdev);
-
-	if (!q->merge_bvec_fn)
-		return max_size;
-
-	bvm->bi_bdev = era->origin_dev->bdev;
-
-	return min(max_size, q->merge_bvec_fn(q, bvm, biovec));
-}
-
 static void era_io_hints(struct dm_target *ti, struct queue_limits *limits)
 {
 	struct era *era = ti->private;

@@ -1717,7 +1703,6 @@ static struct target_type era_target = {
 	.status = era_status,
 	.message = era_message,
 	.iterate_devices = era_iterate_devices,
-	.merge = era_merge,
 	.io_hints = era_io_hints
 };
 

index b257e46..d955b3e 100644
@@ -387,21 +387,6 @@ static int flakey_ioctl(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long ar
 	return r ? : __blkdev_driver_ioctl(dev->bdev, dev->mode, cmd, arg);
 }
 
-static int flakey_merge(struct dm_target *ti, struct bvec_merge_data *bvm,
-			struct bio_vec *biovec, int max_size)
-{
-	struct flakey_c *fc = ti->private;
-	struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(fc->dev->bdev);
-
-	if (!q->merge_bvec_fn)
-		return max_size;
-
-	bvm->bi_bdev = fc->dev->bdev;
-	bvm->bi_sector = flakey_map_sector(ti, bvm->bi_sector);
-
-	return min(max_size, q->merge_bvec_fn(q, bvm, biovec));
-}
-
 static int flakey_iterate_devices(struct dm_target *ti, iterate_devices_callout_fn fn, void *data)
 {
 	struct flakey_c *fc = ti->private;

@@ -419,7 +404,6 @@ static struct target_type flakey_target = {
 	.end_io = flakey_end_io,
 	.status = flakey_status,
 	.ioctl	= flakey_ioctl,
-	.merge	= flakey_merge,
 	.iterate_devices = flakey_iterate_devices,
 };
 

index 53e848c..7dd5fc8 100644
@@ -130,21 +130,6 @@ static int linear_ioctl(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int cmd,
 	return r ? : __blkdev_driver_ioctl(dev->bdev, dev->mode, cmd, arg);
 }
 
-static int linear_merge(struct dm_target *ti, struct bvec_merge_data *bvm,
-			struct bio_vec *biovec, int max_size)
-{
-	struct linear_c *lc = ti->private;
-	struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(lc->dev->bdev);
-
-	if (!q->merge_bvec_fn)
-		return max_size;
-
-	bvm->bi_bdev = lc->dev->bdev;
-	bvm->bi_sector = linear_map_sector(ti, bvm->bi_sector);
-
-	return min(max_size, q->merge_bvec_fn(q, bvm, biovec));
-}
-
 static int linear_iterate_devices(struct dm_target *ti,
 				  iterate_devices_callout_fn fn, void *data)
 {

@@ -162,7 +147,6 @@ static struct target_type linear_target = {
 	.map    = linear_map,
 	.status = linear_status,
 	.ioctl  = linear_ioctl,
-	.merge  = linear_merge,
 	.iterate_devices = linear_iterate_devices,
 };
 

index 93e0844..4325808 100644
@@ -728,21 +728,6 @@ static int log_writes_ioctl(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int cmd,
 	return r ? : __blkdev_driver_ioctl(dev->bdev, dev->mode, cmd, arg);
 }
 
-static int log_writes_merge(struct dm_target *ti, struct bvec_merge_data *bvm,
-			    struct bio_vec *biovec, int max_size)
-{
-	struct log_writes_c *lc = ti->private;
-	struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(lc->dev->bdev);
-
-	if (!q->merge_bvec_fn)
-		return max_size;
-
-	bvm->bi_bdev = lc->dev->bdev;
-	bvm->bi_sector = dm_target_offset(ti, bvm->bi_sector);
-
-	return min(max_size, q->merge_bvec_fn(q, bvm, biovec));
-}
-
 static int log_writes_iterate_devices(struct dm_target *ti,
 				      iterate_devices_callout_fn fn,
 				      void *data)

@@ -796,7 +781,6 @@ static struct target_type log_writes_target = {
 	.end_io = normal_end_io,
 	.status = log_writes_status,
 	.ioctl	= log_writes_ioctl,
-	.merge	= log_writes_merge,
 	.message = log_writes_message,
 	.iterate_devices = log_writes_iterate_devices,
 	.io_hints = log_writes_io_hints,

index f83a0f3..274cbec 100644
@@ -2331,20 +2331,6 @@ static void origin_status(struct dm_target *ti, status_type_t type,
 	}
 }
 
-static int origin_merge(struct dm_target *ti, struct bvec_merge_data *bvm,
-			struct bio_vec *biovec, int max_size)
-{
-	struct dm_origin *o = ti->private;
-	struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(o->dev->bdev);
-
-	if (!q->merge_bvec_fn)
-		return max_size;
-
-	bvm->bi_bdev = o->dev->bdev;
-
-	return min(max_size, q->merge_bvec_fn(q, bvm, biovec));
-}
-
 static int origin_iterate_devices(struct dm_target *ti,
 				  iterate_devices_callout_fn fn, void *data)
 {

@@ -2363,7 +2349,6 @@ static struct target_type origin_target = {
 	.resume  = origin_resume,
 	.postsuspend = origin_postsuspend,
 	.status  = origin_status,
-	.merge	 = origin_merge,
 	.iterate_devices = origin_iterate_devices,
 };
 

index f8b37d4..09bb2fe 100644
@@ -412,26 +412,6 @@ static void stripe_io_hints(struct dm_target *ti,
 	blk_limits_io_opt(limits, chunk_size * sc->stripes);
 }
 
-static int stripe_merge(struct dm_target *ti, struct bvec_merge_data *bvm,
-			struct bio_vec *biovec, int max_size)
-{
-	struct stripe_c *sc = ti->private;
-	sector_t bvm_sector = bvm->bi_sector;
-	uint32_t stripe;
-	struct request_queue *q;
-
-	stripe_map_sector(sc, bvm_sector, &stripe, &bvm_sector);
-
-	q = bdev_get_queue(sc->stripe[stripe].dev->bdev);
-	if (!q->merge_bvec_fn)
-		return max_size;
-
-	bvm->bi_bdev = sc->stripe[stripe].dev->bdev;
-	bvm->bi_sector = sc->stripe[stripe].physical_start + bvm_sector;
-
-	return min(max_size, q->merge_bvec_fn(q, bvm, biovec));
-}
-
 static struct target_type stripe_target = {
 	.name   = "striped",
 	.version = {1, 5, 1},

@@ -443,7 +423,6 @@ static struct target_type stripe_target = {
 	.status = stripe_status,
 	.iterate_devices = stripe_iterate_devices,
 	.io_hints = stripe_io_hints,
-	.merge  = stripe_merge,
 };
 
 int __init dm_stripe_init(void)

index d9b00b8..19c9b01 100644
@@ -440,14 +440,6 @@ static int dm_set_device_limits(struct dm_target *ti, struct dm_dev *dev,
 		       q->limits.alignment_offset,
 		       (unsigned long long) start << SECTOR_SHIFT);
 
-	/*
-	 * Check if merge fn is supported.
-	 * If not we'll force DM to use PAGE_SIZE or
-	 * smaller I/O, just to be safe.
-	 */
-	if (dm_queue_merge_is_compulsory(q) && !ti->type->merge)
-		blk_limits_max_hw_sectors(limits,
-					  (unsigned int) (PAGE_SIZE >> 9));
 	return 0;
 }
 

index 921aafd..03552fe 100644
@@ -3562,20 +3562,6 @@ static int pool_iterate_devices(struct dm_target *ti,
 	return fn(ti, pt->data_dev, 0, ti->len, data);
 }
 
-static int pool_merge(struct dm_target *ti, struct bvec_merge_data *bvm,
-		      struct bio_vec *biovec, int max_size)
-{
-	struct pool_c *pt = ti->private;
-	struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(pt->data_dev->bdev);
-
-	if (!q->merge_bvec_fn)
-		return max_size;
-
-	bvm->bi_bdev = pt->data_dev->bdev;
-
-	return min(max_size, q->merge_bvec_fn(q, bvm, biovec));
-}
-
 static void set_discard_limits(struct pool_c *pt, struct queue_limits *limits)
 {
 	struct pool *pool = pt->pool;

@@ -3667,7 +3653,6 @@ static struct target_type pool_target = {
 	.resume = pool_resume,
 	.message = pool_message,
 	.status = pool_status,
-	.merge = pool_merge,
 	.iterate_devices = pool_iterate_devices,
 	.io_hints = pool_io_hints,
 };

@@ -3992,21 +3977,6 @@ err:
 	DMEMIT("Error");
 }
 
-static int thin_merge(struct dm_target *ti, struct bvec_merge_data *bvm,
-		      struct bio_vec *biovec, int max_size)
-{
-	struct thin_c *tc = ti->private;
-	struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(tc->pool_dev->bdev);
-
-	if (!q->merge_bvec_fn)
-		return max_size;
-
-	bvm->bi_bdev = tc->pool_dev->bdev;
-	bvm->bi_sector = dm_target_offset(ti, bvm->bi_sector);
-
-	return min(max_size, q->merge_bvec_fn(q, bvm, biovec));
-}
-
 static int thin_iterate_devices(struct dm_target *ti,
 				iterate_devices_callout_fn fn, void *data)
 {

@@ -4041,7 +4011,6 @@ static struct target_type thin_target = {
 	.presuspend = thin_presuspend,
 	.postsuspend = thin_postsuspend,
 	.status = thin_status,
-	.merge = thin_merge,
 	.iterate_devices = thin_iterate_devices,
 };
 

index 66616db..3b85460 100644
@@ -648,21 +648,6 @@ static int verity_ioctl(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned cmd,
 				     cmd, arg);
 }
 
-static int verity_merge(struct dm_target *ti, struct bvec_merge_data *bvm,
-			struct bio_vec *biovec, int max_size)
-{
-	struct dm_verity *v = ti->private;
-	struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(v->data_dev->bdev);
-
-	if (!q->merge_bvec_fn)
-		return max_size;
-
-	bvm->bi_bdev = v->data_dev->bdev;
-	bvm->bi_sector = verity_map_sector(v, bvm->bi_sector);
-
-	return min(max_size, q->merge_bvec_fn(q, bvm, biovec));
-}
-
 static int verity_iterate_devices(struct dm_target *ti,
 				  iterate_devices_callout_fn fn, void *data)
 {

@@ -995,7 +980,6 @@ static struct target_type verity_target = {
 	.map		= verity_map,
 	.status		= verity_status,
 	.ioctl		= verity_ioctl,
-	.merge		= verity_merge,
 	.iterate_devices = verity_iterate_devices,
 	.io_hints	= verity_io_hints,
 };

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index 6123c2b..7d61cca 100644
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ bool dm_table_mq_request_based(struct dm_table *t);
 void dm_table_free_md_mempools(struct dm_table *t);
 struct dm_md_mempools *dm_table_get_md_mempools(struct dm_table *t);
 
-int dm_queue_merge_is_compulsory(struct request_queue *q);
-
 void dm_lock_md_type(struct mapped_device *md);
 void dm_unlock_md_type(struct mapped_device *md);
 void dm_set_md_type(struct mapped_device *md, unsigned type);

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index 5349f76..19fd331 100644
@@ -352,29 +352,6 @@ static int md_congested(void *data, int bits)
 	return mddev_congested(mddev, bits);
 }
 
-static int md_mergeable_bvec(struct request_queue *q,
-			     struct bvec_merge_data *bvm,
-			     struct bio_vec *biovec)
-{
-	struct mddev *mddev = q->queuedata;
-	int ret;
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	if (mddev->suspended) {
-		/* Must always allow one vec */
-		if (bvm->bi_size == 0)
-			ret = biovec->bv_len;
-		else
-			ret = 0;
-	} else {
-		struct md_personality *pers = mddev->pers;
-		if (pers && pers->mergeable_bvec)
-			ret = pers->mergeable_bvec(mddev, bvm, biovec);
-		else
-			ret = biovec->bv_len;
-	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-	return ret;
-}
 /*
  * Generic flush handling for md
  */

@@ -5165,7 +5142,6 @@ int md_run(struct mddev *mddev)
 	if (mddev->queue) {
 		mddev->queue->backing_dev_info.congested_data = mddev;
 		mddev->queue->backing_dev_info.congested_fn = md_congested;
-		blk_queue_merge_bvec(mddev->queue, md_mergeable_bvec);
 	}
 	if (pers->sync_request) {
 		if (mddev->kobj.sd &&

@@ -5293,7 +5269,6 @@ static void md_clean(struct mddev *mddev)
 	mddev->changed = 0;
 	mddev->degraded = 0;
 	mddev->safemode = 0;
-	mddev->merge_check_needed = 0;
 	mddev->bitmap_info.offset = 0;
 	mddev->bitmap_info.default_offset = 0;
 	mddev->bitmap_info.default_space = 0;

@@ -5489,7 +5464,6 @@ static int do_md_stop(struct mddev *mddev, int mode,
 
 		__md_stop_writes(mddev);
 		__md_stop(mddev);
-		mddev->queue->merge_bvec_fn = NULL;
 		mddev->queue->backing_dev_info.congested_fn = NULL;
 
 		/* tell userspace to handle 'inactive' */

index 4046a6c..cf7141a 100644
@@ -133,10 +133,6 @@ enum flag_bits {
 	Bitmap_sync,		/* ..actually, not quite In_sync.  Need a
 				 * bitmap-based recovery to get fully in sync
 				 */
-	Unmerged,		/* device is being added to array and should
-				 * be considerred for bvec_merge_fn but not
-				 * yet for actual IO
-				 */
 	WriteMostly,		/* Avoid reading if at all possible */
 	AutoDetected,		/* added by auto-detect */
 	Blocked,		/* An error occurred but has not yet

@@ -373,10 +369,6 @@ struct mddev {
 	int				degraded;	/* whether md should consider
 							 * adding a spare
 							 */
-	int				merge_check_needed; /* at least one
-							     * member device
-							     * has a
-							     * merge_bvec_fn */
 
 	atomic_t			recovery_active; /* blocks scheduled, but not written */
 	wait_queue_head_t		recovery_wait;

@@ -531,10 +523,6 @@ struct md_personality
 	/* congested implements bdi.congested_fn().
 	 * Will not be called while array is 'suspended' */
 	int (*congested)(struct mddev *mddev, int bits);
-	/* mergeable_bvec is use to implement ->merge_bvec_fn */
-	int (*mergeable_bvec)(struct mddev *mddev,
-			      struct bvec_merge_data *bvm,
-			      struct bio_vec *biovec);
 };
 
 struct md_sysfs_entry {

index ac3ede2..7ee27fb 100644
@@ -257,18 +257,6 @@ static int multipath_add_disk(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev)
 			disk_stack_limits(mddev->gendisk, rdev->bdev,
 					  rdev->data_offset << 9);
 
-		/* as we don't honour merge_bvec_fn, we must never risk
-		 * violating it, so limit ->max_segments to one, lying
-		 * within a single page.
-		 * (Note: it is very unlikely that a device with
-		 * merge_bvec_fn will be involved in multipath.)
-		 */
-			if (q->merge_bvec_fn) {
-				blk_queue_max_segments(mddev->queue, 1);
-				blk_queue_segment_boundary(mddev->queue,
-							   PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - 1);
-			}
-
 			spin_lock_irq(&conf->device_lock);
 			mddev->degraded--;
 			rdev->raid_disk = path;

@@ -432,15 +420,6 @@ static int multipath_run (struct mddev *mddev)
 		disk_stack_limits(mddev->gendisk, rdev->bdev,
 				  rdev->data_offset << 9);
 
-		/* as we don't honour merge_bvec_fn, we must never risk
-		 * violating it, not that we ever expect a device with
-		 * a merge_bvec_fn to be involved in multipath */
-		if (rdev->bdev->bd_disk->queue->merge_bvec_fn) {
-			blk_queue_max_segments(mddev->queue, 1);
-			blk_queue_segment_boundary(mddev->queue,
-						   PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - 1);
-		}
-
 		if (!test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags))
 			working_disks++;
 	}

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index 05539d9..7127a62 100644
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ struct r0conf {
 	struct md_rdev		**devlist; /* lists of rdevs, pointed to
 					    * by strip_zone->dev */
 	int			nr_strip_zones;
-	int			has_merge_bvec;	/* at least one member has
-						 * a merge_bvec_fn */
 };
 
 #endif

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index b18f548..6823aff 100644
@@ -4620,35 +4620,6 @@ static int raid5_congested(struct mddev *mddev, int bits)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* We want read requests to align with chunks where possible,
- * but write requests don't need to.
- */
-static int raid5_mergeable_bvec(struct mddev *mddev,
-				struct bvec_merge_data *bvm,
-				struct bio_vec *biovec)
-{
-	sector_t sector = bvm->bi_sector + get_start_sect(bvm->bi_bdev);
-	int max;
-	unsigned int chunk_sectors = mddev->chunk_sectors;
-	unsigned int bio_sectors = bvm->bi_size >> 9;
-
-	/*
-	 * always allow writes to be mergeable, read as well if array
-	 * is degraded as we'll go through stripe cache anyway.
-	 */
-	if ((bvm->bi_rw & 1) == WRITE || mddev->degraded)
-		return biovec->bv_len;
-
-	if (mddev->new_chunk_sectors < mddev->chunk_sectors)
-		chunk_sectors = mddev->new_chunk_sectors;
-	max =  (chunk_sectors - ((sector & (chunk_sectors - 1)) + bio_sectors)) << 9;
-	if (max < 0) max = 0;
-	if (max <= biovec->bv_len && bio_sectors == 0)
-		return biovec->bv_len;
-	else
-		return max;
-}
-
 static int in_chunk_boundary(struct mddev *mddev, struct bio *bio)
 {
 	sector_t sector = bio->bi_iter.bi_sector + get_start_sect(bio->bi_bdev);

@@ -7710,7 +7681,6 @@ static struct md_personality raid6_personality =
 	.quiesce	= raid5_quiesce,
 	.takeover	= raid6_takeover,
 	.congested	= raid5_congested,
-	.mergeable_bvec	= raid5_mergeable_bvec,
 };
 static struct md_personality raid5_personality =
 {

@@ -7734,7 +7704,6 @@ static struct md_personality raid5_personality =
 	.quiesce	= raid5_quiesce,
 	.takeover	= raid5_takeover,
 	.congested	= raid5_congested,
-	.mergeable_bvec	= raid5_mergeable_bvec,
 };
 
 static struct md_personality raid4_personality =

@@ -7759,7 +7728,6 @@ static struct md_personality raid4_personality =
 	.quiesce	= raid5_quiesce,
 	.takeover	= raid4_takeover,
 	.congested	= raid5_congested,
-	.mergeable_bvec	= raid5_mergeable_bvec,
 };
 
 static int __init raid5_init(void)

index 93b81a2..6927b76 100644
@@ -239,14 +239,6 @@ typedef int (prep_rq_fn) (struct request_queue *, struct request *);
 typedef void (unprep_rq_fn) (struct request_queue *, struct request *);
 
 struct bio_vec;
-struct bvec_merge_data {
-	struct block_device *bi_bdev;
-	sector_t bi_sector;
-	unsigned bi_size;
-	unsigned long bi_rw;
-};
-typedef int (merge_bvec_fn) (struct request_queue *, struct bvec_merge_data *,
-			     struct bio_vec *);
 typedef void (softirq_done_fn)(struct request *);
 typedef int (dma_drain_needed_fn)(struct request *);
 typedef int (lld_busy_fn) (struct request_queue *q);

@@ -331,7 +323,6 @@ struct request_queue {
 	make_request_fn		*make_request_fn;
 	prep_rq_fn		*prep_rq_fn;
 	unprep_rq_fn		*unprep_rq_fn;
-	merge_bvec_fn		*merge_bvec_fn;
 	softirq_done_fn		*softirq_done_fn;
 	rq_timed_out_fn		*rq_timed_out_fn;
 	dma_drain_needed_fn	*dma_drain_needed;

@@ -1041,7 +1032,6 @@ extern void blk_queue_lld_busy(struct request_queue *q, lld_busy_fn *fn);
 extern void blk_queue_segment_boundary(struct request_queue *, unsigned long);
 extern void blk_queue_prep_rq(struct request_queue *, prep_rq_fn *pfn);
 extern void blk_queue_unprep_rq(struct request_queue *, unprep_rq_fn *ufn);
-extern void blk_queue_merge_bvec(struct request_queue *, merge_bvec_fn *);
 extern void blk_queue_dma_alignment(struct request_queue *, int);
 extern void blk_queue_update_dma_alignment(struct request_queue *, int);
 extern void blk_queue_softirq_done(struct request_queue *, softirq_done_fn *);

index 51cc1de..76d23fa 100644
@@ -82,9 +82,6 @@ typedef int (*dm_message_fn) (struct dm_target *ti, unsigned argc, char **argv);
 typedef int (*dm_ioctl_fn) (struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int cmd,
 			    unsigned long arg);
 
-typedef int (*dm_merge_fn) (struct dm_target *ti, struct bvec_merge_data *bvm,
-			    struct bio_vec *biovec, int max_size);
-
 /*
  * These iteration functions are typically used to check (and combine)
  * properties of underlying devices.

@@ -160,7 +157,6 @@ struct target_type {
 	dm_status_fn status;
 	dm_message_fn message;
 	dm_ioctl_fn ioctl;
-	dm_merge_fn merge;
 	dm_busy_fn busy;
 	dm_iterate_devices_fn iterate_devices;
 	dm_io_hints_fn io_hints;

index c7a5602..d9f00b6 100644
@@ -3022,12 +3022,9 @@ int _submit_bh(int rw, struct buffer_head *bh, unsigned long bio_flags)
 
 	bio->bi_iter.bi_sector = bh->b_blocknr * (bh->b_size >> 9);
 	bio->bi_bdev = bh->b_bdev;
-	bio->bi_io_vec[0].bv_page = bh->b_page;
-	bio->bi_io_vec[0].bv_len = bh->b_size;
-	bio->bi_io_vec[0].bv_offset = bh_offset(bh);
 
-	bio->bi_vcnt = 1;
-	bio->bi_iter.bi_size = bh->b_size;
+	bio_add_page(bio, bh->b_page, bh->b_size, bh_offset(bh));
+	BUG_ON(bio->bi_iter.bi_size != bh->b_size);
 
 	bio->bi_end_io = end_bio_bh_io_sync;
 	bio->bi_private = bh;

index bc462dc..46fae06 100644
@@ -1999,12 +1999,9 @@ static int lbmRead(struct jfs_log * log, int pn, struct lbuf ** bpp)
 
 	bio->bi_iter.bi_sector = bp->l_blkno << (log->l2bsize - 9);
 	bio->bi_bdev = log->bdev;
-	bio->bi_io_vec[0].bv_page = bp->l_page;
-	bio->bi_io_vec[0].bv_len = LOGPSIZE;
-	bio->bi_io_vec[0].bv_offset = bp->l_offset;
 
-	bio->bi_vcnt = 1;
-	bio->bi_iter.bi_size = LOGPSIZE;
+	bio_add_page(bio, bp->l_page, LOGPSIZE, bp->l_offset);
+	BUG_ON(bio->bi_iter.bi_size != LOGPSIZE);
 
 	bio->bi_end_io = lbmIODone;
 	bio->bi_private = bp;

@@ -2145,12 +2142,9 @@ static void lbmStartIO(struct lbuf * bp)
 	bio = bio_alloc(GFP_NOFS, 1);
 	bio->bi_iter.bi_sector = bp->l_blkno << (log->l2bsize - 9);
 	bio->bi_bdev = log->bdev;
-	bio->bi_io_vec[0].bv_page = bp->l_page;
-	bio->bi_io_vec[0].bv_len = LOGPSIZE;
-	bio->bi_io_vec[0].bv_offset = bp->l_offset;
 
-	bio->bi_vcnt = 1;
-	bio->bi_iter.bi_size = LOGPSIZE;
+	bio_add_page(bio, bp->l_page, LOGPSIZE, bp->l_offset);
+	BUG_ON(bio->bi_iter.bi_size != LOGPSIZE);
 
 	bio->bi_end_io = lbmIODone;
 	bio->bi_private = bp;

index 6424869..9fb8a0d 100644
@@ -33,12 +33,10 @@ static struct bio *get_swap_bio(gfp_t gfp_flags,
 	if (bio) {
 		bio->bi_iter.bi_sector = map_swap_page(page, &bio->bi_bdev);
 		bio->bi_iter.bi_sector <<= PAGE_SHIFT - 9;
-		bio->bi_io_vec[0].bv_page = page;
-		bio->bi_io_vec[0].bv_len = PAGE_SIZE;
-		bio->bi_io_vec[0].bv_offset = 0;
-		bio->bi_vcnt = 1;
-		bio->bi_iter.bi_size = PAGE_SIZE;
 		bio->bi_end_io = end_io;
+
+		bio_add_page(bio, page, PAGE_SIZE, 0);
+		BUG_ON(bio->bi_iter.bi_size != PAGE_SIZE);
 	}
 	return bio;
 }

index a46c402..6ea6f5f 100644
@@ -1989,17 +1989,10 @@ static void sync_request_write(struct mddev *mddev, struct r10bio *r10_bio)
 		tbio->bi_rw = WRITE;
 		tbio->bi_private = r10_bio;
 		tbio->bi_iter.bi_sector = r10_bio->devs[i].addr;
-
-		for (j=0; j < vcnt ; j++) {
-			tbio->bi_io_vec[j].bv_offset = 0;
-			tbio->bi_io_vec[j].bv_len = PAGE_SIZE;
-
-			memcpy(page_address(tbio->bi_io_vec[j].bv_page),
-			       page_address(fbio->bi_io_vec[j].bv_page),
-			       PAGE_SIZE);
-		}
 		tbio->bi_end_io = end_sync_write;
 
+		bio_copy_data(tbio, fbio);
+
 		d = r10_bio->devs[i].devnum;
 		atomic_inc(&conf->mirrors[d].rdev->nr_pending);
 		atomic_inc(&r10_bio->remaining);

@@ -2014,17 +2007,14 @@ static void sync_request_write(struct mddev *mddev, struct r10bio *r10_bio)
 	 * that are active
 	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < conf->copies; i++) {
-		int j, d;
+		int d;
 
 		tbio = r10_bio->devs[i].repl_bio;
 		if (!tbio || !tbio->bi_end_io)
 			continue;
 		if (r10_bio->devs[i].bio->bi_end_io != end_sync_write
 		    && r10_bio->devs[i].bio != fbio)
-			for (j = 0; j < vcnt; j++)
-				memcpy(page_address(tbio->bi_io_vec[j].bv_page),
-				       page_address(fbio->bi_io_vec[j].bv_page),
-				       PAGE_SIZE);
+			bio_copy_data(tbio, fbio);
 		d = r10_bio->devs[i].devnum;
 		atomic_inc(&r10_bio->remaining);
 		md_sync_acct(conf->mirrors[d].replacement->bdev,

index ae31cdb..f59b647 100644
@@ -677,29 +677,6 @@ integrity_clone:
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bio_clone_bioset);
 
 /**
- *	bio_get_nr_vecs		- return approx number of vecs
- *	@bdev:  I/O target
- *
- *	Return the approximate number of pages we can send to this target.
- *	There's no guarantee that you will be able to fit this number of pages
- *	into a bio, it does not account for dynamic restrictions that vary
- *	on offset.
- */
-int bio_get_nr_vecs(struct block_device *bdev)
-{
-	struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(bdev);
-	int nr_pages;
-
-	nr_pages = min_t(unsigned,
-		     queue_max_segments(q),
-		     queue_max_sectors(q) / (PAGE_SIZE >> 9) + 1);
-
-	return min_t(unsigned, nr_pages, BIO_MAX_PAGES);
-
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(bio_get_nr_vecs);
-
-/**
  *	bio_add_pc_page	-	attempt to add page to bio
  *	@q: the target queue
  *	@bio: destination bio

index 74adcd2..7d64272 100644
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ static void do_region(int rw, unsigned region, struct dm_io_region *where,
 		if ((rw & REQ_DISCARD) || (rw & REQ_WRITE_SAME))
 			num_bvecs = 1;
 		else
-			num_bvecs = min_t(int, bio_get_nr_vecs(where->bdev),
+			num_bvecs = min_t(int, BIO_MAX_PAGES,
 					  dm_sector_div_up(remaining, (PAGE_SIZE >> SECTOR_SHIFT)));
 
 		bio = bio_alloc_bioset(GFP_NOIO, num_bvecs, io->client->bios);

index ce62324..449c752 100644
@@ -97,10 +97,7 @@ static inline int compressed_bio_size(struct btrfs_root *root,
 static struct bio *compressed_bio_alloc(struct block_device *bdev,
 					u64 first_byte, gfp_t gfp_flags)
 {
-	int nr_vecs;
-
-	nr_vecs = bio_get_nr_vecs(bdev);
-	return btrfs_bio_alloc(bdev, first_byte >> 9, nr_vecs, gfp_flags);
+	return btrfs_bio_alloc(bdev, first_byte >> 9, BIO_MAX_PAGES, gfp_flags);
 }
 
 static int check_compressed_csum(struct inode *inode,

index 43af5a6..a37af69 100644
@@ -2799,9 +2799,7 @@ static int submit_extent_page(int rw, struct extent_io_tree *tree,
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct bio *bio;
-	int nr;
 	int contig = 0;
-	int this_compressed = bio_flags & EXTENT_BIO_COMPRESSED;
 	int old_compressed = prev_bio_flags & EXTENT_BIO_COMPRESSED;
 	size_t page_size = min_t(size_t, size, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE);
 

@@ -2826,12 +2824,9 @@ static int submit_extent_page(int rw, struct extent_io_tree *tree,
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
-	if (this_compressed)
-		nr = BIO_MAX_PAGES;
-	else
-		nr = bio_get_nr_vecs(bdev);
 
-	bio = btrfs_bio_alloc(bdev, sector, nr, GFP_NOFS | __GFP_HIGH);
+	bio = btrfs_bio_alloc(bdev, sector, BIO_MAX_PAGES,
+			GFP_NOFS | __GFP_HIGH);
 	if (!bio)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 

index 8bb0136..eff9129 100644
@@ -7943,8 +7943,7 @@ out:
 static struct bio *btrfs_dio_bio_alloc(struct block_device *bdev,
 				       u64 first_sector, gfp_t gfp_flags)
 {
-	int nr_vecs = bio_get_nr_vecs(bdev);
-	return btrfs_bio_alloc(bdev, first_sector, nr_vecs, gfp_flags);
+	return btrfs_bio_alloc(bdev, first_sector, BIO_MAX_PAGES, gfp_flags);
 }
 
 static inline int btrfs_lookup_and_bind_dio_csum(struct btrfs_root *root,

index ab58115..00b828a 100644
@@ -454,27 +454,14 @@ struct scrub_ctx *scrub_setup_ctx(struct btrfs_device *dev, int is_dev_replace)
 	struct scrub_ctx *sctx;
 	int		i;
 	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = dev->dev_root->fs_info;
-	int pages_per_rd_bio;
 	int ret;
 
-	/*
-	 * the setting of pages_per_rd_bio is correct for scrub but might
-	 * be wrong for the dev_replace code where we might read from
-	 * different devices in the initial huge bios. However, that
-	 * code is able to correctly handle the case when adding a page
-	 * to a bio fails.
-	 */
-	if (dev->bdev)
-		pages_per_rd_bio = min_t(int, SCRUB_PAGES_PER_RD_BIO,
-					 bio_get_nr_vecs(dev->bdev));
-	else
-		pages_per_rd_bio = SCRUB_PAGES_PER_RD_BIO;
 	sctx = kzalloc(sizeof(*sctx), GFP_NOFS);
 	if (!sctx)
 		goto nomem;
 	atomic_set(&sctx->refs, 1);
 	sctx->is_dev_replace = is_dev_replace;
-	sctx->pages_per_rd_bio = pages_per_rd_bio;
+	sctx->pages_per_rd_bio = SCRUB_PAGES_PER_RD_BIO;
 	sctx->curr = -1;
 	sctx->dev_root = dev->dev_root;
 	for (i = 0; i < SCRUB_BIOS_PER_SCTX; ++i) {

@@ -3875,8 +3862,7 @@ static int scrub_setup_wr_ctx(struct scrub_ctx *sctx,
 		return 0;
 
 	WARN_ON(!dev->bdev);
-	wr_ctx->pages_per_wr_bio = min_t(int, SCRUB_PAGES_PER_WR_BIO,
-					 bio_get_nr_vecs(dev->bdev));
+	wr_ctx->pages_per_wr_bio = SCRUB_PAGES_PER_WR_BIO;
 	wr_ctx->tgtdev = dev;
 	atomic_set(&wr_ctx->flush_all_writes, 0);
 	return 0;

index 745d234..89baebe 100644
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ static inline int dio_new_bio(struct dio *dio, struct dio_submit *sdio,
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 	sector = start_sector << (sdio->blkbits - 9);
-	nr_pages = min(sdio->pages_in_io, bio_get_nr_vecs(map_bh->b_bdev));
+	nr_pages = min(sdio->pages_in_io, BIO_MAX_PAGES);
 	BUG_ON(nr_pages <= 0);
 	dio_bio_alloc(dio, sdio, map_bh->b_bdev, sector, nr_pages);
 	sdio->boundary = 0;

index 5765f88..000682e 100644
@@ -376,10 +376,9 @@ void ext4_io_submit_init(struct ext4_io_submit *io,
 static int io_submit_init_bio(struct ext4_io_submit *io,
 			      struct buffer_head *bh)
 {
-	int nvecs = bio_get_nr_vecs(bh->b_bdev);
 	struct bio *bio;
 
-	bio = bio_alloc(GFP_NOIO, min(nvecs, BIO_MAX_PAGES));
+	bio = bio_alloc(GFP_NOIO, BIO_MAX_PAGES);
 	if (!bio)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	bio->bi_iter.bi_sector = bh->b_blocknr * (bh->b_size >> 9);

index 171b9ac..de1f96a 100644
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ int ext4_mpage_readpages(struct address_space *mapping,
 					goto set_error_page;
 			}
 			bio = bio_alloc(GFP_KERNEL,
-				min_t(int, nr_pages, bio_get_nr_vecs(bdev)));
+				min_t(int, nr_pages, BIO_MAX_PAGES));
 			if (!bio) {
 				if (ctx)
 					ext4_release_crypto_ctx(ctx);

index 2c1ae86..64d3116 100644
@@ -261,18 +261,11 @@ void gfs2_log_flush_bio(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, int rw)
 static struct bio *gfs2_log_alloc_bio(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 blkno)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb = sdp->sd_vfs;
-	unsigned nrvecs = bio_get_nr_vecs(sb->s_bdev);
 	struct bio *bio;
 
 	BUG_ON(sdp->sd_log_bio);
 
-	while (1) {
-		bio = bio_alloc(GFP_NOIO, nrvecs);
-		if (likely(bio))
-			break;
-		nrvecs = max(nrvecs/2, 1U);
-	}
-
+	bio = bio_alloc(GFP_NOIO, BIO_MAX_PAGES);
 	bio->bi_iter.bi_sector = blkno * (sb->s_blocksize >> 9);
 	bio->bi_bdev = sb->s_bdev;
 	bio->bi_end_io = gfs2_end_log_write;

index 76279e1..fbb5f95 100644
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static int __bdev_writeseg(struct super_block *sb, u64 ofs, pgoff_t index,
 	unsigned int max_pages;
 	int i;
 
-	max_pages = min(nr_pages, (size_t) bio_get_nr_vecs(super->s_bdev));
+	max_pages = min(nr_pages, BIO_MAX_PAGES);
 
 	bio = bio_alloc(GFP_NOFS, max_pages);
 	BUG_ON(!bio);

@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static int do_erase(struct super_block *sb, u64 ofs, pgoff_t index,
 	unsigned int max_pages;
 	int i;
 
-	max_pages = min(nr_pages, (size_t) bio_get_nr_vecs(super->s_bdev));
+	max_pages = min(nr_pages, BIO_MAX_PAGES);
 
 	bio = bio_alloc(GFP_NOFS, max_pages);
 	BUG_ON(!bio);

index 3e79220..29bc6b7 100644
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ alloc_new:
 				goto out;
 		}
 		bio = mpage_alloc(bdev, blocks[0] << (blkbits - 9),
-			  	min_t(int, nr_pages, bio_get_nr_vecs(bdev)),
+			  	min_t(int, nr_pages, BIO_MAX_PAGES),
 				GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (bio == NULL)
 			goto confused;

@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ alloc_new:
 			}
 		}
 		bio = mpage_alloc(bdev, blocks[0] << (blkbits - 9),
-				bio_get_nr_vecs(bdev), GFP_NOFS|__GFP_HIGH);
+				BIO_MAX_PAGES, GFP_NOFS|__GFP_HIGH);
 		if (bio == NULL)
 			goto confused;
 	}

index dc3a9efd..9be5a79 100644
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ static void nilfs_segbuf_prepare_write(struct nilfs_segment_buffer *segbuf,
 {
 	wi->bio = NULL;
 	wi->rest_blocks = segbuf->sb_sum.nblocks;
-	wi->max_pages = bio_get_nr_vecs(wi->nilfs->ns_bdev);
+	wi->max_pages = BIO_MAX_PAGES;
 	wi->nr_vecs = min(wi->max_pages, wi->rest_blocks);
 	wi->start = wi->end = 0;
 	wi->blocknr = segbuf->sb_pseg_start;

index a56960d..6339fe7 100644
@@ -383,8 +383,7 @@ STATIC struct bio *
 xfs_alloc_ioend_bio(
 	struct buffer_head	*bh)
 {
-	int			nvecs = bio_get_nr_vecs(bh->b_bdev);
-	struct bio		*bio = bio_alloc(GFP_NOIO, nvecs);
+	struct bio		*bio = bio_alloc(GFP_NOIO, BIO_MAX_PAGES);
 
 	ASSERT(bio->bi_private == NULL);
 	bio->bi_iter.bi_sector = bh->b_blocknr * (bh->b_size >> 9);

index da3a127..015422a 100644
@@ -427,7 +427,6 @@ void bio_chain(struct bio *, 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 *,
 			   unsigned int, unsigned int);
-extern int bio_get_nr_vecs(struct block_device *);
 struct rq_map_data;
 extern struct bio *bio_map_user_iov(struct request_queue *,
 				    const struct iov_iter *, gfp_t);