Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block: (28 commits)
  cfq-iosched: add close cooperator code
  cfq-iosched: log responsible 'cfqq' in idle timer arm
  cfq-iosched: tweak kick logic a bit more
  cfq-iosched: no need to save interrupts in cfq_kick_queue()
  brd: fix cacheflushing
  brd: support barriers
  swap: Remove code handling bio_alloc failure with __GFP_WAIT
  gfs2: Remove code handling bio_alloc failure with __GFP_WAIT
  ext4: Remove code handling bio_alloc failure with __GFP_WAIT
  dio: Remove code handling bio_alloc failure with __GFP_WAIT
  block: Remove code handling bio_alloc failure with __GFP_WAIT
  bio: add documentation to bio_alloc()
  splice: add helpers for locking pipe inode
  splice: remove generic_file_splice_write_nolock()
  ocfs2: fix i_mutex locking in ocfs2_splice_to_file()
  splice: fix i_mutex locking in generic_splice_write()
  splice: remove i_mutex locking in splice_from_pipe()
  splice: split up __splice_from_pipe()
  block: fix SG_IO to return a proper error value
  cfq-iosched: don't delay queue kick for a merged request
  ...

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diff --git a/include/linux/bio.h b/include/linux/bio.h
index b900d2c67d29..b89cf2d82898 100644
--- a/include/linux/bio.h
+++ b/include/linux/bio.h
@@ -504,6 +504,115 @@ static inline int bio_has_data(struct bio *bio)
         return bio && bio->bi_io_vec != NULL;
 }
 
+/*
+ * BIO list managment for use by remapping drivers (e.g. DM or MD).
+ *
+ * A bio_list anchors a singly-linked list of bios chained through the bi_next
+ * member of the bio.  The bio_list also caches the last list member to allow
+ * fast access to the tail.
+ */
+struct bio_list {
+        struct bio *head;
+        struct bio *tail;
+};
+
+static inline int bio_list_empty(const struct bio_list *bl)
+{
+        return bl->head == NULL;
+}
+
+static inline void bio_list_init(struct bio_list *bl)
+{
+        bl->head = bl->tail = NULL;
+}
+
+#define bio_list_for_each(bio, bl) \
+        for (bio = (bl)->head; bio; bio = bio->bi_next)
+
+static inline unsigned bio_list_size(const struct bio_list *bl)
+{
+        unsigned sz = 0;
+        struct bio *bio;
+
+        bio_list_for_each(bio, bl)
+                sz++;
+
+        return sz;
+}
+
+static inline void bio_list_add(struct bio_list *bl, struct bio *bio)
+{
+        bio->bi_next = NULL;
+
+        if (bl->tail)
+                bl->tail->bi_next = bio;
+        else
+                bl->head = bio;
+
+        bl->tail = bio;
+}
+
+static inline void bio_list_add_head(struct bio_list *bl, struct bio *bio)
+{
+        bio->bi_next = bl->head;
+
+        bl->head = bio;
+
+        if (!bl->tail)
+                bl->tail = bio;
+}
+
+static inline void bio_list_merge(struct bio_list *bl, struct bio_list *bl2)
+{
+        if (!bl2->head)
+                return;
+
+        if (bl->tail)
+                bl->tail->bi_next = bl2->head;
+        else
+                bl->head = bl2->head;
+
+        bl->tail = bl2->tail;
+}
+
+static inline void bio_list_merge_head(struct bio_list *bl,
+                                       struct bio_list *bl2)
+{
+        if (!bl2->head)
+                return;
+
+        if (bl->head)
+                bl2->tail->bi_next = bl->head;
+        else
+                bl->tail = bl2->tail;
+
+        bl->head = bl2->head;
+}
+
+static inline struct bio *bio_list_pop(struct bio_list *bl)
+{
+        struct bio *bio = bl->head;
+
+        if (bio) {
+                bl->head = bl->head->bi_next;
+                if (!bl->head)
+                        bl->tail = NULL;
+
+                bio->bi_next = NULL;
+        }
+
+        return bio;
+}
+
+static inline struct bio *bio_list_get(struct bio_list *bl)
+{
+        struct bio *bio = bl->head;
+
+        bl->head = bl->tail = NULL;
+
+        return bio;
+}
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INTEGRITY)
 
 #define bip_vec_idx(bip, idx)   (&(bip->bip_vec[(idx)]))