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diff --git a/fs/bio.c b/fs/bio.c
index 402cb84a92a1..12da5db8682c 100644
--- a/fs/bio.c
+++ b/fs/bio.c
@@ -325,8 +325,16 @@ static void bio_fs_destructor(struct bio *bio)
325 * @gfp_mask: allocation mask to use 325 * @gfp_mask: allocation mask to use
326 * @nr_iovecs: number of iovecs 326 * @nr_iovecs: number of iovecs
327 * 327 *
328 * Allocate a new bio with @nr_iovecs bvecs. If @gfp_mask 328 * bio_alloc will allocate a bio and associated bio_vec array that can hold
329 * contains __GFP_WAIT, the allocation is guaranteed to succeed. 329 * at least @nr_iovecs entries. Allocations will be done from the
330 * fs_bio_set. Also see @bio_alloc_bioset and @bio_kmalloc.
331 *
332 * If %__GFP_WAIT is set, then bio_alloc will always be able to allocate
333 * a bio. This is due to the mempool guarantees. To make this work, callers
334 * must never allocate more than 1 bio at a time from this pool. Callers
335 * that need to allocate more than 1 bio must always submit the previously
336 * allocated bio for IO before attempting to allocate a new one. Failure to
337 * do so can cause livelocks under memory pressure.
330 * 338 *
331 * RETURNS: 339 * RETURNS:
332 * Pointer to new bio on success, NULL on failure. 340 * Pointer to new bio on success, NULL on failure.
@@ -350,21 +358,13 @@ static void bio_kmalloc_destructor(struct bio *bio)
350} 358}
351 359
352/** 360/**
353 * bio_alloc - allocate a bio for I/O 361 * bio_kmalloc - allocate a bio for I/O using kmalloc()
354 * @gfp_mask: the GFP_ mask given to the slab allocator 362 * @gfp_mask: the GFP_ mask given to the slab allocator
355 * @nr_iovecs: number of iovecs to pre-allocate 363 * @nr_iovecs: number of iovecs to pre-allocate
356 * 364 *
357 * Description: 365 * Description:
358 * bio_alloc will allocate a bio and associated bio_vec array that can hold 366 * Allocate a new bio with @nr_iovecs bvecs. If @gfp_mask contains
359 * at least @nr_iovecs entries. Allocations will be done from the 367 * %__GFP_WAIT, the allocation is guaranteed to succeed.
360 * fs_bio_set. Also see @bio_alloc_bioset.
361 *
362 * If %__GFP_WAIT is set, then bio_alloc will always be able to allocate
363 * a bio. This is due to the mempool guarantees. To make this work, callers
364 * must never allocate more than 1 bio at a time from this pool. Callers
365 * that need to allocate more than 1 bio must always submit the previously
366 * allocated bio for IO before attempting to allocate a new one. Failure to
367 * do so can cause livelocks under memory pressure.
368 * 368 *
369 **/ 369 **/
370struct bio *bio_kmalloc(gfp_t gfp_mask, int nr_iovecs) 370struct bio *bio_kmalloc(gfp_t gfp_mask, int nr_iovecs)
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(zero_fill_bio);
407 * 407 *
408 * Description: 408 * Description:
409 * Put a reference to a &struct bio, either one you have gotten with 409 * Put a reference to a &struct bio, either one you have gotten with
410 * bio_alloc or bio_get. The last put of a bio will free it. 410 * bio_alloc, bio_get or bio_clone. The last put of a bio will free it.
411 **/ 411 **/
412void bio_put(struct bio *bio) 412void bio_put(struct bio *bio)
413{ 413{