1 files changed, 14 insertions, 14 deletions

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)
  *      @gfp_mask: allocation mask to use
  *      @nr_iovecs: number of iovecs
  *
- *      Allocate a new bio with @nr_iovecs bvecs.  If @gfp_mask
- *      contains __GFP_WAIT, the allocation is guaranteed to succeed.
+ *      bio_alloc will allocate a bio and associated bio_vec array that can hold
+ *      at least @nr_iovecs entries. Allocations will be done from the
+ *      fs_bio_set. Also see @bio_alloc_bioset and @bio_kmalloc.
+ *
+ *      If %__GFP_WAIT is set, then bio_alloc will always be able to allocate
+ *      a bio. This is due to the mempool guarantees. To make this work, callers
+ *      must never allocate more than 1 bio at a time from this pool. Callers
+ *      that need to allocate more than 1 bio must always submit the previously
+ *      allocated bio for IO before attempting to allocate a new one. Failure to
+ *      do so can cause livelocks under memory pressure.
  *
  *      RETURNS:
  *      Pointer to new bio on success, NULL on failure.
@@ -350,21 +358,13 @@ static void bio_kmalloc_destructor(struct bio *bio)
 }
 
 /**
- * bio_alloc - allocate a bio for I/O
+ * bio_kmalloc - allocate a bio for I/O using kmalloc()
  * @gfp_mask:   the GFP_ mask given to the slab allocator
  * @nr_iovecs:  number of iovecs to pre-allocate
  *
  * Description:
- *   bio_alloc will allocate a bio and associated bio_vec array that can hold
- *   at least @nr_iovecs entries. Allocations will be done from the
- *   fs_bio_set. Also see @bio_alloc_bioset.
- *
- *   If %__GFP_WAIT is set, then bio_alloc will always be able to allocate
- *   a bio. This is due to the mempool guarantees. To make this work, callers
- *   must never allocate more than 1 bio at a time from this pool. Callers
- *   that need to allocate more than 1 bio must always submit the previously
- *   allocated bio for IO before attempting to allocate a new one. Failure to
- *   do so can cause livelocks under memory pressure.
+ *   Allocate a new bio with @nr_iovecs bvecs.  If @gfp_mask contains
+ *   %__GFP_WAIT, the allocation is guaranteed to succeed.
  *
  **/
 struct bio *bio_kmalloc(gfp_t gfp_mask, int nr_iovecs)
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(zero_fill_bio);
  *
  * Description:
  *   Put a reference to a &struct bio, either one you have gotten with
- *   bio_alloc or bio_get. The last put of a bio will free it.
+ *   bio_alloc, bio_get or bio_clone. The last put of a bio will free it.
  **/
 void bio_put(struct bio *bio)
 {