On Thu, Mar 09 2017, Jens Axboe wrote:

> On 03/09/2017 09:32 PM, NeilBrown wrote:
>> 
>> I started looking further at the improvements we can make once
>> generic_make_request is fixed, and realised that I had missed an
>> important detail in this patch.
>> Several places test current->bio_list, and two actually edit the list.
>> With this change, that cannot see the whole lists, so it could cause a
>> regression.
>> 
>> So I've revised the patch to make sure that the entire list of queued
>> bios remains visible, and change the relevant code to look at both
>> the new list and the old list.
>> 
>> Following that there are some patches which make the rescuer thread
>> optional, and then starts removing it from some easy-to-fix places.
>
> Neil, note that the v2 patch is already in Linus tree as of earlier
> today. You need to rebase the series, and if we need fixups on
> top of v2, then that should be done separately and with increased
> urgency.

I had checked linux-next, but not the latest from Linus.
I see it now - thanks!
I'll rebase (and ensure nothing gets mangled)

Thanks,
NeilBrown