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Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/23] block: factor out a bvec_set_page helper
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On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 09:09:23AM -0800, Bart Van Assche wrote:
> Has it been considered to use structure assignment instead of introducing 
> bvec_set_page(), e.g. as follows?
>
> bip->bip_vec[bip->bip_vcnt] = (struct bio_vec) {
>       .bv_page = page, .bv_len = len, .bv_offset = offset };

Unless it's hidden behind a macro it doesn't solve the problem of
abstraction away the layout.  I'm also find it less readable.