block: add bioset_init_from_src() helper
Add a helper that allows a caller to initialize a new bio_set,
using the settings from an existing bio_set.
Reported-by: Venkat R.B <vrbagal1@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Tested-by: Venkat R.B <vrbagal1@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Tested-by: Li Wang <liwang@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
diff --git a/include/linux/bio.h b/include/linux/bio.h
index 810a8be..84abd17 100644
--- a/include/linux/bio.h
+++ b/include/linux/bio.h
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ enum {
extern int bioset_init(struct bio_set *, unsigned int, unsigned int, int flags);
extern void bioset_exit(struct bio_set *);
extern int biovec_init_pool(mempool_t *pool, int pool_entries);
+extern int bioset_init_from_src(struct bio_set *bs, struct bio_set *src);
extern struct bio *bio_alloc_bioset(gfp_t, unsigned int, struct bio_set *);
extern void bio_put(struct bio *);