block: Correct comment on bio_alloc_clone()

johnpgarry · kawasaki · commit 9e630d9a66de · 2026-02-28T01:32:08.000+09:00
Correct the comment that the source bio must not be freed before the clone.

Signed-off-by: John Garry &lt;john.g.garry@oracle.com&gt;
diff --git a/block/bio.c b/block/bio.c
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ static int __bio_clone(struct bio *bio, struct bio *bio_src, gfp_t gfp)
  * Allocate a new bio that is a clone of @bio_src. The caller owns the returned
  * bio, but not the actual data it points to.
  *
- * The caller must ensure that the return bio is not freed before @bio_src.
+ * The caller must ensure that @bio_src is not freed before the returned bio.
  */
 struct bio *bio_alloc_clone(struct block_device *bdev, struct bio *bio_src,
 		gfp_t gfp, struct bio_set *bs)

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ static int __bio_clone(struct bio bio, struct bio bio_src, gfp_t gfp)`
`900`	`900`	`* Allocate a new bio that is a clone of @bio_src. The caller owns the returned`
`901`	`901`	`* bio, but not the actual data it points to.`
`902`	`902`	`*`
`903`		`- * The caller must ensure that the return bio is not freed before @bio_src.`
	`903`	`+ * The caller must ensure that @bio_src is not freed before the returned bio.`
`904`	`904`	`*/`
`905`	`905`	`struct bio bio_alloc_clone(struct block_device bdev, struct bio *bio_src,`
`906`	`906`	`gfp_t gfp, struct bio_set *bs)`