Ming Lei 5a8d75a1b8 block: fix bio_will_gap() for first bvec with offset
Commit 729204ef49ec("block: relax check on sg gap") allows us to merge
bios, if both are physically contiguous.  This change can merge a huge
number of small bios, through mkfs for example, mkfs.ntfs running time
can be decreased to ~1/10.

But if one rq starts with a non-aligned buffer (the 1st bvec's bv_offset
is non-zero) and if we allow the merge, it is quite difficult to respect
sg gap limit, especially the max segment size, or we risk having an
unaligned virtual boundary.  This patch tries to avoid the issue by
disallowing a merge, if the req starts with an unaligned buffer.

Also add comments to explain why the merged segment can't end in
unaligned virt boundary.

Fixes: 729204ef49ec ("block: relax check on sg gap")
Tested-by: Johannes Thumshirn <jthumshirn@suse.de>
Reviewed-by: Johannes Thumshirn <jthumshirn@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Ming Lei <ming.lei@redhat.com>

Rewrote parts of the commit message and comments.

Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@fb.com>
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Linux kernel
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Please notice that there are several guides for kernel developers and users.
These guides can be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF.

In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
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See Documentation/00-INDEX for a list of what is contained in each file.

Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.
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