linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] fsblock

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Date:	Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:08:33 +1000
From:	David Chinner <dgc@....com>
To:	Chris Mason <chris.mason@...cle.com>
Cc:	Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>, David Chinner <dgc@....com>,
	Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Memory Management List <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] fsblock

On Thu, Jun 28, 2007 at 08:20:31AM -0400, Chris Mason wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 28, 2007 at 04:44:43AM +0200, Nick Piggin wrote:
> > That's true but I don't think an extent data structure means we can
> > become too far divorced from the pagecache or the native block size
> > -- what will end up happening is that often we'll need "stuff" to map
> > between all those as well, even if it is only at IO-time.
> 
> I think the fundamental difference is that fsblock still does:
> mapping_info = page->something, where something is attached on a per
> page basis.  What we really want is mapping_info = lookup_mapping(page),

lookup_block_mapping(page).... ;)

But yes, that is the essence of what I was saying. Thanks for
describing it so concisely, Chris.

Cheers,

Dave.
-- 
Dave Chinner
Principal Engineer
SGI Australian Software Group
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