linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/14] Pramfs: Persistent and protected ram filesystem

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Date:	Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:08:32 +0300
From:	Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind1@...il.com>
To:	Marco <marco.stornelli@...il.com>
CC:	Jamie Lokier <jamie@...reable.org>,
	Linux Embedded <linux-embedded@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux FS Devel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Daniel Walker <dwalker@....ucsc.edu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/14] Pramfs: Persistent and protected ram filesystem

Marco wrote:
>    To enable direct
>    I/O at all times for all regular files requires either that
>    applications be modified to include the O_DIRECT flag on all file
>    opens, or that a new filesystem be used that always performs direct
>    I/O by default."

This could be done as well by just introducing a "direct_io_only"
mount option to a file-system which would need this feature.


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Best Regards,
Artem Bityutskiy (Артём Битюцкий)
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