linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 13/22] dio: add __blockdev_direct_IO

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Date:	Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:16:57 -0500
From:	Zach Brown <zab@...bo.net>
To:	Dave Kleikamp <dave.kleikamp@...cle.com>
CC:	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 13/22] dio: add __blockdev_direct_IO_bdev()


>   	int is_async;			/* is IO async ? */
> +	int should_dirty;		/* should we mark read pages dirty? */

This seems wasteful.  Maybe its time for some bit flags?

- z
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