linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH] ext4: Pass write-hint for buffered IO

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Message-ID: <173099237654.321265.6588244483471280365.b4-ty@mit.edu>
Date: Thu,  7 Nov 2024 10:12:57 -0500
From: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
To: adilger.kernel@...ger.ca, "j.xia" <j.xia@...sung.com>
Cc: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ext4: Pass write-hint for buffered IO


On Thu, 19 Sep 2024 10:03:41 +0800, j.xia wrote:
> Commit 449813515d3e ("block, fs: Restore the per-bio/request data
> lifetime fields") restored write-hint support in ext4. But that is
> applicable only for direct IO. This patch supports passing
> write-hint for buffered IO from ext4 file system to block layer
> by filling bi_write_hint of struct bio in io_submit_add_bh().
> 
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] ext4: Pass write-hint for buffered IO
      commit: 9783549cb6873bb0b2f6e724bb586e46a6e67e63

Best regards,
-- 
Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>