linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 0/5] dio: clean up completion phase of direct_io

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Date:	Wed, 06 Sep 2006 09:36:30 -0700
From:	Zach Brown <zach.brown@...cle.com>
To:	suparna@...ibm.com
CC:	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-aio@...ck.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC 0/5] dio: clean up completion phase of direct_io_worker()


> code more maintainable (I hope/wish we could also do something similar with
> simplifying the locking as well).

I agree, and that is definitely on my medium-term todo list.

> Of course with this code, we have to await rigorous testing
> ... and more reviews, but please consider this as my ack for the approach.

Yeah, absolutely.  Is there a chance that IBM can throw some testing
cycles at it?  I have it queued up for some moderately sized DB runs
over here (FC arrays, cable pulling, that kind of thing.)

- z
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