linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/5] Allow more than PAGESIZE data read in configfs

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Date:	Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:35:11 -0700
From:	Joel Becker <Joel.Becker@...cle.com>
To:	Chandra Seetharaman <sekharan@...ibm.com>
Cc:	akpm@...l.org, ckrm-tech@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] Allow more than PAGESIZE data read in configfs

On Tue, Oct 10, 2006 at 11:20:43AM -0700, Chandra Seetharaman wrote:
> Currently, maximum amount of data that can be read from a configfs
> attribute file is limited to PAGESIZE bytes. This is a limitation for
> some of the usages of configfs.

	NAK.  This forces a complex and inappropriate interface on the
majority of users, and doesn't honor configfs' simplicity-first design.
	I understand Chandra's concerns, but this patch isn't the right
way to do it.

Joel

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Joel Becker
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Oracle
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