linux-kernel - Re: slow io

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Message-ID: <5d96567b0612050823n225d4c43j35c7210e228d26@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 5 Dec 2006 18:23:17 +0200
From:	"Raz Ben-Jehuda(caro)" <raziebe@...il.com>
To:	"Phillip Susi" <psusi@....rr.com>
Cc:	"Linux Kernel" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, linux-aio@...ck.org
Subject: Re: slow io_submit

On 12/4/06, Phillip Susi <psusi@....rr.com> wrote:
> Raz Ben-Jehuda(caro) wrote:
> > Who returns EGAIN to whom ?   I am not sure i understand what you mean
> > here.
>
> If the queue is full then io_sumbit() should return EAGAIN or some other
> error to indicate that the queue is full, but right now it just blocks
> instead.
>
thanks Phiilip
But... hmmm ... should'nt an asynchronous operation act as
"send and forget" . isn't  "queue full" a problem that aio must at
least try and handle before returning to the user ?

-- 
Raz
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