linux-kernel - Re: [patch 2/8] update ctime and mtime for mmaped write

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Date:	Tue, 06 Mar 2007 22:24:17 +0100
From:	Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
To:	a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl
CC:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, staubach@...hat.com,
	hugh@...itas.com
Subject: Re: [patch 2/8] update ctime and mtime for mmaped write

> I'm not liking this, its not a constant operation as the name implies.

OK, I'll think of something better.

> And it style is a bit out of line with the rest of rmap.
> 
> The thing it actually does is page_mkclean(), all it doesn't do is
> setting the pte read-only.
> 
> I can understand you wanting to avoid the overhead of the minor faults
> resulting from using page_mkclean(), but I'm not sure its worth it.

It would be nice if the cost of MS_ASYNC wouldn't be too high.  And I
do have the feeling that minor faults are far more expensive than
cleaning the dirty bit in the ptes.

Do you have any numbers?

Thanks,
Miklos
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