linux-kernel - Re: [patch] epoll use a single inode ...

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0703061635430.3661@alien.or.mcafeemobile.com>
Date:	Tue, 6 Mar 2007 16:37:09 -0800 (PST)
From:	Davide Libenzi <davidel@...ilserver.org>
To:	Avi Kivity <avi@...o.co.il>
cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [patch] epoll use a single inode ...

On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Avi Kivity wrote:

> Right.  For kvmfs this isn't a problem as there's a 1:1 relationship 
> between synthetic inodes and dentries.  Perhaps d_alloc_anon() could be 
> extended to avoid the scan if it's a problem.

I currently have the dentry to carry the name of the file* class it is 
linked to. I'd prefer to keep it that way, unless there are huge factors 
against.



- Davide


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