linux-kernel - Re: [RFD] BIO_RW_BARRIER - what it means for devices, filesystems, and dm/md.

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Date:	Thu, 31 May 2007 14:31:21 -0400
From:	Phillip Susi <psusi@....rr.com>
To:	David Chinner <dgc@....com>
CC:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>, david@...g.hm,
	Neil Brown <neilb@...e.de>, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dm-devel@...hat.com,
	linux-raid@...r.kernel.org, Stefan Bader <Stefan.Bader@...ibm.com>,
	Andreas Dilger <adilger@...sterfs.com>,
	Tejun Heo <htejun@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [RFD] BIO_RW_BARRIER - what it means for devices, filesystems,
 and dm/md.

David Chinner wrote:
> That sounds like a good idea - we can leave the existing
> WRITE_BARRIER behaviour unchanged and introduce a new WRITE_ORDERED
> behaviour that only guarantees ordering. The filesystem can then
> choose which to use where appropriate....

So what if you want a synchronous write, but DON'T care about the order? 
   They need to be two completely different flags which you can choose 
to combine, or use individually.

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