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Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 21:10:15 +0200
From: Jörn Engel <joern@...ybastard.org>
To: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
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Subject: Re: [Patch 15/18] fs/logfs/super.c
On Sun, 10 June 2007 20:33:05 +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
>
> Then maybe the submit_bio logic should only be done for the ->write
> path, not for ->read. The data that gets written out should already
> be present in the page cache for the files, so there is not much point
> having again, while you can see the read path as blockdev readahead:
> When you read a physical block that contains a logical block, it's
> likely to also contain part of another logical block that is going
> to be read in the near future.
Makes a lot of sense, yes.
> This way, you would also get exclusively clean pages in the block
> device address_space, which can be easily discarded.
>
> Also, maintaining correct ordering between write requests can be
> done easier if you insert the bios directly, instead of waiting
> for the lru writeback.
s/easier/only/ ?
I don't think logfs on block devices makes too much sense yet, so my
personal priority for this is low. Still, an obvious improvement.
Jörn
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