linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/9] mmap read-around and readahead

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.0.9999.0712161535090.21557@woody.linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Sun, 16 Dec 2007 15:35:58 -0800 (PST)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Fengguang Wu <wfg@...l.ustc.edu.cn>
cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/9] mmap read-around and readahead



On Sun, 16 Dec 2007, Fengguang Wu wrote:
> 
> Here are the mmap read-around related patches initiated by Linus.
> They are for linux-2.6.24-rc4-mm1.  The one major new feature -
> auto detection and early readahead for mmap sequential reads - runs
> as expected on my desktop :-)

Just out of interest - did you check to see if it makes any difference to 
any IO patterns (or even timings)?

		Linus
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