linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 0/8][RFC] IO latency/throughput fixes

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.00.0904061319370.7443@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Mon, 6 Apr 2009 13:20:02 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Hua Zhong <hzhong@...il.com>
cc:	"'Theodore Tso'" <tytso@....edu>,
	"'Jens Axboe'" <jens.axboe@...cle.com>,
	"'Linux Kernel Mailing List'" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 0/8][RFC] IO latency/throughput fixes



On Mon, 6 Apr 2009, Hua Zhong wrote:
>
> Grr..making writeback as default would break people's setup that relies on
> the ordered semantics, especially in the embedded world. It's a big no-no.

We could make it a config option, perhaps.

		Linus
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