linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] Make VM_MAX_READAHEAD a kernel parameter

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Message-Id: <201002151005.05923.knikanth@suse.de>
Date:	Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:05:05 +0530
From:	Nikanth Karthikesan <knikanth@...e.de>
To:	Wu Fengguang <fengguang.wu@...el.com>
Cc:	Ankit Jain <radical@...il.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com" <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	Christian Ehrhardt <ehrhardt@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] Make VM_MAX_READAHEAD a kernel parameter

On Thursday 11 February 2010 20:46:51 Wu Fengguang wrote:
> Nikanth,
> 
> > From: Nikanth Karthikesan <knikanth@...e.de>
> >
> > Add new kernel parameter "readahead", which would be used instead of the
> > value of VM_MAX_READAHEAD. If the parameter is not specified, the default
> > of 128kb would be used.
> 
> The patch looks good to me, though it conflicts with my patches.
> Do you mind me including a modified version in my readahead patchset?
> 

Sure, go ahead.

Thanks
Nikanth
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