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Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:40:44 +0200 From: Andi Kleen <andi@...obates.de> To: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> Cc: Taras Glek <tglek@...illa.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: Downsides to madvise/fadvise(willneed) for application startup Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> writes: > > Yes, the linker scrambles the executable's block ordering. > > This just isn't an interesting case. World-wide, the number of people > who compile their own web browser and execute it from the file which ld > produced is, umm, seven. My understanding was that this is usually gone when you use a delayed allocation fs (xfs, ext4), unless your link sequence takes much longer than the flush window. -Andi -- ak@...ux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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