linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 07/10] fs: make generic file read/write functions plug

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Date:	Fri, 4 Mar 2011 18:12:41 -0500
From:	"hch@...radead.org" <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Jens Axboe <jaxboe@...ionio.com>
Cc:	"hch@...radead.org" <hch@...radead.org>,
	Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...hat.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/10] fs: make generic file read/write functions plug

On Fri, Mar 04, 2011 at 11:07:51PM +0100, Jens Axboe wrote:
> Seems only gfs2 actually sets the flag now. So how about we remove the
> prio boost for meta data and just retain it as an information attribute?

ext3/4 also use it for inodes and directories.  XFS has code to use, but
it's currently unreachable.
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