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DateSun, 05 Aug 2007 05:04:27 -0400
FromJeff Garzik <>
SubjectRe: [PATCH 00/23] per device dirty throttling -v8
Ingo Molnar wrote:
> Distro makers did not dare to do this sooner because some kernel 
> developers came forward with these mostly bogus arguments ... The impact 
> of atime is far better understood by the kernel community, so it is the 
> responsibility of _us_ to signal such things towards distributors, not 
> the other way around.


Pretty much.

AFAICS there was never a "policy decision" on the part of distro makers 
to begin with.  The kernel had its default -- atime -- and the distros 
ran with that.

	Jeff


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