Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:02:43 +0100 | From | Jamie Lokier <> | Subject | Re: readahead on directories |
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Evgeniy Polyakov wrote: > > But if it does, go on, try FIEMAP and blockdev reading, you know you > > want to :-) > > Well, it requires substantial underlying fs knowledge and is not simple > and, well, appropriate to do in some cases.
FIEMAP might not be the answer, but what part of it requires fs knowledge? It's supposed to be fs-independent. I agree it's not always appropriate to use, and I don't know if it would be effective anyway.
-- Jamie
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