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SubjectRe: [PATCH RFC] mm: implement write-behind policy for sequential file writes
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On 10/02/2017 11:54 AM, Konstantin Khlebnikov wrote:
> This patch implements write-behind policy which tracks sequential writes
> and starts background writeback when have enough dirty pages in a row.

Does this apply to data for files which have never been written to disk
before?

I think one of the largest benefits of the extensive write-back caching
in Linux is that the cache is discarded if the file is deleted before it
is ever written to disk. (But maybe I'm wrong about this.)

Thanks,
Florian

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