On 26 Jun 2001 20:43:33 -0400, Dan Maas wrote:
> > Windows NT/2000 has flags that can be for each CreateFile operation
> > ("open" in Unix terms), for instance
> >
> > FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TEMPORARY
> > FILE_FLAG_WRITE_THROUGH
> > FILE_FLAG_NO_BUFFERING
> > FILE_FLAG_RANDOM_ACCESS
> > FILE_FLAG_SEQUENTIAL_SCAN
> >
>
We do (nearly) already have O_DIRECT which won't touch cache (alas I
don't think I will read-ahead more)
Xav
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