Re: A modest proposal -- We need a patch penguin

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Thu Jan 31 2002 - 06:53:48 EST


> No you are wrong. This array is supposed to provide a readahead setting
> on the driver level, which is bogous, since
> it's something that *should* not be exposed to the upper layers at all.

Right.

> we have already max_readahead in struut block_device as well. Please
> note that this array only has

Ok. Now I look at it again yes - the array is completely surplus to current
requirements. 2.5 nicely sorts out the queues

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