Re: [PATCH 0/4] (RESEND) ext3[34] barrier changes

From: Jamie Lokier
Date: Tue May 20 2008 - 10:59:17 EST


Chris Mason wrote:

> Everyone thinks the barriers are slow because we also think running
> without barriers is mostly safe.

+1. There really hasn't been much effort at optimising barriers.

> Making them faster in general may be possible, but they are somewhat
> pushed off to the side right now because so few people are running them.

+1 too.

-- Jamie
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