Re: do_generic_mapping_read performance issue

[Ashif Harji]

> > I would like to submit a patch to fix the performance problem.  The
> > simplest solution is to remove the check.  Even in the situation where an
> > application does not read in PAGE_SIZE multiples as described above, if
> > the page is accessed frequently it should remain in the cache.  However, I
> > am open to suggestions for a more sophisticated scheme.
>
>  Well, yes, that's an obvious solution. I just wanted to make sure that
> such change won't break some other load. But so far it seems it won't...

I would like to find out if the change I am suggesting will cause any 
other problems.  Is there someone else I should contact before submitting 
a patch?  Or should I just wait another day or two for comments?

ashif.
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