Re: [PATCH] mm/readahead: add a desired folio order for readhead
From: Jaegeuk Kim
Date: Fri Nov 21 2025 - 13:03:46 EST
On 11/21, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 21, 2025 at 01:48:11AM +0000, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
> > This patch adds a desired folio order in file_ra_state in order to get
> > non-zero-order allocation for readahead.
>
> Why? Does it not ramp up quickly enough for you?
>
> I see a lot of patches from you that say what the patch does but very
> little about why. Please explain yourself more.
Yeah, let me revisit the patches and post another version that uplifts
code into mm/fs with what I'm trying to address.