Re: [PATCH] mm/readahead: add a desired folio order for readhead

From: Matthew Wilcox

Date: Fri Nov 21 2025 - 09:30:42 EST


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.