Re: [PATCH] O_STREAMING - flag for optimal streaming I/O

Chris Wedgwood (cw@f00f.org)
Tue, 8 Oct 2002 11:38:24 -0700

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On Mon, Oct 07, 2002 at 10:38:55PM -0400, Robert Love wrote:

> Attached patch implements an O_STREAMING file I/O flag which enables
> manual drop-behind of pages.

When/why would you use this instead of O_DIRECT?

--cw
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