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

Jamie Lokier (lk@tantalophile.demon.co.uk)
Thu, 10 Oct 2002 00:17:31 +0100


Andreas Dilger wrote:
> I would say - if you are picking a new flag that doesn't need to have
> compatibility with any platform-specific existing flag, simply set them
> all high enough so that they are the same on all platforms. Just
> because some of the flags are broken is no need to make all of them so.

Agreed! It would have been nice to do this earlier as there are a few
flags in this category. Oh well.

-- Jamie
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