For streaming we should be able to detect consecutive reads.
If it's not that easy could we not measure hit/miss ratios ?
> Shouldn't we encourage use of madvise(2) more? And if needed, add
> O_DROPBEHIND and similar flags for open(2).
For symmetry rather fadvise. Besides usage patterns may change.
Regards
Oliver
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