Re: O_DIRECT fails in some kernel and FS

Chris Wedgwood (cw@f00f.org)
Sat, 2 Feb 2002 01:35:56 -0800


On Fri, Feb 01, 2002 at 03:05:38PM -0600, Steve Lord wrote:

> ext2 is the only filesystem which has O_DIRECT support.

And XFS ;-)

I sent reiserfs O_DIRECT support patches to someone a while ago. I
can look to ressurect these (assuming I can find them!)

Chris Mason is always going to be a better source for these anyhow, he
certainly understands any complex nuances there may be. Chris, do you
have any cycles to comment on this please?

--cw
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