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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 00:17:31 +0100
From: Jamie Lokier <lk@tantalophile.demon.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] O_STREAMING - flag for optimal streaming I/O
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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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