Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262794AbUFJTvZ (ORCPT ); Thu, 10 Jun 2004 15:51:25 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262902AbUFJTvZ (ORCPT ); Thu, 10 Jun 2004 15:51:25 -0400 Received: from atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz ([195.113.31.123]:49099 "EHLO atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262794AbUFJTvV (ORCPT ); Thu, 10 Jun 2004 15:51:21 -0400 Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 21:49:27 +0200 From: Pavel Machek To: Alexander Nyberg Cc: viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] A generic_file_sendpage() Message-ID: <20040610194926.GE4507@openzaurus.ucw.cz> References: <20040608154438.GK18083@dualathlon.random> <20040608193621.GA12780@holomorphy.com> <1086783559.1194.24.camel@boxen> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1086783559.1194.24.camel@boxen> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.27i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 799 Lines: 24 Hi! > The sendfile() for all file systems remain unusable as it is right now, > only works for sending data to socket. But that should be as much performance > enhancing as this yes? > > Please hit me with cluebat for what I'm missing. > (yes, rebooted between all copying) > ...this will also allow COW filesystems and copy-on-server... It would be nice if it could go in soon, so userspace can start using it and COW/copy-on-server can be usefull in 2.8... Pavel -- 64 bytes from 195.113.31.123: icmp_seq=28 ttl=51 time=448769.1 ms - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/