Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1161361AbWJKTbv (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:31:51 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1161364AbWJKTbv (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:31:51 -0400 Received: from mailer.gwdg.de ([134.76.10.26]:54502 "EHLO mailer.gwdg.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1161363AbWJKTbs (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:31:48 -0400 Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 21:30:27 +0200 (MEST) From: Jan Engelhardt To: "Phetteplace, Thad (GE Healthcare, consultant)" cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List , xfs@oss.sgi.com Subject: Re: GRIO in Linux XFS? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Spam-Report: Content analysis: 0.0 points, 6.0 required _SUMMARY_ Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1597 Lines: 44 > >what is the status of GRIO support in the Linux port of XFS? Called realtime volume. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XFS section 2.11) >Also, if the answer is 'non existent', what is the recommended >alternative? I've got an application that needs to stream a >huge amount of data to the harddrive without dropping any and >without blocking the sender. We will be pushing the limits >of our high-end raid striped disks. This seems the exactly >the type of thing GRIO was made for, but last I heard it was >missing from Linux XFS with no plans to add it. Any change >in that? I know I can get almost there with I/O priorities >and the RT features in 2.6... but its not quite the same >thing. > >Apologies if this has been beat to death here or elsewhere... >I've googled the heck out of this and rummaged around in the >list archives (as much as this fscking corporate firewall will >let me) with little result. I'll gladly RTFM if someone can >point me at the right one. :-/ > >Feel free to CC me on replies, as I read the LKML in digest >format. > >Thanks, > >Thad Phetteplace > >- >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/ > -`J' -- - 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/