Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 17 Mar 2002 09:56:56 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 17 Mar 2002 09:56:46 -0500 Received: from artax.karlin.mff.cuni.cz ([195.113.31.125]:54535 "EHLO artax.karlin.mff.cuni.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 17 Mar 2002 09:56:40 -0500 Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2002 15:56:40 +0100 From: Jan Hudec To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: fadvise syscall? Message-ID: <20020317145640.GA29943@artax.karlin.mff.cuni.cz> Mail-Followup-To: Jan Hudec , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20020317131910.0522b490@pop.cus.cam.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.27i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > It is easier for application writers to code: > > [...] > #ifdef HAVE_FADVISE > (void)fadvise(fd, FADV_STREAMING); > #endif > [...] > > Than to have a forest of #ifdefs to determine which O_* flags are > supported. After all, we still want our programs to run under Solaris. :-) #ifndef O_STREAMING #define O_STREAMING 0 #endif (and then just use the flag in open) is still better - it can be done in a header somewhere, once for all opens. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Jan Hudec `Bulb' - 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/