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Date:   Tue, 14 Apr 2020 08:23:06 +0200
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Subject: Re: [PATCH V7 3/9] fs/stat: Define DAX statx attribute
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On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 10:40:40PM -0700, ira.weiny@intel.com wrote:
> STATX_ATTR_DAX
> 
> 	The file is in the DAX (cpu direct access) state.  DAX state
> 	attempts to minimize software cache effects for both I/O and
> 	memory mappings of this file.  It requires a file system which
> 	has been configured to support DAX.

Can we remove the misleading DAX name?  Something like
STATX_ATTR_DIRECT_LOAD_STORE?