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From: Zach Brown <zab@zabbo.net>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 15/21] loop: use aio to perform io on the underlying
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Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:48:17 -0400
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> Bypassing the page cache is different from bypassing the underlying
> device's cache.  O_DIRECT does not mean "straight to platter".

Sure, sure, you and I know that.

> They most certainly should be!

Are they?

I have my guess.

- z