From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Dave Kleikamp <dave.kleikamp@oracle.com>,
Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>,
LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
"linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org>,
"Maxim V. Patlasov" <mpatlasov@parallels.com>,
linux-aio@kvack.org, Kent Overstreet <kmo@daterainc.com>,
Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] direct IO support for loop driver
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 01:58:37 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20131121095837.GB18232@infradead.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CA+55aFyF-Za7B=1kVDodbn942hETsWixAHCsh_wBA1b6pnUigQ@mail.gmail.com>
On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 01:19:33PM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> I really don't see the point of all this crap. All this for the loop
> driver? If so, it had better at least be prettier than it is.
It's for anyone trying to to direct I/O from kernel space. I have
patches that speed up ecryptfs and allow sane operation for the file
backed scsi target based on this that have been collecting dust for a
while.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-11-21 9:58 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-11-18 19:03 [GIT PULL] direct IO support for loop driver Dave Kleikamp
2013-11-18 19:07 ` Dave Kleikamp
2013-11-20 21:19 ` Linus Torvalds
2013-11-20 21:38 ` Linus Torvalds
2013-11-20 21:50 ` Kent Overstreet
2013-11-20 22:46 ` Dave Kleikamp
2013-11-21 4:24 ` Stephen Rothwell
2013-11-21 9:58 ` Christoph Hellwig [this message]
2013-11-21 10:06 ` Kent Overstreet
2013-11-21 10:11 ` Christoph Hellwig
2013-11-21 10:13 ` Kent Overstreet
2013-11-21 17:34 ` Christoph Hellwig
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